“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix
Health:
Is cold-pressed sunflower oil healthy?
This low-calorie ingredient could be contributing to cognitive decline, study finds
The 10 Healthiest Fruits and Vegetables You Can Eat
LET’S GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ‘OZEMPIC VULVA’ FEAR
Pizzeria Owner Sees People Eating From Dumpster, Offers Them Free Pies and a Slice of Dignity
Happiness:
These Indian Cafes Let You Pay with Garbage: 1 Kilo of Plastic Gets You Rice, Two Curries and Dal
"Move Over, Booze: Weed Drinks Pulled $1.1 Billion in U.S. Sales in 2024
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
These Indian Cafes Let You Pay with Garbage: 1 Kilo of Plastic Gets You Rice, Two Curries and Dal
"Move Over, Booze: Weed Drinks Pulled $1.1 Billion in U.S. Sales in 2024
Lotus Tech Tips:
Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World
Scientists Believe They’ve Found a Groundbreaking New Energy Source–And It’s Virtually Unlimited
The Junk Drawer:
First onshore wave energy project in the U.S. launches in Los Angeles
SUPERTRAMP LEAD SINGER DEAD AT 81
Exclusive: US warns hidden radios may be embedded in solar-powered highway infrastructure
ACTRESS POLLY HOLLIDAY PASSED AWAY ON TUESDAY AT THE AGE OF 88
Last Call:
DOJ discusses a potential ban on transgender people owning firearms
KNOXVILLE MAN ACCIDENTALLY HOOKS WW2 ERA GRENADE
Unprecedented immigration raid at Hyundai EV site leads to 475 arrests
ChatGPT hates LA Chargers fans
Images:
Credits:
RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
We hope you enjoy this episode and look forward your feedback!
Email: Pheonix or PhoneBoy
Follow Pheonix on the Dong! (Mastodon)
Follow PhoneBoy on the Dong! (Mastodon)
Voicemail: +1 253-237-3321
The Lotus Effect is a Value for Value podcast! Did you get something out of this show? Put a number to it and send it to us using:
Use Paypal to send your fiat fun coupons in (no blankets or water, just cash)
If you're not into PayPal, we also take Fiat Fun Coupons via Cash.App.
--------
2:15:22
--------
2:15:22
195 - Therapy Toke
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix
Health:
People can’t get COVID vaccines as cases surge. Anger is building against Trump
HOW CAN YOU TACKLE INFLAMMATION?
Exclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.
How cloves might help relieve pain and inflammation
Crap! Alarming new study links excessive phone use on toilet to painful health problem
Lesser-known food allergens are actually behind many serious reactions
Happiness:
Teen Buys a Bike He Didn’t Know Was Stolen–Now Rightful Owner Wants to Make Sure He Gets Another
A Campus Sensation ‘Pudge the Cat’ is Lifting Spirits in College Football Locker Room After Injury
Octopus Playing With Divers Grabs the Camera and Takes Underwater Selfie
"That Moment a giant Pacific octopus grapped a camera and took a selfie
We’re supposed to be good men’: Officer Buys Stranded Deaf Man Train Ticket to Get Home
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
AI is Evil
"Cryptocurrent Rant
Higher Consciousness:
Alcohol vs. THC: What’s the Healthier Option? Here’s Where the Research Stands
Diesel in Wine Country, Smog in Lompoc: Cannabis Can’t Be Green Until It’s Legal
Weed’s Next Big Secret: Scientists Just Discovered a New Family of Molecules Hiding in Cannabis Leaves
Lotus Tech Tips:
Hackers Love Smart Homes—Here’s How to Keep Yours Off the List
This Bank Fired Workers and Replaced Them With AI. It Now Says That Was a Huge Mistake
AI Could Cause 99% of All Workers to Be Unemployed in the Next Five Years, Says Computer Science Professor
The Loneliness Epidemic Isn't About Phones, It's About Algorithms
The Junk Drawer:
Southwest changing its extra-seat policy for plus-size travelers: ‘Heartbreaking’
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak’s Response to a Troll Is the Most Delightful Thing I’ve Heard Yet
Americans Are Having Less Sex Than Ever
Fecal Fiasco: Labor Day Letdown As East Coast Beaches Close Due To Contamination
Last Call:
DOJ discusses a potential ban on transgender people owning firearms
KNOXVILLE MAN ACCIDENTALLY HOOKS WW2 ERA GRENADE
Unprecedented immigration raid at Hyundai EV site leads to 475 arrests
ChatGPT hates LA Chargers fans
Images:
Credits:
RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
We hope you enjoy this episode and look forward your feedback!
Email: Pheonix or PhoneBoy
Follow Pheonix on the Dong! (Mastodon)
Follow PhoneBoy on the Dong! (Mastodon)
Voicemail: +1 253-237-3321
The Lotus Effect is a Value for Value podcast! Did you get something out of this show? Put a number to it and send it to us using:
Use Paypal to send your fiat fun coupons in (no blankets or water, just cash)
If you're not into PayPal, we also take Fiat Fun Coupons via Cash.App.
--------
2:40:23
--------
2:40:23
194 - Seven Second Delay
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix
Health:
Industrial pollution's imprint on cognitive health can last generation
Low daily fluid intake linked to higher stress hormone response in adults
This tasty piece of cheese may give you nightmares—literally
Avoid these 5 food additives that may harm your health
Happiness:
Woman Received Thousands of Letters from Dad Growing Up, Now Anyone Can Request a ‘Letter from Dad’
4 National Guardsmen Save a Man’s Life After Stopping for Lunch in Poland
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
AI is Evil
Higher Consciousness:
Jeff Bridges Was High On Marijuana When Filming Oscar-Nominated Performance As President Of The US, Movie Director Says
Rangers find thousands of marijuana plants, toxic chemicals in Sequoia National Park
Lotus Tech Tips:
Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year
Is the Flipper Zero the next big car theft gadget?
The Junk Drawer:
Cracker Barrel Faces 'Bud Light' Moment
BA flight attendant on US-London route found ‘naked and high on drugs’ in toilet
Last Call:
Hollywood stuntman set on fire for Pink Floyd cover dies aged 88
Celebrating 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
MSNBC To Change Name And Rebrand After 'Corporate Divorce' From NBC
Loni Anderson's Cause of Death Revealed Nearly 3 Weeks After She Died at 79
Images:
Credits:
RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
Sharky
cottongin
We hope you enjoy this episode and look forward your feedback!
Email: Pheonix or PhoneBoy
Follow Pheonix on the Dong! (Mastodon)
Follow PhoneBoy on the Dong! (Mastodon)
Voicemail: +1 253-237-3321
The Lotus Effect is a Value for Value podcast! Did you get something out of this show? Put a number to it and send it to us using:
Use Paypal to send your fiat fun coupons in (no blankets or water, just cash)
If you're not into PayPal, we also take Fiat Fun Coupons via Cash.App.
--------
1:58:05
--------
1:58:05
193 - Floating Shitshow
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix
Health:
Weight-Loss Drugs Have a Surprising Foe: Fat Activists
Trump Signs Executive Order Bringing Presidential Fitness Test Back To Public Schools
In trial, people lost twice as much weight by ditching ultraprocessed food
Boar’s Head to reopen plant as mold and funky meat problems pop up elsewhere
Happiness:
‘I Married the Hitchhiker We Picked Up on the Road’ – If Uber Would have Been Cheaper They’d Have Never Met
Engineer Revives the Pay Phone for Vermont Community to Make Free Calls in Their Cellular Dead Zone
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
New Laptop Who Dis? (Amazon Affiliate Link)
Jimmy Della Valle
Higher Consciousness:
Weed & Psychedelics Are Doing for Eating Disorders What Big Pharma Couldn’t, Survey Says
Is Cannabis Really Legal If You Can’t Grow Your Own Weed?
Lotus Tech Tips:
As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act
Man Falls in Love With an AI Chatbot, Dies After It Asks Him to Meet Up in Person
The Junk Drawer:
Delta Pilot Arrested Onboard Plane On Child Sex Abuse Charges
Experiment will attempt to counter climate change by altering ocean
Last Call:
Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97
CHILD DIES IN HOT CAR WHILE IN STATE’S CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE CUSTODY
Of Course A Seattle Cat Lady Wants To Ban The Blue Angels
AOL announces September shutdown for dial-up Internet after 34 years
Images:
Credits:
RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
We hope you enjoy this episode and look forward your feedback!
Email: Pheonix or PhoneBoy
Follow Pheonix on the Dong! (Mastodon)
Follow PhoneBoy on the Dong! (Mastodon)
Voicemail: +1 253-237-3321
The Lotus Effect is a Value for Value podcast! Did you get something out of this show? Put a number to it and send it to us using:
Use Paypal to send your fiat fun coupons in (no blankets or water, just cash)
If you're not into PayPal, we also take Fiat Fun Coupons via Cash.App.
--------
3:32:55
--------
3:32:55
192 - Outsourced Fuckery
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix
Health:
Allergies seem nearly impossible to avoid — unless you’re Amish
The Sugar Substitute In Your “Healthy” Snacks May Be Risky For Your Brain Health. Here's Why
Despite self-perceived sensitivities, study finds gluten and wheat safe for many people with IBS
Humans used to have straighter teeth—what changed?
Weston A. Price from the Book of Knowledge
The Weston A. Price Foundation
Happiness:
Lost Mother and Son ‘Did Everything Right’ to Lead Rescuers to Their Broken Car
Guinness Record Holder for Most Premature Baby is Thriving at 1-Year Old–and All Giggles After ‘Zero Odds’ to Live
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Zoom H6essential Recorder (Affiliate Link)
Original iSesamo Spudger + Mini iSesamo Spudger Repair (Affiliate Link)
Higher Consciousness:
WHY BIG ALCOHOL IS BETTING ON CANNABIS BEVERAGES TO WIN BACK CUSTOMERS
Popular restaurant unknowingly drugs customers by serving them marijuana pizza, CDC report claims
Lotus Tech Tips:
After $380M hack, Clorox sues its “service desk” vendor for simply giving out passwords
He Had Dangerous Delusions. ChatGPT Admitted It Made Them Worse.
The Junk Drawer:
It’s 'frighteningly likely' many US courts will overlook AI errors, expert says
DHS Says 233,000 Unaccompanied Children Were Lost During Biden Presidency
Last Call:
Why this nationally acclaimed S.F. pizza spot won’t serve pizza anymore
Ozzy Osbourne, Prince Of Darkness And Counterculture Legend, Dies At 76
Wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan dies at 71
Images:
Credits:
RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
cottongin
We hope you enjoy this episode and look forward your feedback!
Email: Pheonix or PhoneBoy
Follow Pheonix on the Dong! (Mastodon)
Follow PhoneBoy on the Dong! (Mastodon)
Voicemail: +1 253-237-3321
The Lotus Effect is a Value for Value podcast! Did you get something out of this show? Put a number to it and send it to us using:
Use Paypal to send your fiat fun coupons in (no blankets or water, just cash)
If you're not into PayPal, we also take Fiat Fun Coupons via Cash.App.
México