Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast
Join King Arthur’s Jessica Battilana and David Tamarkin as they explore every corner of the world of baking. Each episode dives deep into a different baked good — its history and lore, tips and tricks, trends and takes —...
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On the show
- Sarah Jampel2 eps
- Molly Marzalek-Kelly2 eps
- Chad Robertson2 eps
Also: David Lebovitz, Claire Saffitz, Wylie Dufresne, Samin Nosrat, Carla Hall, Dan Pelosi, Amber Eisler, Martin Philip, Melanie Wanders, Stacey Mei Yan Fong, Elisabeth Berthasavage, Pati Jinich, Carlos Perez, Fany Gerson
Audience Interest
- baking techniques and tips
- baked goods history
Podcast Focus
- exploring baking topics
- baked goods lore
Publishing Consistency
- 22 episodes released
- active for 1 year
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Most discussed topics
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Total monthly reach
Based on 1 signal.
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By chart position
- 🇺🇸United States · FoodHOME#32.0M to 10M
- 🇲🇽Mexico · Food#635K to 184K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Food#833K to 172K
- 🇮🇳India · Food#1516K to 85K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Food#2313K to 66K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
2.1M to 11M🎙 Sporadic cadence·29 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
2.1M to 11M🇺🇸93%🇲🇽2%🇨🇦2%+3 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
842K to 4.5M
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Platform Distribution
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/26/26 | Challah is for Everyone, featuring Laurel Kratochvila | This week on the show, we’re gathering around the table and tearing into a big loaf of fluffy challah. David opens the show by sharing challah’s importance in his family and the broader cultural significance this bread holds for Jewish communities. He then sits down with cookbook author Laurel Kratochvila, who reports live from Europe to showcase the origins and evolution of this special bread, including its Polish cousin, chałka. Jessica and David dig into your listener questions, wit... | 52m 23s | ||||||
| 10/19/26 | Pancakes are the MVP of Breakfast, with Carla Lalli | This week, we’re waking up early and starting the day the right way: with a big batch of pancakes. Jessica and David kick off the show by sharing a bit about the history of pancakes — which goes back much longer than you may realize. Then, things take a wild turn when David reveals a truly shocking revelation about his pancake consumption habits. Next, David sits down with cookbook author Carla Lalli to hear her opinions on pancakes, as well as the role they play in helping us get back... | 47m 44s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 | Apple Showdown: Pie vs. Cake, featuring Erin McDowell | It’s fall, which means it’s time to talk about baking with apples! David and Jessica kick off the show by talking about apple pie versus apple cake, then dig into the best apples for baking. Unsurprisingly, they have a lot of opinions! Then David sits down with one of the best all-around bakers in the country and the undisputed pie queen, Erin Jeanne McDowell, to get her top tips for apple baking. Jessica and David answer your biggest apple baking questions before Jessica shares a Jess... | 49m 20s | ||||||
| 10/5/26 | In Pursuit of the Ultimate Chocolate Cake, with Helen Goh | We’re back with a brand-new season, and we’re celebrating with — what else? — cake! Specifically, the best chocolate cake in the world, as made by this episode’s guest, James Beard award-winning cookbook author Helen Goh. Helen joins the show to talk about the recipe the New York Times named the “World’s Best Chocolate Cake” (spoiler alert: her family hates it) and the power of baking to help us find more meaning in our lives and community. Jessica and David then dig into your ca... | 54m 15s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 | Coming Soon - Season Four of Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast | Things Bakers Know, the official podcast from King Arthur Baking Company, is back with a ten episode fourth season — starting October 5th! 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 thei... | 1m 43s | ||||||
| 6/5/26 | bakingbread+4 | Chad Robertson | TartineAltbau | Brooklyn | Chad RobertsonAltbau+5 | — | 15m 04s | ||
| 5/25/26 | bagelsNew York bagels+3 | Carlos Perez | Boil & Bake | New YorkCalifornia+1 | bagelsCalifornia-style bagels+3 | — | 46m 15s | ||
| 5/18/26 | sourdoughbread+3 | Chad Robertson | Tartine bakery | — | sourdoughTartine+4 | — | 57m 59s | ||
| 5/11/26 | doughnutscooking+3 | Fany Gerson | Fan Fan Doughnuts | New York | doughnutsfrying tips+3 | — | 49m 06s | ||
| 5/4/26 | croissantsbaking techniques+3 | Elisabeth Berthasavage | King Arthur Baking School | — | croissantbaking+3 | — | 44m 45s | ||
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| 4/27/26 | tortillasMexican cuisine+3 | Pati Jinich | King Arthur Baking Company | — | tortillasPati Jinich+5 | — | 46m 05s | ||
| 4/20/26 | browniesbaking techniques+1 | David Lebovitz | — | Paris | fudgychewy+2 | — | 44m 10s | ||
| 4/13/26 | vanillabaking+2 | Claire Saffitz | vanilla extractvanilla paste+1 | — | vanilla extractvanilla paste+1 | — | 44m 05s | ||
| 4/6/26 | New York pizzapizza history+2 | Wylie Dufresne | — | New YorkAmerica | iconic dishespizza secrets+1 | — | 46m 27s | ||
| 3/30/26 | focacciabaking+2 | Samin Nosrat | salt-brined focacciaEveryone Loves Focaccia+1 | — | breadrecipe+1 | — | 43m 40s | ||
| 3/23/26 | cheesecakedesserts+2 | Carla Hall | cheesecakespringform pan+1 | US | water bathsspringform pans+1 | — | 42m 00s | ||
| 3/9/26 | bakingpodcast+2 | — | King Arthur Baking CompanyKing Arthur’s+2 | America | baked goodshistory+2 | — | 1m 38s | ||
| 1/5/26 | pizzarecipe development+1 | Sarah JampelMolly Marzalek-Kelly | Flaky Puff Crust PizzaTest Kitchen | — | Flaky Puff Crust PizzaRecipe of the Year+1 | — | 41m 38s | ||
| 12/1/25 | holiday cookiesbaking+1 | Dan Pelosi | King Arthur holiday cookie lineupKing Arthur’s | — | cookie philosophybaking questions+1 | — | 36m 43s | ||
| 11/17/25 | holiday bakingbaking questions+1 | Molly Marzalek-KellySarah Jampel+3 | King Arthurour Test Kitchen+1 | — | baking seasonTest Kitchen+2 | — | 51m 27s | ||
| 11/10/25 | Thanksgivingpie+2 | Stacey Mei Yan Fong | 50 Pies, 50 States | — | prebake crustapple pie filling+1 | — | 41m 46s | ||
| 11/3/25 | Chocolate, Explained, featuring Amy Guittard | Today, we’re talking about one of the world’s perfect foods: chocolate. And who better to join us than Amy Guittard of Guittard Chocolate? For her, chocolate literally runs in the family. She explains everything from how chocolate is made to what the percentages on the bag really mean. Then David and Jessica answer this week’s listener questions, sharing their tips for better brownies and choosing cocoas. To close out the show, Jessica is back with this week’s Jess-opinion, in which sh... | 39m 10s | ||||||
| 10/27/25 | Great Gluten-Free Bread is Possible! featuring Aran Goyoaga | We’re going gluten-free this week and talking about how to make the best gluten-free bread — because we believe everyone deserves great bread. Aran Goyoaga, author of the stunning new book The Art of Gluten-Free Bread, joins us to talk about her approach to gluten-free bread baking, including some of her favorite flours and tips and tricks. We break down the dizzying world of gluten-free flours, our tips for making gluten-free sourdough, and the differences between gluten-full and glut... | 39m 17s | ||||||
| 10/20/25 | Baking with Kids: Fun or Chaos? featuring Samantha Seneviratne | Give kids a baked good, and you’ve fed them for a day. Teach kids to bake, and well ... you know. We’ve been thinking a lot about baking with kids, because we’ve been hard at work writing a brand-new kids baking cookbook! And despite the mess and the chaos, we think it’s all worth it. So does cookbook author Samantha Seneviratne, who joins the show to chat with Jessica about baking with her adorable son Artie and the advice she has for anyone spending time in the kitchen with a young o... | 36m 09s | ||||||
| 10/13/25 | What Even is a Fall Bake? featuring Rick Martínez | It’s the best baking season of the year! So we’re celebrating all things fall baking on today’s episode. First up, producer Rossi Anastopoulo and King Arthur editor Tatiana Bautista join David and Jessica to discuss our new list of the 49 Best Fall Recipes, Ranked. To no one’s surprise, there are a lot of opinions all around! Then cookbook author Rick Martínez stops by to dive deep into Pan de Muerto, the fragrant, buttery bread made to celebrate the fall holiday of Día de los Muertos.... | 45m 42s | ||||||
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Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Key insights
What the show covers
- exploring baking topics
- baked goods lore
- baking trends and advice
- engaging with baking community
Audience interests
- baking techniques and tips
- baked goods history
- expert baker interviews
- listener baking questions
Platform reach
- available on major podcast platforms
- no specific platforms detected
- growing listener base
- unknown total followers
Publishing consistency
- 22 episodes released
- active for 1 year
- weekly episode cadence
- consistent publishing schedule
Chart history for Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast
Peaked at #3 in United States, top 10 in 5 of 48 tracked markets, currently #3 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| CO | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Mexico | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| Canada | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| PL | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| Norway | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| Australia | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| India | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| VN | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| United States | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| KE | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| SA | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| PH | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| MY | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| Ireland | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| Germany | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| AE | — | #33 | #33 | — |
| CL | — | #34 | #34 | — |
Chart Positions
48 placements across 40 markets.
Chart Positions
48 placements across 40 markets.