It's Throwback Thursday and Shane, Ryan, and Noah dig into one of 1995's defining fast food moments: the arrival of stuffed crust pizza and the competitive war that produced it.

The story starts in 1958, when two college students borrowed six hundred dollars from their mom, found a small brick building with room for exactly nine letters on the sign, and called it Pizza Hut because that was all that fit. Sixty-seven years later the chain is a takeaway staple, the dine-in era is gone, and the stuffed crust is thirty years old. Along the way: the best pizza topping debate gets settled by nobody, Ryan gets a tip about cold tomatoes that may change his life, and the cheeseburger-in-the-crust question gets the answer it deserves.

Topics: Pizza Hut history, stuffed crust pizza 1995, fast food wars, pizza toppings debate, throwback Thursday food

Originally aired on 2026-06-25

It's Throwback Thursday and Shane, Ryan, and Noah dig into one of 1995's defining fast food moments: the arrival of stuffed crust pizza and the competitive war that produced it.
The story starts in 1958, when two college students borrowed six hundred dollars from their mom, found a small brick building with room for exactly nine letters on the sign, and called it Pizza Hut because that was all that fit. Sixty-seven years later the chain is a takeaway staple, the dine-in era is gone, and the stuffed crust is thirty years old. Along the way: the best pizza topping debate gets settled by nobody, Ryan gets a tip about cold tomatoes that may change his life, and the cheeseburger-in-the-crust question gets the answer it deserves.
Topics: Pizza Hut history, stuffed crust pizza 1995, fast food wars, pizza toppings debate, throwback Thursday food
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-06-25

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From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
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