The Lotus Effect

By PhoneBoy and Pheonix

Your hosts Pheonix and PhoneBoy talk about health, happiness, higher consciousness, and hi-tech hijinks!... more

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October 05, 2025 199 - No Shit Sherlock Department
Your favorite petalheads discuss ketogenic diets and mental health, Fiber, Ozempic Breasts and Vulva, the Cheesemonger Olympics, frozen weed, data centers for AI and water, and the petalheads weigh in on whether they eat ice cream in cold weather.
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September 27, 2025198 - Goatse to the Slaughter
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix
Health:
IS TURNING YOUR PHONE TO RED LIGHT THE SECRET TO BETTER SLEEP?
CAN NOISE-CANCELLING HEADPHONES DAMAGE MY EARS?
Feeding Blueberries to Babies May Reduce Allergy Symptoms and Improve Gut Health
Happiness:
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
Medical Marijuana Reduces Anxiety And Depression, New Federally Funded Study Shows
Lotus Tech Tips:
A ‘global call for AI red lines’ sounds the alarm about the lack of international AI policy
Microsoft cuts off some services used by Israeli military unit
The Junk Drawer:
Washington Forcing Speeding Offenders To Install GPS Speed Limiters
Last Call:
YouTube will restore channels banned for COVID and election misinformation
BLEDSOE DEPUTIES EXECUTE SEARCH WARRANT AT PIKEVILLE SUNOCO
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RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
cottongin
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1h 48min
September 21, 2025197 - Snarknado
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix
Health:
What Is TikTok's Benadryl Challenge? Teen Almost Dies After Attempting Viral Trend
Exploring Benadryl for Anxiety Relief: What an Expert Says
Over 10 Cinnamon Brands Recalled Ahead of Holiday Season Due to Potential Unsafe Lead Levels
Human Gut Bacteria Can Gather Up PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
Happiness:
66-Year-Old Man Fulfills Lifelong Dream and Becomes Oldest Member of LSU Marching Band
A dog helped an injured wild crow. Now they’re best friends.
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
Billion-dollar Chinese marijuana grow operations have infiltrated the US, experts say
Weed Causes ‘Infertility, Miscarriages, and Genetic Defects’ — That’s the Claim; the Evidence Says Otherwise.
Lotus Tech Tips:
How AI could detect signs of mental illness
Why government software remains a hacker’s playground
The Junk Drawer:
Spirit Airlines Plane Gets Too Close To Air Force One: “Pay Attention!”
Moon helium deal is biggest purchase of natural resources from space
Last Call:
Watch Out Oregon! Some Stores Sell ‘Magic Mushroom Edibles’ With No Psilocybin
Monkees musician Bobby Hart who wrote Last Train To Clarksville dies at 86
Hackers at 30: The story behind the cult cyber fairytale
I Almost Called 911 the First Time My Girlfriend Orgasmed. This Can’t Be Normal
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2h 26min
September 14, 2025196 - Whore Olive Oil
“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
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
What Are Cannabis Chemotypes? A Guide to Hemp’s Five Categories
Lotus Tech Tips:
This Stanford computer science professor went to written exams 2 years ago because of AI. He says his students insisted on it
Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World
The Junk Drawer:
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
Last Call:
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
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2h 16min
September 07, 2025195 - 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
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
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
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We hope you enjoy this episode and look forward your feedback!
Email: Pheonix or PhoneBoy
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2h 41min
August 31, 2025194 - 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
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RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
Sharky
cottongin
We hope you enjoy this episode and look forward your feedback!
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1h 59min
August 17, 2025193 - 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
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3h 33min
July 27, 2025192 - 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
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RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
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2h 30min
July 19, 2025191 - Black Dong of Death
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix
Health:
Weight Loss: Eating More Protein May Prevent Muscle Loss From GLP-1 Drugs
What Really Happens to Your Body When You Eat More Protein Than Carbs
Seed oils aren't the problem—how we consume them is
Your brain on revenge looks a lot like your brain on drugs—and there’s only one twisted way to get your fix.
Happiness:
Rare Wild Baby Horse Is Adopted by a Domestic Pony That Just Lost Her Own Foal
‘Love Conquers the Atlantic’–Newfoundland Couple’s Message in a Bottle Found in Ireland 13 Years Later
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
Washington State Government Panel Urges ‘Safe Supply’ Model To Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths
Marijuana Use Is Tied To 'Significantly Higher Sexual Desire And Arousal,' New Study Shows
Lotus Tech Tips:
China mind-controls bees with ‘world’s lightest brain chip’ for spying, rescue ops
This ‘Iron Dome’ for mosquitoes shoots down bugs with lasers
The Junk Drawer:
PUTTY.ORG nothing to do with PuTTY – and now it's spouting pandemic piffle
The CIA reveals more of its connections to Lee Harvey Oswald
Last Call:
Windows 11’s new Black Screen of Death is now rolling out
F.B.I. AGENT ARRESTED FOR D.U.I. IN KNOXVILLE
Legendary rock star could spend more than a decade in prison
Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera dies at 54 while on Annabelle haunted doll tour
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Sharky
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1h 59min
July 12, 2025190 - Release The Stupidity
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix
Health:
7 Surprising Habits That Can Spike Your Blood Sugar, According to Diabetes Experts
Ozempic-like drug significantly reduces frequency of chronic migraines in pilot study
What Our Ancestors Really Ate
Most People Don't Know Grilling Meat Raises Cancer Risk—6 Ways to Grill Safer
Happiness:
Musician Infuses Dad’s Ashes into His Guitar Fretboard- to Be with Him at Future Gigs
Years After She Saved a Magpie it Returns the Favor Saving Her Life After She Fell from Window
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
Using Hemp Flour And Oil Can Make Gluten-Free Baked Goods With ‘Optimal’ Texture And ‘Significant’ Nutrition, Study Shows
You’re Not Just Imagining the Munchies. Here’s What Marijuana Is Really Doing to Your Brain.
Lotus Tech Tips:
Pay up or stop scraping: Cloudflare program charges bots for each crawl
NYT to start searching deleted ChatGPT logs after beating OpenAI in court
McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data to Hackers Who Tried the Password ‘123456’
Cops’ favorite AI tool automatically deletes evidence of when AI was used
The Junk Drawer:
America’s Hot Garbage Problem
Idaho Wildfire Ambush: Gunman Dead After 'Sniper Attack' Kills Two Firefighters
Last Call:
Woody Harrelson fans left shocked after discovering who his father is
HMD is ‘scaling back’ in the US, killing Nokia all over again
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RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
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2h 15min

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How many episodes does The Lotus Effect have?

The podcast currently has 219 episodes available.