Eurovision Song Context
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.
Displaying 2 items of Eurovision Song Context with the tag "conchita wurst".
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Episode 91: Borders Belonging & Becoming with Josh Rivers
September 29th, 2026 | 1 hr 18 mins
Race, Representation, art, austria, belonging, black europe, black identity, black queer culture, busy being black, conchita wurst, european identity, eurovision, eurovision history, eurovision song contest, identity, jeangu macrooy, josh rivers, joshua rivers, lgbtq, migration, milly scott, netherlands, poetry, queer europe, queer identity, right to opacity, wangechi mutu, édouard glissant
Bradley talks with Busy Being Black host Joshua Rivers about identity, belonging and who gets to be European. From Blackness and queerness to art, poetry and the “right to opacity,” they explore what happens when the labels that help define us also begin to constrain us. Eurovision performances from Milly Scott, Jeangu Macrooy and Conchita Wurst become jumping-off points for conversations about representation, migration and Europe’s changing sense of itself.
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Episode 73: Vienna 2026! Helena Steinhart on Vienna in Culture, Inclusivity & ESC
September 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 11 mins
austria, conchita wurst, esc, esc history, euphoria, eurovision, eurovision culture, eurovision podcast, eurovision song contest, loreen, merci cherie, rise like a phoenix, teya & salena, udo jürgens, vienna, vienna tourist board, who the hell is edgar
Vienna has twice hosted Eurovision and remains one of Europe’s great cultural capitals. In this episode, Bradley talks with Helena Steinhart from the Vienna Tourist Board about the city’s food, culture, and inclusivity — and what fans can expect from a future contest in Vienna. They also revisit four iconic songs: Conchita Wurst’s “Rise Like a Phoenix”, Loreen’s “Euphoria”, Udo Jürgens’ “Merci, Chérie”, and Teya & Salena’s “Who the Hell Is Edgar?”.