Through the Looking Glass at AREA15 - Where We Buy #194

<p>Anne Mezzenga of <a href="https://omnitalk.blog/">OmniTalk</a> joins James Cook on a fantastical journey through <a href= "https://area15.com/">AREA15</a>, a new entertainment district near the Las Vegas Strip.</p> <p>Drew DiCostanzo, Director of Sales and Marketing at <a href= "https://meowwolf.com/">Meow Wolf</a> Las Vegas, leads a tour of Meow Wolf's <a href="https://www.omegamart.com/">OmegaMart</a>. They begin in a place that looks like a typical grocery store, but things soon prove much weirder and more entertaining.</p> <p>Anne and James visit <a href="https://winkworld.com/">Wink World</a>, a new exhibit from Blue Man Group co-founder Chris Wink.</p> <p>AREA15 CEO Winston Fisher says they've "invented a new real estate project operating business...ultimately creating a content box." Fisher speaks to the past and future of AREA15, with plans to replicate the Area 15 concept in other cities.</p> <p>James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL. </p> <p>Want to see what we saw?</p> <ul> <li>We posted <a href="https://youtu.be/qm2Qw5upyVY">a video of our trip to Area 15 here</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Hear our past coverage of Meow Wolf and Area 15:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://wherewebuy.show/chris-wink-brings-cool-stuff-to-area15-in-las-vegas-where-we-buy-130"> Chris Wink Brings Cool Stuff to AREA15 in Las Vegas - Where We Buy #130</a></li> <li><a href= "https://wherewebuy.show/meow-wolf-brings-art-to-the-mall-and-more-where-we-buy-110"> Meow Wolf Brings Art to the Mall and More - Where We Buy #110</a></li> <li><a href= "https://wherewebuy.show/area-15-and-meow-wolf-where-we-buy-72">AREA15 and Meow Wolf - Where We Buy #72</a></li> </ul> <p>Subscribe: <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/where-we-buy/id1186408446?mt=2&ls=1"> Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/5foHMsABY7H5l88nIwBKuZ?si=GxFexBGJQXG4HAgyhBw27g"> Spotify</a> | <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL3doZXJld2VidXkubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M="> Google Podcasts</a><br /> Listen: <a href