The Nonessential Podcast

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This week, Ben takes a look at a number of interesting duels throughout history, including one in which a man kills another man using only his balls* *this statement is technically correct thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

This week, we've got the story of Issei Sagawa; a little man with a huge appetite, but not the stomach for it. Spoiler alert: Cannibalism is only one of his "eccentricities." thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

This week, Ben sneaks deep into the Disney vault to bring us two Walt-themed creepypasta. Check out Suicidemouse.avi & Club 33: A Dark Secret. Also enjoy this copyright-dodging Windows paint work from Steve. thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

This week, Steve takes a look at the life of Karl Denke. The successful butcher's famed Pickled Skinless Pork didn't always contain pork, but it was probably never kosher. thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

This week, Ben tells the story of Michael Dowd, an NYPD officer in the 80s who's career took an interesting, if almost cliche, turn. thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

This week, Steve tells the story of Zinaida Portnova, one of the Soviet Unions littlest, and best, nazi killers. thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

This week, Ben explores the life of Velma Barfield: Extreme Problem Solver. Velma was a killer of multiple disciplines (because two is multiple.) And I bet you can figure out the first based on the picture we used for this post. thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

Early release: This week, Steve crawls back to the Creepypasta well, and takes a long, cool, Lovecraftian sip of Cyanwrites' "The Alien." What happens when two local cops get called to secure a Government Agent gig? Nothing good, clearly.

This week Ben takes a look at three more creatures of Japanese mythology: a not-so-uncommon tale of a seductive, vampric woman, a creature that seems too ridiculous to be threatening, and a really, really big foot. Check it out. thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

Henry Avery (Every?), better known as Long John, led a short but extremely lucrative career. This week, Steve talks about perhaps the most successful pirate to ever set sail. thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

This week, Ben talks about the less-than-popular Roman emperor Elegabalus. Turns out, a politician that ignores the people to instead pursue his own pleasure wasn't popular back then, either. Check it out. thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

It's a creepy week for pastas everywhere, as Steve reads the police procedural existential horror story 'A 911 Call Where Nothing Made Sense' by My_outlaw_ Check it out... if you dare? thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

William "Who Needs Qualifications" Fly's pirate career was short lived, but only because he really seemed to have no idea what he was doing. Still, he had a knack for gaining support. Sounds familiar. Anyway, check out ep 226! thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

This week, Steve looks at the story of Dina Sanichar, the possible real-life inspiration for The Jungle Book's Mowgli, as well as a number of other "isolates." As it turns out, it's not uncommon for animals to care more about children than their respective thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

Meet John Keehan aka Count Dante aka the Deadliest Man Alive. Founder of the Black Dragon Fighting Society and inventor of the "Poison Hands" technique. John was... quite a character. Check out Ep 224! thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

This week, Steve looks at the history behind New Jersey's Black Tom island, and why it's a bad idea to leave 2 million pounds of explosives largely unguarded. thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

This week, Ben talks about Dennis DePue, the inspirational property assessor who, with a little hard work, and some gruesome murder, went on to inspire the opening scenes of Jeepers Creepers. Check out ep 222. thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

In 1884, Frank Lenz bought a Penny Farthing. In 1894, he died. The two are directly related, and in this week's episode, Steve discusses the things that happened in between those two dates. thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…

This week, Ben talks about Japanese mythology's rootin'est, tootin'est, hard-drinkin'est half-man, half-demon, who had a nearly as rootin', nearly as toon'n lover, and a pretty darn root'n toot'n offpsring. Come join us while we butcher culture, history, thenonessential.libsyn.com/e…