Assault & Bakery

For the season finale, Kayla and Liz avoided murder and went for a good old-fashioned robbing a vault full of diamonds case. Set in the diamondy-est place on the planet, Antwerp, a group of experts is assembled to pull of this heist. Also, friendly reminder to insure your valuables and maybe make a spreadsheet of all your belongings if you want to get compensated for them if your house burns down....

An athlete at the top of the cycling world is murdered before a race. The ensuing investigation is WHYLD. This one hit Liz in the feels, and it taught Kayla that you can ski outside of Colorado. Equally shocking events, to be honest.  Feedback? Comments? Email us at kaylizpod@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at assault.and.bakery.pod. Rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wher...

In the outro, Liz says, “We do not revere criminals.” Jodi Hildebrandt has got to be one of the least revere-able criminals out there. This is a toxic mix of counseling, religion, influencing, and parenting. It’s horrific, but Utah looks beautiful.  Feedback? Comments? Email us at kaylizpod@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at assault.and.bakery.pod. Rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, S...

For a change of pace, Kayla and Liz discuss a case that is absolutely a bummer but has a happy ending. Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped by a religious extremist/certified nut job and managed to get out alive. It’s a remarkable story of individual strength and perseverance. And some casual harp playing. Enjoy!  Feedback? Comments? Email us at kaylizpod@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at assault.and....

A woman goes missing on a cruise ship. Did she jump? Did she fall? Did she wander off looking to score drugs? Did she get trafficked off by one of the workers on the ship? All of these theories are explored in Amy Bradley is Missing. Kayla and Liz have their ideas as do the half-dozen people who claim to have seen Amy since her disappearance, her friends, family, the FBI, and cruise workers. Learn...

It’s that time in the true crime season where Kayla and Liz get really mad about a con artist! It’s so fun! (It’s really not.) But this is a show worth watching and an episode worth listening to. Short version is that 2 teens in rural Michigan start getting anonymous threatening texts. The FBI has to get involved to track down who this texter is. And you’re gonna hate it if you don’t already know!...

A morning-after-Spring-Forward-recorded episode that is pretty coherent. Yes, Kayla thought they maybe spoke Portuguese in Spain and Liz sorta forgot they were recording and talked to the dog a couple times. It’s fine! Angi’s story is about gold-digging and staging murders. It’s a really interesting case. Enjoy! And keep track of your DNA!  Feedback? Comments? Email us at kaylizpod@gmail.com. Foll...

A Dutch teen posts her 16th birthday on Facebook as a public event. What could possibly go wrong? Honestly, it would have been much worse in the US. Listen to learn about day mayors, night mayors, nightmares, and the stereotypes Kayla and Liz hold for the Dutch — and the US.  Feedback? Comments? Email us at kaylizpod@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at assault.and.bakery.pod. Rate, review and sub...

After a detour back to last week’s episode to clear up some misunderstandsings and ask more questions, Kayla and Liz discuss the unsolved and mysterious death of Sigrid Stevenson. A whodunnit talk with some meanderings into Hamilton (“Everything is legal in New Jersey.”) and lying about murder. Giggle with them through the gore.  Feedback? Comments? Email us at kaylizpod@gmail.com. Follow us on In...

Kayla and Liz are back from the holidays (including Lincoln’s Birthday and Valentine’s Day) with a new season of true crime cases. First up is the story of Mary Day - who disappeared as a young girl and then reappeared 30+ years later. Or did she?! Liz definitely had a big miss in her understanding of this episode. So that was fun. Enjoy!  Feedback? Comments? Email us at kaylizpod@gmail.com. Follo...

The finale made it final for Series 16! Kayla and Liz discuss the outcome and reflect on the season as a whole. The is talk of accurate and failed predictions, the judges’ inconsistency, and overall satisfaction.  Thank you for listening to Series 16! Thank you for playing Fantasy Bake-Off (if you did)! The “Assault” portion of the show will be back in 2026.  Signature: Finger Buns  Technical: Mad...

The Patisserie semi-final really made the bakers show their stuff. Stuff was indeed shown! Tune in to learn how many pounds are in 12 kilograms, the truth about bay leaves, and what the least desirable finale outcome  would be for Kayla and Liz.  Signature: Cream Horns  Technical: Framboisier  Show-Stopper: Macaron Sculpture Feedback? Comments? Email us at kaylizpod@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagr...

The quarter-final Dessert Week is here! Kayla and Liz talked bakes and bantered about Aaron’s reputation, Jasmine’s free time, and strategies going forward for Fantasy Bake-Off.  Signature: Basque Cheesecake Technical: Gluten-Free Orange Upside Down Puddings  Show-Stopper: Free-Standing Trifle  Feedback? Comments? Email us at kaylizpod@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at assault.and.bakery.pod. R...

Put on your dancing shoes! It was Meringue Week — with a tiny bit of time travel back to Pastry Week to revisit some important oversights. Though it was the first ever Meringue Week, one baker also time-traveled for Show Stopper inspiration. It was also the first time Paul Hollywood gave a left-handed handshake. And the first time Kayla and Liz stayed 100% focused on the content of the episode. (N...

Have you ever recorded your podcast and then realize you didn’t mention some pretty significant details? That’s Kayla and Liz this week. There’s just a lot happening outside the podcast that had them distracted. They plan to do their own version of “extra slice” this week so stay tuned for the (somewhat essential) extra content. And in the meantime, enjoy what they managed to remember to talk abou...

“We recorded then ate seven bars of chocolate. We declared Prue Leith should be a bigger artist.”  “We’re dressed in sweats. From head to toe. We got hot takes hidden under our microphone.”  Get it? It was Chocolate Week! And Kayla and Liz like Taylor Swift! And no one reads episode descriptions! Enjoy!  Signature: Chocolate Mousse in Chocolate Cups Technical: White Chocolate Tarte with “Artistic...

Back to school, back to school, to prove to Paul and Prue the Bakers are not fools. There was a lot of "that must be the British version of [insert American thing here]" this week, which was fun for Kayla and Liz and less fun for the Baker who isn't from the UK. Put on your thinking hat and listening ears and enjoy!  Signature: Flapjacks Technical: School Cake Show-Stopper: School F...

Kayla and Liz got this bread - in a non-financial way, of course. But this episode is a couple days early so they are getting after it! The Bakers really leavened up this week. (Are you groaning?) This week featured balls, holes, and magic tricks which really push the family-friendliness of the show. But it caused many a wee giggle. Enjoy!  Signature: Savory Monkey Bread Technical: Glazed Ring Don...

It was... Biscuit Week! (Did you read that in Kayla and Liz's voices? You should. Try it!) The Bakers' skills and personalities are shining like a perfect mirror glaze after a bit of a nervous start to Series 16. Bakers seem to rise and fall between each challenge, making Fantasy Bake-Off particularly fun this year. Kayla and Liz discuss rock painting (with an impressively minimal amount...

Spoiler-not-spoiler: Kayla and Liz are back! With actual baking activity to talk about instead of wild speculating! But don't worry, there's also plenty of wild speculating. The conversation meanders from Signature discussions of Michelin Stars (and tires) to the Show-Stopper and Bob Ross the drill sergeant and everything in between. (The Technical. The Technical is what is in between th...

Kayla and Liz are here to do some WHYLD speculating about the Series 16 bakers. They are a hard bunch to get a read on, so it's a particularly banter-y episode. (If you're not here for the banter, why are you here?) They discuss which bakers look like bartenders and baristas, which bakers seem like they'd be a fun hang, and which bakers they think will give someone a haircut in the...

Kayla and Liz return with the second summer break episode on HBO’s Devil In The Ozarks. This case is sorta local, but also has recent developments not covered in the show because they happened after it was released. Kayla and Liz are again amazed by the details survivors can recall, encourage you to shut your mouth and lawyer up, and talk about their favorite northern Arkansas businesses. Enjoy! F...

Kayla and Liz are back for a mini-summer-season with some more true crime tales before Bake-Off returns in the fall. For this episode, they revisit a favorite of Liz’s: American Nightmare on Netflix. It’s a crazy home invasion and kidnapping story with media and police skepticism to complicate things. Watch it. Listen to this episode. Then watch the movie Gone Girl just to see how wrong that assoc...

It's the final episode of season two and Kayla and Liz are ending with another local-ish story. Set in nearby-ish New Florence, they discuss the story of reptile expert and enthusiast Ben Renick's murder. The case brings up questions they hadn't previously discussed about polygraphs, committing murder together, state troopers investigating murders, sun sneezing, and of course - aspa...

Kayla and Liz cover the 20/20 episode Meet The Other Me. It is the story of Shawn Grate, a modern-day serial killer from Ashland, OH. The detective on this case is a major badass and wrote a book on this investigation. Kayla and Liz are a bit smitten to say the least. Liz also learns what an electric nap is and they share some of their least favorite words. Gagging ensues. And laughing — the loud...