Episodes
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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 colourPlus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway.
Once you have listened we would love to hear your thoughts or any feedback.
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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 the same? How safe is SkydivingHow fast do you fall?The Space DiveOur experience of jumping out of a plane and hurtling to earth and 120mph!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.
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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:
PyramidsFlagsNet Zero Carbon EmissionsThe Super BowlValentine's DayLotteriesAlbert EinsteinSuper GlueCompetitive EatingDisney PrincessesVaccinesCallisthenicsWe hope you have enjoyed Series 9, hopefully we will be back for a Series 10 before too long....
Get out there and #ShareSomeKnowledge
Once you have listened we would love to hear your comments or feedback.
Contact us @TwoGuysOneTopic on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.
If you are able to leave a 5 Star Review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify that would be really appreciated.
Thank you!
Ollie & Liam
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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 etymologyThe benefitsHow does it compare to weight training? Tips to get startedPlus 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.
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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 JennerMyths about vaccinesHerd immunityFuture of vaccinesPlus 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.
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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 storiesThe Disney Princess ErasWhy some are not on the official listHow to be one in real lifePlus 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.
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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 EatingContest rulesChipmunkingTrainingMind Blowing Records!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.
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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 inventedHow does it work?Why is it so strong?RemovalIs there anything more adhesive?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.
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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 lifeHis breakout year! E = mc2Theory of Special Relativity & Theory of General RelativityThe FBI's interest in himThe Atomic bombThe Brain.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.
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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 listing too.
Hear us discuss:
Where do they originate from?Odds of winning & how much you can win! Strategy to beat themWhat to do when you winDo jackpot winners go bankrupt?Remember to claim your winning ticket!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.
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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 beginLupercalia festivalWhy do we send cards, chocolates and flowers?How commercialised is it? Is is celebrated globally?Non-valentine day celebrations.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.
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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 showThe adverts!The future of the NFL.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.
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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 track for Net Zero by 2050?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.
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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:
VexillologyWhy do we have them?The history of them,Flag FamiliesFlag 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 Facebook to keep in touch and take part in the next "Listener Choice" episode.
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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 / follow us @TwoGuysOneTopic on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook to keep in touch and take part in the next "Listener Choice" episode.
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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 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify that would be really appreciated.
Thank you!
Ollie & Liam
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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:
PiratesThe TongueTeaThe Extinction of the Dinosaurs BarbieTattoosThe Amazon RainforestGreggsAccentsDuty Free ShoppingThe Rubik's CubeBermuda TriangleWe hope you have enjoyed Series 8, hopefully we will be back for a Series 8 before too long....
Get out there and #ShareSomeKnowledge
Once you have listened we would love to hear your comments or feedback.
Contact us @TwoGuysOneTopic on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.
If you are able to leave a 5 Star Review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify that would be really appreciated.
Thank you!
Ollie & Liam
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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 discuss:
Where is it? What happens there?Flight 19The theories of why?Why do things vanish? Can any of it be explained?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.
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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? SpeedcubingSome crazy World RecordsPlus 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.
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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?How did it start?Is it everywhere?Why certain products?Is it actually cheaper? Limits! Tips and hacks.Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway.
Once you have listened we would love to hear your thoughts or any feedback.
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