Episode 100
Dec 21, 2018
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Brian tapes the 100th episode of his IJP live outside the Burbank Public Library. Brian continually pauses recording in order to check in with the crowd outside to see if they are there for the taping. Brian talks to Keoni, a food scientist about McDonald’s pizza. Brian differentiates between McDonald’s pizza and McPizza, while conversing with a listener about Dunkin’ Donuts. Brian answers questions about McDonald’s hamburgers, pizza, Willow, and what listeners should do, assuming something happens to Brian. Brian walks to a nearby church to have a priest bless his copy of Willow, but there is a funeral at the church. Brian returns to the museum with his audience and the library is still closed, so he holds on to his copy of Willow. Brian concludes by recruiting a new fan outside the library. Sabrina Leon encourages Brian to build a brand, including a television program.
Episode 99
Dec 13, 2018
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Brian recaps his loss of funding from benefactor Captain D, after failing to ensure that the Louvre would be open during his visit. Brian, then, turns to growing daffodils for pleasure and profit. The daffodils drew garden slugs, causing Brian to crash his car into his neighbor’s mailbox. Said neighbor (Ellen DeGeneres) is now using Lebron James’ injury attorney (Jacob Emrani) to sue Brian for “everything he is worth.” Brian settles, giving his house to his neighbor and moves into his car. Brian calls a local McDonald’s to ask how long he can stay in the store or parking lot.
Episode 98
Dec 07, 2018
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Brian reports that he will record the IJP’s 100th episode from his library parking lot, culminating in a donation of Willow to the library. Brian describes his financial troubles resulting from a neighborhood invasion of garden slugs attracted by his daffodils. An audience recruiter outside Warner Brothers invites Brian to a taping of The Connors, free of charge, reigniting Brian’s hope to infiltrate the Young Sheldon prop room. Brian skids on slug slime, hits his neighbor’s mailbox, and becomes his own worst fear: a mail bender. Brian leaves his shoe at Warner Brothers and calls the lost and found.
Episode 97
Nov 29, 2018
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Brian discusses McDonald’s Germany and the Pizza Mac, a burger served with pizza buns. Mr. Johnson describes the limited edition Pizza Mac as a burger with swiss cheese, tomato sauce, and pizza crust-like buns. Mr. Johnson says that the Pizza Mac was okay but made him crave McDonald’s pizza even more now that he knew they had the resources necessary to do so. Mr. Johnson refutes claims about wait time given the curly fries took ten minutes to cook.
Episode 96
Nov 21, 2018
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Brian recaps McDonald’s Pizza, ties it to the family dinner market, and Thanksgiving. Brian provides a Thanksgiving message for listeners and their families. He asks that families sign a piece of paper requesting that McDonald’s bring back pizza and deliver them to local McDonald’s. Brian asks listeners to post these papers to social media as well so that he can forward them to McDonald’s.
Episode 95
Nov 15, 2018
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Brian attempts to call producer Chuck Lorre to further investigate the pizza in Young Sheldon, and realizes his yellow pages are missing. Brian calls Warner Brothers to Inquire about studio tours.
Episode 94
Nov 08, 2018
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Brian’s colleague Blair Hodges, @lifeonaplate on Twitter, asks Andy Bowers (former Panoply Chief Information Officer) for comment on Pizzaply’s success. Bowers wishes Pizzaply all the best. Brian describes a device he has in his house which sets off an alarm every time pizza is mentioned on his television. Brian’s listeners bring his attention to an episode of Young Sheldon (2,3) in which a pizza box resembling those from McDonald’s appears. Brian visits the show’s studio but is not allowed to enter.
Episode 93
Oct 25, 2018
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Brian describes a screening of Willow in which director Ron Howard will be in attendance. Brian practices his hand raising in order to get Ron Howard’s attention and share his treatment for Willow 2: Through the Portal of Time. Howard responds that Willow 2 is already in the works.https://willow2.com
Episode 92
Oct 19, 2018
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Brian explores the differences between pizza and calzones by calling a pizza place and requesting an “open calzone.” Brian recaps his own mistakes and advocates for accountability and humility in his own listeners.
Episode 91
Oct 11, 2018
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Brian receives a photo of the McDonald’s Pizza exhibit from the Pizza Museum’s Twitter account. This intel is corroborated by a listener who visited the museum. Brian learns that international McDonalds’ locations serve Pizza McPuffs (India) and Pizza Rotto (Italy). Brian argues that Pizza Rotto disproves McDonalds’ claim that pizza took too long to make.
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