Smart Consumer

Spending and stuff from the team at You and Yours.

Radio 4,126 episodes

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Why Love Island style dental veneers might not be the best idea
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Lydia Thomas and Louisa Adams
02 Aug 2019,17 mins
Everything you need to know about tattoos
The Smart Consumer podcast with tattoo artist Lee Clements and YouTuber Lucie Parfitt.
26 Jul 2019,19 mins
Credit cards and how to avoid a cycle of debt
The Smart Consumer podcast with Jess Quayle and Iona Bain from the Young Money Blog.
19 Jul 2019,24 mins
The new trend for cruise ship holidays amongst young people
The Smart Consumer podcast takes to the seas with Simon Hoban and Jess Quayle
12 Jul 2019,20 mins
How "virtual reality" technology is helping to treat trauma and anxiety
Jay Unger and Louisa Adams hear how the NHS is starting to use VR to treat anxiety
05 Jul 2019,21 mins
The truth about sunscreens - from SPF dilemmas to reef-friendly labels
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Sali Hughes and Dr Andrew Birnie
28 Jun 2019,23 mins
With more GP's quitting what's the future for General Practice?
Kevin Mousley speaks to GP's young and experienced.
21 Jun 2019,22 mins
Everything you need to know about music festivals and how to survive them with Mark Radcliffe and some young people!
Festivals and how to survive them with Kevin Mousley and Mark Radcliffe
14 Jun 2019,20 mins
Mortgage mishaps and how to avoid them
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Simon Hoban and Jess Quayle.
07 Jun 2019,19 mins
Students talk to us about life, money and what proposals to cut the cost of university fees mean to them
The Smart Consumer Podcast: Kevin Mousley and Tara Holmes discuss student finance
31 May 2019,19 mins
The young climate change activists persuading us to change our behaviour
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Jess Quayle and Lydia Thomas
24 May 2019,17 mins
Recycling crisp packets - the impossible dream? And could you give up clothes buying for a year?
The You and Yours podcast with Simon Hoban and Louisa Adams
17 May 2019,25 mins
Folding Phones and Renting Clothes
What went wrong with the launch of Samsung's latest phone - the Galaxy Fold?
10 May 2019,22 mins
The new instagram trend for "Shelfies" and how they help with mindfulness
The You and Yours podcast with Jess Quayle and Lydia Thomas
03 May 2019,19 mins
Gambling addiction and IVF.
The gambler who confronted the betting industry. Do fertility treatments exploit people?
25 Apr 2019,24 mins
Why gaming's good for you
The You and Yours podcast with Jess Quayle and Simon Hoban
19 Apr 2019,27 mins
What to do if your energy company folds and the secret to baking bread.
The You and Yours podcast with Shari Vahl and Jess Quayle
11 Apr 2019,25 mins
Joe Lycett and Tiny Houses
Comedian Joe Lycett talks about his new consumer TV show and the new - but tiny - houses
05 Apr 2019,24 mins
Rising rents on the high street and the latest technology designed to slow down our cars.
The impact of rising high street rents on retailers. New tech aiming to boost car safety.
27 Mar 2019,21 mins
Recycling coffee cups and brexit tales
Are reusable cups making a difference and the child told by a schoolmate to go home.
15 Mar 2019,17 mins
Signs of Life
What your intensive care doctor is really thinking - Dr Aoife Abbey
08 Mar 2019,15 mins
Equal pay and junk food
Calling time on takeaways and the supermarket war on pay.
01 Mar 2019,25 mins
Dangerous tyres and Dads looking like Lads
Mother ramps up pressure on the government over dangerous tyres on public vehicles
21 Feb 2019,28 mins
Organ Donation and Vampire Shopping
Reaction to a law change in England and Scotland which will affect how organs are donated
15 Feb 2019,28 mins
Veganism and Drive-Thrus
Are you sticking to vegan diet? And, why Drive-Thrus are becoming more popular.
08 Feb 2019,31 mins
Key fob car theft and protecting children online
Cars with key fobs are at increased risk of theft and how to keep children safe online
31 Jan 2019,23 mins
Life after care
An interview with You and Yours listener Tina Upson, on life after caring for her Mum.
24 Jan 2019,25 mins
Decluttering with Marie Kondo and cassette tapes
How the Netflix series with Marie Kondo is inspiring you to to declutter.
18 Jan 2019,34 mins
Will Self on Universal Credit; and Professional Bridesmaids
The author Will Self talks about supporting two friends struggling with Universal Credit
11 Jan 2019,25 mins
Sugar Babies - more finance than romance?
The women who use websites for "elevated dating" - finding a sugar daddy
31 Dec 2018,16 mins