web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:04:53 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Eurovision Song Context - Episodes Tagged with “Blanka” https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/tags/blanka Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0500 We start with expertise and end up in Eurovision. It’s kind of our thing. Eurovision Song Context is a monthly podcast that looks at the Eurovision Song Contest through an unexpected lens: expert insight. Each episode, a guest from a different field — psychology, fashion, politics, design, linguistics, and more — talk about their work and how it helps us understand 2–3 Eurovision entries in a whole new light. Are these songs genuinely good? So bad they’re good? Or just weirdly unforgettable? Longform episodes come out on the 12th of every month (the "douzeth"). We're where brilliant minds meet bad key changes. en-us episodic A podcast where we bring in smart people. We talk about smart things, then veer into glitter, wind machines, and geopolitics. Experts. Insight. Eurovision chaos. Bradley Dalton-Oates We start with expertise and end up in Eurovision. It’s kind of our thing. Eurovision Song Context is a monthly podcast that looks at the Eurovision Song Contest through an unexpected lens: expert insight. Each episode, a guest from a different field — psychology, fashion, politics, design, linguistics, and more — talk about their work and how it helps us understand 2–3 Eurovision entries in a whole new light. Are these songs genuinely good? So bad they’re good? Or just weirdly unforgettable? Longform episodes come out on the 12th of every month (the "douzeth"). We're where brilliant minds meet bad key changes. no Eurovision, music, expert analysis, Europe, music, arts, culture, ESC Bradley Dalton-Oates eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com Episode 62: (Part 2) Inside the Rainbow Gulag with Tony De Luz https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/62 20f564be-9b55-4fdc-ab7f-da11887d0811 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0500 Bradley Dalton-Oates full Bradley Dalton-Oates I talk with former Lisa Frank illustrator Tony De Luz (featured in Amazon’s Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story) about the ultra-colorful, hyper-cute esthetic that Lisa Frank and Eurovision share. We watch acts like Sylvia Night, Natalia Gordienko, Brooke, Blanca, and Nemo and dig into world-building, kitsch, capitalism, and why so many of us still crave rainbow overload. 🎧✨ 47:34 no DeLuz Art: https://deluzart.com/ Tony DeLuz is represented at Blue Rain Gallery: https://blueraingallery.com/artists Atlas Obscura: The Abandoned Lisa Frank Factory https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lisa-frank-factory Whatever Happened to Lisa Frank https://www.thelist.com/40696/whatever-happened-lisa-frank/ Inside the Rainbow Gulag https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705 Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, USA https://www.amazon.com/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJH953HR Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJHB56D8 Silvia Night - Congratulations (Iceland) 2006 Semi-Final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkydPOGTJKk Natalia Gordienko - SUGAR - Moldova 🇲🇩 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to Eurovision 2022 - That's Rich - Brooke - Ireland - Semi Final 2 - 4K50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0pYGoB-Tk Blanka - Solo | Jury Show | Eurovision Song Contest 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7bKtkaAP3o Silvia Night, Natalia Gordienko, Brooke, Blanka, Eurovision, Lisa Frank, Tony De Luz DeLuz Art:
https://deluzart.com/

Tony DeLuz is represented at Blue Rain Gallery:
https://blueraingallery.com/artists

Atlas Obscura: The Abandoned Lisa Frank Factory
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lisa-frank-factory

Whatever Happened to Lisa Frank
https://www.thelist.com/40696/whatever-happened-lisa-frank/

Inside the Rainbow Gulag
https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, USA
https://www.amazon.com/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJH953HR

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJHB56D8

Silvia Night - Congratulations (Iceland) 2006 Semi-Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkydPOGTJKk

Natalia Gordienko - SUGAR - Moldova 🇲🇩 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

Eurovision 2022 - That's Rich - Brooke - Ireland - Semi Final 2 - 4K50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0pYGoB-Tk

Blanka - Solo | Jury Show | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7bKtkaAP3o

]]> DeLuz Art:
https://deluzart.com/

Tony DeLuz is represented at Blue Rain Gallery:
https://blueraingallery.com/artists

Atlas Obscura: The Abandoned Lisa Frank Factory
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lisa-frank-factory

Whatever Happened to Lisa Frank
https://www.thelist.com/40696/whatever-happened-lisa-frank/

Inside the Rainbow Gulag
https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, USA
https://www.amazon.com/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJH953HR

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJHB56D8

Silvia Night - Congratulations (Iceland) 2006 Semi-Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkydPOGTJKk

Natalia Gordienko - SUGAR - Moldova 🇲🇩 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

Eurovision 2022 - That's Rich - Brooke - Ireland - Semi Final 2 - 4K50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0pYGoB-Tk

Blanka - Solo | Jury Show | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7bKtkaAP3o

]]> Episode 61: (Part 1) Inside the Rainbow Gulag with Tony De Luz https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/61 73a74300-58d9-4139-a025-9e9ed01e9891 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:00:00 -0500 Bradley Dalton-Oates full Bradley Dalton-Oates I talk with former Lisa Frank illustrator Tony De Luz (featured in Amazon’s Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story) about the ultra-colorful, hyper-cute esthetic that Lisa Frank and Eurovision share. We watch acts like Sylvia Night, Natalia Gordienko, Brooke, Blanca, and Nemo and dig into world-building, kitsch, capitalism, and why so many of us still crave rainbow overload. 🎧✨ 53:33 no DeLuz Art: https://deluzart.com/ Tony DeLuz is represented at Blue Rain Gallery: https://blueraingallery.com/artists Atlas Obscura: The Abandoned Lisa Frank Factory https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lisa-frank-factory Whatever Happened to Lisa Frank https://www.thelist.com/40696/whatever-happened-lisa-frank/ Inside the Rainbow Gulag https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705 Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, USA https://www.amazon.com/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJH953HR Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJHB56D8 Silvia Night - Congratulations (Iceland) 2006 Semi-Final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkydPOGTJKk Natalia Gordienko - SUGAR - Moldova 🇲🇩 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to Eurovision 2022 - That's Rich - Brooke - Ireland - Semi Final 2 - 4K50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0pYGoB-Tk Blanka - Solo | Jury Show | Eurovision Song Contest 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7bKtkaAP3o Silvia Night, Natalia Gordienko, Brooke, Blanka, Eurovision, Lisa Frank, Tony De Luz DeLuz Art:
https://deluzart.com/

Tony DeLuz is represented at Blue Rain Gallery:
https://blueraingallery.com/artists

Atlas Obscura: The Abandoned Lisa Frank Factory
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lisa-frank-factory

Whatever Happened to Lisa Frank
https://www.thelist.com/40696/whatever-happened-lisa-frank/

Inside the Rainbow Gulag
https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, USA
https://www.amazon.com/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJH953HR

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJHB56D8

Silvia Night - Congratulations (Iceland) 2006 Semi-Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkydPOGTJKk

Natalia Gordienko - SUGAR - Moldova 🇲🇩 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

Eurovision 2022 - That's Rich - Brooke - Ireland - Semi Final 2 - 4K50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0pYGoB-Tk

Blanka - Solo | Jury Show | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7bKtkaAP3o

]]> DeLuz Art:
https://deluzart.com/

Tony DeLuz is represented at Blue Rain Gallery:
https://blueraingallery.com/artists

Atlas Obscura: The Abandoned Lisa Frank Factory
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lisa-frank-factory

Whatever Happened to Lisa Frank
https://www.thelist.com/40696/whatever-happened-lisa-frank/

Inside the Rainbow Gulag
https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, USA
https://www.amazon.com/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJH953HR

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJHB56D8

Silvia Night - Congratulations (Iceland) 2006 Semi-Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkydPOGTJKk

Natalia Gordienko - SUGAR - Moldova 🇲🇩 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

Eurovision 2022 - That's Rich - Brooke - Ireland - Semi Final 2 - 4K50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0pYGoB-Tk

Blanka - Solo | Jury Show | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7bKtkaAP3o

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