The Bakery Bears Radio Show

Episode 112 'University Life'

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 112

We are back with a brand new episode of the Radio Show. Today we are discussing the transition from school life to university life. Our daughter Bryony is getting ready to start university this September. We are currently living through the greatest change to our family life since Bryony was born. In todays show we talk through the highs and the lows of this exciting time.

Join Kay & Dan as they:

• Discuss TV presenters from their childhood

• Take you on a late summer walk to the post office

• Talk about their roses and late summer flowers

• Discuss the word ‘valet’ and ponder do you pronounce the ’t’

• Talk through the change they are currently living through as their daughter transitions from school to university

• Discuss the differing emotions they have both been feeling

• Talk through their excitement they have for the future

• Mention Lions Fruit Pastilles

We'll see you soon with our next Radio Show!

You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:

• On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com

• On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454

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Episode 111 'The Cakes of our Years'

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 111

Today we bring you a show 110 episodes in the making. How could we never have discussed cake before? Whilst Dan is not a foodie, he has some wonderful memories linked to cakes and all things sweet. Kay IS a foodie and she adores cake. In this episode we talk about the ones we like, the ones we don't and sooooo much more.

Join Kay & Dan as they:

• Talk about how they have had enough of Summer now but hints of Autumn are in the air!

• Discuss their first memories of cakes and the adverts of ‘Mr Kipling’

• Talk about ‘Bakewell Tarts’ and how much they enjoy them

• Discuss ‘French Fancies’ & ‘Batenburg Cake’ and the right way to eat them

• Analyse marzipan and the best way to eat it

• Mentioned the Complete Illustrated Cookery Course by Delia Smith

• Talk about Victoria Sponge, the best way to make it and the best way to keep it

• Make Summer Fruits Pavlova with Kay https://www.patreon.com/posts/17435988 

• Make Lemon Griestorte with Kay https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-4-lemon-35989946 

• Make Kays Rock Cakes & Homemade Butter https://www.patreon.com/posts/kays-cosy-3-rock-65757892 

• Make a Hot Cross Bun Loaf https://www.patreon.com/posts/hot-cross-bun-ep-99245624 

We'll see you soon with our next Radio Show!

You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:

• On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com

• On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454

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Episode 110 'Is James Bond Cool'?

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 110

This summer we have been watching all the James Bond movies in chronological order. We expected to take a trip down memory lane, reliving some golden memories from our youth. What has actually happened is quite different! The films have sparked conversation on what is and what isn't expectable behaviour, and a growing concern that the modern world is making us worry about things that didn't affect us remotely growing up.

Join Kay & Dan as they:

• Welcome you to a summer walk and talk about Kays recent brush with COVID

• Talk about how they grew up with James Bond and his reputation for being ‘cool’

• Discuss the first Bond film they saw and the impact it had on them

• Mention Goldfinger and some of the interesting facts about the movie

• Talk through the importance of intonation in language

• Discuss who their favourite James Bond is so far

• Analyse the behaviour of James Bond and how acceptable it is

• Talk through if watching James Bond movies growing up and if it potentially affected their view of the world

• Discuss Ian Fleming and how Bond changed after the casting of Sean Connery

• Talk through if the personality of Ian Fleming is reflected in the character of James Bond

We'll see you soon with our next Radio Show!

You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:

• On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com

• On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454

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Episode 109 'The Greatest Historical Movie of All Time?

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 109

As the new millennium dawned 24 years ago, Russel Crowe & Ridley Scott released one of the most spectacular historical movies ever made, or was it? In this episode of the Radio Show we discuss Gladiator and its links to the real history of Rome. We talk about special effects in movies, film soundtracks, what we loved and what we didn't about this classic movie. Finally we discuss our hopes for Gladiator II due out in November.

Join Kay & Dan as they:

• Welcome you to a summer walk and Dan’s fly problems

• Discuss watching Gladiator for the first time in years

• Kay shares with you why the story appealed to her so much

• Dan talks about what he loved about the film when he first saw it

• Give a synopsis of the films story and share with you some of their favourite moments

• Talk about some of their favourite characters in the story

• Discuss how Rome itself was formed and the impact it has had on the modern world

• Talk about special effects in movies and how things have changed over the years

• Discuss the soundtrack and talk you through some of the highlights

• Look at the real story of Commudus and considers what might happen in Gladiator II

We'll see you soon with our next Radio Show!

You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:

• On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com

• On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454

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Episode 108 'D-Day'

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 108

We are back with a brand new episode of our Radio Show. In the last few weeks we have seen a number of comparative programs about D-Day. Unexpectedly these shows have had a profound impact on us both. In today's show we talk about how all this came about.

Join Kay & Dan as they:

• Welcome you to a warm spring walk & discuss Dan’s new collared polo shirt

• Talk about how Kay became interested in WW2 history. Kay mentioned the book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60471.Coming_Home

• Discuss how they engaged with the recent D-Day anniversary programs broadcast on the BBC

• Talk about watching some of the footage taken on D-Day and how it made them feel

• Discuss how history is taught and how things need to change

• Dan mentioned ‘We Have Ways of Making you Talk’ podcast https://www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/we-have-ways-of-making-you-talk

• Talk about the ‘Band of Brothers’ TV show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_Brothers_(miniseries)

• Dan mentioned War Walks with Richard Holmes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Walks

We'll see you soon with our next Radio Show!

You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:

• On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com

• On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454

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Episode 107 'Parenting is Hard!'

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 107

We are back with a brand new episode of our Radio Show. In todays show we talk about parenting, our experiences throughout the process and how we dealing with the only part of it we're found hard.

Join Kay & Dan as they:

• Welcome you to a warm spring walk on a different route to normal!

• Discuss the joys of the Video Shop or Video Shack as Dan calls it 

• Talk about Dan’s hair colour and why it makes him scar badly

• Discuss the advice they were given when their daughter Bryony was first born 

• Talk about the joy have taken through every stage of parenting until now……

• Discuss how they are feeling about the impending departure of their daughter to University 

• Kay analyses her approach to parenting and looks at the positives and negatives 

We'll see you soon with our next Radio Show!

You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:

• On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com

• On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454

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Episode 106 '7 Historical Stories You Probably Haven't Heard Before'

 

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 106

We are back with a brand new episode of our Radio Show. This time Dan delves into his nerdy knowledge of history as he attempts to share seven historical stories which you probably haven't heard of before. Along the way we head to Egypt, Prehistoric Indonesia, Ancient Britain and soooo much more. If you ever wondered if you could travel around the world in 80 days this is the episode for you!

Join Kay & Dan as they:

• Welcome you to a warm and wet spring walk

• Tell the story of the Toba Caldera Eruption https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-021-00141-7 

• Discuss Egyptians sleeping habits https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/116117/Why-did-ancient-Egyptians-sleep-on-pillows-made-of-stone 

• Discuss the naming of England and what it actually means https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain_(place_name) 

• Talk about pineapples in 18th century England https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-53432877 

• Discuss Darwinism or should it be Wallacism https://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/wallace100/blog/2013/08/07/darwinism-and-neo-darwinism.html 

• Discover a little bit about the amazing Henrietta Lacks https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henrietta-lacks/importance-of-hela-cells 

We'll see you soon with our next Radio Show!

You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:

• On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com

• On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454

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Episode 105 'Be Good to Yourself'

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 105

We are back with a brand new episode of our Radio Show. Today we discuss being good to yourself. Dan recently hit a bit of a wall and had to take his foot off the pedal a little. Why did it happen? How did we identify it and what did we do to fix it?

Join Kay & Dan as they:

• Welcome you to a warm spring walk

• Talk a little bit about Avon’s Skin so Soft spray which does wonders for keeping bugs away

• Discuss being good to yourself and how you identify when to give yourself some downtime

• Talk through Dan’s last few weeks and how they spotted he was really struggling

• Discuss what they did to get Dan back on the right track

• Look back at Kay’s passed experiences with anxiety and what she has done to keep control

• Mention Dan’s Mum and her love of playing tennis

We'll see you soon with our next Radio Show!

You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:

• On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com

• On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454

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Episode 104 'All About Yorkshire Part Two'

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 104

We are back with the latest episode of our Radio Show. This time we are delighted to return with a special episode all about our home county of Yorkshire. We started this two episode odyssey in our last Radio Show, today we talk favourite places, food and childhood experiences.

Join Kay & Dan as they:

• Talk about the jet stream and how its bringing unseasonably wet weather to the North of England at the moment

• Discuss some of their favourite places in Yorkshire and why they love them

• We discussed https://visitharrogate.co.uk https://www.yorkshire.com/ripon/ https://visityork.orghttps://www.visitwhitby.com

• Talk a little bit about Yorkshire institutions like Betty’s https://www.bettys.co.uk and Bothams bakers https://www.botham.co.uk

• Explain why they love Yorkshire so much

• Watch us visit Betty’s and review our experience https://www.patreon.com/posts/quest-for-cuppa-18239661

• Join Dan as he visits Whitby https://www.patreon.com/posts/walk-with-mr-15407727

• Discover more about the history of York with us https://www.patreon.com/posts/17710438

• Visit Middleham with Dan https://www.patreon.com/posts/walking-dales-39026346

• Discover the history of Jervaulx Abbey https://www.patreon.com/posts/peter-jervaulx-4-82024375

We'll see you on the 19th April with our next Radio Show!

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• On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com

• On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454

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Episode 103 'All About Yorkshire - Part One'

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 103

We are back with the latest episode of our Radio Show. This time we are talking about our home country of Yorkshire. We are in fact a unique couple as Kay was born in South Yorkshire and Dan was born in North Yorkshire. What were there experiences like growing up in this unique county and what are their experiences of the famous Yorkshire accent? Find out this and so much more in today's episode!

Join Kay & Dan as they:

• Welcome you to a cold and wet spring walk!

• Kay mentioned Leo Sayer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raining_in_My_Heart

• Dan mentioned Ann Peebles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can't_Stand_the_Rain_(song)

• Discuss their heritage, Dan is from North Yorkshire & Kay is from South Yorkshire!

• Mention one of Yorkshire’s famous daughters Hannah Hauxwellhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Hauxwell

• Talk through Yorkshire’s geographical position in the UK and discuss its history a little

• Discuss the rivalry between each part of Yorkshire

• Talk through their early memories of South and North Yorkshire

• Discuss accents and their importance

We'll see you on the 5th April with our next Radio Show!

You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:

• On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com

• On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454

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