Eurovision Song Context
A show about the Eurovision Song Contest: identity (national and otherwise), taste, and culture. What makes an ESC act successful?
About the show
Every month a special guest tells us about themselves, and brings 2-3 old ESC acts that they either really love, or really don't. Are the entries so good they're good? Or so bad they're good? Or something else? ...Conversation ensues.
Episodes come out on the 12th of every month (the "douzeth").
First episodes available Mid October 2022.
We don't use ESC clips for copyright reasons, you'll have to find them on other platforms. This is a fan podcast and isn't sponsored by (or affiliated with) the EBU.
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Episodes
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Episode 62: (Part 2) Inside the Rainbow Gulag with Tony De Luz
February 12th, 2025 | 47 mins 34 secs
blanka, brooke, eurovision, lisa frank, natalia gordienko, silvia night, tony de luz
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Episode 61: (Part 1) Inside the Rainbow Gulag with Tony De Luz
February 12th, 2025 | 53 mins 33 secs
blanka, brooke, eurovision, lisa frank, natalia gordienko, silvia night, tony de luz
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Episode 60: (Part 2) Happy Chords, Sad Chords with Ethan Hein
January 12th, 2025 | 50 mins 10 secs
alexander rybak, eurovision, loreen, music theory
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Episode 59: (Part 2) Holiday Party & ESC Gift Exchange 2024!
December 12th, 2024 | 44 mins 33 secs
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Episode 58: (Part 1) Holiday Party & ESC Gift Exchange 2024!
December 12th, 2024 | 44 mins 21 secs
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Episode 56: (Part 1) Sad Chords, Happy Chords with Ethan Hein
November 27th, 2024 | 57 mins 35 secs
alexander rybak, eurovision, loreen, music theory
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Episode 55: Update on the Future of the Pod!
October 29th, 2024 | 1 min 44 secs
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Episode 54: (Part 2) ESC "Would You Rather" with Suzie and Russ- unedited
September 12th, 2024 | 59 mins 7 secs
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Episode 53: (Part 1) ESC "Would You Rather" with Suzie and Russ- unedited
September 12th, 2024 | 1 hr
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Episode 52: (Part 2) When Cultures Collide with Michael Gates
August 12th, 2024 | 49 mins 6 secs
eurovision, when cultures collide
Our guest is Michael Gates, he’s an expert in Cross Cultural Communications who regularly advises multi-cultural teams in improving understanding, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
We’ll talk about Lewis Model of Cross-Cultural Communication, and the classic book When Cultures Collide.
We’ll then talk about… what else… when Eurovision Cultures Collide, including The Netherlands and Sweden.
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Episode 51: (Part 1) When Cultures Collide with Michael Gates
August 12th, 2024 | 51 mins 13 secs
eurovision, when cultures collide
Our guest is Michael Gates, he’s an expert in Cross Cultural Communications who regularly advises multi-cultural teams in improving understanding, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
We’ll talk about Lewis Model of Cross-Cultural Communication, and the classic book When Cultures Collide.
We’ll then talk about… what else… when Eurovision Cultures Collide, including The Netherlands and Sweden.
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Episode 50: (Part 2) Milli Vanilli with Sheldon Rocha Leal
July 12th, 2024 | 57 mins 6 secs
boney m, fab morvan, frank farian, ghengis khan, lara fabian, love city groove, milli vanilli, ralph siegel, rob pilatus, sheldon rocha leal, wind
Our guest is Sheldon Rocha Leal, he’s a Musicologist, Musician and Songwriter. He’s also the author of a fantastic article called Moments That Changed Music III: Milli Vanilli. We’ll talk about how the Milli Vanilli scandal changed the music industry, living in a pre-hip hop world, modern interpretations about what actually happened, the connection between Milli Vanilli’s producer Frank Farian and Eurovision superproducer Ralph Siegel, and Milli Vanilli’s Rob Pilatus singing real backup vocals for Germany’s 1987 entry by a band called Wind, which placed 2nd in the contest.