Smart Consumer Podcast
Spending and stuff from the team at You and Yours.
Episodes to download
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Voice activation and the record number of failing care homes.
Fri 18 May 2018
The voice activation assistant that won't play Radio 4 and why care homes are failing.
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The 拢50 rubbish bag and the 拢30 million garden
Thu 10 May 2018
The Welsh residents charged 拢50 for a roll of rubbish bags and the RHS plants 拢30m garden
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I-phone batteries and dogs banged up
Thu 3 May 2018
I-Phones batteries row, why life's tough for older renters and good dogs treated as bad
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Loan sharks and long boring books
Thu 26 Apr 2018
New plans to crack down on loan sharks. The long dense novels you can't quite finish.
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Modern Dating and Cashback Websites
Fri 20 Apr 2018
The rules of modern dating and we talk to the boss of one of the big cashback websites
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Illicit Drinks and CD Sales
Fri 13 Apr 2018
Could the sugar tax lead to illicit full-sugar drink imports? And how CDs are coming back
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Behind the scenes on the You and Yours debt special
Thu 5 Apr 2018
Mental health, Michael Sheen, and 25 year old shirts
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Maternity services and renting out your own car
Thu 29 Mar 2018
Experiences of maternity services. Renting out your own car. Sharing a home with friends.
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Romance fraud and the holiday destination that doesn't want more tourists
Fri 23 Mar 2018
How to spot romance fraud and the city that wants to be less attractive to tourists
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Fake Food & The Fear of Finding Out
Fri 16 Mar 2018
The criminals adulterating food at industrial scale and combating the fear of finding out
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The You and Yours Coffee Break. What are you eating and who are going to you watch?
Thu 8 Mar 2018
The You and Yours Coffee Break: calorie counting, second hand tickets and a new toy craze
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M&S Knickers and Houseplants for Millennials
Fri 2 Mar 2018
The You and Yours listener who got M&S to reverse their redesign of her favourite pants
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You and Yours Podcast: Older workers and living by the seaside
Fri 23 Feb 2018
Changing the way we work for an ageing population and what's it like living in Blackpool?
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The Cost Of Dementia Care; The History Of Saving And Borrowing
Fri 16 Feb 2018
A personal story of the cost of dementia care. The history of saving and borrowing.
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You and Yours Podcast - Care Homes, Interest-only Mortgages, Wine Deals and Annoying Mice
Thu 8 Feb 2018
Life in a care home, interest-only mortgages, supermarket wine deals and clicking mice.
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Homelessness and Microadventures
Fri 2 Feb 2018
We talk about the rise in homelessness and find out why smaller trips might be the best.
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Veganism and Fraud
Thu 25 Jan 2018
Taking up veganism for January and why we're over confident about spotting scams.
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You and Yours Podcast - Life Drawing, Driverless Cars and the Sex Pistols
Thu 18 Jan 2018
Driverless cars, life-drawing, Iceland ditches the plastic and the Sex Pistols.
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Switching off DAB, switching on smart meters and switching to holidays with an edge
Fri 12 Jan 2018
Turning off FM radio. When will we all have smart meters and holidays with a dark edge.
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You & Yours PODCAST 5/01/18 :'Miracle Spice' and Fitness Dreams
Fri 5 Jan 2018
You & Yours Podcast 5/01/18: exposing, explaining and entertaining
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You and Yours Best Bits of the Consumer Week
Fri 29 Dec 2017
The man who travels the world tuning pianos and one Hollywood's top animal trainers.
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Christmas debt and the gift of time
Fri 22 Dec 2017
How to avoid Christmas spending debt, plus David Cassidy and the gift of time.
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Impulse buying and Christmas decor trends
Thu 14 Dec 2017
Software to stop you making late-night online purchases, and the latest Christmas decor.
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Live streaming; Clothes you never wear
Fri 8 Dec 2017
Sites that pay users to live-stream their lives and the clothes we buy but never wear
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Cannabis cafes; The Archers; Facebook memorial profiles
Thu 30 Nov 2017
Hear about You and Yours' involvement in the latest The Archers storyline.
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Cutting down on the booze; Car hire complaints
Thu 23 Nov 2017
Are you cutting down on how much alcohol you drink? Car hire complaints.
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YYHighlights:Pet choices and cookery books
Thu 16 Nov 2017
Why Delia Smith reckons the cook book is dead. And bringing a pet into your life.
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Mary Portas; DIY for Young People; Best Christmas Presents
Fri 10 Nov 2017
Shopping guru Mary Portas on Britain's high street. Your very best Christmas present.
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Should the NHS fund IVF treatment? Film memorabilia
Thu 2 Nov 2017
Should the NHS fund IVF treatment? 25 years of texting. Film memorabilia.
