Eurovision Song Context

Episode 43: (Part 2) EXTRA Marghe and Bradley meltdown 14 hours before ESC 2024. Skip if this is old news, optional listen

May 11th, 2024  |  19 mins 30 secs

(Part 2) EXTRA Marghe and Bradley meltdown 14 hours before ESC 2024. Skip if this is old news, optional listen

Episode 42: (Part 1) EXTRA Marghe and Bradley meltdown 14 hours before ESC 2024. Skip if this is old news, optional listen

May 11th, 2024  |  15 mins 45 secs

(Part 1) EXTRA Marghe and Bradley meltdown 14 hours before ESC 2024. Skip if this is old news, optional listen

Episode 41: (Part 2) A Place of Our Own, with June Thomas

May 1st, 2024  |  41 mins 8 secs

alessandra mele, chanel, june thomas, katrina and the waves, lgbtq, lgbtq+, megara, queer, sandie shaw

Welcome to Eurovision Song Context, a podcast about culture in ESC.

We’re Bradley, and Margherita, and in this episode we’re joined by the amazing June Thomas. You may know her from Slate Magazine. She was its Foreign Editor, TV writer, and is now author of the new book A Place Of Our Own; Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture . We’ll talk about that, plus, classic Eurivision versus the contemporary Eurovision, Northern English pride, and Queer Women in Eurovision. We’ll also cover Sandie Shaw, Megara, Chanel, Katrina and the Waves and Alessandra Mele. See the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm , or by looking in the episode description. Just a note: this episode is supposed to drop on May 12th, but we’re releasing early so you can focus on the Grand Final! Our next regular episode will be June 12th.

Episode 40: (Part 1) A Place of Our Own, with June Thomas

May 1st, 2024  |  47 mins 1 sec

alessandra mele, chanel, june thomas, katrina and the waves, lgbtq, lgbtq+, megara, queer, sandie shaw

Welcome to Eurovision Song Context, a podcast about culture in ESC.

We’re Bradley, and Margherita, and in this episode we’re joined by the amazing June Thomas. You may know her from Slate Magazine. She was its Foreign Editor, TV writer, and is now author of the new book A Place Of Our Own; Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture . We’ll talk about that, plus, classic Eurivision versus the contemporary Eurovision, Northern English pride, and Queer Women in Eurovision. We’ll also cover Sandie Shaw, Megara, Chanel, Katrina and the Waves and Alessandra Mele. See the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm , or by looking in the episode description. Just a note: this episode is supposed to drop on May 12th, but we’re releasing early so you can focus on the Grand Final! Our next regular episode will be June 12th.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Episode 34: Big Announcement Next Month!

February 19th, 2024  |  22 secs