<p>We dive into the world of Chicago pizza, the perils of small business ownership, family drama, family trauma, and what constitutes a good tip for a delivery driver with <strong>Johnny Berger</strong>, author of a zine on these very topics called <strong>Jake&#39;s Pizza: 40 Years in the Pizza Business, and Other Stories</strong>. Jake&#39;s Pizza also happens to be the name of the pizza joint that Johnny&#39;s family ran in Franklin Park, Illinois for 57 years before its unceremonious demise in November of 2023. We talk to Johnny about what happened; about his forays into comedy, filmmaking, and writing; and about what comes next.</p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>This episode is dedicated to the memory of William &quot;Bill&quot; Berger July 13, 1936 — May 12, 2024.</p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p><a href="https://www.heykidscomics.net/onlineshop/p/jakes-pizza-40-years-in-the-pizza-business-and-other-stories-by-john-berger" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Buy a copy of </strong><strong>Jake&#39;s Pizza </strong><strong>at heykidscomics.net</strong>!</a></p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p><strong>Follow Johnny Berger&#39;s never-updated social media account:</strong></p><br/><p><a href="https://twitter.com/mannheimrdfilms?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Twitter</a></p><br/><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/themodernistsociety/">⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><br/><p><strong>Follow The Modernist</strong></p><br/><p><a href="https://twitter.com/the_modernist">⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠</a> </p><br/><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/themodernistdotcom/">⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠</a> </p><br/><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/themodernistsociety/">⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠</a> </p><br/><p><a href="https://medium.com/themodernist/">⁠⁠Medium⁠⁠</a></p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p><strong>Follow The Modernist Society Hosts</strong></p><br/><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.jasonmojica.com/">⁠⁠<strong>Jason Mojica</strong>⁠⁠</a></p><br/><p><a href="http://twitter.com/elmodernisto">⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠</a> </p><br/><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasonmojicacomics/">⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠</a></p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p><strong>Eric Ottens</strong></p><br/><p><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/xfourtimes">⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/justajuggalo">⁠⁠⁠</a></p><br/><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/justajuggalo">⁠Instagram</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://themodernistsociety.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">themodernistsociety.substack.com</a>