Episode 50
Oct 19, 2017
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Brian shares audio recordings from fans who visited the Pomeroy McDonald’s during its final days selling pizza. Brian uses the alias, Larry Truck, to call McDonald’s corporate and ask why Pomeroy was forced to stop selling pizza. He calls Pomeroy owner Greg Mills for more answers and is told to call back on Monday.
Episode 49
Oct 10, 2017
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Brian announces that all McDonald’s locations must stop serving pizza, including the Pomeroy store. Brian discusses his Lymphoma and various illnesses, resulting in a hiatus from the IJP, which he suspects might have something to do with his investigation. Brian discusses a “testy” call with the Pomeroy location asking why McDonald’s is requiring them to stop selling pizza and wonders if he is responsible.
Episode 48
Aug 21, 2017
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Brian describes a listener who sent photographic evidence of what he believes to be cornmeal on the Pomeroy crust. Brian calls the Pomeroy location under an alias to inquire. The employee says that the dusting on the crust is parmesan and is not the same as the original recipe.
Episode 47
Aug 18, 2017
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Brian continues discussing his personalized healing program with his angel guide. Brian expresses that people he encounters in his investigation are getting in his way. The angel guide suggests that Brian might be holding onto frustration due to being abandoned by his birth parents. She goes on to describe the various practices and activities that Brian will experience throughout his retreat. After nearly committing to the retreat, Brian learns that it will cost $2,394, hangs up the phone, and ends his quest to destress.
Episode 46
Aug 07, 2017
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Brian is contacted by an angel guide and discusses his IJP. Brian tells the practitioner that he is in a relationship with his work before delving into his childhood, beliefs, living habits, and goals for the retreat.
Episode 45
Jul 31, 2017
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Brian seeks to go on a spiritual retreat in order to combat stress from his IJP. The employee suggests that Brian spend time talking one-on-one with an angel guide so that the program can create an experience tailored to his needs.
Episode 44
Jul 25, 2017
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Brian considers that the Pomeroy pizza might be part of a series of deceptive acts due to its crusts’ lack of cornmeal. Brian calls various cornmeal suppliers to inquire if they sold cornmeal to McDonald’s when the franchise sold pizza.
Episode 43
Jul 17, 2017
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Brian suggests that McDonald’s might not be wholly responsible for the removal of pizza from the menu. Brian considers the possibility that McDonald’s has nothing to benefit from ceasing to serve pizza and investigates a possible third party actor.
Live Call-In Episode 1
Jun 21, 2017
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Pomeroy, Ohio and saw a sign on the door asking that customers refrain from taking photos or videos out of respect for the employees. The sign was not there during Brian’s visit, and Josh worries that the McDonald’s corporation is looking at the location more closely after Brian’s trip. Next, Brian plays a voicemail from Allen who apologizes for bullying customers who ordered pizza as a high schooler and wonders if McDonald’s was bullied into taking pizza off the menu. The next caller, Steven, tells Brian that he has not tried the pizza and is sorry to disappoint Brian but would be willing to sign an affidavit saying he would try McDonald’s pizza if it was brought back to the menu. Brian begins calling McDonald’s locations as part of a $9 giveaway. Another caller remembers trying deep dish pizza from the kid’s menu at a McDonald’s in Wisconsin. Brian refrains from further traumatizing the guest on air but later calls deep dish pizza soup. The next voicemail comes from Robert hypothesizing that McDonald’s might have a food lab with frozen samples of McDonald’s pizza kept for historical value. The following voicemail claims to be a person from the IRS offering to pull some strings to cast Brian in a movie about whatever happened to pizza at McDonald’s. Next, Niji recalls trying pizza in a Costco McDonald’s but did not love the taste. Niji agrees to sign a statement saying she will not disparage McDonald’s pizza in order to preserve the integrity of the IJP. Brian goes on to play a voicemail from a caller in Montreal who regularly got pizza throughout the nineties. Brian continues the contest but is repeatedly hung up on. He finally finds an employee willing to answer his trivia question about the existence of McDonald’s pizza, but the employee answers incorrectly.
Announcements
Jun 17, 2017
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Brian announces a live call-in episode for listeners to share their experiences with McDonald’s pizza. Brian also says listeners can call (323) 319-JERK if they are unavailable to call in live. Brian also announces that the IJP has moved to a new hosting service: Spreaker.
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