Michigan Public Presents

What the Vote? is a new podcast from Michigan Public all about Gen Z's role in this pivotal election, as told by Gen-Z reporters. From reproductive rights to free speech to the war in Gaza, we'll dig deep into the issues that matter to young people this election.

This six-episode series What the Vote? drops Tuesday, Oct. 8, with new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday. Listen and subscribe on your favorite platforms. 

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There's someone we've failed to acknowledge in this whole series: the delivery driver. We hear tales from the trails of delivery guys across the state. 

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Ordering pizza today is nothing short of amazing. With a tap of button, pizza miraculously shows up at our front door. From the Domino's pizza tracker to DoorDash, we look at the big data and technology that's made pizza ready at our fingertips. 

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Ranch is a popular, though controversial American pizza condiment. But for many pizza eaters, it's become a must-have side. In this Dough Dynasty Extra Cheese we give you the brief history of ranch, and try to explain how it evolved as a pizza dipping sauce.   

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Michigan's pizza chains helped make pizza huge, but they're not the only Michigan bred pizza innovation. We tell the story of the new "it girl" in pizza: Detroit style. Plus you'll meet some of the pizza makers of today breaking the mold.

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Pizza wouldn't be the same today without the chains. But how have the chains shaped our cities, or even our politics?

Little Caesars founder Mike Ilitch and Domino’s founder Tom Monaghan amassed billions of dollars slinging dough. We tell you how they spent it. Plus we take you down memory lane, and revisit the so called "pizza wars" of the 1980s.

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Thanks to Michigan’s pizza kings, your favorite chain delivers better, hotter, faster pizza. 

In the early years of their businesses, Little Caesars founder Mike Ilitch and Domino’s founder Tom Monaghan both developed ways to streamline pizza production. We break down the history of three major industry innovations from Michigan that paved the way for all your favorite pizza chains. 

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Michigan doesn't often come to mind when you think of pizza. But it should.

Pizza has plenty of origin stories. But there's one we don't talk a lot about: the story of pizza chains. We tell the tale of how pizza traveled from Naples, Italy to Garden City, Michigan. And how two Southeast Michigan men founded two of the largest pizza businesses, Domino's and Little Caesars, and brought pizza to the masses.

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Michigan Public Presents: Dough Dynasty is a limited-run podcast series that tells the story of how Michigan became the pizza chain headquarters of the world, and how these chains shaped pizza as we know it today. 

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