Eurovision Song Context

Episode 80: Tiny Vinyl & Big Eurovision with Jesse Mann and Ruben Planting

February 12th, 2026  |  48 mins 46 secs

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Here’s a clean, listener-facing episode summary — tight, confident, not defensive:

What happens when you shrink vinyl down to four inches — but keep it fully playable?

In this episode, Bradley is joined by Jesse Mann, co-founder of Tiny Vinyl, and Dutch vinyl manufacturing consultant Ruben Planting to explore the resurgence of physical media in a streaming world. Tiny Vinyl is a fully playable four-inch record format that turns songs into collectible keepsakes — part merch object, part design experiment, part cultural artifact.

We talk about vinyl manufacturing, sustainability in pressing plants, the realities of scaling physical media, and why people still want something they can hold in their hands.

And because this is Eurovision Song Context, we test the idea on two entries that feel tailor-made for the format: Sébastien Tellier’s “Divine” (France 2008) and Joost Klein’s “Europapa” (Netherlands 2024).

Is Eurovision the ultimate collectible culture? And does tiny vinyl capture that spirit?

Episode 46: (Part 3) EXTRA Post Eurovision Debrief 2024, Hopes for 2025

May 15th, 2024  |  9 mins 11 secs

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Episode 45: (Part 2) EXTRA Post Eurovision Debrief 2024, Joost Klein, EBU, Osterdahl

May 14th, 2024  |  1 hr 2 mins

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Episode 44: (Part 1) EXTRA Post EurovisionDebrief 2024, General Observations

May 13th, 2024  |  54 mins 13 secs

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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

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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

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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 36: (Part 2) One night in Sweden- Bangkok to Malmo with Chef Pam Soontornyanakij

March 12th, 2024  |  39 mins 18 secs

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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

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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.