Intro - Metz talks about his week being tantalizingly close to Disney World without actually being on a Disney vacation. Content (11:05) - Discussion of Chapters 8 and 9 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe.    Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Phil talks about his recent vacation. Content (9:16) - Discussion of Chapters 10 and 11 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Phil waxes poetic about America's favorite cartoon cat. Content (10:41) - Discussion of Chapters 8 and 9 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Phil gets Metz to describe Absurdism in theatre. Content (13:10) - Discussion of Chapters 6 and 7 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Metz asks Phil about his deepest life philosophy. Content (11:58) - Discussion of Chapters 4 and 5 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Phil asks Metz about a huge name in Speculative Fiction Content (12:21) - Discussion of Chapters 2 and 3 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Metz challenges Phil to explain why he hates free verse poetry. Content (13:40) - Discussion of Chapter 1 of The Sword of the Lictor, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Phil tries to explain the adrenaline rush of being faster at a JRPG than any of your friends. Content - Discussion of The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K Le Guin Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Metz and Phil hold a business meeting on-air and announce their upcoming Reddit AMA! Content - General discussion of The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Metz forces Phil to defend a tweet and makes an ill-advised search on Etsy. Content - Discussion of Chapter 31 of The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe. Check out more at alzabosoup.com.