Rise Up! The Baker Podcast with Mark Dyck

Rise Up! The Baker Podcast with Mark Dyck

Author: Mark Dyck: Baker and lover of bakeries Language: English Episodes: 242
Behind every great bakery is a story, often one of flour-dusted perseverance and the sweet taste of community. Rise Up! The Baker Podcast with Mark Dyck pulls up a stool in the kitchen to hear those stories directly from the source. Hosted by Mark Dyck, a baker himself with a deep affection for the craft, each conversation goes beyond recipes to explore the real heart of the business. You’ll hear from bakers and shop owners across North America and around the globe, sharing candid details about the long nights, the failed experiments, and the eventual triumphs that define a life in bread and pastries. This podcast is built on the understanding that a bakery is more than a retail space; it’s a gathering point, a source of daily comfort, and a testament to skilled hands. Listening feels like being part of a warm, insightful chat between professionals who live for the oven’s heat and the customer’s smile. The dialogue naturally covers the intersection of art and entrepreneurship, revealing how passion is shaped into a viable livelihood. Through these personal narratives, a larger picture emerges about the profound, simple satisfaction found in feeding your neighborhood. It’s for anyone who has ever felt the pull of a crusty loaf or wondered about the life behind the counter.
Episodes
Rise Up! #155 - Kyle Greer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:44
A summer work exchange in France changed the direction of Kyle Greer's life. After experiencing the cycle of farming, milling and baking first hand, he moved back to Quincy, California to build his own farm and bakery, a…
Rise Up! #154 - Larry Harris [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:19
From the moment Larry Harris learned that Canada was getting their own version of the Bake Off / Baking Show, he wanted to be a contestant. And once he was on the show, he knew he wanted to have his own artisan bakery. I…
Rise Up! #153 - Sarah Black [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:50
Sarah Black is an OG of the New York baking scene. She's one of the first bakers at Tom Cat Bakery and was later a teacher alongside Amy Scherber, before moving home to Ohio to teach and write the excellent book "One Dou…
Rise Up! #152 - Kristen Richards [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:12
Kristen Richards was taking the slow & steady route to open her bakery, from baking school to apprenticing in NYC, to working as a pastry chef for a restaurant group in Maryland. But Covid threw her a curveball which for…
Rise Up! #151 - Ahuva Gottdiener [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:50
With her bakery and lifestyle blog Homegrown Kosher, Ahuva Gottdiener is feeding her community two ways. Not only is she baking excellent kosher-certified sourdough bread, but she is promoting a life that is more connect…
Rise Up! #150 - Stephanie Swane [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:20
Stephane Swane is the publisher and editorial director at Modernist Cuisine, which recently launched a deep dive into pizza with Modernist Pizza. In this episode, Mark and Stephanie discuss her Dakota roots, the work inv…
Rise Up! #149: Sarah Gonzalez [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:37
When Sarah Gonzalez moved from California to Tennessee, she found a community in desperate need of baked goods. So she started feeding people, through farmers markets, a retail bakery and now with a cookbook and baking c…
Rise Up! #148 - Jamie Alexis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:46
Jamie Alexis was going to be a lawyer and a judge before she realized it was more rewarding (and tastier) to feed The People instead. She opened Suga Brown Pastries and Catering in 2017 and hasn't looked back, making a s…
Repost:  John Reid from 2019 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:09
From August 2019, Mark's conversation with John Reid, baker and owner of Red Beard Historic Bakery in Australia and one of the organizers of the 2019 Grainz Gathering. John died on September 16, 2021 at age 58. Memorial…
Rise Up! #147 - Eric Pallant [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:38
Eric Pallant is an avid baker and bread head and is the author of the new book "Sourdough Culture: a history of bread making from ancient to modern bakers." The book is both a love story to sourdough baking and an entert…