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Synopsis
Welcome to Alzabo Soup, where we literally become our favorite authors by devouring portions of their brains. PLEASE NOTE: This podcast is intended to be listened to chronologically by release date. Please start with the oldest episode for the title you'd like to hear!
Episodes
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Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Forlesen
10/03/2017 Duration: 01h23minIntroduction: Discussion of the Terry Gilliam movie "Brazil." Content (6:15): Discussion of the second half of the short story "Forlesen" by Gene Wolfe.
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Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Forlesen
03/03/2017 Duration: 01h23minContent: Discussion of the first half of the short story "Forlesen" by Gene Wolfe.
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Gene Wolfe's The Hero as Werwolf
24/02/2017 Duration: 01h06minIntro: 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.
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Gene Wolfe's Under Hill
17/02/2017 Duration: 01h05minIntro: Phil and Metz discuss the upcoming relaunch of Disney's "DuckTales." Content (9:00): Discussion of the short story "Under Hill" by Gene Wolfe.
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Numbers 42, 43, and 44, Compiler's Note, and Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
10/02/2017 Duration: 01h09minIntro: 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.
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Numbers 40 and 41 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
03/02/2017 Duration: 59minIntro: 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."
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Numbers 38 and 39 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
27/01/2017 Duration: 54minIntro: 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."
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Numbers 35, 36, and 37 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
20/01/2017 Duration: 53minIntro: 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."
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Numbers 32, 33, and 34 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
13/01/2017 Duration: 55minIntro: 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."
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Number 31 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
06/01/2017 Duration: 01h02minIntro: 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."
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Numbers 27, 28, 29, and 30 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
30/12/2016 Duration: 50minIntro: 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."
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Numbers 24, 25, and 26 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
23/12/2016 Duration: 56minIntro: 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."
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Number 23 (Part 2) - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
16/12/2016 Duration: 55minIntro: 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."
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Number 23 (Part 1) - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
09/12/2016 Duration: 01h01minIntro: 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."
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Numbers 21 and 22 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
02/12/2016 Duration: 56minIntro: 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."
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Halfway Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
25/11/2016 Duration: 01h18minIntro: 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.
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Numbers 19 and 20 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
18/11/2016 Duration: 45minIntro: 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."
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Number 18 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
11/11/2016 Duration: 01h04minIntro: 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."
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Numbers 16 and 17 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
04/11/2016 Duration: 56minIntro: 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."
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Numbers 14 and 15 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
28/10/2016 Duration: 01h01minIntro: Metz reveals his opinion of Dr. Who. Content (5:30): Discussion of Letters 14 and 15 of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House."