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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328 - Chicken Pizza Blessing

328 - Chicken Pizza Blessing

Upon learning that Chick-fil-A is now serving pizza, I seek to discover whether it is prepared in the same way as the restaurant's standard menu items (blessed by Jesus Ben-David, a.k.a. The Christ).

24 Maalis 202419min

327 - Dumpster Diving

327 - Dumpster Diving

To make sure McDonald's Pizza does not fall victim to rising fast food costs, I test a plan to secure a cheap pizza crust supply chain by fishing them out of dumpsters.

15 Maalis 202419min

326 - Declining to Run

326 - Declining to Run

After careful consideration, I have decided not to run for president of the United States, and I contact my journalist colleagues to let them know why.

9 Maalis 202414min

325 - Mea Culpa (My Bad)

325 - Mea Culpa (My Bad)

Upon further review and contact from the KFC corporation's legal team, I issue some retractions and clarifications about statements I made concerning the KFC Chizza.

1 Maalis 202422min

324 - Chizza

324 - Chizza

As KFC is poised to introduce a monstrous chicken/pizza hybrid product called the Chizza, I arrange to care for the poor victims who may be affected.

23 Helmi 202420min

323 - The Panzerotti

323 - The Panzerotti

I go undercover to investigate the mysterious success of McDonald's Italy's pizza-like novelty called the panzerotti.

16 Helmi 202417min

322 - The View

322 - The View

I tell the tale of my visit to The View and the unfortunate encounter I had with Ms. Whoopi Goldberg.

9 Helmi 202422min

321 - Passing a Scottie

321 - Passing a Scottie

On the anniversary of the publication of the second edition of my board game, I suffer a medical emergency while comparing my game to a popular competitor called Monopoly.

31 Tammi 202418min

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