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
Apr 6, 2018 • 1h 12min
Chapters 9 and 10 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Metz makes Phil defend a tweet about his shelf of video games. Content - Discussion of Chapters 9 and 10 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Mar 30, 2018 • 1h 21min
Chapters 7 and 8 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Metz and Phil discuss their family's unique holiday traditions. Content - Discussion of Chapters 7 and 8 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Mar 23, 2018 • 59min
Chapters 5 and 6 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Phil talks about his foray into video game development. Content - Discussion of Chapters 5 and 6 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Mar 16, 2018 • 1h 30min
Chapters 3 and 4 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Phil talks about his recent move and the wonders of Ikea. Content - Discussion of chapters 3 and 4 of The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Mar 9, 2018 • 1h 21min
Chapters 1 and 2 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Metz and Phil will be at this year's MileHiCon in Denver! Content - Discussion of Chapters 1 and 2 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Mar 2, 2018 • 1h 24min
Caryl Churchill's A Number
Into - Phil asks Metz to react to his favorite version of Peter Pan. Content - Discussion of A Number, by Caryl Churchill Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Feb 23, 2018 • 1h 31min
Kelly Link's "The Faery Handbag" and "Magic for Beginners"
Intro - Metz makes Phil defend one of his tweets about a property recently acquired by Disney Content - Discussion of "The Faery Handbag" and "Magic for Beginners" by Kelly Link. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Feb 16, 2018 • 1h 8min
General Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer
Intro - Phil asks Metz about his favorite Christmas movie, but as usual Metz can't stop talking about theatre instead. Content - General discussion of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Feb 9, 2018 • 1h 11min
Chapters 34 and 35 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer
Intro - Phil asks Metz about the unique nature of Star Wars fandom. Content - Discussion of Chapters 34 and 35 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Feb 2, 2018 • 1h 2min
Chapters 32 and 33- Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer
Intro - We announce the topics of our interim episodes between Shadow of the Torturer and Claw of the Conciliator. Content - Discussion of Chapters 32 and 33 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
