Mind Cake
Prince Stash Pt.2: Syd Barrett, Leary & Why Your Phone Is Lying to You
EP 603

Prince Stash Pt.2: Syd Barrett, Leary & Why Your Phone Is Lying to You

Part two of Lee's conversation with Prince Stash de Rola. This time it gets deeper: witnessing Syd Barrett's psychedelic breakdown in the Black Mountains, meeting Timothy Leary as a fugitive in Switzerland, decades of psychedelic and spiritual practice — and a sharp take on why social media and phone addiction are quietly wrecking people's mental health and attention spans today. Mind Cake is a comedy wellbeing podcast — not self-help, just slightly more helpful than doing nothing. Honest conversations about mental health, coping with anxiety, and the real stuff nobody tells you, with a laugh along the way. Missed Part 1? Go back and catch Stash's stories of the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, and life in a 1,300-year-old castle first. Guest: Prince Stash de Rola Topics: psychedelics, Timothy Leary, Syd Barrett, social media and mental health, phone addiction, anxiety, spirituality

Show Notes

Part two of Lee's conversation with Prince Stash de Rola. This time it goes deeper: witnessing Syd Barrett's psychedelic breakdown in the Black Mountains, meeting Timothy Leary as a fugitive in Switzerland, decades of psychedelic and spiritual practice — and a sharp take on why social media and phone addiction are quietly wrecking people's mental health and attention spans today.

Missed Part 1? Catch Stash's stories of the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, and life in a 1,300-year-old castle first — link below.

In this episode:

  • Syd Barrett's psychedelic breakdown in the Black Mountains, Wales
  • Meeting Timothy Leary as a fugitive in Switzerland, 1972
  • The line between seeking higher consciousness and losing your grip on reality
  • Why Stash thinks your phone is quietly ruining your attention span
  • "Ego freedom" vs egolessness ... a lifetime of spiritual practice distilled

Guest: Prince Stash de RolaTopics: psychedelics, Timothy Leary, Syd Barrett, social media and mental health, phone addiction, anxiety, spirituality

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Mind Cake is a comedy wellbeing podcast. Not self-help, just slightly more helpful than doing nothing.

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