Sliced Bread Podcast
Greg Foot investigates the so-called wonder products making bold claims. Are they the best thing since sliced bread, or marketing BS?
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.
New episodes of Sliced Bread are released weekly on Thursdays wherever you get your podcasts. But if you're in the UK, you can listen to the latest episode on 麻豆社 Sounds first, a week earlier than anywhere else.
If you have a suggestion for a product to investigate, you can email the team on sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk or send a WhatsApp voice note via the number 07543 306807.
Sliced Bread is produced by 麻豆社 Audio North for 麻豆社 Radio 4 and 麻豆社 Sounds.
Episodes to download
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Carbon Negative and Carbon Offsetting—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 9 Jun 2022
Brands are planting forests to offset their carbon emissions, but how effective is it?
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Electric Toothbrushes (& Water Flossers)—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 26 May 2022
The latest electric toothbrushes promise you a 鈥榩rofessional clean鈥�, but do they deliver?
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Blue Light Filtering Glasses—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 19 May 2022
Are claims that they can protect our eyes and improve sleep true? Or just short sighted?
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Personalised Vitamin Plans—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 12 May 2022
Are personalised vitamins a health win or just a bitter pill to swallow?
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Running Shoes—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 5 May 2022
Is it worth paying more for a pair? Will they make you run faster?
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Air Source Heat Pumps—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 28 Apr 2022
Can every home have an air source heat pump? Or is that claim a load of hot air?
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Sustainable Jeans—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 14 Apr 2022
What makes them more sustainable? Do they last longer? Greg puts them to the test.
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Electric Cars—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 7 Apr 2022
Greg Foot asks whether electric vehicles really are the best thing since sliced bread.
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Caffeine Shampoo—Sliced Bread - Series 2
Wed 8 Apr 2020
Greg Foot and his guests put caffeine hair products through the evidence mill.
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Goop Lab Special—Sliced Bread - Series 2
Fri 24 Jan 2020
Greg Foot and his guests ask how much science is in the Goop Lab Netflix series.
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Sports Pain: Taping—Sliced Bread - Series 1
Wed 27 Feb 2019
Greg Foot and Olympic medallist Kelly Sotherton test tape said to relieve sports pain.
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Sports Pain: Gels and Sprays—Sliced Bread - Series 1
Wed 27 Feb 2019
Greg Foot and Olympic medallist Kelly Sotherton try sprays and gels said to relieve pain.
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Health Drinks: Turmeric—Sliced Bread - Series 1
Wed 20 Feb 2019
Can turmeric lattes prevent memory loss?
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Health Drinks: Kombucha—Sliced Bread - Series 1
Wed 20 Feb 2019
Does kombucha boost your immune system?
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Winter Bugs: Vitamin C and Zinc—Sliced Bread - Series 1
Wed 13 Feb 2019
Does an orange a day keep colds away? Scroobius Pip joins Greg to find out.
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Winter Bugs: Hand Sanitisers—Sliced Bread - Series 1
Wed 13 Feb 2019
Scroobius Pip joins Greg to see if hand sanitisers really can keep the winter bugs at bay.
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Skincare: Activated Charcoal—Sliced Bread - Series 1
Wed 6 Feb 2019
Does active charcoal purify pores? Beauty blogger Rebecca Humphries joins Greg Foot.
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Skincare: Collagen—Sliced Bread - Series 1
Wed 6 Feb 2019
Beauty blogger Rebecca Humphries joins Greg to test collagen face creams
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Trailer—Sliced Bread - Series 1
Tue 5 Feb 2019
Greg Foot and his guests look for the facts behind the fads.
