web02.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:31:43 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Eurovision Song Context - Episodes Tagged with “Sandie Shaw” https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/tags/sandie%20shaw Wed, 01 May 2024 09:00:00 -0400 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 41: (Part 2) A Place of Our Own, with June Thomas https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/41 d8266c42-7306-4307-9316-2453840ed32a Wed, 01 May 2024 09:00:00 -0400 Bradley Dalton-Oates full Bradley Dalton-Oates Welcome to Eurovision Song Context, a podcast about culture in ESC. We’re Bradley, and Margherita, and in this episode we’re joined by the amazing June Thomas. You may know her from Slate Magazine. She was its Foreign Editor, TV writer, and is now author of the new book A Place Of Our Own; Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture . We’ll talk about that, plus, classic Eurivision versus the contemporary Eurovision, Northern English pride, and Queer Women in Eurovision. We’ll also cover Sandie Shaw, Megara, Chanel, Katrina and the Waves and Alessandra Mele. See the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm , or by looking in the episode description. Just a note: this episode is supposed to drop on May 12th, but we’re releasing early so you can focus on the Grand Final! Our next regular episode will be June 12th. 41:08 no June's Book, A Place of Our Own, USA: https://www.amazon.com/Place-Our-Own-Spaces-Culture-ebook/dp/B0CH8367XS June's Book, A Place of Our Own, UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Place-Our-Own-celebration-camaraderie-ebook/dp/B0CS9KK9ZK/ref=sr11?crid=34LZZ8VVNLIV0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N6p558rvQaAID2P20AChf2YcnLDtpVnfTxWCvlYc3Hgnh-M6klizoPSuR9FO9ASdqNFZmUuTq4Lndq7LECZUnTONNxPzGGcrf3zB7fPIW6oAUli-X-G-Jvq80jPUdYBtWXQ2tezXFmPT4dJ8SMZKSoUeTPLhkQfFJQynQKE-AjReRMIQcSuQF0uHcmtziXGdcZGgc9jBgFd8vSOl8mA1lSgbOqmdF76EJGjAr0JY.Awcz0lH8dl6irlykerZyG5AXub4RulI9h9tlSDBesY&dib_tag=se&keywords=a+place+of+our+own&qid=1714529733&sprefix=a+place+of+our+own%2Caps%2C239&sr=8-1 June's article on Polari: https://buttondown.email/WhereAre/archive/why-didnt-palones-palare-polari-1/ List of LGBT participants in the Eurovision Song Contest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ListofLGBTparticipantsintheEurovisionSongContest LGBT visibility in the Eurovision Song Contest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTvisibilityintheEurovisionSongContest Do you feel like ESC is a place of your own? Here''s a place to write your memories: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nXfe5EZApkNA6KAfAwfLTemRG5KutUZH3IS-L5QIb5Y/edit ESC 1973 Winner Reprise - Luxembourg - Anne-Marie David - Tu Te Reconnaîtras https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ3GMasaMdI Eurovision 1956 - France 2 - Dany Dauberson - Il Est Là https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OajPKUpW3-4 Bolton! Peter Kaye's Car Share, UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peter-Kays-Car-Share-Season/dp/B00X4XDVSI Peter Kaye's Car Shere, USA: https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/PeterKaysCarShare?cdid=tvseason-DMwbcSiDGzz-VTCWEeWiVQ&gdid=tvepisode-y5H5pQ8uClI&id=a9S5N1ERCPI&hl=en_US&gl=US June Thomas, Chanel, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ, Queer, Sandie Shaw, Megara, Chanel, Katrina and the Waves, Alessandra Mele June's Book, A Place of Our Own, USA:
https://www.amazon.com/Place-Our-Own-Spaces-Culture-ebook/dp/B0CH8367XS

June's Book, A Place of Our Own, UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Place-Our-Own-celebration-camaraderie-ebook/dp/B0CS9KK9ZK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34LZZ8VVNLIV0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N6p558rvQaAID2P20AChf2YcnLDtpVnfTxWCvlYc_3Hgnh-M6klizoPSuR9FO9ASdqNFZmUuTq4_Lndq7LECZUnTONNxPzGGcrf3zB7fPIW6oAUli-X-G-Jvq80jPUdYBtWXQ_2tezXFmPT4dJ8SMZKSoUeTPLhkQfFJQynQKE-AjReRMIQcSuQF0uHcmtziXGdcZGgc9jBgFd8vSOl8mA1lSgbOqmdF76EJGjAr0JY.Awcz0lH8dl6irlykerZyG5_AXub4RulI9h9tlSDBesY&dib_tag=se&keywords=a+place+of+our+own&qid=1714529733&sprefix=a+place+of+our+own%2Caps%2C239&sr=8-1

June's article on Polari:
https://buttondown.email/WhereAre/archive/why-didnt-palones-palare-polari-1/

List of LGBT participants in the Eurovision Song Contest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_participants_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest

LGBT visibility in the Eurovision Song Contest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_visibility_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest

Do you feel like ESC is a place of your own? Here''s a place to write your memories:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nXfe5EZApkNA6KAfAwfLTemRG5KutUZH3IS-L5QIb5Y/edit

ESC 1973 Winner Reprise - Luxembourg - Anne-Marie David - Tu Te Reconnaîtras
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ3GMasaMdI

Eurovision 1956 - France 2 - Dany Dauberson - Il Est Là
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OajPKUpW3-4

Bolton! Peter Kaye's Car Share, UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peter-Kays-Car-Share-Season/dp/B00X4XDVSI

Peter Kaye's Car Shere, USA:
https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Peter_Kay_s_Car_Share?cdid=tvseason-DMwbcSiDGzz-VTCWEeWiVQ&gdid=tvepisode-y5H5pQ8uClI&id=a9S5N1ERCPI&hl=en_US&gl=US

]]> June's Book, A Place of Our Own, USA:
https://www.amazon.com/Place-Our-Own-Spaces-Culture-ebook/dp/B0CH8367XS

June's Book, A Place of Our Own, UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Place-Our-Own-celebration-camaraderie-ebook/dp/B0CS9KK9ZK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34LZZ8VVNLIV0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N6p558rvQaAID2P20AChf2YcnLDtpVnfTxWCvlYc_3Hgnh-M6klizoPSuR9FO9ASdqNFZmUuTq4_Lndq7LECZUnTONNxPzGGcrf3zB7fPIW6oAUli-X-G-Jvq80jPUdYBtWXQ_2tezXFmPT4dJ8SMZKSoUeTPLhkQfFJQynQKE-AjReRMIQcSuQF0uHcmtziXGdcZGgc9jBgFd8vSOl8mA1lSgbOqmdF76EJGjAr0JY.Awcz0lH8dl6irlykerZyG5_AXub4RulI9h9tlSDBesY&dib_tag=se&keywords=a+place+of+our+own&qid=1714529733&sprefix=a+place+of+our+own%2Caps%2C239&sr=8-1

June's article on Polari:
https://buttondown.email/WhereAre/archive/why-didnt-palones-palare-polari-1/

List of LGBT participants in the Eurovision Song Contest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_participants_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest

LGBT visibility in the Eurovision Song Contest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_visibility_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest

Do you feel like ESC is a place of your own? Here''s a place to write your memories:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nXfe5EZApkNA6KAfAwfLTemRG5KutUZH3IS-L5QIb5Y/edit

ESC 1973 Winner Reprise - Luxembourg - Anne-Marie David - Tu Te Reconnaîtras
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ3GMasaMdI

Eurovision 1956 - France 2 - Dany Dauberson - Il Est Là
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OajPKUpW3-4

Bolton! Peter Kaye's Car Share, UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peter-Kays-Car-Share-Season/dp/B00X4XDVSI

Peter Kaye's Car Shere, USA:
https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Peter_Kay_s_Car_Share?cdid=tvseason-DMwbcSiDGzz-VTCWEeWiVQ&gdid=tvepisode-y5H5pQ8uClI&id=a9S5N1ERCPI&hl=en_US&gl=US

]]> Episode 40: (Part 1) A Place of Our Own, with June Thomas https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/40 a0213b8e-73d1-4d25-a884-56b9eae25085 Wed, 01 May 2024 08:00:00 -0400 Bradley Dalton-Oates full Bradley Dalton-Oates Welcome to Eurovision Song Context, a podcast about culture in ESC. We’re Bradley, and Margherita, and in this episode we’re joined by the amazing June Thomas. You may know her from Slate Magazine. She was its Foreign Editor, TV writer, and is now author of the new book A Place Of Our Own; Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture . We’ll talk about that, plus, classic Eurivision versus the contemporary Eurovision, Northern English pride, and Queer Women in Eurovision. We’ll also cover Sandie Shaw, Megara, Chanel, Katrina and the Waves and Alessandra Mele. See the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm , or by looking in the episode description. Just a note: this episode is supposed to drop on May 12th, but we’re releasing early so you can focus on the Grand Final! Our next regular episode will be June 12th. 47:01 no June's Book, A Place of Our Own, USA: https://www.amazon.com/Place-Our-Own-Spaces-Culture-ebook/dp/B0CH8367XS June's Book, A Place of Our Own, UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Place-Our-Own-celebration-camaraderie-ebook/dp/B0CS9KK9ZK/ref=sr11?crid=34LZZ8VVNLIV0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N6p558rvQaAID2P20AChf2YcnLDtpVnfTxWCvlYc3Hgnh-M6klizoPSuR9FO9ASdqNFZmUuTq4Lndq7LECZUnTONNxPzGGcrf3zB7fPIW6oAUli-X-G-Jvq80jPUdYBtWXQ2tezXFmPT4dJ8SMZKSoUeTPLhkQfFJQynQKE-AjReRMIQcSuQF0uHcmtziXGdcZGgc9jBgFd8vSOl8mA1lSgbOqmdF76EJGjAr0JY.Awcz0lH8dl6irlykerZyG5AXub4RulI9h9tlSDBesY&dib_tag=se&keywords=a+place+of+our+own&qid=1714529733&sprefix=a+place+of+our+own%2Caps%2C239&sr=8-1 June's article on Polari: https://buttondown.email/WhereAre/archive/why-didnt-palones-palare-polari-1/ List of LGBT participants in the Eurovision Song Contest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ListofLGBTparticipantsintheEurovisionSongContest LGBT visibility in the Eurovision Song Contest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTvisibilityintheEurovisionSongContest Do you feel like ESC is a place of your own? Here''s a place to write your memories: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nXfe5EZApkNA6KAfAwfLTemRG5KutUZH3IS-L5QIb5Y/edit ESC 1973 Winner Reprise - Luxembourg - Anne-Marie David - Tu Te Reconnaîtras https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ3GMasaMdI Eurovision 1956 - France 2 - Dany Dauberson - Il Est Là https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OajPKUpW3-4 Bolton! Peter Kaye's Car Share, UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peter-Kays-Car-Share-Season/dp/B00X4XDVSI Peter Kaye's Car Shere, USA: https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/PeterKaysCarShare?cdid=tvseason-DMwbcSiDGzz-VTCWEeWiVQ&gdid=tvepisode-y5H5pQ8uClI&id=a9S5N1ERCPI&hl=en_US&gl=US June Thomas, Chanel, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ, Queer, Sandie Shaw, Megara, Chanel, Katrina and the Waves, Alessandra Mele June's Book, A Place of Our Own, USA:
https://www.amazon.com/Place-Our-Own-Spaces-Culture-ebook/dp/B0CH8367XS

June's Book, A Place of Our Own, UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Place-Our-Own-celebration-camaraderie-ebook/dp/B0CS9KK9ZK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34LZZ8VVNLIV0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N6p558rvQaAID2P20AChf2YcnLDtpVnfTxWCvlYc_3Hgnh-M6klizoPSuR9FO9ASdqNFZmUuTq4_Lndq7LECZUnTONNxPzGGcrf3zB7fPIW6oAUli-X-G-Jvq80jPUdYBtWXQ_2tezXFmPT4dJ8SMZKSoUeTPLhkQfFJQynQKE-AjReRMIQcSuQF0uHcmtziXGdcZGgc9jBgFd8vSOl8mA1lSgbOqmdF76EJGjAr0JY.Awcz0lH8dl6irlykerZyG5_AXub4RulI9h9tlSDBesY&dib_tag=se&keywords=a+place+of+our+own&qid=1714529733&sprefix=a+place+of+our+own%2Caps%2C239&sr=8-1

June's article on Polari:
https://buttondown.email/WhereAre/archive/why-didnt-palones-palare-polari-1/

List of LGBT participants in the Eurovision Song Contest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_participants_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest

LGBT visibility in the Eurovision Song Contest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_visibility_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest

Do you feel like ESC is a place of your own? Here''s a place to write your memories:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nXfe5EZApkNA6KAfAwfLTemRG5KutUZH3IS-L5QIb5Y/edit

ESC 1973 Winner Reprise - Luxembourg - Anne-Marie David - Tu Te Reconnaîtras
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ3GMasaMdI

Eurovision 1956 - France 2 - Dany Dauberson - Il Est Là
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OajPKUpW3-4

Bolton! Peter Kaye's Car Share, UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peter-Kays-Car-Share-Season/dp/B00X4XDVSI

Peter Kaye's Car Shere, USA:
https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Peter_Kay_s_Car_Share?cdid=tvseason-DMwbcSiDGzz-VTCWEeWiVQ&gdid=tvepisode-y5H5pQ8uClI&id=a9S5N1ERCPI&hl=en_US&gl=US

]]> June's Book, A Place of Our Own, USA:
https://www.amazon.com/Place-Our-Own-Spaces-Culture-ebook/dp/B0CH8367XS

June's Book, A Place of Our Own, UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Place-Our-Own-celebration-camaraderie-ebook/dp/B0CS9KK9ZK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34LZZ8VVNLIV0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N6p558rvQaAID2P20AChf2YcnLDtpVnfTxWCvlYc_3Hgnh-M6klizoPSuR9FO9ASdqNFZmUuTq4_Lndq7LECZUnTONNxPzGGcrf3zB7fPIW6oAUli-X-G-Jvq80jPUdYBtWXQ_2tezXFmPT4dJ8SMZKSoUeTPLhkQfFJQynQKE-AjReRMIQcSuQF0uHcmtziXGdcZGgc9jBgFd8vSOl8mA1lSgbOqmdF76EJGjAr0JY.Awcz0lH8dl6irlykerZyG5_AXub4RulI9h9tlSDBesY&dib_tag=se&keywords=a+place+of+our+own&qid=1714529733&sprefix=a+place+of+our+own%2Caps%2C239&sr=8-1

June's article on Polari:
https://buttondown.email/WhereAre/archive/why-didnt-palones-palare-polari-1/

List of LGBT participants in the Eurovision Song Contest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_participants_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest

LGBT visibility in the Eurovision Song Contest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_visibility_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest

Do you feel like ESC is a place of your own? Here''s a place to write your memories:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nXfe5EZApkNA6KAfAwfLTemRG5KutUZH3IS-L5QIb5Y/edit

ESC 1973 Winner Reprise - Luxembourg - Anne-Marie David - Tu Te Reconnaîtras
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ3GMasaMdI

Eurovision 1956 - France 2 - Dany Dauberson - Il Est Là
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OajPKUpW3-4

Bolton! Peter Kaye's Car Share, UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peter-Kays-Car-Share-Season/dp/B00X4XDVSI

Peter Kaye's Car Shere, USA:
https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Peter_Kay_s_Car_Share?cdid=tvseason-DMwbcSiDGzz-VTCWEeWiVQ&gdid=tvepisode-y5H5pQ8uClI&id=a9S5N1ERCPI&hl=en_US&gl=US

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