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39 episodes · publishes fortnightly · latest 2026-05-07 · ~36 min/episode
Rank
#1427
Substance
54.0
/ 100
Breakdown
Scored 2026-08
Updated monthly
General rank
#113 of 132
Across the index
#1427 of 1720
Substance
Top 83%
outscores 17% of the index
That Cancer Conversation ranks #1427 on The B2B Podcast Index with a substance score of 54.0 out of 100, scored across 1 recent episode. It scores highest on specificity & evidence and guest caliber. Reasonably peppered with concrete figures and funding numbers, though many are cited as headline stats rather than explored with rigor.
Averaged across 1 recently scored episode, with cited evidence.
Almost entirely advocacy and repetition of the same 'smoke free generation' message with little non-obvious insight; a few factual nuggets exist but there's no depth an operator could act on.
“there's only one date you have to remember”
“if you currently smoke vape, but if you don't smoke, don't vape”
Recycled public-health talking points and stock 'nanny state' rebuttals with no fresh or contrarian framing; the arguments are entirely predictable for the subject matter.
“it's not the, there's no freedom and being addicted to something that could then eventually kill you”
“evidence alone doesn't drive the change, but evidence combined with policy”
Genuinely senior figures - a sitting Minister for Health and Prevention and CRUK's Executive Director of Policy - but their relevance to a B2B operator audience is essentially nil.
“Minister for Health and Prevention Sharon Hodgson MP”
“Ian is our executive director of policy”
Reasonably peppered with concrete figures and funding numbers, though many are cited as headline stats rather than explored with rigor.
“there's £150 million, um, added into the um, public health grant”
“The smoke from cigarettes contains around 5,000 different chemicals”
A promotional, affirming interview with no challenge or pushback; the host repeatedly agrees and offers softballs, treating every claim as settled.
“Yeah, I think that's a really helpful way of putting it”
“So Sharon, looking forward, what do you hope the tobacco and vape SAP can mean for future of health in the uk?”
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1 scored on substance · 30 tracked in total.
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