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 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.

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    Episode 27: (Part 2) Fan Diplomacy in Eurovision

    November 12th, 2023  |  46 mins 42 secs
    dami im, diplomacy, eurovision, francesca michelin, litesound, political science

    I'm Bradley, and I'm joined today by Dr Zoë Jay. She’s a an academic and founder of the Eurovisionaries project. We’ll talk about what it means to be a Eurovision fan diplomat, history, perceptions and ESC crushes/hormones. We'll also chat about some iconic submissions from 2012, and 2016, including Litesound, Dami Im and Francesca Michelin.

  • Episode 26: (Part 1) Fan Diplomacy in Eurovision

    November 12th, 2023  |  48 mins 10 secs
    dami im, diplomacy, eurovision, francesca michelin, litesound, political science

    I'm Bradley, and I'm joined today by Dr Zoë Jay. She’s a an academic and founder of the Eurovisionaries project. We’ll talk about what it means to be a Eurovision fan diplomat, history, perceptions and ESC crushes/hormones. We'll also chat about some iconic submissions from 2012, and 2016, including Litesound, Dami Im and Francesca Michelin.

  • Episode 25: (Part 2) A Very Country Eurovision

    October 12th, 2023  |  43 mins 20 secs
    eurovision, joan franka, stefan, systur, texas lightning, the common linnets, zdob și zdub

  • Episode 24: (Part 1) A Very Country Eurovision

    October 12th, 2023  |  46 mins 23 secs
    eurovision, joan franka, stefan, systur, texas lightning, the common linnets, zdob și zdub

  • Episode 23: ["While You Wait" Bonus Content] Alex Mantzaris on Bias, Collusion & Neglect

    October 12th, 2023  |  16 mins 23 secs

    We've had technical issues with this month's episode. It'll be up and running soon. In the meantime, enjoy some never-before-heard content from episode 1.