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Highly Recommended - May 11, 2026
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- Highly Recommended
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- May 11, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 239
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Summary
Your host Leah G. kicks off this week's episode from her official pillow fort office, ready to dive into her latest recommendations. First up is a review of a sativa strain called "Galactic Lemon Haze," which turned a regular Saturday into an incredibly productive, astronaut-level cleaning spree. While the experience left her apartment spotless, it also led to an alphabetically organized spice rack that has made finding the paprika a brand new adventure. Use with caution if you want to find your spices, but highly recommended if you want to feel like a sparkly spaceship who scrubs baseboards. Later, Leah recounts her journey to a trendy new vegan spot to reward her cleaning frenzy, only to be met with a mushroom burger that cost a soul-crushing thirty-seven dollars. She breaks down the internal monologue of paying for the burger and delivers her final verdict on whether a mushroom on a bun can ever be worth that much (spoiler: it can't). To wrap things up, Leah dives into a hot take on the current state of movies, pleading for a return to standalone films that don't require homework to understand the post-credits scene.