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 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.
Mar 17, 2017 • 1h
Introduction - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Intro: 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.
Mar 10, 2017 • 1h 24min
Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Forlesen
Introduction: 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.
Mar 3, 2017 • 1h 24min
Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Forlesen
Content: Discussion of the first half of the short story "Forlesen" by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Feb 24, 2017 • 1h 7min
Gene Wolfe's The Hero as Werwolf
Intro: 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.
Feb 17, 2017 • 1h 5min
Gene Wolfe's Under Hill
Intro: 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.
