• Full English Breakfast
    Jul 23 2024

    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 it popular?
    • What's in the name of it?
    • How unhealthy is it? (Or not?)
    • Breakfast records
    • Other countries traditional breakfasts


    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.

    Show more Show less
    38 mins
  • The 4 Minute Mile
    Jul 16 2024

    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 race
    • The big day itself
    • The psychological barrier was broken
    • The record as of 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.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Show more Show less
    49 mins
  • The Gold Rush
    Jul 9 2024

    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 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.

    Show more Show less
    43 mins
  • Nostradamus
    Jul 2 2024

    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 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.

    Show more Show less
    40 mins
  • Wimbledon
    Jun 25 2024

    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 traditions and rules
    • The grass is special.
    • Equal pay
    • Some Wimbledon quick facts to learn


    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.

    Show more Show less
    44 mins
  • Perfume
    Jun 18 2024

    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.
    • Top, Middle and Bass notes
    • How to apply it.
    • Why is it so expensive?


    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.

    Show more Show less
    45 mins
  • Air Turbulence
    Jun 11 2024

    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 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.

    Show more Show less
    36 mins
  • Monopoly
    Jun 4 2024

    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 / 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.

    Show more Show less
    46 mins