EPISODE · Sep 24, 2025 · 3 MIN
Pizza Week: Detroit-Style Pizza Got Its Shape From Another Famous Detroit Industry
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
This week we're replaying some of our favorite pizza-themed episodes. In this episode from February 2022, the delicious history of Detroit-style pizza, which got an assist from something else the city is known for. Plus: students in Japan build a system using lasers to scan a birthday cake and then tell the server the exact angle to use to cut slices. How Detroit’s car industry helped shape its pizzas (Phaidon)Detroit-Style Pizza Is Having a Moment. But Are Its Originators Getting Left Behind? (Eater)A device that cuts cake evenly, invented by high school students (The Mainichi)
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This week we're replaying some of our favorite pizza-themed episodes. In this episode from February 2022, the delicious history of Detroit-style pizza, which got an assist from something else the city is known for. Plus: students in Japan build a system using lasers to scan a birthday cake and then tell the server the exact angle to use to cut slices. How Detroit’s car industry helped shape its pizzas (Phaidon)Detroit-Style Pizza Is Having a Moment. But Are Its Originators Getting Left Behind? (Eater)A device that cuts cake evenly, invented by high school students (The Mainichi)
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Pizza Week: Detroit-Style Pizza Got Its Shape From Another Famous Detroit Industry
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