This week's topic is the "Liam's Choice" episode which is "Disney Princesses". Liam thought it would be good for everyone to learn about this, as his little girl is going through her 'Disney princess phase'. There are definitely a few parts of this topic that you will remember forever. Hopefully you learn a lot listing. Hear us discuss: How many Disney Princesses are there? What is the criteria to be one? Some of their origin stories The Disney Princess Eras Why some are not on the official list...
Mar 12, 2024•45 min•Season 9Ep. 10
This week's topic is Competitive Eating. Competitive eating is not for everyone. It's not about just liking the food you eat. It's about putting in the training and hard work to refine your technique to be able to consume super human amounts of food, in a short space of time. What the best competitive eaters are able to do it incredible. Hopefully you learn a lot listing. Hear us discuss: How did it all start? Major League Eating Contest rules Chipmunking Training Mind Blowing Records! Plus your...
Mar 05, 2024•45 min•Season 9Ep. 9
This week's topic is Super Glue That very strong quick-setting adhesive that you keep in your drawer along with elastic bands, batteries, blue tac and other gunff - that you will inevitably manage to get on your fingers when trying to use it. It turns out it has an interesting discovery story and is a great topic to get in to. Hopefully you learn a lot listing. Hear us discuss: Are Glues and Adhesives the same thing? Was super glue invented to glue soldiers back together? How it was invented How...
Feb 27, 2024•45 min•Season 9Ep. 8
This week's topic is Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who is widely held to be one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time. Listen to is mind bending theories and interesting life! What a super interesting person and topic. Hopefully you learn a lot listing too. Hear us discuss: What was Einstein known for? His early life His breakout year! E = mc2 Theory of Special Relativity & Theory of General Relativity The FBI's interest in him...
Feb 20, 2024•56 min•Season 9Ep. 7
This week's topic is Lotteries, as in The Lotto, in the UK, or Powerball / Mega Millions in the U.S.A, other the hundreds of other lotteries played all around the world. Lotteries are a popular form of gambling, encouraging people to pay a small sum of money for the chance of winning a big jackpot, often administered by state or federal governments - but the chances of playing are very low. What would you buy if you won the lottery? This was a super interesting topic. Hopefully you learn a lot l...
Feb 13, 2024•48 min•Season 9Ep. 6
This week's topic is Valentine's Day. For many people that will mean Valentine's Day gift shopping, date planning, romantic dinner cooking and lots more romance planned but who decided February 14th should be that all this happens? This was a super interesting topic. Hopefully you learn a lot listing too. Hear us discuss: Who is St. Valentine? How did it all begin Lupercalia festival Why do we send cards, chocolates and flowers? How commercialised is it? Is is celebrated globally? Non-valentine ...
Feb 06, 2024•40 min•Season 9Ep. 5
This week's topic is The Super Bowl, the annual Championship game in the NFL season (American Football) that is now a global sporting event. This is a rare occasion where we are not starting from scratch with our knowledge about a topic! :-) We still learnt so much though. This was a brilliant topic! Hear us discuss: What is it called the Super Bowl. How did it all begin? Why the roman numerals? What are they playing for? The halftime show The adverts! The future of the NFL. Plus your Two Guys O...
Jan 30, 2024•47 min•Season 9Ep. 4
This week's topic is Net Zero Carbon Emissions....it seems to be a popular phrase with big companies and governments at the moment, and how important it is we reduce our carbon footprint but why? Also, maybe more importantly how are companies and governments doing it? And how real is what they are doing? This was a super interesting topic! Hear us discuss: What is NetZero? Why is it important? What is a Carbon Metric Ton? Carbon offsetting, plus examples. How are offsets regulated? Are we on tra...
Jan 23, 2024•38 min•Season 9Ep. 3
This week's topic is Flags.... synonymous with countries but they have a lot of other uses too. Another interesting topic! Before you listen, any idea which country has the oldest recognised flag? Hear us discuss: Vexillology Why do we have them? The history of them, Flag Families Flag terminology. Creating our own one. 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 F...
Jan 16, 2024•46 min•Season 9Ep. 2
We are back with Series 9! We are looking forward to learning more topics with you and sharing some knowledge. This week's topic is The Pyramids! .... Everyone knows what they are, but how much do you really know about them? Hear us discuss: Where are they? How old are they? How were they built? Was it Aliens? Was it slaves? What's in them? Could we build them today? Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway. Once you have listened we would love to hear your thoughts or any feedback. Contact / follo...
Jan 09, 2024•50 min•Season 9Ep. 1
We wanted to let you know that Series 9 is coming....just not quite yet. Thank you for all of the messages we have received asking where we are, we will be back with you soon. In the meantime why not go back and listen to your favourite episodes from the last 8 Series and: Get out there and #ShareSomeKnowledge Once you have listened we would love to hear your comments or feedback. Contact us @TwoGuysOneTopic on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) or Facebook. If you are able to leave a 5 Star Review...
Dec 12, 2023•8 min
To wrap up "Series 8" 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: Pirates The Tongue Tea The Extinction of the Dinosaurs Barbie Tattoos The Amazon Rainforest Greggs Accents Duty Free Shopping The...
Sep 26, 2023•46 min•Season 8Ep. 13
This week's topic is the Listener Choice episode, which has been chosen by Laura. Thank you to everyone who sent us topic suggestions. We put them to a vote on Instagram and the Bermuda Triangle won (by a long way!). The Bermuda Triangle is a place of real mystery that is the location for hundreds of people vanishing on ships or in planes, but why? Why do so many people succumb to this aquatic graveyard? What an interesting topic to learn about - thank you for the topic suggestion Laura. Hear us...
Sep 19, 2023•36 min•Season 8Ep. 12
This week's topic is Ollie's choice and he has chosen the Rubik's Cub. The Rubik's Cube is a global phenomenon, that quickly grew in popularity and became part of 80's pop culture. Most people know what it is but only a small amount of people can actually solve it. Can you solve it? What an interesting topic to learn about! Hear us discuss: What is it? Why was it created? How did it get so popular? What does the inside look like? How do you solve it? Speedcubing Some crazy World Records Plus you...
Sep 12, 2023•45 min•Season 8Ep. 11
This week's topic is Liam's choice and he has chosen - Duty Free Shopping Sometimes, we stop by the duty-free shop because we think we are getting a deal. Other times, we are bored before our flights and just want to kill some time... Yet again, another one of those topics that a lot of people will have heard of, but not know too much about! Where it started if going to stay with us forever! Hear us discuss: What an interesting topic to lean about. Hear us discuss: What is Duty Free Shopping? Ho...
Sep 05, 2023•41 min•Season 8Ep. 10
This week's topic is Accents. Sometimes accents are so dissimilar that two speakers, of the same language, with different accents can’t even understand one another, but how and why do we have them? Disclaimer* Ollie and Liam try doing some impressions of accents - with mixed success. Definitely no offence meant! What an interesting topic to lean about. Hear us discuss: What is an accent or dialect? How many are there? Why do we have them? When do they develop? Can they change? Foreign Accent Syn...
Aug 29, 2023•39 min•Season 8Ep. 9
This week's topic is Greggs. In case you don't know, it's a chain based in the United Kingdom that's basically half-bakery, half-sandwich shop. It made its name as a place to get decent, cheap grub such as bakes, pasties, sausage rolls, and donuts, and is particularly associated with the north of England, where it is a very, very popular place indeed. Hear us discuss: What is it all about? How big are they? How it all began. The Sausage Roll The Pasty Tax Greggs Foundation Plus your Two Guys One...
Aug 22, 2023•39 min•Season 8Ep. 8
This week's topic is the Amazon Rainforest. It turns out this is a mysterious place of mind-boggling biodiversity, it is home to some of the most bizarre and astonishing creatures. It is super important to the planet but at times is battling for survival. What an interesting topic to learn about. Hear us discuss: Where is it and how big is it? What is there? How was it formed? It's layers Deforestation Why is can be political It's future. Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway. Once you have list...
Aug 15, 2023•47 min•Season 8Ep. 7
This week's topic is Tattoos. It turns out this is an art form that’s been around for thousands of years and shows no sign of slowing down. Chances are you'll know someone with a tattoo, but we didn't know much about them. This was a really interesting topic to learn about. Hear us discuss: Where does the name tattoo come from? How long have they been a thing? Why are they permanent? What happens to your skin? What is in the ink? How painful is it? Tattoo removal Plus your Two Guys One Topic Tak...
Aug 08, 2023•44 min•Season 8Ep. 6
This week's topic is Barbie. Barbie has been a cultural icon since she hit the toy aisle more 60 years ago—and now, the doll is about to make her big screen live-action debut, which made us think we should learn more all about her. There was a lot of information we had no idea about. Hear us discuss: Who is she? What inspired the creation. How much of a success has she been? Ken & friends. Barbie controversies What is she was a real person? Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway. Once you hav...
Aug 01, 2023•37 min•Season 8Ep. 5
This week's topic is The Extinction Of The Dinosaurs. One of the things we found mind-boggling was just how long ago the extinction of the dinosaurs happened! This was a brilliant and super interesting topic to learn about. So much history that we had no idea about! Hear us discuss: How long ago was it? The Mesozoic Era What is a mass extinction Speculative theoris What actually happened. How was it proved? Did any dinosaurs survive? The 6th mass extinction.... Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takea...
Jul 25, 2023•42 min•Season 8Ep. 4
This week's topic is the Tea. It is the second most drank beverage, globally, after water! The number of cups of tea drank a year is mind blowing. This was a brilliant and super interesting topic to learn about. So much history that we had no idea about! Hear us discuss: How it was discovered Opium Wars Why do we call it tea? The tea plant Afternoon Tea Is there more caffeine in tea or coffee? Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway. Once you have listened we would love to hear your thoughts or an...
Jul 18, 2023•47 min•Season 8Ep. 3
This week's topic is the Tongue. Something we all know what it is, but do we know anything about it? Another very random but interesting topic, once you know more about it. Hear us discuss: What does it do for us? How does it work Taste! How it can be an indicator of your overall health Tongue world records Animals amazing tongues 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, T...
Jul 11, 2023•37 min•Season 8Ep. 2
We are back with Series 8! We are looking forward to learning more topics with you and sharing some knowledge. This week's topic is Pirates, Me Hearties! .... That a brilliant topic, and one where what we all know maybe might not be reality..... Hear us discuss: Arrrgh! The history of pirates The "Golden Age of Pirates" Why we think what we do about pirates The pirate life and code, arrrrgh! Famous pirates Their weapons Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway. Once you have listened we would love ...
Jul 04, 2023•43 min•Season 8Ep. 1
To wrap up "Series 7" 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: Lighthouses - with a special update from our listener Richard. Mosquitoes Fortune Telling Energy Drinks ChatGPT Diamonds Famous P...
May 30, 2023•50 min•Season 7Ep. 13
This is our 'Listener Choice' episode of the series, thank you to Mark who suggested the topic! We ran a vote on our Instagram (@TwoGuysOneTopic) and this was the winning suggestion. Follow us to get involved in the next vote. Mark picked this topic because he said it has been in the news a lot lately but how is it made and how is it extracted? What an interesting topic to get into! Thanks Mark. Hear us discuss: What is it? How is it made? Who discovered it? Is it good for the environment, becau...
May 23, 2023•39 min•Season 7Ep. 12
This week's topic is Ollie's choice and he has chosen - Televisions. Not television as in T.V programmes but the black box we all stare at. The television is something we take for granted these days. Almost every household has one and it plays an important part in everyday life. While it might seem like the television doesn’t do much except broadcast TV networks, it provides us with information and entertainment 24/7. How this invention works is mind-boggling too! What an interesting topic to le...
May 16, 2023•45 min•Season 7Ep. 11
This week's topic is Liam's choice and he has chosen - Pizza. Yes, that is right, the round piece of dough with your favourite toppings and cooked in a super hot oven. Today, pizza is eaten worldwide, but this was not always the case, plus where is came from is a great story. What an interesting topic to learn about! Hear us discuss: Who invented the pizza? Why is it called a pizza pie? How did the Margarita get its name. Pineapple on pizza? Toppings from around the world. How popular is Pizza t...
May 09, 2023•42 min•Season 7Ep. 10
This week's topic is the Eurovision Song Contest. Eurovision is the annual international song contest, broadcast globally, with a range of extravagant and sometimes eccentric performances. The contest is loved by millions of people but what is it all about? What a great topic to learn about! Hear us discuss: How did it all begin? Who competes? The very strict rules. The point scoring system. How popular is it? Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway. Once you have listened we would love to hear yo...
May 02, 2023•46 min•Season 7Ep. 9
This week's topic is Famous Poems. We did a topic in Series 1 about 'Famous Paintings' and thought there must be some poems we should learn about too! This is the result. The poems we learn about are: I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud - by William Wordsworth Don't Go Gentle Into That Goodnight - by Dylan Thomas Shall I Compare Thee to a Summers Day? by William Shakespeare We feel a little more cultured after this week's episode! Hear us discuss: What are they about The style of the poems Why were the...
Apr 25, 2023•40 min•Season 7Ep. 8
