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🍰 This Week: Stash part two ... and it gets proper weird.

“ The phone can hypnotise you... it's a sideshow of everything." — Prince Stash de Rola

Hello, my fellow cakers. Wipe the crumbs from your chin for heaven's sake. It's time for another slice. And what's in the oven this week I hear you cry ...

Well, part two of our conversation with Prince Stash de Rola is out now. And by jove, it's gets a bit weird. This time it's Syd Barrett's psychedelic breakdown in the Black Mountains, terrifying teddy bear heads, meeting Timothy Leary as a fugitive in Switzerland and a genuinely sharp take on why your phone is quietly wrecking your attention span.

Oh, and possibly the most insane life lesson anyone has ever shared.

Missed part one? Catch it here first - the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, and a phone call from Paul McCartney that made front page news.

🍰 Icing on the Mind Cake

📌 This week's gentle challenge

Stash spent decades without a phone. You don't have to go that far but maybe try an hour with it somewhere you can't see. No checking, no reflex scroll. See what you notice.

🥣 Licking the Mind Bowl

Kids just back at school? Timely one, this. A year ago we sat down with psychologist Dr. Carolyne Keenan on school avoidance and anxiety ... what it actually looks like and more importantly, what helps. If it's on your mind this week, it's worth a re-listen. Have a listen here​

🔥 Pre-Heating

Nothing confirmed in the oven just yet. We're currently between guests, but don't worry, we've couple of absolute belters lined up. And if you've got any "dream guest" suggestions ... we're all ears.

In the meantime, if you haven't finished with Stash, now's your chance.

👋 Closing Bite

Thanks for being here. For listening, sharing, and letting us poke around the fascinating messy world inside your head.

We're a proper independent podcast. No big budgets, no sponsors, no one paying us to be here. We do this because we love it, and because we think it's worth putting something out into the world. If you'd consider subscribing wherever you get your pods, it genuinely helps more than you'd think ... and it costs you nothing but a tap.

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Until next time. Stay curious. Stay playful.

And in the words of Dr Jan ... don't be a dick.

-Lee

🍰 Mind Cake: not self-help… just slightly more helpful than doing nothing.

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