A History of Pizza in 8 Slices!

Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea Help PBSDS win a Webby Award by voting here: https://pv.webbyawards.com/2016/onlin... Mmmmm… pizza. Tweet us! http://bit.ly/pbsideachanneltwitter Idea Channel Facebook! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelfacebook Talk about this episode on reddit! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelreddit Idea Channel IRC! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelirc Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Pizza might be an Italian invention, but it is a worldwide phenomenon. Pizza has managed to evolve from a simple, rustic food item to something much more impactful. For many it is a comfort food, something that can cause an actual psychological reaction. And it is also a product, heavily branded and resold on t-shirts, hats, socks, etc. Join us as we look back on the history of pizza, and what it has become today. FURTHER READING/VIEWING: Domino's History http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fs... The History of Pizza and the History of John: Pizzamas Day 4    • The History of Pizza and the History of Jo...   Deep Dish Or Thin Crust? Even Chicagoans Can't Agree http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2... Why Does Pizza Taste so Good? The Science of the 5 Basic Tastes and Pizza’s Crave-ability! http://specertified.com/blog/view/why... The Strangest Pizza Toppings Across The Globe http://allday.com/post/1162-the-stran... The Deliverer http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/200... ---------------------------------------­­­­­­­­­­--------------------------- TWEET OF THE WEEK:   / 715232849981415424   ---------------------------------------­­­­­­­­­­--------------------------- ASSET LINKS: All asset links can be viewed here in this fun Google doc! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K... ---------------------------------------­­­­­­­­­--------------------------- Written and hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) (who also has a podcast! Reasonably Sound: http://bit.ly/1sCn0BF) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com)