Smart Consumer

By BBC Radio 4

Business

What's Smart Consumer about?

Spending and stuff from the team at You and Yours.

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Smart Consumer episodes:

03.19.2020
Coronavirus: Advice for parents coping with the kids being at home now the schools are closing their doors.
Mike Young presents The Smart Consumer Podcast.
03.12.2020
Getting your finances under control in your twenties.
The Smart Consumer Podcast's Mike Young on the financial pressures on twenty-somethings.
02.26.2020
How beauty influencers encourage us to buy and wear more Makeup
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Lydia Thomas and Louisa Adams
02.19.2020
Eating in or dining out....what do you want for breakfast?
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Pete Wilson. Cereals or fry-ups - what wins at breakfast?
02.14.2020
Why don't people see working as a waiter as a career - and why as diners do we dismiss them?
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Pete Wilson. Why is it so hard to keep restaurant staff?
02.07.2020
Overdrafts - the new charges and how to avoid them
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Louisa Adams and Iona Bain from the Young Money Blog.
01.31.2020
What should we eat to stay healthy?
The Smart Consumer podcast with Winifred Robinson
01.24.2020
Should you spend more than £1,000 on an electric bike?
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Jon Douglas.
01.17.2020
Mindful drinking for the sober curious - could you give up alcohol?
Smart Consumer with Laura Willoughby of Club Soda and Professor David Nutt
01.10.2020
Failed diets and body shaming - can you combine wellbeing and weight loss?
The Smart Consumer podcast with Frankie Haynes, Shahroo Izadi and Man V Fat.
12.20.2019
Your guide to the fitness and wellness trends for 2020; including intuitive exercise, biohacking and the latest fitness tech.
with Tally Rye, Jessica Salter, Louisa Adams and Natalie Donovan
12.13.2019
Young couples discuss the difficulties and cost of long distance relationships.
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Tara Holmes and Louisa Adams.
12.06.2019
How to keep the cost of car insurance down for younger drivers.
Mike Young presents the Smart Consumer podcast.
11.29.2019
Letting the train take the strain; would you go on a foreign holiday by train instead of plane?
Smart Consumer- Holidays by Rail with Kevin Mousley and the Man in Seat 61
11.22.2019
Great for instagram and wellbeing, but will a plant purify the air?
The truth about houseplants from the Smart Consumer podcast
11.15.2019
Young entrepreneurs - have you got what it takes to run a successful business?
The Smart Consumer podcast with Natalie Donovan, The Mindful Chef and Abigail Wastie
11.08.2019
The people living in tiny rental spaces and what can be done about it
The Smart Consumer podcast with Simon Hoban, Kitty Drake and Medina Grillo
10.31.2019
The things you need to think of if you're planning to take a career break to travel or work abroad.
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Tara Holmes and Beatrice Pickup.
10.25.2019
Why are we so aggressive and mean to learner drivers?
Smart Consumer podcast with Lydia Thomas and Simon Hoban
10.17.2019
Two former gamblers discuss how the industry breaks the rules and fails to protect vulnerable people
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Lydia Thomas, Craig and Alex.
10.10.2019
The IPAs in the cartoon cans....who are they REALLY aimed at? The beers so on message they might be aiming too low
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Pete Wilson and Beatrice Pickup.
10.03.2019
How Britain's towns and cities are trying to clean up the air we breathe
The Smart Consumer podcast with Mike Young
09.27.2019
Does it pay to take a gap year?
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Tara Holmes.
09.20.2019
Second-Hand Clothes
Smart Consumer with Simon Hoban on the boom in second-hand clothes
09.13.2019
How can online shopping and home delivery be less harmful to the environment?
The Smart Consumer podcast with Beatrice Pickup
09.06.2019
Dating Differently
Smart Consumer podcast with Simon Hoban
08.30.2019
How to afford university
The Smart Consumer podcast with Louisa Adams and Tom Allingham from Save The Student.
08.23.2019
Stag and Hen do...or don't?
The Smart Consumer podcast with Simon Hoban and Jess Quayle
08.16.2019
How to be better at saving money
The Smart Consumer podcast with Simon Hoban and Jess Quayle
08.09.2019
The young interns who're tired of working for nothing
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Jess Quayle and Craig Henderson
07.26.2019
Everything you need to know about tattoos
The Smart Consumer podcast with tattoo artist Lee Clements and YouTuber Lucie Parfitt.
07.19.2019
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.
07.12.2019
The new trend for cruise ship holidays amongst young people
The Smart Consumer podcast takes to the seas with Simon Hoban and Jess Quayle
07.05.2019
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
06.28.2019
The truth about sunscreens - from SPF dilemmas to reef-friendly labels
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Sali Hughes and Dr Andrew Birnie
06.21.2019
With more GP's quitting what's the future for General Practice?
Kevin Mousley speaks to GP's young and experienced.
06.14.2019
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
06.07.2019
Mortgage mishaps and how to avoid them
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Simon Hoban and Jess Quayle.
05.31.2019
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
05.24.2019
The young climate change activists persuading us to change our behaviour
The Smart Consumer Podcast with Jess Quayle and Lydia Thomas
05.17.2019
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
05.10.2019
Folding Phones and Renting Clothes
What went wrong with the launch of Samsung's latest phone - the Galaxy Fold?
05.03.2019
The new instagram trend for "Shelfies" and how they help with mindfulness
The You and Yours podcast with Jess Quayle and Lydia Thomas
04.25.2019
Gambling addiction and IVF.
The gambler who confronted the betting industry. Do fertility treatments exploit people?
04.19.2019
Why gaming's good for you
The You and Yours podcast with Jess Quayle and Simon Hoban
04.11.2019
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
04.05.2019
Joe Lycett and Tiny Houses
Comedian Joe Lycett talks about his new consumer TV show and the new - but tiny - houses
03.27.2019
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.
03.01.2019
Equal pay and junk food
Calling time on takeaways and the supermarket war on pay.
02.21.2019
Dangerous tyres and Dads looking like Lads
Mother ramps up pressure on the government over dangerous tyres on public vehicles

What's Smart Consumer about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Smart Consumer episodes:

Coronavirus: Advice for parents coping with the kids being at home now the schools are closing their doors.

Getting your finances under control in your twenties.

How beauty influencers encourage us to buy and wear more Makeup

Eating in or dining out....what do you want for breakfast?

Why don't people see working as a waiter as a career - and why as diners do we dismiss them?

Overdrafts - the new charges and how to avoid them

What should we eat to stay healthy?

Should you spend more than £1,000 on an electric bike?

Mindful drinking for the sober curious - could you give up alcohol?

Failed diets and body shaming - can you combine wellbeing and weight loss?

Your guide to the fitness and wellness trends for 2020; including intuitive exercise, biohacking and the latest fitness tech.

Young couples discuss the difficulties and cost of long distance relationships.

How to keep the cost of car insurance down for younger drivers.

Letting the train take the strain; would you go on a foreign holiday by train instead of plane?

Great for instagram and wellbeing, but will a plant purify the air?

Young entrepreneurs - have you got what it takes to run a successful business?

The people living in tiny rental spaces and what can be done about it

The things you need to think of if you're planning to take a career break to travel or work abroad.

Why are we so aggressive and mean to learner drivers?

Two former gamblers discuss how the industry breaks the rules and fails to protect vulnerable people

The IPAs in the cartoon cans....who are they REALLY aimed at? The beers so on message they might be aiming too low

How Britain's towns and cities are trying to clean up the air we breathe

Does it pay to take a gap year?

Second-Hand Clothes

How can online shopping and home delivery be less harmful to the environment?

Dating Differently

How to afford university

Stag and Hen do...or don't?

How to be better at saving money

The young interns who're tired of working for nothing

Everything you need to know about tattoos

Credit cards and how to avoid a cycle of debt

The new trend for cruise ship holidays amongst young people

How "virtual reality" technology is helping to treat trauma and anxiety

The truth about sunscreens - from SPF dilemmas to reef-friendly labels

With more GP's quitting what's the future for General Practice?

Everything you need to know about music festivals and how to survive them with Mark Radcliffe and some young people!

Mortgage mishaps and how to avoid them

Students talk to us about life, money and what proposals to cut the cost of university fees mean to them

The young climate change activists persuading us to change our behaviour

Recycling crisp packets - the impossible dream? And could you give up clothes buying for a year?

Folding Phones and Renting Clothes

The new instagram trend for "Shelfies" and how they help with mindfulness

Gambling addiction and IVF.

Why gaming's good for you

What to do if your energy company folds and the secret to baking bread.

Joe Lycett and Tiny Houses

Rising rents on the high street and the latest technology designed to slow down our cars.

Equal pay and junk food

Dangerous tyres and Dads looking like Lads