Eurovision Song Context

Episode 59: (Part 2) Holiday Party & ESC Gift Exchange 2024!

December 12th, 2024  |  44 mins 33 secs

Episode 58: (Part 1) Holiday Party & ESC Gift Exchange 2024!

December 12th, 2024  |  44 mins 21 secs

Episode 56: (Part 1) Sad Chords, Happy Chords with Ethan Hein

November 27th, 2024  |  57 mins 35 secs

alexander rybak, eurovision, loreen, music theory

Episode 55: Update on the Future of the Pod!

October 29th, 2024  |  1 min 44 secs

Episode 54: (Part 2) ESC "Would You Rather" with Suzie and Russ- unedited

September 12th, 2024  |  59 mins 7 secs

Episode 53: (Part 1) ESC "Would You Rather" with Suzie and Russ- unedited

September 12th, 2024  |  1 hr

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.

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.

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.

Episode 49: (Part 1) Milli Vanilli with Sheldon Rocha Leal

July 12th, 2024  |  57 mins 26 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.

Episode 48: (Part 2) Cabin Crew Eurovision: ESC at 30,000 Feet (with Dutch flair)

June 13th, 2024  |  37 mins 49 secs

cabin crew, eurovision, holland, joost klein, las ketchup, netherlands, scooch, verka

You’ll want to switch on airplane mode and put your tray tables in the upright position, because we’re talking to Jeff, who works as cabin crew and is here to talk about flight-related Eurovision entries. Did I mention he’s also Dutch? We’ll compare his experiences at the last 4 Eurovisions, Easyjet’s sponsorship of ESC 2024. We’ll also cover Las Ketchup, Verka, and of course Scooch!

Episode 47: (Part 1) Cabin Crew Eurovision: ESC at 30,000 Feet (with Dutch flair)

June 12th, 2024  |  31 mins 23 secs

cabin crew, eurovision, holland, joost klein, las ketchup, netherlands, scooch, verka

You’ll want to switch on airplane mode and put your tray tables in the upright position, because we’re talking to Jeff, who works as cabin crew and is here to talk about flight-related Eurovision entries. Did I mention he’s also Dutch? We’ll compare his experiences at the last 4 Eurovisions, Easyjet’s sponsorship of ESC 2024. We’ll also cover Las Ketchup, Verka, and of course Scooch!