On 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 catching up, so if you're looking for show talk, skip ahead to the 13-minute mark. But then you'll miss musings about Mrs. Maisel, skin-singing, and a whole lotta mince. Why would you want that? So, grab a mulled beverage, sneak a cookie off Santa's plate, and enjoy Episode 36. It's Gin and Cake time!   Want to connect? Check us out on Twitter (@ginandcakepod), or on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ginandcake) to leave a comment or ask a question you'd like us to answer on the podcast. If you like the podcast and want to support us, check us out on Patreon.com (www.patreon.com/ginandcake). You'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. And please SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes, if you're so inclined. It helps us out a lot. Thank you!

Episode 36: Christmas Bake Off Holiday Special!

On 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 "Season 5," which is a numbering we'll try to explain. Probably not very effectively. Along the way, we catch up with a few bits and bobs that happened during our break, laud the wonder of museums, give a gin reccy, and mention the science-based delights of tiny Japanese food. So, grab a delicious beverage, flip on the Netflix, and enjoy Episode 35. It's Gin and Cake time!   Want to connect? Check us out on Twitter (@ginandcakepod), or on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ginandcake) to leave a comment or ask a question you'd like us to answer on the podcast. If you like the podcast and want to support us, check us out on Patreon.com (www.patreon.com/ginandcake). You'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. And please SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes, if you're so inclined. It helps us out a lot. Thank you!

Episode 35: Season Five, Episode One (Cake)

We'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 behind the bake-off curtain, get political about privilege, destroy some benches, attend a Eurovision pajama party, and get really nerdy with D&D, health potions, and the intersectionality of dungeons and dough. So, grab a delicious beverage, open your pre-Thanksgiving snacks, and enjoy Episode 34. It's Gin and Cake time! SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/ And PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 34: Interview Special with Tom Gilliford, Season 7 Contestant

On 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'll visit a cathedral of learning, struggle to pronounce words, bemoan bad Halloween decorations, wave our jazz hands, and wipe away tears. So. Many. Tears. We'll also say hi to a few friends, give a book reccy, and shout hurrah for a Bravetart. So, grab a delicious beverage, open a box of tissues, and enjoy Episode 33. It's Gin and Cake time! SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 33: Season Three, Episode Ten (The Finals!)

On 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, dream of Dromoland and pine for the middle of nowhere. Plus our first gin reccy in ages! So, grab a delicious beverage, chow down on a chocolate biscuit, and enjoy Episode 32. It's Gin and Cake time! SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!  

Episode 32: Season Three, Episode Nine (Semifinals Chocolate)

On 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 mountain on which one of us will die, and demystify pooping one's pants. So, grab a delicious beverage, keep a hand on your rag, and enjoy Episode 31. It's Gin and Cake time! SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 31: Season Three, Episode Eight (Patisserie)

On 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, and gush about jello maps and gelatin. So much gelatin. Sharon will also curse a lot about Flora, but in a loving way, and we'll all get a life lesson from vacuum cleaners. So, grab a delicious beverage, settle in for Dickens-length discourse, and enjoy Episode 30 (THIRTY!). It's Gin and Cake time!   SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 30: Season Three, Episode Seven (Victorian)

On 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 musical chairs. We'll also rank sandwiches, and wonder why anyone wants to eat Pine Sol. Also, our Patreon tee contest has re-opened, but on the down-low, for naughty reasons. Shhhh! So, grab a delicious beverage, poach your eggs properly, and enjoy Episode 29. It's Gin and Cake time!   SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 29: Season Three, Episode Six (Pastry)

On 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 also spend more than a little time on the subject of mucus, for which we apologize in advance. So, grab a delicious beverage, ponder the wonder of the stars, and enjoy Episode 28. It's Gin and Cake time!   SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 28: Season Three, Episode Five (Alternative Ingredients)

On 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, Battlestars, and something called a Cuphead. And we still talk about the show! That starts about 11 minutes in if you want to skip ahead, but why would you? Be honest. If you've read this far, you probably have nothing better to do. So, grab a delicious beverage, crack open a caramel topping, and enjoy Episode 27. It's Gin and Cake time!   SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 27: Season Three, Episode Four (Desserts)

On 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't alkalis and acids just get along? You'll have to put up with some crackly audio to find out. So, grab a delicious beverage, mount up on your bread bike, and enjoy Episode 26. It's Gin and Cake time!   PS Yep, still having audio issues, but they're completely different this time, so we'll call that progress. We promise we're working on it.   SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 26: Season Three, Episode Three (Bread)

On 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 stars, along with a shoutout to a lost sci-fi/fantasy master, and a squee for a certain upcoming Marvel movie. So, grab a delicious beverage, join us in The Good Place, and enjoy Episode 25. It's Gin and Cake time!   PS: We're having a few audio issues, so if you hear some odd echoes, you're not insane. Or you might be, but not because of this podcast. Probably. Possibly. We admit nothing.   SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 25: Season Three, Episode Two (Biscuits)

On 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 entire episode without walking out, which was quite decent of her really. So, grab a delicious beverage, put on your shiniest Seventies jumpsuit, and enjoy Episode 24. It's Gin and Cake time!   SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 24: Season Three, Episode One (Cake)

On 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, actually! So, grab a delicious beverage, pile up a plate of McVitie's, and enjoy Episode 23. It's Gin and Cake time!   SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 23: The Scottish Special!

On 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, "Sorry, who were you again?" And we'll bid a fond farewell to more than a season as we peer into the future. So, grab a delicious beverage, get a box of comfort biscuits, and enjoy Episode 22. It's Gin and Cake time!   SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 22: Season Two Wrapup and Announcements!

On 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 beverage, buckle up for finals drama, and enjoy Episode 21. It's Gin and Cake time!   SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 21: Season Two, Episode Ten (The Finals)

On 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. Eventually. Promise! So, grab a delicious beverage, hop on into The Chucklepatch, and enjoy Episode 20. It's Gin and Cake time!   SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 20: Season Two, Episode Nine (French & Semifinals)

On 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 have the shirts and need to give them away. No, really. They're taking up valuable space. So, grab a delicious beverage, nosh on a gluten/dairy/wheat-free snack, and enjoy Episode 19. It's Gin and Cake time!   SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 19: Season Two, Episode Eight (Quarterfinals)

On 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 shirts and need to give them away. So, grab a delicious beverage, snuggle up to your favorite beautiful bear, and enjoy Episode 18. It's Gin and Cake time!   SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

Episode 18: Season Two, Episode Seven (Pastry)

On 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 for our Patreon that involves...actual merch! So, grab a delicious beverage, seize a plumptious bun, and enjoy Episode 17. It's Gin and Cake time! SUPPORT US! Gin and Cake is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ginandcake  If you like the podcast and want to join us for more exclusive content while supporting our show, you'll lighten our hearts like a perfectly made Victoria sponge. Thank you! CONNECT WITH US! On Twitter: @ginandcakepod (https://twitter.com/ginandcakepod)  On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginandcake/  And SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on iTunes or any podcast app or service out there. Thanks!

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