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
Chapters 20 and 21- Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Phil has his first experience with Texas Roadhouse. Content (11:57) - Discussion of Chapters 20 and 21 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:09:24 |
Fri 19 Oct 2018
Chapter 19 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Metz tells Phil about an exciting flight. Content (9:18) - Discussion of Chapter 19 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:12:14 |
Fri 12 Oct 2018
Chapters 17 and 18 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Metz exposes Phil to a new movie trailer Content (9:15) - Discussion of Chapters 17 and 18 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:09:26 |
Fri 05 Oct 2018
Chapters 15 and 16 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Phil asks Metz his opinion of Agricola. Content (8:46) - Discussion of Chapters 15 and 16 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:13:50 |
Fri 28 Sep 2018
Chapters 13 and 14 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Phil teaches Metz about the history of a popular Italian bread. Content (8:01) - Discussion of Chapters 13 and 14 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.co…
01:00:16 |
Fri 21 Sep 2018
Chapter 12 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Metz talks about his week being tantalizingly close to Disney World without actually being on a Disney vacation. Content (11:05) - Discussion of Chapters 8 and 9 of The Sword of the Lictor, b…
01:22:24 |
Fri 14 Sep 2018
Chapters 10 and 11 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Phil talks about his recent vacation. Content (9:16) - Discussion of Chapters 10 and 11 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:32:30 |
Fri 07 Sep 2018
Chapters 8 and 9 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Phil waxes poetic about America's favorite cartoon cat. Content (10:41) - Discussion of Chapters 8 and 9 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:04:16 |
Fri 31 Aug 2018
Chapters 6 and 7 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Phil gets Metz to describe Absurdism in theatre. Content (13:10) - Discussion of Chapters 6 and 7 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:11:36 |
Fri 24 Aug 2018
Chapters 4 and 5 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Metz asks Phil about his deepest life philosophy. Content (11:58) - Discussion of Chapters 4 and 5 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
00:57:21 |
Fri 17 Aug 2018
Chapters 2 and 3 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Phil asks Metz about a huge name in Speculative Fiction Content (12:21) - Discussion of Chapters 2 and 3 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:20:07 |
Fri 10 Aug 2018
Chapter 1 - Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor
Intro - Metz challenges Phil to explain why he hates free verse poetry. Content (13:40) - Discussion of Chapter 1 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:17:50 |
Fri 03 Aug 2018
Ursula K Le Guin's The Word for World is Forest
Intro - Phil tries to explain the adrenaline rush of being faster at a JRPG than any of your friends. Content - Discussion of The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K Le Guin Check out more at alzabo…
01:27:47 |
Fri 27 Jul 2018
General Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Metz and Phil hold a business meeting on-air and announce their upcoming Reddit AMA! Content - General discussion of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.c…
01:29:42 |
Fri 20 Jul 2018
Chapter 31 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Metz forces Phil to defend a tweet and makes an ill-advised search on Etsy. Content - Discussion of Chapter 31 of The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:05:22 |
Fri 13 Jul 2018
Chapters 29 and 30 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Metz and Phil discuss the questionable merits of a specialized Kickstarter. Content - Discussion of Chapters 29 and 30 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabos…
00:54:25 |
Fri 06 Jul 2018
Chapters 27 and 28 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Phil and Metz bond over old British Television Content - Discussion of Chapters 27 and 28 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:14:42 |
Fri 29 Jun 2018
Chapters 25 and 26 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Metz talks about his recent brush with death. Content - Discussion of Chapters 25 and 26 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:25:28 |
Fri 22 Jun 2018
Chapter 24 Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Metz and Phil announce the novella they'll cover between Claw and Sword Content - Discussion of part two of Chapter 24 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabos…
01:15:52 |
Fri 15 Jun 2018
Chapter 24 Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator
Intro - Phil explains speed runs to Metz. Content - Discussion of part one of Chapter 24 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
01:19:54 |
Fri 08 Jun 2018
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