Alzabo Soup
Philip Armstrong and Andrew Metzroth
Alzabo Soup is a literary analysis podcast where we literally become our favorite authors by devouring portions of their brains. We do chapter-by-chapter analysis of our favorite speculative fiction, researching the details and discussing the implications.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jun 14, 2019 • 1h 6min
Chapter 35 - Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch
Intro - Phil celebrates avoiding one of his vices. Content (11:29) - Discussion of Chapter 35 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Jun 7, 2019 • 1h 11min
Chapter 34, part 2 - Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch
Intro - Metz asks Phil about his favorite sports team. Content (6:48) - Discussion of part 2 of Chapter 34 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
May 31, 2019 • 1h 9min
Chapter 34, part 1 - Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch
Intro - Phil tries to explain what's so bodacious about San Dimas. Content (8:27) - Discussion of part 1 of Chapter 34 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
May 24, 2019 • 1h 18min
Chapters 32 and 33 - Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch
Intro - Metz tries to explain why he can't just listen to pop songs. Content (11:20) - Discussion of Chapters 32 and 33 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
May 17, 2019 • 1h 52min
Chapter 31, part 2 - Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch
Intro - Phil talks about how fun it is to walk around an anachronistic mall. Content (11:39) - Discussion of part 2 of Chapter 31 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
May 10, 2019 • 1h 21min
Chapter 31, part 1 - Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch
Intro - Phil waxes poetic about a uniquely American food. Content (9:49) - Discussion of part 1 of Chapter 31 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
May 3, 2019 • 1h 10min
Chapter 30 - Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch
Intro - We announce the stories we'll read after Citadel of the Autarch Content (4:04) - Discussion of Chapter 30 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Apr 26, 2019 • 1h 15min
Chapters 28 and 29 - Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch
Intro - Metz and Phil talk about the worst ways to write fan fiction. Content (8:01) - Discussion of Chapters 28 and 29 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Apr 21, 2019 • 43min
An Appreciation of Gene Wolfe
In this special episode, Metz and Phil talk about the life and works of Gene Wolfe, and say thanks to the man who made their podcast possible. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Apr 19, 2019 • 1h 16min
Chapters 26 and 27 - Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch
Intro - Phil asks Metz what he has against patronuses. Content (9:07) - Discussion of Chapters 26 and 27 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
