The Pizza Funeral

On a cold day in 1973, a crowd gathered on a farm for one of history's strangest funerals. It was an elite group, including the Governor of Michigan, bank presidents, and local dignitaries. Even Walter Cronkite sent a correspondent. But they weren’t mourning anyone human. No, this was a pizza-based catastrophe. * Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English Written by Bess Lovejoy Produced by Josh Fisher Editing and Sound Design by Jonathan Washington and Josh Fisher Mixing and Mastering by Baheed Frazier Additional Editing by Mary Dooe Research and Fact-Checking by Bess Lovejoy and Austin Thompson Guest Voice Actor is Mike Coscarelli Original Music by Elise McCoy Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla Executive Producer is Jason English Special thanks to the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress. We'll be back with another Very Special Episode next Wednesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.