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Who was Roy Benavidez
Feb. 17, 2026

Who was Roy Benavidez

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.

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Goats, Grass, and Generational Trauma: Chicago Sports Myths
Jan. 27, 2026

Goats, Grass, and Generational Trauma: Chicago Sports Myths

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 gi...

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Year End Episode 2025
Dec. 23, 2025

Year End Episode 2025

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 sh...

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2025 Required Taste Music Wrap Up
Dec. 16, 2025

2025 Required Taste Music Wrap Up

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 a...

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Who was John Brown
Dec. 9, 2025

Who was John Brown

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 a...

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No Man’s Land: The Panhandle Story
Dec. 2, 2025

No Man’s Land: The Panhandle Story

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...

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Macys Day Parade Accidents
Nov. 25, 2025

Macys Day Parade Accidents

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 th...

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Ben, you're adopted!
Nov. 18, 2025

Ben, you're adopted!

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 famil...

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The Battle of Dunkirk
Nov. 11, 2025

The Battle of Dunkirk

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! ...

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History of the Louvre Heist(s)
Nov. 4, 2025

History of the Louvre Heist(s)

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 ...

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Interview with Shawn from Cowabunga Pizza
Oct. 28, 2025

Interview with Shawn from Cowabunga Pizza

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 makin...

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Spooky Season Stories Part 2
Oct. 21, 2025

Spooky Season Stories Part 2

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 ...

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Interview with Jon Foster
Oct. 14, 2025

Interview with Jon Foster

Hello everyone, We are back this week with a good one for you all. Deej and Bee are here for an interview we have with Jon Foster. You may recognize that name from the news as he has one of the biggest Halloween displays in t...

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Spooky Season Stories Part 1
Oct. 7, 2025

Spooky Season Stories Part 1

Hello everyone, This week we are back with Deej bringing you the first round of spooky season stories. Last year we were a little lax on the spooky/creepy stories for halloween so we are going to make up for it this year. Thi...

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Playlist Therapy: What We Listened to in 2025
Oct. 3, 2025

Playlist Therapy: What We Listened to in 2025

Hello everyone, We are back this week with Deej talking about some of our favorite shows we have gone to this year as well as how certain genres have different takes on show etiquette and music culture as a whole. Please give...

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Historical Figures that are Secretly Terrible
Sept. 23, 2025

Historical Figures that are Secretly Terrible

Hello everyone, We are back this week with Ben and John. This week we go over some historical figures that were secretly terrible people. Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued support!

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Who was Theodore Roosevelt
Sept. 16, 2025

Who was Theodore Roosevelt

Hello everyone, We are back this week with Ben and John talking about one of our countries most interesting presidents, his accomplishments and lasting impressions. We also briefly talked about his oldest daughter Alice Lee R...

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Edison vs. Tesla The War of Currents
Sept. 9, 2025

Edison vs. Tesla The War of Currents

Hello everyone, We are back this week with another good one for you. We discuss The War of Currents. Their various inventions. What led to the modern power grid and all the devious things done behind the scenes to try and est...

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How Not to Die in 1850
Sept. 2, 2025

How Not to Die in 1850

Hello everyone, We are back this week with an episode about the perils of life during the Victorian era. Join Bee and Deej as they go through the various ways you can die in the Victorian era. Please give us a like and share!...

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Cold War, Hot Engines: Apollo 13 and the Space Race
Aug. 26, 2025

Cold War, Hot Engines: Apollo 13 and the Space Race

Hello everyone, We are back this week with Ben, John and Deej. We talk about the Cold War, the race to space and the Apollo 13 incident. Please give us a like and share! As always we appreciate your continued support!

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Divided by War: The Korean Conflict and Its Legacy
Aug. 19, 2025

Divided by War: The Korean Conflict and Its Legacy

Hello everyone, We are back this week with John and Deej giving a brief history of North Korea, the separation from the South, the war and some of the things currently going on there. Please give us a like and share! As alway...

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Heroes in a Half-Shell: The 1990 Turtle Takeover
Aug. 12, 2025

Heroes in a Half-Shell: The 1990 Turtle Takeover

Hello everyone, We are back this week with Ben and Deej. Grab a slice of nostalgia as we dive deep into the gritty sewers of cinema history! In this episode of Required Taste Podcast , we explore the radical origins and behin...

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1816 The Year Without A Summer
Aug. 5, 2025

1816 The Year Without A Summer

Hello everyone, We are back this week with another good one for you all. It's the original podcast just Dirty Deej and TechDaddy. We go over the story of the year without a summer 1816. The cause and effects of this year and ...

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The Death of Buffets and the Sterilization of Fast Food
July 29, 2025

The Death of Buffets and the Sterilization of Fast Food

Hello everyone, We are back this week with Bee, Ben and John as we talk about the death of buffets and the changes made to fast food restaurants that made them so...boring looking. Please give us a like, rating and follow. We...

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