The Accidental Invention That Outsold the Pie

In this episode of The Conant Code, we head back to 1900s Connecticut, where a booming pie company was unknowingly cooking up something far more lasting than dessert. What started as a harmless lunch break game among factory workers turned into a nationwide obsession and eventually, a global phenomenon.

No one planned it.
The founder wasn’t thrilled about it.
And the company? It didn’t survive.

But what they left behind?
It’s still soaring.

Hit play and hear how a humble bakery accidentally launched one of the world’s most iconic pastimes.