Friday, January 6, 2023

Sliced Bread

“The latest ad-hyped products and trending fads promise to make us healthier, happier and greener, but are they really ‘the best thing since sliced bread’? Greg Foot finds out”: Sliced Bread is an excellent podcast from the BBC. Kombucha, portable heaters, zillion-blade razors, and many more.

comments: 2

shallnot said...

Of course, you do know what was the greatest thing *before* sliced bread? A good knife...

I’m always amused that the introduction of sliced bread happened in my father’s lifetime. And that the ciabatta was invented while I was in high-school...

Michael Leddy said...

Sliced bread: 1928, the year my dad was born. Ciabatta: 1982. I was in grad school. Elaine often reminds me how recent a thing ciabatta is.