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    <title>Eurovision Song Context - Episodes Tagged with “Superstar”</title>
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    <description>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.
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    <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Bradley Dalton-Oates</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>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.
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  <title>Episode 87: Post Semifinal 2026 Chat: Bloodbath in the Semis</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Emergency Eurovision therapy session after Semi-Final 2. We discuss the shock non-qualifiers, robbed entries, staging disasters, presenter chaos, cargo shorts, and which songs might actually survive into Eurovision history. Featuring reactions to Veronica Fusaro, Delta Goodrem, Alicja, Jonas Lovv, Senhit and more as we try to emotionally recover before the Grand Final.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Eurovision 2026 Semifinal 1:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy510SZZDw4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy510SZZDw4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Eurovision 2026 Semifinal 2:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeLS4psFNqQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeLS4psFNqQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Eurovision semi-final bloodbath has concluded and morale is low.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In this emergency reaction episode, we immediately unpack the chaos of Semi-Final 2: the shock non-qualifiers, the songs we think Europe got catastrophically wrong, and whether this year’s Grand Final is shaping up to be iconic… or weirdly mid.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Topics include:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The entries we’re genuinely devastated to lose&lt;br&gt;
Why some performances connected instantly while others felt strangely airless&lt;br&gt;
Poland’s staging and vocals&lt;br&gt;
Whether Finland is now inevitable&lt;br&gt;
The “cargo shorts” epidemic&lt;br&gt;
Eurovision production, presenters, and the return of deeply questionable disco tailoring&lt;br&gt;
Moldova as chaos candidate&lt;br&gt;
The songs we think people will still remember in three years&lt;br&gt;
Why Eurovision fans may actually be masochists&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Featuring strong opinions on:&lt;br&gt;
Eurovision Song Contest 2026, Poland, Finland, Moldova, Ukraine, Greece, Australia, and several songs we’re still actively grieving.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If your favourite got flattened in the semis: condolences. We’re suffering together. &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Eurovision 2026 Semifinal 1:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy510SZZDw4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy510SZZDw4</a></p>

<p>Eurovision 2026 Semifinal 2:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeLS4psFNqQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeLS4psFNqQ</a></p>

<p>The Eurovision semi-final bloodbath has concluded and morale is low.</p>

<p>In this emergency reaction episode, we immediately unpack the chaos of Semi-Final 2: the shock non-qualifiers, the songs we think Europe got catastrophically wrong, and whether this year’s Grand Final is shaping up to be iconic… or weirdly mid.</p>

<p>Topics include:</p>

<p>The entries we’re genuinely devastated to lose<br>
Why some performances connected instantly while others felt strangely airless<br>
Poland’s staging and vocals<br>
Whether Finland is now inevitable<br>
The “cargo shorts” epidemic<br>
Eurovision production, presenters, and the return of deeply questionable disco tailoring<br>
Moldova as chaos candidate<br>
The songs we think people will still remember in three years<br>
Why Eurovision fans may actually be masochists</p>

<p>Featuring strong opinions on:<br>
Eurovision Song Contest 2026, Poland, Finland, Moldova, Ukraine, Greece, Australia, and several songs we’re still actively grieving.</p>

<p>If your favourite got flattened in the semis: condolences. We’re suffering together.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Eurovision 2026 Semifinal 1:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy510SZZDw4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy510SZZDw4</a></p>

<p>Eurovision 2026 Semifinal 2:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeLS4psFNqQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeLS4psFNqQ</a></p>

<p>The Eurovision semi-final bloodbath has concluded and morale is low.</p>

<p>In this emergency reaction episode, we immediately unpack the chaos of Semi-Final 2: the shock non-qualifiers, the songs we think Europe got catastrophically wrong, and whether this year’s Grand Final is shaping up to be iconic… or weirdly mid.</p>

<p>Topics include:</p>

<p>The entries we’re genuinely devastated to lose<br>
Why some performances connected instantly while others felt strangely airless<br>
Poland’s staging and vocals<br>
Whether Finland is now inevitable<br>
The “cargo shorts” epidemic<br>
Eurovision production, presenters, and the return of deeply questionable disco tailoring<br>
Moldova as chaos candidate<br>
The songs we think people will still remember in three years<br>
Why Eurovision fans may actually be masochists</p>

<p>Featuring strong opinions on:<br>
Eurovision Song Contest 2026, Poland, Finland, Moldova, Ukraine, Greece, Australia, and several songs we’re still actively grieving.</p>

<p>If your favourite got flattened in the semis: condolences. We’re suffering together.</p>]]>
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