Listen to Episode 5 now! Pizza Paws 🍕
Decoding the Internet's Obsession with Cats and Pizza
Yes - I did indeed perform and record my own interpretation of the Hamster Dance Song for this.
Pizza! Cats! THE INTERNET!
This one is SPECIAL. And it’s out now!!
Listen and share, for the world must know:
….that pizza was the very first item ever bought and sold online!
…that approximately 1% of all internet activity revolves around adorable cat photos and videos!
…that cats collectively improve the collective mental health of internet denizens!
…that the internet itself is a weapon of mass destruct—wait, wha…?
While some of these facts may not be objectively quantifiable or independently verifiable (which is why we didn’t quote them on the actual episode - there is a lot of unverifiable information out there on the web, whew!), it's undeniable that cats and pizza have become iconic symbols of the worldwide web.
So that’s what this episode is about. We were lucky to consult with Roberta's Pizza alumni and renowned pizza consultant Anthony Falco and writer, editor and author of the viral essay “How Cats Won the Internet”, Maria Bustillos to back up our anointment of cats as THE mascot of the internet.
We also did a LOT of learnin’ on the history of the internet. Check out the show notes to appreciate how much info we had to sift. This could have been a 10 hour episode.
Anyway - we hope you love this episode! Next one drops February 13th.
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Referenced artifacts:
Referenced episodes:
Cats Are the Consummate Domesticate: Origins and Evolution of Our Feline Friends [Pilot]
Did You Know the Vikings had Cats? Magic, Freya and Norse Folklore
Cats vs Cupid: Why Cats are the Better Valentine’s Day Mascot
About the experts:
Maria Bustillos is an American editor, journalist, information activist, and the founding editor of Flaming Hydra, Popula, and the Brick House Cooperative. Her viral essay, “How Cats Won the Internet” (BBC.com) featured an excerpt from her book, “Cat is Art Spelled Wrong”. Maria can be found at
https://thebrick.house, https://mariabustillos.com and on Mastodon at @maria@thelife.boats.
Anthony Falco is an American chef, author and pizza consultant. He is the author of Pizza Czar: Recipes and Know-How from a World-Traveling Pizza Chef and can be found at https://www.piz.za.com. Follow Anthony’s pizza travels on Instagram at @millennium_falco.