Alzabo Soup
409 episodes - English - Latest episode: 30 days ago - ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsAlzabo 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.
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Chapters 2 and 3 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer
October 13, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBIntro - Metz asks Phil about the experience of going on a cruise. Content - Discussion of Chapters 2 and 3 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Introduction and Chapter 1 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer
October 06, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBIntro - Phil asks Metz to describe his ideal adaptation of The Shadow of the Torturer. Content - Introduction to our approach and discussion of Chapter 1 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles
September 29, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBIntro - Metz and Phil discuss one of their fondly remembered childhood fads. Content - Discussion of The Martian, The Long Years, There Will Come Soft Rains, and The Million Year Picnic from The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Jack Vance
September 22, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBIntro - Metz and Phil talk about the low-brow popular culture they each love. Content - Discussion of Liane the Wayfarer and Guyal of Sfere from The Dying Earth, and The Sorcerer Pharesm from The Eyes of the Overworld, all by Jack Vance. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
H.G. Wells' The Time Machine and Rudyard Kipling's With the Night Mail
September 15, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBIntro - Phil follows up with Metz after having read Nine Princes in Amber. Content - Discussion of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells and With the Night Mail by Rudyard Kipling. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
G.K Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday
September 08, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBIntro - Phil grills Metz on the games announced for the SNES Mini. Content - Discussion of The Man Who Was Thursday, by G.K. Chesterton. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Lord Dunsany
September 01, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBIntro - Metz grills Phil on his experience at the Denver Comic-Con Content - Discussion of The Probable Adventure of the Three Literary Men, Chu-Bu and Sheemish, and The Three Sailors' Gambit by Lord Dunsany Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Discussion - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
August 25, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBIntro - Phil talks about his crazy college parties, and Boondock Saints. Content - Discussion of V.R.T. and the entirety of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Pages 231-252 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
August 18, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBIntro - Metz tells Phil a joke that doesn't work on radio. Content - Discussion of pages 231-252 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Pages 215-231 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
August 11, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBIntro - Phil tries to get Metz to talk about La La Land, but all he really wants to talk about are the works of Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Content - Discussion of pages 215-231 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Pages 192-214 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
August 04, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 90 MBIntro - Metz and Phil examine the perils of middle school Content - Discussion of pages 192-214 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Pages 176-192 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
July 28, 2017 04:00 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBIntro - Phil and Metz discuss the upcoming Emoji Movie. Content - Discussion of pages 176-192 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Pages 161-176 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
July 21, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBIntro - Metz asks Phil about his favorite Road Trip. Content - Discussion of pages 161-176 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Pages 145-161 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
July 14, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBIntro: We announce the upcoming titles that we will discuss on the podcast once we complete Fifth Head. Content: Discussion of Pages 145-161 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Discussion - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch
July 07, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBContent: Discussion of "A Story," by John V. Marsch and what we know so far in the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Pages 131-141 - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch
June 30, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBIntro: Phil tries to get Metz to explain the bad cinematography in Magical Beasts and Where to Find Them. Content: Discussion of Pages 131-141 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Pages 115-131 - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch"
June 23, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 93.4 MBIntro: Metz and Phil talk about some of their favorite painters. Content: Discussion of Pages 115-131 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Pages 100-115 - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch"
June 16, 2017 04:00 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBIntro: Phil gets Metz to discuss his favorite board game. Content: Discussion of Pages 100-115 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Pgs 85-100 - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch
June 09, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBIntro: Phil talks about reading Redwall to his son. Content (8:17): Discussion of Pages 85 - 100 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Title Novella Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
June 02, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBIntro: Metz regales Phil with the time that his wife took their house cat to a cat show. Content (3:12): Post-read discussion of the title novella in The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Pages 66-81 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
May 26, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBIntro: 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.
Pages 51-66 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
May 19, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBIntro: 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.
Pages 36-50 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
May 12, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBIntro: 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.
Pages 22-36 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
May 05, 2017 04:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBIntro: 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.
Pages 11-22 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
April 28, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBIntro: 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.
Scene II.vii - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
April 21, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBIntro: 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.
Scenes II.v. and II.vi. - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
April 14, 2017 04:00 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBIntro: 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.
Scenes I.iii. and I.iv. - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
April 07, 2017 04:00 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBIntro: 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.
Scene I.ii. - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
March 31, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBIntro: 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.
Scene I.i - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
March 24, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBIntro: 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.
Introduction - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
March 17, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBIntro: Metz and Phil discuss Tom Stoppard's 1998 film, "Shakespeare in Love." Content (5:22): Historical, philosophical, and dramaturgical background on "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Forlesen
March 10, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBIntroduction: Discussion of the Terry Gilliam movie "Brazil." Content (6:15): Discussion of the second half of the short story "Forlesen" by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Forlesen
March 03, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBContent: Discussion of the first half of the short story "Forlesen" by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Gene Wolfe's The Hero as Werwolf
February 24, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 92 MBIntro: Metz and Phil talk about their favorite styles of comedy, and the differences between them. Content (6:44): Discussion of the short story "The Hero as Werwolf" by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Gene Wolfe's Under Hill
February 17, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBIntro: Phil and Metz discuss the upcoming relaunch of Disney's "DuckTales." Content (9:00): Discussion of the short story "Under Hill" by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Numbers 42, 43, and 44, Compiler's Note, and Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
February 10, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBIntro: Phil gives some practical drawing advice. Content (7:45): Discussion of letters 42 through 44 and the Compiler's Note of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Afterward, a discussion of the novel as a whole. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Numbers 40 and 41 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
February 03, 2017 05:00 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBIntro: Phil and Metz discuss the origin of their friendship. Content (9:55): Discussion of letters 40 and 41 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Numbers 38 and 39 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
January 27, 2017 05:00 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBIntro: The inktober artwork of Erik He and his interpretation of "Book of the New Sun." Content (10:43): Discussion of letters 38 and 39 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Numbers 35, 36, and 37 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
January 20, 2017 05:00 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBIntro: Phil probes Metz on the musical Cats, and gets more musical theatre history than he bargained for. Content (14:20): Discussion of letters 35, 36, and 37 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Numbers 32, 33, and 34 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
January 13, 2017 05:00 - 55 minutes - 75.5 MBIntro: Phil gets quizzed on his Shakespeare knowledge. Content (11:18): Discussion of letters 32, 33, and 34 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Number 31 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
January 06, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBIntro: 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.
Numbers 27, 28, 29, and 30 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
December 30, 2016 05:00 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MBIntro: 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.
Numbers 24, 25, and 26 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
December 23, 2016 05:00 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBIntro: 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.
Number 23 (Part 2) - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
December 16, 2016 05:00 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBIntro: 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.
Number 23 (Part 1) - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
December 09, 2016 05:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBIntro: 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.
Numbers 21 and 22 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
December 02, 2016 05:00 - 56 minutes - 78 MBIntro: 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.
Halfway Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
November 25, 2016 05:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBIntro: 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.
Numbers 19 and 20 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
November 18, 2016 05:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBIntro: 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.
Number 18 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
November 11, 2016 05:00 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBIntro: 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.
Numbers 16 and 17 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
November 04, 2016 04:00 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBIntro: 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.