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?
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 wherever you get your podcasts. But if you're in the UK, you can listen to the latest episode, a week earlier than anywhere else, first on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sounds.
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 ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Audio North for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sounds.
Episodes to download
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Portable Heaters
Thu 10 Nov 2022
Which portable heater is best for heating you – and the room you’re in?
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Natural Deodorants
Thu 3 Nov 2022
Greg breaks into a sweat to find out if natural deodorant can hold its own.
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Compression leggings, Bath salts, Water softeners and filters
Thu 18 Aug 2022
A triple slice investigating three of your suggested wonder-products.
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Dog food, Diet fizzy drinks, Mouthwash
Thu 11 Aug 2022
A triple slice investigating three of your suggested wonder-products
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Massage Guns
Thu 28 Jul 2022
Can massage guns help you warm up before exercise and recover more quickly after it?
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Carbon Negative and Carbon Offsetting
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)
Thu 26 May 2022
The latest electric toothbrushes promise you a ‘professional clean’, but do they deliver?
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Blue Light Filtering Glasses
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
Thu 12 May 2022
Are personalised vitamins a health win or just a bitter pill to swallow?
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Air Source Heat Pumps
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
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
Thu 7 Apr 2022
Greg Foot asks whether electric vehicles really are the best thing since sliced bread.
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Sliced Bread is back!
Wed 6 Apr 2022
Greg Foot returns to test more products and fads that are making big claims.
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Noise Cancelling Headphones
Wed 6 May 2020
The promise of noise cancelling headphones is enticing, but do they live up to the hype?
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CBD Products (Cannabidiol)
Wed 15 Apr 2020
Greg Foot finds out if there's any science behind the current craze in CBD-based products
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Caffeine Shampoo
Wed 8 Apr 2020
Greg Foot and his guests put caffeine hair products through the evidence mill.
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Goop Lab Special
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
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
Wed 27 Feb 2019
Greg Foot and Olympic medallist Kelly Sotherton try sprays and gels said to relieve pain