Solo: A Scallion Wars Story - Show Notes

The Lettuce Podcast is flying solo this week. Solo:A Star Wars Story to be exact. Charlotte acts as moderator and helps Laura navigate origin story for everyone's favorite space cowboy. Together they discuss characters old and new, their favorite and un-favorite plot developments, and whether the film satisfied their Star Wars cravings. Charlotte shares some notes about Emilia Clarke's acting, and questions what Beckett would be like in a different story. Laura notes the charm of Lando Calrissian, and shares her love of the woke droid L3-37. The girls also talk about Han's development from desperate runaway to confidant pilot, the inspiring friendship between Han and Chewbacca, Enfys Nest and the Cloud Riders, and much more. What's really going on with Qi'ra? Does the Star Wars universe need more character expansion? And Dryden Vos an effective villain or a pawn in someone else's game? All this and more on this week's episode of The Lettuce Podcast!

For Fun & Games, Charlotte and Laura played a classic round of 1, 2, 3, S/He's Yours. Charlotte then wrapped up the segment with a set of Star Wars Madlibs. You'll have to listen to hear the hilarious result!

Since Laura is unable to imbibe alcoholic beverages for the next few months, she'll be sharing a list of suggested podtails for your enjoyment. Mix up one or all of these while you listen. This weeks suggested podtails are: the Qui Gon Gin and Tonic, Jyn Urso & Juice, and the Flying Solo.

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The Lettuce Podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Podcast Addict. If you like what you hear and want to be part of the conversation, feel free to leave a comment on this or any blog post. You can also help us reach a wider audience by rating and reviewing The Lettuce Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks for listening and for your support!

  
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Don't forget to join us next week for another episode of The Lettuce Beets. On the next topic episode of The Lettuce Podcast, Laura and Charlotte will be returning to Sweden to finish up the original Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson with The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Don't miss it!

Until then,

Arugalator!

Star Wars: The Lettuce Jedi - Show Notes

**NOTE: This episode CONTAINS SPOILERS and these show notes may also CONTAIN SPOILERS. Please do not continue unless you have watched Star Wars:The Last Jedi.**

This week on The Lettuce Podcast, Charlotte and Laura become one with the Force while they talk about the new film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi! The hosts navigate this latest installment in the quest for galactic good with Charlotte at the helm. She and Laura talk about the wealth of badass female characters (and some males, too!), how Disney has affected the franchise, how cute Porgs are, and so much more. Charlotte applauds Carrie Fischer's performance as General Organa, but disapproves of the budding relationship between Finn and Rose. Laura expresses frustration with the films villains, but satisfaction with Luke Skywalker's story arc. Together, the girls argue about the likeability of Poe Dameron, discuss which plot points surprised them, and wonder what's next for the franchise. Does Rey have character flaws or is she a Mary Sue? Has the identity of Rey parents been truly revealed? And are Adam Driver's lips distracting?? All these very important questions and more are up for debate on this week's episode.

In the Fun & Games segment, Charlotte and Laura play the original TLP game: Kill, Marry, Pity Date. They also take a quiz to find out which character from The Last Jedi they are. and reveal the results of their weekly Twitter poll. Which of the original Star Wars trilogy films is the favorite among TLP listeners? You'll have to listen to find out!

This week's podtail was the fun and customizable Lightsaber cocktail. Laura used melon liquer to make a green lightsaber. You can use grenadine for a red lightsaber and blue curacao for a blue lightsaber. Get the recipe here.

Listen to this episode now!

The Lettuce Podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Podcast Addict. If you like what you hear and want to be part of the conversation, feel free to leave a comment on this or any blog post. You can also help us reach a wider audience by rating and reviewing The Lettuce Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks for listening and for your support!

  
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We'll be taking next week off for the holidays. We wish all of our Lettuce Heads a safe and happy holiday. We'll see you for the next topic episode of The Lettuce Podcast, which will be about the new Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel!

Until then,

Arugalator!

Rogue Onion - Show Notes

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away The Lettuce Podcast covered Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in this week's episode! Charlotte hosts this topic with Laura in tow as they chat about characters old and new, how this installment fits into the Star Wars universe, and the film's fantastic music. Charlotte expresses her appreciation for the flawed, but kickass Jyn Erso, stating that a herione with some faults made for a more interesting experience. Laura confesses that her casual Star Wars fandom impeded her ability to follow the movie, but didn't affect her overall enjoyment. Both hosts agree that K-2SO was a favorite character. They also chat about the cinematic choices that let the viewers know Rogue One is a part of the Star Wars universe, but not in the narrative we know. Are we as an audience happy with the answers to our questions about the Death Star? Was there romantic tension between Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor? And what exactly was the nature of the relationship between Chirrut Imwe and Base Malbus? All this topics and more are discussed on this week's episode of The Lettuce Podcast!

For Fun & Games, Charlotte and Laura find out How Strong the Force is within them, with wholly unexpected results. They also have fun with The Star Wars Name Generator where the not only determine their names in the Star Wars universe, but also their occupations!

This episode's podtail was the punny Jyn & Juice! You can make your own by mixing pineapple chunks and orange juice in a food processor then adding 2 oz of gin. Drink up, Lettuce Heads!

Listen to this episode now!

The Lettuce Podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Satchel, and Podcast Addict. If you like what you hear and want to be part of the conversation, feel free to leave a comment on this or any blog post. You can also help us reach a wider audience by rating and reviewing The Lettuce Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks for listening and for your support!

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Don't forget to join us next week The Lettuce Beets! The next topic episode of The Lettuce Podcast will be we find our hosts returning to Christopher Nolan's Batman film trilogy. They'll welcome guest Cory of the 3 Angry Nerds podcast to chat about The Dark Knight!

Until then,
Arugulater!  

Kill, Marry, Pity Date - Lettuce Wars: The Lettuce Awakens Edition

Who would you kill? Marry? Pity date? Play along with us! Here are our choices from our Lettuce Wars episode!
 
Charlotte's Choices

Kill: R2D2, Kylo Ren
Marry: BB8, Rey
Pity Date: C-3PO, Luke Skywalker

Tori's Choices

Kill: Han Solo, Supreme Leader Snoke
Marry: Poe Dameron, Captain Plasma
Pity Date: Rey, Kylo Ren

Laura's Choices
Kill: Maz, R2D2
Marry: C-3PO, BB8
Pity Date: Chewbacca, C-3PO

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Do you agree with our choices or do you think we got it wrong? Do you have three characters you would like to pose to Charlotte, Laura, or Tori? Leave a comment and lettuce know!

Arugalater!

Lettuce Wars: The Lettuce Awakens - Show Notes

May the Force be with you! The Lettuce Podcast travels to a galaxy far, far away to chat about Star Wars: The Force Awakens in this all-moderated episode. Charlotte, Tori, and Laura discuss the characters both old and new, how Episode VII fits into the Star Wars and Disney franchises, and the use of technology in creating the look of the film. Charlotte and Tori talk about their love of the character Finn, while Laura finds him less likeable. Tori talks about the new Cantina song and its composer, who also wrote the musical Hamilton. Laura mentions her relief that a love story was not forced into the story. Charlotte shares that she found the use of 3D technology more enjoyable that most other films. What made Kylo Ren turn to the dark side? Is the character of Rey too perfect? Is Poe Dameron more than just a smarmy pilot? All these topics and more are up for debate in this week's episode!

The ratings sections bring a good showing for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The average rating out of 5 Chards was 4.25! The Fun & Games segment brought a fun quiz to the table: Which Color Lightsaber Would You Wield?. Take the quiz along with us and tell us your result! Lastly, a round of Kill, Marry, Pity Date closed out Fun & Games. 

It was a very eventful Shout-Outs segment! Laura and Charlotte read comments 
from friends and family who wanted to share their thoughts about Episode VII. A special thanks to Rich, Laura (Charlotte's sister), and William for sharing their thoughts in this section. 

The winners of The Lettuce Podcast's first giveaway were also announced. Congratulations to our winners! Please send an e-mail to thelettucepodcast@gmail.com with the address to which you'd like your prize sent.

Our Star Wars Podsnack was Princess Leia Cinnamon Buns made by Tori. The Podtail was a Qui Gon Gin & Tonic made by Laura.



Lastly, a special announcement was made: Tori will be returning to school starting this spring semester and will be taking more of a backseat in The Lettuce Podcast car as a result. She'll still be stopping by to act as a guest or guest moderator from time time, but Charlotte and Laura will be taking the helm. We're happy to be able to help Tori achieve her goals, but sad that we'll be a seeing a bit less of her. Good luck!

The Lettuce Podcast can be found on iTunes, Podcast Addict for Android devices, or Stitcher. If you like what you hear, feel free to leave a comment on this or any blog post. You can also help us reach a wider audience by rating and reviewing The Lettuce Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks for listening and for your support!
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The next episode of The Lettuce Podcast will be moderated by Laura. She'll be getting TLP into the Batman universe starting with Batman Begins, the first in the Christopher Nolan directed trilogy. She and Charlotte are both excited to embark on this new Lettuce Leaf. There are a lot of new things coming up for The Lettuce Podcast in 2016 and we're excited to share them with you. Until then...
Arugalater!