Gene Wolfe

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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Introduction and Letter 1 - 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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Numbers 2 and 3 - 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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Numbers 4 and 5 - 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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Numbers 6 and 7 - 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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Number 8 - 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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Numbers 9 and 10 - 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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Number 11 - 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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Numbers 12 and 13 - 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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Numbers 14 and 15 - 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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Numbers 16 and 17 - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

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.

It&#39;s like having a small book club . . . where the other two people did much more research on the book than you did . . . and you can take it with you and even participate sneakily in public . . . and when you occasionally yell at their interpretation, they do not yell back.

Phil and Metz make Wolfe fandom more accessible without at all dumbing it down. I don&#39;t always agree with their interpretation (or take on Catholic teachings), but I appreciate hearing their views and their obvious love for this author.

(Also the tiny brain is cute!)

Gene Wolfe book club

Brian and Metz help you unravel the most tangled of SF stories.

A must listen for fans of literary SF

Alzabo Soup

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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Halfway Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House

Intro - Metz asks Phil to explain The Trusty Servant Content (7:52) - Discussion of Chapter 36 of The Urth of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Metz asks Phil to explain The Trusty Servant Content (7:52) - Discussion of Chapter 36 of The Urth of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Chapter 36 - Gene Wolfe's The Urth of the New Sun

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

Content: Discussion of the first half of the short story "Forlesen" by Gene Wolfe.  Check out more at <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Forlesen

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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Chapters 3 and 4 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator

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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Chapters 1 and 2 - Gene Wolfe's The Claw of the Conciliator

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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

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

Intro - Metz makes Phil taste test foreign junk food. Content (10:43) - Discussion of Chapter 39 of The Urth of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe.    Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Metz makes Phil taste test foreign junk food. Content (10:43) - Discussion of Chapter 39 of The Urth of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe.    Check out more at <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Chapter 39 - Gene Wolfe's The Urth of the New Sun

Intro - Metz makes Phil explain one of his unique family traditions at Christmas. Content (7:14) - Discussion of Chapters 7 and 8 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Metz makes Phil explain one of his unique family traditions at Christmas. Content (7:14) - Discussion of Chapters 7 and 8 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Chapters 7 and 8 - Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch

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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

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

Intro: Metz regales Phil with the time that his wife took their house cat to a cat show. Content (3:12): Post-read discussion of the title novella in The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro: Metz regales Phil with the time that his wife took their house cat to a cat show. Content (3:12): Post-read discussion of the title novella in The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Title Novella Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus

Intro - Phil and Metz talk about their favorite sequels. Content (7:42) - Discussion of Chapter 1 of The Urth of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe.    Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Phil and Metz talk about their favorite sequels. Content (7:42) - Discussion of Chapter 1 of The Urth of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe.    Check out more at <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Chapter 1 - Gene Wolfe's The Urth of the New Sun

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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

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

Intro - Phil talks about how fun it is to walk around an anachronistic mall. Content (11:39) - Discussion of part 2 of Chapter 31 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Phil talks about how fun it is to walk around an anachronistic mall. Content (11:39) - Discussion of part 2 of Chapter 31 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Chapter 31, part 2 - Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch

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.

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 <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

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

Intro - Phil questions one of Metz's post-holiday shopping endavours. Content (9:08) - Discussion of Chapters 11 and 12 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Phil questions one of Metz's post-holiday shopping endavours. Content (9:08) - Discussion of Chapters 11 and 12 of The Citadel of the Autarch, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at <a href="http://alzabosoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alzabosoup.com</a>.

Chapters 11 and 12- Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch

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