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Hi friends, happy Wednesday!Over the years, many of you have commented that you like to put Dark History on and just let it play in the background. Well... I heard ya. So instead of you having to shuffle through a mish mash of episodes... I did the hard work for you and created a ...  Show more

Hi, friends! Happy Wednesday!Listen... I know shopping for the holidays can be a total drag. You never know what to get that testy aunt who hates literally everything or the "woo woo friend" who won't shut up about their crystals. Don't worry, I got you covered.I would never leav ...  Show more

Of course we have to have cake for Short Wave's third birthday! Sugar-ologist and biochemist Adriana Patterson talks to producer Berly McCoy to give us some tips from chemistry - the secret to making a fluffy cake and how honey can help a buttercream frosting. Check out Adriana's ...  Show more

You may know her from incendiary baking competition shows such as Cupcake Wars and Sugar Rush, or perhaps you’ve had the pleasure of enjoying one of Candace Nelson’s signature Sprinkles cupcakes that made her famous. But this woman is much more than a pastry chef – she’s an entre ...  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

Shortly after Meridy Volz moved from Milwaukee to San Francisco, she received a phone call from a friend asking her to take over a small bakery business. Meridy agreed to run the bakery, but she only wanted to sell one thing: pot brownies. Her brownies were a massive success, and ...  Show more