Podcasts about alzabo soup

Jessica Kerr (known to computers everywhere as @jessitron) is a software developer, speaker, and symmathecist. (A symmathesy is a learning system composed of learning parts. To her, each software team is a symmathesy composed of the people on the team, the running software, and all of their tools.) @jessitron is another of those people who apply ideas from outside software to software, including in her role as a developer advocate at Honeycomb, a company that aims to make the workings of software visible to its developers. Were she not engaging, personable, and enthusiastic, she'd be scarily like me. This conversation is about C. Thi Nguyen's book Games: Agency as Art, whose blurb starts, "Games are a unique art form. Game designers don't just create a world; they create who you will be in that world. They tell you what abilities to use and what goals to take on. In other words, games work in the medium of agency."Jessitron linksjessitron.com (symmathesy)MastodonTwitterHer calendar for observability office hoursReferencesC. Thi Nguyen, Games: Agency as Art, 2020Pandemic (cooperative board game), 2008Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais, Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow, 2019John Kay, Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly, 2010The "Farm to Tabor" podcast episode: "Donut science, cars, & grassfed beef", 2018James C. Scott, Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed, 1998In the podcast, I mentioned classic English country gardens. I riffed a bit on Tom Stoppard's play "Arcadia". It "explores the relationship between past and present, order and disorder, certainty and uncertainty. It has been praised by many critics as the finest play from 'one of the most significant contemporary playwrights' in the English language. In 2006, the Royal Institution of Great Britain named it one of the best science-related works ever written." I cut the riff out because – embarrassingly – I couldn't remember the names of either the play or its author. From personal experience, I can recommend this full cast performance for a road trip. On that trip, we also listened to the Alzabo Soup podcast's multi-episode commentary. Photo credit: me

Intro - Metz and Phil envision a fragrance line for Alzabo Soup. Content (2:57) - Discussion of Part 1 of My Defense of Exodus From the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe.  Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Intro - Phil and Metz talk about other authors they'd like to cover in the style of Alzabo Soup. Content (8:53) - Discussion of Part 2 of Chapter 6 of Exodus From the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe.  Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

Not a dream. Not a hoax. It's the end of an era and we spend time on a retrospective of the podcast while giving our opinions on a bunch of different cheeses.This month we're talking about Our Last Episode (and Cheese).Come and listen to us talk about our favourite moments making this show, our favourite guests, and reveal how much we're going to miss doing this every month.Thanks to you all for listening - you've been the greatest!Follow You Know What I Like...? on Twitter (@YKWILPodcast)Like You Know What I Like...? on FacebookMusic: http://www.purple-planet.comCover Art: Andrew Losq

Intro - Phil and Metz celebrate five years of Alzabo Soup. Content (5:15) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 7 of Lake of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe.

Intro - Phil and Metz talk about the updated Alzabo Soup website. Content (4:26) - Discussion of Part 1 of Chapter 1 of Lake of the Long Sun, by Gene Wolfe.

After much popular demand, Thomas pays tribute to legendary Catholic sci-fi writer Gene Wolfe, who passed away last year. Though not known to the general public, Wolfe is a sci-fi author's sci-fi author—a number of his contemporaries considered him not only the best in the genre, but in American fiction at the time (Ursula Le Guin said “Wolfe is our Melville”). Among today's writers, one of his biggest fans is Neil Gaiman. One critic described Wolfe's magnum opus, The Book of the New Sun, as “a Star Wars–style space opera penned by G. K. Chesterton in the throes of a religious conversion.” Wolfe also held the patent on the machine that makes Pringles. That's his face on the can. In this episode, Fr. Brendon Laroche comments on Wolfe's works, while Wolfe's friend, Catholic historian and sci-fi expert Sandra Miesel, shares personal reminiscences. Contents [2:48] Why Fr. Brendon likes Gene Wolfe [4:14] Cryptic yet entertaining, evocations of memory, comparisons to Bradbury and Chesterton [13:23] Wolfe's status in the world of sci-fi and speculative fiction [16:50] Sci-fi treatments of medieval characters, discussion of “Under Hill” [22:57] The nature and possibilities of “genre” fiction [32:03] Sandra Miesel's involvement in the sci-fi world, friendship with Gene Wolfe [35:21] Wolfe's unique and strange mind, wide reading and vocabulary, writing Sandra into his magnum opus [38:01] Wolfe's conversion to Catholicism and devotion to his wife, Catholics in the sci-fi world [40:04] Wolfe's magnum opus as Augustinian confession; the spiritual function of fantasy [46:00] Premise and themes of The Book of the New Sun [52:26] Sacramentality and treatment of symbols [spoilers here] [1:02:38] Sandra's work as a master costumer, its influence on Wolfe's invention of Severian [1:06:11] Sandra on Catholicism in Wolfe's writings, his esotericism [1:10:05] Wolfe's subtle allusions and puzzles [1:20:44] Wolfe's treatment of sexuality; torture and illicit pleasure as two sides of the same coin [1:27:58] Opening paragraph of “The Fifth Head of Cerberus” [1:30:52] Colorful anecdotes about Wolfe and other sci-fi legends; reflections on how the scene has changed Links Recommended starting point: The Best of Gene Wolfe https://www.amazon.com/Best-Gene-Wolfe-Definitive-Retrospective/dp/076532136X The Book of the New Sun in two volumes: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Claw-First-Half-Book/dp/0312890176/ https://www.amazon.com/Sword-Citadel-Second-Half-Book/dp/0312890184/ Read the short story “Under Hill” http://www.infinitematrix.net/stories/shorts/under_hill.html   Wolfe's essay on Tolkien, “The Best Introduction to the Mountains” http://www.scifiwright.com/2011/05/gene-wolfe-on-jrr-tolkien-the-best-introduction-to-the-mountains/ Tolkien's letter to Gene Wolfe http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Letter_to_Gene_Wolfe#:~:text=On%207%20November%201966%2C%20J.R.R.,the%20footnote%20is%20in%20script. Interview with Wolfe dealing with his Catholicism https://www.gwern.net/docs/fiction/1992-jordan.pdf Sandra Miesel's “A Conversation with Catholic SF Writers” https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2009/08/10/a-conversation-with-catholic-sf-writers/ Two different (non-Catholic) podcasts which are quite helpful in exploring Wolfe's many and varied works: The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast (https://www.claytemplemedia.com/the-gene-wolfe-literary-podcast) and Alzabo Soup (https://alzabosoup.libsyn.com/).   Follow-up comments from Sandra Miesel: “A recent book to learn how the field operated in the Good Old Days is ASTOUNDING by Alec Nevla Lee. My novel was DREAMRIDER, later expanded as SHAMAN published by Baen Books in paperback (1989). I co-edited with Paul Kerry an academic book, LIGHT BEYOND ALL SHADOW on religion in JRR Tolkien's works. I co-edited with David Drake two anthologies about sf writers influenced by Kipling, HEADS TO THE STORM and A SEPARATE STAR. I edited or packaged books by Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, and Andre Norton. And how did I forget to mention my most successful publication, THE DA VINCI HOAX coauthored with Carl Olson?”   Some other novels mentioned: By Gene Wolfe: Latro (series), The Urth of the New Sun, The Book of the Long Sun (series) Poul Anderson, The High Crusade James Blish, A Case of Conscience Frank Herbert, Dune This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

Today, we cover the news out of Crufts 2019, especially the agility star Kratu! And we talk about all the bats hanging out at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. Plus, we answer some great questions about how to get new sibling pups from rasslin’ all. of. the. time. And answer a bunch of philosophical bee questions from Phil and Metz of Alzabo Soup. Oh, and go back and listen to episode 29 for more information about pedestal training (or as we refered to it then, “platform training”), and come back later next week for our Iditarod 2019 special!

When you distill meanness down into a glass, what do you get? We’re discussing Things not Seen by Andrew Clements, a classic from Michael’s youth.Michael tells only some of the listeners to go suck an egg. That’s not you.Ethan quotes Hezekiah 16:4.Michael makes an Alzabo Soup transition.Michael confesses, he hasn’t finished this book.Ethan whispers secrets, while Michael goes to get books.How many horrible ways can Ethan mispronounce “Sophocles”?They talk about a stack of other books.Ethan offends Andrew Clements.This is what Ethan was trying to pronounce.Their next book will be The Plains by Gerald Murnane. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page.Donate to our Patreon!Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) andEthan Bartlett (@bjartlett)"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission."The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License."Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.“Intermission” by Unthunk. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Michael & Ethan continue talking about A Borrowed Man by Gene Wolfe while drinking a Highland single malt. Ethan promised to answer all your questions. Does he? In this episode:Ethan pilots the podcast alone.Karen doesn't get credit.Ethan gives Michael a giant bubble. Michael pokes holes in it.Ethan wants to be Alzabo Soup.Michael issues a public challenge to Alzabo Soup.They discuss next month's book already.As promised, you can read the Neil Gaiman article they mentioned here.Next month they'll be reading and discussing A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you!Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) andEthan Bartlett (@bjartlett)"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission."The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

This month we sat down with Alzabo Soup and talked about one of the most beloved and pioneering, yet highly contentious, authors from the past century: Gene Wolfe. Follow Alzabo Soup on Twitter (@AlzaboSoup) Listen to Alzabo Soup Follow You Know What I Like...? on Twitter (@YKWILPodcast) Like You Know What I Like...? on Facebook Music: http://www.purple-planet.com Cover Art: Andrew Losq

Welcome to the first episode of Alzabo Soup, a podcast about speculative fiction. Here begins our in-depth discussion of Gene Wolfe's "The Sorcerer's House." We introduce ourselves, the author, and the book in general, then dive right into Letter Number 1.