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 all 4 Episode of Eurovision Song Context with the tag “konstrakta”.
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Episode 75: (Part 2) Eurovision: When Life Drops a Plot Twist
November 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 13 mins
alienation, breast reconstruction, brotherhood of man, cancer journey, candid conversation, cesár sampson, comfort songs, creativity, cultural identity, dark humor, eurovision, eurovision analysis, eurovision podcast, eurovision songs, feeling displaced, identity, keiino, konstrakta, left-handedness, loïc nottet, marginalization, mastectomy, michael schulte, music and emotion, music critique, resilience, s10, salvador sobral, songwriting
In this episode we talk with Sheldon about his Journeys I–III essays, identity, alienation, and what it means to belong. We move into a conversation about cancer, resilience, and the books we’re both reading right now — Let Them and Open When. Then we build a Eurovision-powered playlist designed for life’s hardest emotional moments.
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Episode 76: (Part 1) Eurovision: When Life Drops a Plot Twist
November 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 26 mins
alienation, breast reconstruction, brotherhood of man, cancer journey, candid conversation, cesár sampson, comfort songs, creativity, cultural identity, dark humor, eurovision, eurovision analysis, eurovision podcast, eurovision songs, feeling displaced, identity, keiino, konstrakta, left-handedness, loïc nottet, marginalization, mastectomy, michael schulte, music and emotion, music critique, resilience, s10, salvador sobral, songwriting
In this episode we talk with Sheldon about his Journeys I–III essays, identity, alienation, and what it means to belong. We move into a conversation about cancer, resilience, and the books we’re both reading right now — Let Them and Open When. Then we build a Eurovision-powered playlist designed for life’s hardest emotional moments.
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Episode 18: (Part 2) Discotequing At Home: Eurovision & The Pandemic
July 12th, 2023 | 42 mins 53 secs
croatia, dubrovački trubaduri, hatari, konstrakta, käärijä, loreen, san marino, serbia, valentina monetta
Mike and Ben from The EuroWhat podcast talk about their adventures at PopCon 2023! They've just given a presentation called "Let’s Discoteque Right At My Home Eurovision, the Pandemic, and Learning to “Open Up” Again". We also talk Finland/Sweden, what attracts fans to ESC, and the perils of Cliff Richard.
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Episode 17: (Part 1) Discotequing At Home: Eurovision & The Pandemic
July 12th, 2023 | 48 mins 21 secs
croatia, dubrovački trubaduri, hatari, konstrakta, käärijä, loreen, san marino, serbia, valentina monetta
Mike and Ben from The EuroWhat podcast talk about their adventures at PopCon 2023! They've just given a presentation called "Let’s Discoteque Right At My Home Eurovision, the Pandemic, and Learning to “Open Up” Again". We also talk Finland/Sweden, what attracts fans to ESC, and the perils of Cliff Richard.