Soggy Bottom Girls
A riveting podcast with two American home bakers who discuss the finer points of The Great British Baking Show!Connect with us:https://soggybottomgirls.comFollow us on social media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soggybottomgirlsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/soggybottomgirls/
Episodes
89 episodes since 2020
Make Me Some Marzipan...It's Christmas🎄 in July! S1-Special Episode
The Soggy Bottom Girls get in the holiday spirit with a few bars of their favorite Christmas carol. Summarizing a holiday episode for the first time, Lisa and Allison discuss all the details of the bakes as well as insert their own typical humo...
September 10, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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33:49
The Very First FINAL!🇬🇧🥧❤️ (S1-Ep6)
This week's episode has hints of what's to come in subsequent seasons. Lisa and Allison discuss the three finalists, and, get into the structure of season one. With only two bakers heading to what will eventually be termed the 'showstopper', th...
June 25, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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37:52
Where the Soggy Bottom All Began - The Very First Pastry Week (S1-Ep5)
The original pastry week gives the girls life as they rehash this episode's highs and lows. Allison highlights the seafood pie as potentially the worst pie while Lisa defends the British savory pie as a staple. Allison admits to not knowing the...
June 18, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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33:24
...You can catch BOYS with this BAKE...❤️ (S1-Ep4)
Lisa gets very enthusiastic about the very Britishness of this episode. There are lots of cut- aways to Mel and Sue giving the girls lots of side stories to serve.With a signature pudding challenge, Lisa gets fired up not only abou...
June 13, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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41:20
"If you knead it, it will rise..." - Bread Week (S1-Ep3)
Lisa and Allison hash and rehash all of the very first bread week offerings. Lisa gives her thoughts on one baker's signature foccacia, and explains her love of anchovies on pizza, and the existence of the tiny fish in Worcestershir...
May 29, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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31:08
Make mine a millionaire shortbread...😋 (S1-Ep2)
Going RETRO to the original season 1 of GBBO! Having lost 2 bakers week one, two more bakers are on the line this week. Lisa can't get over the addition of 7 times too much sugar by baker Louise. The girls thoroughly discuss her signature biscu...
May 14, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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38:22
In the Beginning...There was CAKE🍰 (S1-Ep1)
Lisa and Allison start the show explaining why a return to the beginning is so refreshing. The girls talk about a few of the signature baked offerings, as well as address the informal and unusual behavior of both Mary and Paul as judges. ...
March 25, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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32:18
Extra! Extra! Let's Cover Sad Showstoppers (S14-Ep11)
Lisa and Allison reiterate their disappointment over the most recent season finale. Both girls reintroduce final showstopper challenges from previous bake off seasons and compare the difficulty and intensity of their showstoppers. ...
February 26, 2024
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Season 14
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Episode 11
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33:12
It's "Final" Countdown (Finally!) - Series 14 Final! (S14-Ep10)
The girls get down to it, the 2023 finale! The girls discuss the eclair signature bake, and Lisa shares her banoffee pie bake after Matty's signature bannofee eclairs. The dated lardy cake technical has the girls musing about old fashioned lard...
February 13, 2024
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Season 14
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Episode 10
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26:34
I'm CHUFFED. How About You? - Patisserie Week (Semi-Final S14-Ep9)
Only four bakers left to discuss this week as its the patisserie semi-final. A perfectly decent signature of fancy financiers is discussed with Lisa stating she'd like to make them some day. The girls both agree that Dan's flavors are spo...
January 30, 2024
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Season 14
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Episode 9
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30:57
Fight for your right to paaaaaaaaarty! (You gotta!) (S14-Ep8)
A completely new theme is unveiled for the quarterfinal.... "PARTY"!Bakers celebrate with their signature sausage rolls, and Lisa reminds us all of the American store-bought crescent roll, and pigs in a blanket. The girls discuss s...
January 18, 2024
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Season 14
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Episode 8
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31:51
Chuffed to Bits! - It's Dessert Week - (S14-Ep7)
It's another dessert week, and Allison speaks to every episode feeling like dessert week. A creme carmel signature has Allison sharing about her serving days at an Italian restaurant. Lisa shares the ease at which she makes carmel, and also giv...
January 08, 2024
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Season 14
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Episode 7
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34:46
Run, Run as Fast as You Can... It's GINGERBREAD - A Holiday Special Episode!
Catch this special holiday episode all about gingerbread!Lisa's daughter Sophie joins the girls for all things related to building with dough. Lisa gives tips and advice based on her 15 years of baking gingerbread houses. Allison reminis...
December 21, 2023
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Season 14
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Episode 6
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32:31
Y'all need Cinnamon! - Baking with Botanicals? (S14-Ep6)
A botanical week challenges the bakers to make spiced buns in the signature. Lisa and Allison discuss the overall lack of a botanical presence, and how most bakers seemed to rely just on cinnamon. One baker uses saffron and the girls disc...
December 12, 2023
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Season 14
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Episode 6
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36:46
Pies, Pies, Pies, Yeah-Uh!🥧 - It's Pastry Week on GBBO (S14-Ep5)
This episode, bakers tested their pastry skills whilst Lisa and Allison tested each other's taste for poached bacon. A spanikopita bake leads Lisa and Allison to reminisce about one of Lisa's first jobs, and Allison's introduction to baklava at...
November 28, 2023
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Season 14
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Episode 5
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34:15
Chocolatey Goodness GBBO Style! (S14-Ep4)
Lisa and Allison begin on a tangent as they lament the somewhat uninteresting challenges from this week's episode. Allison shares the unsatisfying response she received from Hershey's regarding the location of all their cinnamon chips, an...
November 13, 2023
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Season 14
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Episode 4
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38:27
No Time to Loaf Around, it's BREAD WEEK!🍞🥖🥨 (S14-Ep3)
This episode, the girls get into a kinder, gentler bread week. Lisa and Allison discuss Paul Hollywood not only learning some sign language, but connecting on a 'BREAD LEVEL' with baking contestant Tasha.The girls note the absence of sou...
October 30, 2023
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Season 14
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Episode 3
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41:56
Biscuit Week (with Marshmallows?) (S14-Ep2)
Biscuit week brought way to much marshmallow and Chocolate for Allison's taste, and she spends most of the episode saying as much. A second episode of the 2023 season brings out a civilized signature. Lisa and Allison discuss their favori...
October 16, 2023
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Season 14
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Episode 2
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38:17
A New Season, a New Host & a Familiar Challenge! (S14-Ep1)
The Soggy Bottom Girls are very much back! It's a new season (#14) on Netflix, and the girls are here for it! Lisa and Allison talk about the success of the show's brand new host, Allison Hammond. The girls then highlight potential ...
October 05, 2023
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Season 14
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Episode 1
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35:13
Season 13: The Final (Finally!) (S13-Ep10)
This week's show has every intention of discussing the final bakes! With Syabira as the strongest baker in her flavor choices, only the Soggy Bottom Girls could segue so strongly into scented toilet paper! Lisa and Allison both agree that...
July 15, 2023
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Season 13
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Episode 10
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42:24
Vertical Tarts? - Patisserie Week Shenanigans (S13-Ep9)
Lisa and Allison open up this quarterfinal patisserie week in true midwestern fashion. The girls reminisce about Pillsbury crescent rolls and Grand's Biscuits, and touch on the simplicity of a ladyfinger cookie. Lisa's breakdown of her ex...
June 26, 2023
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Season 13
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Episode 9
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35:42
A Quite Odd Pastry Week (S13-Ep8)
It's Pastry week, and to kick things off, the girls lament their lack of love for this week's signature samosas. Lisa brings up the fact that deep frying isn't baking, and a reminiscence of the 1970's Fry Daddy ensues! The girls talk about the ...
May 24, 2023
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Season 13
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Episode 7
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38:16
Stacks of Snacks - It's Custard Week! (S13-Ep7)
Do you hanker for a hunk of....custard? If so, the girls got you covered on this week's episode. Allison first groans her way through a discussion on poached meringues. Lisa gives tips and a report on this week's technical challenge of pistachi...
April 10, 2023
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Season 13
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Episode 6
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35:48
Just Desserts - Lemon Meringue, Anyone?🍋 (S13-Ep5)
An all-encompassing dessert week has the girls discussing anything and everything! The signature steamed pudding challenge leads Lisa to preach about her own recent sticky toffee puddings. The girls then exchange baking notes and childhood memo...
March 09, 2023
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Season 13
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Episode 5
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35:14
"The Littllest Hobo" & It's Mexican Week! (S13-Ep4)
"Not the littlest hobo!"There are over one thousand types of conchas the GBBO bakers could choose from this week, and Lisa and Allison discuss exactly 3. In this episode, the girls walk down many side streets inspired by Mexican We...
February 25, 2023
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Season 13
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Episode 4
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33:54