Episodes

Hello everyone, This week Ben and John are back to help us celebrate Star Wars in our May the 4th special. Granted we recorded on the 4th but because we are so far ahead in recordings this will be a few weeks late. Anyhow thi...

Hello everyone, We are back this week to talk about the mysteries of Oak Island and the treasures that it might hide. There is a long history of people going bankrupt trying to find what the island hides. Also we go into some...

Hello everyone, We are back this week with a special episode for you all. This week we had our 1 year anniversary party at Foreign Local in Hammond Indiana. We also collaborated with this brewery to come out with our own beer...

Hello everyone, This week we bring back Ben and John to the podcast. Disclaimer: we didn't have a structure for this episode...with that being said we cover some of the crazy things that have happened in the last 30 years. Pl...

Hello everyone, This week we have an episode about the story of the Mongol invasion of Japan starting with the small island of Tsushima. This topic started due to the love of the Sucker Punch game Ghost of Tsushima. Please gi...

Hello everyone, First off we want to apologize for being late a week on this episode. Second off we want to thank you all for supporting us through our first year of being a Required Taste Podcast. We couldn't do it without y...

Hello everyone, This week we do a dive on the Tunguska incident and theories on what caused it. We also discuss the explosive force of other objects compared to Tunguska to illustrate how Tunguska exceeds the force of any man...

Hello everyone, This week we go over some mysteries of people and villages going missing. The first story covers the mystery of Roanoke Colony's disappearance. A mystery from 1583 Americas. The other is a story of Flannan Isl...

Hello everyone, This week we talk about some of the crazy weapons America worked on during the cold war. Join us as we discuss some of the almost super villain-like weapons we worked on to keep an edge over the Russians. Plea...

Hello everyone, This is our 50th episode so first and foremost thank you all for your support. This week we talk about the first and second African American to win the heavyweight title in boxing. This is the final in our ser...

Hello everyone, This week we continue the series of lesser known stories of Black History during Black History month. We have Henrietta Lacks, the woman with immortal blood used in medical research due to its unique propertie...

Hello everyone, This week we talk about the history behind blaxploitation movies and how they have evolved over the years. The reason they were started and how they are still referenced to this day. Please give us a like and ...

Hello everyone, Week one of our black history month episodes we cover the story of Robert Smalls. His story goes from being a slave, to a ship captain, to being a senator. We go through the incredible story of this legendary ...

Hello everyone, We do a deep dive on one of our favorite genre's of music. Join us this week as we go into the history of where Swancore came from, the bands under that genre as well as some of our favorites. Thanks as always...

Hello everyone, Friend of the channel Lucas Davila joins us this week to discuss his journey from being not only in a coma but also suffering from a broken body to his recovery and current journey to becoming better than he w...

Hello everyone, This week we bring back Ben and John as well as introduce our new member Brandi. We discuss the social credit score in China and how it can happen in America. Please give us a like, share and follow and we app...

Hello everyone, This week we talk about the legend of Lawrence of Arabia. Was it all made up or was he really the hero he wrote about? Also we discuss the ramifications of WWI in the middle east and how that affects us today....

Hello everyone, It's the first episode of the year. This week we are talking about the various new years traditions from around the world. With the beginning of the new year we look at some of how other cultures bring in the ...

Hello everyone, This week's episode is the last of the year. We are talking about what we accomplished this year thanks to your continued support. Give shout outs and love to those who have come on our show as well as discuss...

Hello everyone, This week we are talking about Edgar Cayce. A clairvoyant who predicted thousands of future events many of which came true. He was also an osteopathic healer said to cure many illnesses with holistic medicine....

Hello everyone, We are back at it again. This week we are speaking about the history of Stan Lee. The ups and downs of his life, struggles and controversies. Please join us this week as we explore this legendary man's life. P...

Hello everyone, We are back at it again. This time with our friend Kat(Big Kat) as we talk about the possibilities of time travel. We go over theories of how it could be possible, stories of possible time travelers and our th...

Hello everyone, This week we have Ben and John back on to discuss the Fermi Paradox. This covers the “what if” of life in the universe. Is there any other intelligent life other than ours? If so, where will it exist? We debat...

Hello everyone, We are back this week with an episode about the history of some of our childhood favorite pirate sites that ruined our family computers. Give it a listen and share it with your friends. Thanks for the continue...