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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