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
May 26, 2017 • 1h 3min
Pages 66-81 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Intro: Phil explains why he hates the term "World Building." Content (6:30): Discussion of Pages 66-81 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
May 19, 2017 • 1h 4min
Pages 51-66 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Intro: Metz tries to entice Phil into reading Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber. Content (9:18): Discussion of Pages 51-66 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
May 12, 2017 • 1h 14min
Pages 36-50 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Intro: Phil tells Metz about The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold. Content (7:42): Discussion of Pages 36-50 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
May 5, 2017 • 56min
Pages 22-36 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Intro: Metz asks Phil to describe the merits of interactive fiction. Content (10:30): Discussion of Pages 22-36 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Apr 28, 2017 • 1h 21min
Pages 11-22 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Intro: Phil asks Metz to go more in-depth about his interests in pattern-based comedy. Content (8:28): Discussion of Pages 11-22 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Apr 21, 2017 • 1h 11min
Scene II.vii - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Intro: Metz gets Phil to discuss the decline of political cartooning in the US. Content (6:35): Discussion of Act II, scene vii of Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Apr 14, 2017 • 59min
Scenes II.v. and II.vi. - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Intro: Metz and Phil argue about the value of the Muppets to society. Content (8:40): Discussion of Scenes II.v. and II.vi. from "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Apr 7, 2017 • 57min
Scenes I.iii. and I.iv. - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Intro: Phil and Metz discuss the videogame "Undertale." Content (8:54): Discussions of Scenes I.iii. and I.iv. of "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Mar 31, 2017 • 1h 5min
Scene I.ii. - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Intro: Metz forces Phil to play Jonathan Blow's "The Witness" at gunpoint. Content (8:11): Discussion of scene I.ii. from "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Mar 24, 2017 • 1h 2min
Scene I.i - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Intro: Phil teases Metz's opinions on Star Trek out of him. Content (6:01): Discussion of Act I, Scene i of "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
