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
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.
12 snips
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.
4 snips
Jul 13, 2018 • 1h 5min
Chapter 31 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Metz forces Phil to defend a tweet and makes an ill-advised search on Etsy. Content - Discussion of Chapter 31 of The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Jul 6, 2018 • 54min
Chapters 29 and 30 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Metz and Phil discuss the questionable merits of a specialized Kickstarter. Content - Discussion of Chapters 29 and 30 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Jun 29, 2018 • 1h 15min
Chapters 27 and 28 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Phil and Metz bond over old British Television Content - Discussion of Chapters 27 and 28 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Jun 22, 2018 • 1h 25min
Chapters 25 and 26 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Metz talks about his recent brush with death. Content - Discussion of Chapters 25 and 26 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
