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Welcome to Ibizology, a podcast exploring the culture, history and arts of the Balearic island of Ibiza. I’m Will Beacham, an Ibiza-based journalist and in each episode I interview an Ibizan who is contributing in some way to life on this wonderful island. Through their words I aim to bring to life different aspects of island living as they tell their unique stories. The Ibizan music you hear was recorded in July 1952 in the churchyard of the village of St Josep by the musicologist Alan Loma ...
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For this episode I travel high into the hills above San Vicente to meet the author, environmental activist and film director Rebecca Frayn who has just published Lost in Ibiza. This is a novel about climate change, family dynamics and the different tribes of people who inhabit this island. We talk about the book and explore other Ibiza-related proj…
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Emma Salahi is co-producer of a new Ibiza photobook featuring the work of the famous Spanish photographer Oriol Maspons. He visited Ibiza from the 1950’s to the 1980’s and captured the essence of the hedonistic side of the 1980’s, as well as the traditional side of island life. Emma sifted through 500 of Oriol’s images to choose a selection which a…
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How marine archaeology explains Ibiza's history: Enrique Aragon
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With Ibiza being such an important trans-Mediterranean trading post since the Phoenicians set foot on the island, the seas around the island contain a real treasure trove of ship wrecks. Marine archaeologist Enrique Aragon spends much of his time exploring the area and in this interview reveals how important these remains are for our understanding …
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'Voyage and Discovery' by Conor O'Brien is an account of the sailor and travel-writer's journey by boat to the White Isle where they moored up in Ibiza harbour for almost a year in 1932. His vivid descriptions of town and country life, as well as the landscapes of the island, are quite riveting. Ibiza's Barbary Press has just brought out a new edit…
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What do you get when combine Joaquin Phoenix, Ridley Scott and Napoleon? Less than you'd expect.Coco & Dalts
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Ethnomusicologist and Ibiza expert Judith Cohen
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Regular Ibizology listeners will, by now, be very familiar with the Ibizology intro/outro music. This haunting music was recorded in the 1950’s in Ibiza by the American ethnomusicologist, Alan Lomax. My guest in this episode of Ibizology is the editor of Alan’s Spanish collection of folkloric music. She has developed a deep understanding of Ibiza’s…
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For almost 100 years Ibiza’s club Nautico has stood in the city’s harbour, not far from the Formentera ferry terminal. The club, an institution much-loved by Ibicencos, has seen the area around it transformed, modernized and commercialized in tandem with much of the rest of the island. Now the same powerful forces which have altered so much of Ibiz…
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DisneyPlus' Andor is a fugitive movie, a heist flick and a prison breakout story all wrapped in one gritty, suspenseful package.Coco & Dalts
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Just know that Spirited, the AppleTV+ holiday flick starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds, is a musical. But that doesn't make it all bad.Coco & Dalts
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Dominique Sanson - artist, philosopher, musician
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The artist, philosopher and musician Dominique Sanson is perhaps most famous in Ibiza for his panel of paintings which depict Ibiza’s from pre-history until modern times. But his art goes way beyond these, with his unique style depicting many topics which highlight the beauty of the island and its inhabitants as well as his sufist beliefs. You can …
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The return of Down to Earth with Zac Efron on Netflix goes to Australia and feels a little less baked and more nutritious than the first season.Coco & Dalts
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Lindsay Lohan's return in Netflix's Falling for Christmas will have you asking Santa for amnesia too.Coco & Dalts
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Netflix's docuseries FIFA Uncovered did a very good job of telling us stuff we kind of suspected all along.Coco & Dalts
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We really wanted to like Netflix's Inside Man, starring David Tennant and Stanley Tucci. But we didn't and here's why.Coco & Dalts
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What do a serial killer, a bad wig and a salamander have in common? They're all in Netflix's The Good Nurse, starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain.Coco & Dalts
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We dropped in on the B-52's farewell tour to see if they still have it while pushing 70. What we saw might shock you!Coco & Dalts
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Netflix's Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story can be plodding but features stellar performances, gruesome deaths and a surprising love story.Coco & Dalts
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Does a hippie cult and a biker gang embroiled in a land dispute in scenic Iceland make you want to watch Netflix's stolen series Entrapped? It should.Coco & Dalts
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Dean Gallagher: snake man of Ibiza
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With invasive snakes out of control in Ibiza, and local lizards heading for extinction, British-Australian Dean Gallagher has battled to return the island to its previous snake-free state. This has not been easy for Dean, who suffered nightmares about snakes in the early part of his campaign. Even now he performs a ritual to calm each creature befo…
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Women were second class citizens, except during courtship and dance: Toni Manonelles
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Women have suffered as second class citizens in most traditional, patriarchal societies around the world and Ibiza was no exception. Females had far fewer freedoms and rights than men and were often excluded from secondary education right up until the 1970s and ‘80s. However there was one moment in a woman’s life when she was in control of her dest…
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DisneyPlus' Obi-Wan Kenobi shows even The Force isn't enough to save you from the everyday drudgery of commuting.Coco & Dalts
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Kids in the Hall are back on Amazon Prime Video. But do the famous Canadian comedians still have it?Coco & Dalts
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Netflix's Bad Vegan documentary effectively tells the story of how a New York restaurateur loses fame and fortune, all because of a guy she met on Twitter.Coco & Dalts
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Ryan Reynolds battles Catherine Keener, Dark Trooper knockoffs and his past in Netflix's newest not-terrible sci-fi adventure. Surprise! We kind of liked it.Coco & Dalts
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Vicent Palermet is one of Ibiza’s foremost experts on landscape history and traditional agricultural practices. We have a fascinating conversation where he describes the evolution of the rural landscape and agriculture since Bronze Age times. He also explains why agriculture has declined and his hopes for the future. Let’s join Vicent at an ancient…
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The Tinder Swindler and The Puppet Master, two new Netflix documentaries on conmen, present heartbreaking stories in different but effective ways.Coco & Dalts
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DisneyPlus' The Book of Boba Fett is large on action but small on telling us the story of its title character, and at times feels like the showrunners ran out of ideas.Coco & Dalts
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The delightful André Quidu is a famous Ibiza character, whose warmth and humour brings a smile to the face of every customer at Croissant Show, the French bakery and café in La Marina, Ibiza. I was so pleased that André agreed to be interview in late December, and it was just in the nick of time as you will hear. The moustached bon viveur has been …
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Pine Tree Island is a new novel by the author Ben Dunwell, set in the dawn of Ibiza’s settlement by the Phoenicians around 650BC. In this interview Ben describes how he became a writer, as well as the highs and lows of the creative process. The podcast was recorded before Christmas and since then, Pine Tree Island has become available on Amazon for…
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Was Denis Villeneuve able to make a decent adaptation of the infamously unadaptable Frank Herbert book Dune? And how does it compare to David Lynch's crapsterpiece? We've got opinions.Coco & Dalts
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Prime Video's All or Nothing docuseries follows around the Toronto Maple Leafs during a tumultuous 2020-21 season, but provides little insight into the pressures of being one of the biggest franchises in sports.Coco & Dalts
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The 12-episode second season of Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso, starring Jason Sudeikis, focused on characters' internal struggles instead of external challenges. Was it successful ... and, more importantly, was it still funny?Coco & Dalts
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The intriguing and gruesome storyline of Netflix's well-acted crime drama The Chestnut Man proves there actually is something rotten in Denmark.Coco & Dalts
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The Netflix documentary Britney Vs. Spears doesn't reveal much new info, despite previously unreleased court documents related to her conservatorship as well as interviews with major players in her life.Coco & Dalts
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Billy Bob Thornton's brilliant, flaky lawyer overcomes a shotgun blast and a bad rug to take on J.K. Simmons, big pharma, and a host of personal demons in the Goliath series finale on Amazon Prime.Coco & Dalts
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Professor Francesc Calafell’s research on genes shows how closely connected Ibiza’s native population is to the Catalan invaders of the thirteenth century. In this fascinating episode of the Ibizology podcast Francesc goes on to describe how the people of Spain are more closely related to settlers from the Russian steppes 4,000 years ago than to an…
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Will the second season of Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ top its spectacular debut? We checked out the first episode of the new season to find out.Coco & Dalts
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The matanza, or slaughter of the pig, is an ancient rural tradition in Ibiza which would bring together the local people each winter. Killing the pig and preparing the meat was a labour-intensive process which took a day or more and was followed by a night of celebration and feasting. A new exhibition by the publisher and historian Martin Davies br…
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Believe it or not, Chris Pratt is funny, the action is believable and the story is semi-original, making The Tomorrow War on Amazon Prime a surprisingly entertaining summer blockbuster.Coco & Dalts
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Netflix docuseries Sophie: A Murder in West Cork studies what happens when an accused killer who loves the spotlight collides with a smalltown constabulary ill-equipped to handle a high-profile murder.Coco & Dalts
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Liam Neeson is a tough truck driver on a mission to save trapped diamond miners in Netflix's formulaic thriller The Ice Road.Coco & Dalts
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Friends: The Reunion on HBO Max is a mish-mash of funny bits, flashback hairdos and ... way too much plastic surgery.Coco & Dalts
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The Netflix doc Nail Bomber: Manhunt is short and succinct, but Coco feels like it was incomplete in one very important area.Coco & Dalts
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The lost lizards of Ibiza are now a sad fact of life across most of the island of Ibiza. Snakes, first spotted in 2003, are the culprit. They arrived amongst the roots of olive trees imported from the mainland to satisfy the fashion for Mediterranean gardens. Now, thanks to the efforts of Elba Montes, a PhD student, the annihilation of the lizards …
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Although it has Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Julianne Moore and an intriguing premise, Netflix's The Woman in the Window is panefully awful.Coco & Dalts
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Mixing the sex, drugs and disco of '70s and '80s New York with the rise and fall of fashion legend Halston somehow results in a Netflix series that stumbles on the runway.Coco & Dalts
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If you thought you knew the whole story around infamous serial killer David Berkowitz, Netflix's informative docuseries The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness reveals otherwise.Coco & Dalts
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Savagely reviewed, Tom Clancy's Without Remorse on Amazon Prime Video and starring Michael B. Jordan actually features a stellar cast and thrilling action sequences.Coco & Dalts
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Smart people make stupid decisions and doom more than the story in Netflix's Stowaway, starring Toni Collette and Anna Kendrick.Coco & Dalts
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Hard characters collide at the wrong place and at the wrong time with tragic results in Netflix's tight doc Why Did You Kill Me?Coco & Dalts
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