Chapter 17 Part 4 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl

Alzabo Soup by Philip Armstrong and Andrew Metzroth

Jun 12, 202601:08:08Arts

Intro - Phil forces Metz to define perfection in television shows. Content (13:40) - Discussion of part 4 of Chapter 17 of Return to the Whorl, by Gene Wolfe. Current Read-Along - Perhaps the Stars, by Ada Palmer Check o...

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