Required Taste Podcast

Hello 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 survival tips that might help in case of an outage in your area. We have been gone for awhile so we came back with a long episode for you all!  Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued supp...

Hello 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 ever in the country right here in Indiana. Please give us a like, follow and share! As always we appreciate your continued support.

Hello 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 process that predated it and the experiments that lead to the life saving device. Please give us a like, follow and share. As always we appreciate your continued support!

Hello 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 Braveheart and who battled for Scottish independence. Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued support! 

Hello 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 3 of 6 in our podcast marathon. Please give us a like, follow and share! As always we appreciate your continued support!

Hello 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 ghost unit aka unit 684. Please give us a like and follow and as always we appreciate your continued support! 

Hello 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 while. This episode we cover the battle of Athens Tennessee. When a corrupt government was overthrown by its citizens led by veterans of WWII. Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued support!  

Hello 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 Triangle. Please give us a like and share, as always we appreciate your continued support!   

Hello 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 one of Star Wars greatest movies. Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued support. 

Hello 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 famous people that are buried here as well. Please give us a like, follow and share. As always we appreciate your continued support!   #RequiredTastePodcast #BuriedIndiana #IndianaHistory #MidwestMysteries #HiddenHistory...

Hello 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 with drinks and funny stories that have come from them. The black market for food is pretty crazy. Please give us a like and share. As always we appreciate the continued support! 

Who 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 addictive snacks on the planet — the potato chip. But his story goes way deeper than a crunchy accident. From identity, legacy, and innovation to the messy truth behind "who really invented what," we're breaking it all down....

Hello 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 James and his history. Please give us a like and a follow! We appreciate your continued support! 

Hello 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. 

Hello 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 curses associated with Chicago sports. Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued support!

Hello 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 the year of stats. Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued support! 

Hello 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 this year. Please give us a like and a share! As always we appreciate your continued support!

Hello 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 hero. Others as a terrorist. We will let you all decide. Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued support! 

Hello everyone,  We are back this week with a new episode for you all. This week we talk about the story behind Oklahoma's Panhandle, an often overlooked story about how that state got its strange shape as well as other events going on in America around that time. Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued support!  

Hello everyone, We are back this week with a Thanksgiving episode. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is a long running tradition in most homes on Thanksgiving. We talk about some of the accidents that have occurred during the parade. We also cover some odd American Thanksgiving traditions. Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued support!  

Hello everyone,  In celebration of National Adoption Month we go over a brief history of adoptions in history. We also speak with Ben about his history with being adopted. He goes over what inspired him to find his birth family and hopes that his story will help those going through the same process. Please give us a like and share! As per usual we appreciate your continued support!

Hello everyone,  We are back this week with another good one for you all. This week we cover the Battle of Dunkirk and the events leading up to one of the greatest rescue missions of all time! Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued support!  

Hello everyone,  We are back this week with Deej, Bee and Ben talking about the recent heist at the Louvre as well as the other times it has been robbed "successfully". Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued support!  

Hello everyone,  We are back this week with a good one for you all. We were honored and privileged to be able to go out to Cowabunga Pizza in Chicago to interview the owner Shawn and talk about the amazing pizza they are making there. He also showed us Cowabunga Concessions! We ate pizza and reminisced on the 90s. Please go and check them out 1117 W 31st St, Chicago, IL 60608! Also please remember...

Hello everyone,  This week we are back with Bee and Ben with more spooky stories for you all. This week we talk about the story of Bobby Dunbar, the missing boy. Also we discuss the cryptic changelings the children of fairies swapped with children. Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued support!