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TikTok, iHeart Launch "Delivering Happiness" Podcast


Delivering Happiness
Delivering Happiness

TikTok and iHeartPodcasts have partnered to bring the celebrity-driven series "Delivering Happiness" to podcast listeners as part of the expanding TikTok Podcast Network. Hosted by actor Nick Turturro and created by Lawrence Longo of Prince St. Pizza, the series combines real pizza deliveries with unscripted conversations featuring celebrities, athletes and creators.

Originally developed as a video series, the show is now available as a podcast for the first time on the iHeartRadio app and other major podcast platforms.

The concept grew out of conversations between Turturro and Longo, who challenged the actor to make actual pizza deliveries if he wanted to become involved with the New York-based pizza brand. The result is a series in which unexpected conversations unfold during deliveries, in cars, on front porches and at neighborhood businesses.

Since its debut, "Delivering Happiness" has featured guests including Spike Lee, Ice-T, Bill Burr, Dana White, Seth Rollins, Christina Milian and Alex Rodriguez.

Dan Page, Global Head of Global Media and Licensing Partnerships at TikTok, said the show exemplifies the type of original programming the company is building for its podcast network. Will Pearson, President of iHeartPodcasts, said Turturro has a talent for turning ordinary pizza deliveries into authentic conversations that resonate with audiences.

Longo said the series reflects Prince St. Pizza's belief that food brings people together. "Pizza has always been the great connector," he said. "People let their guard down around pizza. They tell stories they weren't planning to tell. They laugh harder. The conversations become real."

Founded in Manhattan's Nolita neighborhood more than a decade ago, Prince St. Pizza has expanded to more than 19 locations across the U.S. New episodes of "Delivering Happiness" will be released each Wednesday, with clips and behind-the-scenes content also available on TikTok.

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