50 Shades of Lettuce - Show Notes

Get your contracts in order; you'll need to commit to this episode in writing! Things get sexy on The Lettuce Podcast as the controversial book 50 Shades of Grey steps into the spotlight. Charlotte moderates this episode and guides Laura and Tori through a world of plot holes, inconsistent characters, and lots of crap. The "Source Ma-Tori-al" segment returns as Tori shares the relationship between 50 Shades of Grey and Twilight fan-fiction. She also explains her views on the book's attitude toward touch-aversion. Laura shares her feelings on why the book is "so bad it's good" and her frustrations with the character Kate. Charlotte discusses the commercial reception of the book and how she feels some have uninformed opinions about the series. All three hosts share their feelings about the portrayal of women and how it affected their ability to feel connected to Ana Steele's character. Is Christian Grey's interest in the BDSM lifestyle a result of psychological damage? Is his character an insulting representation of the BDSM community(Spoiler Alert - YES!)? Are Ana's subconscious and "inner goddess" cover-ups for a critical case of Multiple Personality Disorder? All these subjects and more are up for discussion on The Lettuce Podcast. 

After the Discussion Topics segment, the girls each give their rating of 50 Shades of Grey. The average score between Charlotte, Tori, and Laura was 2.33 out of 5 Chards! The Fun & Games section allows some discussion on the use of "crap" throughout the novel. Laura administered a homemade quiz called "How Much Crap?". Many times in the story, Ana was met with situations which caused the reaction of "crap", "double crap", or "triple crap." Ten of these situations were read to Tori and Charlotte, who both had to guess which amount of crap was assigned to the event by Ana. The second and final game was a Lettuce Podcast favorite: the Alphabet Sentence! Charlotte, Laura, and Tori worked together to build a story one-word-at-a-time while also following the order of the alphabet.

 

This episode's Podtail was Indulgent, a chocolate-red wine made by a local winery. Indulgent was delicious and was wholly representative of both the indulgence of 50 Shades' subject matter and the indulgence of reading a sexy romance novel! The Podsnack continued the theme of indulgence - chocolate covered strawberries and chocolate croissants! 

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The next episode of The Lettuce Podcast will conclude our journey through the Harry Potter series. Tori, Laura, and Charlotte will rotate moderator duties to conclude the Harry Potter saga in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! There will be a lot of ground to cover and this episode may be a little longer than others. Not only will the hosts discuss the 7th Harry Potter installment (book and both movies), but also the series as a whole. You don't want to miss the extra special episode of The Lettuce Podcast!