Sliced Bread

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays

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135 Episodes

  1. Compression leggings, Bath salts, Water softeners and filters

    Published: 8/18/2022
  2. Dog food, Diet fizzy drinks, Mouthwash

    Published: 8/11/2022
  3. Paint

    Published: 8/4/2022
  4. Massage Guns

    Published: 7/28/2022
  5. Fat Burning Pills

    Published: 7/21/2022
  6. Sunglasses

    Published: 7/14/2022
  7. Manuka Honey

    Published: 6/30/2022
  8. Air Fryers

    Published: 6/23/2022
  9. Air Purifiers

    Published: 6/16/2022
  10. Carbon Negative and Carbon Offsetting

    Published: 6/9/2022
  11. Meal Replacement Drinks

    Published: 6/2/2022
  12. Electric Toothbrushes (& Water Flossers)

    Published: 5/26/2022
  13. Blue Light Filtering Glasses

    Published: 5/19/2022
  14. Personalised Vitamin Plans

    Published: 5/12/2022
  15. Running Shoes

    Published: 5/5/2022
  16. Air Source Heat Pumps

    Published: 4/28/2022
  17. Wagyu Beef

    Published: 4/22/2022
  18. Sustainable Jeans

    Published: 4/14/2022
  19. Electric Cars

    Published: 4/7/2022
  20. Sliced Bread is back!

    Published: 4/6/2022

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Sliced Bread is the series that investigates the latest ad-hyped products and trending fads promising to make us healthier, happier and greener. Are they really 'the best thing since sliced bread'? Science presenter Greg Foot finds out.Greg speaks to experts on a bunk-busting mission to test the latest consumer trends chosen by listeners. Do they live up to the hype? Or are they just marketing BS?Greg chats to the experts, dives into the data, performs tests and crunches the numbers before putting his findings back to the listener so they can decide if it's worth spending their hard earned money on.For this brand new series of Sliced Bread, episodes will be released weekly on Thursdays wherever you get your podcasts. But if you're in the UK, you can listen to the latest episode on BBC Sounds first, a week earlier than anywhere else. If you have a suggestion for a product to investigate, you can email the team on [email protected] or send a WhatsApp voice note via the number 07543 306807.Sliced Bread is produced by BBC Audio North for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.