Things Bakers Know

the King Arthur Baking Podcast

Season 3 now streaming! 

Join King Arthur’s Jessica Battilana and David Tamarkin as they explore every corner of the baking world. Each episode dives deep into a different baked good — its history and lore, tips and tricks, trends and takes — and they'll always leave time to answer baking questions from listeners. Along the way they chat with the best bakers in America to get their expert advice.

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Episodes & Transcripts

Season 3: 

• Cracking the Cheesecake Code, featuring Carla Hall
• Everyone Loves Focaccia, featuring Samin Nosrat

Season 2: 

• Talking All Things Butter, featuring Dorie Greenspan
• The Best of Chinatown Bakeries with Kristina Cho
• What Even is a Fall Bake? featuring Rick Martínez
• Baking with Kids: Fun or Chaos? featuring Samantha Seneviratne
• Great Gluten-Free Bread is Possible! featuring Aran Goyoaga
• Chocolate, Explained, featuring Amy Guittard
• It's Thanksgiving Pie Time, featuring Stacey Mei Yan Fong
• Our Holiday Baking Q&A Spectacular!
• Celebrating Holiday Cookies with Dan Pelosi
• Reinventing Pizza for 2026

Season 1:

• Perfecting Chocolate Chip Cookies, featuring Zoë François
• A Deep Dive Into Pizza, featuring Dan Richer
• All About Birthday Cake, featuring Cheryl Day and Bronwen Wyatt
• It's Time to Talk Sourdough, featuring Amber Eisler
• History in the Baking: Talking Biscuits with Deb Freeman