Len Pennie: Poetry, Trauma, Love & Learning to Believe in Yourself
This week on Mind Cake, I'm joined by poet, author and champion of the Scots language, Len Pennie, for a conversation that goes absolutely everywhere. And I mean everywhere.We talk about creativity, t...
10 Nov 1h 35min
Can a Medium Tell Us Something They Couldn't Know? | Wheel of Well-Being
A medium told Lee how his dad died, the month he died, that he had a brother and that Lee has two daughters.Then she started talking about boiled eggs, curtains, the number three and someone called Ma...
27 Okt 43min
Does Reflexology Actually Work? | Wheel of Well-Being
Does reflexology actually work? We spun the wheel, took our socks off and found out.This is the first spin of the Wheel of Well-Being, the new Mind Cake segment where we road-test a wellness practice ...
20 Okt 35min
He Chained Me to a Chair. Now He's Chasing Enlightenment
WARNING: This episode includes discussion of self-harm, suicide, addiction, and recreational and ceremonial drug use. If any of this affects you, the Samaritans are free to call anytime on 116 123.Jon...
6 Okt 1h 22min
Inevitable: 90 Seconds with Gemma & Anne
Some conversations can’t be put off forever.Ahead of Inevitable at Scripts the Thing in Dorchester, Gemma and Anne join me to step inside the world of Brian and Tom.They perform a 90-second extract fr...
1 Okt 21min
Once Infected. Twice Rejected ... and Six Years On
Paul's back ... Fringe show done, baws deep in awards ... and it's been a hellofa week. Two rejections (Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, Independent Podcast Awards) landed in the same 72 hours as...
22 Sep 45min
4 Nights in the NHS: Pain, Panic & a Bit of Cake
This week it's just me. No guest, no Paul ... just an honest one, on my own, about the week I've had.I ended up spending four nights in hospital. This isn't a dig at the NHS. They've saved my life mor...
8 Sep 21min
Prince Stash Pt.2: Syd Barrett, Leary & Why Your Phone Is Lying to You
Part two of Lee and Paul'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 ...
25 Aug 26min
