
An Acquired Taste Podcast
The podcast for curious weirdos! Bethany Watson and Kathleen Heaney are longtime friends and polar opposites. Every week they get together to chat about their lives, what's weird in the world, and topics they’re curious about, and they invite you to join them!
Latest episodes

Apr 26, 2018 • 24min
S1 Ep116: Truck Nuts & Enya
Listener Jess has an impossible neighbor and needs advice on how to deal with him. What do you do when you have a conflict with someone who’s completely unreasonable? Plus, we need your help for next week’s topic!

Apr 18, 2018 • 32min
S1 Ep115: The Plate
Sam wants everyone to tell their “best” story, the one that always gets a great response. Because of this, you’re going to see Kathleen in a whole new light…..

Apr 11, 2018 • 38min
S1 Ep114: Deactivate Facebook, Huff Around, Have an Affair
The women start talking about Facebook’s political drama, but things quickly devolve once Bethany’s conspiracy theories kick in and Sam’s ex’s new girlfriend is completely perfect.

Apr 7, 2018 • 31min
S1 Ep113: On Secrets & the Government Stealing Your DNA
Bethany’s friend told her a major secret that she’s very conflicted about. Kathleen is diving headfirst into the world of DNA. And Sam is just relieved that we didn’t release our previous episode…..

Mar 28, 2018 • 40min
S1 Ep112: A Tributary of Tangents
We tackle your topics! It’s advice time, and the ladies are ready to fix your life with questionable suggestions and unfunny bon mots.

Mar 23, 2018 • 36min
S1 Ep111: On a Mission to Date
Live from Blanket Studio! Kathleen is obsessed with finding a girlfriend for her brother and wants Bethany to explain why someone wouldn’t want to date. Then we learn that Kathleen’s motivations may not be entirely pure…...

Mar 16, 2018 • 31min
S1 Ep110: The One That Sounds Different
Recorded from a blanket fort on Bethany’s bedroom floor (please forgive the temporary sound quality issues!), the women discuss the plots of the books they’ve never read. We also get an update on Buffy Witherspoon and her “lost at sea” adventure! The gang’s back together, Tastebuds!!

Mar 7, 2018 • 38min
S1 Ep109: Gonorrhea, The Musical
It's a snow day! Wait, do adults get snow days? Sam and Kathleen discuss life changing apps that exist in more than one realm. Buffy Witherspoon mails in another letter from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean where she is hiding from potential pirate captors.

Feb 22, 2018 • 41min
S1 Ep108: When Friendships Get Complicated
Sam and Kathleen get a mysterious letter from their old pal Buffy Witherspoon and a listener writes in with a friendship issue that has everyone puzzled.

Feb 16, 2018 • 5min
S1: Oh! And One More Thing...
We have a quick update!