133. Cake is Mighter than the Sword

Throughout the Draculae miniseries, about the Swedish and Icelandic translations of Dracula that played fast and loose with the original text, I've been wondering a couple of questions: why are cover versions of songs and remakes of films so normal and acceptable, whereas cover v ...  Show more

Many mysteries accompany the revelations that Powers of Darkness, the Icelandic and Swedish versions of Dracula, are not direct translations of Bram Stoker's original, but stories that significantly differ in character names, plot and runtime. Like: did Bram Stoker write it himse ...  Show more

This week the boys talk cakes and don’t shy away from controversy. What separates cake from bread? What are the best cakes? Worst cakes? We give you the truth and don’t care about who we hurt along the way.For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out th ...  Show more

In this episode...🎂 Where did birthday cake come from? 🚗 How come my indicator is never in sync with other cars waiting to turn?💼 And, as always, some business from the business briefcase.Nina, here’s that recipe for Greek Honey Cake: https://www.food.com/recipe/greek-honey-ca ...  Show more

Cake has been around for a long time, but mostly less than great forms. It took the Industrial Revolution, the advent of plentiful sugar, and some good old American know-how to come together to make the cake we know and love today. Find out all about it in this classic episode.Se ...  Show more

<span lang="EN-US" style= "font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: #00b0f0;" xml:lang= "EN-US">Learn English vocabulary connected to cake and pastries. It's perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth. Improving your listening skills with this podcast episode is ...