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 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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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