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The Wells of TanitEpisode Twelve - FEATHEREDWhen the Ibiza-based writer and cultural historian Martin Davies refers to Ibiza as an island of migrants, he’s not just referring to the human population – way before the first human set foot on this territory, it was home to a spectacular array of feathered beings, temporarily resting on these shores, and bringing with them their melodic, haunting calls, and their legacies from distant lands. When we tune our ears into the song of the feathered ones, which messages do they offer us?
Here on Ibiza it is the Nit de Sant Joan, or St. John’s night, Spain...
2025-06-2453 minThe Wells of TanitEpisode Eleven: CAMINO
“These caminos are the gateway into the labyrinth…”
What do we find if we unpeel the layers of Ibiza’s traditional dirt roads? We discover a hidden mycelial network of interconnected stories, and an insular way of life that was bound together by the paths the people trod. We discover the old, forgotten rhythms of Ibiza, and a sense of what was sacred and important to the Ibicenco people before the arrival of tourism. But in the red earth camino we also unexpectedly find a mirror and a metaphor for the road of life that we all walk, and some...
2023-10-311h 43
Woven - stories of feminine becomingImogen Bright Moon - The Power of Story and Baba YagaIn this deep conversation, Imogen Bright Moon, artist mother, weaver of far more than threads shares how both an improbable health condition and changing identity lead her to discover her own heritage and a the story of Baba Yaga which was a call from Dark Goddess for her to fully become and embody Crone energy. We speak of folk tales, Romani culture, spiritual bypassing and so much more. I hope you enjoy !
You can discover Imogen here and on instagram.
Some of the specific work we refer to, aside the ancient stories a...
2022-10-311h 27The Wells of TanitEpisode Ten: PUPPETS AND DOLLSEpisode Ten is an exploration of a theme very close to my heart as a puppeteer - how have puppets, dolls and crafted deities been used on the island of Ibiza in past times? Before me, who else has thought of fashioning a handcrafted figure representing an imaginary being..... why did they do it, what was driving them? Welcome to a world where reality and fantasy are sometimes hard to separate, where dreams can become delusions and where a fairytale can suddenly flip into a nightmare..... this is Episode Ten: Puppets and Dolls.
At the myth-steeped Font d'en...
2022-07-211h 16The Wells of TanitEpisode Nine: 'X'
'I remember when I first laid eyes on 'X'.....'
Episode Nine is devoted to the mystery, the myth and the meaning behind the letter 'X', as found in the local place names and language of Ibiza. What is the story behind these 'X's which are found on so many of Ibiza's roadsigns, from La Xanga in the South, to Portinatx in the North? As markings leading us back to Eivissa's Catalan roots, what precious, local information is buried within them?
Join me today as I head to the place which first initiated me into the...
2021-09-251h 08
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#8 EL FUTURO ES LOCAL - PARTE 2GANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episodio #8 EL FUTURO ES LOCAL - PARTE 2
Invitada : Gabrielle Gambina es la coordinadora de Ibiza Produce, también es chef y consultora ayurvédica.
Resumen del episodio :
En los dos últimos años, sin la habitual afluencia de turismo, se están abriendo otras vías de ingresos y exploración, y todas las miradas están puestas en la tierra y no en el mar de la misma manera. Hay nuevas ideas sobre la mesa, surgen nuevos pr...
2021-07-101h 27
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#8 THE FUTURE IS LOCAL - PART 2GANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episode #8 THE FUTURE IS LOCAL - PART 2
Guest: Gabrielle Gambina, is the co-ordinator of Ibiza Produce she is also a chef, and an ayurvedic consultant.
Summary of the episode:
In the last two years without the usual influx of tourism, other avenues of revenue and exploration are opening up and all eyes are on the land rather than the sea in the same way. New ideas are on the table, new regenerative agriculture projects are popping up...
2021-07-101h 04
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#7 GESTIÓN DE TIERRASGANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episodio #7 GESTIÓN DE TIERRAS
Invitada : Jessica Dunlop, líder del proyecto del Banco de Tierras.
Resumen del episodio :
En los últimos diez años se han abandonado 20.000 hectáreas de tierra en Ibiza. La degradación del suelo es tan grande que queda muy poca materia orgánica en gran parte de él, dejando la tierra en un estado de predesertificación. Para volver a la normalidad, es necesaria una mayor actividad agrícola y la curaci...
2021-06-101h 06
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#7 LAND STEWARDSHIPGANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episode #7 LAND STEWARDSHIP
Guest: Jessica Dunlop, project leader of Ibiza’s Land Bank.
Summary of the episode:
20,000 hectares of land has been abandoned on ibiza in the last ten years. There is so much degradation of soil that there is very little organic matter left in much of it, leaving the land in a pre-desertified state. To get back on track, more agricultural activity and healing of the earth is needed. Not just in Ibiza, but globally to...
2021-06-1055 min
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza PodcastDÍA MUNDIAL DE LA LOCALIZACIÓN 2021 - Episodio BONUSGANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - DÍA MUNDIAL DE LA LOCALIZACIÓN 2021 - Episodio BONUS
Invitada : La directora y fundadora de Local Futures, Helena Norberg-Hodge.
Resumen del episodio :
Este mes vuelve el Día Mundial de la Localización y lo celebramos con un episodio especial con Helena Norberg-Hodge. La primera vez que nos pusimos al día con Helena, fundadora y directora de Local Futures, fue en el episodio #4 y escuchamos cómo defiende el movimiento de impulsar la localización en todo...
2021-06-0459 min
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza PodcastWORLD LOCALIZATION DAY 2021 - BONUS EpisodeGANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - WORLD LOCALIZATION DAY 2021 - BONUS Episode
Guest: Local Futures director and founder, Helena Norberg-Hodge.
Summary of the episode:
This month World Localisation Day is back and we are celebrating with a special conversation and Bonus Episode with Helena Norberg-Hodge. We first caught up with the founder of Local Futures in episode #4 and heard how she champions the movement to galvanise worldwide localisation & enforce systemic change.
This year, groups on every continent are working to rebuild c...
2021-06-0454 min
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#6 CAN FISHING BE SUSTAINABLE?GANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episode #6 CAN FISHING BE SUSTAINABLE?
Guests: Jo Youle talks to Marga Serra, Maria Torres and Inmaculada Montero González.
Summary of the episode:
In the recent Netflix documentary, Seaspiracy, major claims were made about the world of industrialised fishing. Amongst them were that the sea would be empty by 2048 and that fishing is just not sustainable. We were told we should not eat fish. Since it came out back in March, many have disputed these facts and r...
2021-05-111h 00
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#6 PUEDE SER SOSTENIBLE LA PESCA?GANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episodio #6 PUEDE SER SOSTENIBLE LA PESCA?
Invitadas : Jo Youle habla con Marga Serra, Maria Torres y Inmaculada Montero González.
Resumen del episodio :
En el reciente documental de Netflix, Seaspiracy, se hacían grandes afirmaciones sobre el mundo de la pesca industrializada. Entre ellas, que el mar estará vacío en 2048 y que la pesca no es sostenible. Nos dijeron que no deberíamos comer pescado. Desde que se publicó en marzo, muchos han cuestionado estos d...
2021-05-111h 01The Wells of TanitEpisode Eight: BREADIf we go in search of the original bread of Ibiza, what will we find along the way? No doubt, following the trail of flour, water and masa madre will lead us back to the authentic, ancient culture of the island and tell us about the profound relationship the Ibicenco people had with their land and their soil until the arrival of mass tourism about fifty years ago.
Join me today at the Font d'Atzaró spring, a hidden gem deep in the countryside of San Carles, North East Ibiza, where we explore that humble, universally-recognised food staple of b...
2021-04-2259 min
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#5 ECOCIDIOGANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episodio #5 ECOCIDIO
Invitada : Jo Youle habla con Jojo Mehta, cofundador y director ejecutivo de la campaña Stop Ecocide.
Resumen del episodio :
¿Debería tipificarse como delito la destrucción del planeta?
En el episodio de hoy, Jo Youle habla con Jojo Mehta, cofundador y director ejecutivo de la campaña Stop Ecocide, y examina si el Estatuto de Roma de la Corte Penal Internacional - que actualmente enumera cuatro crímenes- debe ampliars...
2021-04-121h 13
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#5 ECOCIDEGANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episode #5 ECOCIDE
Guest: Jo Youle talks to Jojo Mehta, co-founder and executive director of the Stop Ecocide campaign.
Summary of the episode:
Should the destruction of the planet be made a crime?
In today's episode Jo Youle talks to Jojo Mehta, co-founder and executive director of the Stop Ecocide campaign and examines whether the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court - that currently lists four crimes — be extended to include a 5...
2021-04-121h 09
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#4 THE FUTURE IS LOCALGANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episode #4 THE FUTURE IS LOCAL
Guest: Local Futures director and founder, Helena Norberg-Hodge.
Summary of the episode:
Local Futures director and founder, Helena Norberg-Hodge, talks to Jo Youle in today's Gang Of Witches Ibiza Podcast episode to unravel the story of how globalisation came to power and why localisation is the answer to heal not only the planet, but also our communities.
The award winning documentary maker of the Economics of Happiness goes back to...
2021-03-121h 00
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#4 EL FUTURO ES LOCALGANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episodio #4 EL FUTURO ES LOCAL
Invitada : La directora y fundadora de Local Futures, Helena Norberg-Hodge.
Resumen del episodio :
La directora y fundadora de Local Futures, Helena Norberg-Hodge, habla con Jo Youle en el episodio del Gang Of Witches Ibiza Podcast de hoy para desentrañar la historia de cómo la globalización llegó al poder y por qué la localización es la respuesta para sanar no sólo el planeta, sino también nuestras comunidades.
La...
2021-03-121h 06
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#3 SUSTAINABLE TOGETHERGANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episode #3 SUSTAINABLE TOGETHER
Guest: Sandra Benbeniste, Ibiza Preservation director.
Summary of the episode:
Is it possible to work together to create a more sustainable future, not just globally but also locally?
In todays episode, Jo Youle goes to meet Ibiza Preservation director, Sandra Benbeniste at her home in Santa Gertrudis along with her cats Betty and Pumba, to find out more about the kind of work being done on the island...
2021-02-1158 min
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#3 SOSTENIBLES JUNTXSGANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episodio #3 SOSTENIBLES JUNTXS
Invitada : Sandra Benbeniste, directora de Ibiza Preservation.
Resumen del episodio :
¿Es posible trabajar juntos para crear un futuro más sostenible, no sólo a nivel global sino también local?
En el episodio de hoy, Jo Youle se reúne con la directora de Ibiza Preservation, Sandra Benbeniste, en su casa de Santa Gertrudis, junto con sus gatos Betty y Pumba, para averiguar más sobre el tipo de trabajo...
2021-02-111h 06
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#2 THE RISE OF THE RURAL WOMENGANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episode #2 THE RISE OF THE RURAL WOMEN
Guests: Jo Youle receives three women farmers, Marina Morán Jou, Marina Cardona, Neus Costa & the director of Ibiza Produce, Gabrielle Gambina.
Summary of the episode:
Just 2% of the food consumed in Ibiza is grown on the island.
In this episode of The Gang Of Witches Ibiza podcast, presenter Jo Youle dives into exactly why this is happening with three women farmers & the director of Ibiza Produce and ta...
2021-01-1353 min
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#2 EL AUGE DE LAS MUJERES RURALESGANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episodio #2 EL AUGE DE LAS MUJERES RURALES
Invitadas : Jo Youle recibe a tres mujeres agricultoras, Marina Morán Jou, Marina Cardona, Neus Costa y la directora de Ibiza Produce, Gabrielle Gambina.
Resumen del episodio :
Sólo el 2% de los alimentos que se consumen en Ibiza se cultivan en la isla.
En este episodio del podcast de The Gang Of Witches Ibiza, la presentadora Jo Youle se sumerge exactamente en el motivo por el que esto está...
2021-01-1351 min
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#1 FEMINISM AND ECOLOGY - THE SAME STRUGGLE?GANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episode #1 FEMINISM AND ECOLOGY - THE SAME STRUGGLE?
Guest: Marijke Colle, Belgian biologist and Ecofeminist.
Summary of the episode:
Is the fight women face the same struggle as that of our ecological battle ground? Is there a connection? Gang Of Witches Ibiza Podcast hostess Jo Youle talks to Belgian biologist and Ecofeminist Marijke Colle about her thoughts on the similarities, and also this observation that there is an analogy between the exploitation of women and the exploitation o...
2020-12-1457 min
Gang Of Witches - Ibiza Podcast#1 FEMINISMO Y ECOLOGÍA - ¿LA MISMA LUCHA?GANG OF WITCHES - Ibiza Podcast - Episodio #1 FEMINISMO Y ECOLOGÍA - ¿LA MISMA LUCHA?
Invitada : Marijke Colle, bióloga belga y feminista ecologista.
Resumen del episodio :
¿Es la lucha que enfrentan las mujeres la misma que la de nuestro campo de batalla ecológico? ¿Hay una conexión? La animadora del Gang Of Witches Ibiza Podcast, Jo Youle, habla con la bióloga belga y feminista ecologista Marijke Colle sobre sus pensamientos acerca de las similitudes, y también sobre esta observación de que ex...
2020-12-141h 05The Wells of TanitEpisode Seven: INSULARAs the island of Ibiza undergoes huge changes and transformations as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, we explore what it means to close oneself off to the outside world, as Ibiza is currently doing: What is it to truly be, and 'feel' like an island?
We embark on this journey into Ibiza's closed, Insular nature at a very suitable location - the hermit's spring of Es Cubells, once home to the carmelite monk Francisco Palau i Quer, who spent prolongued periods meditating in isolation on the nearby uninhabited rock, Es Vedrà. From this enchanted spot, we contemplate th...
2020-08-311h 01The Wells of TanitEpisode Six: THE BIG BLUEAfter a ridiculously long absence, we return to the ancient wells of Tanit to dive into the myths and the mysteries of The Big Blue - the waters which surround the island of Ibiza.
Episode Six is recorded beside Es Pouet, a historical well in the most unexpected location - on a beach in the built up, highly touristic town of San Antonio on Ibiza's west coast. Here, where ancient history meets mass tourism, I gaze at the sparkling Mediterranean waters surrounding this 'summer holiday island', and undertake a journey into their darker, lesser known facets...
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2020-03-301h 04The Wells of TanitEpisode Five: MIGRATION ROUTESHow have the ancient, and modern Migration Routes linking Ibiza with the rest of the world shaped the island's unique, multi-layered and often misunderstood identity?
This is the question I ponder over in Episode Five, at an enchanted well with a jade green door, the Font de Can Pere Musson near San Lorenzo, Ibiza. With the help of an imaginary treasure map, we will journey through those layers of routes which have brought tribes of people, ideas and 'things' to and from this little Mediterranean island, giving it a cultural identity which is complex and staggeringly rich, but w...
2019-10-231h 09The Wells of TanitEpisode Four: HOMEIn this episode we dig deep into the theme of Home, in relation to the modern and ancient culture of Ibiza. In the stunning wilderness of the Font d'es Verger, San Jose, with fresh water trickling above and below, we try to figure out what it is about the island of Ibiza that calls to so many people, leading them to search for a home here.
We ponder on the 'bohemian island soul' which has become a high priced, VIP commodity in recent years, and try to trace it back to its authentic roots. I chat with an...
2019-09-151h 06The Wells of TanitEpisode Three: SUNOn Ibiza, an island converted by mass tourism into a 'mecca' for modern day sun worship, what is the authentic cultural and mythological significance of the sun? Join me this month on a quest to the Font d'en Miquelet, a well near to Santa Gertrudis in Northern Ibiza which is painted with mysterious ancient symbols which some associate with the sun. Here, we contemplate the almighty sun as ruler, life-giver and destroyer, and reflect on the moment that people first began to shed their clothes on Ibiza and embrace, rather than shelter from, the sun.
Exploring ancient egyptian...
2019-08-161h 00The Wells of TanitEpisode Two: DANCEThis second episode of The Wells of Tanit is recorded at the Pou de Labritja, an ancient well near the village of Sant Joan in the North of Ibiza. In this episode we explore the theme of 'dance', unravelling Ibiza's popular identity as the 'dance music capital' of Europe. We reveal that, as seen from the perspective of ancient mythology and folklore, Ibiza has indeed been an island of dance for several thousand years... the first Phoenician settlers even named the island after Bes, the Egyptian god of dance...
In this episode we go in search of a l...
2019-07-161h 06
The Wells of TanitEpisode One: WATER
The Wells of Tanit podcast series starts with an episode recorded at the Font de Balàfia, an ancient well near San Lorenzo, in the North of Ibiza. In this episode we explore the theme of 'Water' in relation to the culture, history, mythology, folklore and ecology of the island of Ibiza. What have Ibiza's freshwater sources represented to the islanders through the centuries? How has mass tourism and globalisation drastically changed this relationship, and what does that mean in mythical terms? What are the ancient, mystical secrets to be found in the wells and fresh water sources of this l...
2019-06-1750 minThe Wells of TanitIntroducing The Wells of TanitThe Wells of Tanit is a new English language podcast celebrating the culture, folklore, history, mythology and ecology of the island of Ibiza. Each episode will be recorded at a different ancient well of the island, and have a different theme, which we will explore from mythical, playful, philosophical and poetical perspectives. Together, we will look beyond the common masks of Ibiza and see this ancient and culturally-rich island with new eyes.
Our theme music is 'De Jo Et Vas Despediguent' by the Ibizan folk group Uc, released by Produccions Blau.
Conceived, written, recorded, edited and pro...
2019-05-3001 min
Ibiza - The Reset Rebel53: The Reset Rebel Meets Theatre of the Ancients - Joanna HrubyIn todays episode we join Jo youle - after a cheeky two week hiatus - for a little jaunt to her favourite Ibiza Cala - Uttopia - and then have a very special guest giving a FREE gift away to someone who maybe needs a little Reset in life - Joanna Hruby.
In 7 years of being on Ibiza, Jo had never met a real life puppeteer, but since being on the island, Jo has now met two!
When we brought Reset Rebel winner of the AROUND THE ISLND WALK - last year to a world unplugged gig, that was when Theat...
2019-05-131h 01
Ibiza - The Reset RebelThe Reset Rebel Meets Theatre of the Ancients - Joanna HrubyIn todays episode we join Jo youle - after a cheeky two week hiatus - for a little jaunt to her favourite Ibiza Cala - Uttopia - and then have a very special guest giving a FREE gift away to someone who maybe needs a little Reset in life - Joanna Hruby.In 7 years of being on Ibiza, Jo had never met a real life puppeteer, but since being on the island, Jo has now met two! When we brought Reset Rebel winner of the AROUND THE ISLND WALK - last year to a world unplu...
2019-05-131h 01
Soul Circle RadioMara Hruby X DJ Bella Loki #127Sat 07.11.15
Soul Circle Radio Show #127 Mara Hruby x DJ Bella Loki
We were blessed with a double shot on the show!
Singer/ Songwriter, Mara Hruby hung out with us on Soul Circle Radio for the very 1st time! Mara first caught our attention back in 2010 when she released her debut EP “From Her Eyes”. For our 2nd guest, this amazing DJ has been on the show plenty of time in the past. It's always a pleasure to have our good friend, Bella Loki back on the show as well! Bella Loki, delighted us with a really fresh nu-soul set with a sp...
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