About this podcast
Serious History, Unserious Hosts
Dive deep into the fascinating, the obscure, and the culturally essential with hosts Aaron "TechDaddy", DJ "DirtyDeej", Brandi aka Queen Bee, Ben, and John as they dive deep into the fascinating, the obscure, and the culturally essential. From untold history and pop culture myths to music, social commentary, and philosophical musings—each episode delivers unfiltered insight, sharp humor, and a uniquely bold perspective.
Whether you're into historical deep dives, social commentary, or just looking for something that challenges your thinking while keeping you entertained, Required Taste serves up thought-provoking content that hits different. It's not just a podcast—it's a mindset.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 201 episodes
- The Scottish Scooby-Doo Gang · 52 minHello everyone, We are back for the 2nd time this week with another spooky topic for you all. This episode covers some lesser known cryptids to add to some that we covered in the…
- A Brief History of Voodoo · 1 h 4 minHello everyone, We are back this week with a new episode for you! Since this week is prime spooky season we are going to drop 2 episodes this week. This episode covers a brief…
- An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure · 2 h 0 minHello everyone, We are back this week with a new episode. This week Ben goes over some of the storms and disasters that have affected our area and country. He also brings up some…
- When Indiana was the Wild West · 35 minHello everyone, We are back this week with the last of our marathon of recording. This episode we cover the Reno Gang. They did what was considered to be the first train robbery…
- Ejecto Seato Cuz: The Story of the Ejection Seat · 49 minHello everyone, We are back this week with a new one for you. This is episode 5/6 of our marathon recording day. In this episode we go over the history of the ejection seat. The…
- Who was Robert the Bruce · 47 minHello everyone, We are back this week with episode 4 of 6 of our recording marathon. In this episode we go over a brief history of Robert the Bruce the real story behind…
- Made in Indiana: The Inventors and the Inventions · 58 minHello everyone, This week we are back with a new episode for you all covering some of the inventors and inventions that were created in our home state of Indiana. This is episode…
- Korea's Forgotten Soldiers: The Story of Unit 684 · 48 minHello everyone, We are back with a new one for you all this week. This is episode 2 of 6 for the podcast recording marathon we did. In this episode we cover the story of Korea's…
- The Battle of Athens Tennessee · 58 minHello everyone, This week we are back with a new episode for you all. This is episode 1 of a 6 episode recording day that we did to make sure we don't miss an episode for a…
- The Mystery of Flight 19 · 1 h 2 minHello everyone, We are back this week with a new episode for you all. This week we cover the mystery of flight 12. One of the many legendary disappearances from the Bermuda…
- Required Taste Podcast: Revenge of the 6th · 1 h 20 minHello everyone, We are back again with a new one for you all. In keeping with tradition of Star Wars and May we have a new addition. This week is Episode 6 and our thoughts on…
- Buried Indiana · 1 h 27 minHello everyone, We are back this week with a new episode for you all. This week we are talking about some of the interesting grave yards we have in Indiana as well as some of the…
- Snacktime Shenanigans: A True Crime Sampler · 1 h 36 minHello everyone, We are back this week with a new one for you. This week we are talking about some of the various heists that have happened involving food. Some corporate crimes…
- Who was George Speck aka George Crum · 42 minWho was George Speck, better known as George Crum? On this week's episode of the Required Taste Podcast, we dig into the life of the man credited with creating one of the most…
- Who was General Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. · 1 h 8 minHello everyone, We are back this week with a new episode for you all. In celebration of Black History Month we are covering the first African American 4 star general Chappie…
- Who was Roy Benavidez · 1 h 9 minHello everyone, We are back this week with a new episode for you all. This week we cover the story of the heroic and very hard to kill Roy Benavidez.
- Goats, Grass, and Generational Trauma: Chicago Sports Myths · 1 h 32 minHello everyone, We are back (finally) with a new episode for you all. This week Deej and I go over some history of Chicagoland sports teams. Some of the great moments and weird…
- Year End Episode 2025 · 1 h 15 minHello everyone, We are back this week with our last episode of the year. In this weeks episode we go over some of our favorite episodes as well as what our wrap up showed us for…
- 2025 Required Taste Music Wrap Up · 1 h 29 minHello everyone, We are back with a new episode for you all. This week we cover our 2025 music wrap up from Spotify as well as some of our favorite albums and shows we went to…
- Who was John Brown · 1 h 51 minHello everyone, We are back this week with a good one for you all. This week we talk about the legacy of John Brown. His history is one of polarizing opinions. Some view him as a…
