History of Iceland - Land of Fire and Ice - 25 Interesting Facts The recorded History of Iceland began with the settlement by Viking explorers and the people they enslaved from Western Europe, particularly in modern-day Norway and the British Isles, in the late ninth century. Iceland was still uninhabited long after the rest of Western Europe had b…

Henry Reviews NIRVANA - "Nevermind" Album from 1991 - Episode 3 Henry reviews one of the most iconic albums from the "grunge" era of the early 90's - "Nevermind" from Hall of Fame band Nirvana. The songs and videos from this album were played incessantly on MTV and everywhere else, making Nirvana one of the most influential bands at the time, and u…

NFL Kickoff Special - Jeff Reed and Armanti Edwards join the Sports Guyz - Episode 30 The Sports Guyz joined by Jeff Reed, 2-time Super Bowl Champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers at his bar "Carolina Steel" in Charlotte, North Carolina to discuss the upcoming NFL season, and we discuss his season predictions! Tom is joined by Brad to interview Jeff…

William the Conqueror - King of England and Duke of Normandy - 25 Interesting Facts William I (born c. 1028, Falaise, Normandy [France]—died September 9, 1087, Rouen) was a noble who made himself the mightiest in France and then changed the course of England’s history through his conquest of that country in 1066. One of the greatest soldiers and ru…

NFL 2024 Season Preview and Sports Guyz Predictions - Episode 28 The Sports Guyz take a look at the upcoming NFL season, and we make our predictions! Tom and Rob go on record on what records we think each team will have, which team will win each division or be wild card teams, who will make the Super Bowl and win it! It will be fun to look back at …

Sports Guyz - Hot Takes - August 26th 2024 Check out our new Segment "Hot Takes" where we will bring you the big sports stories coming out of the weekend every Monday. This week we discuss: - the College Football kickoff game with Georgia Tech's big upset of Florida State - the Little League World Series epic final with Team USA (Florida) coming ba…

Paris 2024 Olympics Wrap-Up Show - How the USA Team Performed - Episode 27 Check out our podcast where we talk about the top stories coming out of the closing of the Paris 2024 Olympics: the final medal count with the USA winning total medals again, the USA athletes and teams that succeeded and emerged from the Games, the best moments from the 2-we…

Codebreakers of World War 2 - Behind the Scenes Heroes - 25 Interesting Facts The Code Girls or World War II Code Girls is a nickname for the more than 10,000 women who served as cryptographers (code makers) and cryptanalysts (code breakers) for the United States Military during World War II, working in secrecy to break German and Japanese codes. T…

Henry Reviews IRON MAIDEN - Number of the Beast and Piece of Mind Albums - Episode 2 Henry reviews 2 epic albums from the the legendary rock band IRON MAIDEN, Henry's favorite band by far! Henry uses his story telling interesting takes as a professional musician to give his take on each of the legendary tracks from the 3rd studio album (1982) calle…

Pearl Harbor - Infamous Day and American Entrance into World War 2 On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, Oahu in the Hawaiin islands, there was a surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base where the Pacific Fleet was being kept, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. The strike climaxed…

NFL Training Camps 2024 - Top Story Lines - The Sports Guyz - Episode 26 Check out our podcast where we talk about the top stories emerging out of NFL training camps this summer, as the regular season approaches. There are so many things to discuss and stories to cover, so we boil them all down to the biggest ones that will have the most impact thi…

Henry Reviews Scorpions Blackout Album - Episode 1 Henry reviews the legendary "Blackout" album, the 8th studio album by the hall of fame German rock band Scorpions. Henry uses his story telling and unique perspective as a professional musician to give his take on each of the legendary tracks from this underrated platinum album from 1982! We also g…

Teddy Roosevelt - 26th President - Maverick - American Icon and 25 Little Known Facts Theodore Roosevelt (born October 27, 1858, New York, New York, U.S.—died January 6, 1919, Oyster Bay, New York) was the 26th president of the United States (1901–09) and a Governor of New York, writer, naturalist, adventurer, environmentalist, and war hero. He exp…

Building Your Family History - Genealogy with Sally Cray - Part 2 Check out Part 2 of our episode dedicated to the topic of Building Your Family History through Genealogical research. We welcome a genealogy expert and professional, Sally Cray, who talks to us about the history of genealogy, as well as the tools, techniques, documents, and sites ava…

Building Your Family History - Genealogy with Sally Cray - Part 1 Check out Part 1 of our episode dedicated to the topic of Building Your Family History through Genealogical research. We welcome a genealogy expert and professional, Sally Cray, who talks to us about the history of genealogy, as well as the tools, techniques, documents, and sites ava…

The Olympic Movement - History of the Ancient and Modern Games The Olympic Games have a rich history that spans thousands of years. The ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece every four years from 776 BC to 393 AD to honor the god Zeus. The games were a celebration of the Greek gods that lasted five days and included athletic competitio…

Paris Olympics PREVIEW 2024 - The Sports Guyz - Episode 25 Check out our podcast where we talk about the Paris 2024 Olympics which are kicking off this week. Competition starts on July 24th and the Opening Ceremonies are Friday, July 26th. We are very excited about this amazing festival of international sports every 4 years - and here to support Te…

Pickleball Craze - History - Rules and Development of the Game - The Sports Guyz - Episode 24 Check out our podcast regarding our favorite game - Pickleball - the fastest growing sport in the United States, with 38 million players in 2024, and a growth rate of 228 percent increase in the last 3 years. Pickleball is a game that combined rules of ten…

Yorktown Campaign - The United States Wins Independence The Yorktown Campaign, also known as the Virginia campaign, was a series of military maneuvers and battles during the American Revolutionary War that culminated in the siege of Yorktown in October 1781. The result of the campaign was the surrender of the British Army force of General Charles E…

Battle of Dunkirk - the Miraculous Allied Escape in World War 2 The Battle of Dunkirk was fought around the French port of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) during the Second World War, between the Allies and Nazi Germany. As the Allies were losing the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defense and evacuation of British and othe…

Fantasy Food Draft for 4th of July Cookout - The Sports Guyz - Episode 23 Check out our podcast for July 4th of the Sports Guyz with our Dad, William and my son, Ashton. when we talk about our cookouts we are planning for July 4th in our backyards. The Pope men use the NFL Draft format, and we go 8 rounds where we pick our grills, utensils, meats, …

Happy July 4th to All!! Declaration of Independence - History and Little Known Facts The Declaration of Independence, formally titled The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America (in the engrossed version but also the original printing), is the founding document of the United States. After a vote for Independence on July 2nd, …

Happy July 4th to All!! Declaration of Independence - History and Little-Known Facts The Declaration of Independence, formally titled The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America (in the engrossed version but also the original printing), is the founding document of the United States. After a vote for Independence on July 2nd, …

Happy July 4th and Independence Day to All!! Lexington and Concord - The Shot Heard Around the World and 25 Interesting Facts April 19, 1775, a full year before the Declaration of Independence, British troops march into the small town of Lexington, Massachusetts at about 5:00 a.m. to find themselves faced by a militia company of more 70 men led by …

Blue Monday band on the podcast with the Sports Guyz - Episode 22 Check out our podcast from June 28, 2024 of the Sports Guyz with our favorite local band in the Charlotte, NC area - Blue Monday! Lizette and Henry join Tom and Rob to discuss their backgrounds, how the band formed, the legendary rise of the band and its impact in the Charlotte, NC r…

2024 NBA Draft Preview - Sports Guyz - Episode 21 We review the top players in the NBA draft and look over a Mock draft of the first 32 picks by Kevin O'Connor of the Ringer magazine (The Ringer's 2024 NBA Mock Draft). We discuss how the NBA and NCAA games are changing and moving back to the need for length and height and away from small lineups. T…

Revolutionary Heroes of the Southern Campaign - Generals Nathanael Greene, Daniel Morgan and Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion The Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the central theater of military operations in the second half of the American Revolutionary War, 1778–1781. It encompassed engagements primarily in Virginia, Georgia, Nort…