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This episode covers the much-anticipated pizza showdown between Hamish Blake and professional pizzaiolo Luca at La Calabrese restaurant, where Hamish surprisingly secured a narrow victory with 47.5 points out of 60 to win 100 free pizzas for listeners. Alongside the pizza challenge, the hosts share humorous listener updates, including a husband fooled by his wife's morning puzzle completions while recovering from back surgery. The show also features listener confessions about eccentric workarounds and habits, and culminates with producer Jack being put under the microscope for giving his dog a remarkably brief walk before returning to the park to practice golf.
Andy and Hamish kick off the episode with a lighthearted intro and a playful discussion about the meaning of “tape‑in.”
Steph Jones joins the show to share her post‑back‑surgery recovery routine and her love of word games.
Hamish reveals a pizza showdown with Luca, promising 100 free pizzas to the winner.
Hamish and Luca each prepare their signature pizzas while the hosts comment on techniques and ingredient choices.
Jack and the jury are briefed on how to score the pizzas anonymously and fairly.
The jury samples Pizza A and Pizza B, discusses flavor, crust, and overall enjoyment, and records scores.
Scores are tallied, Pizza A wins, and the hosts celebrate with a toast and a promise to share the pizzas.
The hosts dig into various off‑topic subjects, from home automation to dog‑walking anecdotes, before wrapping up.
The hosts speculate about the idea of dog virtual reality goggles and its potential impact.
The hosts recount a recent long walk with the dog, highlighting its endurance and health.
Hospital Puzzle Deceptionstory
Steph calls in from the hospital after back surgery to share how she completes the New York Times morning puzzles on her phone before her husband wakes up, letting her look like a savant when they do them together later.
Stretching Sourdough Surpriseinsight
Luca watches in disbelief as Hamish expertly stretches an 85% hydrated sourdough dough and pulls off a double-fist air toss, realizing he is up against a legitimate opponent.
Jury Critiques Pizza Adebate
The independent jury tastes Hamish's pepperoni pizza, praising the initial bite and overall flavor while noting minor inconsistencies in cooking and cheese distribution.
The judge tallies the final scores out of sixty, revealing that Hamish's Pizza A scored 47.5 points to edge out Luca's Pizza B by 2.5 points.
Corporate Card PIN Workaroundstrategy
A listener shares that a coworker of 15年后 has never learned her corporate card PIN, instead tapping through multiple ninety-nine dollar transactions to pay for large client dinners.
Jack Under The Microscopestory
A listener report puts producer Jack under the microscope for taking his dog on an extremely short walk, dropping her off at home, and returning to practice golf chips on a public oval.
“I do feel like I beat him tactically.”
“The aniseed has arrived in time from the delicacies around the world.”
“If you want to travel there and go, hey, we're here to eat one of the free pizzas from Hamish and Andy and they're gone.”
“Man, if they invent dog VR goggles, she's in big trouble. Just be like, all right, here we go. I'm just gonna pop these on.”
“I wish, I honestly, I think about it every, every day almost that if you could just understand, you would get so much park time”
“Yesterday she got a big 40, chunky 45 minuter.”
The pizza challenge has happened: Hamish (1/8th Italian) vs. Luca (full-blooded Italian), and it came down to the wire! During Upset Andy, Andy shocks the team with a fireplace revelation about his new house, and a new, unsuspecting team member is under the microscope! Pizza For the People Challenge - Hamish vs Luca. Upset Andy Jack Under the Microscope
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