The Sourdough Podcast

On this episode of The Sourdough Podcast I talk with sourdough sage Elaine Boddy about her recently released cookbook The Sourdough Whisperer. We discuss how her childhood in the middle east inspired her to explore cooking, baking, and blogging. She talks about writing a sourdough cookbook during lockdown, breaking all the rules of sourdough, and shares the advice she wishes she ha

On this episode of the Sourdough Podcast, Annie Clapper joins me from her home and cottage bakery in Bentonville, Arkansas. We discuss her unique path to cottage baking from the documentary that initially inspired her, to selling at a farmer’s market within months of baking her first sourdough loaf. We talk about the evolution of her bakery, vegan baking, pandemic pivots, as well

On this episode of the Sourdough Podcast my friend and sourdough cookie extraordinaire Alexandra Allen joins me to talk about her Lūv Cookie Dough Co conquest of the United States. We discuss her unique path to success from her Persian and Puerto Rican heritage and her world travels. Alex tells us about the inspiration she draws from her sourdough community as well as from nature

On this episode of the Sourdough Podcast, David Kaisel of Capay Mills joins me to talk about his recent crowdsourcing success using the new platform SMBX. David describes his unique path into milling and farming and his goal to resurrect community-scale grain milling. We talk about our mutual wheat network and David’s vision for the future of the California grain economy.

On this episode of The Sourdough Podcast, Anita Šumer joins me to talk about her new ebook “Bread Art.” Anita shares her beautiful journey as she celebrates a decade of baking sourdough and sharing it with the world. She tells us how sourdough has sustained her through hard times, about the lessons it's taught her, and we discuss the often understated spiritual side of baking.

On this episode of the Sourdough Podcast, Andrew Heyn of Elmore Mountain Bread and New American Stone Mills joins me to talk about his unexpected journey into artisan bread baking. We discuss how his passion for fresh milled wheat led him to build his own stone mill and eventually mills for customers around the world. And we talk about how his pursuit of better bread has helped sup

On this episode of The Sourdough Podcast Beesham Soogrim reflects on his career as a master baker and chef, bakery consultant, and international sourdough teacher. Beesham shares his journey from Mauritius to Sweden, answers some of his most frequent beginner sourdough questions, and reflects on why he thinks sourdough has become a global phenomenon.

On this episode of the Sourdough Podcast I introduce you to my friend and local grain grower Jon Eck. Jon describes the successes and failures of his first year of wheat farming as well as what drew him to plant wheat in the first place. We talk about what it takes to do business in the wild west of wheat farming AND how his first harvest is already feeding students and transformin

Dr. Eric Pallant joins us to talk about his new book SOURDOUGH CULTURE: A History of Bread Making from Ancient to Modern Bakers.

My guest is Jennifer Lapidus. Jennifer is the founder of Carolina Ground Flour Mill in Asheville, North Carolina. Before she was a miller, Jennifer founded Natural Bridge Bakery where she baked her naturally leavened breads in a wood fired brick oven. I’m honored to be speaking with Jennifer about her recently published book SOUTHERN GROUND - it’s truly a love letter to Souther