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Fiction

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.

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Pages 11-22 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus

Intro: Phil asks Metz to go more in-depth about his interests in pattern-based comedy. Content (8:28): Discussion of Pages 11-22 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Scene II.vii - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia

Intro: Metz gets Phil to discuss the decline of political cartooning in the US. Content (6:35): Discussion of Act II, scene vii of Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Scenes II.v. and II.vi. - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia

Intro: Metz and Phil argue about the value of the Muppets to society. Content (8:40): Discussion of Scenes II.v. and II.vi. from "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Scenes I.iii. and I.iv. - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia

Intro: Phil and Metz discuss the videogame "Undertale." Content (8:54): Discussions of Scenes I.iii. and I.iv. of "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Scene I.ii. - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia

Intro: Metz forces Phil to play Jonathan Blow's "The Witness" at gunpoint. Content (8:11): Discussion of scene I.ii. from "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Scene I.i - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia

Intro: Phil teases Metz's opinions on Star Trek out of him. Content (6:01): Discussion of Act I, Scene i of "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Introduction - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia

Intro: Metz and Phil discuss Tom Stoppard's 1998 film, "Shakespeare in Love." Content (5:22): Historical, philosophical, and dramaturgical background on "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Forlesen

Introduction: Discussion of the Terry Gilliam movie "Brazil." Content (6:15): Discussion of the second half of the short story "Forlesen" by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Forlesen

Content: Discussion of the first half of the short story "Forlesen" by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Gene Wolfe's The Hero as Werwolf

Intro: Metz and Phil talk about their favorite styles of comedy, and the differences between them. Content (6:44): Discussion of the short story "The Hero as Werwolf" by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Gene Wolfe's Under Hill

Intro: Phil and Metz discuss the upcoming relaunch of Disney's "DuckTales." Content (9:00): Discussion of the short story "Under Hill" by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Numbers 42, 43, and 44, Compiler's Note, and Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro: Phil gives some practical drawing advice. Content (7:45): Discussion of letters 42 through 44 and the Compiler's Note of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Afterward, a discussion of the novel as a whole. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Numbers 40 and 41 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro: Phil and Metz discuss the origin of their friendship. Content (9:55): Discussion of letters 40 and 41 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Numbers 38 and 39 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro: The inktober artwork of Erik He and his interpretation of "Book of the New Sun." Content (10:43): Discussion of letters 38 and 39 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Numbers 35, 36, and 37 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro: Phil probes Metz on the musical Cats, and gets more musical theatre history than he bargained for. Content (14:20): Discussion of letters 35, 36, and 37 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Numbers 32, 33, and 34 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro: Phil gets quizzed on his Shakespeare knowledge. Content (11:18): Discussion of letters 32, 33, and 34 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Number 31 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro: Phil and Metz try and convince adult fans of literary speculative fiction that they should be watching Steven Universe, a cartoon show geared at tweens. Content (11:15): Discussion of letter 31 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Numbers 27, 28, 29, and 30 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro: Phil thanks Metz for a lovely side of corned beef. Content (1:16): Discussion of letters 27, 28, 29, and 30 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Numbers 24, 25, and 26 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro: Phil talks about Dark Souls and their Wolfeian methods of storytelling. Content (11:56): Discussion of letters 24, 25, and 26 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Number 23 (Part 2) - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro: Phil tries to understand the hype behind Hamilton. Content (10:06): Discussion of the second half of letter 23 from Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Number 23 (Part 1) - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro: Phil and Metz discuss the classic cartoons of Hanna Barbera. Content (2:59): Discussion of the first half of letter 23 from Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Numbers 6 and 7 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro: Phil attempts to crystallize the three act structure in film for our listeners. Content (3:34): Letters numbers 6 and 7 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Numbers 4 and 5 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro: Metz Talks about Jim Butcher Content (1:45): Discussion of letters number 4 and 5 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Numbers 2 and 3 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro: Phil talks about his turn as Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. Content (2:40): In this episode we make our way into The Sorcerer's House in letters number 2 and 3, plus some book recommendations because why not? Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Introduction and Letter 1 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Welcome to the first episode of Alzabo Soup, a podcast about speculative fiction. Here begins our in-depth discussion of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." We introduce ourselves, the author, and the book in general, then dive right into Letter Number 1. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.