The Nonessential Podcast Ben Matlock and Steve Gibson

In this installment of the Nonessential Podcast, Steve reads the story of a soldier who's past is quite literally haunting him. Check out the anonymously written Only Following Orders. 

Hubert Wiliks was a man on a mission. Well, a few missions. But war metals and documenting birds couldn't compare with his plan to pilot a submarine under the north pole, using specially designed evil-villain drills and a giant reverse ice skate. 
Check out episode 258: The Adventures of Hubert Wilkins.
Sources:
https://www.centennialofflight.net/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/south_pole/EX20.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Wilkins 
https://archive.org/details/undernorthpolewi00wilk/page/n11/mode/2up 
https://library.osu.edu/site/nautilus/exhibition-overview/ 
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2005/november/oceans-1931-first-nautilus-north-pole-expedition
https://www.amphilsoc.org/exhibits/nautilus/history.htm 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_O-12 
https://web.archive.org/web/20100221234746/http://library.osu.edu/sites/exhibits/nautilus/arcticdive.html
 https://web.archive.org/web/20081215020300/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742231,00.html

This week, Steve reads two firey stories from Alparos-Lilah: The Fortune Teller, and Echoes from the Ashes. Both touch on the themes of fire, death, and what comes next. 
Sources:
https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Fortune_Teller
https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Echoes_from_the_Ashes
 

This week, Ben reads 'The Butcher Family' by Night Spirit. It's a tale of woe, generational curses, and the best damned meat-cubes you ever did taste. 
Source:
The Butcher Family | Creepypasta Wiki | Fandom

After a short (medium) hiatus, we're back. And this week's show not only has legs, it has at least sixteen of them. Check out a creepy double feature as Steve reads TheBrexters 'Creepy Crawlies' and SpoopySparkle's 'The Crawly Man.' 
 
Sources:
Creepy Crawlies | Creepypasta Wiki | Fandom
The Crawly Man | Creepypasta Wiki | Fandom

On the brink of starvation and ruin, a pastor struggles with the absolute abandonment of his congregation. But then a mysterious man-thing shows up and offers him a deal he can't refuse. This week, Ben reads the piously creepy A Friend in Need by Dylon Winfield.