Episodes
July 21, 2017
Pages 161-176 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
Intro - Metz asks Phil about his favorite Road Trip. Content - Discussion of pages 161-176 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
July 14, 2017
Pages 145-161 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
Intro: We announce the upcoming titles that we will discuss on the podcast once we complete Fifth Head. Content: Discussion of Pages 145-161 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
July 7, 2017
Discussion - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch
Content: Discussion of "A Story," by John V. Marsch and what we know so far in the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe
June 30, 2017
Pages 131-141 - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch
Intro: Phil tries to get Metz to explain the bad cinematography in Magical Beasts and Where to Find Them. Content: Discussion of Pages 131-141 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
June 23, 2017
Pages 115-131 - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch"
Intro: Metz and Phil talk about some of their favorite painters. Content: Discussion of Pages 115-131 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
June 16, 2017
Pages 100-115 - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch"
Intro: Phil gets Metz to discuss his favorite board game. Content: Discussion of Pages 100-115 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
June 9, 2017
Pgs 85-100 - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch
Intro: Phil talks about reading Redwall to his son. Content (8:17): Discussion of Pages 85 - 100 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
June 2, 2017
Title Novella Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
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.
May 26, 2017
Pages 66-81 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Intro: Phil explains why he hates the term "World Building." Content (6:30): Discussion of Pages 66-81 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
May 19, 2017
Pages 51-66 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Intro: Metz tries to entice Phil into reading Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber. Content (9:18): Discussion of Pages 51-66 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
May 12, 2017
Pages 36-50 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Intro: Phil tells Metz about The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold. Content (7:42): Discussion of Pages 36-50 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
May 5, 2017
Pages 22-36 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Intro: Metz asks Phil to describe the merits of interactive fiction. Content (10:30): Discussion of Pages 22-36 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
April 28, 2017
Pages 11-22 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Intro: Phil asks Metz to go more in-depth about his interests in pattern-based comedy. Content (8:28): Discussion of Pages 11-22 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
April 21, 2017
Scene II.vii - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Intro: Metz gets Phil to discuss the decline of political cartooning in the US. Content (6:35): Discussion of Act II, scene vii of Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard.
April 14, 2017
Scenes II.v. and II.vi. - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Intro: Metz and Phil argue about the value of the Muppets to society. Content (8:40): Discussion of Scenes II.v. and II.vi. from "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard.
April 7, 2017
Scenes I.iii. and I.iv. - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Intro: Phil and Metz discuss the videogame "Undertale." Content (8:54): Discussions of Scenes I.iii. and I.iv. of "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard.
March 31, 2017
Scene I.ii. - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Intro: Metz forces Phil to play Jonathan Blow's "The Witness" at gunpoint. Content (8:11): Discussion of scene I.ii. from "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard.
March 24, 2017
Scene I.i - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Intro: Phil teases Metz's opinions on Star Trek out of him. Content (6:01): Discussion of Act I, Scene i of "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard.
March 17, 2017
Introduction - Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Intro: Metz and Phil discuss Tom Stoppard's 1998 film, "Shakespeare in Love." Content (5:22): Historical, philosophical, and dramaturgical background on "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard.
March 10, 2017
Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Forlesen
Introduction: Discussion of the Terry Gilliam movie "Brazil." Content (6:15): Discussion of the second half of the short story "Forlesen" by Gene Wolfe.
March 3, 2017
Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Forlesen
Content: Discussion of the first half of the short story "Forlesen" by Gene Wolfe.
Feb. 24, 2017
Gene Wolfe's The Hero as Werwolf
Intro: 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.
Feb. 17, 2017
Gene Wolfe's Under Hill
Intro: Phil and Metz discuss the upcoming relaunch of Disney's "DuckTales." Content (9:00): Discussion of the short story "Under Hill" by Gene Wolfe.
Feb. 10, 2017
Numbers 42, 43, and 44, Compiler's Note, and Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House
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.