Sliced Bread

About the podcast Sliced Bread

The latest ad-hyped products and trending fads promise to make us healthier, happier and greener, but are they really 'the best thing since sliced bread'? Greg Foot finds out.

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2022
Personalised Vitamin Plans
The vitamins market is growing fast, with many companies now offering bespoke vitamin plans that claim to produce the perfect personalised prescription just for you. Our listener Gareth wants to know if this could be a quick fix for his low energy and poor diet so Greg is going to find out. He’s got his sights on the popular companies suggesting personalised plans based on a simple online questionnaire that builds up a picture of your vitamin deficiencies via questions about your exercise, stress levels, diet and more. But these personalise plans comes at a premium - some go for close to £25 per month. Greg tests the questionnaires, speaks with nutritional experts, and sees whether Gareth thinks personalised vitamin plans are the best thing since sliced bread, or marketing BS. This season we’re testing YOUR suggested wonder-products. If you’ve seen an advert, trend or fad and want to know what the evidence says drop us an email to sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk or drop Greg a message direct on his social media where he’s @gregfoot PRESENTER: Greg Foot PRODUCER: Simon Hoban
May 12, 2022
25 min
Running Shoes
The latest ad-hyped products and trending fads promise to make us healthier, happier and greener, but are they really 'the best thing since sliced bread'? Greg Foot finds out.
May 5, 2022
25 min
Air Source Heat Pumps
One of your most requested ‘wonder-products’ so far. Heat pumps are promising to not only make our houses greener but to also cut our energy bills. But will they? The Government says every home could have one and have reintroduced grants to help buy them. However Nick wants to know if an air source heat pump would be suitable for the 1930s house he’s about to move into with his family. Given the higher cost of the unit and the extra insulation he needs, will he actually be better off with a new combi boiler instead? Greg speaks to experts, does a survey on his own home and gets Nick answers so he can decide if a heat pump, for him, would be the best thing since sliced bread. Do you have a suggestion of a ‘wonder-product’ making a bold claim that Greg can investigate next? Send us your suggestions to sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk or send it to Greg direct on twitter or instagram where he’s @gregfoot PRESENTER: GREG FOOT PRODUCER: SIMON HOBAN
April 28, 2022
26 min
Wagyu Beef
For many beef connoisseurs, a wagyu steak is the tenderest meat money can buy. They say it literally melts in the mouth. But Pete wants to know, if a Wagyu steak can set you back £100, how can supermarkets sell Wagyu burgers for around £3.50 a pair? How much of what makes wagyu beef so prized trickles down into a burger? Greg speaks to meat scientist, Martin Anderson, visits a Wagyu farm in Yorkshire, and sets up a blind taste test. All to find out if Wagyu burgers are the best thing between sliced bread. Do you have a suggestion of a ‘wonder-product’ making a bold claim that Greg can investigate next? Send us your suggestions to sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk or send it to Greg direct on Twitter or Instagram where he’s @gregfoot PRESENTER: GREG FOOT PRODUCERS: JULIAN PASZKIEWICZ & KEVIN CORE
April 22, 2022
26 min
Sustainable Jeans
Sustainable Jeans “Make better. Buy better. Wear it longer.” Lots of fashion brands are including claims like this in their adverts and one item of clothing that’s really getting the stamp of supposed “sustainability” is jeans. Maddie has asked Greg to look into what “sustainability” actually means when it comes to denim. Is it a term that marks genuine eco-impact, or is it more marketing BS? And, as adverts claim, do “sustainable” jeans last longer? Greg speaks to an organisation that rates clothing brands’ sustainability credentials and visits Manchester Metropolitan University to hear the results of their ‘rub test’. Do you have a suggestion of a ‘wonder-product’ making a bold claim that Greg can investigate next? Send us your suggestions to sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk or send it direct to Greg on twitter or instagram where he’s @gregfoot PRESENTER: GREG FOOT PRODUCER: JULIAN PASZKIEWICZ
April 14, 2022
26 min
Electric Cars
In the first of a new series of Sliced Bread - Greg and the team look behind the promises and claims of changing to an electric vehicle. We ask - how many miles do you have to do in an electric car to offset the extra cost of buying one? What are those extra costs...how much is it to put an electric vehicle on the road....and is it better than running your old fossil-fuelled banger into the ground? We'll try to establish the break-even point of sticking with what you've got or making the change. We test one of the most popular electric cars in the UK - and hear from experts such as Mike Berners-Lee on the pros and cons of trying to go green. PRESENTER: GREG FOOT PRODUCER: JULIAN PASZKIEWICZ
April 7, 2022
26 min
Sliced Bread is back!
Greg Foot is back to investigate more ad-hyped products and trending fads promising to make us healthier, happier and greener. From personalised vitamin plans to NFTs, mindfulness apps to ‘sustainable’ jeans, Greg will find out if the latest wonder-products really are 'the best thing since sliced bread’. And he wants YOUR suggestions for what to investigate! Is there something you keep seeing on TV or hearing about on a podcast? Have you spotted something trending on Instagram or TikTok and want to know if it delivers? Send us your suggestions to slicedbread@bbc.co.uk or send them to Greg direct on Twitter or Instagram where he’s @gregfoot.
April 6, 2022
3 min
2020
Noise Cancelling Headphones
he promise of noise cancelling headphones is enticing. Whether it’s cutting out the background chatter to hear the radio, or drowning out the snoring coming from the room next door. But do they live up to the marketing hype? Are they The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread, or BS? Greg Foot is joined by BBC 6 Music DJ Host Mary Anne Hobbs, who lends her professional ear to a pair of noise cancelling headphones. While acoustic engineer Professor Trevor Cox unpicks the science fact from the science fiction. Presenter: Greg Foot Producer: Beth Eastwood
May 6, 2020
21 min

About the podcast Sliced Bread

The latest ad-hyped products and trending fads promise to make us healthier, happier and greener, but are they really 'the best thing since sliced bread'? Greg Foot finds out.

Sliced Bread

About the podcast Sliced Bread

Categories

Personalised Vitamin Plans

Running Shoes

Air Source Heat Pumps

Wagyu Beef

Sustainable Jeans

Electric Cars

Sliced Bread is back!

Noise Cancelling Headphones

About the podcast Sliced Bread

Categories