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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Powerful Pizza Lobby

    Five years ago, a powerful group formed to influence American politics. Not a presidential campaign or a Super PAC, but the American Pizza Community. Its a group that lobbies on behalf of pizza.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 4, 2015 • 1 min read

    Five years ago, a powerful group formed to influence American politics. Not a presidential campaign or a Super PAC, but the American Pizza Community. Its a group that lobbies on behalf of pizza. Of the nearly 12,000 registered lobbyist groups in Washington, it’s the only one that represents a specific dish, and it has spent millions to influence policy makers. What do pizza’s proponents want?

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    The Pizza Lobby, the Amazing Randi, and Obamacare at the Supreme Court
    1. 0:00Obamacare at the Supreme Court
    2. 9:18Election Roundup
    3. 19:53“An Honest Liar”
    4. 34:35The Powerful Pizza LobbyYou’re reading this
    5. 44:52Bone Broth: Cure-All or Empty Hype?
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Andrew Martin

      Business Reporter, New York Times

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    The Pizza Lobby, the Amazing Randi, and Obamacare at the Supreme Court
    1. 0:00Obamacare at the Supreme Court
    2. 9:18Election Roundup
    3. 19:53“An Honest Liar”
    4. 34:35The Powerful Pizza LobbyYou’re reading this
    5. 44:52Bone Broth: Cure-All or Empty Hype?
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