Pizza Pod Party

Our guest is comedian and host of Fake the Nation, Negin Farsad. We have pizza news. And our pizza topic is..."PIZZA PRICES AND INFLATION".

Negin Farsad is a comedian, actress, filmmaker, and podcast host. She is a frequent panelist for NPR’s game show, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. Negin hosts the podcast Fake the Nation and is a columnist for The Progressive.

Negin talks about how Stouffer’s was her pizza pork free pass, her issues with...

Jamelle Bouie, Opinion columnist for the New York Times is our guest. Then pizza news. And our pizza topic is..."BOSCO STICKS".

Jamelle Bouie is a columnist. He was a staff writer for the Daily Beast and the chief POLITICAL correspondent for Slate. Currently, he is a columnist for the New York Times, and is the cohost of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast.

Jamelle discusses his home state of Virginia, social media authenticity...

Columnist, political commentator, and podcast host, S.E. Cupp of CNN is the guest, there's pizza news, and the topic is..."JAMAICAN BEEF PATTIES".

S.E. Cupp is a TV host, podcast host, columnist, and author. You can see her on CNN and read her stuff in the New York Daily News. She hosts iHeart’s Off the Cupp podcast.

In this episode, S.E. discusses her love of sliće joints, why authenticity it the key to pizza and politics, and why s...

Comedian, actor, writer, producer, Ike Barinholtz is our hilarious guest, we have pizza news, and the topic is...GARLIC KNOTS".

Ike Barinholtz is a comedian, actor, writer, director, and Celebrity Jeopardy winner. He was a cast member on MADtv for 5 seasons, was a writer and actor on the Mindy Project, an actor in Eastbound and Down, co-wrote the film Central Intelligence, was in the films Neighbors and Neighbors 2, helped produce w...

Hilarious comedian, actor, and podcaster Rory Scovel is our guest, there’s pizza news, a special appearance by Scott Wiener of Scott’s Pizza Tours, and our topic is…"WHY WE LOVE PIZZA".

Rory Scovel is stand up comedian, actor, and podcast host. He has numerous comedy specials, most recently 2024’s “Religion, Sex, and a Few Things in Between”. Rory starred in the shows “Ground Floor”, “Those Who Can’t”, and the 2018 film “I Feel Pret...

Comedian, actor, and writer Jon Glaser is our guest. There’s pizza headlines, and the pizza topic is..."PIZZA LISTS".

Jon Glaser is a hilarious comedic actor and writer. For nearly 10 years he was a writer and performer on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Jon was the star of Adult Swim’s “Delocated” and TruTV’s “Jon Glaser Loves Gear”.  You’ve seen him in Parks and Rec, Girls, and the movie Trainwreck. Get his new comedy album, “Jon G...

Our guests are comedian Kurt Braunohler and screenwriter Scotty Landes who host the popular podcast Bananas. We do strange pizza news with the Bananas hosts, and our topic is: New York City Tourist Pizza Pairings. And special guest writer and tour guide Bill Schulz.

Kurt Braunohler is a stand up comedian and actor.  He was in the critically acclaimed film “The Big Sick”. Kurt has numerous comedy standup specials including 2022’s “Pe...

George R. R. Martin, author of “A Song of Ice and Fire” book series which became HBO’s Game of Thrones is our guest. There’s pizza news. And our pizza topic is: “PIGUE and OBR”.

George R. R. Martin is a celebrated and award winning author and screenwriter. His book series “A Song of Ice and Fire”, was adapted into the immensely popular HBO series, Game of Thrones, and House of the Dragon. Season 2 of House of the Dragon is out now o...

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 f...

The guest is John Hodgman, there's pizza news, and the pizza topic is: "Is Chicago Thin Prohibition Pizza?"

John Hodgman is a writer, actor, and podcast host. John was a contributor for the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He famously portrayed PC in the Mac/PC Apple ad campaign. John was the host of the 2009 Correspondents Dinner for President Barack Obama. He is the author of 2005’s “The Areas of My Expertise”, 2008’s “More Informatio...

It's the music and pizza special! Three music experts are tasked with combining music and pizza.

Steven Hyden is the author of 2018’s "Twilight Of The Gods" and 2016’s "Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me." He co-wrote 2019’s “Hard to Handle: the Life and Death of the Black Crowes” along with past guest, Steve Gorman. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Grantland, The A.V. Club, The Ringer...

POLITICO's Sam Stein is our guest, there's pizza news, and the pizza topic is: "is New Haven, the pizza capital of America?"

Sam Stein is Deputy Managing Editor for Politics at Politico. He is a former politics editor for the Daily Beast and the senior politics editor for the Huffington Post. Sam is a regular contributor to MSNBC and a native to the New Haven area of Connecticut.

We talk about how Sam got on this program by trolling ...

Our guest is comedian and SiriusXM host John Fugelsang. SiriusXM personality Chris Hauselt is our special guest for pizza headlines, and our pizza topic is: "Jersey Shore Boardwalk Pizza".

John Fugelsang is a comedian, actor, and SiriusXM Host. He was a VH1 VJ and host of America’s Funniest Home Videos. He currently hosts Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang, on SiriusXM Progress, channel 127.

Our special guest is Chris Hauselt, th...

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...

The guest is comedian Marina Franklin, there's pizza news, and the topic is: "Chicago Tavern Style. Are you a middle or an edge?"

Marina Franklin is a standup comedian and actor based out of New York City. She has toured with Conan O’Brien and can be seen in the film Trainwreck, and the shows Chappelle’s Show, Inside Amy Schumer, and Crashing. She also wrote for the HBO show Divorce. Marina hosts the podcast “Friends Like Us”. Get h...

Comedian and impressionist, JL Cauvin is the guest, there's pizza headlines, and the pizza topic is: "Mozzarella".

JL Cauvin is a New York based stand up comic and impressionist. His recent comedy special is titled, “HALF-BLACKFACE”. He hosts the 2 podcasts, “Rain on Your Parade” and “Making Podcasts Great Again”. To get tour dates and links to his youtube channel and socials go to JLCauvin.com

JL discusses Bronx pizza, New Jersey pi...

ESPN baseball insider, Buster Olney is the guest, there's pizza news, and the topic is: "pizza in baseball parks".

Buster Olney is a longtime sports broadcaster and journalist for ESPN. He previously covered the New York Giants and Yankees for the New York Times. He’s the author of 2004’s “ The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” and 2010’s “How Lucky You Can Be: The Story of Coach Don Meyer”. You can see him regularly on ESPN’s Baseb...

Tony Dokoupil of CBS Mornings is the guest, there's pizza news, and the topic is: "5 steps to confidently launch your pizza".

Tony Dokoupil is the co-anchor of CBS Mornings. Formerly of Newsweek and the Daily Beast. He also was a reporter for NBC News. He is the author of 2014’s “The Last Pirate: A Father, His Son, and the Golden Age of Marijuana”. Tony also owns an Ooni oven.

Tony discusses maintaining a diet while playing D-1 baseb...

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, Conne...