Pizza Pod Party

Arthur Bovino, Ooni Pizza Ovens, Alfred Schulz

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The Pizza Pod Party is your weekly celebration of the world's greatest food. Hosts Arthur Bovino and Alfred Schulz give you pizza news, a pizza topic, and chat with a very special celebrity guest. Come debate, pontificate, and laugh all about pizza! The Pizza Pod Party is presented by Ooni Pizza Ovens.

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Alec Sulkin, Boston Pizza STRIKES Back

Pizza Pod Party

09/05/23 • 54 min

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.

This podcast is brought to you by, Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

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Steve Gorman, Sauce, Dough and Rock & Roll

Pizza Pod Party

09/26/23 • 42 min

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.

This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

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Cari Champion, What is Cari Having for Dinner?

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04/09/24 • 58 min

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.

This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

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Nancy Giles, Second City Night Fever

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08/22/23 • 49 min

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.

This podcast is brought to you by, Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

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Jay Jay French, Twisted Sister's Pizza Perks

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05/14/24 • 71 min

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.

This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

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Candace Bushnell, Slice and the City

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09/19/23 • 47 min

"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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Brian Stelter, One Media Pizza, Please

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08/29/23 • 59 min

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.

This podcast is brought to you by, Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

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

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06/18/24 • 67 min

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.

This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

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LZ Granderson, T2 and Detroit Style

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09/12/23 • 52 min

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.

This podcast is brought to you by, Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

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Dave Holmes, The Spirit of St. Louis

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10/03/23 • 61 min

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”.

This podcast is brought to you by, Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information.

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