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EPISODE · May 25, 2026 · 5 MIN

The History of Pizza

from Herodotus Talk · host Nathan Thomas

In this episode of Herodotus Talk, we trace the history of pizza from the streets of Naples to tables around the world. We’ll look at how pizza began as a cheap food for workers, how Italian unification and migration helped spread it, and how tourism, American tastes, frozen pizza, and delivery turned it into one of the world’s most popular foods.

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