Let's Bake History

As we celebrate 2 years of LBH, we've decided it's time for a quick summer break so that we can recharge our creative engines and prepare for the next season of history, baked goods, and bad puns. Set your kitchen timers for the fall, when we'll return with regular bi-weekly episodes about all your favorite treats. 

In the meantime, we've rounded up a list of food, baking, and history-themed podcasts to tide you over. 

Food and Modern Culture:

Cherry Bombe - An interview show with the coolest, most creative women in the world of food

Spilled Milk - A comedy show about food from shrimp cocktail to mug cakes

The Empty Bowl - A meditative podcast about cereal and cereal news

British Bake-Off Podcasts:

The Proving Drawer

Cake Face

The Bake Down

Food & History

A Taste of the Past - Culinary historian Linda Pelaccio interviews authors, historians, and food scholars for casual, in-depth conversations on topics of culinary history

Burnt Toast -  Food52's podcast highlighting the often-surprising past of what we eat every day

In this time of home isolation and limited food creativity, we invite you to dig among the back corners of your refrigerator where you may find today's baked good hiding out! We bring you the history of the small-but-mighty pizza bagel, a pioneer of creativity, deliciousness, and financial innovation. Join us!

Let's Bake History is a pseudo-educational comedy podcast exploring the origin stories of all your favorite baked goods. Each week co-hosts Emma and Jules dig into new breads, cakes, cookies, pies, pastries and more – to bring you the details on their nefarious histories and modern incarnations.

If you didn't think Emma could talk about cereal for 30 minutes straight, then boy were you mistaken! Today's episode is a nice long one, because 1) the history of cereal is too wild to consolidate into anything less, and 2) we know you crazy kids need some extra goodness to listen to while you're stuck at home. You're welcome. Get your milk and your spoon, and enjoy! 

Let's Bake History is a pseudo-educational comedy podcast exploring the origin stories of all your favorite baked goods. Each week co-hosts Emma and Jules dig into new breads, cakes, cookies, pies, pastries and more – to bring you the details on their nefarious histories and modern incarnations.

This week we're getting extra sticky, extra sweet, and extra steamy...that's right, it's time for Stroopwafel! These caramel-pressed waffle cookies might have been a mistake at first, but they'll be an intentional part of your life from here on out if you just give them a chance. Join us! 

Let's Bake History is a pseudo-educational comedy podcast exploring the origin stories of all your favorite baked goods. Each week co-hosts Emma and Jules dig into new breads, cakes, cookies, pies, pastries and more – to bring you the details on their nefarious histories and modern incarnations.

In honor of the Jewish celebration Purim, we bring you the newest Netflix original historical-drama: The Story of Hamantaschen! Coming from the Book of Esther, these little triangle cookies are part of an espionage tale worthy of the big screen. 

Let's Bake History is a pseudo-educational comedy podcast exploring the origin stories of all your favorite baked goods. Each week co-hosts Emma and Jules dig into new breads, cakes, cookies, pies, pastries and more – to bring you the details on their nefarious histories and modern incarnations.

In this episode we discover the absolute joy that is Medovik, or Russian Honey Cake: a towering layer cookie-cake held together with sweet cream filling. It won over the heart of a Russian Empress, and we can only hope it will win over your heart too, dear listener! 

Unrelated to honey cake, I want to apologize in advance that during this episode Jules sounds like she is recording from the bottom of a very deep well, or perhaps from an adjacent room while sitting in a bathtub. We assure you neither was the case. We are working to fix this issue for next episode. 

Let's Bake History is a pseudo-educational comedy podcast exploring the origin stories of all your favorite baked goods. Each week co-hosts Emma and Jules dig into new breads, cakes, cookies, pies, pastries and more – to bring you the details on their nefarious histories and modern incarnations.

Valentine's Day is coming up soon, and to celebrate we have a steamy, sensuous episode for you to enjoy with your loved ones. We've got Clootie, we've got Roly Poly - and if you ever wanted to hear us talk about our love for Spotted Dick this is your chance! Join us for an episode that is sure to warm your heart...and your stomach. 

Let's Bake History is a pseudo-educational comedy podcast exploring the origin stories of all your favorite baked goods. Each week co-hosts Emma and Jules dig into new breads, cakes, cookies, pies, pastries and more – to bring you the details on their nefarious histories and modern incarnations.

It's time to head to Russia and talk about spice ratios as we explore the classic dessert, Pryaniki! This cookie does it all - it can impress your houseguests and then help get them out the door, all without messing up its sugary glaze coating. Join us!

Let's Bake History is a pseudo-educational comedy podcast exploring the origin stories of all your favorite baked goods. Each week co-hosts Emma and Jules dig into new breads, cakes, cookies, pies, pastries and more – to bring you the details on their nefarious histories and modern incarnations.

Think you're the cat's meow? Well, we'll figure out if you really know your onions with this food and baking decade-in-review for the 20s. The 1920's, that is! We'll even forgive Jules for confusing Teddy Rosevelt and Grover Cleveland! Join us, we promise it's the berries!

Let's Bake History is a pseudo-educational comedy podcast exploring the origin stories of all your favorite baked goods. Each week co-hosts Emma and Jules dig into new breads, cakes, cookies, pies, pastries and more – to bring you the details on their nefarious histories and modern incarnations.

This week, we bring you the history of a baked good whose *bark* is worse than its bite! No? Ok, we're all a little silly after the holidays, but in all seriousness, we're discussing the fascinating story of Swiss Roles and the Yule Log. So, gather around the decidedly Pagan fire, and listen up...

Let's Bake History is a pseudo-educational comedy podcast exploring the origin stories of all your favorite baked goods. Each week co-hosts Emma and Jules dig into new breads, cakes, cookies, pies, pastries and more – to bring you the details on their nefarious histories and modern incarnations.