Poiheads

Writing research papers... about poi? With Mel

For this episode of the podcast Rocco & Morten will welcome Ivan Gorbunov, aka Mel on the podcast! HYPE! We will talk about Mel's beginnings, how he feels about working as a poi spinner and teacher and how to write a research paper on Body Tracing in 2026! Go and check out Mel's research! Some rumor says that if you read it all you might be able to find a secret discord link for poi nerds 👀👀 Mel's Body Tracer Framework https://antispinner.gitbook.io/btf [https://antispinner.gitbook.io/btf] Poiheads is a very chill podcast about juggling, circus, and all the communities sorrounding it, from the perspective of two poi spinners :) This week's Poiheads Ivan "Mel" Gorbunov - https://www.instagram.com/antispinner/ [https://www.instagram.com/antispinner/] Morten Kjaer - https://www.instagram.com/morten.moves/ [https://www.instagram.com/morten.moves/] Rocco Toscano - https://www.instagram.com/circularvideos/ [https://www.instagram.com/circularvideos/] Follow our podcast on https://www.instagram.com/poiheads/ [https://www.instagram.com/poiheads/] Get our merch at poiheads.com [http://poiheads.com] Send us an email contact@poiheads.com [contact@poiheads.com] Intro by Flavio "il Naya" Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/il_naya [https://www.instagram.com/il_naya] Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@il_naya [https://www.tiktok.com/@il_naya]

Defeating the procrastination demon with Rocco & Morten

Rocco and Morten are left alone to themselves without a guest, chatting about mental health and procrastination, while deciding what's better to freestyle: fire poi or contact poi? They are also on the lookout for somebody to run a Prop Battle at Phoenix Fire Convention this year, if you are interested you can fill in the google form at this link! https://forms.gle/C3CtaRYkU7G9qT8Y6 [https://forms.gle/C3CtaRYkU7G9qT8Y6] Also, they are announcing a Live Podcasting Tour! Check the episode to see where they will be this summer! Poiheads is a very chill podcast about juggling, circus, and all the communities sorrounding it, from the perspective of two poi heads :) This week's Poiheads Morten Kjaer - https://www.instagram.com/morten.moves/ [https://www.instagram.com/morten.moves/] Rocco Toscano - https://www.instagram.com/circularvideos/ [https://www.instagram.com/circularvideos/] Follow our podcast on https://www.instagram.com/poiheads/ [https://www.instagram.com/poiheads/] Get our merch at poiheads.com [http://poiheads.com] Send us an email contact@poiheads.com [contact@poiheads.com] Intro by Flavio "il Naya" Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/il_naya [https://www.instagram.com/il_naya] Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@il_naya [https://www.tiktok.com/@il_naya]

Poiheads LIVE! @ BJC 2026 with Rob "Bluecat" Thorburn

Thought your new trick was revolutionary? Rob Thorburn is here to ruin your day because apparently, ALL POI was invented between 2000 and 2007 (this tagline was carefully engineered to rage bait you into watching this episode, Rob's word might have been misconstrued to such effect🙄👀😈) In this Live episode of the Poiheads Podcast recorded at the BJC (British Juggling Convention) we will talk with Rob "Bluecat" Thorburn about learning poi before youtube was a thing, how to setup a great show line up and why rivalry might kill community Check the document with extra info at this link: linktr.ee/poiheads [http://linktr.ee/poiheads] Poiheads is a very chill podcast about juggling, circus, and all the communities sorrounding it, from the perspective of two poi heads :) This week's Poiheads Rob Thorburn - https://www.circusalba.co.uk/about/ [https://www.circusalba.co.uk/about/] Morten Kjaer - https://www.instagram.com/morten.moves/ [https://www.instagram.com/morten.moves/] Rocco Toscano - https://www.instagram.com/circularvideos/ [https://www.instagram.com/circularvideos/] Follow our podcast on https://www.instagram.com/poiheads/ [https://www.instagram.com/poiheads/] Get our merch at poiheads.com [http://poiheads.com] Send us an email contact@poiheads.com [contact@poiheads.com] Intro by Flavio "il Naya" Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/il_naya [https://www.instagram.com/il_naya] Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@il_naya [https://www.tiktok.com/@il_naya]

Getting married to our props with Marta Mądry

Are we married to our props? What is the EJA? Is circus art or sport? These and many more question will finally be solved in this episode of Poiheads with Marta Mądry, incredible Hoop manipulator, Aerial Artist and Secretary of European Juggling Association. Check the document with extra info at this link: linktr.ee/poiheads [http://linktr.ee/poiheads] Poiheads is a very chill podcast about juggling, circus, and all the communities sorrounding it, from the perspective of two poi heads :) This week's Poiheads Marta - https://www.instagram.com/marta.madry/ [https://www.instagram.com/marta.madry/] Morten Kjaer - https://www.instagram.com/morten.moves/ [https://www.instagram.com/morten.moves/] Rocco Toscano - https://www.instagram.com/circularvideos/ [https://www.instagram.com/circularvideos/] Follow our podcast on https://www.instagram.com/poiheads/ [https://www.instagram.com/poiheads/] Get our merch at poiheads.com [http://poiheads.com] Send us an email contact@poiheads.com [contact@poiheads.com] Intro by Flavio "il Naya" Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/il_naya [https://www.instagram.com/il_naya] Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@il_naya [https://www.tiktok.com/@il_naya]

Getting in contact with Antoine

Thought Excel was just for taxes or office work? 📊 Antoine uses it to navigate Contact Poi! In this episode, we go down the rabbit hole of Contact Poi with Antoine, the artist who turned technique into a science: 128 variation of a single trick? Madness! Check the document with extra info at this link: linktr.ee/poiheads [http://linktr.ee/poiheads] Poiheads is a very chill podcast about juggling, circus, and all the communities sorrounding it, from the perspective of two poi heads :) This week's Poiheads Antoine - https://www.instagram.com/artone404/ [https://www.instagram.com/artone404/] Morten Kjaer - https://www.instagram.com/morten.moves/ [https://www.instagram.com/morten.moves/] Rocco Toscano - https://www.instagram.com/circularvideos/ [https://www.instagram.com/circularvideos/] Follow our podcast on https://www.instagram.com/poiheads/ [https://www.instagram.com/poiheads/] Get our merch at poiheads.com [http://poiheads.com] Send us an email contact@poiheads.com [contact@poiheads.com] Intro by Flavio "il Naya" Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/il_naya [https://www.instagram.com/il_naya] Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@il_naya [https://www.tiktok.com/@il_naya]