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
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.
Oct 28, 2016 • 1h 1min
Numbers 14 and 15 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Metz reveals his opinion of Dr. Who. Content (5:30): Discussion of Letters 14 and 15 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Oct 14, 2016 • 55min
Numbers 12 and 13 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Phil talks about the magic of the SNES game Earthbound. Content (7:25): Discussion of letters 12 and 13 of "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Sep 30, 2016 • 48min
Number 11 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Metz suggests a couple of graphic novels for those looking to enter the art form. Content (13:00): Discussion of Letter 11 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Sep 16, 2016 • 1h 1min
Numbers 9 and 10 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Metz and Phil talk about their favorite books in childhood that did not age well with their tastes. Content (5:40): Discussion of Letters 9 and 10 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Sep 7, 2016 • 54min
Number 8 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
Intro: Metz talks about his experience seeing Finding Dory. Content (4:45): Discussion of letter number 8 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House" Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
