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BBC Radio 4
Sliced Bread
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...
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4.7 stars from 84 ratings
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“This is useful & factual just what I look for in a BBC podcast”
kkattieb via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/04/23
Great Show xx
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“My whole family love the debunking of fads and the reality of facts! Carry on making more episodes x”
rutherford and fry fan via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/28/23
Fun but dismissive
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“The panel is lively and fun but they seem to dismiss so many things. It’s hard to listen to more than a couple of episodes if no room can be made for positive benefits based on just a few studies. They just rule it all out so quickly.”
Rpt1985 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/04/19
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