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Episode 36: Christmas Bake Off Holiday Special!
Gin and Cake - December 24, 2018 05:03 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode, we celebrate the holidays with a special guest. It's Joël! Doris is off on a well-earned vacation, so Joël has kindly stepped in to chat about the first episode of the new GBBO Holiday Specials running on Netflix. God bless us, every one! We spend a goodly amount of time ca...
Episode 35: Season Five, Episode One (Cake)
Gin and Cake - December 05, 2018 12:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we start a brand new season by indulging our curiosity about GBBO's move to Channel 4. We're going to review the first non-BBC version of the show. How does it hold up? Who are these people? Where are our drinks? You can find this season on Netflix as "Seaso...
Episode 34: Interview Special with Tom Gilliford, Season 7 Contestant
Gin and Cake - November 16, 2018 12:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe're back! After a long and busy hiatus, Gin and Cake returns with a special episode--our first ever interview with a Bake Off contestant! Join us for a chat with the lovely Tom Gilliford, who nabbed our geeky baker hearts on UK Season 7 (US Season 4). In a wide-ranging interview, we peek beh...
Episode 33: Season Three, Episode Ten (The Finals!)
Gin and Cake - June 20, 2018 23:47 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we find out who takes the coveted cake plate in the final episode of Season Three of the Great British Baking Show. Fastidious Ian? Brave Nadiya? Beautiful Tamal? They're all winners in our eyes! But not really, because one actually wins. Along the way, we'l...
Episode 32: Season Three, Episode Nine (Semifinals Chocolate)
Gin and Cake - May 30, 2018 19:31 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we take our last step toward the Season Three finale in Episode Nine, the chocolate-covered semifinals, of the Great British Baking Show. We'll accessorize with signaling handbags and torturous shoes, swim through kilos of butter and shudder at souffles, dre...
Episode 31: Season Three, Episode Eight (Patisserie)
Gin and Cake - May 15, 2018 02:56 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we get fascinated by fiddly patisserie on Season Three, Episode Eight, of the Great British Baking Show. We'll be shocked at piping crimes, sad for ambitious pancakes, skeptical about manufactured drama, and sniffy about fake flavors. We'll also define the m...
Episode 30: Season Three, Episode Seven (Victorian)
Gin and Cake - April 26, 2018 00:08 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we travel back in time to the gorgeous formality of the Victorian Age in Season Three, Episode Seven, of the Great British Baking Show. We'll acclaim a Beeton, mull ras el hanout and roadkill, suffer a few Downton flashbacks, befuddle over French Bavarians, ...
Episode 29: Season Three, Episode Six (Pastry)
Gin and Cake - April 16, 2018 04:19 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we wander between the buttery layers of pastry in Season Three, Episode Six, of the Great British Baking Show. We'll take the Wayback Machine to the Eighties AND the Seventies, talk Terror, shudder at squid ink, fear The Jungle, and consider the tyranny of m...
Episode 28: Season Three, Episode Five (Alternative Ingredients)
Gin and Cake - March 28, 2018 04:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, things get weird as we explore "alternative" ingredients in Season Three, Episode Five, of the Great British Baking Show. We'll consider the value of simplicity, why you can't beat the real thing, and our desperate need for Time Turners. Unfortunately, we'll...
Episode 27: Season Three, Episode Four (Desserts)
Gin and Cake - March 14, 2018 04:17 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we dig delish desserts and say hello to an old friend as we discuss Season Three, Episode Four, of the Great British Baking Show. We'll spend a LONG time catching up on geekery with Special Guest Joel, and chat about Discovery, Downton, Panthers, Popeye, Bat...
Episode 26: Season Three, Episode Three (Bread)
Gin and Cake - February 28, 2018 05:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we carb load with the bread bonanza of Episode Three, Season Three, of the Great British Baking Show. We'll channel our inner chemists, do a bit of Disco, ponder poppies, and salute skeletons and snowboards. What is art? Why is that bread bed unmade? And can...
Episode 25: Season Three, Episode Two (Biscuits)
Gin and Cake - February 07, 2018 05:20 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we stare into the terrifying but tasty abyss between biscuits and pastries in Episode Two, Season Three of the Great British Baking Show. We'll also consider furry forecasters, Russian roses, SPAM as a status symbol, a guy named Macbeth, and the curse of star...
Episode 24: Season Three, Episode One (Cake)
Gin and Cake - November 15, 2017 05:30 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we kick off our review of Season Three of the Great British Baking Show. We'll discuss Betty and bakers, consider starfish arms and slightly stranger things, and ponder the unknowable enigma of nuts. And we'll say hello to a brand new host, who got through an ...
Episode 23: The Scottish Special!
Gin and Cake - November 01, 2017 04:30 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's special episode of Gin and Cake, we take a wee break from the show, ramble with Sharon to the shores of Caledonia, and chat about the cruelties of social media, the deliciousness of gin, and the elusive unicorns of Scotland. And then end up talking about the show anyway. Rather a lot,...
Episode 22: Season Two Wrapup and Announcements!
Gin and Cake - October 18, 2017 04:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we take a slightly befuddled look back at Season Two of the Great British Baking Show. Along the way, we'll consider shenanigans and swallows' tongues, pay-per-view and poverty cuisine, bookies and the bowels of Hoover Dam. We'll answer the profound question, ...
Episode 21: Season Two, Episode Ten (The Finals)
Gin and Cake - October 04, 2017 04:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we find out who takes the cake plate in the Season Two Finals! We'll also take a few side trips into Harry Potter, pirate pinatas, flaming cheese, and R versus K reproductive strategies. Yeah, dunno, but when Joel says it, it sounds cool. So, grab a delicious...
Episode 20: Season Two, Episode Nine (French & Semifinals)
Gin and Cake - September 20, 2017 04:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, four contestants bake it out to see who goes to the Season Two Finals! We also ramble at length about Dragon Con, HurriCon '17, Captain Kangaroo, Madonna muzak, rarebit rabbits, Hashtag, kerning, "Good Morning, Multiverse", and ectoplasm. Plus the show. Eventu...
Episode 19: Season Two, Episode Eight (Quarterfinals)
Gin and Cake - September 06, 2017 04:17 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we do without, revel in resplendence, worship Tina Turner, admire magic mushrooms and moms, and cry "Eureka!", all in a bid to find out who's going to the Season Two semifinals. We also remind you about our t-shirt contest for Patreon subscribers, because we ...
Episode 18: Season Two, Episode Seven (Pastry)
Gin and Cake - August 23, 2017 04:30 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we ponder whether a pastry is really a pastry, the deliciousness of dead men's arms, the comforting joy of costumes, the mystery of the dick, food fear, and Rupert! We also remind you about our t-shirt contest for Patreon subscribers, because we have the shi...
Episode 17: Season Two, Episode Six (Sweet Dough)
Gin and Cake - August 09, 2017 04:25 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we sink our teeth into sweet dough, along with a bit of biting at throw pillows, Welsh weirdness, bun cracks, revealing hotspots, and Tom Hardy's bottom. Nigel Farage is also mentioned, for which we apologize in advance. We also announce a challenge contest f...
Episode 16: Season Two, Episode Five (Biscuits & Traybakes)
Gin and Cake - July 26, 2017 04:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, it's time for biscuits and . . . traybakes? Which are exactly what they're called, come to find out! The same cannot be said for flapjacks, millionaires, and helter-skelters, but we sort it out. We also manage to chat about gendered food, delightful Daleks, Ja...
Episode 15: Season Two, Episode Four (Pies & Tarts)
Gin and Cake - July 12, 2017 04:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn today's episode of Gin and Cake, we get a wee bit discursive with superheroes, bookstores, brazen strumpets, saucy tarts, and the wholesome insanity of It's a Small World. We also manage to chat about Episode Four (Pies & Tarts) of Season Two of The Great British Baking Show, which is kind of...
Episode 14: Season Two, Episode Three (Desserts)
Gin and Cake - June 28, 2017 04:30 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday on Gin and Cake, we dig into desserts with our review of Episode Three, Season Two of The Great British Baking Show. We'll also get our zen on discussing trifles, fools and tipsy lairds, and reveal the tragic consequences of custard-rustling. So, grab a delicious beverage, sharpen your sw...
Episode 13: Season Two, Episode Two (Bread)
Gin and Cake - June 14, 2017 04:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday on Gin and Cake, we knead a ball of bready deliciousness with Episode Two, Season Two of The Great British Baking Show. We range far and wide with Wonder Woman, bees, Solid Gold, ninjas and Nicholas Nickleby, and still manage to talk about the show. By the time you're done, you will defini...
Episode 12: Season Two, Episode One (Cake)
Gin and Cake - May 31, 2017 04:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday on Gin and Cake, we launch ourselves into Season Two of The Great British Baking Show. In this cake-centric episode, we experiment with a new free discussion format (instead of the "live-watch" format we used in Season One), and manage to run into killer whales, a holy hand grenade, and a ...
Episode 11: Season One Wrapup & Announcements!
Gin and Cake - May 17, 2017 04:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday on Gin and Cake, we wrap up the joy that was Season One of The Great British Baking Show. We tag a few favorite moments, explain why four equals two, discuss a format experiment for our next season, and introduce a way you can support and expand Gin and Cake...Patreon! So, grab a del...
Episode 10: Season One, Episode Ten (The Finals)
Gin and Cake - May 03, 2017 04:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIt's the finals! Today on Gin and Cake, we breathlessly watch Season One, Episode Ten of The Great British Baking Show, in which we find out who will rise to take the coveted cake plate. We also wander by barnacle geese, ukuleles, King Arthur's grave, and stand-up comedy. So cue up Episode Ten ...
Episode 09: Season One, Episode Nine (Patisserie)
Gin and Cake - April 19, 2017 04:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday on Gin and Cake, we ponder patisserie in Season One, Episode Nine of The Great British Baking Show, in which our contestants politely duke it out to determine who is going to the finals. Along the way, we also manage to mention coprolites, electric cars, and the history of forbidden fruit....
Episode 08: Season One, Episode Eight (Advanced Dough)
Gin and Cake - April 05, 2017 04:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this episode of Gin and Cake, we consider the complexities of "advanced dough" in Season One, Episode Eight of The Great British Baking Show, along with treks to the stars, experiments with sound effects, and shocking confessions of a French nature. So cue up Episode Eight (or just listen al...
Episode 07: Season One, Episode Seven (Pastry)
Gin and Cake - March 22, 2017 11:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this episode of Gin and Cake, we natter away as the contestants take pains with pastry in Season One, Episode Seven of The Great British Baking Show, along with an amble into English, Napoleon, and the worryingly carb-free futures of sci fi. So cue up Episode Seven (or just listen along), ma...
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