Episodes
Chapters 2 and 3 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer
Oct. 13, 2017
Intro - Metz asks Phil about the experience of going on a cruise. Content - Discussion of Chapters 2 and 3 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe.
Introduction and Chapter 1 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer
Oct. 6, 2017
Intro - Phil asks Metz to describe his ideal adaptation of The Shadow of the Torturer. Content - Introduction to our approach and discussion of Chapter 1 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe.
Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles
Sept. 29, 2017
Intro - Metz and Phil discuss one of their fondly remembered childhood fads. Content - Discussion of The Martian, The Long Years, There Will Come Soft Rains, and The Million Year Picnic from The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Br…
Jack Vance
Sept. 22, 2017
Intro - Metz and Phil talk about the low-brow popular culture they each love. Content - Discussion of Liane the Wayfarer and Guyal of Sfere from The Dying Earth, and The Sorcerer Pharesm from The Eyes of the Overworld, all b…
H.G. Wells' The Time Machine and Rudyard Kipling's With the Night Mail
Sept. 15, 2017
Intro - Phil follows up with Metz after having read Nine Princes in Amber. Content - Discussion of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells and With the Night Mail by Rudyard Kipling.
G.K Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday
Sept. 8, 2017
Intro - Phil grills Metz on the games announced for the SNES Mini. Content - Discussion of The Man Who Was Thursday, by G.K. Chesterton.
Lord Dunsany
Sept. 1, 2017
Intro - Metz grills Phil on his experience at the Denver Comic-Con Content - Discussion of The Probable Adventure of the Three Literary Men Chu-Bu and Sheemish, and The Three Sailors' Gambit by Lord Dunsany
Discussion - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
Aug. 25, 2017
Intro - Phil talks about his crazy college parties, and Boondock Saints. Content - Discussion of V.R.T. and the entirety of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
Pages 231-252 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
Aug. 18, 2017
Intro - Metz tells Phil a joke that doesn't work on radio. Content - Discussion of pages 231-252 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
Pages 215-231 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
Aug. 11, 2017
Intro - Phil tries to get Metz to talk about La La Land, but all he really wants to talk about are the works of Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Content - Discussion of pages 215-231 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of…
Pages 192-214 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
Aug. 4, 2017
Intro - Metz and Phil examine the perils of middle school Content - Discussion of pages 192-214 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
Pages 176-192 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
July 28, 2017
Intro - Phil and Metz discuss the upcoming Emoji Movie. Content - Discussion of pages 176-192 of the First Orb Edition of The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe.
Pages 161-176 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
July 21, 2017
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.
Pages 145-161 - Gene Wolfe's V.R.T.
July 14, 2017
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.
Discussion - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch
July 7, 2017
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
Pages 131-141 - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch
June 30, 2017
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.
Pages 115-131 - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch"
June 23, 2017
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.
Pages 100-115 - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch"
June 16, 2017
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.
Pgs 85-100 - Gene Wolfe's "A Story," by John V. Marsch
June 9, 2017
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.
Title Novella Discussion - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
June 2, 2017
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.
Pages 66-81 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
May 26, 2017
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.
Pages 51-66 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
May 19, 2017
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.
Pages 36-50 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
May 12, 2017
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.
Pages 22-36 - Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus
May 5, 2017
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.