{"podcast":{"title":"The Hot Slice","slug":"the-hot-slice-411519","podcast_index_feed_id":411519,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1860996.rss","website_url":"http://www.pizzatoday.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/gnabiu51yt9ib3ipdkiijyk2tiq6?.jpg","author":"Pizza Today","episode_count":316,"summary":"The Hot Slice brings you inspiring stories, strategies and lessons learned from successful pizzeria professionals and top experts. This podcast is hosted by the team at Pizza Today, the premier network for pizzeria professionals. We’re bringing our award-winning interviewing and 37 years as a trusted pizza restaurant partner to the airwaves with real, in-depth conversations with pizzeria owners, champion pizza makers, industry pros and others to help make your business better.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T14:19:09.637193+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hot-slice-411519"},"episode":{"title":"315. Gen-Z Operator: How Joe Powers Took the Helm of an Award-Winning Pizzeria at Age 22","slug":"315-gen-z-operator-how-joe-powers-took-the-helm-of-an-award-winning-pizzeria-at-age-22","published_at":"2026-06-18T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hot-slice-411519/315-gen-z-operator-how-joe-powers-took-the-helm-of-an-award-winning-pizzeria-at-age-22","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hot-slice-411519","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1860996/episodes/19331741-315-gen-z-operator-how-joe-powers-took-the-helm-of-an-award-winning-pizzeria-at-age-22.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1860996/episodes/19331741-315-gen-z-operator-how-joe-powers-took-the-helm-of-an-award-winning-pizzeria-at-age-22.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail What happens when a 19-year-old tastes life-changing pizza at a Buffalo Bills game? For Joe Powers, it sparks an obsession that transforms a college freshman into the owner of Jay’s Artisan Pizza by age 22. In this episode of The Hot Slice podcast, Powers shares his remarkable journey into the world of award-winning Neapolitan and Detroit-style pizza. Powers currently operates one of the most celebrated pizzerias in the country: 50 Top Pizza recently named Jay’s the No....","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail What happens when a 19-year-old tastes life-changing pizza at a Buffalo Bills game? For Joe Powers, it sparks an obsession that transform…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1674,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hot-slice-411519/episodes/315-gen-z-operator-how-joe-powers-took-the-helm-of-an-award-winning-pizzeria-at-age-22/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hot-slice-411519/315-gen-z-operator-how-joe-powers-took-the-helm-of-an-award-winning-pizzeria-at-age-22.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}