Pizza Pod Party

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 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. 

Fresh episodes are available for download and streaming every Tuesday morning. Join the party! Follow @pizzapodparty on Instagram and X, and @thepizzapodparty on TikTok, and hosts Arthur Bovino (@nycbestpizza) and Alfred Schulz (@AlfredSchulz) on all the social medias.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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