A Slice of Bread and Butter

By The Bread and Butter Thing

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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.


Episode Date
What If Healthy Food Was The Default?
Sep 11, 2026
Ten Years Of Affordable Food
Sep 05, 2026
How Corporate Volunteering Powers Community Food Support
Aug 28, 2026
How Volunteering Rebuilds Confidence After Retirement
Aug 21, 2026
How A Gateshead Food Hub Builds Belonging
Aug 14, 2026
From Nursing Degree To Fostering And Food Support
Aug 07, 2026
Surplus Food With A Side Of Banter
Jul 31, 2026
When Shopping Becomes A Survival Skill
Jul 24, 2026
Wasabi In The Bag to go along with the Banter
Jul 17, 2026
Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation
Jul 10, 2026
A Manchester YouTuber Shares The Real Tricks Of Getting By
Jul 03, 2026
The Broken Plate Report And The Real Price Of Eating Well
Jun 26, 2026
Matthew Explains How Homelessness Changes Everything
Jun 19, 2026
What If The Problem Is Not Aspiration But The Pathway
Jun 12, 2026
Breaking Bread with Hovis
Jun 05, 2026
Barfoots of Botley and surplus veg
May 29, 2026
What If The Problem Is Not Your Budget
May 22, 2026
What Does A Fair Benefits System Look Like When You Can Barely Stand
May 15, 2026
Life On A Tight Food Budget
May 08, 2026
Food Waste Wisdom From St Ambrose
May 01, 2026
Kirsty's more resilient than she thinks
Apr 24, 2026
Food, Friendship, And Pam
Apr 17, 2026
Corned Beef Mountains
Apr 10, 2026
A Retired Nurse Explains Why Paying For Food Matters
Apr 03, 2026
Tori Shows How Bread And Butter Builds Confidence Through Volunteering
Mar 27, 2026
How Close Are We All To The Edge?
Mar 20, 2026
Sea Coal, Steep Hills, Strong Hearts
Mar 13, 2026
It’s Not A Food Bank, Promise
Mar 06, 2026
Heat, Help, And Human Connection
Feb 27, 2026
Nigel, Food Waste, And Community
Feb 20, 2026
Debt Advice That Puts People First with Payplan
Feb 13, 2026
How A Belfast Tenor’s Son Became The Best-Dressed Volunteer In Town
Feb 06, 2026
Cake Divides Us, Groceries Unite Us
Jan 30, 2026
How Talking Therapies Meet Communities Where They Are
Jan 23, 2026
Rural Food, Real Community
Jan 16, 2026
How Anglian Water Turned Support Into Savings
Jan 09, 2026
How Loan Sharks Trap Ordinary People And What Actually Works To Escape
Jan 02, 2026
When Your Christmas Dinner Is Crisps, Neighbours Become Heroes
Dec 25, 2025
Money Help, Without The Judgement
Dec 19, 2025
Two Mums, Seven Kids, And A Whole Lot Of Grit Explain Why Budgeting Isn’t The Problem
Dec 12, 2025
Gemma Shows How Dignity, Not Charity, Builds A Stronger Neighbourhood
Dec 05, 2025
Coastal Food Deserts, School-Led Solutions
Nov 28, 2025
Sausages, Surplus, And Doing The Right Thing
Nov 23, 2025
Feeding Community, Not Just Cupboards
Nov 14, 2025
How Comic Relief And Sainsbury’s help Tackle Food Insecurity
Nov 07, 2025
Listen again - Deano
Oct 31, 2025
Listen again - James
Oct 24, 2025
Listen again - James and Braith
Oct 17, 2025
Money, Minds, and the Jam Jar Fix
Oct 10, 2025
Bel, Twins, and the Beetroot Debate
Oct 04, 2025
Breaking Bread: Inside Hillside High's Community Impact
Sep 26, 2025
Garfield's Story: Theatre, Food Waste, and Community
Sep 19, 2025
The Rainbow on Your Plate: Hammonds' 125-Year Food Legacy
Sep 12, 2025
Surviving and Thriving: Betti's Journey from Arranged Marriage to Community Catalyst
Sep 05, 2025
The Day We Lost Everything: Rebuilding Through Community
Aug 29, 2025
Single Mum Superhero: Tracy's Unfiltered Story
Aug 22, 2025
When Life Changes Course: Navigating Benefits While Caring for a Loved One
Aug 15, 2025
Community Catalyst: How Food Creates Transformation
Aug 08, 2025
Financially Stuck: The Hidden Struggle of Working Families
Aug 01, 2025
The Benefits Labyrinth: Tracy Finds Her Way Through
Jul 25, 2025
Lost and Found: Farid's Journey
Jul 18, 2025
Food clubs offer more than just affordable food—they build communities.
Jul 11, 2025
From Social Worker to Service User
Jul 04, 2025
The New Normal: When Full-Time Work Isn't Enough
Jun 27, 2025
When debt becomes your comfort zone, change feels like the real risk
Jun 20, 2025
Beyond Food and Fuel: Working Families', Hidden Struggles
Jun 14, 2025
Can We Fix a Food System Built for Quantity Not Quality?
Jun 06, 2025
Celebrating Erin: A community star this National Volunteer Week
May 30, 2025
From Poland to Manchester: How Zosia found purpose in giving back
May 27, 2025
Hustle and harmony: A singer’s struggle working three jobs
May 19, 2025
A Slice of Life Special: “I lived off beans so my son could eat” says Carer James
May 14, 2025
Working full time, still struggling: What happens when wages don't stretch
May 06, 2025
Food insecurity in schools: One headteacher's mission
Apr 28, 2025
Smell it, don't bin it: One man's crusade against expiry dates
Apr 22, 2025
From empty cupboards to Westminster: Meet the Godmother of Byker
Apr 14, 2025
Team Talk: What goes on behind the scenes at Bread and Butter HQ
Apr 07, 2025
Team Talk: The secret sauce behind connecting communities through food
Mar 31, 2025
Team talk: When customer services meets community impact
Mar 25, 2025
At breaking point: The reality of cutting disability benefits
Mar 17, 2025
PARTNER SPECIAL: The science secrets behind the humble banana with Fyffes
Mar 10, 2025
Paws, pension credits and being a good neighbour: Meet Marie
Mar 04, 2025
IMPACT SPECIAL Part 2: Affordable nutrition for thriving communities with Dr. Megan Blake
Feb 25, 2025
IMPACT SPECIAL Part 1: Revolutionising food support with Dr. Megan Blake
Feb 18, 2025
Pensions, pain and passion: The Chronicles of Kelly
Feb 10, 2025
Surviving on 70 Pence a Day: Deano's Story
Feb 03, 2025
Tackling debt for a brighter future with Carer Kiera
Jan 27, 2025
Navigating the digital divide with self-confessed technophobe Gill
Jan 20, 2025
Culture shock, corner sofas and giant sausages
Jan 14, 2025
When essentials become a luxury
Jan 07, 2025
Paws for thought with dedicated volunteer Steve
Dec 30, 2024
Christmas, community and turning trauma into triumph with Sarah
Dec 23, 2024
Julcine's journey: Tackling life with toddler twins and a smile
Dec 17, 2024
Nzara's journey to joy via Manchester, music and food
Dec 10, 2024
Holly's story of resilience, food and family
Dec 03, 2024
The realities of self employment and modern family life
Nov 26, 2024
Talking life and luxuries with James and Braith
Nov 19, 2024
Transforming Homes and Lives with Ellen and Katie
Nov 12, 2024
Making Ends Meet: Kim's Journey Through Pensioner Life
Nov 11, 2024
From City Lights to Country Life: Meet Community Queen Sue
Oct 29, 2024
CDDO Jenny gets to the heart of Bread and Butter life
Oct 17, 2024
Connecting with Confidence with Gemma
Sep 13, 2023
Critical Friends and Therapy Dogs
Jun 21, 2023
On Tour with Andrew from Manchester
Jun 14, 2023
Fen-life and Friends at Old Leake
Jun 07, 2023
Over Hills and Dales with Marie
Jun 01, 2023
Climb Every Mountain with Joan from County Durham
Apr 13, 2023
Back to school with the Midday Assistants
Apr 06, 2023
Blue Cheese and Curry with Steven from Darlington
Mar 30, 2023
Mark and Fiona's 'Top of the Crops'
Mar 23, 2023
It's a family affair with Shireen
Nov 23, 2022
Getting behind the scenes at TBBT
Sep 06, 2022
Posh Veg with Elaine and Pauline from Leadgate
Aug 29, 2022
Christmas Fun with Arnd from Salford
Aug 22, 2022
Powering Up with Leah from Darlington
Aug 15, 2022
Vegetable Delights with Sandra from Oldham
Aug 08, 2022
On The Decks With Kelvin from Tameside
Aug 01, 2022
A Slice of Bread and Butter: Trailer
Jul 11, 2022