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
Sep 21, 2018 • 1h
Chapters 13 and 14 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Phil teaches Metz about the history of a popular Italian bread. Content (8:01) - Discussion of Chapters 13 and 14 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Sep 14, 2018 • 1h 22min
Chapter 12 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Metz talks about his week being tantalizingly close to Disney World without actually being on a Disney vacation. Content (11:05) - Discussion of Chapters 8 and 9 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Sep 7, 2018 • 1h 33min
Chapters 10 and 11 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Phil talks about his recent vacation. Content (9:16) - Discussion of Chapters 10 and 11 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Aug 31, 2018 • 1h 4min
Chapters 8 and 9 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Phil waxes poetic about America's favorite cartoon cat. Content (10:41) - Discussion of Chapters 8 and 9 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Aug 24, 2018 • 1h 12min
Chapters 6 and 7 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Phil gets Metz to describe Absurdism in theatre. Content (13:10) - Discussion of Chapters 6 and 7 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Aug 17, 2018 • 57min
Chapters 4 and 5 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Metz asks Phil about his deepest life philosophy. Content (11:58) - Discussion of Chapters 4 and 5 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Aug 10, 2018 • 1h 20min
Chapters 2 and 3 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Phil asks Metz about a huge name in Speculative Fiction Content (12:21) - Discussion of Chapters 2 and 3 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Aug 3, 2018 • 1h 18min
Chapter 1 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Metz challenges Phil to explain why he hates free verse poetry. Content (13:40) - Discussion of Chapter 1 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Jul 27, 2018 • 1h 28min
Ursula K Le Guin's The Word for World is Forest
Intro - Phil tries to explain the adrenaline rush of being faster at a JRPG than any of your friends. Content - Discussion of The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K Le Guin Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
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Jul 20, 2018 • 1h 30min
General Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Metz and Phil hold a business meeting on-air and announce their upcoming Reddit AMA! Content - General discussion of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
