Pizza Pod Party

Dan Pashman, A Sporkful of Bad Mushrooms and Good Olives

aschulz4@gmail.com (Dan Pashman, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 13 May 2025 08:30:00 +0000

Host of the popular podcast, The Sporkful, Dan Pashman is our guest. Then pizza news. And our pizza topic is..."THE WINKING PIZZA CHEF".

Dan Pashman is the 3-time James Beard winning host of the very popular, Sporkful podcast. He’s the inventor of the new pasta shape Cascatelli and he’s the author of 2014’s “Eat More Better” and 2024’s “Anything's Pastable”.

Dan talked about his most controversial pizza takes, he was Arthur’s therapist and we asked him about the bro infestation of food media.

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Negin Farsad, Pizza Blasphemy

aschulz4@gmail.com (Negin Farsad, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 6 May 2025 08:30:00 +0000

Our guest is comedian and host of Fake the Nation, Negin Farsad. We have pizza news. And our pizza topic is..."PIZZA PRICES AND INFLATION".

Negin Farsad is a comedian, actress, filmmaker, and podcast host. She is a frequent panelist for NPR’s game show, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. Negin hosts the podcast Fake the Nation and is a columnist for The Progressive.

Negin talks about how Stouffer’s was her pizza pork free pass, her issues with England and Yale, and she talks about how travel can bring people together.

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Jamelle Bouie, Virginia and Ninja Turtles

aschulz4@gmail.com (Jamelle Bouie, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:30:00 +0000

Jamelle Bouie, Opinion columnist for the New York Times is our guest. Then pizza news. And our pizza topic is..."BOSCO STICKS".

Jamelle Bouie is a columnist. He was a staff writer for the Daily Beast and the chief POLITICAL correspondent for Slate. Currently, he is a columnist for the New York Times, and is the cohost of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast.

Jamelle discusses his home state of Virginia, social media authenticity, and whether or not you and your kids should watch the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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S.E. Cupp, the Joy of Slićes

aschulz4@gmail.com (S.E. Cupp, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:30:00 +0000

Columnist, political commentator, and podcast host, S.E. Cupp of CNN is the guest, there's pizza news, and the topic is..."JAMAICAN BEEF PATTIES".

S.E. Cupp is a TV host, podcast host, columnist, and author. You can see her on CNN and read her stuff in the New York Daily News. She hosts iHeart’s Off the Cupp podcast.

In this episode, S.E. discusses her love of sliće joints, why authenticity it the key to pizza and politics, and why she pairs orange soda with her pizza.

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Ike Barinholtz, We're Back!

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 08:30:00 +0000

Comedian, actor, writer, producer, Ike Barinholtz is our hilarious guest, we have pizza news, and the topic is...GARLIC KNOTS".

Ike Barinholtz is a comedian, actor, writer, director, and Celebrity Jeopardy winner. He was a cast member on MADtv for 5 seasons, was a writer and actor on the Mindy Project, an actor in Eastbound and Down, co-wrote the film Central Intelligence, was in the films Neighbors and Neighbors 2, helped produce write and star in the History of the World Part 2 along with Mel Brooks, was a voice on the Simpsons, co-created and wrote for Netflix’s Running Point and is starring in Apple TV’s The Studio.

Ike discusses his love of all things Chicago, a hilarious run-in with Mike Ditka, and why Michael Jordan is the pizza of basketball players.

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Rory Scovel, Why We Love Pizza (w/special guest Scott Wiener)

aschulz4@gmail.com (Scott Wiener, Rory Scovel, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:30:00 +0000

Hilarious comedian, actor, and podcaster Rory Scovel is our guest, there’s pizza news, a special appearance by Scott Wiener of Scott’s Pizza Tours, and our topic is…"WHY WE LOVE PIZZA".

Rory Scovel is stand up comedian, actor, and podcast host. He has numerous comedy specials, most recently 2024’s “Religion, Sex, and a Few Things in Between”. Rory starred in the shows “Ground Floor”, “Those Who Can’t”, and the 2018 film “I Feel Pretty”. He hosts the Pen Pals Podcast with Daniel Van Kirk.

Rory covers his new move from LA to Denver, parenting and pizza, why working at a pizza parlor was such an awesome job, and they analyze food and nostalgia a bit too.

Scott Wiener is the founder of Scott’s Pizza Tours in New York City, a columnist for Pizza Today Magazine, he hosted Thrillist’s “Really Dough” pizza series, and is the Guinness World Record holder for largest collection of pizza boxes. Scott also founded the charitable organization, Slice Out Hunger which helps fight hunger across America. Learn more about the Summer Slice-a-thon at sliceouthunger.org.

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Jon Glaser, Pizza is Yummy!

aschulz4@gmail.com (Jon Glaser, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 9 Jul 2024 08:30:00 +0000

Comedian, actor, and writer Jon Glaser is our guest. There’s pizza headlines, and the pizza topic is..."PIZZA LISTS".

Jon Glaser is a hilarious comedic actor and writer. For nearly 10 years he was a writer and performer on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Jon was the star of Adult Swim’s “Delocated” and TruTV’s “Jon Glaser Loves Gear”. You’ve seen him in Parks and Rec, Girls, and the movie Trainwreck. Get his new comedy album, “Jon Glaser’s Soothing Meditations for the Solitary Dog”. He’s in the new show “Dinner with the Parents” on Prime Video.

Jon talks about why he got fired from a pizza place, the Bad Boys Pistons, and co-hosting Tim Heidecker’s Office Hours podcast with a slice of pizza.

The topic is Pizza Lists, where the hosts discuss the New York Times' "22 of the Best Pizza Places in the United States" and "50 Top Pizza: the complete program for 2024".

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Kurt Braunohler & Scotty Landes, Bananas Pizza (w/special guest Bill Schulz)

Tue, 2 Jul 2024 08:30:00 +0000

Our guests are comedian Kurt Braunohler and screenwriter Scotty Landes who host the popular podcast Bananas. We do strange pizza news with the Bananas hosts, and our topic is: New York City Tourist Pizza Pairings. And special guest writer and tour guide Bill Schulz.

Kurt Braunohler is a stand up comedian and actor. He was in the critically acclaimed film “The Big Sick”. Kurt has numerous comedy standup specials including 2022’s “Perfectly Stupid”. Scotty Landes is a screenwriter. He was a writer and producer for “Workaholics”, he wrote the 2019 film “Ma” and the screenplay for 2023’s “The Machine”. Together they host the Bananas podcast.

Bill Schulz is a writer, television personality and web series host. He wrote the From the Vault column for the New York Times. For years he was the co-host of the Fox News panel show, Red Eye. He hosts Mornin’ with Bill Schulz and Joanne Nosuchinsky, which you can currently find on Youtube. Bill recently got his New York City tour guide license. Read that story in Entrepreneur.com.

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George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice, Fire, and Pizza

aschulz4@gmail.com (George R. R. Martin, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 08:30:00 +0000

George R. R. Martin, author of “A Song of Ice and Fire” book series which became HBO’s Game of Thrones is our guest. There’s pizza news. And our pizza topic is: “PIGUE and OBR”.

George R. R. Martin is a celebrated and award winning author and screenwriter. His book series “A Song of Ice and Fire”, was adapted into the immensely popular HBO series, Game of Thrones, and House of the Dragon. Season 2 of House of the Dragon is out now on Max.

George talks about his love of Bayonne, New Jersey bar pies, getting pizza after attending the very first Comic Con, and the hosts pester him about including a pizza-like food in his upcoming books.

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Daniel Okrent, Journalism Pizza and Chicago's Hidden Pizza History

aschulz4@gmail.com (Daniel Okrent, Peter Regas, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:30:00 +0000

Our guest is historian, author, and former public editor of the New York Times, Daniel Okrent. We have pizza headlines. And the pizza topic is: “THE REAL STORY (AND RECIPE) BEHIND CHICAGO DEEP-DISH” with pizza historian Peter Regas.

Publisher’s weekly has called our guest, Daniel Okrent, “one of our most interesting and eclectic writers of nonfiction over the past 25 years.” Daniel is a writer, author, and editor. He served as the first public editor of The New York Times. He is the author of several books including; 2003’s “Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center”, 2010’s “Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition”, and 2019’s “The Guarded Gate”. Daniel has been featured in Ken Burns’ Baseball and Prohibition documentaries as well.

Daniel discusses; fantasy baseball and pizza, Detroit style pizza, the state of journalism, getting pizza in a news room.

Peter Regas is a financial statistician and pizza historian. He is quoted numerous times in Eric Kim’s New York Times’ piece “The Most Surprising Thing About Deep Dish Pizza? It’s Not That Deep.” Separately, you can see his deep dish pizza recipe in Chicago Magazine as well.

Peter discusses the secret history he uncovered about the real inventor of Chicago deep dish pizza.

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John Hodgman, All Pizza Is Good

aschulz4@gmail.com (John Hodgman, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 08:30:00 +0000

The guest is John Hodgman, there's pizza news, and the pizza topic is: "Is Chicago Thin Prohibition Pizza?"

John Hodgman is a writer, actor, and podcast host. John was a contributor for the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He famously portrayed PC in the Mac/PC Apple ad campaign. John was the host of the 2009 Correspondents Dinner for President Barack Obama. He is the author of 2005’s “The Areas of My Expertise”, 2008’s “More Information Than You Require”, 2011’s “That Is All”, 2017’s “Vacationland”, and 2019’s “Medallion Status”. He hosts the Judge John Hodgman podcast with our past guest, Jesse Thorn.

John discusses loving Maine gas station pizza, he trolls NYC pizza, and his favorite New Haven spot is a place you don't know.

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Music and Pizza! w/Steven Hyden, Melissa Locker, and Justin Richmond

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 08:30:00 +0000

It's the music and pizza special! Three music experts are tasked with combining music and pizza.

Steven Hyden is the author of 2018’s "Twilight Of The Gods" and 2016’s "Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me." He co-wrote 2019’s “Hard to Handle: the Life and Death of the Black Crowes” along with past guest, Steve Gorman. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Grantland, The A.V. Club, The Ringer, and more. He is currently the cultural critic at UPROXX. His brand new book is titled, “There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland”.

Melissa Locker is a writer and podcaster. She has written for Vanity Fair, Time, the Guardian, Vogue and others. She’s the founder of Nevermind Media, a music podcast company. Check out their new podcast, True Story of the Fake Zombies coming soon.

Justin Richmond is a producer and podcast host. Along with Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlum, and Rick Rubin, Justin co-hosts the music podcast “Broken Record” for iHeartMedia and Puschkin Industries.

They all discuss; Jimmy Buffett, Chance the Rapper, Drive-By Truckers, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck E. Cheese's Munch's Make Believe Band, and so much more!

Check out the Spotify playlist for this week's episode: "The Pizza Pod Party Pizza Playlist".

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Sam Stein, Pizza Capitol Hill

aschulz4@gmail.com (Sam Stein, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 28 May 2024 08:30:00 +0000

POLITICO's Sam Stein is our guest, there's pizza news, and the pizza topic is: "is New Haven, the pizza capital of America?"

Sam Stein is Deputy Managing Editor for Politics at Politico. He is a former politics editor for the Daily Beast and the senior politics editor for the Huffington Post. Sam is a regular contributor to MSNBC and a native to the New Haven area of Connecticut.

We talk about how Sam got on this program by trolling our guest (his friend) Amanda Terkel (NBC), how pizza plays a role in campaigns and on Capitol Hill, New Haven pizza, and what happens when your favorite place expands, does it ruin your experience?

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John Fugelsang, Holy Pizza (special guest Chris Hauselt)

aschulz4@gmail.com (John Fugelsang, Chris Hauselt, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 21 May 2024 08:30:00 +0000

Our guest is comedian and SiriusXM host John Fugelsang. SiriusXM personality Chris Hauselt is our special guest for pizza headlines, and our pizza topic is: "Jersey Shore Boardwalk Pizza".

John Fugelsang is a comedian, actor, and SiriusXM Host. He was a VH1 VJ and host of America’s Funniest Home Videos. He currently hosts Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang, on SiriusXM Progress, channel 127.

Our special guest is Chris Hauselt, the producer of Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang on SiriusXM. He is the former host of Sit Down with Alfred and Chris on SiriusXM, and he hosted PBS’s Food Buzz.

John discusses Catholicism and pizza, music and pizza, movies and pizza, his love of Chicago pizza, and why he eats pizza every Christmas.

Here's Peter Genovese "All 54 boardwalk pizzerias at the Jersey Shore, ranked".

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Jay Jay French, Twisted Sister's Pizza Perks

aschulz4@gmail.com (Jay Jay French, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 14 May 2024 08:30:00 +0000

Twisted Sister's founding guitarist and manager, Jay Jay French is the guest. There's pizza headlines, and the pizza topic is: "Jerry Garcia and 'The Pizza Tapes'".

Jay Jay French is a guitarist and manager of the multi platinum selling band, Twisted Sister. He hosts the The Jay Jay French Connection: Beyond the Music podcast. He has been a columnist for Inc.com and is the author of 2021’s “Twisted Business: Lessons from My Life in Rock 'n Roll”.

Hear Jay Jay discuss his Pac-Man addiction, life as a bar band, New York history, and the pizza perks that come from being in Twisted Sister.

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Marina Franklin, Bad Vegan

aschulz4@gmail.com (Marina Franklin, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 7 May 2024 08:30:00 +0000

The guest is comedian Marina Franklin, there's pizza news, and the topic is: "Chicago Tavern Style. Are you a middle or an edge?"

Marina Franklin is a standup comedian and actor based out of New York City. She has toured with Conan O’Brien and can be seen in the film Trainwreck, and the shows Chappelle’s Show, Inside Amy Schumer, and Crashing. She also wrote for the HBO show Divorce. Marina hosts the podcast “Friends Like Us”. Get her tour dates at MarinaFranklin.com.

Marina discusses the hardships of finding good vegan pizza, why she argues with Colin Quinn about Joe's Pizza in NYC, and when she thinks it's appropriate to put ketchup on pizza.

Also check out Arthur and Alfred on the Amuse News podcast.

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JL Cauvin, Pizza Impressions

aschulz4@gmail.com (JL Cauvin, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 08:30:00 +0000

Comedian and impressionist, JL Cauvin is the guest, there's pizza headlines, and the pizza topic is: "Mozzarella".

JL Cauvin is a New York based stand up comic and impressionist. His recent comedy special is titled, “HALF-BLACKFACE”. He hosts the 2 podcasts, “Rain on Your Parade” and “Making Podcasts Great Again”. To get tour dates and links to his youtube channel and socials go to JLCauvin.com

JL discusses Bronx pizza, New Jersey pizza, and he does an incredible Donald Trump impression that is also pizza related.

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Buster Olney, Loves Talking Pizza, and Loves Talking Baseball

aschulz4@gmail.com (Buster Olney, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:30:00 +0000

ESPN baseball insider, Buster Olney is the guest, there's pizza news, and the topic is: "pizza in baseball parks".

Buster Olney is a longtime sports broadcaster and journalist for ESPN. He previously covered the New York Giants and Yankees for the New York Times. He’s the author of 2004’s “ The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” and 2010’s “How Lucky You Can Be: The Story of Coach Don Meyer”. You can see him regularly on ESPN’s Baseball Tonight and he hosts ESPN’s Baseball Tonight daily podcast.

Buster discusses Vermont dairy farm pizza, fantasy baseball and pizza, broadcast booth food stories, and they dissect the infamous Fenway baseball toss.

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Tony Dokoupil, Homemade Pizza Parties

aschulz4@gmail.com (Tony Dokoupil, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:30:00 +0000

Tony Dokoupil of CBS Mornings is the guest, there's pizza news, and the topic is: "5 steps to confidently launch your pizza".

Tony Dokoupil is the co-anchor of CBS Mornings. Formerly of Newsweek and the Daily Beast. He also was a reporter for NBC News. He is the author of 2014’s “The Last Pirate: A Father, His Son, and the Golden Age of Marijuana”. Tony also owns an Ooni oven.

Tony discusses maintaining a diet while playing D-1 baseball, DC's jumbo slices, his eating habits at Phish shows, hosting fabulous pizza parties in Brooklyn, and so much more.

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Cari Champion, What is Cari Having for Dinner?

aschulz4@gmail.com (Cari Champion, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 9 Apr 2024 08:30:00 +0000

The great Cari Champion is the guest, there's pizza news, and the pizza topic is "Ranch and Pizza".

Cari Champion is a former anchor on ESPN’s Sportscenter, former host of ESPN2’s First Take and co-host of Vice’s Cari & Jemele Won’t Stick to Sports. Cari currently hosts the podcast Naked, with Cari Champion, and is a CNN contributor. She is the host of Amazon Prime’s The Cari Champion Show.

Cari discusses drinking in Bristol, Connecticut, eating Shakey's pizza, and an epic first date at a Lakers game.

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Pizza and Drinks Spectacular! w/John Holl, Noah Rothbaum & David Wondrich

Tue, 2 Apr 2024 08:30:00 +0000

It's the Pizza Pod Party pizza and drinks special with three notable drink experts. John Holl, Noah Rothbaum, and David Wondrich!

John Holl is the editor of All About Beer, he hosts the Drink Beer, Think Beer podcast, and co-hosts Steal This Beer podcast. He is the author of numerous books including “Drink Beer, Think Beer” and “The Craft Brewery Cookbook”.

Noah Rothbaum, he was the co-host of the Life Behind Bars podcast. He’s the former editor of The Daily Beast’s award winning Half Full section. Noah is the author of “The Art of American Whiskey”. He is the associate editor of "The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails”. In 2025 get his new book, “The Whiskey Bible”.

David Wondrich, is one of the leading authorities of the history of cocktails and bars. He was the longtime drinks Correspondent for Esquire. His 2007 book, "Imbibe!" is a classic among cocktail fans. Also check out his followup book, "Punch!" which came out in 2010. He was the other co-host of the Life Behind Bars podcast.

They discuss the best beers, cocktails, soda, mocktails, and non alcoholic beers to pair with pizza! Take notes on some of the best pizzeria/taverns across the country too!

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Ted Alexandro, Equestrian Pizza

aschulz4@gmail.com (Ted Alexandro, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:30:00 +0000

Comedian Ted Alexandro is the guest, there's pizza news, and our topic is: "Pizza Expo".

Ted Alexandro is a super respected New York comic, who has done Letterman, Conan, Kimmel, and has had two half hour specials on Comedy Central. His recent special “CUT/UP” can be found on YouTube. He is also Jim Gaffigan’s opening act. Check out tour dates at tedalexandro.com.

Ted makes us laugh about his Wikipedia inaccuracies, making pizzas with his own Ooni oven, and parenting. Also some road pizza stories with Jim Gaffigan.

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Amanda Terkel, Buffalo Everything

aschulz4@gmail.com (Amanda Terkel, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:07:02 +0000

Western New York native, and politics managing editor for NBC News, Amanda Terkel is the guest. There's pizza headlines and the pizza topic is: "Buffalo Pizza".

This week’s guest is Amanda Terkel. She’s the politics managing editor for NBC News. Amanda was editorial director and Washington bureau chief at HuffPost. She was Deputy Research Director at the Center for American Progress and the Managing Editor of ThinkProgress.org. She’s also from the Buffalo area.

Amanda discusses politics and pizza, growing up in Western New York, and the joys of eating wings WITH pizza.

Please check out Arthur's books on Buffalo food, "Buffalo Everything: A Guide to Eating in 'The Nickel City'" and "The Buffalo New York Cookbook: 70 Recipes from The Nickel City"

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Jason Zinoman, The Comedy and Pizza Boom

aschulz4@gmail.com (Jason Zinoman, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 08:30:00 +0000

New York Times columnist and David Letterman biographer Jason Zinoman is the guest. There's pizza news, and the pizza topic is: "Pizza Jokes" (or, at least, that's what Arthur's trying to call them).

In 2011, Jason Zinoman became the first comedy critic for The New York Times, writing the On Comedy column. Before that, he wrote theater criticism for The New York Times and Time Out New York. He is the author of 2017’s “Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night,” and also 2011’s “Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror.” Jason also co-hosts the podcast The Martin Chronicles.

Jason discusses the benefits and problems with the comedy boom (AND pizza boom). He and the gang go over the problems with certain folks potentially ruining debates about pizza, and why Jason changed his mind (mid-podcast) on white slices.

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Christy Lemire & Matt Singer, Pizza Movies

aschulz4@gmail.com (Christy Lemire, Matt Singer, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 5 Mar 2024 09:30:00 +0000

Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com and Matt Singer of ScreenCrush talk all about pizza in the movies. There's also pizza news!

Christy Lemire is a film critic for RogerEbert.com and the co-host of the Breakfast All Day podcast and YouTube show. For 15 years, she was the film critic for The Associated Press. Get her newsletter at ChristyLemire.com.

Matt Singer is also a film critic and the editor of ScreenCrush. He was the on-air host of IFC News on the Independent Film Channel, and his first book was 2019’s “Marvel’s Spider-Man: From Amazing to Spectacular.” His critically acclaimed new book is, “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever.”

Christy and Matt discuss movies like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Mystic Pizza, Do the Right Thing, and more. The gang also tries to figure out if such a thing as a "pizza movie" actually exists. Think we missed a great one? Leave a review.

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Christine Romans, Business Pizza

aschulz4@gmail.com (Christine Romans, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 09:30:00 +0000

NBC News' Christine Romans is the guest, there's pizza headlines, and the pizza topic is: "the Pizza Subway Connection".

Christine Romans is NBC News’ senior business correspondent. She spent over 20 years at CNN where she ended up anchoring both On the Money, and Early Start. Last year it was announced she was moving to NBC. You can now see Christine’s reporting across NBC News, including the TODAY Show, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, NBC News NOW, NBCNews.com, as well as on MSNBC. She’s the author of 2015’s “Smart is the New Rich: Money Guide for Millennials”.

Christine regales the guys about working with her siblings at Happy Joe's Pizza in Le Claire, Iowa. She tells pizza tales from the Quad Cities in Iowa, to the trading floors of the New York Stock Exchange. We are totally onboard with her starting her own pizzeria.

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Guy Raz, How He Built His Pizzas

aschulz4@gmail.com (Guy Raz, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:30:00 +0000

It's "How I Built This" host Guy Raz, pizza news, and the pizza topic is "pizza cheese terminology."

Guy Raz is a podcast institution. He was a reporter for CNN and NPR, and weekend host of All Things Considered. Since 2016, Guy has hosted the critically acclaimed and super popular podcast “How I Built This.” He is the founder of Built-It Productions and Tinkercast. Guy is the author of 2020’s “How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World's Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs” and numerous children’s books. He currently hosts the podcast “The Great Creators.” Get more info at thegreatcreators.com.

Guy discusses memorable pizza experiences while traveling the world, how the keto diet affects his pizza intake, and which interview subject he would love to get a slice with.

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Patrick Wilson & Dagmara Domińczyk, Pizza Love

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 09:30:00 +0000

Hollywood power couple, Patrick Wilson and Dagmara Domińczyk are the guests for this Valentine's Day pizza special. There's pizza headlines and the topic is: "pizza poetry".

Dagmara Domińczyk is an actress you know from movies like Rock Star, the Count of Monte Cristo, Running with Scissors, The Assistant, The Lost Daughter, and many more. You also saw her in all 4 seasons of the HBO mega hit Succession, where she played Karolina, the head of PR at Waystar Royco.

Patrick Wilson is an actor but most importantly he’s Dagmara’s husband. You have seen him in the Phantom of the Opera, The Watchmen, season 2 of Fargo, Aquaman, and Aquaman the Lost Kingdom. He is very well known for starring in both the Conjuring franchise and the Insidious franchise.

This interview covers Dag's childhood in Poland (where she ate the pizza-like, Zapiekanka), Broadway and pizza, pizza date nights, and eating a pizza while running a marathon. Also Arthur uses this as therapy to tell Patrick how much Insidious scares him.

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Anna Sale, Death, Sex, Money & Pizza

aschulz4@gmail.com (Anna Sale, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 6 Feb 2024 09:30:00 +0000

Popular podcast host Anna Sale joins the party. There's pizza news, and the pizza topic is: "Last-meal pizza."

Anna Sale is an award-winning podcast host and writer. Since 2014, WNYC has carried her very popular and critically acclaimed podcast, Death, Sex & Money. In late 2023, news broke that the podcast would have no official home. However, it was announced in January that Death, Sex & Money would be part of Slate. Anna is also the author of 2021’s “ Let's Talk About Hard Things.”

Anna helps the guys figure out how the concepts of death, sex, and money can apply to pizza. Funerals, bedroom food, shame, and failing morality tests when it comes to picking up your own pie on behalf of friends and family all get podcast pro Anna Sale's hot takes where they intersect with pizza.

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Bill Oakley, Pizza, Portland, and Steamed Hams

aschulz4@gmail.com (Bill Oakley, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:30:00 +0000

Former showrunner for the Simpsons, Bill Oakley is the guest. There's pizza news, and the topic is: "Pizza portafoglio."

Bill Oakley is an Emmy-award-winning TV writer and producer. He famously wrote for The Simpsons from season 3 to season 9. He was the showrunner for seasons 7 and 8. Bill has written for Futurama, The Cleveland Show, and Portlandia, to name a few. He is a co-executive producer for Netflix's Disenchantment, and currently, he reviews fast food restaurants on Twitter and Instagram. Sign up to be a member of his Steamed Hams Society.

Bill discusses eating at the Simpsons, eating at the Harvard Lampoon, why his best-of Portland pizza list is better than Eater's, and his many thoughts and feelings about frozen pizza. There's also a fun Conan O'Brien anecdote from his Simpsons days.

Check out Pizza Magazine Quarterly's profile of the Pizza Pod Party by Charlie Pogacar: "Love Talking Pizza? So Do the Celebrity Guests on This Podcast"!

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Jonathan Capehart, Pizza Awakening

aschulz4@gmail.com (Jonathan Capehart, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:30:00 +0000

There's pizza headlines and the topic is: Pizza and Lines. But first, our guest is Jonathan Capehart!

Jonathan Capehart is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. He’s Associate Editor at the Washington Post where he writes their PostPartisan blog and hosts “Capehart”, a Washington Post podcast. On television you can see him host The Saturday Show and Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart Saturdays and Sundays on MSNBC at 6pm.

Jonathan discusses his pizza awakening in Italy, Mike Bloomberg's shoes, and why he might have to live in pizza exile.

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Andrew Zimmern, Pizza of the World

aschulz4@gmail.com (Andrew Zimmern, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 09:30:00 +0000

This week's guest is food legend Andrew Zimmern. No pizza, news, no pizza topic. Just Andrew on his pizza soap box.

Andrew Zimmern is a chef, restaurateur, and television host. You know him as the host of the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods, for which he received four James Beard Awards. Andrew hosts “Family Dinner” on the Magnolia Network and “Andrew Zimmern's Wild Game Kitchen” on the Outdoor Channel. Signup for his newsletter, Spilled Milk. Check out his frozen entrees with Walmart, called By Andrew Zimmern.

Anecdotes about midwest pizza farms, bad pizza in Thailand, Prince, and taking down some regional sacred cows.

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Susan Orlean, Orchids Are the Pizza of the Flower World

aschulz4@gmail.com (Susan Orlean, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 9 Jan 2024 09:30:00 +0000

Bestselling author Susan Orlean of The New Yorker is our pizza guest. Then there's pizza headlines, and the pizza topic is "pepperoni."

Susan Orlean is a bestselling author and long-time staff writer for The New Yorker. Her 1998 book, “The Orchid Thief," was famously adapted to the film “Adaptation,” in which Meryl Streep plays a version of her. Susan authored 2018’s “The Library Book," 2021’s “On Animals,” and wrote for HBO’s “How To with John Wilson."

In this episode, Susan recalls childhood memories of Cleveland's Little Italy pizza scene, discusses cooking pizzas with her Ooni oven, and if one of the Pizza Pod Party hosts could be a future subject for her.

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David Litt, West Wing Water Closets

aschulz4@gmail.com (David Litt, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 2 Jan 2024 09:30:00 +0000

Our guest is Presidential speechwriter and bestselling author, David Litt. There's pizza news and our topic is "pizza and caviar".

David Litt is a former speechwriter for President Barack Obama. He is the New York Times bestselling author of 2018’s “Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years”, and 2020’s “Democracy in One Book or Less: How It Works, Why It Doesn't, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think”. Checkout DavidLittbooks.com for more information. David has a new book coming out in 2025.

David talks about the food scene while working in the White House, White House bathrooms, his early days playing Dungeons & Dragons, and why he chose to have a book release party at Comet Ping Pong in DC.

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Anil Dash, Pizza Tech and Prince

aschulz4@gmail.com (Anil Dash, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 09:30:00 +0000

Our guest is Glitch CEO and writer Anil Dash. There are pizza headlines and our topic is Jeff Bezos' two-pizza rule.

Anil Dash is an influential writer and technology entrepreneur. He is the founder of many tech companies. Currently, Anil is the CEO of Glitch (formerly known as Fog Creek Software). In 2022, he won a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award. Oh, and he is a Prince fanatic and scholar.

Anil talks about the evolution of social media discourse on pizza, tech’s influence on how we order and make pizza, and whether Prince has any connections to pizza.

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Jesse Thorn, is Pizza Better than Burritos?

aschulz4@gmail.com (Jesse Thorn, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:30:00 +0000

Podcaster Jesse Thorn is the guest. There are pizza headlines, and Alfred reviews a frozen Buddy's pepperoni pizza.

Jesse Thorn is a long-time podcaster and founder of the Maximum Fun podcast network. He hosts and produces the podcasts “Judge John Hodgman,” “Jordan, Jesse, GO!” and "Bullseye with Jesse Thorn," which is distributed by NPR. Jesse is also the founder of the Put This On clothing blog.

Jesse talks about his love of burritos and whether pizza is a better food. He also gets into how he keeps his mustache clean while eating a pizza.

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Rory Albanese, Grandmas, Justin Bieber, and The Daily Show

aschulz4@gmail.com (Rory Albanese, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 09:30:00 +0000

This week's topic is Grandma Pizza. There's pizza news, and we are joined by stand-up comedian and former Executive Producer for The Daily Show, Rory Albanese.

Rory Albanese is a stand-up comedian, comedy writer, and television producer. He was the showrunner and Executive Producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Rory was also the showrunner and Executive Producer for The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. He is currently doing stand-up and is writing for Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Rory talks about growing up in Long Island with his Italian/Jewish parents and the underrated pizza there. He also has a great Justin Bieber story and explains his role in Jon Stewart's pizza controversy.

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Michelle Miller, An Energetic Soul

aschulz4@gmail.com (Michelle Miller, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 5 Dec 2023 09:30:00 +0000

Michelle Miller of CBS News discusses her love of pizza and her journalism career, there's pizza headlines, and the topic is: "DC's Jumbo Slice".

Michelle Miller is an Emmy award winning journalist and author. She has been with CBS News for 20 years and is the co-host of CBS Saturday. Her new book is titled, “Belonging: A Daughter's Search for Identity Through Loss and Love”.

Michelle talks about pizza in South Central, LA, DC pizza, if New Orleans even needs a pizza scene.

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Christian Finnegan, Pizza Rats

aschulz4@gmail.com (Christian Finnegan, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 09:30:00 +0000

Do all comedians talk about Massachusetts pizza? They do on the Pizza Pod Party! Our guest is stand-up comic Christian Finnegan. We have pizza news. And the pizza topic is: "Pizza and BABYsitting."

Christian Finnegan is a longtime standup you have seen on VH1’s Best Week Ever, Chappelle's Show, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan, The Late Late Show, Good Morning America and The Today Show. Check out his specials: “Two for Flinching,” “Au Contraire!,” “The Fun Part,” and “60% Joking.” His most recent special, “Show Your Work," is on Amazon Prime. You can see Christian working with his wife, Kambri Crews, who owns Q.E.D. in Queens. Subscribe to his newsletter, New Music for Olds.

Christian discusses working at local pizza joints in suburban Boston, rat interactions in New York City pizzerias, and why he roots for the Knicks even though he should probably be a Celtics fan.

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Todd Glass, Giving Thanks for Pizza and Ambience

aschulz4@gmail.com (Todd Glass, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:30:00 +0000

It's a Thanksgiving pizza party with comedian Todd Glass! There's also pizza news, and the pizza topic is: "Thanksgiving leftover pizza." (Is it a thing? Should it be a thing?)

Todd Glass is a legendary stand-up comic you’ve seen on Conan, Kimmel, Mr. Show, and more. He hosted the Nerdist Podcast, The Todd Glass Show. Todd is the author of the 2014 memoir, “The Todd Glass Situation: A Bunch of Lies about My Personal Life and a Bunch of True Stories about My 30-Year Career in Stand-Up Comedy.” His NETFLIX special is called “Act Happy." Todd voices the principal on the Max animated series, "Ten Year Old Tom." He’s also making funny videos on TikTok.

Todd talks about people who have a problem with pineapple pizza, the importance of lighting, and vegetarianism.

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Dave Hill, Hockey and Pizza Therapy

aschulz4@gmail.com (Dave Hill, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:30:00 +0000

Since our guest, Dave Hill, has so many pizza opinions, we bail on news and a topic and let Dave lay down the pizza law!

Dave Hill is a writer, comedian, musician. He has hosted numerous podcasts. Dave is the author of 2012’s “Tasteful Nudes”, 2016’s, “Dave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore”, and 2019’s “Parking the Moose”. His new book is titled, “The Awesome Game: One Man's Incredible, Globe-Crushing Hockey Odyssey”. On November 30th Dave will be at 3Ten ACL Live in Austin.

Dave talks about growing up in Cleveland, pizza's connections to hockey, and how people can ruin pizza.

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Jenna Wolfe, Pizza Health

aschulz4@gmail.com (Jenna Wolfe, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 7 Nov 2023 09:30:00 +0000

Can you eat pizza and stay healthy? Jenna Wolfe helps answer that question. We have pizza news, and the pizza topic is: "Eating a whole New York City pizza by yourself."

Jenna Wolfe is a journalist, personal trainer, and former correspondent on NBC’s Today Show. She co-hosted Fox Sports’ First Things First. She’s the author of 2015’s "Thinner in 30: Small Changes That Add Up to Big Weight Loss in Just 30 Days." Earlier this year, Jenna had a hysterectomy and double mastectomy due to her BRCA 1 gene mutation, which would have most likely led to a breast cancer diagnosis.

Jenna gives us her current health status, talks about growing up in Jamaica and Haiti, and proclaims her love of pizza. She also offers Arthur and Alfred (and all pizza lovers) some health tips.

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Mo Rocca, A Modern Major Funneler

aschulz4@gmail.com (Mo Rocca, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:30:00 +0000

Happy Halloween! Mo Rocca joins the party, there's pizza headlines, and the topic is: candy on pizza.

Mo Rocca is a humorist and journalist you know from his time at the Daily Show, and NPR’s "Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me". He hosted “My Grandmother’s Ravioli” on the Cooking Channel and is currently a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning. His CBS podcast, "Mobituaries" is now on its fourth season.

Mo talks about growing up in DC, working at local pizza places, his love for actual "pizza parlors", and the differences between cafeterias and buffets.

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Emily Bazelon, Celebrating New Haven

aschulz4@gmail.com (Emily Bazelon, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 08:30:00 +0000

This episode is our New Haven, Connecticut pizza special! New Haven resident, Emily Bazelon hangs out, Arthur does pizza news and explains what the fuss is about when it comes to New Haven pizza.

Emily Bazelon is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and a Senior Research Fellow at Yale Law School. Emily is the author of 2013’s, “Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy” and 2019’s, “Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration”. She currently co-hosts Slate's Political Gabfest podcast.

Emily talks about living in New Haven, Connecticut, how online bullying affects culture, and which pizza toppings should be considered unconstitutional.

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Alison Rosen, Is Your New Pizza Friend

aschulz4@gmail.com (Alison Rosen, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:30:00 +0000

Pizza headlines, kids' pizza books, and podcaster and writer Alison Rosen is hilarious talking about pizza.

Alison Rosen is host of the Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend podcast. She co-hosts the podcasts Childish with Greg Fitzsimmons and Alison and Todd After Hours. She’s the author of the 2018 book, “Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me,” which has a new addition coming out in November. Don't forget to subscribe to her Substack.

Alison talks about growing up in Orange County, California, living in New York City, and trying to find good local pizza in Los Angeles.

Check out Arthur's NYC pizza piece in BBC Travel!

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Ophira Eisenberg, Parenting and Pizza

aschulz4@gmail.com (Ophira Eisenberg, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 08:30:00 +0000

Comedian, author, and podcast host Ophira Eisenberg joins the conversation. Arthur gives you the pizza headlines, and the pizza topic is: Parenting and Pizza.

Ophira Eisenberg is a standup comedian and former host of NPR’s Ask Me Another. She is the author of 2013’s “Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy.” Currently, Ophira hosts the iHeart podcast, Parenting is a Joke.

In this episode of The Pizza Pod Party, Ophira discusses pizza from her native Calgary, dating and pizza, and helps come up with a good alternate NPR pizza podcast title for the show.

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Dave Holmes, The Spirit of St. Louis

aschulz4@gmail.com (Dave Holmes, Karen Dybis, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 3 Oct 2023 08:30:00 +0000

Jam packed pizza party! Dave Holmes celebrates St. Louis' controversial pizza, Arthur reads pizza news and we have a very important debate over Detroit-style pizza with author, Karen Dybis.

Dave Holmes is the host of the podcasts Homophilia, Waiting for Impact, among others. He is the author of the 2016 book, “Party of One: A Memoir in 21 Songs.” Dave was also an MTV VJ from 1998 to 2002. Currently he's Editor-at-Large for Esquire and his Post Malone cover story is out now.

Karen Dybis is a long time business reporter, writing for The Detroit News, U.S. News & World Report, Time magazine, and currently JCK. She’s the author of five local history books about Detroit, including Better Made in Michigan, and “Detroit Style Pizza: A Doughtown History”.

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Steve Gorman, Sauce, Dough and Rock & Roll

aschulz4@gmail.com (Steve Gorman, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:30:00 +0000

Rock star drummer and former pizzeria employee, Steve Gorman joins the party. Arthur reads the pizza news and the pizza topic is: water's affect on pizza.

Steve Gorman was the founding drummer of the multi platinum rock and roll band, The Black Crowes. Steve is the author (along with Steven Hyden) of 2019's "Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes". His syndicated radio show, Steve Gorman Rocks, can be heard on classic rock stations around the country. He is currently playing drums in the band Bag Men.

Steve talks about various pizza places he discovered while traveling the country in a rock and roll band and his time working at Fellini's Pizza in Atlanta.

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Candace Bushnell, Slice and the City

aschulz4@gmail.com (Candace Bushnell, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:30:00 +0000

"Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell talks pizza. Arthur has pizza news, and the topic is "Even bad pizza is good pizza."

Candace Bushnell is the real-life "Carrie Bradshaw" and an international bestselling author. Candace wrote the book, “Sex and the City,” based on her New York Observer column. That led to the HBO show of the same name. Her new one-woman show is called “True Tales of Sex, Success, and Sex and the City,” which you can see on October 11, 12, 14, 15, at The Green Room 42 in New York City. Get more dates at CandaceBushnell.com.

Candace talks about her life and experience through the lens of pizza in rural Connecticut, New York City, and the Hamptons. She divulges what pizza each Sex and the City character would order.

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LZ Granderson, T2 and Detroit Style

aschulz4@gmail.com (LZ Granderson, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:30:00 +0000

LA Times Columnist, LZ Granderson, Arthur gives you pizza news, and the topic is "Detroit Style Pizza".

LZ Granderson was the host of ESPN’s Sports Nation. LZ is currently an LA Times columnist, and an ABC News contributor. He hosts ABC News’ Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson podcast.

LZ talks about eating pizza in Detroit and is not convinced there is a Detroit "style". He discusses sneaking into Terminator 2 with a sloppy pizza, NOT eating at sporting events, and why he has never put on Air Jordans. Arthur also explains what Detroit Style Pizza is and where it came from.

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Alec Sulkin, Boston Pizza STRIKES Back

aschulz4@gmail.com (Alec Sulkin, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 5 Sep 2023 08:30:00 +0000

Family Guy show runner, Alec Sulkin, defends Boston, and Arthur goes through the Washington Post's regional pizza guide.

Alec Sulkin is a Twitter legend (back when Twitter was fun). For years he was a writer for Family Guy and is now the show's show runner. He’s Executive Producer of the Ted movies and A Million Ways to Die in the West. Currently he's the co-host of the “A Typical Disgusting Display Podcast”.

Alec defends Boston pizza, talks food drama while interning at SNL, and explains how picketers eat while striking in Hollywood.

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Brian Stelter, One Media Pizza, Please

aschulz4@gmail.com (Brian Stelter, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 08:30:00 +0000

Media expert, Brian Stelter, is coaxed onto the podcast. Arthur gives you pizza news, and the pizza topic is, "pizza bones".
Brian Stelter was the media reporter for the New York Times then he hosted CNN’s Reliable Sources. He is now the host of Vanity Fair’s Inside the Hive podcast. Stelter is the author of 2013’s Top of the Morning, 2020’s Hoax, and his new book Network of Lies comes out in November.
Brian talks about local pizza growing up in Maryland. He also gives his expert opinion on how media has shaped pizza consumption and where candidates might get their pizza on the campaign trail.
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Nancy Giles, Second City Night Fever

aschulz4@gmail.com (Nancy Giles, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 08:30:00 +0000

Nancy Giles of CBS Sunday Morning joins the party, Arthur goes through the headlines and our pizza topic is double-decker slice.

Nancy Giles is an actor, a voice actor, podcast host of the Giles Files, and an Emmy-award winning commentator for CBS Sunday Morning. She discusses her improv days in Chicago, her disappointment in LA pizza, and the healing powers of walking around NYC with a pizza slice.

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Ali Velshi, Our New Host?

aschulz4@gmail.com (ali velshi, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 08:30:00 +0000

MSNBC's Ali Velshi impresses us so much we think he should be hosting this program. On this episode, Arthur goes through the headlines and our pizza topic is, pizza radar.

Ali Velshi is a respected broadcaster and journalist. He is an anchor and chief correspondent for MSNBC. He hosts the MSNBC programs, Velshi, weekends at 10am ET. And is a guest host for The Last Word. Previously you saw him on Al Jazeera and CNN.

Ali brings his extensive pizza knowledge to the table and discusses why he purposely put bad toppings on his pizza in college, celiac disease, and how pizza powers the news.

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Michael Ian Black, Pizza Menace

aschulz4@gmail.com (Michael Ian Black, Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 8 Aug 2023 08:45:00 +0000

If this episode is an interrogation, Michael Ian Black is a hostile witness. Arthur gives you the pizza news and our topic is, Pizza Cognition Theory (via Sam Sifton).

Michael Ian Black is a comedian, actor, writer, and bestselling author. A founding member of The State sketch group, he’s been in Wet Hot American Summer, Reno 911 and Another Period. His recent children’s book is titled “I’m Worried” and his most recent book for adults is “A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to my Son". Among other topics on this episode of the Pizza Pod Party, Michael discusses being a promotional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, The Facts of Life, and the pizza scenes in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut and Savannah, Georgia.

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Sarah Spain, Are Deep Dish Haters Size Shaming?

aschulz4@gmail.com (sarah spain, Arthur Bovino, Alfred Schulz) — Tue, 1 Aug 2023 08:30:00 +0000

It's an NYC and Chicago throw-down as Sarah Spain comes on to defend the second city's pizza scene. Arthur reads pizza news and this episode's topic is, cold cheese slice.

Sarah Spain is an ESPN personality and an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning sports journalist. She is a Chicago-land native and the co-owner of the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League.

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Roy Wood Jr, Did Pizza Save His Life?

aschulz4@gmail.com (Roy Wood Jr., Alfred Schulz, Arthur Bovino) — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000

It's the very first episode of the Pizza Pod Party! This week's guest is stand-up comedian and Daily Show correspondent, Roy Wood Jr. Roy MC'd the White House Correspondents' Dinner this year. Get more information at roywoodjr.com.

Arthur reads pizza headlines about how pizza helped possibly solve a murder, and some news about Tombstone Pizza. The pizza topic for this episode is, Pizza Grease Blotting.

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The Pizza Pod Party Trailer!

aschulz4@gmail.com (Arthur Bovino & Alfred Schulz) — Mon, 15 May 2023 17:41:37 +0000

A sneak peak at what's to come this year with the Pizza Pod Party!Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4