Pizza Pod Party

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 on Max. George talks about his love of Bayonne, New Jersey bar pies, getting pizza after attending the very first Comic Con, and the hosts pester him about including a pizza-like food in his upcoming books. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

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 first public editor of The New York Times. He is the author of several books including; 2003’s “Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center”, 2010’s “Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition”, and 2019’s “The Guarded Gate”. Daniel has been featured in Ken Burns’ Baseball and Prohibition documentaries as well. Daniel discusses; fantasy baseball and pizza, Detroit style pizza, the state of journalism, getting pizza in a news room. Peter Regas is a financial statistician and pizza historian. He is quoted numerous times in Eric Kim’s New York Times’ piece “The Most Surprising Thing About Deep Dish Pizza? It’s Not That Deep.” Separately, you can see his deep dish pizza recipe in Chicago Magazine as well. Peter discusses the secret history he uncovered about the real inventor of Chicago deep dish pizza. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

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 Information Than You Require”, 2011’s “That Is All”, 2017’s “Vacationland”, and 2019’s “Medallion Status”. He hosts the Judge John Hodgman podcast with our past guest, Jesse Thorn. John discusses loving Maine gas station pizza, he trolls NYC pizza, and his favorite New Haven spot is a place you don't know. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

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". This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

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? This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

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". This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

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. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

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. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

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 pizza, and he does an incredible Donald Trump impression that is also pizza related. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

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. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

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. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

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. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

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! This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

Comedian Ted Alexandro is the guest, there's pizza news, and our topic is: "Pizza Expo". Ted Alexandro is a super respected New York comic, who has done Letterman, Conan, Kimmel, and has had two half hour specials on Comedy Central. His recent special “CUT/UP” can be found on YouTube. He is also Jim Gaffigan’s opening act. Check out tour dates at tedalexandro.com. Ted makes us laugh about his Wikipedia inaccuracies, making pizzas with his own Ooni oven, and parenting. Also some road pizza stories with Jim Gaffigan. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

Western New York native, and politics managing editor for NBC News, Amanda Terkel is the guest. There's pizza headlines and the pizza topic is: "Buffalo Pizza". This week’s guest is Amanda Terkel. She’s the politics managing editor for NBC News. Amanda was editorial director and Washington bureau chief at HuffPost. She was Deputy Research Director at the Center for American Progress and the Managing Editor of ThinkProgress.org. She’s also from the Buffalo area. Amanda discusses politics and pizza, growing up in Western New York, and the joys of eating wings WITH pizza. Please check out Arthur's books on Buffalo food, "Buffalo Everything: A Guide to Eating in 'The Nickel City'" and "The Buffalo New York Cookbook: 70 Recipes from The Nickel City" This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

New York Times columnist and David Letterman biographer Jason Zinoman is the guest. There's pizza news, and the pizza topic is: "Pizza Jokes" (or, at least, that's what Arthur's trying to call them). In 2011, Jason Zinoman became the first comedy critic for The New York Times, writing the On Comedy column. Before that, he wrote theater criticism for The New York Times and Time Out New York. He is the author of 2017’s “Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night,” and also 2011’s “Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror.” Jason also co-hosts the podcast The Martin Chronicles. Jason discusses the benefits and problems with the comedy boom (AND pizza boom). He and the gang go over the problems with certain folks potentially ruining debates about pizza, and why Jason changed his mind (mid-podcast) on white slices. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com and Matt Singer of ScreenCrush talk all about pizza in the movies. There's also pizza news! Christy Lemire is a film critic for RogerEbert.com and the co-host of the Breakfast All Day podcast and YouTube show. For 15 years, she was the film critic for The Associated Press. Get her newsletter at ChristyLemire.com. Matt Singer is also a film critic and the editor of ScreenCrush. He was the on-air host of IFC News on the Independent Film Channel, and his first book was 2019’s “Marvel’s Spider-Man: From Amazing to Spectacular.” His critically acclaimed new book is, “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever.” Christy and Matt discuss movies like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Mystic Pizza, Do the Right Thing, and more. The gang also tries to figure out if such a thing as a "pizza movie" actually exists. Think we missed a great one? Leave a review. Fresh episodes are available for download and streaming every Tuesday morning. Join the party! Follow @pizzapodparty on Instagram and X, and @thepizzapodparty on TikTok, and hosts Arthur Bovino (@nycbestpizza) and Alfred Schulz (@AlfredSchulz) on all the social medias. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

NBC News' Christine Romans is the guest, there's pizza headlines, and the pizza topic is: "the Pizza Subway Connection". Christine Romans is NBC News’ senior business correspondent. She spent over 20 years at CNN where she ended up anchoring both On the Money, and Early Start. Last year it was announced she was moving to NBC. You can now see Christine’s reporting across NBC News, including the TODAY Show, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, NBC News NOW, NBCNews.com, as well as on MSNBC. She’s the author of 2015’s “Smart is the New Rich: Money Guide for Millennials”. Christine regales the guys about working with her siblings at Happy Joe's Pizza in Le Claire, Iowa. She tells pizza tales from the Quad Cities in Iowa, to the trading floors of the New York Stock Exchange. We are totally onboard with her starting her own pizzeria. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

It's "How I Built This" host Guy Raz, pizza news, and the pizza topic is "pizza cheese terminology." Guy Raz is a podcast institution. He was a reporter for CNN and NPR, and weekend host of All Things Considered. Since 2016, Guy has hosted the critically acclaimed and super popular podcast “How I Built This.” He is the founder of Built-It Productions and Tinkercast. Guy is the author of 2020’s “How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World's Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs” and numerous children’s books. He currently hosts the podcast “The Great Creators.” Get more info at thegreatcreators.com. Guy discusses memorable pizza experiences while traveling the world, how the keto diet affects his pizza intake, and which interview subject he would love to get a slice with. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

Hollywood power couple, Patrick Wilson and Dagmara Domińczyk are the guests for this Valentine's Day pizza special. There's pizza headlines and the topic is: "pizza poetry". Dagmara Domińczyk is an actress you know from movies like Rock Star, the Count of Monte Cristo, Running with Scissors, The Assistant, The Lost Daughter, and many more. You also saw her in all 4 seasons of the HBO mega hit Succession, where she played Karolina, the head of PR at Waystar Royco. Patrick Wilson is an actor but most importantly he’s Dagmara’s husband. You have seen him in the Phantom of the Opera, The Watchmen, season 2 of Fargo, Aquaman, and Aquaman the Lost Kingdom. He is very well known for starring in both the Conjuring franchise and the Insidious franchise. This interview covers Dag's childhood in Poland (where she ate the pizza-like, Zapiekanka), Broadway and pizza, pizza date nights, and eating a pizza while running a marathon. Also Arthur uses this as therapy to tell Patrick how much Insidious scares him. This podcast is brought to you by Ooni Pizza Ovens. Go to Ooni.com for more information. Follow us for more information! Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4 Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulz TikTok: @thepizzapodparty Threads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4