Your favorite petalheads discuss coffee, sex injuries, cutting calories and aging, giving up sugar, Marijuana goes Schedule III, our LLM brains, America’s moral code, and the petalheads weigh in on soft or hard ice cream.

The Lotus Effect

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222 - Back on our Balls

APR 25, 2026122 MIN
The Lotus Effect

222 - Back on our Balls

APR 25, 2026122 MIN

Description

<p>&ldquo;Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!&rdquo; &mdash; Pheonix</p> <p><b>Disclaimer</b>: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my links.</p> <h3>Links:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-coffee-reshapes-gut-brain-axis.html" target="_blank">How coffee reshapes the gut-brain axis and lifts mood—even without caffeine</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/coffee-worlds-biggest-source-of-antioxidants" target="_blank">Coffee and Antioxidants: Everything You Need to Know</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-5-most-common-sex-injuries-that-send-people-to-the-hospital-according-to-er-doctors/" target="_blank">The 5 Most Common Sex Injuries That Send People to the Hospital, According to ER Doctors</a></li> <li><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-calories-aging-compromising-health.html" target="_blank">Cutting calories to slow aging—without compromising health</a></li> <li><a href="https://ew.com/elizabeth-smart-wins-bodybuilding-competition-11957376" target="_blank">Elizabeth Smart wins fitness competition: ‘I am so proud of my body, and I want to celebrate it’</a></li> <li><a href="https://hightimes.com/news/politics/marijuana-reclassification-explained-what-the-trump-administrations-schedule-3-move-actually-means/" target="_blank">Marijuana Reclassification Explained: What the Trump Administration’s Schedule 3 Move Actually Means</a></li> <li><a href="https://ew.com/elizabeth-smart-wins-bodybuilding-competition-11957376" target="_blank">She gave up sugar. She looks unrecognizable</a></li> <li><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-brain-llm-words-complicated.html" target="_blank">Does the brain work like an LLM in predicting words? New study spells out a complicated answer</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.ph/nX7PT" target="_blank">SOMETHING IS HAPPENING TO AMERICA’S MORAL CODE</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/no-protection-energy-shock-worlds-biggest-condom-maker-warns-price-hikes">No Protection From Gulf Shock: World's Biggest Condom Maker Warns Of Price Hikes</a></li> <li><a href="https://hightimes.com/sports/the-oakland-blazers-started-as-an-april-fools-joke-now-the-merch-is-real/">The Oakland Blazers Started As An April Fools’ Joke. Now The Merch Is Real</a></li> <li><a href="https://oaklandballers.com/Blazers">Oakland Blazers Merch</a></li> </ul> <h3>Images:</h3> <p> <img src="https://lotuseffect.show/images/IMG_5962.jpeg"> </p> <h3>Credits:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://revcybertrucker.com/@SirRevCyberTrucker">RevCyberTrucker</a> for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!</li> <li><a href="https://lotuseffect.social/@Phaze_Zilla">Mama T</a></li> </ul> <p>We hope you enjoy this episode and look forward your feedback!</p> <ul> <li>Email: <a href="[email protected]">The Lotus Effect Feedback</a></li> <li>Follow <a href="https://lotuseffect.social/@pheonix">Pheonix</a> on the Dong! (Mastodon)</li> <li>Follow <a href="https://lotuseffect.social/@phoneboy">PhoneBoy</a> on the Dong! (Mastodon)</li> <li>Subscribe to <a href="https://youtube.com/@pheonixofthelotus?si=JkbpHrooPN7wemQk">The Lotus Cafe</a> on YouTube</li> <li>Subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PhoneBoySpeaksAgain">PhoneBoy Speaks Again</a> on YouTube</li> <li>Voicemail: +1 253-237-3321</li> </ul> <p>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:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MS96JZUAKP56S">Use Paypal to send your fiat fun coupons in</a> (no blankets or water, just cash)</li> <li>If you're not into PayPal, we also take Fiat Fun Coupons via <a href="https://cash.app/$TheLotusEffect33">Cash.App</a>.</li> </ul>