Best Jenna and Sophie Podcasts (2024)

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Adam Miller of Bakeology and What's Adam Baking? 47:50

7M ago47:50

47:50

Lots of you will recognise Adam Miller from the final of the Great Australian Bake Off last year, where he narrowly missed out on taking home the fancy cake stand to his good mate Laura Foo. During his time in that most fabulous of baking tents, Adam turned out literal show stoppers like his Margarita Cake and his take on the classic from every goo…

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Jenna and Ashley of Jenna Rae Cakes 31:04

7M ago31:04

31:04

Canadian baking superstars Jenna and Ashley of Jenna Rae Cakes recently visited Australia to teach some workshops, bringing their signature fun flavours and decorating style to Cakers Warehouse. I caught up with them while they were in Sydney to chat about their business, their career "pinch me" moments, their second cookbook and how they planned t…

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Thida Bevington 44:38

8M ago44:38

44:38

UK home baker, Thida Bevington, says she is drawn to beauty, but on most days, it is she who provides small moments of beauty for her devoted Instagram followers through her baking, her ocean swims and her walks through the English countryside. In episode 22 of @littlepuddingpodcast, Thida chats about practising to perfect her piping skills (and st…

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Jath - The Sugar Hobby 34:25

9M ago34:25

34:25

A good macaron is a beautiful thing - the delicate crack of the shell, the slight chew, the velvety ganache or rich caramel that lifts the whole experience to another level. Like a lot of French patisserie, they can be tricky to master but Jath from The Sugar Hobby has not only perfected them, she has turned them into an art form. From her favourit…

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Kylie Richards - Cake Decorating Central 41:29

9M ago41:29

41:29

Kylie Richards, co-founder of Cake Decorating Central, has seen a lot of changes in the cake industry in nearly two decades of running the business. But while trends and gadgets come and go, Kylie says the customers (many who've become friends) are why she loves her work, even the ones who bring in cakes requiring emergency surgery! In this chat, K…

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Season 1 Highlights 46:42

10M ago46:42

46:42

Happy New Year Bakers! This is a big ol' buffet of my favourite moments from Season 1 of Bake Chat. It's a Mad Hatter's Tea Party in here and I love it! In order: 1.32 Tilly @tillys_table 3.28 Amy @amy_minichiello_ 5.03 Kate @rarerollingobject 13.28 Rachel @fortytwocakes 19.23 Erin @thegreatmarburgbakeoff 20.31 Charlotte @charlotteree 23.25 Jen @me…

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Episode 5.5: The Amazing, The Incredible, The Fantastic… Jenna Torres! 5:49

10M ago5:49

5:49

Tobias needs to help Jenna out of her slump with his mushroom beard and microwave threats.By Gabel Strickland & Fuschia Faulding Steward

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Laurie Petrou in conversation with Gabby Humphreys @humphreads 48:44

11M ago48:44

48:44

We're wrapping up 2023 by sharing a recording of a live online event featuring Laurie Petrou, author of the novels STARGAZER and SISTER OF MINE, and online book advocate Gabby Humphreys (@humphreads on Instagram). The pair discuss Laurie's novels and writing process, and the impact of social media on a book's success. We'll be taking a break from p…

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Sophie Hansen of Local is Lovely 37:41

11M ago37:41

37:41

Sophie Hansen is a food writer and cookbook author who lives with her family on a deer farm near Orange in rural NSW. She writes a blog, Local is Lovely, and compiles a weekly newsletter, 5 Things to Be Cheerful About, which is always full of good ideas for things to cook, read and watch. She also co-hosts Something to Eat and Something to Read, a …

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Global Goes Local with Dan Brewster, SVP Marketing, ESW 17:06

11M ago17:06

17:06

My special guest on this episode is Dan Brewster, the Senior Vice President of Marketing for ESW. ESW empowers the world's best-loved retailers and brands to make global shopping better, safer, simpler and faster end-to-end. Dan shares timely insights into the evolution of cross-border commerce and the transition to a multi-local solution. Stay tun…

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Author Special: Robyn Gigl and Kia Abdullah 53:18

11M ago53:18

53:18

Robyn Gigl and Kia Abdullah discuss their new novels - By Way of Sorrow and Those People Next Door - in a live online event hosted by Rob Gillett from Queerly Books.By VERVE Books

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Anneka Manning of BakeClub 49:47

11M ago49:47

49:47

Anneka Manning is Australia's real-life, delightful answer to the fictional Elizabeth Zott from Lessons in Chemistry. In her courses at BakeClub, her popular school for bakers, she teaches the "why" behind the processes of baking as well as the "how." Anneka chats about her career in food, from her start in magazines and publishing, to building Bak…

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Global Expansion, the Critical Role of Product Innovation & the Role of Failure with Jenna Flateman Posner, Chief Digital Officer, Solo Brands 17:11

11M ago17:11

17:11

In this episode, we meet the force of nature, Jenna Flateman Posner, just two months into her new gig with innovative home products brand, wholesaler and direct-to-consumer retailer Solo Brands. We cover a lot of ground in this interview, not unlike what Jenna did as a University athlete and member of the USA Women’s Sevens rugby team. Hear more ab…

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State of the Art Integration of Live Shopping with Julian Guevara, SVP DTC, What Goes Around Comes Around, and Sophie Abrahamsson, President of Americas at Bambuser 24:30

12M ago24:30

24:30

In this episode, I welcome back to the podcast Sophie Abrahamsson, President of Americas @ Bambuser. With Sophie is Julian Guevara, Senior Vice President of Direct to Consumer with What Goes Around Comes Around. I had the opportunity to visit Julian's store in SoHo recently and was super impressed by the business, their live-streaming studio and th…

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Thao from Don't Tell Charles 52:15

12M ago52:15

52:15

Cakes made by Thao from Don't Tell Charles are instantly recognisable for their perfect, sharp edges, line cleans and abstract art. From a tiny cafe in Melbourne, Thao has built her business into an online cake school where she has taught thousands of cake makers from all over the world to "cake smarter, not harder." She's always three steps ahead …

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Writing Mysteries and Thrillers with Jane Jesmond 32:45

12M ago32:45

32:45

Editorial Director Jenna Gordon chats to critically acclaimed crime fiction author Jane Jesmond about her latest novel, A QUIET CONTAGION - a dual-timeline mystery-thriller about an accident at a pharmaceutical lab and a dangerous secret that's buried for decades.By VERVE Books

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Global eCommerce Leaders Forum NYC 2023 DeBrief with co-founders Kent Allen and Jim Okamura 28:59

12M ago28:59

28:59

Greetings and welcome to Season Three of the Global eCommerce Leaders #podcast, picking up from the New York edition of the Global eCommerce Leaders Forum, where I met and chatted with some of the most interesting global commerce leaders in the world live in person in the Stream Commerce podcast studio, gathered as part of the thriving GELF communi…

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Author Special: Sarah Rose Etter & Sophie Mackintosh (LIVE) 54:37

12M ago54:37

54:37

A special recording of our recent live online event featuring Sarah Rose Etter, author of Ripe, and Sophie Mackintosh, author of Cursed Bread. An illuminating and hilarious discussion about their novels, 'sad girl fiction' and their writing processes.By VERVE Books

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Alisha and Alice from Co.Bake Space 49:47

12M ago49:47

49:47

Alice from Miss Trixie Drinks Tea and Alisha from Sweet Bakes are the cake babes behind Co.Bake Space, a luxe event and pop-up space for bakers and savvy brands in Melbourne. In this super-fun chat, they tell me how Co.Bake Space came about, why they love working together and how they stay ahead of the game in a competitive, constantly changing ind…

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Das from Das Makes Cakes 50:02

1y ago50:02

50:02

If Girls Just Wanna Have Fun was put into cake form, Das from Das Makes Cakes in Sydney is the lady to make it. Her cakes are as creative and fun as she is, and her love of fashion, pink and all things 80's often shines through in her work. Das talks me through her beginnings in baking, from being a bit over-competitive in her office bakes and goin…

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Magic, carnival and the climate crisis with Stephanie Feldman 33:55

1y ago33:55

33:55

Editorial Director Jenna Gordon talks to Stephanie Feldman about her new, multi-layered cli-fi novel, Saturnalia. VERVE Books are publishing Saturnalia on 26th October 2023. Order your copy now. You can find Stephanie Feldman on Instagram at @stephanie.feldman and on X at @sbfeldman, and at stephaniefeldman.com. Sign up to our newsletter to stay up…

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Emma Weaver from Emma Jane Cake Design 40:05

1y ago40:05

40:05

Let's Price Up Shall We? Emma of Emma Jane Cake Design gives it to us straight about pricing and talks about why she was compelled to cost up her cakes on social media in her Let's Price Up series. But first she makes a cocktail. Emma is a trailblazer in the cake industry, inspiring the flower shaped cake trend with her range of acrylic discs which…

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Cults, changelings and the rise of horror 43:02

1y ago43:02

43:02

Join Sarah and Jenna as they chat about the rise of cult horror and their obsession with things that go bump in the night...By VERVE Books

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Cassie from Cas' Cakery 39:50

1y ago39:50

39:50

Cassie from Cas' Cakery is not only a leader in her field of cake decorating, she's an inspiration to all women in business. In Ep 12, ahead of her appearance at the Cake, Bake & Sweets Show in Sydney, she talks about the beginnings of her cake business with simple mud cake hacks while a mum to four kids under six in a remote mining town, the incid…

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Lena from Savvy Cakes Sydney 24:13

1y ago24:13

24:13

It’s Cake, Bake & Sweets Show week! This is go time for all the bakers presenting in Sydney next weekend. They’ll be baking and packing products, finessing their stands and probably trying to fit a nail or brow appointment in somewhere too! Here to talk us through her show demos, how she got started in baking and how she developed her very handy pr…

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Feminism and Horror with Anne Heltzel 52:26

1y ago52:26

52:26

Editorial Director Jenna Gordon talks to US-based author and Editorial Director Anne Heltzel about her new novel Just Like Mother, available to buy now wherever you get your books. Anne and Jenna discuss the rise of feminist horror as well as contemporary narratives surrounding motherhood and single women, and Anne offers some fantastic horror reco…

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Monica Cavallaro from Moreish Cakes 39:56

1y ago39:56

39:56

You might remember Monica Cavallaro as the tall cake queen from The Great Australian Bake Off, where she was a finalist in 2016. Since then, she has built a successful range of decorating essentials for bakers, her beautiful cakes have featured on two seasons of Married At First Sight, and she has appeared at cake shows all over the world. Monica's…

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Book Blogging: Behind the Scenes 54:21

1y ago54:21

54:21

VERVE's Campaigns Director Sarah Stewart-Smith is joined by Pupak (@aliencatsbookempire) and Jess (@jessreadthat) to discuss the stories behind their hugely popular 'book blogs', as well as the reality of the ever-growing book community on social media. Stay up to date with us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and X at @VERVE_Books. Sign up to our new…

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Jen Lo of Meltdown Artisan 42:39

1y ago42:39

42:39

This one is for the chocolate lovers! Jen Lo, the delightful chocolatier behind Meltdown Artisan, talks about her business journey from baker and cake designer to chocolate maker. Jen reckons there's quite a few parallels between the two, and she likens coming up with her bon bon flavours to "taking a cake and reducing it to a tiny, bite sized piec…

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Global eCommerce Leaders Forum October NYC 2023 Preview 17:48

1y ago17:48

17:48

On Thursday October 12th, the Global Ecommerce Leaders Forum (GELF) community will be back in New York City live and in-person for another full day of learning, sharing and networking. Join global ecommerce leaders from leading DTC and retail brands for keynotes, breakout sessions, peer/executive discussions/meetups and networking as we return to C…

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Corporate culture, depression and existential dread in our late-capitalist hellscape with Sarah Rose Etter 54:34

1y ago54:34

54:34

Editorial Director Jenna chats to acclaimed author Sarah Rose Etter about her brand-new novel Ripe, 'a work of astonishing horror' (Big Issue) that's one of the hottest books of the summer. Ripe is available to purchase now, from our website or wherever you get your books. To stay up to date with all things VERVE, sign up to our newsletter.…

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Charlotte Ree 39:02

1y ago39:02

39:02

Charlotte Ree is an author and home cook whose new book, Heartbake - A Bittersweet Memoir, tells the story of her search for love and identity following her marriage break-up, and how she learned to care for, nourish and accept herself while finding joy again in cooking. In this episode, she talks candidly with Larissa about all things Heartbake an…

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Disappearing People and DNA Detective Work with Nicola Monaghan 39:36

1+ y ago39:36

39:36

This month, editor Jenna Gordon interviews Betty Trask award winner Nicola Monaghan about her latest novel, Wish You Were Here - a gritty British crime thriller about a historical missing persons case, a present-day death and a DNA-based investigation.By VERVE Books

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Erin Davis of The Great Marburg Bake Off 53:21

1+ y ago53:21

53:21

Regional baker, Erin Davis, is putting the town of Marburg on the map through cake. She is the Creative Director of The Great Marburg Bake Off, a country show cake competition in, you guessed it, Marburg, and she is a hoot. We chat about pernickety cake show judges, the Australian Women's Weekly Birthday Cake Cookbook and associated nostalgia, and …

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Sad Girl Lit for Sad Girl Summer 50:37

1+ y ago50:37

50:37

Join editor Jenna and publishing assistant Demi for some 'sad girl lit' recommendations you'll want to add straight to your summer reading list.By VERVE Books

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Jessica Quick & Denise Dente, Co-Founders and Managing Principals at Buzz Beauté, live from GELF 2023 in LA 22:38

1+ y ago22:38

22:38

Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the Los Angeles Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in early 2023. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service Shopify Plus eCommerce agency delivering world-class Shopify Plus digital storefronts & growth marketing solutions.…

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Rachel Spangaro of Forty-Two Cakes 1:08:44

1+ y ago1:08:44

1:08:44

Did you know that the number 42, much like cake, is the answer to everything? Rachel Spangaro of Forty-Two Cakes knows this and it is the clever literary key to her business name. Rachel is famous for her wedding cakes and her signature lamington cakes - clean in design and precision-perfect but also lush and beautiful. She built her brand in Canbe…

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Sapphic Fiction, Compulsory Heterosexuality and Queer Joy with Chloe Michelle Howarth 37:42

1+ y ago37:42

37:42

In this episode, Jenna interviews debut author Chloe Michelle Howarth about her brand-new, Irish-set sapphic coming-of-age novel, SUNBURN (publishing 22nd June 2023).By VERVE Books

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Queer books to add to your TBR this Pride 26:55

1+ y ago26:55

26:55

It's Pride month! Whilst reading queer throughout the year is a no-brainer, listen to this minisode for some books which we strongly recommend you get stuck into now.By VERVE Books

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Kate Pritchett 46:34

1+ y ago46:34

46:34

Kate Pritchett (clang!) is a cake genius, famous Chatter and all round hilarious and wonderful human. In this Ep, she talks to me about where she finds inspiration for her beautiful cakes, the cherished memories and connections she has made through her baking and through the Chat 10 Looks 3 community, and about that time she delivered a wedding cak…

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Book icks and ticks 26:34

1+ y ago26:34

26:34

What are the biggest icks and ticks for book lovers? Listen to Demi and Sarah discuss theirs in this episode of VERVE Voices.By VERVE Books

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Nisha Oza, Head of PR & Partnerships, KOS, live from GELF 2023 in LA 28:02

1+ y ago28:02

28:02

Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the Los Angeles Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in early 2023. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service Shopify Plus eCommerce agency delivering world-class Shopify Plus digital storefronts & growth marketing solutions.…

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Amy Minichiello 45:07

1+ y ago45:07

45:07

Baker and author, Amy Minichiello, chats to Larissa about how her little heirloom recipe project, where people hand-wrote their cherished family recipes and sent them in the post for her to cook, photograph and feature on Instagram, grew into her beautiful new cookbook, Recipes in the Mail. Order Amy's book and find more of her recipes and writing …

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Co-authoring, corporate culture and toxic masculinity with Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman 31:36

1+ y ago31:36

31:36

Listen to Jenna Gordon in conversation with Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman, co-authors of The Very Nice Box, about the process of co-authoring, corporate culture, and exploring toxic masculinity in their latest novel.By VERVE Books

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Publishing insights & London Book Fair 16:56

1+ y ago16:56

16:56

In this episode, get to know Production Controller Ellie Lavender and the workings behind the 'best kept secret' in publishing.By VERVE Books

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Emily Gray of Em's Cakery 25:54

1+ y ago25:54

25:54

Emily Gray started her cake business, Em's Cakery, when she was just 16! In this episode, she talks about baking for the busy NSW Hunter Valley wedding and events market, starting her business, the cakes she loves to make and some of the highs and the challenges she has faced along the way. Find Em and her cakes on instagram at @emscakery Milkbar's…

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Jon Safran, CEO, KEH Camera, live from GELF 2023 in LA 19:49

1+ y ago19:49

19:49

Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the Los Angeles Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in early 2023. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service Shopify Plus eCommerce agency delivering world-class Shopify Plus digital storefronts & growth marketing solutions.…

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The age of intensity - writing complicated female relationships with Laurie Petrou 42:15

1+ y ago42:15

42:15

Listen to Jenna Gordon in conversation with Laurie Petrou , author of Stargazer and Sister of Mine, talk about complicated female relationships, small town vibes, and the influences on Laurie's writing in our latest episode of VERVE VoicesBy VERVE Books

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Catherine Hoffman Seaton, VP Marketing at Windsor Fashions & Caroline Nuckolls, Head of Sales - Americas at Bambuser live from GELF 2023 in LA 23:36

1+ y ago23:36

23:36

Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the Los Angeles Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in early 2023. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service Shopify Plus eCommerce agency delivering world-class Shopify Plus digital storefronts & growth marketing solutions.…

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Tilly Pamment of Tilly's Table 27:52

1+ y ago27:52

27:52

Tilly Pamment of Tilly's Table chats to Larissa about writing, styling and shooting her upcoming cookbook, The Plain Cake Appreciation Society, and her sentimental favourites inside like her nanna's rainbow cake. She talks about designing her range of botanical linens, her column in Country Style and how much she values her semi-rural community in …

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