To wrap up "Series 11" we thought it would be good to update you on any notable changes that have happened since the topic episodes were released - so we are calling this episode "And Another Thing"... We also share our favourite information that we learnt about each topic as well as some great listener contributions and feedback. In this episode we provide updates on: Playing Cards Duck-billed Platypus The Vikings The Moon Landings Who Moved My Cheese (Book) Darts Marie Curie The Immune System ...
May 14, 2025•49 min
This week's topic is the Listener Choice episode, which has been chosen by Adam. Thank you to everyone who sent us topic suggestions. We put them to a vote on Instagram and Black Holes won. What a great topic to learn about (not one we had thought about doing) thank you for the topic suggestion Adam. Hear us discuss: How mind-bending this is as a topic! What is a black hole? How are they formed? How big are we talking? The types of Black Holes Will Earth go into a black hole? Plus your Two Guys ...
Apr 28, 2025•43 min•Season 11Ep. 12
This week's topic is McDonalds. McDonald's is a global fast-food chain best known for its hamburgers, french fries, and other popular items like the Big Mac and Egg McMuffin. It's a widely recognised brand with over 40,000 locations globally, making it one of the largest fast-food chains in the world. This was a really interesting topic. Hopefully you learn a lot listing too. Hear us discuss: It's origin story. It's business model - not quite what you might think. How it expanded. It is healthy?...
Apr 15, 2025•50 min•Season 11Ep. 11
This week's topic is The Immune System. Simply put the immune system is the body's defence against infections. The immune system attacks germs and helps keep us healthy, but it is a vastly complex system and we had lots of questions about it. This was a really interesting topic. Hopefully you learn a lot listing too. Hear us discuss: What is it? Where in the body is it? How does it work? Innate vs Adaptive Immunity. Do all living creature's immune systems work the same? Immunosuppressants Antibi...
Apr 02, 2025•43 min•Season 11Ep. 10
This week's topic is Solar Power. Solar power is energy from the sun that is converted into electricity or heat. It is a renewable and sustainable energy source that can be harnessed using different technologies - but we have lots of questions we would like to know about it. This was a really interesting topic. Hopefully you learn a lot listing too. Hear us discuss: What is it? Who discovered it? How does it work? Once it's set up will it last forever? Why isn't it everywhere? The massive Solar ...
Mar 26, 2025•45 min•Season 11Ep. 9
This week's topic is Marie Curie. Marie Curie, was a Polish and naturalised-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She is super well known but why? Her achievements and life is incredible, what a super interesting person and topic. Hopefully you learn a lot listing too. Hear us discuss: Her upbringing Child Prodigy Moving to Paris Falling in love with Pierre Her research into radioactivity Two Nobel Peace Prizes Her legacy Plus your Two Guys One Topic Ta...
Mar 18, 2025•43 min•Season 11Ep. 8
This weeks topic is Darts, the game where players throw darts at a circular target (dartboard) to score points, with the goal of reducing a starting score of 501 to zero, by hitting specific areas on the board. There is more to this game than we realised! Hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about it by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: The Dartboard itself The Oche...? Why are the numbers in the order they are? Why start at 501? History of the game. Is it a sport? Professional D...
Mar 12, 2025•49 min•Season 11Ep. 7
This weeks topic is a book titled Who Moved My Cheese. Hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about it by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: What is it all about? Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway. Once you have listened we would love to hear your thoughts or any feedback. Contact / follow us @TwoGuysOneTopic on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook to keep in touch and take part in the next "Listener Choice" episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 04, 2025•37 min•Season 11Ep. 6
This weeks topic is The Moon Landings. Hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about it by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: Why did we want to go to the moon? The Apollo missions One small step for man.... What happened on the moon? What have we left up there? Conspiracy? Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway. Once you have listened we would love to hear your thoughts or any feedback. Contact / follow us @TwoGuysOneTopic on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook to keep in touch and take p...
Feb 25, 2025•47 min•Season 11Ep. 5
This weeks topic is The Vikings. The Vikings were famous for sailing huge distances from their home in Scandinavia between AD 800 and 1066 to raid and plunder, but they also traded with people from other countries....and did a whole loads of other things we didn't know about until this week. Hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about it by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: Who or what were the Vikings? Where did they invade? Some of the great Vikings. Their impressive ships The V...
Feb 18, 2025•40 min•Season 11Ep. 4
This weeks topic is Rolls-Royce. We are learning all about the luxurious cars, expensive big cars. We only managed to see them from the outside and don't know too much about them, but hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about it by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: What's in a name? How did the company begin? What makes them so special? ....and expensive... How you can bespoke everything about them. The iconic Spirit of Ecstasy Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway. Once you hav...
Feb 11, 2025•38 min•Season 11Ep. 3
This week's topic is the Duck-billed Platypus. That's right the animal that has a duck's-bill, beaver-tail, otter-feet and is an egg-laying aquatic creature native to Australia. Liam wasn't sure it was a real animal at first, so hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about it by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: What's in a name? What does it look like? Is it a mammal? Scientists thought it was a hoax. Aboriginal story of the platypus. Some of it's other incredible features! Who kn...
Feb 04, 2025•35 min•Season 11Ep. 2
This week's topic is Playing Cards. Most people will be familiar with the 52 card deck we use today, but it hasn't always been that way. Also get ready to hear one of the most mind blowing facts we have ever shared! Hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about it by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: How many shuffled deck combinations are there? (Absolutely mind blowing!) History of them. How they have evolved over time. What do the cards represent? What are they used for? Gambling...
Jan 28, 2025•45 min•Season 11Ep. 1
We haven't released an episode for a while so we wanted to let you know what is going on, As they say, all good things come to an end....listen to find out what is happening with Two Guys One Topic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 21, 2025•4 min
To wrap up "Series 10" we thought it would be good to update you on any notable changes that have happened since the topic episodes were released - so we are calling this episode "And Another Thing"... We also share our favourite information that we learnt about each topic as well as some great listener contributions and feedback. In this episode we provide updates on: Sky Diving Eiffel Tower Sharks Monopoly Air Turbulence Perfume Wimbledon Nostradamus The Gold Rush The 4 Minute Mile Full Englis...
Aug 06, 2024•51 min•Season 10Ep. 13
This week's topic is the Listener Choice episode, which has been chosen by Lynda. Thank you to everyone who sent us topic suggestions. We put them to a vote on Instagram and Maple Syrup won. What a great topic to learn about (not one we had thought about doing) thank you for the topic suggestion Lynda. Hear us discuss: What makes the maple tree special Turning maple sap to syrup The story of how it was discovered Colour and variation Is it healthy for you? How much is produced? Plus your Two Guy...
Jul 30, 2024•35 min•Season 10Ep. 12
This week's topic is Liam's Choice, and he has chosen....The Full English Breakfast. The famously known Full English, or even English breakfast, is the traditional warm breakfast meal often served throughout England with various regional varieties. Quintessential British, you might say, but what is it all about? Hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about the Full English by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: What is in a Full English? Regional Variations How it all began Why was i...
Jul 23, 2024•38 min•Season 10Ep. 11
This week's topic is The 4 Minute Mile. On the morning of 6 May 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did the impossible. The Daily Telegraph , at the time had described the sub-four-minute mile as “sport’s greatest goal”, something “as elusive and seemingly unattainable as Everest”. They story of this great achievement is a good one. Hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about it by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: Why even a mile? How it became a race. Roger Bannister His training for the ...
Jul 16, 2024•49 min•Season 10Ep. 10
This week's topic is The Gold Rush. The California Gold Rush is one of American history’s most significant historical events. News spread that gold had been found and miners fled to California from all over the world to find their riches. Hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about it by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: Why is gold valued? What started the rush? The largest human migration Mining methods What was life like as a prospector? The Wild West Why did it end? Plus your ...
Jul 09, 2024•43 min•Season 10Ep. 9
This week's topic is Nostradamus. Nostradamus was a 16-century French astrologer and physician whose prophecies earned him fame both during and after his lifetime. Hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about it by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: Who was he? What made people think he could predict the future? His book - The Prophecies What did he predict? Is everything as it seems? Some Simpsons predictions Our own predictions Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway. Once you have ...
Jul 02, 2024•40 min•Season 10Ep. 8
This week's topic is Wimbledon. Wimbledon Championships, internationally known tennis championships played annually in London at Wimbledon. The tournament, held in late June and early July, is one of the four annual “Grand Slam” tennis events - some timely that the episode is out this week. Hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about it by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: Why is it not the British Open? What came first tennis or Wimbledon? How it all started Wimbledon's tradition...
Jun 25, 2024•44 min•Season 10Ep. 7
This week's topic is Perfume. Perfume is an important part of many people’s daily routine. Whether it’s to make a statement or to simply enhance one's mood, perfume has the power to evoke emotions and memories, but how is it made and where did it all begin? Hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about them by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: Who invented it? Perfume Vs Cologne Vs Eau de parfum Vs Eau de Toilette Does it contain whale vomit? How ingredients are turned into perfume....
Jun 18, 2024•45 min•Season 10Ep. 6
This week's topic is Air Turbulence. Flyers will be familiar with the sudden jolting that can happen when an aircraft gets into turbulence. It can move the plane and cause sudden changes in height, but how and why do they occur? Hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about them by the end of this episode. Hear us discuss: What causes Air Turbulence? Clear Air Turbulence Can pilots predict them? Can they damage or flip a plane? Are they more frequent now? How to prevent them. Plus your Two ...
Jun 11, 2024•36 min•Season 10Ep. 5
This week's topic is Monopoly. As in the board game that over a billions people have played. We thought it might be interesting to look into the best selling privately patented game ever. Hear us discuss: The unemployed heating engineer who invented it....or did he? The original game How to play Tips for winning How the game has changed over the years Monopoly Pub Crawl. Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway. Once you have listened we would love to hear your thoughts or any feedback. Contact / f...
Jun 04, 2024•46 min•Season 10Ep. 4
This week's topic is Sharks We read a fact about how old sharks are, and knew straight away we needed to do a topic all about them. How old they are will blow your mind! Hopefully after this episode we will have all learnt a bit more about sharks. Hear us discuss: How old are they? Is a shark a fish? What makes them special. Their additional senses Why they don't like eating people The megalodon What if they go extinct? Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway. Once you have listened we would love ...
May 28, 2024•40 min•Season 10Ep. 3
This week's topic is the Eiffel Tower. Hopefully everyone will know what the Eiffel Tower is, you know, that tall, pointy tower in Paris. But do most people know any more than that? Hopefully after this episode we will have all learnt a bit more about the Eiffel Tower. Hear us discuss: Why was is built? Could something else have been built instead? Who built it? How did they build it? What is up the Eiffel Tower? It was supposed to be dismantled after 20 years. It's special colour Plus your Two ...
May 21, 2024•41 min•Season 10Ep. 2
We are back with Series 10! We are looking forward to learning more topics with you and sharing some knowledge. This week's topic is Skydiving! .... In dedication to the podcast we met up in Dubai to get first hand knowledge of this week's topic by doing a skydive over the Palm! What an incredible experience. We thought it would be interesting to look into skydiving in more detail and share the most important information with you. Hear us discuss: How did it start? Is Skydiving and parachuting t...
May 14, 2024•51 min•Season 10Ep. 1
To wrap up "Series 9" we thought it would be good to update you on any notable changes that have happened since the topic episodes were released - so we are calling this episode "And Another Thing"... We also share our favourite information that we learnt about each topic as well as some great listener contributions and feedback. In this episode we provide updates on: Pyramids Flags Net Zero Carbon Emissions The Super Bowl Valentine's Day Lotteries Albert Einstein Super Glue Competitive Eating D...
Apr 16, 2024•53 min
This week's topic is the Listener Choice episode, which has been chosen by Sam. Thank you to everyone who sent us topic suggestions. We put them to a vote on Instagram and Callisthenics won (by a long way!). What an interesting topic to learn about - thank you for the topic suggestion Sam. Hear us discuss: What is it? Who invented it? It's etymology The benefits How does it compare to weight training? Tips to get started Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway. Once you have listened we would love...
Mar 26, 2024•37 min•Season 9Ep. 12
This week's topic is the "Ollie's Choice" episode which is Vaccines. Vaccinations were a hot topic during the pandemic, but for decades, they have been life-changing for children and communities all around the world. There are definitely a few parts of this topic that you will remember forever. Hopefully you learn a lot listing. Hear us discuss: What is a vaccine? How do they work? How were they invented? Edward Jenner Myths about vaccines Herd immunity Future of vaccines Plus your Two Guys One ...
Mar 19, 2024•43 min•Season 9Ep. 11
