Two Guys One Topic

This week's topic is Halloween. It turns out it is another one of our topics that started a long, long, long time ago! Do you have any idea why we celebrate this day? Or who started it? We didn't until we researched it. This week we discuss: Who started it? Is it an American thing? Why do we Tick or Treat? Why Pumpkins are involved Some people enjoy being scared Extreme Haunted Houses Plus your Tw...

This week's topic is cheese. It turns out it is another one of our topics that started a long, long, long time ago! This week we discuss: The history of cheese How is cheese made? Why are there so many varieties? Smelliest cheese Ageing cheese Maggot cheese Is cheese addictive? Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway! Once you have listened we would love to hear your thoughts or any feedback. Contac...

We are super excited to welcome to this week’s interview episode... Someone who was a boxer, then promoter and now a trainer making world champion boxers...it is a pleasure to welcome to the pod the brilliant......Dave Coldwell. Dave is definitely the Topic Expert we needed to speak with, given he has over 30 years experience in the boxing world and he has seen it all.... Hear us discuss: Why ther...

We are back for Season 3! This week's topic is Boxing, something we know a little bit about but there is a whole lot more to it we didn't know before researching the topic. This week we discuss: The history of boxing (spoiler it has been around for forever!) Why are there four world boxing federations Why so many belts!? The weight categories How Fights are made Earning inequality Plus your Two Gu...

Sharing our plans for Series 3! If you are able to leave a review about series 1 or 2 (on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen) that would be really appreciated. If you aren't already why not follow us on social media: @TwoGuysOneTopic on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Then you can stay up to date with all the latest news, topics and episodes for the pods. Thanks a million for all the support a...

To wrap up "Series 2" 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"... In this episode we provide updates on: Container Shipping Wind Energy Bees Wine MI6 We hope you have enjoyed Series 2 and hopefully we will be back for a Series 3 before too long.... Get out there an...

We are super excited to welcome to this week’s interview episode... Someone who wrongly ended up on death row, for 3 years, for a crime he didn't commit...it is a pleasure to welcome to the pod death row's 100th exoneree......Ray Krone. Ray is definitely the Topic Expert we needed to speak with, his story is absolutely unbelievable. He found himself in an unimaginable situation, but is here to tal...

This week's topic is Death Row, which was voted as the Listener Choice. We had a lot of topic suggests, with Death Row being submitted by Luke from Swindon (UK). There were multi-round votes on Instagram and this came out as the winner. (If you want to help pick the next Listener Choice topic follow us on Instagram @TwoGuysOneTopic ) This week we discuss: Death Row history Why it is controversial...

This week's topic is Humanoid Robots, which is Ollie's choice. It was inspired by watching Boston Dynamic's Robot, Atlas, doing parkour, running jumping and flipping. Ollie was intrigued about the purpose of humanoids and if they would ever live alongside humans - then thought it would make a great topic, which was right! This week we discuss: What are they? How many are there? Atlas, Sophia and T...

We are super excited to welcome to this week’s interview episode... Someone with 40 years of container shipping experience and now Maersk's Head of Global Ocean Network....it is a pleasure to welcome to the pod the fascinating......Lars Mikael Jensen. Lars is definitely the Topic Expert we needed to speak with, hopefully you will agree how much more interesting this topic is than the title suggest...

This week's topic is Container Shipping, which is Liam's choice. It was inspired by watching "Captain Phillip's". Liam was intrigued by how massive the ship was in the film and wanted to start googling about it - then thought it would make a great topic, which was right! This week we discuss: How the container revolutionised the global economy How massive the ships are! Suez and Panama Canals The...

This week's topic is Renewable Energy - Wind Farms. Wind energy is being talked about more and more as "the future of energy production" but we didn't really know the reasons behind that, which makes it a great topic for us to research so we can hopefully all learn a little bit more about it. This week we discuss: History of using wind energy How do wind turbines actually create energy? On shore V...

We are super excited to welcome to this week’s interview episode... Someone that is the closest thing to a real life James Bond, in that he is an actual ex-MI6 Intelligence Officer....it is a pleasure to welcome to the pod the fascinating......Matthew Dunn. Matthew is definitely the Topic Expert we needed to speak with, hopefully you will agree it is fascinating to hear Matthew talk all things MI6...

This week's topic is MI6 - The Secret Intelligence Service. One of the UK's top secret services which deliberately tries to stay obscure and stay under the radar. That means people generally know very little about it, which makes MI6 a great topic for us to research so we can hopefully all learn a little bit more about it. This week we discuss: The difference between MI5 and MI6 The History of MI6...

We are super excited to welcome to this week’s interview episode... Someone who is an avid conservationist and the CEO of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust....it is a pleasure to welcome to the pod the wonderful......Gill Perkins. Gill is definitely the Topic Expert we needed to speak with and it was fascinating talking with her all things Bees - in particular Bumblebees not Honey Bees. Hear: How G...

This week's topic is Bees. We keep seeing in the news that the number of bees is in massive decline and that they are rally important to us - but we weren't really sure why, so we thought we would look into it. This week we discuss: Bumblebees Vs Honey Bees Why are bees so important? Why are they dying? What happens if we don't have them? How can you help the bees? Plus your Two Guys One Topic Tak...

This week's topic is the Dalai Lama. We thought it would be good to have a person as a topic and when we were thinking about who to pick we realised how little we knew about the Dalai Lama - which makes it a great topic. This week we discuss: What is the Dalai Lama Buddhism & the 1st Dalai Lama The 14th Dalai Lama Who will be the next one? Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway! Once you have l...

We are super excited to welcome to this week’s interview episode... Someone who is a TV documentary presenter, has twice won the Critic of the Year award and is the The Sunday Times art critic....it is a pleasure to welcome to the pod......Waldemar Januszczak Waldemar is definitely the Topic Expert we needed to speak with and it was fascinating hearing his views on the famous paintings we discusse...

This week's topic is a book called The Dip - by Seth Godin. It is a short but impactful book, which anyone can apply to different aspects of their life. This week we discuss: Why you want to be the best in the world What is the Dip? Knowing when to quit or push through Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway! Once you have listened we would love to hear your thoughts or any feedback. Contact us @Two...

This week's topic is Famous Paintings. We picked what we think are four of the most famous paintings in the world to then share the most interesting information about them with you. This week we discuss: Mona Lisa The Last Supper The Scream The Creation of Adam Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway! Once you have listened we would love to hear your thoughts or any feedback. Contact us @TwoGuysOneT...

This week we BBC Radio Wiltshire (as part of BBC Upload) asked to interview us about our Two Guys One Topic podcast - which was great! Three minutes of our Cryptocurrency episode was played and then we spoke with the brilliant host Sue Kinnear. Sue even had her own "Two Guys One Topic Takeaway" about Venice - which could be a future topic for us! We just thought we would put this out there for any...

We are super excited to welcome to this week’s interview episode... Someone who has been the Editor in Chief of Guinness World Records for 16 years....it is a pleasure to welcome to the pod......Craig Glenday. Craig's stories are brilliant to hear! Hear us discuss with Craig: You need to be Officially Amazing to make it into the book. How Usain Bolt caused a headache one year. How the shortest man...

This week's topic is Guinness World Records Millions of people are fascinated with the Guinness Book of Records but how much do you really know about it? Until we did our research we knew very little... This week we discuss: How it all started What is the criteria to set a record? How do you get a world record? The person with approximately 200 records to their name. Records that have been removed...

We are super excited to welcome to this week’s interview episode... Someone who has been researching sleep for 38 years and has an Amazon best selling book "How to Sleep Well"....it is a pleasure to welcome to the pod......Dr. Neil Stanley. Hear us discuss with Neil: How relatively little is known about sleep. What are circadian rhythm is. Blue light Vs a light Sleep tips The worst sleep myths Nig...

This week's topic is Sleep. Considering it is something we all do for about a third of our lives there is a lot researchers and scientists still do not know about it. Hear us discuss: Why we sleep? The four stages of sleep Sleep deprivation Affect of blue light Tips to have a good night sleep Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway! Once you have listened we would love to hear your thoughts or any f...