During the early days of the pandemic, this week’s guest was looking for ways to stave off dread and make a difference—and he decided to start selling pizzas out of the alleyway behind his house. That’s right: this week we are talking to John Carruthers, founder and proprietor of Crust Fund Pizza (and director of communications for Revolution Brewing by day.) He’s raised over $70,000 for a wide variety of charities and causes and created a cult following to boot: his maximalist pizza creations sell out almost instantly, with fans from all over the region trying to crack the code on his release process. He comes to the studio to tell us how to get a leg up on securing a pizza, dives into the genesis of his pizza-making nonprofit, tells us all about a recent tavern pizza odyssey across Chicago, and so much more. He’s also got a new book: The church cookbook-inspired Super Pizza World, a treasure trove of some of his most iconic pies, bound with a spiral so you can keep it open while you play chef (why isn’t this the standard for cookbooks?)