Show overview
Alzabo Soup has been publishing since 2016, and across the 10 years since has built a catalogue of 514 episodes. That works out to roughly 550 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 55 min and 1h 12m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 26 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Philip Armstrong and Andrew Metzroth.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 514 episodesChapter 19 Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
Chapter 18 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
Chapter 17 Part 4 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
Chapter 17 Part 3 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
Chapter 17 Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
Chapter 16 Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
Chapter 16 Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
Chapter 16 Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
Chapter 15 Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
Chapter 15 Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
Chapter 14 Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
Chapter 14 Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
Chapter 13 Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
EIntro - Phil tells Metz about the re-release of Hugh Cook's novels. Content (11:52) - Discussion of part 2 of Chapter 13 of Return to the Whorl, by Gene Wolfe. Current Read-Along - The Will to Battle, by Ada Palmer Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Chapter 13 Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
EIntro - Metz and Phil celebrate 500 episodes Content (5:47) - Discussion of part 1 of Chapter 13 of Return to the Whorl, by Gene Wolfe. Current Read-Along - The Will to Battle, by Ada Palmer Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Chapter 12 Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
EIntro - Phil tells Metz about The Perfect Pencil Content (12:50) - Discussion of part 2 of Chapter 12 of Return to the Whorl, by Gene Wolfe. Current Read-Along - The Will to Battle, by Ada Palmer Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Chapter 12 Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
EIntro - Metz and Phil talk about the decline of the mass market paperback. Content (9:48) - Discussion of part 1 of Chapter 12 of Return to the Whorl, by Gene Wolfe. Current Read-Along - Seven Surrenders, by Ada Palmer Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Chapter 11 Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
EIntro - Metz and Phil discuss the evolution of Stranger Things as a work of fiction. Content (21:02) - Discussion of part 2 of Chapter 11 of Return to the Whorl, by Gene Wolfe. Current Read-Along - Seven Surrenders, by Ada Palmer Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Chapter 11 Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
EIntro - Phil and Metz discuss the new adaptation of Animal farm by Angel Studios. Content (8:19) - Discussion of part 1 of Chapter 11 of Return to the Whorl, by Gene Wolfe. Current Read-Along - Seven Surrenders, by Ada Palmer Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Chapter 10 Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
EIntro - Phil talks to Metz about his favorite game of the year in 2026 Content (16:57) - Discussion of part 2 of Chapter 10 of Return to the Whorl, by Gene Wolfe. Current Read-Along - Seven Surrenders, by Ada Palmer Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
Chapter 10 Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl
EIntro - Phil and Metz examine the implications of Spice Quest Content (7:03) - Discussion of part 1 of Chapter 10 of Return to the Whorl, by Gene Wolfe. Current Read-Along - Seven Surrenders, by Ada Palmer Check out more at alzabosoup.com.