Sunday, March 18, 2018

Oregano (Origin, Dan Brown) - notes


The Lettuce Podcast is wrapping up its review of 2017 with the year's biggest book: Origin by Dan Brown. Laura and Charlotte are both long-time Dan Brown fans and are excited to bring this puzzling series to the podcast. They chat about Robert Landgon, the new characters he meets, and whether the plot is believeable. Laura explains how the plot got accidentally spoiled for her, and which character rubbed her the wrong way. Charlotte shares what she enjoyed about the relationship between Robert and sassy sidekick Ambra, and which character she found the most surprising. Together the hosts discuss the use of A.I. as a main character in Winston, the relationship between science and religion in the novel, whether or not the story had enough puzzles, and more. Was Edmond Kirsch's battle with cancer portrayed realistically? Is he an eccentric innovator or just a nerdy jerk? And who should play the role of Robert Langdon in a movie if Tom Hanks doesn't? All these questions and more are discussed on this week's episode of The Lettuce Podcast!

For Fun & Games, Charlotte and Laura played Dream Casting to determine which actors should play the novel's characters in a feature film. They also took a chance at innovation by creating their dream A.I.'s and determining what these intelligences would do. Play along & share your casting/A.I. choices in a comment.

Inspired by the Spanish setting in Origin, both hosts sipped on fruity sangria for their podtails!

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Don't forget to join us next week for The Lettuce Beets! on the net topic episode of The Lettuce Podcast, Charlotte and Laura will be playing with virtual reality when they review the new feature film Ready Player One!

Until then,
Arugalator!

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