Philip Armstrong and Andrew Metzroth

Alzabo Soup

Arts EN ↓ 516 episodes

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.

Author

Philip Armstrong and Andrew Metzroth

Episodes

Chapters 22 and 23 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator 25.05.2018 1:21:04

Intro - Metz takes Phil to a new restaurant. Content - Discussion of Chapters 22 and 23 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 20 and 21 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator 18.05.2018 1:19:56

Intro - Phil talks about the book he's reading now. Content - Discussion of Chapters 20 and 21 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 18 and 19 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator 11.05.2018 1:11:00

Intro - Metz talks to Phil about one of the best tools ever made. Content - Discussion of Chapters 18 and 19 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 16 and 17 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator 04.05.2018 1:13:59

Intro - Phil and Metz attempt to defend someone else's Tweet Content - Discussion of Chapters 16 and 17 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 14 and 15 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator 27.04.2018 55:16

Intro - Phil talks to Metz about his cats. Content - Discussion of Chapters 14 and 15 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 12 and 13 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator 20.04.2018 1:09:58

Intro - Metz makes Phil describe his humdrum life. Content - Discussion of Chapters 12 and 13 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapter 11 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator 13.04.2018 1:32:16

Intro - Phil asks Metz about his interest in Role Playing Games. Content - Discussion of Chapter 11 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 9 and 10 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator 06.04.2018 1:11:36

Intro - Metz makes Phil defend a tweet about his shelf of video games. Content - Discussion of Chapters 9 and 10 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 7 and 8 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator 30.03.2018 1:21:28

Intro - Metz and Phil discuss their family's unique holiday traditions. Content - Discussion of Chapters 7 and 8 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 5 and 6 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator 23.03.2018 59:29

Intro - Phil talks about his foray into video game development. Content - Discussion of Chapters 5 and 6 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 3 and 4 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator 16.03.2018 1:29:53

Intro - Phil talks about his recent move and the wonders of Ikea. Content - Discussion of chapters 3 and 4 of The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 1 and 2 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator 09.03.2018 1:20:59

Intro - Metz and Phil will be at this year's MileHiCon in Denver! Content - Discussion of Chapters 1 and 2 of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Caryl Churchill's A Number 02.03.2018 1:24:13

Into - Phil asks Metz to react to his favorite version of Peter Pan. Content - Discussion of A Number, by Caryl Churchill Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Kelly Link's "The Faery Handbag" and "Magic for Beginners" 23.02.2018 1:31:02

Intro - Metz makes Phil defend one of his tweets about a property recently acquired by Disney Content - Discussion of "The Faery Handbag" and "Magic for Beginners" by Kelly Link. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

General Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer 16.02.2018 1:08:25

Intro - Phil asks Metz about his favorite Christmas movie, but as usual Metz can't stop talking about theatre instead. Content - General discussion of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 34 and 35 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer 09.02.2018 1:11:07

Intro - Phil asks Metz about the unique nature of Star Wars fandom. Content - Discussion of Chapters 34 and 35 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 32 and 33- Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer 02.02.2018 1:02:11

Intro - We announce the topics of our interim episodes between Shadow of the Torturer and Claw of the Conciliator. Content - Discussion of Chapters 32 and 33 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 30 and 31 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer 26.01.2018 1:23:11

Intro - Phil tries to interest Metz in the exciting world of digital agriculture. Content - Discussion of Chapters 30 and 31 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 28 and 29 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer 19.01.2018 1:19:49

Intro - Metz asks Phil about one of the most life-changing events in the 21st century. Content - Discussion of Chapters 28 and 29 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 26 and 27 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer 12.01.2018 1:15:00

Intro - Metz asks Phil about one of the most life-changing events in the 21st century. Content - Discussion of Chapters 26 and 27 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 24 and 25 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer 05.01.2018 1:11:35

Intro - Phil makes Metz defend one of his tweets about the show American Vandal Content - Discussion of Chapters 24 and 25 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 22 and 23 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer 29.12.2017 1:05:57

Intro - Phil complains about the video of Peter Pan that Metz made him watch. Content - Discussion of Chapters 22 and 23 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 20 and 21 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer 22.12.2017 1:25:31

Intro - Metz tries to get Phil to talk about Super Mario Odyssey, but accidentally ends up segueing into another critique of contemporary television. Content - Discussion of Chapters 20 and 21 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 18 and 19 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer 15.12.2017 1:08:53

Intro - Phil asks Metz about the history of Gelatin. Content - Discussion of Chapters 18 and 19 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Chapters 16 and 17 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer 08.12.2017 1:02:34

Intro - Metz introduces a new feature called "Defend Your Tweet." Content - Discussion of Chapters 16 and 17 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.