I really enjoyed listening to Beesham but the host seemed dismissive and annoyed with him. Strange because I found him interesting.

I have listened to every episode over the last couple years and it has really motivated me! I started out just making bread for the family for health reasons and now I have a small cottage bakery. Anytime I get burn out or I’m unmotivated, I just listen to an episode and it gets me fired up again! My bread would not be where it is now without this podcast!

How much I love this podcast ! I just discovered it and I am listening one episode after the other. Guests are awesome, Mike is always accurate on his questions, both are always humble and ready to share their passion with sourdough. Oh and did I mention that the music is a dream ? I wish you have hundreds of seasons! Thank you

I’m new to sourdough and can’t seem to get enough! I was so excited to discover this podcast. I love the friendly conversations, getting to hear more from the bakers I “know” from socia media, discovering bakers I DIDN’T know about, and all the passion and excitement this community brings to baking and sharing bread. Thanks so much for producing such an informative, positive, and enjoyable podcast. It has definitely been a bright spot during the pandemic.

Great listen that’s been helping me develop my own sourdough bread and build a little bread library.

I enjoy listening because there is always engaging and knowledgeable bread bakers on the show.

I love making sourdough on a very homemade level and thats not why I listen to the show... its soo relaxing and calming to hear people talk about making bread..who knew!

I really enjoy this inspiring podcast. Thanks, Mike for spreading the word far and wide. You conduct meaningful conversations and relevant material. Bravo!

I find myself wondering if I can start a cottage bakery and then I just re-listen to some of these interviews to give me the encouragement to keep taking the steps to running a cottage bakery. Thank you for all of these interviews Mike! You’re exposing this crazy world of baking sourdough out of your house to some of us who would’ve never come across a cottage baker.

I was really excited when I found this podcast since I’m an avid home baker. Sourdough takes me away from the everyday cares and worries of life especially in these troubling times. For whatever reason you just had to inject race and social justice into the mix. That’s where you lost me as a listener.

....You should be listening to this. More importantly, if you’ve ever given a second thought to “how does the bread I eat get to my table”, or eat a piece of bread that was so good that you thought about it or even craved it... you should be listening to this. Or if you ever wanted to hear the unglamorous, gritty stories of what it takes to support local farmers, local millers, and hear the struggles of what it takes for people with passion to feed their community - by literally putting bread on the table - you should be listening to this. The stories are real. The bread is real. The people are real. But throughout it, is a wonderfully woven story of communities, passion, and perseverance. If you are still reading this - then you need to stop - and just press play!

Michael has sought out very interesting and talented sourdough bakers from all over the US and Europe and brought them here for us to learn from. His podcasts are informative and professional, with a feeling of care and true appreciation for the art of baking. Thank you. I look forward to Season 3.

Thank you for putting in the effort to gather these amazing people for us. It’s nice to have a place to go to to learn and connect with artisan bakers.

Loving learning about sourdough and the process of it all. It’s so cool to hear from so many people in this community!

Disappointing— I’m a home sourdough baker, always eager for ideas & inspiration about sourdough baking. But this podcast usually focuses on lengthy conversations with bakers who’ve started small artisan bakeries, so it’s all about the business of moving from a home to a storefront or how they made the decision to go for large scale production etc etc. The interview seldom addresses the breads! For me, the emphasis is all wrong. Too long and meandering, too.

Inspiring podcast for a newish sourdough baker and food blogger. Inspiring stories inspire my creativity! Can’t wait to hear more.

Just discovered this podcast and frankly can’t get enough. Powering through every available episode...and hungry for more. Learned so much already from your brilliant guests, and hope to keep expanding my fund of knowledge even more. Thank you.

My absolute favorite podcast! I always feel so encouraged and inspired to continue my home baking adventures after listening to an episode.

I love hearing the stories behind the bread, and learning from bakers who I admire. Thanks Mike!

I absolutely love this podcast!! As a new self-taught sourdough baker this podcast keeps me inspired and keeps me wanting to learn more! The guest are authentic and inspirational. Loving the 2nd season! Thank you!

I’m a micro baker in Ohio and I find your podcast so very encouraging. It’s good to know that other people are doing the same thing and facing the same struggles and joys. Thank you!

Listening to the struggles and successes of the bakers that are interviewed is truly inspiring and is truly a gift to anyone in the bread baking world. I am so thankful for this podcast!

This is a great podcast to hear from inspiring sourdough bakers, millers, and others in the sourdough community. The host interjects just enough to keep things moving along. I especially appreciate how he allows each unique personality to come through. Fun, engaging, real.

A must on your podcast list! if you ever thought about baking, or is already baking sourdough bread this is a podcast for you. Sourdough bread is such a magical wonderful process that everyone can do at home! I love hearing about all the professional bread bakers journey into sourdough bread. A true inspiration to all bread bakers out there.

Cannot wait for another year of interesting interviews. Thank you for doing longform talks with Bakers

We miss you but we mainly miss the sourdough. Long live San Diego sourdough! Great first season keep up the good work.

This is a must listen to for anyone interested in baking. Heartwarming stories about community, failure, success and life lessons all rolled up together. If you have baked sourdough at anytime you know how crushing failed loaves are but when you hear seasoned bakers talk about how many times they have failed with bread it helps temper that disappointment.

Great podcast. I’m a beginning bread baker and have been nurturing my little sour dough starter (my starter’s name is Franky, in case you were wondering). It is so helpful to hear from seasoned pros who can provide insight to bread baking. As I learn about temperatures and proofing locations and hydration, the more I hear people talk about it, the more I understand. Looking forward to growing as a baker and learning as a listener.

This is so interesting!!! I recently got into bread baking, and I’m loving this podcast! I’m so happy that I’ve found a community of people who are into the science of bread baking, like I am! 🥖

In my journey through the world of sourdough I have read so many articles and followed so meny of the people that guest star in this podcast and it’s pretty awesome to elaen about their own journey and struggles to master the art of Sourdough.

I super appreciate this podcast in so many ways. Great interviewees, great interviewer and great questions. It is so great to hear people’s journeys into sourdough and the common threads and love that we all share. I have learned so much from this podcast and cannot wait to learn more!

Really loving your podcast! Your interview with Emily was stellar, great mix of chemistry and magic, just like sourdough. So happy I found this podcast.

I am a home sourdough baker in the Los Angeles area who is passionate about providing loaves to my local community. Mike’s podcast has really provided a launchpad for me in terms of how I communicate and relate to my fellow sourdough bakers. And most importantly he has created an outlet to make some of the great modern innovators of sourdough accessible to those of us plowing away at home! Thank you so much for making my daily commute more bearable.

What a great find! Thank you for such a plethora of information! It’s fun to hear from the bakers/artists we all follow in IG! It’s an inspiring listen that also encourages all levels of bread bakers to see that everyone has a starting point, a story, and a path to achieving greater work!

But dude, learn to use a compressor. My ears are blown out with every laugh from your guest. Sounds like a joke but it is actually pretty awful and painful and damaging.

I have been waiting for a great podcast about this topic. I often have so many questions and wonder who the people are I can look up to. The ones who move this niche world forward. Mike does such a great job asking good questions and delivering a great listening experience. He is learning just like all of us and I can’t wait to see what’s next.

I really enjoyed listening to this awesome podcast with Don Guerra @barriobread especially about his involvement, leadership and support in the Bread community. I encourage all bread bakers to subscribe to this wonderful podcast! Thank you Mike Hilburn @Central Valley Sourdough!

Super cool if you’re a bread head! Deep diving with some of the most influential bloggers and bakers today talking about a depth of topics around naturally leavened bread.

A soothing voice, great questions, incredible guests, and all things sourdough?! I’m so glad this podcasts exists! The sourdough community is strong and thankfully getting stronger with additions like this. I’m subscribed and anxious for more!! Thanks for the awesome content!

I’m so excited that Michael has started a podcast! He is so personable and inspires me with his love of all things sour dough!

Love baking bread? Dreaming about bread? Eating bread? Talking about bread? If you answered yes to any of the aforementioned -then this is the podcast for YOU! Now you can listed to people talk about bread, whilst making bread in the wee hours of the morning 🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽! The episodes are inclusive of so many aspects of the bread world, pro bakers, millers, and hard core enthusiasts. Go feed your starter and then turn this podcast up so those little yeasty beasties can listen to Mike’s voice - we hear it helps improve oven spring and open the crumb. 🥖🥖🥖🥖

What fun to get to connect with so many people in the bread world through the lens of sourdough fermentation! I love how host Michael Hilburn always asks his guests for advice to help his listeners delve deeper into their own sourdough processed. He also conducts fun, conversational interviews that end up being really informative. I look forward to more episodes!