If you thought tea was just for sipping, think again. Things took a hilariously bizarre turn on HOT Drive when Patrick Hayworth, Tony Ndoro and Tara Penny decided to send snapshots of their leftover tea to a so-called psychic barista — and what they got back was pure comedy gold.

Inspired by an oddball story of a woman who asked ChatGPT to read her husband’s tea leaves (and was told he was cheating with someone named Emily!), the HOT Drive team decided to test the psychic powers of their own mugs. Enter: Bruce Fano, the Mug Whisperer — a fictional caffeine clairvoyant who claims to decode the mysteries of life through the ancient art of… tea swirl readings.

From hot tea to pure entertainment

From Tara’s “glitter-filled future” thanks to a slime-making kit request, to Tony’s ancestral rooibos “stirred with car keys” and a looming mystery email, to Patrick’s haunted mug and varsity-fee-shaped bubbles — the segment was equal parts absurd, accurate (scarily so), and absolutely brilliant.

It’s the kind of unpredictable, laugh-out-loud radio magic that makes HOT Drive the perfect end to a workday. Whether it’s mock psychic readings, ridiculous listener stories, or Patrick’s deadpan delivery, you never quite know what you’re going to get — but it’s always entertaining.

Want to know if you might soon be ambushed by slime, WhatsApp stickers, or a clipboard-wielding life coach?