
Pizza Pod Party
The Pizza Pod Party is your regular 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 guest. Come debate, pontificate, and laugh all about pizza!
Latest episodes

Jun 4, 2024 • 60min
Music and Pizza! w/Steven Hyden, Melissa Locker, and Justin Richmond
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, and more. He is currently the cultural critic at UPROXX. His brand new book is titled, “There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland”. Melissa Locker is a writer and podcaster. She has written for Vanity Fair, Time, the Guardian, Vogue and others. She’s the founder of Nevermind Media, a music podcast company. Check out their new podcast, True Story of the Fake Zombies coming soon. Justin Richmond is a producer and podcast host. Along with Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlum, and Rick Rubin, Justin co-hosts the music podcast “Broken Record” for iHeartMedia and Puschkin Industries.They all discuss; Jimmy Buffett, Chance the Rapper, Drive-By Truckers, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck E. Cheese's Munch's Make Believe Band, and so much more!Check out the Spotify playlist for this week's episode: "The Pizza Pod Party Pizza Playlist".
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May 28, 2024 • 58min
Sam Stein, Pizza Capitol Hill
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 (his friend) Amanda Terkel (NBC), how pizza plays a role in campaigns and on Capitol Hill, New Haven pizza, and what happens when your favorite place expands, does it ruin your experience?
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May 21, 2024 • 1h 16min
John Fugelsang, Holy Pizza (special guest Chris Hauselt)
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, the producer of Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang on SiriusXM. He is the former host of Sit Down with Alfred and Chris on SiriusXM, and he hosted PBS’s Food Buzz.John discusses Catholicism and pizza, music and pizza, movies and pizza, his love of Chicago pizza, and why he eats pizza every Christmas. Here's Peter Genovese "All 54 boardwalk pizzerias at the Jersey Shore, ranked".
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May 14, 2024 • 1h 12min
Jay Jay French, Twisted Sister's Pizza Perks
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.
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May 7, 2024 • 1h 5min
Marina Franklin, Bad Vegan
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 her tour dates at MarinaFranklin.com.Marina discusses the hardships of finding good vegan pizza, why she argues with Colin Quinn about Joe's Pizza in NYC, and when she thinks it's appropriate to put ketchup on pizza.Also check out Arthur and Alfred on the Amuse News podcast.
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Apr 30, 2024 • 1h 2min
JL Cauvin, Pizza Impressions
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.comJL discusses Bronx pizza, New Jersey pizza, and he does an incredible Donald Trump impression that is also pizza related.
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Apr 23, 2024 • 1h 5min
Buster Olney, Loves Talking Pizza, and Loves Talking Baseball
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 Baseball Tonight and he hosts ESPN’s Baseball Tonight daily podcast.Buster discusses Vermont dairy farm pizza, fantasy baseball and pizza, broadcast booth food stories, and they dissect the infamous Fenway baseball toss.
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Apr 16, 2024 • 54min
Tony Dokoupil, Homemade Pizza Parties
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 baseball, DC's jumbo slices, his eating habits at Phish shows, hosting fabulous pizza parties in Brooklyn, and so much more.
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Apr 9, 2024 • 58min
Cari Champion, What is Cari Having for Dinner?
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.
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Apr 2, 2024 • 1h 9min
Pizza and Drinks Spectacular! w/John Holl, Noah Rothbaum & David Wondrich
It's the Pizza Pod Party pizza and drinks special with three notable drink experts. John Holl, Noah Rothbaum, and David Wondrich!John Holl is the editor of All About Beer, he hosts the Drink Beer, Think Beer podcast, and co-hosts Steal This Beer podcast. He is the author of numerous books including “Drink Beer, Think Beer” and “The Craft Brewery Cookbook”.Noah Rothbaum, he was the co-host of the Life Behind Bars podcast. He’s the former editor of The Daily Beast’s award winning Half Full section. Noah is the author of “The Art of American Whiskey”. He is the associate editor of "The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails”. In 2025 get his new book, “The Whiskey Bible”.David Wondrich, is one of the leading authorities of the history of cocktails and bars. He was the longtime drinks Correspondent for Esquire. His 2007 book, "Imbibe!" is a classic among cocktail fans. Also check out his followup book, "Punch!" which came out in 2010. He was the other co-host of the Life Behind Bars podcast.They discuss the best beers, cocktails, soda, mocktails, and non alcoholic beers to pair with pizza! Take notes on some of the best pizzeria/taverns across the country too!
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