The Great Sourdough Starter Custody Battle of Vermont

When a 147-year-old sourdough starter named 'Gertrude' became the center of a bitter divorce proceeding in Burlington, Vermont, it sparked a legal precedent nobody asked for and a community schism that somehow involved the mayor, three food bloggers, and a very concerned historian. We dive into how bread became evidence, social media turned toxic over yeast, and why the local news started doing daily 'Gertrude Updates.' Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.