A Slice of Bread and Butter
The voice of The Bread and Butter Thing - with stories from the frontline of the cost of living crisis from one of the UK's leading food charities.
Podcasting since 2022 • 89 episodes
A Slice of Bread and Butter
Latest Episodes
Heat, Help, And Human Connection
Ever wondered why your radiators sit under a window and your living room still feels cold? We sit down with Groundwork’s Green Doctor to unpack simple fixes that actually work, decode baffling energy bills, and map real routes to grants that ca...
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Nigel, Food Waste, And Community
Surprise is the secret ingredient that changes how a family cooks, saves, and connects. When Nigel first tried The Bread and Butter Thing during Covid, he wasn’t chasing a bargain so much as a better way to teach his kids about food, waste, and...
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Debt Advice That Puts People First with Payplan
Money stress rarely arrives politely. It shows up as a brown envelope you avoid opening, a skipped meal to cover a minimum payment, or a quiet dread when the doorbell rings. We invited Anthony and Emma from PayPlan to share how free, confidenti...
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How A Belfast Tenor’s Son Became The Best-Dressed Volunteer In Town
A sharp suit, a warm voice, and a life spent in service: meet Tom from Altrincham, our front-of-house dynamo who turns a weekly affordable food shop into a community ritual. We dive into his unlikely route from military discipline to infection ...
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