Terrestrials: Pizza BFF

Pizza is one of the world’s most beloved foods. But as much as we love the way it tastes, the secrets of its ingredients are even yummier / are even yummier to discover. We explore the surprising sounds tomatoes make when they’re stressed, how wheat became integral to human survival and how mold is sometimes... delicious?  This episode also features live tap-dancing, mind-melting cheese facts and what might be the Songbud’s catchiest song yet, 

Special thanks to Little Island for having us. If you’re in NYC,  go check them out. It’s free to wander around, there are hidden musical instruments to see, gorgeous plants and so much more. Visit littleisland.org to learn more.

And huge thanks to our guest performers - tap dancer John Manzari,  who you can catch performing or teaching tap lessons around NYC, percussionist Caitlin Cawley from Mantra Percussion, Josh Windsor, the Associate Director of Caves at Murray's Cheese in New York City, a world-famous cheese shop with tons of cheeses, classes and fun family events, and WNYC’s very own David Gebel.

This episode was originally produced and developed in front of a live audience at Little Island with Producing Artistic Director Zack Winokur and Executive Director Laura Clement.

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