Alzabo Soup
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 472
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Chapter 6, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Phil and Metz talk about their recent experience completing Curse of Strahd. Content (10:15) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 6 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at al…
01:11:28 |
Fri 25 Mar 2022
Chapter 6, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Phil and Metz gush about the Mysterious Benedict Society. Content (7:15) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 6 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:54:43 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Chapter 5, Part 3 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Phil finally opens up about his love affair with Star Wars. Content (10:31) - Discussion of Part 3 of Chapter 5 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:53:26 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
Chapter 5, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Phil makes Metz do the Wordle. Content (6:10) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 5 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:56:48 |
Fri 04 Mar 2022
Chapter 5, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Metz Reminds Phil of a terrible bit of culture they've failed to address. Content (8:50) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 5 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabo…
01:10:52 |
Fri 25 Feb 2022
Chapter 4, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Metz and Phil discuss Kirby and the Forgotten Land Content (5:50) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 4 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:09:42 |
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Chapter 4, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Phil finds a disturbing new breed of Funko Pop Content (5:41) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 4 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:04:15 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
Chapter 3, Part 3 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Metz describes his trip to an immersive Van Gogh exhibit. Content (8:41) - Discussion of Part 3 of Chapter 3 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:58:42 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
Chapter 3, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Phil and Metz record on Metz's birthday. Content (6:01) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 3 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:04:14 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Chapter 3, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro -Metz and Phil review the Thanksgiving their families spent together. Content (5:34) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 3 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.c…
01:08:34 |
Fri 21 Jan 2022
Chapter 2, Part 3 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Metz discusses Marvel movies and Infinity War. Phil tries not to roll his eyes. Content (9:51) - Discussion of Part 3 of Chapter 2 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at …
00:47:43 |
Fri 14 Jan 2022
Chapter 2, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Phil asks Metz how to deal with Black Friday Content (5:30) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 2 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:50:58 |
Fri 07 Jan 2022
Chapter 2, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Metz talks about a curious trend on his Facebook feed. Content (6:30) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 2 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:00:43 |
Fri 31 Dec 2021
Chapter 1, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Metz asks Phil what it's like to be 40. Content (4:42) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 1 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:43:22 |
Fri 24 Dec 2021
Chapter 1, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Caldé of the Long Sun
Intro - Phil admits that he loves carrying around multiple copies of the same book. Content (9:13) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 1 of Caldé of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alza…
00:56:13 |
Fri 17 Dec 2021
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps, by Kai Ashante Wilson
Intro - Metz and Phil discuss the value of a thank you note. Content (9:50) - Discussion of The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps, by Kai Ashante Wilson. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:06:13 |
Fri 10 Dec 2021
RUR, by Karel Capeck
Intro - Phil and Metz have a no bones day Content (6:47) - Discussion of RUR by Karel Capek. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:05:04 |
Fri 03 Dec 2021
General Discussion - Gene Wolfe's Lake of the Long Sun
Intro - Phil admits that his son has become a fan of Cookie Clicker. Content (12:58) - General discussion of Lake of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:10:15 |
Fri 26 Nov 2021
Chapter 13, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Lake of the Long Sun
Intro - Phil talks about cooking using meal kits. Content (8:22) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 13 of Lake of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:07:50 |
Fri 19 Nov 2021
Chapter 13, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Lake of the Long Sun
Intro - Metz talks about his mother-in-law reading the Wizard-Knight Content (6:11) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 13 of Lake of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:51:11 |
Fri 12 Nov 2021
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