October 24, 2022 - National Bologna Day | National Sarcastic Awareness Month

Welcome to October 24, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the first name in lunch meat and a secret super power. Some foods owe their success to immigration. They leave behind the identity of the city or place they came from to take on a new role here in America. One of these is bologna. Beginning its life as mortadella, the beloved sausage meat came from the city of Bologna in Italy, where it was even protected in 1661 by the papacy. They created an official definition of the recipe to ensure it would be made with the right amount of lean pork, speckled with lumps of lard. Here in the United States bologna gained popularity as a cheaper food that took off during the Great Depression with the war era practice of rationing. But perhaps its greatest break came from a jingle in the 1970s. On National Bologna Day we celebrate a sandwich favorite that slipped its more serious past. Marlo: That was the BEST national day we have ever done on the show. Anna: Are you serious? Marlo: No. I’m not. Anna: Well, what was I supposed to read? Marlo: You read the right thing. Bologna is amazing. It’s my favorite food. Anna: Really? I would have never guessed that about you. Marlo: Anna. None of that is true. I’m being completely sarcastic. It’s National Sarcastic Awareness Month. So are you aware now? Anna: No. Can you explain it again? I missed that. Marlo: Okay. So sarcasm is… Anna: I’m not serious, Marlo. You can stop talking now. I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices