The Lotus Effect

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

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Last Episode : May 3, 2025 11:17pm

Last Scanned : 56 minutes ago

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182 - Unintentional Journalism
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Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen! — Pheonix Health: Sleep's dual role: How it consolidates memories while preparing the brain for new learning US sees disproportionate increase in body mass index rates of more than 60 Household Plastics Raise Cardiovascular Disease Risk: 4 Ways to Limit Exposure Forget Cholesterol Screenings. This New Blood Test Is The Best For Decoding Heart Health Happiness: Child Born with Heart Outside Chest Becomes Solitary Survivor Thanks to Surgical Procedure Invented for Her 90-year-old Who Has Saved Over 10,000 Animals at Sanctuary Has No Plans to Retire Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Higher Consciousness: ‘Black-Owned’ Label On Marijuana Products Increases Interest Among White Consumers But Not Black Consumers, Study Says Turkey Leg Hut Owner Sold Marijuana At Restaurant In Branded Bags, FBI Says Lotus Tech Tips: iOS and Android juice jacking defenses have been trivial to bypass for years Ex-Disney employee gets 3 years in the clink for goofy attacks on mousey menus Millions of Apple Airplay-enabled devices can be hacked via Wi-Fi Windows RDP lets you log in using revoked passwords. Microsoft is OK with that. The Junk Drawer: 'You wouldn’t steal a car' anti-piracy campaign may have used pirated fonts California Child Sex Trafficking Bill Advances After Language Removed To Make Purchase Of 16 & 17-Year-Olds A Felony Last Call: Monty Python and the Holy Grail turns 50 Trump signs order to cut funding to PBS and NPR Ruth Buzzi, who played a purse-wielding spinster on ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88 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.
Published Saturday
181 - Tactical Nut Bacon
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Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen! — Pheonix Health: What's the deal with beef tallow? Cinnamon could affect drug metabolism in the body Proposed Food Dye Ban Affects More Than Candy—10 Surprising Foods You Need to Know About I’m a heart surgeon and gut health expert. Here are the 5 healthiest vegetables I eat every day—no matter what Happiness: After Son’s Death Woman Gives Part of Her Liver to His Best Friend’s Mom in Serendipitous Kindness Chain ‘It’s Fun Making a Difference’ Legions of Amish Come to Help Rebuild NC Town Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Higher Consciousness: Legalizing Marijuana Led To An Increase In Use—But A Decrease In Problematic Misuse, American Medical Association Study Shows Marijuana-filled Easter eggs found across Texas town in ‘scavenger hunt,’ cops say Lotus Tech Tips: Hacking US crosswalks to talk like Zuck is as easy as 1234 The $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen The Junk Drawer: Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan charged with 2 felonies in ICE case Cops accused of ‘crushing’ 32-year-old dad to death in TN traffic stop, suit says Last Call: Lion Crashes Florida Couple's Wedding in Shocking Images: 'No One Was Looking at the Bride' Country music television legend and singer dead at 78 Sammy Hagar Says New Song Was Inspired By Guitar Lick Eddie Van Halen Showed Him in a Dream 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.
Published 04/26
180 - Fuck Taxes
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Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen! — Pheonix Health: We’re on the verge of a universal allergy cure Your Body ‘Remembers’ Being Fat—and That Makes Weight Loss Harder Leading Nutrition Experts May Have Falsified Consumption Data In Widely Cited Seed Oil Study The #1 Food to Limit to Reduce Your Risk of Dementia, According to Dietitians Happiness: Missing Toddler Who Walked 7 Miles Alone Through Wilderness Led to Safety by Rancher’s Dog 81-year-old Waitress Couldn’t Retire, so a Stranger Raised Over $300K for Her Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Higher Consciousness: Changes in Incident Schizophrenia Diagnoses Associated With Cannabis Use Disorder After Cannabis Legalization 3 men posed as DEA agents, stole 200 pounds of marijuana from Oregon home Lotus Tech Tips: CISA extends funding to ensure 'no lapse in critical CVE services' Teens Developed App That Identifies Mouth Cancer–Making Early Diagnosis Easy and Winning $50k for Their School The Junk Drawer: The physics of bowling strike after strike Embarrassed Reaction To New 45 Foot Naked Woman Statue In San Francisco Last Call: Waste Of The Day: Fight Continues Over California's $20 Billion Water Tunnel Wink Martindale, the king of the television game show, dies at 91 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.
Published 04/20
179 - Cowcakke Festival
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Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen! — Pheonix Health: Common artificial sweetener makes you three times hungrier than sugar Global study supports the immunity debt hypothesis for flu after COVID restrictions 7 Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar Before Bed A simple, science-backed way to sharpen thinking and improve memory Happiness: Tony Robbins’ 100 Billion Meals Challenge Secures First 30 Billion Meals, Redefining Global Hunger Relief Efforts Ambulances Gifted by India Have Helped Sri Lanka Save 1.5 Million Lives Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Xul Beer Higher Consciousness: Oregon Officials Don’t Know If $46M Used To Fight The Unlicensed Marijuana Market Has Accomplished Anything THC-Infused Beverage Companies Are Recruiting 2,000 People To Drink Free Cannabis Seltzers As Alternative To Alcohol For A Study THC Beverage Study Lotus Tech Tips: A 74-Year-Old Needed a Lawyer, So He Used an AI Avatar in Court. It Didn't Go Well. Microsoft: Windows 'inetpub' folder created by security fix, don’t delete The Junk Drawer: Tesla Supercharger damaged in possible explosion in Washington THEY’RE BACK! GET READY FOR 17-YEAR CICADAS TO RETURN Last Call: FDA: Popular Chocolate Bars Recalled Over ‘Small Stone’ Contamination Butter Recalled By Cabot Creamery—1,700 Lbs In 7 States Marijuana Consumers Say They’ll Increase Their Cannabis Use To Deal With The Trump Administration, Poll Shows How Costco’s CEO Went From Forklift Driver to Kirkland’s Final Signoff Images: Credits: RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity! Mama T 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.
Published 04/12
178 - Genital Taxes
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Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen! — Pheonix Health: RFK Jr. wants to stop people using SNAP benefits to buy soda. Will it help? Which Is Better: Working Out Only On Weekends Or A Little Bit Each Day? A New Study Reveals The Truth Avocado Oil vs. Olive Oil: Which One Is Better for Your Health? 212,268 Pounds Of Egg Products Potentially Containing Bleach Recalled Happiness: Neighbors Celebrate 101st Birthday On the Same Day–Living Next Door to Each Other For 4 Decades 49-Year-old Becomes First Blind Woman to Swim English Channel: ‘Nothing is Impossible’ Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Xul Beer Higher Consciousness: A breathalyzer for weed? This tool could change how NC police test for DWIs Cops say CT cannabis law needs to be rewritten so they can stop drivers seen smoking Lotus Tech Tips: A Nashville meteorologist was a victim of deepfakes. Here's what to know about the technology in Tennessee An AI Image Generator’s Exposed Database Reveals What People Really Used It For The Junk Drawer: Seattle Economic Crisis: Proof That Democrat Wealth Taxes Lead To Disaster Critically endangered tortoise becomes oldest first-time mom in world. Last Call: Millionaire Fitness Coach Charged For Keying Tesla In Washington RIP Val Kilmer: Celebrating cult classic Real Genius is now a moral imperative 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.
Published 04/05
177 - Crumbs, Bits, and Bullshit
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Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen! — Pheonix Wiirdo's GoFundMe Page Health: How Coca-Cola misled America about the science of sodas ‘Brain rot’: is TikTok causing brain abnormalities? Is it possible to prepare for hay fever season to reduce symptoms? Why Does Coffee Make You Poop? Plus, How To Reduce Its Digestive Effects Sinus Treatment In a bowl of 500ml (about 17oz) hot water, add three drops of rosemary, one drop of peppermint, one drop of thyme, and one drop of geranium. Tent head with towel and inhale for at least five minutes, coming out from under the towel as needed Can be intense, but it is effective Happiness: After Serving Together for 4 Years in Iraq, Dog and Army Handler Are Reunited to ‘Live the Couch Life’ in Texas Harley-Davidson Founder’s Home Saved from Demolition by Devoted Bikers and Their Favorite Company Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Higher Consciousness: Marijuana Continues To Harm More And More Americans Idaho Senate signs off on proposed anti-marijuana constitutional amendment Lotus Tech Tips: The Secret to Unlimited Energy Is in a Coin-Sized Battery—And China Is Already Producing It When Your Threat Model Is Being a Moron The Junk Drawer: One of America’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes Is Preparing to Blow Passenger Files Lawsuit Over United Airlines Bathroom Incident Last Call: I tried out this 'dumb' phone that costs more than a new iPhone ‘It was not a boyband!’ Micky Dolenz on the madness of being in the Monkees 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.
Published 03/29
176 - Viva la Fuck You
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Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen! — Pheonix Wiirdo's GoFundMe Page Health: Is Natural Sugar Really Healthier Than Refined? Here's the Answer Melatonin shown to improve muscle energy efficiency, offering a potential therapy to combat 'diabesity' 8 Drinks to Help You Fall Asleep Faster Beef Sticks, Hot Sauce, and More: The 5 Biggest Recalls That Happened This Week Happiness: Boy Saves His Friend from Choking at School: ‘I just did my thing, which was a Heimlich’ Four-Year-old is Ecstatic to Receive Reply to His Message in a Bottle–and Wonders if He has to Send Another Bottle Back Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Higher Consciousness: California State Fair Will Again Feature On-Site Marijuana Sales And Consumption, With New Award Categories For Blunts, Hash And Chocolates Atlanta’s Decriminalization Of Marijuana ‘Led To A Reduction In Violent Crime,’ New Research Shows Lotus Tech Tips: Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices 'Uber for nurses' exposes 86k+ medical records, PII in open S3 bucket for months The Junk Drawer: Lynnwood, WA council member withdraws from position after OnlyFans controversy Do Household Appliances Really Not Last As Long As They Used To? Last Call: Punk rock legend, ‘Scrooged’ actor dead at 75 Nearly All Cybertrucks Have Been Recalled Because Tesla Used the Wrong Glu Images: Credits: RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity! Mama T and her best friend Dame Jennifer The Matriarch 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.
Published 03/22
175 - Big Hot Mic Obama
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Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen! — Pheonix 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.
Published 03/16
174 - Diarrhea Coke
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Sit down, strap in, shut up, andåå listen! — Pheonix Health: Can You All of a Sudden Be Allergic to Nuts? Coffee leads US caffeine intake as tea declines The Dark Truth About Diet Coke Here's Why You Keep Waking Up With a Headache Happiness: Pierced by Cupid’s Sedan, Woman Forgives and Marries Motorist Who Accidentally Ran Her Over Colorado Woman Donates Kidney to Save Pennsylvania Man 35 Years After They Went to Prom Together Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Higher Consciousness: Kratom to be tested for addiction risk in clinical trial Woody Harrelson Wishes He Could Invite Bob Marley To His Marijuana Dispensary—But Fears The Reggae Legend Would Out-Smoke Him Lotus Tech Tips: A Disney Worker Downloaded an AI Tool. It Led to a Hack That Ruined His Life Amnesty Finds Cellebrite's Zero-Day Used to Unlock Serbian Activist's Android Phone The Junk Drawer: Rogan calls their cookies 'toxic' on his podcast Oh My: Dead Body Placed Next To Couple On Qatar Airways Flight Last Call: iPhones are replacing 'Trump' with 'racist' during dictation – but Apple is fixing the problem Grace Slick recalls her wildest moments, from sleeping with Jim Morrison to plotting to dose Nixon I-40 BETWEEN TENN. AND NORTH C. TO REOPEN TO RESTRICTED TRAFFIC THIS SATURDAY This Is The Very Definition Of F**k Around And Find Out Images: Credits: RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity! cottongin 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: A Podcasting 2.0 compliant app that can send Satoshis! Use Paypal to send your fiat fun coupons in (no blankets or water, just cash)
Published 03/02
173 - Cookie Cancer
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Sit down, strap in, shut up, andåå listen! — Pheonix 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 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: A Podcasting 2.0 compliant app that can send Satoshis! Use Paypal to send your fiat fun coupons in (no blankets or water, just cash)
Published 02/22
172 - What The Virtual Fuck
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Sit down, strap in, shut up, andåå listen! — Pheonix 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 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: A Podcasting 2.0 compliant app that can send Satoshis! Use Paypal to send your fiat fun coupons in (no blankets or water, just cash)
Published 02/16
171 - Whoremunity Service
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Sit down, strap in, shut up, andåå listen! — Pheonix 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 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: A Podcasting 2.0 compliant app that can send Satoshis! Use Paypal to send your fiat fun coupons in (no blankets or water, just cash)
Published 02/08