Alzabo Soup

About Alzabo Soup

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.

Publisher

Philip Armstrong and Andrew Metzroth

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Sept 2016

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

530 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Chapter 4 - Gene Wolfe's Pirate Freedom

   Intro - Phil tells Metz about the Immortal John Tryptich Content (5:23) - Discussion of Chapter 4 of Pirate Freedom, by Gene Wolfe Current Read-Along - Titus Groan, by Mervyn Peake Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Chapter 3 - Gene Wolfe's Pirate Freedom

   Intro - Metz and Phil discuss seeing Coyote vs. Acme Content (7:30) - Discussion of Chapter 3 of Pirate Freedom, by Gene Wolfe Current Read-Along - Titus Groan, by Mervyn Peake Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

3. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Chapter 2 - Gene Wolfe's Pirate Freedom

   Intro - Phil and Metz introduce the Gormenghast trilogy Content (11:43) - Discussion of Chapter 2 of Pirate Freedom, by Gene Wolfe Current Read-Along - Titus Groan, by Mervyn Peake Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

76