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 5 items of Eurovision Song Context with the tag "netherlands".
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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 48: (Part 2) Cabin Crew Eurovision: ESC at 30,000 Feet (with Dutch flair)
June 13th, 2024 | 37 mins 49 secs
Holland, cabin crew, eurovision, joost klein, las ketchup, netherlands, scooch, verka
You’ll want to switch on airplane mode and put your tray tables in the upright position, because we’re talking to Jeff, who works as cabin crew and is here to talk about flight-related Eurovision entries. Did I mention he’s also Dutch? We’ll compare his experiences at the last 4 Eurovisions, Easyjet’s sponsorship of ESC 2024. We’ll also cover Las Ketchup, Verka, and of course Scooch!
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Episode 47: (Part 1) Cabin Crew Eurovision: ESC at 30,000 Feet (with Dutch flair)
June 12th, 2024 | 31 mins 23 secs
Holland, cabin crew, eurovision, joost klein, las ketchup, netherlands, scooch, verka
You’ll want to switch on airplane mode and put your tray tables in the upright position, because we’re talking to Jeff, who works as cabin crew and is here to talk about flight-related Eurovision entries. Did I mention he’s also Dutch? We’ll compare his experiences at the last 4 Eurovisions, Easyjet’s sponsorship of ESC 2024. We’ll also cover Las Ketchup, Verka, and of course Scooch!
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Episode 9: (Part 2) Subversive Absurdity, in falsetto: Ping Pong, Gina-G, Emmie van Stijn, Krassimir Avramov
January 12th, 2023 | 48 mins 56 secs
bbc, britain, bulgaria, emmie van stijn, eurovision, gina g, israel, krassimir avramov, music, netherlands, performance art, ping pong, richard di domenici
Guest Richard De Domenici and I discuss his art: Coronavision, Redux, Shed Your Fears, 99 Red Balloons, Fux Bizz (which is Buck's Fizz inspired!).
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Episode 8: (Part 1) Subversive Absurdity, in falsetto: Ping Pong, Gina-G, Emmie van Stijn, Krassimir Avramov
January 12th, 2023 | 51 mins 32 secs
bbc, britain, bulgaria, emmie van stijn, eurovision, gina-g, israel, krassimir avramov, music, netherlands, performance art, ping pong
Guest Richard De Domenici and I discuss his art: Coronavision, Redux, Shed Your Fears, 99 Red Balloons, Fux Bizz-- which is Buck's Fizz inspired!.