195 - Therapy Toke
Your favorite petalheads discuss Covid vaccines, Inflammation, happy humans and pets, a rant on cryptocurrency, AI, shitty beaches, and the petalheads weigh in on what's on their grill.
September 7, 20252h 40mExplicit
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Show Notes
“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:
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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Credits:
- RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
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