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Super Pizza Man

August 13, 2026

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Super Pizza Man

The night Nick Bostick spotted a campfire in someone's front yard around midnight, he was driving home after storming out of an argument with his pregnant girlfriend. He'd been clean from drugs for two months, working as a pizza delivery driver, trying to hold together a life that had never given him much of a foundation. His parents had been in and out of prison. People made fun of him for his weight. "I'd feel sorry for myself about it," he says. "I kept feeding off that pain and that's what ended up spiraling me down." When he found out his girlfriend Kara was pregnant with their son Bryson, he quit everything and threw his stash away. That night, after the argument, he cooled off in an AutoZone parking lot, then turned the car around to go home and apologize.

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  • 1 (04:31) **Nick's Setup: A Fresh Start at Risk** - 25-year-old Nick Boss, a new pizza delivery driver, reveals his background: a recent promotion to driver, a pregnant girlfriend, and a decision to get clean from drugs after two months of sobriety.
  • 2 (07:13) **Spotting the Fire** - While driving back to the apartment, Nick notices a strange glow in a front yard, realizing it's a house fire spreading onto a porch with no one around.
  • 3 (08:46) **Entering the Burning House** - Nick enters the dark, quiet home, repeatedly announcing his presence out of respect and to avoid being shot, as he searches for residents while the fire flickers through the front curtains.
  • 4 (11:35) **The Second Rescue Mission** - After the four girls are safely outside, Nick asks if anyone else is inside, and they tell him a five-year-old is still in the building, prompting him to turn around and run back in without a second thought.
  • 5 (18:15) **Finding the Child in the Smoke** - Descending the stairs, Nick is met by a wall of heat that forces him back, but he hears screaming and crying from the pitch-black, smoke-filled first floor, so he doubles his shirt over his mouth and plunges in.
  • 6 (20:43) **The Desperate Escape Through a Window** - Reaching an upstairs room, Nick finds the fire has already spread halfway down the hallway, leaving only two doorways open; the five-year-old girl stops crying and holds onto him tightly as he prepares to escape.
  • 7 (23:21) **Aftermath and Recognition** - Nick hands the girl to a running police officer, and as the adrenaline fades, he asks repeatedly if the baby is okay, feeling immense relief when emergency personnel arrive.

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Show Notes

A pizza delivery guy goes full superhero out on the job. And a husband trying to bring joy to his pregnant wife pays a high price to satisfy her sweet tooth. 

Super Pizza Man

A pizza delivery guy goes full superhero out on the job. 

A huge thank you to Nicholas Bostic for sharing your story!

Nick would go on to be awarded the prestigious Carnegie Medal of Honor; the highest civilian honor for heroism. He currently runs his own lawn care business in Lafayette, Indiana. 

Produced by Bo Walsh, edited by Anna Sussman, original score by Nick Marks, art by Teo Ducot.

Heavy High & Far 

A husband trying to bring joy to his pregnant wife pays a high price to satisfy her sweet tooth. 

A huge thank you to Gastor Almonte for sharing his story with Snap!

Gastor is a standup comedian and storyteller from Brooklyn. He’s also the co-host of the weekly comedy news podcast “The War Report” You can watch Gastor perform this story live for the World. You can also find him on Instagram.

Produced by Bo Walsh, edited by Anna Sussman, original score by Clay Xavier.

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