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Dec 31, 2023 2 hr 5 min

117 - Hard for a Pimp

from The Lotus Effect Hosted by PhoneBoy and Pheonix

“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Quality of care declines after private equity takes over hospitals, finds nationwide analysis Keeping a streak alive can be strong motivation to stick with a chosen activity Why does alcohol make my poo go weird? New Headwind For 'Gender-Affirming Care' For Children: Soaring Malpractice Insurance Costs Inside A Small-Town Battle Against A Giant Chinese Battery Plant Love Canal Mental health problems not reduced after obesity surgery in young people Happiness: The Breathtaking Moment When Enemy Soldiers Who Saved Each Other Reunite By Chance in Waiting Room 20 Years Later Pennsylvania SPCA Shelter Empties Kennels for First Time in 47 Years: ‘A True Miracle’ Uber Driver Returns $8,000 to Teen Who Left the Christmas Cash in His Car: ‘Do Something Good’ Toast and Jam: The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness: Missouri Bills Would Regulate Hemp-Derived Delta-8 THC Like Marijuana Back of the Napkin: What is Bluetooth multipoint? Researchers come up with better idea to prevent AirTag stalking Kaspersky reveals previously unknown hardware 'feature' used in iPhone attacks The Junk Drawer Documents Show The DEA Has Problems Constraining Itself To Losing The War On Drugs Dishonorable Mentions: Apple Watch ban temporarily paused This Sephora Moisturizer Is Allegedly Attracting Hordes of Wolf Spiders Amazon Gives Giant Middle Finger To Prime Video Customers, Will Charge $3 Extra A Month To Avoid Ads Starting In January Images: Credits: RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity! Oystein Berge Boolysteed Boolysteed CSB We hope you enjoy this episode and look forward your feedback! Email: Pheonix or PhoneBoy Follow Pheonix and PhoneBoy on 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)

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Your favorite petalheads discuss healthcare, streaks, poop, mental health, happiness, higher consciousness, and hi-tech hijinks.

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117 - Hard for a Pimp

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 3:27 V4V Segment
  3. 9:05 Feedback
  4. 11:06 Health Segment
  5. 11:14 Quality of care declines after private equity takes over hospitals, finds nationwide analysis
  6. 15:46 Keeping a streak alive can be strong motivation to stick with a chosen activity
  7. 21:18 Why does alcohol make my poo go weird?
  8. 25:09 New Headwind For 'Gender-Affirming Care' For Children: Soaring Malpractice Insurance Costs
  9. 31:50 Inside A Small-Town Battle Against A Giant Chinese Battery Plant
  10. 38:46 Love Canal
  11. 39:25 Mental health problems not reduced after obesity surgery in young people
  12. 41:15 Happiness Segment
  13. 42:15 The Breathtaking Moment When Enemy Soldiers Who Saved Each Other Reunite By Chance in Waiting Room 20 Years Later
  14. 47:26 Pennsylvania SPCA Shelter Empties Kennels for First Time in 47 Years: ‘A True Miracle’
  15. 49:14 Uber Driver Returns $8,000 to Teen Who Left the Christmas Cash in His Car: ‘Do Something Good’
  16. 50:52 Minor Vamp
  17. 57:41 Cavalcade of Stupidity
  18. 1:03:40 Toast and Jam Segment
  19. 1:04:15 Call From Wiirdo
  20. 1:27:58 Tales from Rideshare
  21. 1:30:20 Haven't Been This Sick in Years
  22. 1:34:29 We Need Bumpers for the Stream
  23. 1:37:22 Refire Segment
  24. 1:39:02 Higher Consciousness Segment
  25. 1:39:15 Missouri Bills Would Regulate Hemp-Derived Delta-8 THC Like Marijuana
  26. 1:41:29 Back of the Napkin
  27. 1:42:21 What’s Pheonix Cooking?
  28. 1:43:32 What is Bluetooth multipoint?
  29. 1:47:50 Researchers come up with better idea to prevent AirTag stalking
  30. 1:52:07 Kaspersky reveals previously unknown hardware 'feature' used in iPhone attacks
  31. 1:54:42 The Junk Drawer
  32. 1:54:52 Documents Show The DEA Has Problems Constraining Itself To Losing The War On Drugs
  33. 1:57:57 Dishonorable Mentions
  34. 1:58:01 Apple Watch ban temporarily paused
  35. 1:59:46 This Sephora Moisturizer Is Allegedly Attracting Hordes of Wolf Spiders
  36. 2:01:02 Amazon Gives Giant Middle Finger To Prime Video Customers, Will Charge $3 Extra A Month To Avoid Ads Starting In January
  37. 2:04:58 Outro

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