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
Jan 6, 2017 • 1h 2min
Number 31 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Phil and Metz try and convince adult fans of literary speculative fiction that they should be watching Steven Universe, a cartoon show geared at tweens. Content (11:15): Discussion of letter 31 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Dec 30, 2016 • 50min
Numbers 27, 28, 29, and 30 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Phil thanks Metz for a lovely side of corned beef. Content (1:16): Discussion of letters 27, 28, 29, and 30 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Dec 23, 2016 • 56min
Numbers 24, 25, and 26 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Phil talks about Dark Souls and their Wolfeian methods of storytelling. Content (11:56): Discussion of letters 24, 25, and 26 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Dec 16, 2016 • 56min
Number 23 (Part 2) - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Phil tries to understand the hype behind Hamilton. Content (10:06): Discussion of the second half of letter 23 from Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Dec 9, 2016 • 1h 2min
Number 23 (Part 1) - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Phil and Metz discuss the classic cartoons of Hanna Barbera. Content (2:59): Discussion of the first half of letter 23 from Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Dec 2, 2016 • 57min
Numbers 21 and 22 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Metz and Phil discuss minority casting of traditionally white male superheroes in comics. Content (6:15): Discussion of letters 21 and 22 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Nov 25, 2016 • 1h 18min
Halfway Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Metz and Phil explore the concept of word mashups (and come up with a terrible patent) Content (3:15): What we know and don't know so far at the halfway point of The Sorcerer's House. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Nov 18, 2016 • 46min
Numbers 19 and 20 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Phil discusses the state of newspaper comic strips Content (5:30): Discussion of Letters 19 and 20 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Nov 11, 2016 • 1h 4min
Number 18 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Metz talks about his recent trip to Meow Wolf and the House of Eternal Return. Content (6:45): Discussion of Letter 18 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Nov 4, 2016 • 57min
Numbers 16 and 17 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Metz and Phil talk about the musicals they acted in during high school. Content (7:41): Discussion of Letters 16 and 17 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
