A Slice of Bread and Butter

About 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.

Publisher

The Bread and Butter Thing

Category

news · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Jul 2022

Latest episode

30 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

124 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Oct 2026

   Bread And Butter Belonging

   Noah looks like he has it sorted. He's a store manager with a busy life, and a calm head that comes from wild camping and “leave no trace” living. Then he starts talking about what it really costs to become yourself and how close he came to giving up before he began his transition. What follows is a grounded, human conversation about transgender identity, mental health, and the small moments that make life feel liveable again. We talk through Noah’s path from Devon to Staffordshire, how lone...

2. 

   23 Oct 2026

   The Secret Of A Strong Food Club

   A community food club can look like bags of groceries and a van schedule from the outside, but step into Sale Moore and you hear the real story. There's people who know each other, look out for each other, and turn surplus food redistribution into a weekly ritual of belonging. We’re joined by Carl from Sale Moore Community Partnership, who coordinates volunteers and helps keep the hub running with warmth, pace, and a proper brew-ready welcome. We talk about what makes this place work when re...

3. 

   16 Oct 2026

   What If Dignity Matters More Than Metrics

   Shania joins us for a conversation that starts with food and ends up somewhere much deeper. She shares what it feels like to find safety when you’ve spent years of judgement. She talks frankly about being trans, living with social anxiety and why walking into a new place can feel like a risk. What changes everything is the atmosphere at the hub. It's the familiar faces, encouragement, and the kind of everyday kindness that turns volunteers into mates and, sometimes, into family. We als...

Who has been a guest on A Slice of Bread and Butter

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lorraine Smith
• David
• Tracy
• Hayley
• Anna Taylor

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

11,542

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

4.9 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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