The Lotus Effect

210 - Jenny Crank Diet

“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Ultraprocessed Food Makers Respond To MAHA Amid Record Lobbying Effort FDA Announces Recall of Major Grocery Brands, From Coke and Pepsi to Hershey's, Snickers, and More, Due To Potential Rodent Contamination Why Seasonal Allergies and Hay Fever Symptoms Are Getting Worse: Changes You Should Know The truth about antidepressant withdrawal Happiness: When a Family Welcomed a Man into Their Home at Christmas, They Never Thought He’d Stay for 45 Years A High School Supported its Star Student When She Needed it Most, 20 Years Later She Pays it Back Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Higher Consciousness: California Officials Award $30 Million In Marijuana Revenue To Support Research On THC Drinks, Terpenes And Tribal Cannabis Sales Marijuana Users Are Being Unjustly Jailed For Allegedly Driving Under The Influence, Government-Funded Study Shows Lotus Tech Tips: Petlibro: Your Pet Feeder Is Feeding Data To Anyone Who Asks New York’s incoming mayor bans Raspberry Pi at his inauguration party The Junk Drawer: Our king, our priest, our feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages Washington State AG Warns Citizen Journalists To Stop Investigating Somali Daycares Or Face Potential Hate Crime Charges Last Call: Hackers replaced Silicon Valley crosswalks messages with Elon Musk’s voice after exposing ‘weak password,’ report says Images: Credits: RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity! Mama T 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.

209 - Toking Lesbians

“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Ozempic Meals? Restaurants shrink portions to match bite-sized hunger Aspartame Might Be Bad for Your Brain and Heart, Study Finds Keep Out All Your Christmas Spices – They’re Powerful Antioxidants Known as ‘Nutraceuticals’ 6 “Bad Foods” You Should Eat to Lose Visceral Fat, According to Dietitians Happiness: Atlanta Restaurant Provided for 100 Families During the Shutdown, Now Throws Christmas Giveaway for Them Idaho Secret Santa is Giving a Million Dollars to Local Residents Dealing with Chaos Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Yahtzee with d20–timecode Higher Consciousness: EAST TN LAWMAKERS FROM REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES CALL FOR NEW MARIJUANA LAWS You Thought CBD Was for Boomers. College Students Are Using It to Survive School. Lotus Tech Tips: World’s largest shadow library made a 300TB copy of Spotify’s most streamed songs Google sues web scraper for sucking up search results ‘at an astonishing scale’ The Junk Drawer: According to This Mountain Dew Conspiracy Theory, a Disaster May be Imminent DHS Offering $3,000 To Illegal Aliens To Self-Deport As Part Of Holiday Deal Last Call: Tesla’s ‘Mad Max mode’ points to a big problem for self-driving cars 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.

208 - Alphabet Mafia

“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: The Nordic diet can help you ‘Rebooting’ Your Eye Could Cure Vision Loss, Breakthrough Study Suggests. And It Only Takes Two Days. Could cheese protect your brain health? Study links high-fat cheese and cream to lower dementia risk Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Ease Pain and Boost Gut Health: Your Ultimate Inflammation Diet Guide How swearing makes you stronger Happiness: ‘Trashed Panda’ Story Raises $180,000 for Animal Shelter That Discovered it Drunk in the Bathroom Trashed Panda A Volunteer Team of Grandmas Dispense Street-side Wisdom to Those Who Need a Considerate Ear Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Higher Consciousness: Trump Reschedules Marijuana. But, Wait… There’s A Catch Wiz Khalifa Sentenced to 9 Months for Lighting a ‘Big Ass Joint’ on Stage in Romania Lotus Tech Tips: Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans School security AI flagged clarinet as a gun. Exec says it wasn’t an error. The Junk Drawer: Seattle's Woke World Cup Agenda Implodes As 'Pride Match' Set Between Countries With Anti-Gay Laws Harmless Christmas Card Pulled From Shelves And ""Destroyed"" After One Trans-Activist Offended Last Call: Rob Reiner, Legendary Comedic Actor and 'Princess Bride' Director, Found Dead in His Home He'll Be Lucky To Have A Bookmobile: The Future Of Joe Biden's Presidential Library In Doubt As Donations Fail To Come In Images: Credits: RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity! Sharky 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.

207 - Hot Pocketing The Mic

“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: The Nordic diet can help you sleep better and live longer Officials issue warning after discovering dangerous substances in US water supply: 'I jumped out of my chair when I saw the results' Ultra Processed Food Risks: How Junk Food Addiction Harms Brain Health and Why a Brain Health Diet Matters The Hidden Dangers of Keto Diet: Low Carb Risks and Ketogenic Diet Safety Explained Happiness: ‘Dancing Wheelchair’ Helps Paralyzed Teen Feel ‘Cool’ Being a Different Sort of Dancer Boy Sent to Christmas Nativity Show as Elvis Instead of Elf After Family Mix-up Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Higher Consciousness: Tennessee Officials Reach Agreement With Hemp Industry To Temporarily Allow THCA Sales Drone drops steak, crab legs, marijuana into South Carolina prison yard Lotus Tech Tips: Humanity Is Desperate for Rare Earth Elements. This Plant Is Growing Them Right Under Our Feet. Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon The Junk Drawer: Podcast industry under siege as AI bots flood airways with thousands of programs America’s war on data centers is coming Last Call: Parliament-Funkadelic’s George Clinton: ‘America Made More Money Pretending to Stop Weed Than Selling It’ Gooning Was Just Named the Fetish of the Year Images: Credits: RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity! Wiirdo 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.

206 - Stripper Yeast

“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Sugar vs Artificial Sweeteners: Health Effects, Aspartame Risks, and What's Worse for Your Body Your body has a natural way of getting high (and it's not endorphins) Why watching someone get hurt on screen makes you wince: How the brain triggers echoes of touch sensation What is MASLD? Most common chronic liver disease affects up to 40% of adults Happiness: Two People from Minnesota Who Met in the Hospital After Waking up from Comas Are Getting Married 10th Grader Saves Stepfather’s Life with His Newly-Learned CPR Skills Taught in Schools Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Notice of $1.5 Billion Proposed Class Action Settlement Between Authors & Publishers and Anthropic PBC Higher Consciousness: Colorado Is Building America’s First Psychedelic Care System Cannabis Use in Seniors Linked to Stronger Cognition and Less Binge Drinking Lotus Tech Tips: Humanity Is Desperate for Rare Earth Elements. This Plant Is Growing Them Right Under Our Feet. Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon The Junk Drawer: Campbell's VP Admits Soup Is "S**t For F**king Poor People" With "Chicken... From A 3D-Printer" Uruguay Achieves 99% Green Energy After Seeking the Lowest Price for Consumers Last Call: Washington Moves To Soften Penalties For Child-Sex Sting Suspects Model Reveals Former NFL Star’s Penis Size Sparked Divorce Xbox Crocs are real 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.