web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:36:09 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Eurovision Song Context - Episodes Tagged with “Political Science” https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/tags/political%20science Sun, 12 Nov 2023 07:00:00 -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 27: (Part 2) Fan Diplomacy in Eurovision https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/27 b0a7aba9-90f7-4c15-b40d-c938ddd196df Sun, 12 Nov 2023 07:00:00 -0500 Bradley Dalton-Oates full Bradley Dalton-Oates I'm Bradley, and I'm joined today by Dr Zoë Jay. She’s a an academic and founder of the Eurovisionaries project. We’ll talk about what it means to be a Eurovision fan diplomat, history, perceptions and ESC crushes/hormones. We'll also chat about some iconic submissions from 2012, and 2016, including Litesound, Dami Im and Francesca Michelin. 46:42 no Eurovisionaries https://eurovisionaries.com/ Email the project at eurovisionaries.project@gmail.com Follow the project on Twitter and Instagram: @euro_visionarie Sound of Silence- by Dami Im (Australia 2016) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ymFX91HwM0 We Are The Heroes- by Litesound (Belarus 2012) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JWbOKNaIAo No Degree of Separation- by Francesca Michelin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfnhDfy8AjU Stephen Bradbury speed skating (watch from about 1.30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAADWfJO2qM Litesound, Dami Im, Francesca Michelin, diplomacy, Eurovision, political science Eurovisionaries
https://eurovisionaries.com/
Email the project at eurovisionaries.project@gmail.com
Follow the project on Twitter and Instagram: @euro_visionarie

Sound of Silence- by Dami Im (Australia 2016) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ymFX91HwM0

We Are The Heroes- by Litesound (Belarus 2012) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JWbOKNaIAo

No Degree of Separation- by Francesca Michelin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfnhDfy8AjU

Stephen Bradbury speed skating (watch from about 1.30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAADWfJO2qM

]]> Eurovisionaries
https://eurovisionaries.com/
Email the project at eurovisionaries.project@gmail.com
Follow the project on Twitter and Instagram: @euro_visionarie

Sound of Silence- by Dami Im (Australia 2016) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ymFX91HwM0

We Are The Heroes- by Litesound (Belarus 2012) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JWbOKNaIAo

No Degree of Separation- by Francesca Michelin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfnhDfy8AjU

Stephen Bradbury speed skating (watch from about 1.30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAADWfJO2qM

]]> Episode 26: (Part 1) Fan Diplomacy in Eurovision https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/26 b788c8d1-c3c4-4058-a99d-16b1d496254f Sun, 12 Nov 2023 07:00:00 -0500 Bradley Dalton-Oates full Bradley Dalton-Oates I'm Bradley, and I'm joined today by Dr Zoë Jay. She’s a an academic and founder of the Eurovisionaries project. We’ll talk about what it means to be a Eurovision fan diplomat, history, perceptions and ESC crushes/hormones. We'll also chat about some iconic submissions from 2012, and 2016, including Litesound, Dami Im and Francesca Michelin. 48:10 no Eurovisionaries https://eurovisionaries.com/ Email the project at eurovisionaries.project@gmail.com Follow the project on Twitter and Instagram: @euro_visionarie Sound of Silence- by Dami Im (Australia 2016) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ymFX91HwM0 We Are The Heroes- by Litesound (Belarus 2012) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JWbOKNaIAo No Degree of Separation- by Francesca Michelin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfnhDfy8AjU Stephen Bradbury speed skating (watch from about 1.30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAADWfJO2qM Litesound, Dami Im, Francesca Michelin, diplomacy, Eurovision, political science Eurovisionaries
https://eurovisionaries.com/
Email the project at eurovisionaries.project@gmail.com
Follow the project on Twitter and Instagram: @euro_visionarie

Sound of Silence- by Dami Im (Australia 2016) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ymFX91HwM0

We Are The Heroes- by Litesound (Belarus 2012) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JWbOKNaIAo

No Degree of Separation- by Francesca Michelin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfnhDfy8AjU

Stephen Bradbury speed skating (watch from about 1.30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAADWfJO2qM

]]> Eurovisionaries
https://eurovisionaries.com/
Email the project at eurovisionaries.project@gmail.com
Follow the project on Twitter and Instagram: @euro_visionarie

Sound of Silence- by Dami Im (Australia 2016) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ymFX91HwM0

We Are The Heroes- by Litesound (Belarus 2012) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JWbOKNaIAo

No Degree of Separation- by Francesca Michelin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfnhDfy8AjU

Stephen Bradbury speed skating (watch from about 1.30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAADWfJO2qM

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