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 2, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Lake of the Long Sun
Intro - Metz asks Phil about gender reveal parties. Content (4:50) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 2 of Lake of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:48:40 |
Fri 18 Jun 2021
Chapter 2, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Lake of the Long Sun
Intro - Phil and Metz discuss what they're looking forward to doing once they're fully vaccinated. Content (5:45) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 2 of Lake of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check ou…
01:05:17 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Chapter 1, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Lake of the Long Sun
Intro - Phil and Metz discussed the blocked Suez Canal meme. Content (6:42) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 1 of Lake of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:57:09 |
Fri 04 Jun 2021
Chapter 1, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Lake of the Long Sun
Intro - Phil and Metz talk about the updated Alzabo Soup website. Content (4:26) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 1 of Lake of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:00:45 |
Fri 28 May 2021
The Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor
Intro - Metz introduces a self-destructive performance artist. Content (5:37) - Discussion of Binti, Binti: Home, and Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:01:08 |
Fri 21 May 2021
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Intro - Phil talks about reading aloud Content (9:48) - Discussion of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:01:20 |
Fri 14 May 2021
General Discussion - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Phil talks about his son's transition into Boy Scouts. Content (6:18) - General discussion of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:53:24 |
Fri 07 May 2021
Chapter 13, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Metz and Phil examine an emoji poem. Content (6:18) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 13 of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:59:19 |
Fri 30 Apr 2021
Chapter 13, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Phil wants to eat a Bowser sandwich. Content (5:08) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 13 of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:52:31 |
Fri 23 Apr 2021
Chapter 12, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Phil tells Metz about the top Funko Pops of 2020. Content (5:31) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 12 of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:49:17 |
Fri 16 Apr 2021
Chapter 12, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Metz asks Phil how much he personally invests in tweets. Content (3:23) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 12 of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:47:59 |
Fri 09 Apr 2021
Chapter 11, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Phil and Metz announce the books they'll cover between Nightside and Lake. Content (3:36) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 11 of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alz…
01:06:32 |
Fri 02 Apr 2021
Chapter 11, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Metz and Phil discuss the Spongebob Squarepants musical. Content (10:35) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 11 of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:43:35 |
Fri 26 Mar 2021
Chapter 10, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Phil and Metz discuss the mechanics of the universe in Disney's Soul. Content (13:56) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 10 of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabos…
00:56:48 |
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Chapter 10, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Metz asks Phil about the time between Christmas and New Years. Content (7:32) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 10 of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:57:18 |
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Chapter 9, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Metz gets to talk about a video game Phil has never played Content (11:22) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 9 of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:54:51 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
Chapter 9, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Phil attempts to sell Metz on the advantages of a big blanket. Content (8:17) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 9 of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:46:17 |
Fri 26 Feb 2021
Chapter 8, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Phil is excited about the new Smash Bros. Character Content (5:02) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 8 of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:53:43 |
Fri 19 Feb 2021
Chapter 8, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Metz talks about reading The Hobbit aloud to his daughter Content (7:48) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 8 of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:00:13 |
Fri 12 Feb 2021
Chapter 7, Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun
Intro - Metz and Phil share how they organize their planners. Content (10:06) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 7 of Nightside the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:56:12 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
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