The Lotus Effect

Your hosts Pheonix and PhoneBoy talk about health, happiness, higher consciousness, and hi-tech hijinks!
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Last Episode : February 22, 2025 10:40pm
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Health:
Scientists Find Popular Diet Harms Gut, Boosts Inflammation
18 Foods That Have More Protein Than an Egg
Common Artificial Sweetener In Diet Sodas May Raise Risk Of Heart Attacks, Strokes
The FDA Set This Recalled Pancake And Waffle Mix To Its Highest Risk Level. Here's What To Know
Happiness:
Woman in Her 90s Reunites with Toddler She Saved from Drowning 64 Years Ago, ‘Goose Bumps
Under Duress from Bird Flu, California Farm Donates 300,000 Eggs to Victims of Palisades Fires
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
This ‘Psychedelic Church’ Is Handing Out Magic Mushrooms to Hundreds of Members for Free—Yes, Really
Steep minimum fine for marijuana possession is just one step from becoming Idaho law
Lotus Tech Tips:
Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK
If COBOL is so problematic, why does the US government still use it?
The Junk Drawer:
Boyfriend Accused of Not Taking Relationship ‘Seriously’ for Refusing to Let Girlfriend Move in After 2 Weeks of Dating
Last Call:
Boyfriend Accused of Not Taking Relationship ‘Seriously’ for Refusing to Let Girlfriend Move in After 2 Weeks of Dating
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Published Saturday

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Health:
Fat Or Carbs? Identical Twins Followed Different Diets For 12 Weeks
Beef Tallow vs. Grass-Fed Butter: Which Fat Packs More Nutrients?
Here’s what having regular sex does to your brain and what happens during a long dry spell, according to a neurologist
I'm A Surgeon – Here's What Happened When I Tried Magnesium To Fall Asleep Faster
Happiness:
The Emotional Moment Dog was Returned to Owners 7 Years After Being Stolen
Many birds-of-paradise species emit light through their plumage, study finds
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Avoid Uber’s New Default 1.5% Preferred Currency Pricing Scam
Higher Consciousness:
At a suburban Cincinnati farmers market, Ohioans pick up marijuana plants to grow at home
Tennessee hemp industry gets legal reprieve from product ban until summer
Tennessee lawmakers introduce adult-use, medical marijuana legalization bills
Lotus Tech Tips:
Even the Most Advanced AI Has a Problem: If It Doesn’t Know the Answer, It Makes One Up
Robocallers posing as FCC staff blocked after robocalling real FCC staff
The Junk Drawer:
12 Simple Things That You Can Start Doing Right Now To Become More Independent Of The System
No penalties even when deputies share a woman’s nudes after an illegal phone search
Last Call:
Even the Most Advanced AI Has a Problem: If It Doesn’t Know the Answer, It Makes One Up
Robocallers posing as FCC staff blocked after robocalling real FCC staff
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Published 02/16

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Health:
Finding the best route to beat Alzheimer’s
Scientists discover toxic ingredients linked to autism in 100% of Girl Scout Cookies
Lilly expands GLP-1 research to hypertension, neuro conditions
Happiness:
Pub Owner Adopts Dog After it Dashed into Bar When Owner Died in Car Crash–Now He’s a Local Favorite
California Fire Chief Saves Altadena Homes from Blaze with Nothing but Milk and ‘a Couple Beers’
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
After His Beloved Yoga Ball Deflates, Downhearted Donkey Now Has Dozens of Donated Balls from Canadians
While Czech Region is Busy Planning Hydro-Project, Beavers Do it For Them–Saving Millions
Higher Consciousness:
Frequent Cannabis Use May Damage Working Memory, Decision-Making Skills
Booze or Weed: What’s Worse for Your Health?
Back of the Napkin:
Go Module Mirror served backdoor to devs for 3+ years
Forget Chrome—Google Starts Tracking All Your Devices In 10 Days
The Junk Drawer:
USPS temporarily suspends some inbound packages from China, Hong Kong
How a tiny Bay Area beer festival sparked an IPA revolution
Last Call:
She Had Sex With 1000 Men For Nothing
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Published 02/08
170 - Doctor Hymen
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Health:
‘It’s a death sentence’: US health insurance system is failing, say doctors
Got a Desk Job? Skip The Hours In Gym—Doctor Recommends Doing This Every 45 Minutes
Influential podcasts fuel 'harmful' health misinformation
More Than Half of People with Diabetes Are Deficient in This Vitamin, New Study Suggests-
Happiness:
Pub Owner Adopts Dog After it Dashed into Bar When Owner Died in Car Crash–Now He’s a Local Favorite
California Fire Chief Saves Altadena Homes from Blaze with Nothing but Milk and ‘a Couple Beers’
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
ForkLyfted - 489-Pound Rapper Sues After Rideshare Driver Says 'You Can't Fit'
STARBUCKS’ MOST BELOVED OFFERING IS DISAPPEARING
Higher Consciousness:
Washington Lawmakers Consider Bills To Legalize Home Marijuana Cultivation And Allow Direct-To-Consumer Sales By Farmers
Former Purdue football player drove 96 mph with over 1 pound of marijuana in car, police say
Back of the Napkin:
CDNs: Great for speeding up the internet, bad for location privacy
'Just give me the f***ing links!'—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews
The Junk Drawer:
Man reacts to seeing Times Square and iPhones in modern age after spending 44 years in prison
Aliens From a Parallel Universe May Be All Around Us—And We Don’t Even Know It, Study Suggests
Last Call:
Walmart broccoli recall elevated to highest level by FDA over risk of ‘death’
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Published 02/01

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Health:
Are seed oils actually bad for you? Experts say we're missing the big picture
Why More Americans Are Turning To Holistic Health Care
The age of oat milk is over – we should all be drinking more cow’s milk
Woman pays for semaglutide by working two jobs after regaining weight
Happiness:
Runner Completes 268 Mile Race–18 Months After Being Unable to Walk Due to Brain Condition
Dad Gives Kidney to Little Girl After Daughter Dies Following Her Own Transplant
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
'I break the law to buy my child's life-saving cannabis drug
Burger King Worker Fired After Marijuana Found in Chicken Fries
Back of the Napkin:
Record Test Scores Buoy a School When Failing Students Put Phones Away
MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years
The Junk Drawer:
AI failed to detect Antioch school shooter's gun. Why experts say the million-dollar system is flawed
KKK outfits? We were dressed as snow cones, say cruise ship crew
Last Call:
The FDA Issued a Class II Recall on Nearly 20,000 Cases of Horizon Organic Milk
Ichiro Suzuki Continues Crushing Baseball Records with Nearly Unanimous Hall of Fame Election
This Popular '80s Soda Is Quietly Making a Comeback
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Published 01/25

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Health:
Health care AI, intended to save money, turns out to require a lot of expensive humans
Special gut bacterium could help cut sugar cravings
Can Green Tea Protect the Brain? Here's How Much To Drink Daily For Beneficial Effects
Yes, the Color of Your Egg Yolk Matters — Here’s What It Means
Happiness:
30-Year-old Letterman Jacket Is Found By Brother in Serendipitous Twist of Fate
Truck Driver Intervenes in Highway Shootout, Wins Goodyear Highway Hero Award
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
Big new study tracks cannabis replacing alcohol as a daily substance
'Drug-Addicted Rats' Reportedly 'Enjoying' Marijuana After Invading Texas Evidence Room
Back of the Napkin:
Lawsuit: Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to quietly track driving behavior
TikTok Users Gleefully Embrace Even More Chinese App To Spite US TikTok Ban
The Junk Drawer:
Southwest pilot charged with DUI after attempting to fly in Georgia
Democrats’ law prohibits child care employers from reporting illegal immigrants to feds
Last Call:
Florida cop slams into motorist while watching porn
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Published 01/18

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Intro:
TLE 121 - What's Her Cunt
Bowl After Bowl Episode 362
Health:
Scientists Find Popular Drink Linked to Over 330,000 Deaths a Year
Tobacco-Related Mortality
WHY IS THE AMERICAN DIET SO DEADLY?
Is bone broth really a ‘liquid miracle’? Here’s what science says
Morning Coffee May Help You Live Longer, Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Happiness:
Old Retired Police Dog Snaps Back into Service and Rescues Lost Hiker
Man Finds Decades-Old Christmas Gift Inside Walls of Parents’ House While Renovating: ‘It Had My Name on It’
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
Federal Court Reaffirms That Ban On Gun Ownership For People Who Occasionally Use Marijuana Is ‘Unconstitutional’
Delaware Governor Who Allowed Marijuana Legalization To Become Law Claims ‘Nobody’ Wants Dispensaries In Their Communities
Back of the Napkin:
The US’s Worst Fears of Chinese Hacking Are on Display in Guam
Dangerous Gmail Security Threat Confirmed But Google Won’t Fix It
The Junk Drawer:
Florida’s ‘Halo Law’ Goes Into Effect, Which Will Just Let More Cops Dodge Accountability
Indoctrination: Washington Courts Employees Raise Alarm After Being Forced To Watch Documentary On White Supremacy
Last Call:
Steve Guttenberg’s Latest TV Project Is a Wildfire PSA
CBD Tampon Maker Pulls Products Off U.S. Market Following FDA Warning Letter
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Published 01/12

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Health:
Beer before liquor? Busting 6 popular myths about hangovers
Cancer warning labels on alcohol? It's not that simple.
Gavin Newsom takes aim at ultraprocessed foods in executive order
Study Finds First Evidence That Heart Muscles Can Regenerate
Boy Is Handed Football by NFL Star Pat Surtain, Security Guard Made Sure He Got it Despite Rules
Happiness:
Boy Given 1% Chance of Survival Walks 5k for Hospital That Saved Him–After Air Rifle Shot to the Head as Baby
New Years Coloring 2
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
FDA Warns CBD Tampon Company Over Allegedly ‘Misbranded’ And ‘Adulterated’ Products
Kentuckians will have to choose between gun ownership and medical marijuana. What we know
Back of the Napkin:
You can love or hate AI, but it’s killed crappy 8GB versions of pricey PCs and Macs
Apple offers to settle 'snooping Siri' lawsuit for an utterly incredible $95M
The Junk Drawer:
DC Scrambles To Remove 'City Ads' Calling Trump Supporters 'Trash'
Almost the entire US South is now being blocked by Pornhub
Last Call:
Hertz continues EV purge, asks renters if they want to buy instead of return
Linda Lavin, 'Alice' Star and Tony Winner, Dies at 87: 'A Beautiful Soul'
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Published 01/05

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Health:
Wait—Ozempic Is Linked to ED?
ELON MUSK SHOWS OFF WEIGHT LOSS IN SANTA PIC
... 'Like Cocaine Bear,' But With Mounjaro!
Commercial tea bags release millions of microplastics, entering human intestinal cells
6 Foods (and 3 Drinks) That Put a Strain on Your Metabolism—and Why It Matters
Impressive Health Benefits of Mint
Happiness:
A dad asked a server for the check, he got something unexpected instead
How Texas 'miracle baby' might have been saved by his twin brother in the womb
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
Wild West of THC: Texas hemp shops can sell weed and ‘no one’s gonna stop them,’ ag commish says
Judge temporarily blocks new Tennessee rules that would have banned popular hemp products
Back of the Napkin:
6 Easy Ways To Make Your Smart Home More Secure
Google to court: we’ll change our Apple deal, but please let us keep Chrome
The Junk Drawer:
Arrogant Kamala Harris told union boss she’d win election ‘with or without you’ — before crushing loss: official
Sprechen Sie Deutsch, Hans Gruber?
Last Call:
Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii, sending lava spewing along summit caldera
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Published 12/29

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Health:
The USDA Say It’s Time to Replace Meat With Beans
On Ozempic? Big Food Makers Have a New Label for You
Dietitians Say These Processed Foods Are Actually Good for You
This is what really happens to your body when you don’t eat enough fibre
Happiness:
After Searching for Random Hero Who Restarted His Heart in McDonald’s He Finds a ‘Lifelong Friend’
Hero truck driver in Ohio saves 4-year-old found wandering on busy road in the cold
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
Americans Think Marijuana And Psychedelics Are Much Safer Now Than They Did A Decade Ago, Federal Study Shows
Man pleads guilty for 'large-scale marijuana cultivation' in Big Sur wilderness
Back of the Napkin:
U.S. Weighs Ban on Chinese-Made Router in Millions of American Homes
Tragedy of Suchir Balaji puts 'Death by LLM' back in the AI spotlight
The Junk Drawer:
Biden Lied About Everything: Philly Fed Finds All Jobs ""Created"" In Q2 Were Fake
No, the Wisconsin school shooter wasn’t transgender
Last Call:
We Regret to Bring You This Audio of Two Google AIs Having EXTREMELY Explicit Cybersex
California Cybertruck owner’s family calls license plate backlash a ‘misunderstanding’
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Published 12/21

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Health:
8 Foods That Can Help Relieve Headaches, According to a RD
Stress Belly: How Cortisol Harms Your Health
FDA recalls more than 233,000 bottles of antidepressant over possible cancerous chemical
OZEMPIC KILLED DIET AND EXERCISE
Happiness:
400,000 Kids Now Have LEGOs to Play with Thanks to Parents Donating 1.2 Mil Pounds of Used Bricks So Far
Lego Replay Program
Bakery Owner Discovers Her Longtime Customer Is Her Biological Son
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
US cops find mysterious $100 million in marijuana
Majorities Of Republicans And Democrats, New Poll Shows
Back of the Napkin:
Google unveils ‘mindboggling’ quantum computing chip
Hacker reveals why you should never share iPhone chargers
The Junk Drawer:
The $200 Android vs. the $1,000 iPhone: How our digital divide keeps growing
DMV apologizes for license plate that mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
Last Call:
Dick Van Dyke Dances in New Coldplay Video Premiering on His 99th Birthday
Why Newsom’s electric vehicle mandate is in troubl
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Published 12/15

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Topics
Rose Oil Benefits
Death Tarot
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Published 12/08