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

  • Episode 39: (Part 2) ESC's Hidden Language: Insights from Body Language Expert Mark Bowden

    April 22nd, 2024  |  47 mins 33 secs
    body language, europapa, eurovision, eurovision 2024, joost klein, lena, mark bowden, sam ryder, stage presence

    We’re Bradley, and Margherita, and in this episode we’re joined by one of the world’s top body language experts Mark Bowden. You may know him from the Behavior Panel on YouTube, TEDx or Truthplane. We’ll chat about the body language and stage presence of Sam Ryder, Lena, Wild Youth, and Mae Muller. We’ll also ask Mark to help Joost Klein stand out, win trust, gain credibility and WIN Eurovision 2024! See the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm , or by looking in the episode description. Just a note: we are using our backup audio this time around, and you’ll be joining us a bit into our conversation.

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    Episode 38: (Part 1) ESC's Hidden Language: Insights from Body Language Expert Mark Bowden

    April 22nd, 2024  |  46 mins 30 secs
    body language, europapa, eurovision, eurovision 2024, joost klein, lena, mark bowden, sam ryder, stage presence

    We’re Bradley, and Margherita, and in this episode we’re joined by one of the world’s top body language experts Mark Bowden. You may know him from the Behavior Panel on YouTube, TEDx or Truthplane. We’ll chat about the body language and stage presence of Sam Ryder, Lena, Wild Youth, and Mae Muller. We’ll also ask Mark to help Joost Klein stand out, win trust, gain credibility and WIN Eurovision 2024! See the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm , or by looking in the episode description. Just a note: we are using our backup audio this time around, and you’ll be joining us a bit into our conversation.

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    Episode 37: EXTRA: FantaEurovision with Marghe & Bradley (unedited) -- fantaeurovision.com

    April 12th, 2024  |  48 mins 30 secs

  • Episode 36: (Part 2) One night in Sweden- Bangkok to Malmo with Chef Pam Soontornyanakij

    March 12th, 2024  |  39 mins 18 secs
    abba, chef pam, chef pam pichaya soontornyanakij, eurovision, eurovision 2024, loreen and marcus & martinus, potong, sweden chef of the year, swedish food, thai food

    We’re joined by Chef Pam Pichaya Soontornyanakij, who is the youngest female chef to receive a Michelin star. We’ll talk about her experience being the only international judge in Sweden’s Chef of the Year contest, Thai food, Beef, Swedish food, Swedish food you can eat in Malmo, and Swedish food you can eat at home on the big day.– then we’ll talk about ABBA, Loreen and Marcus & Martinus.

    I also welcome a new cohost, Margherita!

    Check out the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm to see additional content, or by looking in the episode description.

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    Episode 35: (Part 1) One night in Sweden- Bangkok to Malmo with Chef Pam Soontornyanakij

    March 12th, 2024  |  32 mins 48 secs
    abba, chef pam, chef pam pichaya soontornyanakij, eurovision, eurovision 2024, loreen and marcus & martinus, potong, sweden chef of the year, swedish food, thai food

    We’re joined by Chef Pam Pichaya Soontornyanakij, who is the youngest female chef to receive a Michelin star. We’ll talk about her experience being the only international judge in Sweden’s Chef of the Year contest, Thai food, Beef, Swedish food, Swedish food you can eat in Malmo, and Swedish food you can eat at home on the big day.– then we’ll talk about ABBA, Loreen and Marcus & Martinus.

    I also welcome a new cohost, Margherita!

    Check out the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm to see additional content, or by looking in the episode description.

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    Episode 33: (Part 2) SanRemo supercast, complete with FantaSanRemo!

    February 20th, 2024  |  1 hr 4 mins
    alessandra mango, big mama, eurovision, fantasanremo, ghali, loredana berte, mahmood, marco mengoni, san remo, sanremo

    Margherita, Dave and Bradley cover all 18 hours of SanRemo, complete with FantaSanRemo.

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    Episode 32: (Part 1) SanRemo supercast, complete with FantaSanRemo!

    February 20th, 2024  |  57 mins 55 secs
    alessandra mango, big mama, eurovision, fantasanremo, ghali, loredana berte, mahmood, marco mengoni, san remo, sanremo

    Margherita, Dave and Bradley cover all 18 hours of SanRemo, complete with FantaSanRemo.

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    Episode 34: Big Announcement Next Month!

    February 19th, 2024  |  22 secs

  • Episode 31: (Part 2) Pop Songcraft & Eurovision at the Hague

    January 12th, 2024  |  39 mins 48 secs
    abba, celine dion, cotton eye joe, dancing lasha tumbai, emmelie de forest, eurovision, måns zelmerlöw, netta, only teardrops, rednex, verka serduchka, waterloo

    I'm joined today by Charlie Harding from the Switched on Pop podcast. We’ll talk about maintaining vision in song craftsmanship, the myth of the singular pop song creator, and Eurovision at the Hague. We’ll also talk about some iconic submissions from 1974,1988, 2007, 2013, and 2015,  including ABBA, Mans Zemmerlow, Verka, DJ BoBo, Netta, Emmelie De Forrest and Celine Dion . This time around Charlie and I listened to music that I can’t sample on the podcast; especially ABBA’s Waterloo and Honey Honey, Tame Impala’s Elephant, and the Beatle’s Obla Di Obla Da. Check these out and all the others in your podcast description or at the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm

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    Episode 30: (Part 1) Pop Songcraft & Eurovision at the Hague

    January 12th, 2024  |  40 mins 22 secs
    abba, celine dion, cotton eye joe, dancing lasha tumbai, emmelie de forest, eurovision, måns zelmerlöw, netta, only teardrops, rednex, verka serduchka, waterloo

    I'm joined today by Charlie Harding from the Switched on Pop podcast. We’ll talk about maintaining vision in song craftsmanship, the myth of the singular pop song creator, and Eurovision at the Hague. We’ll also talk about some iconic submissions from 1974,1988, 2007, 2013, and 2015,  including ABBA, Mans Zemmerlow, Verka, DJ BoBo, Netta, Emmelie De Forrest and Celine Dion . This time around Charlie and I listened to music that I can’t sample on the podcast; especially ABBA’s Waterloo and Honey Honey, Tame Impala’s Elephant, and the Beatle’s Obla Di Obla Da. Check these out and all the others in your podcast description or at the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm

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    Episode 29: (Part 2) Secret Santas

    December 12th, 2023  |  39 mins 34 secs
    belgium’s mustii, cyprus’ silia kapsis, eurovision, france’s slimane, greece’s marina satti

    We’re having a holiday party this episode- celebrating the artists we know will be participating at Eurovision 2024.I’m joined by Mike from the EuroWhat Podcast, Zoe from the Eurovisionaries project, Margherita who listeners will remember from last November’s Barbie episode, and Sinziana from last December’s Angels episode. We’ll talk about the artists that we know will be participating in ESC 2024: Belgium’s Mustii, Cyprus’ Silia Kapsis, France’s Slimane, Greece’s Marina Satti. We’ll also have a virtual Secret Santa, which you can see by scrolling through the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm , or by looking in the episode description.

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    Episode 28: (Part 1) Secret Santas

    December 12th, 2023  |  42 mins 2 secs
    belgium’s mustii, cyprus’ silia kapsis, eurovision, france’s slimane, greece’s marina satti

    We’re having a holiday party this episode- celebrating the artists we know will be participating at Eurovision 2024.I’m joined by Mike from the EuroWhat Podcast, Zoe from the Eurovisionaries project, Margherita who listeners will remember from last November’s Barbie episode, and Sinziana from last December’s Angels episode. We’ll talk about the artists that we know will be participating in ESC 2024: Belgium’s Mustii, Cyprus’ Silia Kapsis, France’s Slimane, Greece’s Marina Satti. We’ll also have a virtual Secret Santa, which you can see by scrolling through the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm , or by looking in the episode description.