Ben & Noah Roasting Books
Two brothers, Ben and Noah, read and roast old books. A hilarious combination of audiobook and old fashioned heckling. Music by Irving Berlin.
Episodes
180 episodes
Tom Swift And His Photo Telephone: Chapter 5
Does Tom really care about his photo telephone? This week Tom goes on a boating adventure and meets an unscrupulous character...What will he do? Tune in and find out!
Tom Swift And His Photo Telephone: Chapter 4
Tom and Ned continue to try and solve the problem of the photo telephone. The servant, Eradicate, tries to help and Ben gets upset at how Noah reads the character. Tune in and find out more!
Tom Swift And His Photo Telephone: Chapter 3
Tom isn't making much progress on his photo telephone. Is this invention possible? Will his banker friend Ned be any help? Will Ben have a heart attack listening to Noah read about the servant Eradicate? Will we ever find out what happened to K...
Tom Swift And His Photo Telephone: Chapter 2
The adventure continues for Tom Swift! Heckle along with Ben & Noah as they meet new exciting characters. Tom embarks on a quest to invent the photo telephone; but will he be able to focus on his invention without getting waylaid by scandal...
Tom Swift And His Photo Telephone: Chapter 1
Welcome to Season 12 of Roasting Books! After some time away Ben & Noah are at it again with another old timey adventure. Join the brothers as they read through "Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone" by Victor Appleton. This 1914 story has eve...
The Original Nancy Drew: A First Edition Review Part 2
Join us for part 2 as we wrap up the REAL mystery....why was Nancy Drew rewritten in the 1950s? Too scandalous? Too dangerous?The edited version nearly completely rewrote the story. The Roasting Books podcast has acquired a first edition...
The Original Nancy Drew: A First Edition Review
Shocking news! Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Old Clock was rewritten in the 1950s. The edited version nearly completely rewrote the story. The Roasting Books podcast has acquired a first edition copy from the 1930s of the original unedited v...
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: The Final Chapter
You did it, folks! This is the last chapter of the Nancy Drew mystery. Will the case resolve with a happy ending? (lol) Tune in as Ben & Noah continue to roast, heckle, and joke through another classic adventure!
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: Startling Revelations
Is it startling? Is it?! Let's find out what happens with the Will that Nancy Drew found. Will this 1930's book have a surprise ending? Will the poor relatives and nice people get the inheritance or will it go to the dastardly Tophams? Were Ben...
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: A Suspenseful Search
The mystery continues as Nancy goes to the bank. Will she discover the hidden Will? Join this hilarious episode as the young sleuth continues her sleuthing...Also Ben and Noah debate fighting gorillas! Tune in for another episode as...
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: Strange Instructions
Nancy Drew is continuing her mysterious adventure of finding the missing Will. What hijinks will ensue? Join Ben & Noah as we heckle, roast, and joke through another Nancy Drew mystery!
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: The Capture
Nancy Drew continues to foil those dastardlier thieves and is hot on the trail of the hidden Will. Join Ben and Noah as they heckle, roast, joke, and follow Nancy through the epic mystery of Josiah Crowley's missing Will.
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: Nancy's Risky Undertaking
Risky undertaking or Risqué undertaking? Nancy is in hot pursuit of the thieves. Will she catch them? Will she ever find the old clock? Will she drive faster than the speed limit so she can actually catch the criminals? ...
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: A Desperate Situation
The adventure continues as Nancy goes to a Lakeside cabin to search for clues to the missing Will. What danger will she encounter? Join us for what Ben calls "The horniest chapter yet" as Ben and Noah continue to heckle and joke while reading t...
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: Following a Clue
Nancy Drew is back on the trail of the mysterious Will. This time the trail leads her to an all girls Summer Camp...What type of shenanigans will ensue? Join Ben & Noah as we roast and heckle chapter's 10 and 11 of Nancy Drew an...
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: Helpful Disclosures
Nancy is hot on the trail of another mystery. She stops by an old lady's house to inquire about Josiah's Will and receives some helpful disclosures...But is it helpful? Is it, Nancy? Join Ben and Noah as we roast another epis...
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: A Forgotten Secret
Nancy comes to the aid of an old lady...does she know anything about the Will that is definitely in the old clock? Join Ben & Noah as we roast another chapter of this Nancy Drew mystery!
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: The Angry Dog
Ben and Noah immediately get distracted and debate being thrown into the ocean every day...before they finally return to read, heckle, and joke through another chapter of Nancy Drew! Tune in and find out what the Topham sisters are whispering a...
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: An Exciting Appointment
Welcome to episode 4! We follow along, heckle, pontificate, and crack jokes as Nancy Drew continues to unravel a curious mystery. Join Ben & Noah on another episode of Roasting Books!
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: A Surprising Story
Welcome to episode 3! Nancy has just raced into a barn to escape a storm. Did she hit someone in her rush to get out of the rain? Where is the Will? Is it definitely inside the clock? Tune in as Ben & Noah continue to roast and ...
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: An Unpleasant Meeting
They mystery continues! Episode two of Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock. Nancy encounters the unpleasant Topham sisters and learns some valuable information. Join Ben & Noah as they heckle and joke throug...
Nancy Drew & The Secret of the Old Clock: The Rescue
Join us for Chapter 1 of this classic American mystery! Nancy Drew has a startling encounter that sends her down a path of investigating the story of Josiah Crowley's fortune. Ben & Noah roast and heckle a...
A Christmas Carol: The End of It
Ho! Ho! Ho! Come join us as we read the classic Charles Dickens novel "A Christmas Carol."Scrooge is visited by Christmas Spirits as Ben & Noah drink holiday spirits. There will be ghosts, time travel, Tiny Tim....and the...
A Christmas Carol: The Last of the Spirits
Ho! Ho! Ho! Come join us as we read the classic Charles Dickens novel "A Christmas Carol."Scrooge is visited by Christmas Spirits as Ben & Noah drink holiday spirits. There will be ghosts, time travel, Tiny Tim....and the...
A Christmas Carol: The Second of the Three Spirits
Ho! Ho! Ho! Come join us as we read the classic Charles Dickens novel "A Christmas Carol."Scrooge is visited by Christmas Spirits as Ben & Noah drink holiday spirits. There will be ghosts, time travel, Tiny Tim....and the...