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Bad Audiobooks is a parody podcast hosted by Nick Mazmanian and Kent Heidelman, who help you endure all forms of literature by reading books in ridiculous voices and roasting them for your enjoyment. The show rotates between classic, contemporary, and terrible stories. Never quite knowing the real t…

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    • Sep 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 50m AVG DURATION
    • 65 EPISODES
    • 8 SEASONS


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    701. Sleepy Hollow Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 36:14


    Classic story. Nick and Kent find their way into new territory that is completely vacant and has never been read before. Ever.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    612. Wuthering Heights Chapter 7D

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 47:20


    Classic story. Nelly continues to dominate the narrative with no reprieve in sight. Will Mr. Lockwood remain silent while his domain as narrator slips through his fingers? Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon. Follow the Show: Instagram Contact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.com Nick: Instagram | His Books Kent: Instagram | His Comics More TMBC Podcasts

    611. Wuthering Heights Chapter 7C

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 39:16


    Classic story. We got lost in a dark labyrinth for 8 months and after feeding the minotaur one of our party members, they're not important, we emerged from the labyrinth triumphant! Where were we in the story? DOES IT MATTER?! Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon. Follow the Show: Instagram Contact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.com Nick: Instagram | His Books Kent: Instagram | His Comics More TMBC Podcasts

    610. Wuthering Heights Chapter 7B

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 32:46


    609. Wuthering Heights Chapter 7A

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 39:23


    Classic story. To make proper children, you must break them. How can proper society be so cruel?Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    608. Wuthering Heights Chapter 6B

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 33:38


    Classic story. Beware of child Heathcliff, the little sociopathic scamp. Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    607. Wuthering Heights Chapter 6A

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 40:59


    Classic story. Kent and Nick are stuck in another narrator’s timeline and they are worried they will never escape.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    606. Wuthering Heights Chapter 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 55:40


    Classic story. The lady is still talking about things from the past and we’re here for it!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    Book Club 001: Dirt Cheap's Geoffery and Amanda & Lazy Harry from Grimm's Fairy Tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 53:21


    Welcome to our first episode of Book Club! Where we have fun and intriguing guests on our show to read some classic insanity.In our first episode, we have Amanda Meadows and Geoffrey Golden! Two goofballs from Los Angeles who founded The Devastator, which was the only comedy press in America, praised by The AV Club, WIRED, Entertainment Weekly, and more. They’ve also written and created podcasts and audio fiction for Stitcher, Nerdist, Wondery, and Campfire Media. Now, Amanda is a senior editor at comics publisher Oni Press, and Geoffrey is a narrative designer for video game studios around the world.Check out their podcast Dirt Cheap!

    605. Wuthering Heights Chapter 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 60:42


    Classic story. Nick and Kent continue to read as Mr. Lockwood continues to make assumptions about people based on absolutely nothing, much like the current president.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    604. Wuthering Heights Chapter 3B

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 69:21


    Classic story. Nick and Kent find themselves in a horror book in the middle of this supposed love story. Will love bloom? And if so, where from? Perhaps the shambles of their mind?Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    603 A. Wuthering Heights Chapter 3A

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020


    Kent and Nick find themselves in a dream, but is it just a dream within a dream or are they just going slowly insane?Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    602. Wuthering Heights Chapter 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 64:54


    We continue our very English adventure as Mr. Lockwood forcibly attends the world’s most awkward dinner party.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    601. Wuthering Heights Chapter 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 45:15


    We’re back! Buckle up as we venture across the moors! Pardon the audio quality in this episode, it clears up in the next one.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    512. A Comedy of Errors Part 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 64:58


    Classic story. The comedy is finished, it is dead, it has ceased to exist! LONG LIVE THE COMEDY!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    511. A Comedy of Errors Part 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 26:44


    Classic story. Where Kent and Nick run into more and more needless complication.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    510. A Comedy of Errors Part 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 28:45


    Classic story. Terrible impressions continue as Kent tries to derail Nick's long monologue.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    509. A Comedy of Errors Part 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 24:19


    Classic story. Nick screwed up his audio input and was recorded from his laptop rather than the professional microphone equipment that we use for the show. He apologizes for the drop in audio quality this week and he will be replaced by a robot because here on Bad Audiobooks we only want perfection!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    508. A Comedy of Errors Part 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 30:09


    Classic story. Drama between the hosts! Our days as actors have made us into the drama!!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    507. A Comedy of Errors Part 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 20:56


    Classic story. We continue to try to be thespians!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    506. A Comedy of Errors Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 29:55


    A Comedy of Errors Part 6Classic story. Surprise!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    505. A Comedy of Errors Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 31:34


    Classic story. Who is who? What is going on? I’m reading English, but can someone translate for us?Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    504. A Comedy of Errors Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020


    Classic story. The money’s gone and somebody is coming to dinner! Just who that is and why we shall see!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    503. A Comedy of Errors Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 25:56


    Classic story. Men have always been monsters and women deserve better.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    502. A Comedy of Errors Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 28:21


    Classic story. Kent is still the narrator and Nick is lost in translation.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    501. A Comedy of Errors Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 36:53


    Classic story. We become thespians...to varied results.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    415. The Hardy Boys- A Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 45:25


    Classic Story. We talk about the terrible that was The Hardy Boys.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    414. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 39:38


    Classic story. This is the end.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    413. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 62:04


    The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 13Classic story. The boys find the treasure! SPOILERS! Once they find it, everything heads south and betrayals and timeline tripping occur. We may or may not have lost our minds at this point.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    412. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 50:00


    Classic story. Everyone is sad because what they thought was true wasn’t and as the boys take a leisurely ride around town on their motorcycles, it was the roaring 20’s afterall, they find something in a totally organic manner (and not hamfisted into the plot at all) that will wrap up this whole mystery!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    411. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 68:50


    Classic story. A father believes that he is right no matter what and makes his children follow him around while he checks their work and question if they’re really his children or not. Father of the year.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    410. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 71:36


    The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 10Classic story. We finally get to see the inside of the towers that are the title of this book! And guess what? You know how there was once a show about nothing? It’s like that. Remember, don’t meet your heroes, kids!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    409. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 83:59


    Classic story. The Hardy Boys and their friends are actually evil! Listen as they try to figure out a way to stop the police from questioning a suspect so their Dad can get to him first and get all of the glory! What depths will they stoop to? Is there a totally racist depiction of an Italian man in this chapter? Find out!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    408. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 75:56


    Classic story. Deja Vu is a glitch in the Matrix, it means something’s changed, so if you think you’ve heard the same facts in this chapter over and over again, remember, agents are on the way to your location. Run, Neo, run!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    407. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 92:11


    Classic story. We totally move away from the main characters to follow their father who should be way more interesting, but, as we find out, he’s even worse than the boys.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    406. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 87:51


    Classic story. The Hardy Boys continue to try to impress their dad and find that he is as hollow as the ghost mom that haunts the walls of their palatial middle-class home.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    405. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 71:34


    Classic story. The Hardy Boys have a friend that just came out of nowhere and they find out that wigs exist! RIVETING!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    404. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 55:19


    The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 4Classic story. The Hardy Boys finally are on the trail to the mystery of the tower treasure! Also, we might have killed Nick during this one, but we won’t have the results of the autopsy until later.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    403. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2019 77:12


    Classic story. The Hardy Boys talk to their Dad, the world-famous detective, and disappoint him by having a case in which no one is dead or matters all that much.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    402. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019


    Classic story. The Hardy Boys go off to find their friend’s stolen car. They do things like talk to people and regret it just as much as we regret having to read some portions of this book. Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    401. The Hardy Boys- The Tower Treasure Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 79:29


    Classic story. The Hardy Boys just want to solve mysteries like their Dad, but if they don’t practice motorcycle safety they may not live long enough to even earn his disappointment.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    306. H.P. Lovecraft- Moonbog Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 65:47


    Classic story. The narrator is trapped in the castle still because he’s too polite to leave.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    305. H.P. Lovecraft- Moonbog Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 51:36


    Classic story. A man moves to Ireland and buys a castle to drain a bog and no this isn’t based on a real person.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    304. H.P. Lovecraft- From Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 79:38


    Classic story. We tried to broadcast on R/Pan and then we had to move to Instagram Live. Point is, H.P. Lovecraft uses $100 words and is afraid of electricity.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    303. H.P. Lovecraft- The Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 52:52


    Classic story. There’s a street that is totally racist because it remembers when things were better!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    302. H.P. Lovecraft- The Quest for Iranon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 52:36


    Classic story. A man wearing purple comes to a town filled with boring people and square houses to sing. He continues to sing and hates people who work.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    301. H.P. Lovecraft- The Terrible Old Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 39:30


    Classic Story. Three men want to break into an old man’s house who lives by the sea and names bottles? You know, totally normal.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    209. Sherlock Holmes- And the Musgrave Ritual Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 66:07


    Classic Story. Sherlock finishes his Inception level of storytelling with the ending of this tale and brings the end of our second series! We wave good-bye to Holmes and Watson, but this will not be the last time we visit London!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    208. Sherlock Holmes- And the Musgrave Ritual Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 42:07


    Classic Story. Sherlock is still telling Watson about his first case, and just before he solves it, Nick has to leave to pick up his kid. Get ready for Part 3 next week!Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    207. Sherlock Holmes- And the Musgrave Ritual Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019


    Classic Story. Sherlock and Watson are hanging out in his apartment where Sherlock starts to tell a story about his first case. They don’t go anywhere and Watson questions his sanity.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

    206. Sherlock Holmes- And a Case of Identity Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 73:40


    Sherlock Holmes- And The Case of Identity Part 2Classic story. Texan Sherlock and Watson talk more about what is happening with this case. No one knows why they have to talk so much, but they do, and then they solve this case that does not involve the step-dad of their client. Nope. Not at all.Brought to you by: Our Supporters on Patreon.Follow the Show: InstagramContact: BadAudiobooks@gmail.comNick: Instagram | His BooksKent: Instagram | His ComicsMore TMBC Podcasts

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