The Sourdough Podcast

Michael Hilburn
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The Sourdough Podcast

Inspiring conversations from leaders and innovators throughout the sourdough community. Hear the stories behind the bakers, authors, growers, millers, artists, and other creative minds that you've always wondered about.

  1. 05/30/2022

    Elaine Boddy, author of The Sourdough Whisperer

    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 had as a new baker.

    51 min

  2. 05/17/2022

    Annie Clapper of The Family Crumb

    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 as her bakery coaching classes. Annie’s a wealth of information on all things cottage bakery and has some great advice for new bakers.

    56 min

  3. 04/05/2022

    Alexandra Allen of Wild Woman Bakery

    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 and her love for foraged fungi and heirloom wheat.

    1h 1m

  4. 03/31/2022

    David Kaisel, Miller, Farmer, Entrepreneur

    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.

    1h 9m
  5. Anita Šumer of Sourdough Mania

    02/03/2022

    Anita Šumer of Sourdough Mania

    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. This was an interview a long time in the making - but worth the wait. You won’t want to miss it.

    1h 2m
  6. Andrew Heyn, Baker and Millwright

    12/15/2021

    Andrew Heyn, Baker and Millwright

    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 support the growth and development his own burgeoning Vermont grain economy and has inspired others around the country.

    48 min
  7. Beesham Soogrim, Professional Baker and Chef

    11/08/2021

    Beesham Soogrim, Professional Baker and Chef

    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.

    1 hr
  8. Jon Eck, California Wheat Grower

    10/03/2021

    Jon Eck, California Wheat Grower

    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 transforming California schools. This episode examines our newly established local grain economy through the perspective of the wheat grower. I always love talking with Jon and I am so glad to be able to share this conversation with you.

    1h 29m
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Inspiring conversations from leaders and innovators throughout the sourdough community. Hear the stories behind the bakers, authors, growers, millers, artists, and other creative minds that you've always wondered about.

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  • Creator
    Michael Hilburn
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2022
  • Episodes
    44
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2018 Michael Hilburn
  • Show Website
    The Sourdough Podcast

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