Dec 11th, 2008 · The Rio de Janeiro-based, electronic-tinged "samba soul" practitioners visit WNYC's studios for a live performance and interview. Along the way, they show a Soundcheck producer her new favorite pizza place.
Dec 2nd, 2008 · Wanted: a couple willing to run a Victorian bed-and-breakfast perched on a tiny island off San Francisco. Must be willing to cook, clean and endure a foghorn going off every 20 seconds half of the year. The historic lighthouse, turned guesthouse, is beautiful but isolated. As the outgoing tenants told the San Francisco Chronicle,"We'd probably stay forever if we could figure out how to get a pizza delivered."
Nov 24th, 2008 · The Ritz-Carlton's Inaugural Trade Show was an only-in-D.C. mix of glitz and street. Student chefs from the D.C. Central Kitchen mixed it up alongside three-star Michelin chefs. President-elect Barack Obama's favorite pizza-makers were there from Chicago as was a display of the Cadillac Escalade hybrid and the Smart Car.
Nov 15th, 2008 · Worksman Cycles in Queens, N.Y., is the oldest existing maker of industrial bicycles, tricycles and vender carts in the country. Worksman makes everything from pizza delivery bikes to carts and tricycles for use at companies such as Boeing and General Motors.
Oct 24th, 2008 · When John McCain stopped campaigning in Michigan, a pizzeria owner made customers an offer: free pizza to people who brought in John McCain signs. Diana Franzoni apologizes, saying she didn't know people would steal yard signs for free food. McCain is still campaigning in Florida. That includes Key West, scene of a giant costume parade. One of the hottest-selling masks is of Sarah Palin.
Oct 4th, 2008 · The iJET is a new type of solar cell that's cheap and easy to make, requiring not much more than a pizza oven, some nail polish remover, and a common inkjet printer. Australian scientist Nicole Kuepper describes her invention.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · Marshall Brain, an engineer-turned-TV-host, takes viewers behind the scenes to see what goes into producing common consumer products — from tennis balls, to escalators, to frozen pizza. His show "Factory Floor" airs on The National Geographic Channel.
Sep 29th, 2008 · The trial of five men accused of a terrorist plot to infiltrate the Fort Dix Army base as pizza guys begins Monday. The defense says the men were merely filmed clowning around at a shooting range. Prosecutors say they were intent on killing soldiers.