Episode 12
Brian introduces the subpodcast, “Do You Remember That?” by delving into the history of McDonald’s Pizza. Brian discusses dramatic increases in profits and menu additions over the years, including salads and breakfast items. Brian discusses the rise in popularity of pizza chains in the 1980s, specifically Pizza Hut. In the mid-80s, McDonald’s added pizza to their menus by the name of “McDonald’s Pizza,” not McPizza, according to Brian. McPizza was briefly tested but more closely resembled a Hot Pocket than pizza. McDonald’s Pizza reached the market in 1988 after extensive research and funding with the goal of discovering the fastest way to cook pizza. Pizza Today publisher Gerry Durnell (allegedly voiced by Edward Herrmann) doubted McDonald’s, saying that McDonald’s is not a fast food. McDonald’s settled on a process that made pizzas available to customers in five minutes: slower than most McDonald’s menu items yet faster than many pizza chains. Brian describes Pizza Hut’s attack ads against McDonald’s, calling their pizzas “McFrozen.” Brian articulates that this is a lie, as the pizza is not frozen but cooked in a specific oven. Brian states that McDonald’s incurred high renovation costs in order to put the pizza ovens in view of customers and to expand drive thru windows. That said, the corporation decided to proceed with the menu addition. Two years later, McDonald’s removed pizza from the menu. Brian’s investigative journalism quest is to discover why.

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Episode 8

Episode 8

Brian calls McDonald’s customer service to ask why they stopped selling pizza, and the representative gives Brian the number for the general service line. Brian calls, asks about McDonald’s pizza, and...

12 Loka 201611min

Episode 7

Episode 7

Brian calls an investigation firm to ask if they can investigate why McDonald’s stopped selling pizza and is hung up on. He calls a second private investigator, George, who says he will call McDonald’...

8 Loka 20168min

Episode 6

Episode 6

Brian encourages listeners to sign his Change.org petition for Panoply to host “Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald’s?” in an official capacity. Brian goes back to calling McDonald’s. The first emp...

5 Loka 20167min

Episode 5

Episode 5

Brian Thompson addresses the email he received from Ava Lubell, General Counsel at the Slate Group (Panoply’s parent company). Ava Lubell asks Thompson to confirm his formal affiliation with the Panop...

27 Syys 201614min

Episode 4

Episode 4

Brian recaps the previous episode and gets in touch with the office of Greg Mills. The employee tells Brian about the location’s annual fight with corporate to keep pizza on the menu. Brian lets her k...

22 Syys 20167min

Episode 3

Episode 3

Brian calls Brad who reached out on Twitter with information about McDonald’s pizza but reaches his voicemail and decides to call more McDonalds’ locations. The first location repeatedly mishears Bria...

17 Syys 20166min

Episode 2

Episode 2

Brian calls a McDonald’s location and is hung up on. When he calls back to ask if someone told the employee not to disclose information about McDonald’s pizza, the employee responds that she does not ...

13 Syys 20164min

Episode 1

Episode 1

Brian Thompson calls McDonald’s to ask if they remember when they had pizza. The first McDonald's location hangs up on him. The manager at the second location does not remember a time when McDonalds s...

9 Syys 20163min

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