feed03.fireside.fm Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:53:13 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Eurovision Song Context https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm Mon, 18 May 2026 21:15:08 -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 © 2026 Eurovision Song Context 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. false Eurovision, music, expert analysis, Europe, music, arts, culture, ESC Bradley Dalton-Oates eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com Episode 88: Eurovision 2026 Recap: Serviceable Songs & Potato Salad https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/88 4c97fe84-e54c-4cd2-9560-2fd741174992 Mon, 18 May 2026 20:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates In this Eurovision 2026 recap episode, Bradley and Sheldon unpack Bulgaria’s controversial victory and ask a bigger question: is Eurovision still really a song contest, or has it become a spectacle-first television event? Drawing on Sheldon’s background in music and songwriting, the conversation explores why some technically stronger songs struggled while louder, more visually aggressive entries dominated the scoreboard. Along the way, they debate craftsmanship versus staging, authenticity versus trend-chasing, and whether modern Eurovision audiences are rewarding songs or simply rewarding moments. The episode moves beyond rankings into broader discussions about: why “serviceable” pop songs often outperform more sophisticated compositions how artists build audience connection on live television whether Eurovision entries should culturally represent their countries the role of televoting, attention spans, TikTok-era performance styles, and spectacle why some songs endure emotionally while others feel disposable Bradley and Sheldon also discuss standout entries from Malta, Greece, Moldova, Switzerland, the UK, and Bulgaria, along with the emotional and cross-generational appeal that continues to keep Eurovision alive more than 70 years after it began. Part music criticism, part cultural analysis, and part post-Eurovision therapy session, this episode asks what audiences actually want from Eurovision and whether the contest’s future lies in craftsmanship, chaos, or somewhere in between. 1:20:23 false See the 2026 Grand Final here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYEIv2qhYAI

]]> Eurovision, Eurovision 2026, Eurovision podcast, Bulgaria Eurovision, Bangaranga, Malta Eurovision, Aidan, Veronica Fusaro, Switzerland Eurovision, Delta Goodrem, Look Mum No Computer, Moldova Eurovision, Greece Eurovision, Eurovision recap, music criticism, songwriting, pop music, televote, jury vote, Eurovision fandom, Eurovision staging, audience psychology, cultural analysis See the 2026 Grand Final here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYEIv2qhYAI

]]> See the 2026 Grand Final here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYEIv2qhYAI

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+cp6GjYHM ]]> Episode 87: Post Semifinal 2026 Chat: Bloodbath in the Semis https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/87 c118185a-57c0-4222-9001-fd6d3cd016ef Thu, 14 May 2026 20:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 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. 34:01 false Eurovision 2026 Semifinal 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy510SZZDw4

Eurovision 2026 Semifinal 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeLS4psFNqQ

The Eurovision semi-final bloodbath has concluded and morale is low.

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.

Topics include:

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

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

If your favourite got flattened in the semis: condolences. We’re suffering together.

]]> Eurovision, ESC2026, Eurovision Podcast, Eurovision SF2, Eurovision Reaction, Delta Goodrem, Eclipse, Veronica Fusaro, Alice, Alicja, Pray, Senhit, Superstar, Jonas Lovv, Ya Ya Ya, Akylas, Ferto, Fire Saga, Vienna 2026 Eurovision 2026 Semifinal 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy510SZZDw4

Eurovision 2026 Semifinal 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeLS4psFNqQ

The Eurovision semi-final bloodbath has concluded and morale is low.

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.

Topics include:

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

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

If your favourite got flattened in the semis: condolences. We’re suffering together.

]]> Eurovision 2026 Semifinal 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy510SZZDw4

Eurovision 2026 Semifinal 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeLS4psFNqQ

The Eurovision semi-final bloodbath has concluded and morale is low.

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.

Topics include:

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

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

If your favourite got flattened in the semis: condolences. We’re suffering together.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+BgRwEzvU ]]> Episode 86: ESC 2026 Turquoise Carpet: Alternative Commentary Track https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/86 3a47bcaa-bdfc-4f65-9511-63301d37a787 Sun, 10 May 2026 17:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Our annual Eurovision Turquoise Carpet commentary experiment returns. Open the official Eurovision 2026 Turquoise Carpet stream, start this episode, and when we say “GO,” press play on the video and mute the official commentary. This year, Bradley, Susie Russ, and Russ provide an alternative live commentary track covering the fashion, staging, crowd energy, camera work, and general Eurovision chaos of Vienna 2026. No official audio is included because of copyright, so this episode is designed to be played alongside the official stream. Cut the sound. Watch the images. Let Vienna wash over you. 2:03:08 false Eurovision Song Context presents our annual Turquoise Carpet commentary experiment.

Here’s how this works:

Open the official Eurovision 2026 Turquoise Carpet video.
Start this episode.
When we say “GO,” press play on the video and mute the official commentary.
Watch the visuals while listening to us instead.

The official Eurovision Turquoise Carpet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hPqh_Ezg3k&t=3538s

This year’s turquoise carpet comes from Vienna, and compared to Basel 2025, the entire production feels dramatically more optimized for television: tighter camera work, stronger crowd energy, better pacing, more spectacle, more fashion, more drama.

So Bradley, Susie Russ, and Russ watch the entire thing live and provide an alternative commentary track covering:

fashion
staging
camera choices
crowd energy
Eurovision absurdity
orchestral grandeur
random cultural tangents
and whether various outfits belong at the Met Gala, the CMAs, or Hobby Lobby

No official audio is included because of copyright, so this episode is designed to be played alongside the official stream.

When instructed:
Cut the sound. Watch the images. Let Vienna wash over you.

Eurovision #ESC2026 #Vienna2026 #TurquoiseCarpet]]> Eurovision, Eurovision 2026, ESC 2026, Vienna 2026, Eurovision Song Contest, Turquoise Carpet, Eurovision Turquoise Carpet, Eurovision fashion, Eurovision commentary, Eurovision podcast, Eurovision reaction, Eurovision live commentary, Eurovision watchalong, Eurovision Vienna, ESC podcast, Eurovision fans, Eurovision analysis, Eurovision outfits, Eurovision staging, Eurovision 2026 Vienna, Eurovision community, Susie Russ, Eurovision media, Eurovision Song Context presents our annual Turquoise Carpet commentary experiment.

Here’s how this works:

Open the official Eurovision 2026 Turquoise Carpet video.
Start this episode.
When we say “GO,” press play on the video and mute the official commentary.
Watch the visuals while listening to us instead.

The official Eurovision Turquoise Carpet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hPqh_Ezg3k&t=3538s

This year’s turquoise carpet comes from Vienna, and compared to Basel 2025, the entire production feels dramatically more optimized for television: tighter camera work, stronger crowd energy, better pacing, more spectacle, more fashion, more drama.

So Bradley, Susie Russ, and Russ watch the entire thing live and provide an alternative commentary track covering:

fashion
staging
camera choices
crowd energy
Eurovision absurdity
orchestral grandeur
random cultural tangents
and whether various outfits belong at the Met Gala, the CMAs, or Hobby Lobby

No official audio is included because of copyright, so this episode is designed to be played alongside the official stream.

When instructed:
Cut the sound. Watch the images. Let Vienna wash over you.

Eurovision #ESC2026 #Vienna2026 #TurquoiseCarpet]]> Eurovision Song Context presents our annual Turquoise Carpet commentary experiment.

Here’s how this works:

Open the official Eurovision 2026 Turquoise Carpet video.
Start this episode.
When we say “GO,” press play on the video and mute the official commentary.
Watch the visuals while listening to us instead.

The official Eurovision Turquoise Carpet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hPqh_Ezg3k&t=3538s

This year’s turquoise carpet comes from Vienna, and compared to Basel 2025, the entire production feels dramatically more optimized for television: tighter camera work, stronger crowd energy, better pacing, more spectacle, more fashion, more drama.

So Bradley, Susie Russ, and Russ watch the entire thing live and provide an alternative commentary track covering:

fashion
staging
camera choices
crowd energy
Eurovision absurdity
orchestral grandeur
random cultural tangents
and whether various outfits belong at the Met Gala, the CMAs, or Hobby Lobby

No official audio is included because of copyright, so this episode is designed to be played alongside the official stream.

When instructed:
Cut the sound. Watch the images. Let Vienna wash over you.

Eurovision #ESC2026 #Vienna2026 #TurquoiseCarpet]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+P8Xb09Zh ]]> Episode 85: Eurovision 2026 w Suzie: The Good, The Bad, and the Absolute Hell Not https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/85 0db1b3db-169f-4b4d-a891-0bbc95c2a139 Mon, 04 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates This week’s episode is a late-night Eurovision catch-up with Suzie from Euro Riffs, as we go through this year’s entries with zero structure and very strong opinions. We cover the songs we love, the ones that might grow on us, and the ones that absolutely should not be anywhere near the final. Along the way: Switzerland’s “too good for Eurovision” moment, Moldova doing what Moldova always does, staging worries, guilty pleasures, and one entry that sparks a full-on rant. If you’ve been listening to the 2026 lineup and trying to figure out what actually works, this is the unfiltered version. 1:05:24 false This week’s episode is a late-night Eurovision catch-up with Suzie from Euro Riffs, as we go through this year’s entries with zero structure and very strong opinions.

We cover the songs we love, the ones that might grow on us, and the ones that absolutely should not be anywhere near the final. Along the way: Switzerland’s “too good for Eurovision” moment, Moldova doing what Moldova always does, staging worries, guilty pleasures, and one entry that sparks a full-on rant.

If you’ve been listening to the 2026 lineup and trying to figure out what actually works, this is the unfiltered version.

🎵 Songs Covered
Switzerland – “Alice” by Veronica Fusaro
Armenia – “Paloma Rumba” by Simón
Lithuania – “Sólo quiero más” by Lion Ceccah
Moldova – “Viva, Moldova!” by Satoshi
Belgium – “Dancing on the Ice” by Essyla
Austria – “Tanzschein” by Cosmó
Estonia – “Too Epic to Be True” by Vanilla Ninja
Germany – “Fire” by Sarah Engels
Sweden – “My System” by Felicia Eriksson
San Marino – “Superstar” by Senhit (feat. Boy George)
United Kingdom – “Eins, Zwei, Drei” by Sam Battle
Malta – “Bella” by Aidan Cassar
Greece – “Ferto” by Akylas Mytilinaios
Denmark – “Før vi går hjem” by Søren Torpegaard Lund
Finland – “Liekinheitin” by Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen
France – “Regarde !” by Monroe

]]> Eurovision 2026, Eurovision Song Contest 2026, ESC 2026, Eurovision songs, Eurovision entries, Eurovision review, Eurovision reactions, Eurovision podcast, Eurovision rankings, Eurovision favorites, Eurovision flops, Eurovision guilty pleasures, Eurovision commentary, Veronica Fusaro Alice, Simón Paloma Rumba, Lion Ceccah Solo Quiero Más, Satoshi Viva Moldova, Essyla Dancing on the Ice, Cosmo Tanzschein, Vanilla Ninja Too Epic to Be True, Sarah Engels Fire, Felicia My System, Senhit Superstar, Boy George Eurovision, Look Mum No Computer Eins Zwei Drei, Aidan Bella, Akylas Ferto, Soren Torpegaard Lund, Linda Lampenius Liekinheitin, Monroe Regarde This week’s episode is a late-night Eurovision catch-up with Suzie from Euro Riffs, as we go through this year’s entries with zero structure and very strong opinions.

We cover the songs we love, the ones that might grow on us, and the ones that absolutely should not be anywhere near the final. Along the way: Switzerland’s “too good for Eurovision” moment, Moldova doing what Moldova always does, staging worries, guilty pleasures, and one entry that sparks a full-on rant.

If you’ve been listening to the 2026 lineup and trying to figure out what actually works, this is the unfiltered version.

🎵 Songs Covered
Switzerland – “Alice” by Veronica Fusaro
Armenia – “Paloma Rumba” by Simón
Lithuania – “Sólo quiero más” by Lion Ceccah
Moldova – “Viva, Moldova!” by Satoshi
Belgium – “Dancing on the Ice” by Essyla
Austria – “Tanzschein” by Cosmó
Estonia – “Too Epic to Be True” by Vanilla Ninja
Germany – “Fire” by Sarah Engels
Sweden – “My System” by Felicia Eriksson
San Marino – “Superstar” by Senhit (feat. Boy George)
United Kingdom – “Eins, Zwei, Drei” by Sam Battle
Malta – “Bella” by Aidan Cassar
Greece – “Ferto” by Akylas Mytilinaios
Denmark – “Før vi går hjem” by Søren Torpegaard Lund
Finland – “Liekinheitin” by Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen
France – “Regarde !” by Monroe

]]> This week’s episode is a late-night Eurovision catch-up with Suzie from Euro Riffs, as we go through this year’s entries with zero structure and very strong opinions.

We cover the songs we love, the ones that might grow on us, and the ones that absolutely should not be anywhere near the final. Along the way: Switzerland’s “too good for Eurovision” moment, Moldova doing what Moldova always does, staging worries, guilty pleasures, and one entry that sparks a full-on rant.

If you’ve been listening to the 2026 lineup and trying to figure out what actually works, this is the unfiltered version.

🎵 Songs Covered
Switzerland – “Alice” by Veronica Fusaro
Armenia – “Paloma Rumba” by Simón
Lithuania – “Sólo quiero más” by Lion Ceccah
Moldova – “Viva, Moldova!” by Satoshi
Belgium – “Dancing on the Ice” by Essyla
Austria – “Tanzschein” by Cosmó
Estonia – “Too Epic to Be True” by Vanilla Ninja
Germany – “Fire” by Sarah Engels
Sweden – “My System” by Felicia Eriksson
San Marino – “Superstar” by Senhit (feat. Boy George)
United Kingdom – “Eins, Zwei, Drei” by Sam Battle
Malta – “Bella” by Aidan Cassar
Greece – “Ferto” by Akylas Mytilinaios
Denmark – “Før vi går hjem” by Søren Torpegaard Lund
Finland – “Liekinheitin” by Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen
France – “Regarde !” by Monroe

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+rRH5r9q6 ]]> Episode 84: Eurovision 2026: This Feels Off- with Mark Bowden https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/84 455f520a-0b7f-4494-82a2-e5149000b1b5 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Bradley is joined by Mark Bowden to break down key Eurovision 2026 entries through a body language lens. Together, they analyze the UK’s “Look Mum No Computer,” Senhit’s star-powered “Superstar” (and whether bringing in Boy George can succeed where Flo Rida didn’t), and the current front-runners from France and Finland. They explore what performers signal on stage, why some acts connect instantly, and how confidence, authenticity, and staging can make or break a result. 1:08:51 false Episode References

United Kingdom – Look Mum No Computer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niMKvJ-Itq8

San Marino – Senhit (Adrenalina, Live 2021):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQe-fQSFxg

San Marino – Senhit ‘Superstar’ (National Performance 2026):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQe-fQSFxg

Boy George – ‘Miss Me Blind’ (see approx. 1:07:12):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkDWe3xS718

France – Monroe ‘Regarde !’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujoCYrvvTYQ

Finland – Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen ‘Liekinheitin’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bfwNIYb96Q

Eurovision Odds:
https://eurovisionworld.com/odds/eurovision

Episode 66, Mark talks ESC 2025:
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2

Episodes 38/19, Mark talks ESC 2024:
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=4

Boy George Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EgT39WsFf0&t=13s

Mark Bowden

Official site:
https://truthplane.com/

Mark's Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking
https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking-ebook/dp/B072L52J3D/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3W19IBJF1NRZK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gg3FDkL8MMtgU7OW_-lBvDDi4pT47WY8dCZwgx1HxlIb5pGIsIFV6tA1NDyswSQia-F94q14CLEsOAH839MdIPI9eRDgDHanfTYk6oaLjTM.Ziln-trJvfT61cPzwGZwpGvG5g-3iAzjXHn8W6v3CsI&dib_tag=se&keywords=mark+bowden+book%2C+truth+and+lies&qid=1776132760&sprefix=mark+bowden+book%2C+truth+and+lie%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1

]]> Eurovision 2026, Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision podcast, Eurovision analysis, Eurovision performance, Eurovision staging, Eurovision body language, body language in performance, nonverbal communication, Mark Bowden, human behavior, reading people, stage presence, performance psychology, audience perception, jury vs televote, Eurovision predictions, Eurovision insights, why performances succeed, live performance analysis, communication and behavior, signals and perception, Eurovision contestants 2026 Episode References

United Kingdom – Look Mum No Computer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niMKvJ-Itq8

San Marino – Senhit (Adrenalina, Live 2021):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQe-fQSFxg

San Marino – Senhit ‘Superstar’ (National Performance 2026):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQe-fQSFxg

Boy George – ‘Miss Me Blind’ (see approx. 1:07:12):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkDWe3xS718

France – Monroe ‘Regarde !’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujoCYrvvTYQ

Finland – Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen ‘Liekinheitin’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bfwNIYb96Q

Eurovision Odds:
https://eurovisionworld.com/odds/eurovision

Episode 66, Mark talks ESC 2025:
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2

Episodes 38/19, Mark talks ESC 2024:
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=4

Boy George Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EgT39WsFf0&t=13s

Mark Bowden

Official site:
https://truthplane.com/

Mark's Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking
https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking-ebook/dp/B072L52J3D/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3W19IBJF1NRZK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gg3FDkL8MMtgU7OW_-lBvDDi4pT47WY8dCZwgx1HxlIb5pGIsIFV6tA1NDyswSQia-F94q14CLEsOAH839MdIPI9eRDgDHanfTYk6oaLjTM.Ziln-trJvfT61cPzwGZwpGvG5g-3iAzjXHn8W6v3CsI&dib_tag=se&keywords=mark+bowden+book%2C+truth+and+lies&qid=1776132760&sprefix=mark+bowden+book%2C+truth+and+lie%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1

]]> Episode References

United Kingdom – Look Mum No Computer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niMKvJ-Itq8

San Marino – Senhit (Adrenalina, Live 2021):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQe-fQSFxg

San Marino – Senhit ‘Superstar’ (National Performance 2026):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQe-fQSFxg

Boy George – ‘Miss Me Blind’ (see approx. 1:07:12):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkDWe3xS718

France – Monroe ‘Regarde !’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujoCYrvvTYQ

Finland – Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen ‘Liekinheitin’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bfwNIYb96Q

Eurovision Odds:
https://eurovisionworld.com/odds/eurovision

Episode 66, Mark talks ESC 2025:
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2

Episodes 38/19, Mark talks ESC 2024:
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=4

Boy George Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EgT39WsFf0&t=13s

Mark Bowden

Official site:
https://truthplane.com/

Mark's Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking
https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking-ebook/dp/B072L52J3D/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3W19IBJF1NRZK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gg3FDkL8MMtgU7OW_-lBvDDi4pT47WY8dCZwgx1HxlIb5pGIsIFV6tA1NDyswSQia-F94q14CLEsOAH839MdIPI9eRDgDHanfTYk6oaLjTM.Ziln-trJvfT61cPzwGZwpGvG5g-3iAzjXHn8W6v3CsI&dib_tag=se&keywords=mark+bowden+book%2C+truth+and+lies&qid=1776132760&sprefix=mark+bowden+book%2C+truth+and+lie%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+UvTR-JJ2 ]]> Episode 83: Love It or Side Eye: Eurovision 2026 Breakdown with Russ https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/83 90df2dc7-4558-4379-9ead-5db2fd8fb12a Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates In this episode, Bradley is joined by Russ from EuroRiffs to go song-by-song through the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 lineup. With minimal editing and maximum honesty, they react to this year’s entries using their “love it, hate it, or side eye” framework. They discuss standout tracks like Greece’s “Ferto,” question whether big ballads like Australia’s “Eclipse” can land, and debate which songs risk being repetitive, forgettable, or carried entirely by staging. Along the way, they get into jury vs televote dynamics, qualification chances, and why some entries feel unmistakably Eurovision, while others could come from anywhere. Early predictions, strong opinions, and a few disagreements included. 1:12:19 false Bradley is joined by Russ from EuroRiffs to break down the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 lineup. No fluff, no over-editing, just real reactions.

Songs:

Why Greece’s “Ferto” (Akylas) is a top contender
Mixed reactions to Australia’s Delta Goodrem and big ballads this year
Whether songs like Estonia, Norway, and Armenia have enough to qualify
The ongoing debate around lyrics vs performance vs staging
Why some entries feel “very Eurovision”… and others feel like they could come from anywhere
Which songs risk getting lost in the semi-finals—and which might sneak through

Plus: staging worries, jury vs televote dynamics, and early predictions for who could land top 5—or miss the final entirely.

🎵 Songs Covered in This Episode

Sarah Engels – “Fire”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sarah+Engels+Fire+Eurovision+2026
🇫🇷 France
Monroe – “Regarde !”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Monroe+Regarde+Eurovision+2026
🇨🇾 Cyprus
Antigoni – “Jalla”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Antigoni+Jalla+Eurovision+2026
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Dara – “Bangaranga”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Dara+Bangaranga
🇫🇮 Finland
Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen – “Liekinheitin”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Liekinheitin+Eurovision+2026
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Leléka – “Ridnym”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Leleka+Ridnym
🇵🇹 Portugal
Bandidos do Cante – “Rosa”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Bandidos+do+Cante+Rosa
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Look Mum No Computer – “Eins, Zwei, Drei”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Look+Mum+No+Computer+Eins+Zwei+Drei

]]> Eurovision 2026, Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision podcast, Eurovision review, Eurovision reactions, Eurovision analysis, Eurovision songs 2026, Eurovision favorites, Eurovision predictions, Eurovision semi final, Eurovision final, Eurovision staging, Eurovision jury vs televote, Akylas Ferto, Greece Eurovision 2026, Delta Goodrem Eclipse, Australia Eurovision 2026, Vanilla Ninja Too Epic to Be True, Estonia Eurovision 2026, Jonas Lovv Ya Ya Ya, Norway Eurovision 2026, Simon Paloma Rumba, Armenia Eurovision 2026, Alexandra Capitanescu Choke Me, Romania Eurovision 2026, Felicia My System, Sweden Eurovision 2026, Sarah Engels Fire, Germany Eurovision 2026, Monroe Regarde, France Eurovision 2026, Antigoni Jalla, Cyprus Eurovision 2026, Dara Bangaranga, Bulgaria Eurovision 2026, Liekinheitin Finland Eurovision, Leleka Ridnym, Ukraine Eurovision 2026, Bandidos do Cante Rosa, Portugal Eurovision 2026, Look Mum No Computer Eins Zwei Drei, United Kingdom Eurovision 2026 Bradley is joined by Russ from EuroRiffs to break down the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 lineup. No fluff, no over-editing, just real reactions.

Songs:

Why Greece’s “Ferto” (Akylas) is a top contender
Mixed reactions to Australia’s Delta Goodrem and big ballads this year
Whether songs like Estonia, Norway, and Armenia have enough to qualify
The ongoing debate around lyrics vs performance vs staging
Why some entries feel “very Eurovision”… and others feel like they could come from anywhere
Which songs risk getting lost in the semi-finals—and which might sneak through

Plus: staging worries, jury vs televote dynamics, and early predictions for who could land top 5—or miss the final entirely.

🎵 Songs Covered in This Episode

Sarah Engels – “Fire”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sarah+Engels+Fire+Eurovision+2026
🇫🇷 France
Monroe – “Regarde !”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Monroe+Regarde+Eurovision+2026
🇨🇾 Cyprus
Antigoni – “Jalla”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Antigoni+Jalla+Eurovision+2026
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Dara – “Bangaranga”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Dara+Bangaranga
🇫🇮 Finland
Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen – “Liekinheitin”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Liekinheitin+Eurovision+2026
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Leléka – “Ridnym”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Leleka+Ridnym
🇵🇹 Portugal
Bandidos do Cante – “Rosa”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Bandidos+do+Cante+Rosa
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Look Mum No Computer – “Eins, Zwei, Drei”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Look+Mum+No+Computer+Eins+Zwei+Drei

]]> Bradley is joined by Russ from EuroRiffs to break down the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 lineup. No fluff, no over-editing, just real reactions.

Songs:

Why Greece’s “Ferto” (Akylas) is a top contender
Mixed reactions to Australia’s Delta Goodrem and big ballads this year
Whether songs like Estonia, Norway, and Armenia have enough to qualify
The ongoing debate around lyrics vs performance vs staging
Why some entries feel “very Eurovision”… and others feel like they could come from anywhere
Which songs risk getting lost in the semi-finals—and which might sneak through

Plus: staging worries, jury vs televote dynamics, and early predictions for who could land top 5—or miss the final entirely.

🎵 Songs Covered in This Episode

Sarah Engels – “Fire”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sarah+Engels+Fire+Eurovision+2026
🇫🇷 France
Monroe – “Regarde !”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Monroe+Regarde+Eurovision+2026
🇨🇾 Cyprus
Antigoni – “Jalla”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Antigoni+Jalla+Eurovision+2026
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Dara – “Bangaranga”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Dara+Bangaranga
🇫🇮 Finland
Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen – “Liekinheitin”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Liekinheitin+Eurovision+2026
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Leléka – “Ridnym”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Leleka+Ridnym
🇵🇹 Portugal
Bandidos do Cante – “Rosa”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Bandidos+do+Cante+Rosa
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Look Mum No Computer – “Eins, Zwei, Drei”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Look+Mum+No+Computer+Eins+Zwei+Drei

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+64XfWLCE ]]> Episode 82: Festival da Canção / SAMAs 2026: Double Sleepy or Deeply Portuguese? with Sheldon Rocha Leal https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/82 62747d66-26cc-4352-a000-a76fe9c99c2c Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates As part of their Eurovision coverage of national finals, Bradley and Sheldon turn to Festival da Canção 2026, breaking down the winner and standout entries including: Napa – Rosa Denise Motta – Juré Sandrino – Disposto a Tudo João Ribeiro – Canção Silvana Peres – Não Tem Fim Nunca Mates o Mandarim – Fumo Inês Souza – Um Filme ao Contrário They explore Portugal’s selection, questioning whether authenticity alone is enough to succeed at Eurovision, and unpack recurring themes of nostalgia, restraint, and cultural identity—along with a few pointed critiques of a notably subdued year. The episode then expands beyond Europe into the South African Music Awards (SAMAs)—with Sheldon bringing first-hand insight as a SAMA jury member. He explains how judging works, how it compares to the Grammys, and what defines success in the South African music industry. Along the way, they explore amapiano, global music trends, and the challenge of translating local sound to an international audience. Listen first: We recommend listening to the songs using the link before this episode—then come back for the discussion. 1:34:12 false Episode Links - Festival da Canção / SAMAs
FESTIVAL DA CANCAO 2026
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Festival+da+Cancao+2026

NAPA ROSA
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Napa+Rosa+Festival+da+Cancao

DENISE MOTTA JURE
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Denise+Motta+Jure

SANDRINO DISPOSTO A TUDO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sandrino+Disposto+a+Tudo

JOAO RIBEIRO CANCAO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Joao+Ribeiro+Cancao

SILVANA PERES NAO TEM FIM
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Silvana+Peres+Nao+Tem+Fim

NUNCA MATES O MANDARIM FUMO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Nunca+Mates+o+Mandarim+Fumo

INES SOUZA UM FILME AO CONTRARIO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ines+Souza+Um+Filme+ao+Contrario

SAMAs / SOUTH AFRICA

KABZA DE SMALL IMITANDAZO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Kabza+De+Small+Imithandazo

ZAHARA LOLIWE
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Zahara+Loliwe

MAFIKIZOLO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Mafikizolo

TYLA WATER
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Tyla+Water

BEATENBERG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavE84Mmc7s

Loved Sheldon on this episode?
Dive into his past appearances on Eurovision Song Context:

• Episode 64: Bonus: Eurovision 2025 Sanremo / Festival da Canção
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2
• Episode 65: (follow-up episode)
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2
• Episode 49: (Part 1) Milli Vanilli
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=3
• Episode 50: (Part 2) Milli Vanilli
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=3

]]> Sanremo 2026, Festival da Canção 2026, Eurovision 2026, national finals, Eurovision podcast, Eurovision analysis, Eurovision songs, Eurovision review, European music, international music, Portugal music, Italian music, South African music, SAMAs, South African Music Awards, amapiano, fado, folk music, world music, pop music, music industry, music awards, music commentary, song analysis, music podcast, Eurovision fans, Eurovision community Episode Links - Festival da Canção / SAMAs
FESTIVAL DA CANCAO 2026
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Festival+da+Cancao+2026

NAPA ROSA
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Napa+Rosa+Festival+da+Cancao

DENISE MOTTA JURE
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Denise+Motta+Jure

SANDRINO DISPOSTO A TUDO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sandrino+Disposto+a+Tudo

JOAO RIBEIRO CANCAO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Joao+Ribeiro+Cancao

SILVANA PERES NAO TEM FIM
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Silvana+Peres+Nao+Tem+Fim

NUNCA MATES O MANDARIM FUMO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Nunca+Mates+o+Mandarim+Fumo

INES SOUZA UM FILME AO CONTRARIO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ines+Souza+Um+Filme+ao+Contrario

SAMAs / SOUTH AFRICA

KABZA DE SMALL IMITANDAZO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Kabza+De+Small+Imithandazo

ZAHARA LOLIWE
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Zahara+Loliwe

MAFIKIZOLO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Mafikizolo

TYLA WATER
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Tyla+Water

BEATENBERG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavE84Mmc7s

Loved Sheldon on this episode?
Dive into his past appearances on Eurovision Song Context:

• Episode 64: Bonus: Eurovision 2025 Sanremo / Festival da Canção
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2
• Episode 65: (follow-up episode)
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2
• Episode 49: (Part 1) Milli Vanilli
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=3
• Episode 50: (Part 2) Milli Vanilli
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=3

]]> Episode Links - Festival da Canção / SAMAs
FESTIVAL DA CANCAO 2026
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Festival+da+Cancao+2026

NAPA ROSA
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Napa+Rosa+Festival+da+Cancao

DENISE MOTTA JURE
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Denise+Motta+Jure

SANDRINO DISPOSTO A TUDO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sandrino+Disposto+a+Tudo

JOAO RIBEIRO CANCAO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Joao+Ribeiro+Cancao

SILVANA PERES NAO TEM FIM
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Silvana+Peres+Nao+Tem+Fim

NUNCA MATES O MANDARIM FUMO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Nunca+Mates+o+Mandarim+Fumo

INES SOUZA UM FILME AO CONTRARIO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ines+Souza+Um+Filme+ao+Contrario

SAMAs / SOUTH AFRICA

KABZA DE SMALL IMITANDAZO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Kabza+De+Small+Imithandazo

ZAHARA LOLIWE
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Zahara+Loliwe

MAFIKIZOLO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Mafikizolo

TYLA WATER
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Tyla+Water

BEATENBERG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavE84Mmc7s

Loved Sheldon on this episode?
Dive into his past appearances on Eurovision Song Context:

• Episode 64: Bonus: Eurovision 2025 Sanremo / Festival da Canção
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2
• Episode 65: (follow-up episode)
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2
• Episode 49: (Part 1) Milli Vanilli
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=3
• Episode 50: (Part 2) Milli Vanilli
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=3

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+9OYuTAqX ]]> Episode 81: SanRemo 2026: Old-Old vs Young-Old with Sheldon Rocha Leal https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/81 00baa69a-c544-4df5-9b0f-249dfe9be8f0 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Bradley and Sheldon break down Sanremo 2026, diving into the winner Sal Da Vinci – Per Sempre, alongside standout and controversial entries including: Fulminacci – Stupida Sfortuna Arisa – Magica Favola Fedez & Marco Masini – Male Necessario Serena Brancale – Qui Con Me J-Ax – Italia Starter Pack Ditonellapiaga – Che Fastidio They unpack what worked, what didn’t, and what this year’s more subdued, introspective Sanremo says about Italy’s musical direction—and its Eurovision chances. Along the way: a debate on what it means to be “young-old” vs “old-old”, whether a song can feel too authentically Italian, and how a single performance can spiral from romantic to… slightly alarming. Listen first: We strongly recommend listening to the songs before this episode (see shownotes), then come back for the analysis. 1:26:01 false Podcast Show Notes - Links
SANREMO 2026
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sanremo+2026

SAL DA VINCI PER SEMPRE
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sal+Da+Vinci+Per+Sempre

FULMINACCI STUPIDA SFORTUNA
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Fulminacci+Stupida+Sfortuna

ARISA MAGICA FAVOLA
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Arisa+Magica+Favola

FEDEZ MARCO MASINI MALE NECESSARIO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Fedez+Marco+Masini+Male+Necessario

SERENA BRANCALE QUI CON ME
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Serena+Brancale+Qui+Con+Me

J AX ITALIA STARTER PACK
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=J+Ax+Italia+Starter+Pack

DITONELLAPIAGA CHE FASTIDIO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ditonellapiaga+Che+Fastidio

JONI MITCHELL BOTH SIDES NOW LIVE
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Joni+Mitchell+Both+Sides+Now+live

WE ARE THE WORLD DOCUMENTARY
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=We+Are+The+World+documentary

CELINE DION IF YOU ASKED ME TO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Celine+Dion+If+You+Asked+Me+To

WHITNEY HOUSTON I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Whitney+Houston+I+Will+Always+Love+You

DOLLY PARTON I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Dolly+Parton+I+Will+Always+Love+You

Loved Sheldon on this episode?
Dive into his past appearances on Eurovision Song Context:

• Episode 64: Bonus: Eurovision 2025 Sanremo / Festival da Canção
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2
• Episode 65: (follow-up episode)
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2
• Episode 49: (Part 1) Milli Vanilli
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=3
• Episode 50: (Part 2) Milli Vanilli
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=3

]]> Sanremo 2026, Sanremo review, Sanremo songs, Sanremo winner, Italian music festival, Eurovision Italy 2026, Italy Eurovision entry, Eurovision national finals, Eurovision podcast, Eurovision analysis, Eurovision songs, Eurovision review, Italian music, Italian pop music, Italian ballads, European music, music podcast, song analysis, music commentary, festival music, live music competition, televote jury, music trends, pop music, world music, Eurovision fans, Eurovision community Podcast Show Notes - Links
SANREMO 2026
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sanremo+2026

SAL DA VINCI PER SEMPRE
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sal+Da+Vinci+Per+Sempre

FULMINACCI STUPIDA SFORTUNA
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Fulminacci+Stupida+Sfortuna

ARISA MAGICA FAVOLA
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Arisa+Magica+Favola

FEDEZ MARCO MASINI MALE NECESSARIO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Fedez+Marco+Masini+Male+Necessario

SERENA BRANCALE QUI CON ME
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Serena+Brancale+Qui+Con+Me

J AX ITALIA STARTER PACK
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=J+Ax+Italia+Starter+Pack

DITONELLAPIAGA CHE FASTIDIO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ditonellapiaga+Che+Fastidio

JONI MITCHELL BOTH SIDES NOW LIVE
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Joni+Mitchell+Both+Sides+Now+live

WE ARE THE WORLD DOCUMENTARY
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=We+Are+The+World+documentary

CELINE DION IF YOU ASKED ME TO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Celine+Dion+If+You+Asked+Me+To

WHITNEY HOUSTON I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Whitney+Houston+I+Will+Always+Love+You

DOLLY PARTON I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Dolly+Parton+I+Will+Always+Love+You

Loved Sheldon on this episode?
Dive into his past appearances on Eurovision Song Context:

• Episode 64: Bonus: Eurovision 2025 Sanremo / Festival da Canção
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2
• Episode 65: (follow-up episode)
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2
• Episode 49: (Part 1) Milli Vanilli
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=3
• Episode 50: (Part 2) Milli Vanilli
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=3

]]> Podcast Show Notes - Links
SANREMO 2026
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sanremo+2026

SAL DA VINCI PER SEMPRE
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sal+Da+Vinci+Per+Sempre

FULMINACCI STUPIDA SFORTUNA
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Fulminacci+Stupida+Sfortuna

ARISA MAGICA FAVOLA
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Arisa+Magica+Favola

FEDEZ MARCO MASINI MALE NECESSARIO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Fedez+Marco+Masini+Male+Necessario

SERENA BRANCALE QUI CON ME
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Serena+Brancale+Qui+Con+Me

J AX ITALIA STARTER PACK
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=J+Ax+Italia+Starter+Pack

DITONELLAPIAGA CHE FASTIDIO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ditonellapiaga+Che+Fastidio

JONI MITCHELL BOTH SIDES NOW LIVE
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Joni+Mitchell+Both+Sides+Now+live

WE ARE THE WORLD DOCUMENTARY
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=We+Are+The+World+documentary

CELINE DION IF YOU ASKED ME TO
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Celine+Dion+If+You+Asked+Me+To

WHITNEY HOUSTON I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Whitney+Houston+I+Will+Always+Love+You

DOLLY PARTON I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Dolly+Parton+I+Will+Always+Love+You

Loved Sheldon on this episode?
Dive into his past appearances on Eurovision Song Context:

• Episode 64: Bonus: Eurovision 2025 Sanremo / Festival da Canção
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2
• Episode 65: (follow-up episode)
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=2
• Episode 49: (Part 1) Milli Vanilli
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=3
• Episode 50: (Part 2) Milli Vanilli
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/?page=3

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+XH_4sEyj ]]> Episode 80: Tiny Vinyl & Big Eurovision with Jesse Mann and Ruben Planting https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/80 1c0809d3-55ec-47a5-a053-f428665cf37a Thu, 12 Feb 2026 02:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Here’s a clean, listener-facing episode summary — tight, confident, not defensive: What happens when you shrink vinyl down to four inches — but keep it fully playable? In this episode, Bradley is joined by Jesse Mann, co-founder of Tiny Vinyl, and Dutch vinyl manufacturing consultant Ruben Planting to explore the resurgence of physical media in a streaming world. Tiny Vinyl is a fully playable four-inch record format that turns songs into collectible keepsakes — part merch object, part design experiment, part cultural artifact. We talk about vinyl manufacturing, sustainability in pressing plants, the realities of scaling physical media, and why people still want something they can hold in their hands. And because this is Eurovision Song Context, we test the idea on two entries that feel tailor-made for the format: Sébastien Tellier’s “Divine” (France 2008) and Joost Klein’s “Europapa” (Netherlands 2024). Is Eurovision the ultimate collectible culture? And does tiny vinyl capture that spirit? 48:46 false 🎶 Eurovision & Songs

Sébastien Tellier – “Divine” (France, Eurovision 2008)
• YouTube video of the performance at Eurovision 2008:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZQjBCvFd9E

• Wikipedia page for the song Divine (background, album, Eurovision facts):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_(S%C3%A9bastien_Tellier_song)

Joost Klein – “Europapa” (Netherlands, Eurovision 2024)
• Wikipedia page for Europapa (song info, Eurovision entry details):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europapa

• EurovisionWorld entry page for Europapa info and entry details (archival/contest info):
https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/joost-klein-from-the-netherlands-disqualified-from-eurovision-2024

💿 Tiny Vinyl & Format

Tiny Vinyl (official site)
• Tiny Vinyl 4-inch playable record format overview and info:
https://www.tinyvinyl.com/

Tiny Vinyl articles & press
• What Hi-Fi article on Tiny Vinyl collectible format:
https://www.whathifi.com/hi-fi/vinyl/check-out-these-adorable-tiny-vinyl-4-inch-records

• GearPatrol overview on Tiny Vinyl and how it works on normal turntables:
https://www.gearpatrol.com/audio/tiny-vinyl/

• MusicRow announcement of Tiny Vinyl launch and retail rollout:
https://musicrow.com/2025/08/tiny-vinyl-launches-nationwide-with-pocket-sized-records-from-top-artists/

🎙 Other Contextual & Reference Links

Joost Klein (artist page)
• Wikipedia page for Joost Klein (career overview, discography including Europapa):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joost_Klein

Tiny Vinyl at Target USA:
https://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=tiny+vinyl

Sebastian Tellier Article:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/08/sebastien-tellier-interview-kiss-the-beast-electropop-eurovision

]]> Eurovision Song Context, Tiny Vinyl, mini vinyl, collectible vinyl, Sebastian Tellier Divine, Eurovision 2008, Joost Klein Europapa, Eurovision 2024, vinyl manufacturing, vinyl sustainability, physical media, music collectibility, Eurovision, ESC, Joost Klein 🎶 Eurovision & Songs

Sébastien Tellier – “Divine” (France, Eurovision 2008)
• YouTube video of the performance at Eurovision 2008:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZQjBCvFd9E

• Wikipedia page for the song Divine (background, album, Eurovision facts):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_(S%C3%A9bastien_Tellier_song)

Joost Klein – “Europapa” (Netherlands, Eurovision 2024)
• Wikipedia page for Europapa (song info, Eurovision entry details):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europapa

• EurovisionWorld entry page for Europapa info and entry details (archival/contest info):
https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/joost-klein-from-the-netherlands-disqualified-from-eurovision-2024

💿 Tiny Vinyl & Format

Tiny Vinyl (official site)
• Tiny Vinyl 4-inch playable record format overview and info:
https://www.tinyvinyl.com/

Tiny Vinyl articles & press
• What Hi-Fi article on Tiny Vinyl collectible format:
https://www.whathifi.com/hi-fi/vinyl/check-out-these-adorable-tiny-vinyl-4-inch-records

• GearPatrol overview on Tiny Vinyl and how it works on normal turntables:
https://www.gearpatrol.com/audio/tiny-vinyl/

• MusicRow announcement of Tiny Vinyl launch and retail rollout:
https://musicrow.com/2025/08/tiny-vinyl-launches-nationwide-with-pocket-sized-records-from-top-artists/

🎙 Other Contextual & Reference Links

Joost Klein (artist page)
• Wikipedia page for Joost Klein (career overview, discography including Europapa):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joost_Klein

Tiny Vinyl at Target USA:
https://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=tiny+vinyl

Sebastian Tellier Article:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/08/sebastien-tellier-interview-kiss-the-beast-electropop-eurovision

]]> 🎶 Eurovision & Songs

Sébastien Tellier – “Divine” (France, Eurovision 2008)
• YouTube video of the performance at Eurovision 2008:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZQjBCvFd9E

• Wikipedia page for the song Divine (background, album, Eurovision facts):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_(S%C3%A9bastien_Tellier_song)

Joost Klein – “Europapa” (Netherlands, Eurovision 2024)
• Wikipedia page for Europapa (song info, Eurovision entry details):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europapa

• EurovisionWorld entry page for Europapa info and entry details (archival/contest info):
https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/joost-klein-from-the-netherlands-disqualified-from-eurovision-2024

💿 Tiny Vinyl & Format

Tiny Vinyl (official site)
• Tiny Vinyl 4-inch playable record format overview and info:
https://www.tinyvinyl.com/

Tiny Vinyl articles & press
• What Hi-Fi article on Tiny Vinyl collectible format:
https://www.whathifi.com/hi-fi/vinyl/check-out-these-adorable-tiny-vinyl-4-inch-records

• GearPatrol overview on Tiny Vinyl and how it works on normal turntables:
https://www.gearpatrol.com/audio/tiny-vinyl/

• MusicRow announcement of Tiny Vinyl launch and retail rollout:
https://musicrow.com/2025/08/tiny-vinyl-launches-nationwide-with-pocket-sized-records-from-top-artists/

🎙 Other Contextual & Reference Links

Joost Klein (artist page)
• Wikipedia page for Joost Klein (career overview, discography including Europapa):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joost_Klein

Tiny Vinyl at Target USA:
https://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=tiny+vinyl

Sebastian Tellier Article:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/08/sebastien-tellier-interview-kiss-the-beast-electropop-eurovision

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+GbvYdOvW ]]> Episode 79: (Part 2) Zero Stars, Nul Points: June Thomas on Failure, Cynicism, and Eurovision https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/79 6b0b672a-9b28-41e2-a09b-53831db3e1a7 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates In this episode, Bradley is joined by writer and longtime Slate culture critic June Thomas for a conversation about criticism, failure, and what it means for a work to be “truly bad.” They explore the difference between a one-star work and a zero-star work — the kind of cultural object that isn’t just unsuccessful, but “fascinatingly, existentially terrible.” This leads into a discussion of Lucy Mangan’s Guardian review of All’s Fair and questions about ambition, tone, intentionality, and when something collapses under its own concept. From there, they bring these ideas into the world of Eurovision, using several entries — from joyful chaos to critically praised underperformers — as case studies in how audiences and critics respond to risk, camp, sincerity, and cynicism. Together they ask whether it’s better to flop than be forgotten, why some failures linger while others vanish, and what Eurovision reveals about our tastes, expectations, and the strange afterlives of cultural failure. 55:17 false Links to June’s Newsletter!
https://buttondown.com/WhereAre

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June Thomas — Book

A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture

Amazon US
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

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Podcasts by June Thomas

Working (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/working

The Waves (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves

Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)
https://slate.com/podcasts/outward

Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)
https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest

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Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode

Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw

Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs

Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4

Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk

Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA

Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)
Placement: 19th of 26
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE

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Guardian Review Referenced

Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible

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Other Guardian context discussed

Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are

Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews

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Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse

Slate — review of “American Canto”
https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html

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Optional background links for listeners

Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age

Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024

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Show page & archive

https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm

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]]> all’s fair, ambition, criticism, cultural criticism, cultural failure, culture, cynicism, esc, eurovision, eurovision analysis, eurovision flops, eurovision song contest, go-jo, jeangu macrooy, jendrik, june thomas, lucy mangan, media criticism, music competition, olly alexander, one star reviews, outward podcast, pop culture, remember monday, slate, taste and identity, television criticism, the waves podcast, working podcast, zero points, zero star reviews Links to June’s Newsletter!
https://buttondown.com/WhereAre

—

June Thomas — Book

A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture

Amazon US
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

—

Podcasts by June Thomas

Working (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/working

The Waves (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves

Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)
https://slate.com/podcasts/outward

Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)
https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest

—

Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode

Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw

Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs

Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4

Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk

Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA

Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)
Placement: 19th of 26
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE

—

Guardian Review Referenced

Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible

—

Other Guardian context discussed

Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are

Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews

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Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse

Slate — review of “American Canto”
https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html

—

Optional background links for listeners

Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age

Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024

—

Show page & archive

https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm

—

]]> Links to June’s Newsletter!
https://buttondown.com/WhereAre

—

June Thomas — Book

A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture

Amazon US
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

—

Podcasts by June Thomas

Working (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/working

The Waves (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves

Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)
https://slate.com/podcasts/outward

Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)
https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest

—

Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode

Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw

Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs

Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4

Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk

Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA

Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)
Placement: 19th of 26
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE

—

Guardian Review Referenced

Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible

—

Other Guardian context discussed

Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are

Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews

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Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse

Slate — review of “American Canto”
https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html

—

Optional background links for listeners

Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age

Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024

—

Show page & archive

https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+ytX9vL7g ]]> Episode 78: (Part 1) Zero Stars, Nul Points: June Thomas on Failure, Cynicism, and Eurovision https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/78 73245e93-7761-48e8-864a-cf06123679a9 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates In this episode, Bradley is joined by writer and longtime Slate culture critic June Thomas for a conversation about criticism, failure, and what it means for a work to be “truly bad.” They explore the difference between a one-star work and a zero-star work — the kind of cultural object that isn’t just unsuccessful, but “fascinatingly, existentially terrible.” This leads into a discussion of Lucy Mangan’s Guardian review of All’s Fair and questions about ambition, tone, intentionality, and when something collapses under its own concept. From there, they bring these ideas into the world of Eurovision, using several entries — from joyful chaos to critically praised underperformers — as case studies in how audiences and critics respond to risk, camp, sincerity, and cynicism. Together they ask whether it’s better to flop than be forgotten, why some failures linger while others vanish, and what Eurovision reveals about our tastes, expectations, and the strange afterlives of cultural failure. 56:19 false Links to June’s Newsletter!
https://buttondown.com/WhereAre

—

June Thomas — Book

A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture

Amazon US
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

—

Podcasts by June Thomas

Working (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/working

The Waves (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves

Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)
https://slate.com/podcasts/outward

Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)
https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest

—

Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode

Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw

Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs

Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4

Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk

Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA

Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)
Placement: 19th of 26
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE

—

Guardian Review Referenced

Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible

—

Other Guardian context discussed

Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are

Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews

—

Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse

Slate — review of “American Canto”
https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html

—

Optional background links for listeners

Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age

Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024

—

Show page & archive

https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm

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]]> Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest, ESC, culture, cultural criticism, criticism, zero star reviews, one star reviews, Lucy Mangan, All’s Fair, June Thomas, Slate, Working podcast, The Waves podcast, Outward podcast, television criticism, media criticism, pop culture, cultural failure, cynicism, ambition, zero points, Eurovision flops, Eurovision analysis, Jeangu Macrooy, Jendrik, Olly Alexander, Remember Monday, Go-Jo, music competition, taste and identity Links to June’s Newsletter!
https://buttondown.com/WhereAre

—

June Thomas — Book

A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture

Amazon US
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

—

Podcasts by June Thomas

Working (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/working

The Waves (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves

Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)
https://slate.com/podcasts/outward

Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)
https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest

—

Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode

Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw

Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs

Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4

Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk

Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA

Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)
Placement: 19th of 26
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE

—

Guardian Review Referenced

Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible

—

Other Guardian context discussed

Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are

Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews

—

Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse

Slate — review of “American Canto”
https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html

—

Optional background links for listeners

Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age

Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024

—

Show page & archive

https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm

—

]]> Links to June’s Newsletter!
https://buttondown.com/WhereAre

—

June Thomas — Book

A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture

Amazon US
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

—

Podcasts by June Thomas

Working (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/working

The Waves (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves

Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)
https://slate.com/podcasts/outward

Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)
https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest

—

Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode

Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw

Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs

Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4

Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk

Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA

Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)
Placement: 19th of 26
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE

—

Guardian Review Referenced

Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible

—

Other Guardian context discussed

Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are

Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews

—

Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse

Slate — review of “American Canto”
https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html

—

Optional background links for listeners

Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age

Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024

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Show page & archive

https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+PDeoowqp ]]> Episode 77: [Bonus Content] The JESC Holiday Party Episode, Featuring Very Questionable Gifts https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/77 e72a1502-bcf4-4345-8aca-9bbc453ce980 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates n this special holiday edition of Eurovision Song Context, Bradley gathers a spirited panel of Eurovision aficionados—including Jody, Mies, Mike from The EuroWhat Podcast, Sheldon, and Russ—for a chaotic, cozy, laughter-filled deep dive into Junior Eurovision 2024. Together they break down standout entries from Georgia to San Marino, debate what JESC should be, mourn the unfolding drama in “grown-up” Eurovision, and exchange an unforgettable round of white-elephant gifts ranging from Rolexes to psychedelic Conchita kaftans. Part party, part analysis, part therapy session for Eurovision fans everywhere—this is your festive escape into glitter, culture, and sheer Eurovision joy. 1:27:00 false Welcome to our Holiday Bonus Episode of Eurovision Song Context!
This festive special brings together Jody, Mies, Mike from The EuroWhat Podcast, Sheldon, and Russ for a joyful, chaotic, deeply unserious dive into Junior Eurovision 2024—complete with our annual white elephant gift exchange.

We break down standout JESC entries, talk about the unfolding drama in adult Eurovision, debate whether kids should be belting for three minutes straight, and unwrap some of the strangest “gifts” ever assembled: cattle-prod wearables, psychedelic Conchita dresses, velvet lions, Eurovision trading cards, milkshake gear, and more.

Cozy, nerdy, unhinged, and entirely festive.

🎶 Watch All Junior Eurovision 2024 Videos

All JESC songs and the JESC show on the big night can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/@junioreurovision/videos

🎁 White Elephant Gift Album (All Fake Gifts)

View every gift we exchanged during the episode here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jKv-wGWDHk4T2ZwX69YHu-wIZh0qoXRA?usp=sharing

🗣️ Guests & Where to Find Them

Mike (The EuroWhat Podcast)
Website: https://eurowhat.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eurowhat

Sheldon
Music industry commentary & writing on Medium:
https://medium.com/@sheldon

Jody, Mies, and Russ
Eurovision superfans, returning guests, volunteers, and the backbone of our annual chaos.

🇿🇦 South African Music Awards (SAMAs)

Sheldon will be presenting at this year's South African Music Awards — South Africa’s equivalent of the Grammys.

Official SAMA website:
https://samusicawards.co.za

South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the network airing the ceremony:
https://www.sabc.co.za

A streaming link will be added if/when it becomes available.

📌 Episode Highlights

Opening discussion: Eurovision countries withdrawing

What is Junior Eurovision supposed to be?

Which kids scream unnecessarily (a scientific inquiry)

Cultural representation & language politics in JESC

Predictions for winners, jury favorites & staging

National selections we’re excited for (Sanremo, Sweden, Serbia, Spain)

The annual White Elephant Gift Exchange — truly unhinged

🙏 Support the Pod

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a rating to help more ESC fans find us.

]]> Eurovision, Junior Eurovision, JESC 2024, holiday special, white elephant, secret santa, Eurovision podcast, Eurovision fans, song review, Europe music, holiday episode, podcast roundtable, JESC review, festive episode, Eurovision Song Context, euro culture, music commentary, panel discussion Welcome to our Holiday Bonus Episode of Eurovision Song Context!
This festive special brings together Jody, Mies, Mike from The EuroWhat Podcast, Sheldon, and Russ for a joyful, chaotic, deeply unserious dive into Junior Eurovision 2024—complete with our annual white elephant gift exchange.

We break down standout JESC entries, talk about the unfolding drama in adult Eurovision, debate whether kids should be belting for three minutes straight, and unwrap some of the strangest “gifts” ever assembled: cattle-prod wearables, psychedelic Conchita dresses, velvet lions, Eurovision trading cards, milkshake gear, and more.

Cozy, nerdy, unhinged, and entirely festive.

🎶 Watch All Junior Eurovision 2024 Videos

All JESC songs and the JESC show on the big night can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/@junioreurovision/videos

🎁 White Elephant Gift Album (All Fake Gifts)

View every gift we exchanged during the episode here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jKv-wGWDHk4T2ZwX69YHu-wIZh0qoXRA?usp=sharing

🗣️ Guests & Where to Find Them

Mike (The EuroWhat Podcast)
Website: https://eurowhat.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eurowhat

Sheldon
Music industry commentary & writing on Medium:
https://medium.com/@sheldon

Jody, Mies, and Russ
Eurovision superfans, returning guests, volunteers, and the backbone of our annual chaos.

🇿🇦 South African Music Awards (SAMAs)

Sheldon will be presenting at this year's South African Music Awards — South Africa’s equivalent of the Grammys.

Official SAMA website:
https://samusicawards.co.za

South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the network airing the ceremony:
https://www.sabc.co.za

A streaming link will be added if/when it becomes available.

📌 Episode Highlights

Opening discussion: Eurovision countries withdrawing

What is Junior Eurovision supposed to be?

Which kids scream unnecessarily (a scientific inquiry)

Cultural representation & language politics in JESC

Predictions for winners, jury favorites & staging

National selections we’re excited for (Sanremo, Sweden, Serbia, Spain)

The annual White Elephant Gift Exchange — truly unhinged

🙏 Support the Pod

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a rating to help more ESC fans find us.

]]> Welcome to our Holiday Bonus Episode of Eurovision Song Context!
This festive special brings together Jody, Mies, Mike from The EuroWhat Podcast, Sheldon, and Russ for a joyful, chaotic, deeply unserious dive into Junior Eurovision 2024—complete with our annual white elephant gift exchange.

We break down standout JESC entries, talk about the unfolding drama in adult Eurovision, debate whether kids should be belting for three minutes straight, and unwrap some of the strangest “gifts” ever assembled: cattle-prod wearables, psychedelic Conchita dresses, velvet lions, Eurovision trading cards, milkshake gear, and more.

Cozy, nerdy, unhinged, and entirely festive.

🎶 Watch All Junior Eurovision 2024 Videos

All JESC songs and the JESC show on the big night can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/@junioreurovision/videos

🎁 White Elephant Gift Album (All Fake Gifts)

View every gift we exchanged during the episode here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jKv-wGWDHk4T2ZwX69YHu-wIZh0qoXRA?usp=sharing

🗣️ Guests & Where to Find Them

Mike (The EuroWhat Podcast)
Website: https://eurowhat.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eurowhat

Sheldon
Music industry commentary & writing on Medium:
https://medium.com/@sheldon

Jody, Mies, and Russ
Eurovision superfans, returning guests, volunteers, and the backbone of our annual chaos.

🇿🇦 South African Music Awards (SAMAs)

Sheldon will be presenting at this year's South African Music Awards — South Africa’s equivalent of the Grammys.

Official SAMA website:
https://samusicawards.co.za

South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the network airing the ceremony:
https://www.sabc.co.za

A streaming link will be added if/when it becomes available.

📌 Episode Highlights

Opening discussion: Eurovision countries withdrawing

What is Junior Eurovision supposed to be?

Which kids scream unnecessarily (a scientific inquiry)

Cultural representation & language politics in JESC

Predictions for winners, jury favorites & staging

National selections we’re excited for (Sanremo, Sweden, Serbia, Spain)

The annual White Elephant Gift Exchange — truly unhinged

🙏 Support the Pod

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a rating to help more ESC fans find us.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+N5rA_YeR ]]> Episode 75: (Part 2) Eurovision: When Life Drops a Plot Twist https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/75 eb047707-e2b2-4458-a889-8c29fe137240 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 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. 1:13:55 false Open When: Songs for Life’s Hard Moments — Episode Shownotes

Sheldon’s Journey Articles
The Journey (I) – Dec 2022:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d

The Journey II – Dec 2023:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

The Journey III – Jan 2025:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc

PLAYLIST — YouTube Links (Plain Text)

A. When It’s Hard to Be with Yourself

The Roop – “On Fire” (Lithuania 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8

Diodato – “Fai Rumore” (Italy 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A

Blanche – “City Lights” (Belgium 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE

KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky” (Norway 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs

B. When It’s Hard to Be with Other People

Maraaya – “Here for You” (Slovenia 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M

Konstrakta – “In corpore sano” (Serbia 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8

Loïc Nottet – “Rhythm Inside” (Belgium 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8

Michael Schulte – “You Let Me Walk Alone” (Germany 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg

C. When It’s Hard to Be with Your Feelings

Salvador Sobral – “Amar pelos dois” (Portugal 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM

The Common Linnets – “Calm After the Storm” (Netherlands 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ

S10 – “De Diepte” (Netherlands 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk

Zibbz – “Stones” (Switzerland 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798

Aisel – “X My Heart” (Azerbaijan 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8

Bonus Songs Discussed

Brotherhood of Man – “Kisses for Me” (United Kingdom 1976)
https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX

Cesár Sampson – “Nobody But You” (Austria 2018)
https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG

my email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com

]]> Eurovision, Eurovision podcast, Eurovision analysis, Eurovision songs, Salvador Sobral, S10, KEiiNO, Konstrakta, Loïc Nottet, Michael Schulte, Cesár Sampson, Brotherhood of Man, identity, alienation, feeling displaced, cultural identity, left-handedness, marginalization, music and emotion, comfort songs, resilience, cancer journey, mastectomy, breast reconstruction, creativity, songwriting, music critique, dark humor, candid conversation Open When: Songs for Life’s Hard Moments — Episode Shownotes

Sheldon’s Journey Articles
The Journey (I) – Dec 2022:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d

The Journey II – Dec 2023:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

The Journey III – Jan 2025:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc

PLAYLIST — YouTube Links (Plain Text)

A. When It’s Hard to Be with Yourself

The Roop – “On Fire” (Lithuania 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8

Diodato – “Fai Rumore” (Italy 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A

Blanche – “City Lights” (Belgium 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE

KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky” (Norway 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs

B. When It’s Hard to Be with Other People

Maraaya – “Here for You” (Slovenia 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M

Konstrakta – “In corpore sano” (Serbia 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8

Loïc Nottet – “Rhythm Inside” (Belgium 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8

Michael Schulte – “You Let Me Walk Alone” (Germany 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg

C. When It’s Hard to Be with Your Feelings

Salvador Sobral – “Amar pelos dois” (Portugal 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM

The Common Linnets – “Calm After the Storm” (Netherlands 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ

S10 – “De Diepte” (Netherlands 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk

Zibbz – “Stones” (Switzerland 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798

Aisel – “X My Heart” (Azerbaijan 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8

Bonus Songs Discussed

Brotherhood of Man – “Kisses for Me” (United Kingdom 1976)
https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX

Cesár Sampson – “Nobody But You” (Austria 2018)
https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG

my email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com

]]> Open When: Songs for Life’s Hard Moments — Episode Shownotes

Sheldon’s Journey Articles
The Journey (I) – Dec 2022:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d

The Journey II – Dec 2023:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

The Journey III – Jan 2025:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc

PLAYLIST — YouTube Links (Plain Text)

A. When It’s Hard to Be with Yourself

The Roop – “On Fire” (Lithuania 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8

Diodato – “Fai Rumore” (Italy 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A

Blanche – “City Lights” (Belgium 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE

KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky” (Norway 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs

B. When It’s Hard to Be with Other People

Maraaya – “Here for You” (Slovenia 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M

Konstrakta – “In corpore sano” (Serbia 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8

Loïc Nottet – “Rhythm Inside” (Belgium 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8

Michael Schulte – “You Let Me Walk Alone” (Germany 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg

C. When It’s Hard to Be with Your Feelings

Salvador Sobral – “Amar pelos dois” (Portugal 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM

The Common Linnets – “Calm After the Storm” (Netherlands 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ

S10 – “De Diepte” (Netherlands 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk

Zibbz – “Stones” (Switzerland 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798

Aisel – “X My Heart” (Azerbaijan 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8

Bonus Songs Discussed

Brotherhood of Man – “Kisses for Me” (United Kingdom 1976)
https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX

Cesár Sampson – “Nobody But You” (Austria 2018)
https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG

my email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+D9_WFlsW ]]> Episode 76: (Part 1) Eurovision: When Life Drops a Plot Twist https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/76 e61b5415-94c2-413a-82f2-f4a844e14c1a Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 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. 1:26:34 false Open When: Songs for Life’s Hard Moments — Episode Shownotes

Sheldon’s Journey Articles
The Journey (I) – Dec 2022:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d

The Journey II – Dec 2023:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

The Journey III – Jan 2025:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc

PLAYLIST — YouTube Links (Plain Text)

A. When It’s Hard to Be with Yourself

The Roop – “On Fire” (Lithuania 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8

Diodato – “Fai Rumore” (Italy 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A

Blanche – “City Lights” (Belgium 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE

KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky” (Norway 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs

B. When It’s Hard to Be with Other People

Maraaya – “Here for You” (Slovenia 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M

Konstrakta – “In corpore sano” (Serbia 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8

Loïc Nottet – “Rhythm Inside” (Belgium 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8

Michael Schulte – “You Let Me Walk Alone” (Germany 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg

C. When It’s Hard to Be with Your Feelings

Salvador Sobral – “Amar pelos dois” (Portugal 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM

The Common Linnets – “Calm After the Storm” (Netherlands 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ

S10 – “De Diepte” (Netherlands 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk

Zibbz – “Stones” (Switzerland 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798

Aisel – “X My Heart” (Azerbaijan 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8

Bonus Songs Discussed

Brotherhood of Man – “Kisses for Me” (United Kingdom 1976)
https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX

Cesár Sampson – “Nobody But You” (Austria 2018)
https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG

my email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com

]]> Eurovision, Eurovision podcast, Eurovision analysis, Eurovision songs, Salvador Sobral, S10, KEiiNO, Konstrakta, Loïc Nottet, Michael Schulte, Cesár Sampson, Brotherhood of Man, identity, alienation, feeling displaced, cultural identity, left-handedness, marginalization, music and emotion, comfort songs, resilience, cancer journey, mastectomy, breast reconstruction, creativity, songwriting, music critique, dark humor, candid conversation Open When: Songs for Life’s Hard Moments — Episode Shownotes

Sheldon’s Journey Articles
The Journey (I) – Dec 2022:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d

The Journey II – Dec 2023:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

The Journey III – Jan 2025:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc

PLAYLIST — YouTube Links (Plain Text)

A. When It’s Hard to Be with Yourself

The Roop – “On Fire” (Lithuania 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8

Diodato – “Fai Rumore” (Italy 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A

Blanche – “City Lights” (Belgium 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE

KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky” (Norway 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs

B. When It’s Hard to Be with Other People

Maraaya – “Here for You” (Slovenia 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M

Konstrakta – “In corpore sano” (Serbia 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8

Loïc Nottet – “Rhythm Inside” (Belgium 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8

Michael Schulte – “You Let Me Walk Alone” (Germany 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg

C. When It’s Hard to Be with Your Feelings

Salvador Sobral – “Amar pelos dois” (Portugal 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM

The Common Linnets – “Calm After the Storm” (Netherlands 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ

S10 – “De Diepte” (Netherlands 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk

Zibbz – “Stones” (Switzerland 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798

Aisel – “X My Heart” (Azerbaijan 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8

Bonus Songs Discussed

Brotherhood of Man – “Kisses for Me” (United Kingdom 1976)
https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX

Cesár Sampson – “Nobody But You” (Austria 2018)
https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG

my email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com

]]> Open When: Songs for Life’s Hard Moments — Episode Shownotes

Sheldon’s Journey Articles
The Journey (I) – Dec 2022:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d

The Journey II – Dec 2023:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

The Journey III – Jan 2025:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc

PLAYLIST — YouTube Links (Plain Text)

A. When It’s Hard to Be with Yourself

The Roop – “On Fire” (Lithuania 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8

Diodato – “Fai Rumore” (Italy 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A

Blanche – “City Lights” (Belgium 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE

KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky” (Norway 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs

B. When It’s Hard to Be with Other People

Maraaya – “Here for You” (Slovenia 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M

Konstrakta – “In corpore sano” (Serbia 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8

Loïc Nottet – “Rhythm Inside” (Belgium 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8

Michael Schulte – “You Let Me Walk Alone” (Germany 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg

C. When It’s Hard to Be with Your Feelings

Salvador Sobral – “Amar pelos dois” (Portugal 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM

The Common Linnets – “Calm After the Storm” (Netherlands 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ

S10 – “De Diepte” (Netherlands 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk

Zibbz – “Stones” (Switzerland 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798

Aisel – “X My Heart” (Azerbaijan 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8

Bonus Songs Discussed

Brotherhood of Man – “Kisses for Me” (United Kingdom 1976)
https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX

Cesár Sampson – “Nobody But You” (Austria 2018)
https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG

my email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+4IwuUTYR ]]> Episode 74: Personal Note https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/74 9d1eb824-e565-4cc9-876a-82c6a6b8e6cb Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 59 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+RLVgv6PZ ]]> Episode 73: Vienna 2026! Helena Steinhart on Vienna in Culture, Inclusivity & ESC https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/73 6c83c853-030f-45c2-a72d-9f62e5315d38 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Vienna has twice hosted Eurovision and remains one of Europe’s great cultural capitals. In this episode, Bradley talks with Helena Steinhart from the Vienna Tourist Board about the city’s food, culture, and inclusivity — and what fans can expect from a future contest in Vienna. They also revisit four iconic songs: Conchita Wurst’s “Rise Like a Phoenix”, Loreen’s “Euphoria”, Udo Jürgens’ “Merci, Chérie”, and Teya & Salena’s “Who the Hell Is Edgar?”. 1:11:53 false Museums & Culture
Sigmund Freud Museum – https://www.freud-museum.at/en
Leopold Museum – https://www.leopoldmuseum.org/en
Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Art History) – https://www.khm.at/en
Funeral Museum Vienna – https://www.bestattungsmuseum.at/en

Cafés & Coffee Culture
Café Landtmann – https://www.landtmann.at/en/
Café Bräunerhof – https://www.cafe-braeunerhof.at/
Café Sperl – https://www.cafesperl.at/
Café Balthasar – https://www.balthasar.at/
Café Ritter – https://www.cafe-ritter.at/

Food & Drink
Sachertorte – https://www.sacher.com/en/original-sacher-torte/
Wiener Schnitzel – https://www.austria.info/en/things-to-do/food-and-drink/recipes/wiener-schnitzel
Viennese Coffee Specialties – https://www.wien.info/en/shopping-wining-dining/coffeehouses/coffee-339182

Events & Public Spaces
EuroPride Vienna – https://viennapride.at/en/
Life Ball – https://www.lifeball.org/
Danube Island Festival (Donauinselfest) – https://donauinselfest.at/
Vienna City Hall (Rathaus) – https://www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/sights/from-s-to-z/rathaus-352254

Vienna Experiences
Vienna Vineyards & Wine (Gemischter Satz) – https://www.wien.info/en/shopping-wining-dining/wine/viennese-wine-342014
Apple Strudel Show at Schönbrunn Palace – https://www.cafe-residenz.at/en/apple-strudel-show/
Viennese Waltz Lessons – https://www.viennawaltz.at/en/

Music Helena Mentioned
HVOB – https://www.hvob-music.com/
Camo & Krooked – https://www.camoandkrooked.com/
Voodoo Jürgens – https://voodoojuergens.com/
Wanda – https://wandamusik.com/

Eurovision Songs Discussed
Conchita Wurst – “Rise Like a Phoenix” (2014) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToqNa0rqUtY
Loreen – “Euphoria” (2012) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80
Udo Jürgens – “Merci, Chérie” (1966) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqQY-MmfzDY
Teya & Salena – “Who the Hell Is Edgar?” (2023) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMmLeV47Au4

]]> Eurovision, ESC, Eurovision Song Contest, Vienna, Austria, Conchita Wurst, Loreen, Udo Jürgens, Teya & Salena, Rise Like a Phoenix, Euphoria, Merci Cherie, Who the Hell Is Edgar, Vienna Tourist Board, Eurovision podcast, ESC history, Eurovision culture Museums & Culture
Sigmund Freud Museum – https://www.freud-museum.at/en
Leopold Museum – https://www.leopoldmuseum.org/en
Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Art History) – https://www.khm.at/en
Funeral Museum Vienna – https://www.bestattungsmuseum.at/en

Cafés & Coffee Culture
Café Landtmann – https://www.landtmann.at/en/
Café Bräunerhof – https://www.cafe-braeunerhof.at/
Café Sperl – https://www.cafesperl.at/
Café Balthasar – https://www.balthasar.at/
Café Ritter – https://www.cafe-ritter.at/

Food & Drink
Sachertorte – https://www.sacher.com/en/original-sacher-torte/
Wiener Schnitzel – https://www.austria.info/en/things-to-do/food-and-drink/recipes/wiener-schnitzel
Viennese Coffee Specialties – https://www.wien.info/en/shopping-wining-dining/coffeehouses/coffee-339182

Events & Public Spaces
EuroPride Vienna – https://viennapride.at/en/
Life Ball – https://www.lifeball.org/
Danube Island Festival (Donauinselfest) – https://donauinselfest.at/
Vienna City Hall (Rathaus) – https://www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/sights/from-s-to-z/rathaus-352254

Vienna Experiences
Vienna Vineyards & Wine (Gemischter Satz) – https://www.wien.info/en/shopping-wining-dining/wine/viennese-wine-342014
Apple Strudel Show at Schönbrunn Palace – https://www.cafe-residenz.at/en/apple-strudel-show/
Viennese Waltz Lessons – https://www.viennawaltz.at/en/

Music Helena Mentioned
HVOB – https://www.hvob-music.com/
Camo & Krooked – https://www.camoandkrooked.com/
Voodoo Jürgens – https://voodoojuergens.com/
Wanda – https://wandamusik.com/

Eurovision Songs Discussed
Conchita Wurst – “Rise Like a Phoenix” (2014) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToqNa0rqUtY
Loreen – “Euphoria” (2012) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80
Udo Jürgens – “Merci, Chérie” (1966) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqQY-MmfzDY
Teya & Salena – “Who the Hell Is Edgar?” (2023) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMmLeV47Au4

]]> Museums & Culture
Sigmund Freud Museum – https://www.freud-museum.at/en
Leopold Museum – https://www.leopoldmuseum.org/en
Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Art History) – https://www.khm.at/en
Funeral Museum Vienna – https://www.bestattungsmuseum.at/en

Cafés & Coffee Culture
Café Landtmann – https://www.landtmann.at/en/
Café Bräunerhof – https://www.cafe-braeunerhof.at/
Café Sperl – https://www.cafesperl.at/
Café Balthasar – https://www.balthasar.at/
Café Ritter – https://www.cafe-ritter.at/

Food & Drink
Sachertorte – https://www.sacher.com/en/original-sacher-torte/
Wiener Schnitzel – https://www.austria.info/en/things-to-do/food-and-drink/recipes/wiener-schnitzel
Viennese Coffee Specialties – https://www.wien.info/en/shopping-wining-dining/coffeehouses/coffee-339182

Events & Public Spaces
EuroPride Vienna – https://viennapride.at/en/
Life Ball – https://www.lifeball.org/
Danube Island Festival (Donauinselfest) – https://donauinselfest.at/
Vienna City Hall (Rathaus) – https://www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/sights/from-s-to-z/rathaus-352254

Vienna Experiences
Vienna Vineyards & Wine (Gemischter Satz) – https://www.wien.info/en/shopping-wining-dining/wine/viennese-wine-342014
Apple Strudel Show at Schönbrunn Palace – https://www.cafe-residenz.at/en/apple-strudel-show/
Viennese Waltz Lessons – https://www.viennawaltz.at/en/

Music Helena Mentioned
HVOB – https://www.hvob-music.com/
Camo & Krooked – https://www.camoandkrooked.com/
Voodoo Jürgens – https://voodoojuergens.com/
Wanda – https://wandamusik.com/

Eurovision Songs Discussed
Conchita Wurst – “Rise Like a Phoenix” (2014) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToqNa0rqUtY
Loreen – “Euphoria” (2012) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80
Udo Jürgens – “Merci, Chérie” (1966) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqQY-MmfzDY
Teya & Salena – “Who the Hell Is Edgar?” (2023) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMmLeV47Au4

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+IP_9LrN7 ]]> Episode 72: Accordions in Eurovision with Zydeco Accordionist Dwight Carrier https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/72 8dd50b9a-adef-4f14-b1df-6ea72c03f293 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Zydeco & Eurovision Accordions (with Dwight “Black Cat” Carrier) Louisiana Creole zydeco, the accordion as a lead instrument, Dwight’s family legacy and touring stories, plus how the accordion shows up on the Eurovision stage (Mandinga, Eliza, Zdob și Zdub, Verka Serduchka) and what makes an unforgettable accordion hook. 44:19 false Dwight Carrier- Black Cat Zydeco:
https://blackcatzydecomusic.com/

Dwight Carrier, Hot Pants:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIZmnxp_xaE

Black Cat Zydeco Live from Turner Hall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vda7EuQcwZQ&list=PLw0XD9SeWaWxq2lqGdGFjt3jZNYAjrv6q

Release Me, Clifton Chenier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqHs_jed0ds

Clifton Chenier – Black Snake Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK1orO1hucg&list=PLOFsCPXqLYfoj6565byTj_1qw1p--iS4F

Zydeco Boogaloo • C.J. CHENIER & the RED HOT LOUISIANA BAND • NY State Blues Fest • 6/30/18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_No0B4UhnU

Buckwheat Zydeco, Beast of Burden:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBSv4u-iulw

Dwight Carrier, Bye Bye Black Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcHN8WKzOb4

EUROVISION SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai | Ukraine 🇺🇦 | Grand Final - Eurovision 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Zdob și Zdub și Orchestra Fraților Advahov — Trenulețul (holiday live version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYCm9lioiFs

Elaiza - Is It Right (LIVE) | Germany 🇩🇪 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFuGH2Kp9dI

Mandinga - Zaleilah - Romania - Live - Grand Final - 2012 Eurovision Song Contest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ruy639kTQ

]]> Dwight Carrier- Black Cat Zydeco:
https://blackcatzydecomusic.com/

Dwight Carrier, Hot Pants:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIZmnxp_xaE

Black Cat Zydeco Live from Turner Hall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vda7EuQcwZQ&list=PLw0XD9SeWaWxq2lqGdGFjt3jZNYAjrv6q

Release Me, Clifton Chenier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqHs_jed0ds

Clifton Chenier – Black Snake Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK1orO1hucg&list=PLOFsCPXqLYfoj6565byTj_1qw1p--iS4F

Zydeco Boogaloo • C.J. CHENIER & the RED HOT LOUISIANA BAND • NY State Blues Fest • 6/30/18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_No0B4UhnU

Buckwheat Zydeco, Beast of Burden:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBSv4u-iulw

Dwight Carrier, Bye Bye Black Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcHN8WKzOb4

EUROVISION SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai | Ukraine 🇺🇦 | Grand Final - Eurovision 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Zdob și Zdub și Orchestra Fraților Advahov — Trenulețul (holiday live version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYCm9lioiFs

Elaiza - Is It Right (LIVE) | Germany 🇩🇪 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFuGH2Kp9dI

Mandinga - Zaleilah - Romania - Live - Grand Final - 2012 Eurovision Song Contest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ruy639kTQ

]]> Dwight Carrier- Black Cat Zydeco:
https://blackcatzydecomusic.com/

Dwight Carrier, Hot Pants:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIZmnxp_xaE

Black Cat Zydeco Live from Turner Hall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vda7EuQcwZQ&list=PLw0XD9SeWaWxq2lqGdGFjt3jZNYAjrv6q

Release Me, Clifton Chenier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqHs_jed0ds

Clifton Chenier – Black Snake Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK1orO1hucg&list=PLOFsCPXqLYfoj6565byTj_1qw1p--iS4F

Zydeco Boogaloo • C.J. CHENIER & the RED HOT LOUISIANA BAND • NY State Blues Fest • 6/30/18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_No0B4UhnU

Buckwheat Zydeco, Beast of Burden:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBSv4u-iulw

Dwight Carrier, Bye Bye Black Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcHN8WKzOb4

EUROVISION SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai | Ukraine 🇺🇦 | Grand Final - Eurovision 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Zdob și Zdub și Orchestra Fraților Advahov — Trenulețul (holiday live version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYCm9lioiFs

Elaiza - Is It Right (LIVE) | Germany 🇩🇪 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFuGH2Kp9dI

Mandinga - Zaleilah - Romania - Live - Grand Final - 2012 Eurovision Song Contest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ruy639kTQ

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+BJK-DlN_ ]]> Episode 71: Bonus: Sanremo Fashion with Donato Lospalluto https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/71 86d15e13-e2c1-4402-aac3-dc4aeb114e5e Sat, 12 Jul 2025 14:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Bradley speaks with Donato Lospalluto, Ground Station Engineer and Operations Architect at the European Space Agency (ESA), about Waltz Into Space — an extraordinary project created with the Vienna Tourist Board to broadcast all 13,743 notes of Johann Strauss II’s “Blue Danube Waltz” into deep space. They discuss how ESA converted the music into electromagnetic signals, transmitted it via a 35-meter deep space antenna in Spain, and sent it across the solar system toward Voyager 1 — correcting what the team calls a “cosmic omission” from NASA’s original Golden Record. Donato explains the physics of antennas, how ESA communicates with spacecraft millions of kilometers from Earth, and what it feels like to merge engineering, art, and human imagination. They also talk about Strauss’s 200th birthday, Vienna’s cultural storytelling, public engagement with space science — and yes — a little Sanremo. 8:53 false Watch Waltz into Space!
https://space.vienna.info/en-US

The hilarious promo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zt8OtLS6Ks

See Interactive European Space Agency Highlights!
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publications/ESA_Highlights

Sanremo Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

]]> Eurovision, Strauss, Waltz into Space, Donato Lospalluto, Sanremo, Sam Ryder, Voyager, Kate Miller-Heidke Watch Waltz into Space!
https://space.vienna.info/en-US

The hilarious promo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zt8OtLS6Ks

See Interactive European Space Agency Highlights!
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publications/ESA_Highlights

Sanremo Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

]]> Watch Waltz into Space!
https://space.vienna.info/en-US

The hilarious promo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zt8OtLS6Ks

See Interactive European Space Agency Highlights!
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publications/ESA_Highlights

Sanremo Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+wRzRLtBu ]]> Episode 70: (Part 2) Sending Strauss into Deep Space with Donato Lospalluto and the European Space Agency https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/70 0a321ef8-8208-430c-a579-bf5078fdab34 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 11:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Bradley speaks with Donato Lospalluto, Ground Station Engineer and Operations Architect at the European Space Agency (ESA), about Waltz Into Space — an extraordinary project created with the Vienna Tourist Board to broadcast all 13,743 notes of Johann Strauss II’s “Blue Danube Waltz” into deep space. They discuss how ESA converted the music into electromagnetic signals, transmitted it via a 35-meter deep space antenna in Spain, and sent it across the solar system toward Voyager 1 — correcting what the team calls a “cosmic omission” from NASA’s original Golden Record. Donato explains the physics of antennas, how ESA communicates with spacecraft millions of kilometers from Earth, and what it feels like to merge engineering, art, and human imagination. They also talk about Strauss’s 200th birthday, Vienna’s cultural storytelling, public engagement with space science — and yes — a little Sanremo. 1:03:43 false Watch Waltz into Space!
https://space.vienna.info/en-US

The hilarious promo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zt8OtLS6Ks

See Interactive European Space Agency Highlights!
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publications/ESA_Highlights

Sanremo Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

]]> Eurovision, Strauss, Waltz into Space, Donato Lospalluto, Sanremo, Sam Ryder, Voyager, Kate Miller-Heidke Watch Waltz into Space!
https://space.vienna.info/en-US

The hilarious promo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zt8OtLS6Ks

See Interactive European Space Agency Highlights!
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publications/ESA_Highlights

Sanremo Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

]]> Watch Waltz into Space!
https://space.vienna.info/en-US

The hilarious promo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zt8OtLS6Ks

See Interactive European Space Agency Highlights!
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publications/ESA_Highlights

Sanremo Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+wpGncnGM ]]> Episode 69: (Part 1) Sending Strauss into Deep Space with Donato Lospalluto and the European Space Agency https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/69 a11c102e-ce9f-406b-8e5d-8b8d89e23c25 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Bradley speaks with Donato Lospalluto, Ground Station Engineer and Operations Architect at the European Space Agency (ESA), about Waltz Into Space — an extraordinary project created with the Vienna Tourist Board to broadcast all 13,743 notes of Johann Strauss II’s “Blue Danube Waltz” into deep space. They discuss how ESA converted the music into electromagnetic signals, transmitted it via a 35-meter deep space antenna in Spain, and sent it across the solar system toward Voyager 1 — correcting what the team calls a “cosmic omission” from NASA’s original Golden Record. Donato explains the physics of antennas, how ESA communicates with spacecraft millions of kilometers from Earth, and what it feels like to merge engineering, art, and human imagination. They also talk about Strauss’s 200th birthday, Vienna’s cultural storytelling, public engagement with space science — and yes — a little Sanremo. 1:26:28 false Watch Waltz into Space!
https://space.vienna.info/en-US

The hilarious promo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zt8OtLS6Ks

See Interactive European Space Agency Highlights!
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publications/ESA_Highlights

Sanremo Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

]]> Eurovision, Strauss, Waltz into Space, Donato Lospalluto, Sanremo, Sam Ryder, Voyager, Kate Miller-Heidke Watch Waltz into Space!
https://space.vienna.info/en-US

The hilarious promo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zt8OtLS6Ks

See Interactive European Space Agency Highlights!
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publications/ESA_Highlights

Sanremo Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

]]> Watch Waltz into Space!
https://space.vienna.info/en-US

The hilarious promo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zt8OtLS6Ks

See Interactive European Space Agency Highlights!
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publications/ESA_Highlights

Sanremo Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+9hT3hWBB ]]> Episode 68: Bonus: Eurovision 2025 Postmortem with Suzie & Russ! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/68 323c4d60-fe66-4086-9a65-f786be4d0a92 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 1:03:41 false Eurovision https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+xJbRxG7T ]]> Episode 67: EXPERIMENTAL BONUS: Live Commentary Turquoise Carpet 2025 with Suzie & Russ! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/67 5d65ef09-3515-45d4-b183-5edc145f5f99 Sun, 11 May 2025 15:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) bonus Bradley Dalton-Oates 2:24:13 false Turquoise Carpet Link (skip to minute 27:55 in this video, that's where our commentary comes in):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P3kiqOHVzQ&t=1909s

Suzie on Rylan at 2:21:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002bqxv

]]> Turquoise Carpet Link (skip to minute 27:55 in this video, that's where our commentary comes in):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P3kiqOHVzQ&t=1909s

Suzie on Rylan at 2:21:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002bqxv

]]> Turquoise Carpet Link (skip to minute 27:55 in this video, that's where our commentary comes in):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P3kiqOHVzQ&t=1909s

Suzie on Rylan at 2:21:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002bqxv

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+lsYaERLb ]]> Episode 66: Staging & Body Language Analysis in Eurovision 2025 with Mark Bowden! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/66 a5187cdc-7c26-40b7-85ab-441a3de3da7a Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates In this episode, Bradley is joined by body language expert and author Mark Bowden (The Behavior Panel) to break down performances from Sweden, Estonia, Georgia, Austria, and the United Kingdom. They also take a closer look at Martin Österdahl’s body language — and his choice of Rolex. 1:20:24 false In this episode, Bradley is joined by body language expert and author Mark Bowden (The Behavior Panel) to break down performances from Sweden, Estonia, Georgia, Austria, and the United Kingdom. They also take a closer look at Martin Österdahl’s body language — and his choice of Rolex.

Links:

Martin gets booed at Eurovision 2024 while delivering his tag line “we’re good to go” (30 seconds):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMd0BAyu8wk

Martin Osterdahl's Watch:
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/martin-%C3%B6sterdahl-eurovision-toppchefen-%C3%A4r-nybliven-debutf%C3%B6rfattare-med-8500433cf

Artist: Johannes Pietsch "JJ", Austria
Song: Wasted Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieSTNpxvio

Artist: KAJ, Sweden
Song: Bara bada bastu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIvtyzCYJDg

Tommy Cash, Estonia
Song: Espresso Macchiato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHt5f8hUei4

Remember Monday, United Kingdom
Song: What the Hell Just Happened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hu6R3ZnOdY&list=RD-hu6R3ZnOdY&start_radio=1

Mariam Shengelia, Georgia
Song: Freedom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3wu0dUNd4c

Book, USA: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking
https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking/dp/1443452092

Book, UK: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking-ebook/dp/B072L52J3D

The Behavior Panel on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheBehaviorPanel/videos

TEDx Mark Bowden, The Importance of Being Inauthentic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40

The King Who Never Was, Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/title/81495974

Bradley reviews Azerbaijan, Estonia, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, & Switzerland on the EuroWhat Podcast:
https://www.eurowhat.com/262

The Musical Remix of Bradley's Espresso Macchiato rant from the EuroWhat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLQVq95PIwI

]]> Mark Bowden, Behavior Analysis, Eurovision, ESC, Eurovision 2025 ESC2025, Austria, Remember Monday, United Kingdom, Estonia, Tommy Cash, Sweden, KAJ, Georgia, EuroWhat Podcast, Martin Osterdahl, EBU, Johannes Pietsch, Austria, melfest, Bara Bada Bastu, Sauna In this episode, Bradley is joined by body language expert and author Mark Bowden (The Behavior Panel) to break down performances from Sweden, Estonia, Georgia, Austria, and the United Kingdom. They also take a closer look at Martin Österdahl’s body language — and his choice of Rolex.

Links:

Martin gets booed at Eurovision 2024 while delivering his tag line “we’re good to go” (30 seconds):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMd0BAyu8wk

Martin Osterdahl's Watch:
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/martin-%C3%B6sterdahl-eurovision-toppchefen-%C3%A4r-nybliven-debutf%C3%B6rfattare-med-8500433cf

Artist: Johannes Pietsch "JJ", Austria
Song: Wasted Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieSTNpxvio

Artist: KAJ, Sweden
Song: Bara bada bastu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIvtyzCYJDg

Tommy Cash, Estonia
Song: Espresso Macchiato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHt5f8hUei4

Remember Monday, United Kingdom
Song: What the Hell Just Happened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hu6R3ZnOdY&list=RD-hu6R3ZnOdY&start_radio=1

Mariam Shengelia, Georgia
Song: Freedom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3wu0dUNd4c

Book, USA: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking
https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking/dp/1443452092

Book, UK: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking-ebook/dp/B072L52J3D

The Behavior Panel on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheBehaviorPanel/videos

TEDx Mark Bowden, The Importance of Being Inauthentic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40

The King Who Never Was, Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/title/81495974

Bradley reviews Azerbaijan, Estonia, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, & Switzerland on the EuroWhat Podcast:
https://www.eurowhat.com/262

The Musical Remix of Bradley's Espresso Macchiato rant from the EuroWhat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLQVq95PIwI

]]> In this episode, Bradley is joined by body language expert and author Mark Bowden (The Behavior Panel) to break down performances from Sweden, Estonia, Georgia, Austria, and the United Kingdom. They also take a closer look at Martin Österdahl’s body language — and his choice of Rolex.

Links:

Martin gets booed at Eurovision 2024 while delivering his tag line “we’re good to go” (30 seconds):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMd0BAyu8wk

Martin Osterdahl's Watch:
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/martin-%C3%B6sterdahl-eurovision-toppchefen-%C3%A4r-nybliven-debutf%C3%B6rfattare-med-8500433cf

Artist: Johannes Pietsch "JJ", Austria
Song: Wasted Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieSTNpxvio

Artist: KAJ, Sweden
Song: Bara bada bastu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIvtyzCYJDg

Tommy Cash, Estonia
Song: Espresso Macchiato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHt5f8hUei4

Remember Monday, United Kingdom
Song: What the Hell Just Happened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hu6R3ZnOdY&list=RD-hu6R3ZnOdY&start_radio=1

Mariam Shengelia, Georgia
Song: Freedom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3wu0dUNd4c

Book, USA: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking
https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking/dp/1443452092

Book, UK: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking-ebook/dp/B072L52J3D

The Behavior Panel on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheBehaviorPanel/videos

TEDx Mark Bowden, The Importance of Being Inauthentic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40

The King Who Never Was, Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/title/81495974

Bradley reviews Azerbaijan, Estonia, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, & Switzerland on the EuroWhat Podcast:
https://www.eurowhat.com/262

The Musical Remix of Bradley's Espresso Macchiato rant from the EuroWhat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLQVq95PIwI

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+bwSA77Bj ]]> Episode 65: Bonus: Eurovision 2025 Festival da Canção / Sanremo with Sheldon Rocha Leal https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/65 ba692a73-6f8d-4589-8d7a-8f9187cb2e44 Sat, 15 Mar 2025 20:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 1:05:18 false Eurovision 2025 Playlist (Romance Language Edition)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwUisUC6JIKBsNBCw66_YAjU&si=3Fgx3b_cd0tNkIMn

Sheldon Rocha Leal's article on his trip to the Iberian Peninsula:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

]]> Sanremo 2025, Festival da Canção 2025, Eurovision 2025, Italian music, Portuguese music, Olly, Fedez, Francesca Michielin, The Kolors, Achille Lauro, Fernando Daniel, Jéssica Pina, Marco Rodrigues, Bombazine, Margarida Campelo, Lucio Corsi, Willie Peyote Eurovision 2025 Playlist (Romance Language Edition)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwUisUC6JIKBsNBCw66_YAjU&si=3Fgx3b_cd0tNkIMn

Sheldon Rocha Leal's article on his trip to the Iberian Peninsula:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

]]> Eurovision 2025 Playlist (Romance Language Edition)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwUisUC6JIKBsNBCw66_YAjU&si=3Fgx3b_cd0tNkIMn

Sheldon Rocha Leal's article on his trip to the Iberian Peninsula:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+gxu0CZGd ]]> Episode 64: Bonus: Eurovision 2025 Sanremo / Festival da Canção with Sheldon Rocha Leal https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/64 68cafeff-9ab1-4430-b1a6-8b28e516a7ce Sat, 15 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 1:02:30 false Eurovision 2025 Playlist (Romance Language Edition)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwUisUC6JIKBsNBCw66_YAjU&si=3Fgx3b_cd0tNkIMn

Sheldon Rocha Leal's article on his trip to the Iberian Peninsula:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

]]> Sanremo 2025, Festival da Canção 2025, Eurovision 2025, Italian music, Portuguese music, Olly, Fedez, Francesca Michielin, The Kolors, Achille Lauro, Fernando Daniel, Jéssica Pina, Marco Rodrigues, Bombazine, Margarida Campelo, Lucio Corsi, Willie Peyote Eurovision 2025 Playlist (Romance Language Edition)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwUisUC6JIKBsNBCw66_YAjU&si=3Fgx3b_cd0tNkIMn

Sheldon Rocha Leal's article on his trip to the Iberian Peninsula:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

]]> Eurovision 2025 Playlist (Romance Language Edition)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwUisUC6JIKBsNBCw66_YAjU&si=3Fgx3b_cd0tNkIMn

Sheldon Rocha Leal's article on his trip to the Iberian Peninsula:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+Aj7rMDJ7 ]]> Episode 63: Bonus: Eurovision 2025, Anglosphere in Crisis? Australia, Ireland, the UK https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/63 dae723d3-54d6-4603-89f9-0a1eff3be444 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Russ and Suzie from Euroriffs join me for an emergency recording to discuss whether two-thirds of the anglosphere won't make it to the Eurovision Grand Final. Also: possible hygiene issues on ice cream trucks. 1:02:26 false Russ and Suzie from Euroriffs join me for an emergency recording to discuss whether two-thirds of the anglosphere won't make it to the Eurovision Grand Final. Also: possible hygiene issues on ice cream trucks.

]]> Eurovision 2025, Eurovision, ESC, Remember Monday, Go Jo, Emmy Basel, ESC Russ and Suzie from Euroriffs join me for an emergency recording to discuss whether two-thirds of the anglosphere won't make it to the Eurovision Grand Final. Also: possible hygiene issues on ice cream trucks.

]]> Russ and Suzie from Euroriffs join me for an emergency recording to discuss whether two-thirds of the anglosphere won't make it to the Eurovision Grand Final. Also: possible hygiene issues on ice cream trucks.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+9tI517Zs ]]> Episode 62: (Part 2) Inside the Rainbow Gulag with Tony De Luz https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/62 20f564be-9b55-4fdc-ab7f-da11887d0811 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates I talk with former Lisa Frank illustrator Tony De Luz (featured in Amazon’s Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story) about the ultra-colorful, hyper-cute esthetic that Lisa Frank and Eurovision share. We watch acts like Sylvia Night, Natalia Gordienko, Brooke, Blanca, and Nemo and dig into world-building, kitsch, capitalism, and why so many of us still crave rainbow overload. 🎧✨ 47:34 false DeLuz Art:
https://deluzart.com/

Tony DeLuz is represented at Blue Rain Gallery:
https://blueraingallery.com/artists

Atlas Obscura: The Abandoned Lisa Frank Factory
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lisa-frank-factory

Whatever Happened to Lisa Frank
https://www.thelist.com/40696/whatever-happened-lisa-frank/

Inside the Rainbow Gulag
https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, USA
https://www.amazon.com/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJH953HR

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJHB56D8

Silvia Night - Congratulations (Iceland) 2006 Semi-Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkydPOGTJKk

Natalia Gordienko - SUGAR - Moldova 🇲🇩 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

Eurovision 2022 - That's Rich - Brooke - Ireland - Semi Final 2 - 4K50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0pYGoB-Tk

Blanka - Solo | Jury Show | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7bKtkaAP3o

]]> Silvia Night, Natalia Gordienko, Brooke, Blanka, Eurovision, Lisa Frank, Tony De Luz DeLuz Art:
https://deluzart.com/

Tony DeLuz is represented at Blue Rain Gallery:
https://blueraingallery.com/artists

Atlas Obscura: The Abandoned Lisa Frank Factory
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lisa-frank-factory

Whatever Happened to Lisa Frank
https://www.thelist.com/40696/whatever-happened-lisa-frank/

Inside the Rainbow Gulag
https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, USA
https://www.amazon.com/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJH953HR

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJHB56D8

Silvia Night - Congratulations (Iceland) 2006 Semi-Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkydPOGTJKk

Natalia Gordienko - SUGAR - Moldova 🇲🇩 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

Eurovision 2022 - That's Rich - Brooke - Ireland - Semi Final 2 - 4K50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0pYGoB-Tk

Blanka - Solo | Jury Show | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7bKtkaAP3o

]]> DeLuz Art:
https://deluzart.com/

Tony DeLuz is represented at Blue Rain Gallery:
https://blueraingallery.com/artists

Atlas Obscura: The Abandoned Lisa Frank Factory
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lisa-frank-factory

Whatever Happened to Lisa Frank
https://www.thelist.com/40696/whatever-happened-lisa-frank/

Inside the Rainbow Gulag
https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, USA
https://www.amazon.com/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJH953HR

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJHB56D8

Silvia Night - Congratulations (Iceland) 2006 Semi-Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkydPOGTJKk

Natalia Gordienko - SUGAR - Moldova 🇲🇩 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

Eurovision 2022 - That's Rich - Brooke - Ireland - Semi Final 2 - 4K50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0pYGoB-Tk

Blanka - Solo | Jury Show | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7bKtkaAP3o

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+BWPLIV9L ]]> Episode 61: (Part 1) Inside the Rainbow Gulag with Tony De Luz https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/61 73a74300-58d9-4139-a025-9e9ed01e9891 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates I talk with former Lisa Frank illustrator Tony De Luz (featured in Amazon’s Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story) about the ultra-colorful, hyper-cute esthetic that Lisa Frank and Eurovision share. We watch acts like Sylvia Night, Natalia Gordienko, Brooke, Blanca, and Nemo and dig into world-building, kitsch, capitalism, and why so many of us still crave rainbow overload. 🎧✨ 53:33 false DeLuz Art:
https://deluzart.com/

Tony DeLuz is represented at Blue Rain Gallery:
https://blueraingallery.com/artists

Atlas Obscura: The Abandoned Lisa Frank Factory
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lisa-frank-factory

Whatever Happened to Lisa Frank
https://www.thelist.com/40696/whatever-happened-lisa-frank/

Inside the Rainbow Gulag
https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, USA
https://www.amazon.com/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJH953HR

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJHB56D8

Silvia Night - Congratulations (Iceland) 2006 Semi-Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkydPOGTJKk

Natalia Gordienko - SUGAR - Moldova 🇲🇩 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

Eurovision 2022 - That's Rich - Brooke - Ireland - Semi Final 2 - 4K50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0pYGoB-Tk

Blanka - Solo | Jury Show | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7bKtkaAP3o

]]> Silvia Night, Natalia Gordienko, Brooke, Blanka, Eurovision, Lisa Frank, Tony De Luz DeLuz Art:
https://deluzart.com/

Tony DeLuz is represented at Blue Rain Gallery:
https://blueraingallery.com/artists

Atlas Obscura: The Abandoned Lisa Frank Factory
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lisa-frank-factory

Whatever Happened to Lisa Frank
https://www.thelist.com/40696/whatever-happened-lisa-frank/

Inside the Rainbow Gulag
https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, USA
https://www.amazon.com/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJH953HR

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJHB56D8

Silvia Night - Congratulations (Iceland) 2006 Semi-Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkydPOGTJKk

Natalia Gordienko - SUGAR - Moldova 🇲🇩 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

Eurovision 2022 - That's Rich - Brooke - Ireland - Semi Final 2 - 4K50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0pYGoB-Tk

Blanka - Solo | Jury Show | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7bKtkaAP3o

]]> DeLuz Art:
https://deluzart.com/

Tony DeLuz is represented at Blue Rain Gallery:
https://blueraingallery.com/artists

Atlas Obscura: The Abandoned Lisa Frank Factory
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lisa-frank-factory

Whatever Happened to Lisa Frank
https://www.thelist.com/40696/whatever-happened-lisa-frank/

Inside the Rainbow Gulag
https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, USA
https://www.amazon.com/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJH953HR

Glitter and Greed, Amazon Prime, UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glitter-Greed-Frank-Story-Season/dp/B0DJHB56D8

Silvia Night - Congratulations (Iceland) 2006 Semi-Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkydPOGTJKk

Natalia Gordienko - SUGAR - Moldova 🇲🇩 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

Eurovision 2022 - That's Rich - Brooke - Ireland - Semi Final 2 - 4K50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0pYGoB-Tk

Blanka - Solo | Jury Show | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7bKtkaAP3o

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+tZhR9ObP ]]> Episode 60: (Part 2) Happy Chords, Sad Chords with Ethan Hein https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/60 3d22116d-ee3a-4609-959f-b54995b8cef4 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates NYU music theorist and producer Ethan Hein breaks down why “sad” chords aren’t inherently sad, using Beatles cadences, blues voice-leading, and Eurovision classics like “Euphoria” and “Fairytale” as case studies. We also talk Groove Pizza, his browser-based Accordion instrument, and what makes a chord progression feel tragic, wistful, or euphoric on the ESC stage. 50:10 false Ethan Hein's Blog; Happy Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2017/the-happiest-chord-progression-ever/

Ethan Hein's Blog; Sad Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2023/the-saddest-chord-progression-ever-revisited/

From Poland: DER GASN NIGN / THE STREET SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swve55Y6LgU

Club Recommendation, XCX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJW-VvmRKsE&list=RDEMqB6GN03U2YuNBEN7d9EqVw&start_radio=1

Groove Pizza, the aQWERTYion and other amazing digital products YOU can use!
https://musedlab.org/

"Happy/Sad" ESC:

Euphoria – Loreen (Sweden, 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Elina Nechayeva - La Forza - Estonia - Eurovision 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76KOUIfDry8

"Fairytale" – Alexander Rybak (Norway, 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXwgZL4zx9o

"Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest (Denmark, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

"Satellite" by Lena (Germany, 2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

De La Soul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFnI1nwMOzY

The Reflex, Copacabana:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U907umxfo5w

Settings for the aQWERTYion, Eurovision:

Euphoria - A major
Fairytale - D natural minor

Space Man - B major
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Discoteque - F natural minor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNweec5olYw

]]> Eurovision, Loreen, Alexander Rybak, music theory Ethan Hein's Blog; Happy Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2017/the-happiest-chord-progression-ever/

Ethan Hein's Blog; Sad Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2023/the-saddest-chord-progression-ever-revisited/

From Poland: DER GASN NIGN / THE STREET SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swve55Y6LgU

Club Recommendation, XCX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJW-VvmRKsE&list=RDEMqB6GN03U2YuNBEN7d9EqVw&start_radio=1

Groove Pizza, the aQWERTYion and other amazing digital products YOU can use!
https://musedlab.org/

"Happy/Sad" ESC:

Euphoria – Loreen (Sweden, 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Elina Nechayeva - La Forza - Estonia - Eurovision 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76KOUIfDry8

"Fairytale" – Alexander Rybak (Norway, 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXwgZL4zx9o

"Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest (Denmark, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

"Satellite" by Lena (Germany, 2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

De La Soul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFnI1nwMOzY

The Reflex, Copacabana:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U907umxfo5w

Settings for the aQWERTYion, Eurovision:

Euphoria - A major
Fairytale - D natural minor

Space Man - B major
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Discoteque - F natural minor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNweec5olYw

]]> Ethan Hein's Blog; Happy Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2017/the-happiest-chord-progression-ever/

Ethan Hein's Blog; Sad Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2023/the-saddest-chord-progression-ever-revisited/

From Poland: DER GASN NIGN / THE STREET SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swve55Y6LgU

Club Recommendation, XCX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJW-VvmRKsE&list=RDEMqB6GN03U2YuNBEN7d9EqVw&start_radio=1

Groove Pizza, the aQWERTYion and other amazing digital products YOU can use!
https://musedlab.org/

"Happy/Sad" ESC:

Euphoria – Loreen (Sweden, 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Elina Nechayeva - La Forza - Estonia - Eurovision 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76KOUIfDry8

"Fairytale" – Alexander Rybak (Norway, 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXwgZL4zx9o

"Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest (Denmark, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

"Satellite" by Lena (Germany, 2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

De La Soul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFnI1nwMOzY

The Reflex, Copacabana:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U907umxfo5w

Settings for the aQWERTYion, Eurovision:

Euphoria - A major
Fairytale - D natural minor

Space Man - B major
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Discoteque - F natural minor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNweec5olYw

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+JY1IBv8n ]]> Episode 59: (Part 2) Holiday Party & ESC Gift Exchange 2024! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/59 2362ba58-186f-407b-94aa-27d8155074db Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 44:33 false Holiday Slideshow!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15AiVP8S_3qemlVzgwEWS40NEZfYCLcEm?usp=sharing

Notes/slideshow will be fully updated by Dec 15

]]> Holiday Slideshow!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15AiVP8S_3qemlVzgwEWS40NEZfYCLcEm?usp=sharing

Notes/slideshow will be fully updated by Dec 15

]]> Holiday Slideshow!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15AiVP8S_3qemlVzgwEWS40NEZfYCLcEm?usp=sharing

Notes/slideshow will be fully updated by Dec 15

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+SfgKNbY3 ]]> Episode 58: (Part 1) Holiday Party & ESC Gift Exchange 2024! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/58 a09d546a-5a13-42a1-b0b3-78a75e3e3d97 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 44:21 false Holiday Slideshow!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15AiVP8S_3qemlVzgwEWS40NEZfYCLcEm?usp=sharing

Notes/slideshow will be fully updated by Dec 15

]]> Holiday Slideshow!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15AiVP8S_3qemlVzgwEWS40NEZfYCLcEm?usp=sharing

Notes/slideshow will be fully updated by Dec 15

]]> Holiday Slideshow!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15AiVP8S_3qemlVzgwEWS40NEZfYCLcEm?usp=sharing

Notes/slideshow will be fully updated by Dec 15

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+B2gURRzq ]]> Episode 56: (Part 1) Sad Chords, Happy Chords with Ethan Hein https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/56 aa20fbc2-61f4-407b-86a1-c62842371cdc Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates NYU music theorist and producer Ethan Hein breaks down why “sad” chords aren’t inherently sad, using Beatles cadences, blues voice-leading, and Eurovision classics like “Euphoria” and “Fairytale” as case studies. We also talk Groove Pizza, his browser-based Accordion instrument, and what makes a chord progression feel tragic, wistful, or euphoric on the ESC stage. 57:35 false Ethan Hein's Blog; Happy Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2017/the-happiest-chord-progression-ever/

Ethan Hein's Blog; Sad Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2023/the-saddest-chord-progression-ever-revisited/

From Poland: DER GASN NIGN / THE STREET SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swve55Y6LgU

Club Recommendation, XCX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJW-VvmRKsE&list=RDEMqB6GN03U2YuNBEN7d9EqVw&start_radio=1

Groove Pizza, the aQWERTYion and other amazing digital products YOU can use!
https://musedlab.org/

"Happy/Sad" ESC:

Euphoria – Loreen (Sweden, 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Elina Nechayeva - La Forza - Estonia - Eurovision 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76KOUIfDry8

"Fairytale" – Alexander Rybak (Norway, 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXwgZL4zx9o

"Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest (Denmark, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

"Satellite" by Lena (Germany, 2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

De La Soul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFnI1nwMOzY

The Reflex, Copacabana:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U907umxfo5w

Settings for the aQWERTYion, Eurovision:

Euphoria - A major
Fairytale - D natural minor

Space Man - B major
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Discoteque - F natural minor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNweec5olYw

]]> Eurovision, Loreen, Alexander Rybak, music theory Ethan Hein's Blog; Happy Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2017/the-happiest-chord-progression-ever/

Ethan Hein's Blog; Sad Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2023/the-saddest-chord-progression-ever-revisited/

From Poland: DER GASN NIGN / THE STREET SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swve55Y6LgU

Club Recommendation, XCX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJW-VvmRKsE&list=RDEMqB6GN03U2YuNBEN7d9EqVw&start_radio=1

Groove Pizza, the aQWERTYion and other amazing digital products YOU can use!
https://musedlab.org/

"Happy/Sad" ESC:

Euphoria – Loreen (Sweden, 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Elina Nechayeva - La Forza - Estonia - Eurovision 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76KOUIfDry8

"Fairytale" – Alexander Rybak (Norway, 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXwgZL4zx9o

"Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest (Denmark, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

"Satellite" by Lena (Germany, 2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

De La Soul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFnI1nwMOzY

The Reflex, Copacabana:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U907umxfo5w

Settings for the aQWERTYion, Eurovision:

Euphoria - A major
Fairytale - D natural minor

Space Man - B major
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Discoteque - F natural minor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNweec5olYw

]]> Ethan Hein's Blog; Happy Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2017/the-happiest-chord-progression-ever/

Ethan Hein's Blog; Sad Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2023/the-saddest-chord-progression-ever-revisited/

From Poland: DER GASN NIGN / THE STREET SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swve55Y6LgU

Club Recommendation, XCX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJW-VvmRKsE&list=RDEMqB6GN03U2YuNBEN7d9EqVw&start_radio=1

Groove Pizza, the aQWERTYion and other amazing digital products YOU can use!
https://musedlab.org/

"Happy/Sad" ESC:

Euphoria – Loreen (Sweden, 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Elina Nechayeva - La Forza - Estonia - Eurovision 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76KOUIfDry8

"Fairytale" – Alexander Rybak (Norway, 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXwgZL4zx9o

"Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest (Denmark, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

"Satellite" by Lena (Germany, 2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

De La Soul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFnI1nwMOzY

The Reflex, Copacabana:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U907umxfo5w

Settings for the aQWERTYion, Eurovision:

Euphoria - A major
Fairytale - D natural minor

Space Man - B major
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Discoteque - F natural minor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNweec5olYw

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+YTAYERYR ]]> Episode 55: Update on the Future of the Pod! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/55 19c7233e-cbed-462d-b1e9-b28304ed6498 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 1:44 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+f-mVXp81 ]]> Episode 54: (Part 2) ESC "Would You Rather" with Suzie and Russ- unedited https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/54 e83b981e-19a4-45b2-ae10-8fd7ba2219a4 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 59:07 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+dQbKAQUO ]]> Episode 53: (Part 1) ESC "Would You Rather" with Suzie and Russ- unedited https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/53 b8bfe051-6745-4526-8191-7ad6dd5b298c Thu, 12 Sep 2024 06:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 1:00:00 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+oRq5N_YA ]]> Episode 52: (Part 2) When Cultures Collide with Michael Gates https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/52 3ed23f60-cc6a-46ba-9e6d-d7dabfdf70c7 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Our guest is Michael Gates, he’s an expert in Cross Cultural Communications who regularly advises multi-cultural teams in improving understanding, negotiation, and conflict resolution. We’ll talk about Lewis Model of Cross-Cultural Communication, and the classic book When Cultures Collide. We’ll then talk about… what else… when Eurovision Cultures Collide, including The Netherlands and Sweden. 49:06 false When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures 4th Edition
https://www.amazon.com/When-Cultures-Collide-Leading-Across-dp-147368482X/dp/147368482X/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Richard Lewis Communications
https://www.crossculture.com/

Michael Gates, LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgatescrossculture/

]]> eurovision, when cultures collide When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures 4th Edition
https://www.amazon.com/When-Cultures-Collide-Leading-Across-dp-147368482X/dp/147368482X/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Richard Lewis Communications
https://www.crossculture.com/

Michael Gates, LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgatescrossculture/

]]> When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures 4th Edition
https://www.amazon.com/When-Cultures-Collide-Leading-Across-dp-147368482X/dp/147368482X/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Richard Lewis Communications
https://www.crossculture.com/

Michael Gates, LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgatescrossculture/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+ZWVVprZH ]]> Episode 51: (Part 1) When Cultures Collide with Michael Gates https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/51 7970f49c-e1ff-4b12-92b6-911fe9fe67f0 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Our guest is Michael Gates, he’s an expert in Cross Cultural Communications who regularly advises multi-cultural teams in improving understanding, negotiation, and conflict resolution. We’ll talk about Lewis Model of Cross-Cultural Communication, and the classic book When Cultures Collide. We’ll then talk about… what else… when Eurovision Cultures Collide, including The Netherlands and Sweden. 51:13 false When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures 4th Edition
https://www.amazon.com/When-Cultures-Collide-Leading-Across-dp-147368482X/dp/147368482X/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Richard Lewis Communications
https://www.crossculture.com/

Michael Gates, LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgatescrossculture/

]]> eurovision, when cultures collide When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures 4th Edition
https://www.amazon.com/When-Cultures-Collide-Leading-Across-dp-147368482X/dp/147368482X/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Richard Lewis Communications
https://www.crossculture.com/

Michael Gates, LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgatescrossculture/

]]> When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures 4th Edition
https://www.amazon.com/When-Cultures-Collide-Leading-Across-dp-147368482X/dp/147368482X/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Richard Lewis Communications
https://www.crossculture.com/

Michael Gates, LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgatescrossculture/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+KhbHJLvi ]]> Episode 50: (Part 2) Milli Vanilli with Sheldon Rocha Leal https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/50 4a077eb1-56b5-4870-af79-629e800fd7b8 Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Our guest is Sheldon Rocha Leal, he’s a Musicologist, Musician and Songwriter. He’s also the author of a fantastic article called Moments That Changed Music III: Milli Vanilli. We’ll talk about how the Milli Vanilli scandal changed the music industry, living in a pre-hip hop world, modern interpretations about what actually happened, the connection between Milli Vanilli’s producer Frank Farian and Eurovision superproducer Ralph Siegel, and Milli Vanilli’s Rob Pilatus singing real backup vocals for Germany’s 1987 entry by a band called Wind, which placed 2nd in the contest. 57:06 false Sheldon Rocha Leal's article:
https://medium.com/@shelrochaleal/moments-that-changed-music-iii-milli-vanilli-0446cb898c90

Blame it on the Fame podcast:
https://wondery.com/shows/blame-it-on-the-fame/

Milli Vanilli Doc on Paramount+
https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/video/RyBU_xBfU0NhkIZRN5y_UMWs1Iu0HDdb/

Milli Vanilli- Girl You Know It's True
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdSmokR0Enk

Milli Vanilli - Blame it on the Rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI5IA8assfk

Milli Vanilli Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milli_Vanilli

Face Meets Voice w Rob Morvan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0tnvZuStB4

Wind - Laß die Sonne in dein Herz - Germany - Eurovision Song Contest 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCHsBzQYCeE

Luxembourg - Eurovision 1988 - Lara Fabian - Croire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHikWD-RY2Y

Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxC8MZ1RS-c

Boney M also lip-synched
Eurovision 1979 Germany Dschinghis Khan Dschinghis Khan HQ SUBTITLED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEUrp2V4ss

Boney M. - Rasputin (Sopot Festival 1979)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16y1AkoZkmQ

Love city groove - United Kingdom 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58S5HVBDXbo

Edsilia Rombley Hemel En Aarde HD Eurovision Song Contest 1998
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_TDK5Q4BjA

]]> Sheldon Rocha Leal, Milli Vanilli, Wind, Ghengis Khan, Lara Fabian, Love City Groove, Boney M, Frank Farian, Ralph Siegel, Rob Pilatus, Fab Morvan Sheldon Rocha Leal's article:
https://medium.com/@shelrochaleal/moments-that-changed-music-iii-milli-vanilli-0446cb898c90

Blame it on the Fame podcast:
https://wondery.com/shows/blame-it-on-the-fame/

Milli Vanilli Doc on Paramount+
https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/video/RyBU_xBfU0NhkIZRN5y_UMWs1Iu0HDdb/

Milli Vanilli- Girl You Know It's True
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdSmokR0Enk

Milli Vanilli - Blame it on the Rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI5IA8assfk

Milli Vanilli Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milli_Vanilli

Face Meets Voice w Rob Morvan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0tnvZuStB4

Wind - Laß die Sonne in dein Herz - Germany - Eurovision Song Contest 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCHsBzQYCeE

Luxembourg - Eurovision 1988 - Lara Fabian - Croire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHikWD-RY2Y

Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxC8MZ1RS-c

Boney M also lip-synched
Eurovision 1979 Germany Dschinghis Khan Dschinghis Khan HQ SUBTITLED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEUrp2V4ss

Boney M. - Rasputin (Sopot Festival 1979)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16y1AkoZkmQ

Love city groove - United Kingdom 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58S5HVBDXbo

Edsilia Rombley Hemel En Aarde HD Eurovision Song Contest 1998
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_TDK5Q4BjA

]]> Sheldon Rocha Leal's article:
https://medium.com/@shelrochaleal/moments-that-changed-music-iii-milli-vanilli-0446cb898c90

Blame it on the Fame podcast:
https://wondery.com/shows/blame-it-on-the-fame/

Milli Vanilli Doc on Paramount+
https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/video/RyBU_xBfU0NhkIZRN5y_UMWs1Iu0HDdb/

Milli Vanilli- Girl You Know It's True
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdSmokR0Enk

Milli Vanilli - Blame it on the Rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI5IA8assfk

Milli Vanilli Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milli_Vanilli

Face Meets Voice w Rob Morvan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0tnvZuStB4

Wind - Laß die Sonne in dein Herz - Germany - Eurovision Song Contest 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCHsBzQYCeE

Luxembourg - Eurovision 1988 - Lara Fabian - Croire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHikWD-RY2Y

Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxC8MZ1RS-c

Boney M also lip-synched
Eurovision 1979 Germany Dschinghis Khan Dschinghis Khan HQ SUBTITLED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEUrp2V4ss

Boney M. - Rasputin (Sopot Festival 1979)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16y1AkoZkmQ

Love city groove - United Kingdom 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58S5HVBDXbo

Edsilia Rombley Hemel En Aarde HD Eurovision Song Contest 1998
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_TDK5Q4BjA

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+bFjDUFsc ]]> Episode 49: (Part 1) Milli Vanilli with Sheldon Rocha Leal https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/49 83cd62ce-3919-44bf-929e-a9eb87ad3c7f Fri, 12 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Our guest is Sheldon Rocha Leal, he’s a Musicologist, Musician and Songwriter. He’s also the author of a fantastic article called Moments That Changed Music III: Milli Vanilli. We’ll talk about how the Milli Vanilli scandal changed the music industry, living in a pre-hip hop world, modern interpretations about what actually happened, the connection between Milli Vanilli’s producer Frank Farian and Eurovision superproducer Ralph Siegel, and Milli Vanilli’s Rob Pilatus singing real backup vocals for Germany’s 1987 entry by a band called Wind, which placed 2nd in the contest. 57:26 false Sheldon Rocha Leal's article:
https://medium.com/@shelrochaleal/moments-that-changed-music-iii-milli-vanilli-0446cb898c90

Blame it on the Fame podcast:
https://wondery.com/shows/blame-it-on-the-fame/

Milli Vanilli Doc on Paramount+
https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/video/RyBU_xBfU0NhkIZRN5y_UMWs1Iu0HDdb/

Milli Vanilli- Girl You Know It's True
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdSmokR0Enk

Milli Vanilli - Blame it on the Rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI5IA8assfk

Milli Vanilli Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milli_Vanilli

Face Meets Voice w Rob Morvan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0tnvZuStB4

Wind - Laß die Sonne in dein Herz - Germany - Eurovision Song Contest 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCHsBzQYCeE

Luxembourg - Eurovision 1988 - Lara Fabian - Croire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHikWD-RY2Y

Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxC8MZ1RS-c

Boney M also lip-synched
Eurovision 1979 Germany Dschinghis Khan Dschinghis Khan HQ SUBTITLED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEUrp2V4ss

Boney M. - Rasputin (Sopot Festival 1979)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16y1AkoZkmQ

Love city groove - United Kingdom 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58S5HVBDXbo

Edsilia Rombley Hemel En Aarde HD Eurovision Song Contest 1998
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_TDK5Q4BjA

]]> Sheldon Rocha Leal, Milli Vanilli, Wind, Ghengis Khan, Lara Fabian, Love City Groove, Boney M, Frank Farian, Ralph Siegel, Rob Pilatus, Fab Morvan Sheldon Rocha Leal's article:
https://medium.com/@shelrochaleal/moments-that-changed-music-iii-milli-vanilli-0446cb898c90

Blame it on the Fame podcast:
https://wondery.com/shows/blame-it-on-the-fame/

Milli Vanilli Doc on Paramount+
https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/video/RyBU_xBfU0NhkIZRN5y_UMWs1Iu0HDdb/

Milli Vanilli- Girl You Know It's True
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdSmokR0Enk

Milli Vanilli - Blame it on the Rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI5IA8assfk

Milli Vanilli Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milli_Vanilli

Face Meets Voice w Rob Morvan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0tnvZuStB4

Wind - Laß die Sonne in dein Herz - Germany - Eurovision Song Contest 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCHsBzQYCeE

Luxembourg - Eurovision 1988 - Lara Fabian - Croire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHikWD-RY2Y

Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxC8MZ1RS-c

Boney M also lip-synched
Eurovision 1979 Germany Dschinghis Khan Dschinghis Khan HQ SUBTITLED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEUrp2V4ss

Boney M. - Rasputin (Sopot Festival 1979)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16y1AkoZkmQ

Love city groove - United Kingdom 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58S5HVBDXbo

Edsilia Rombley Hemel En Aarde HD Eurovision Song Contest 1998
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_TDK5Q4BjA

]]> Sheldon Rocha Leal's article:
https://medium.com/@shelrochaleal/moments-that-changed-music-iii-milli-vanilli-0446cb898c90

Blame it on the Fame podcast:
https://wondery.com/shows/blame-it-on-the-fame/

Milli Vanilli Doc on Paramount+
https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/video/RyBU_xBfU0NhkIZRN5y_UMWs1Iu0HDdb/

Milli Vanilli- Girl You Know It's True
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdSmokR0Enk

Milli Vanilli - Blame it on the Rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI5IA8assfk

Milli Vanilli Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milli_Vanilli

Face Meets Voice w Rob Morvan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0tnvZuStB4

Wind - Laß die Sonne in dein Herz - Germany - Eurovision Song Contest 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCHsBzQYCeE

Luxembourg - Eurovision 1988 - Lara Fabian - Croire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHikWD-RY2Y

Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxC8MZ1RS-c

Boney M also lip-synched
Eurovision 1979 Germany Dschinghis Khan Dschinghis Khan HQ SUBTITLED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEUrp2V4ss

Boney M. - Rasputin (Sopot Festival 1979)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16y1AkoZkmQ

Love city groove - United Kingdom 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58S5HVBDXbo

Edsilia Rombley Hemel En Aarde HD Eurovision Song Contest 1998
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_TDK5Q4BjA

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+Xxl-Evu3 ]]> Episode 48: (Part 2) Cabin Crew Eurovision: ESC at 30,000 Feet (with Dutch flair) https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/48 063d211a-579f-4d32-8a7a-f6e247458b7e Thu, 13 Jun 2024 22:15:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 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! 37:49 false Dutch Eurovision Party:

Edsilia Rombley Hemel En Aarde HD Eurovision Song Contest 1998
https://youtu.be/O_TDK5Q4BjA?si=ssPzbKvuT6_IhGWz

Maxine & Franklin Brown - De eerste keer HD - Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Netherlands 20-05-06
https://youtu.be/n9ZwWM1Bfas?si=iR3xm5opSUEURuBu

Stroopwaffles:
https://g.co/kgs/CEezG7i

Gouda
https://g.co/kgs/5qfem7a

Drop
https://g.co/kgs/MSANvkL

]]> Las Ketchup, Verka, Scooch, Eurovision, Cabin Crew, Joost Klein, Holland, Netherlands Dutch Eurovision Party:

Edsilia Rombley Hemel En Aarde HD Eurovision Song Contest 1998
https://youtu.be/O_TDK5Q4BjA?si=ssPzbKvuT6_IhGWz

Maxine & Franklin Brown - De eerste keer HD - Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Netherlands 20-05-06
https://youtu.be/n9ZwWM1Bfas?si=iR3xm5opSUEURuBu

Stroopwaffles:
https://g.co/kgs/CEezG7i

Gouda
https://g.co/kgs/5qfem7a

Drop
https://g.co/kgs/MSANvkL

]]> Dutch Eurovision Party:

Edsilia Rombley Hemel En Aarde HD Eurovision Song Contest 1998
https://youtu.be/O_TDK5Q4BjA?si=ssPzbKvuT6_IhGWz

Maxine & Franklin Brown - De eerste keer HD - Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Netherlands 20-05-06
https://youtu.be/n9ZwWM1Bfas?si=iR3xm5opSUEURuBu

Stroopwaffles:
https://g.co/kgs/CEezG7i

Gouda
https://g.co/kgs/5qfem7a

Drop
https://g.co/kgs/MSANvkL

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+3JgNWSzV ]]> Episode 47: (Part 1) Cabin Crew Eurovision: ESC at 30,000 Feet (with Dutch flair) https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/47 1885615d-8b88-48f9-9917-f6d24d5f75a5 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 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! 31:23 false Dutch Eurovision Party:

Edsilia Rombley Hemel En Aarde HD Eurovision Song Contest 1998
https://youtu.be/O_TDK5Q4BjA?si=ssPzbKvuT6_IhGWz

Maxine & Franklin Brown - De eerste keer HD - Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Netherlands 20-05-06
https://youtu.be/n9ZwWM1Bfas?si=iR3xm5opSUEURuBu

Stroopwaffles:
https://g.co/kgs/CEezG7i

Gouda
https://g.co/kgs/5qfem7a

Drop
https://g.co/kgs/MSANvkL

]]> Las Ketchup, Verka, Scooch, Eurovision, Cabin Crew, Joost Klein, Holland, Netherlands Dutch Eurovision Party:

Edsilia Rombley Hemel En Aarde HD Eurovision Song Contest 1998
https://youtu.be/O_TDK5Q4BjA?si=ssPzbKvuT6_IhGWz

Maxine & Franklin Brown - De eerste keer HD - Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Netherlands 20-05-06
https://youtu.be/n9ZwWM1Bfas?si=iR3xm5opSUEURuBu

Stroopwaffles:
https://g.co/kgs/CEezG7i

Gouda
https://g.co/kgs/5qfem7a

Drop
https://g.co/kgs/MSANvkL

]]> Dutch Eurovision Party:

Edsilia Rombley Hemel En Aarde HD Eurovision Song Contest 1998
https://youtu.be/O_TDK5Q4BjA?si=ssPzbKvuT6_IhGWz

Maxine & Franklin Brown - De eerste keer HD - Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Netherlands 20-05-06
https://youtu.be/n9ZwWM1Bfas?si=iR3xm5opSUEURuBu

Stroopwaffles:
https://g.co/kgs/CEezG7i

Gouda
https://g.co/kgs/5qfem7a

Drop
https://g.co/kgs/MSANvkL

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+Glvq7OeE ]]> Episode 46: (Part 3) EXTRA Post Eurovision Debrief 2024, Hopes for 2025 https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/46 bfb29742-f944-46e1-8e97-4992eb2fc5ea Wed, 15 May 2024 22:30:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 9:11 false Eurovision, Eurovision 2024, Joost Klein, Osterdahl, Nemo, Sweden, Malmo https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+V0NlBZ0B ]]> Episode 45: (Part 2) EXTRA Post Eurovision Debrief 2024, Joost Klein, EBU, Osterdahl https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/45 8b32f5cf-0d20-467d-86c7-4dc246c9ba2b Tue, 14 May 2024 20:30:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 1:02:26 false Eurovision, Eurovision 2024, Joost Klein, Osterdahl, Nemo, Sweden, Malmo https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+2JHNqUDu ]]> Episode 44: (Part 1) EXTRA Post EurovisionDebrief 2024, General Observations https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/44 7ad34569-1525-4fac-8aab-a9e910e39f3d Mon, 13 May 2024 19:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 54:13 false Eurovision, Eurovision 2024, Joost Klein, Osterdahl, Nemo, Sweden, Malmo https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+dCunkzgK ]]> Episode 43: (Part 2) EXTRA Marghe and Bradley meltdown 14 hours before ESC 2024. Skip if this is old news, optional listen https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/43 45ac119d-5d57-460a-bfc8-f1477104cfb2 Sat, 11 May 2024 01:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates (Part 2) EXTRA Marghe and Bradley meltdown 14 hours before ESC 2024. Skip if this is old news, optional listen 19:30 false (Part 2) EXTRA Marghe and Bradley meltdown 14 hours before ESC 2024. Skip if this is old news, optional listen

]]> (Part 2) EXTRA Marghe and Bradley meltdown 14 hours before ESC 2024. Skip if this is old news, optional listen

]]> (Part 2) EXTRA Marghe and Bradley meltdown 14 hours before ESC 2024. Skip if this is old news, optional listen

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+ilSb-gNX ]]> Episode 42: (Part 1) EXTRA Marghe and Bradley meltdown 14 hours before ESC 2024. Skip if this is old news, optional listen https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/42 52c59184-8334-4961-aa22-0f06cf2efffa Sat, 11 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates (Part 1) EXTRA Marghe and Bradley meltdown 14 hours before ESC 2024. Skip if this is old news, optional listen 15:45 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+_DbugNfx ]]> 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 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (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 false 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 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

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+mieLUpyl ]]> 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 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (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 false 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 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

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+TMkgIPhL ]]> Episode 39: (Part 2) ESC's Hidden Language: Insights from Body Language Expert Mark Bowden https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/39 1ebd32da-88fc-4fbc-a154-6bcdef55da16 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates We’re Bradley, and Margherita, and in this episode we’re joined by one of the world’s top body language experts Mark Bowden. You may know him from the Behavior Panel on YouTube, TEDx or Truthplane. We’ll chat about the body language and stage presence of Sam Ryder, Lena, Wild Youth, and Mae Muller. We’ll also ask Mark to help Joost Klein stand out, win trust, gain credibility and WIN Eurovision 2024! See the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm , or by looking in the episode description. Just a note: we are using our backup audio this time around, and you’ll be joining us a bit into our conversation. 47:33 false

MARK BOWDEN CONTENT:

The Importance Of Being Inauthentic: Mark Bowden at TEDxToronto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40

Mark Bowden on the Behavior Panel

Prince Andrew Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wydK76hnvcA

"Ski Slope Barbie" Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQRaEm321gs

"Nicholas Rossi Billy Bunter" Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaDRnO6CFl4

Mark Bowden's Truthplane
https://truthplane.com/

Mark Helps You Deal With Zoom Meetings A-Z
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mark+bowden+zoom+meeting

CONTENT FROM THIS EPISODE:

Mae Muller - I Wrote A Song | LIVE | Grand Final | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeVNoqety8o

Wild Youth - We Are One (LIVE) | Ireland 🇮🇪 | First Semi-Final | Eurovision 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VHXnyJFeWA

Lena - Satellite | Germany 🇩🇪 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN (Eurovision Song Contest)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Interview: Joost Klein over Europapa | De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach (S5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAeUyh0xKew

Joost Klein - Europapa | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Official Music Video | Eurovision 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2wY0DjYGo

]]> Joost Klein, Europapa, Eurovision, Eurovision 2024, Sam Ryder, Lena, Mark Bowden, Body Language, Stage Presence

MARK BOWDEN CONTENT:

The Importance Of Being Inauthentic: Mark Bowden at TEDxToronto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40

Mark Bowden on the Behavior Panel

Prince Andrew Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wydK76hnvcA

"Ski Slope Barbie" Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQRaEm321gs

"Nicholas Rossi Billy Bunter" Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaDRnO6CFl4

Mark Bowden's Truthplane
https://truthplane.com/

Mark Helps You Deal With Zoom Meetings A-Z
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mark+bowden+zoom+meeting

CONTENT FROM THIS EPISODE:

Mae Muller - I Wrote A Song | LIVE | Grand Final | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeVNoqety8o

Wild Youth - We Are One (LIVE) | Ireland 🇮🇪 | First Semi-Final | Eurovision 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VHXnyJFeWA

Lena - Satellite | Germany 🇩🇪 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN (Eurovision Song Contest)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Interview: Joost Klein over Europapa | De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach (S5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAeUyh0xKew

Joost Klein - Europapa | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Official Music Video | Eurovision 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2wY0DjYGo

]]>

MARK BOWDEN CONTENT:

The Importance Of Being Inauthentic: Mark Bowden at TEDxToronto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40

Mark Bowden on the Behavior Panel

Prince Andrew Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wydK76hnvcA

"Ski Slope Barbie" Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQRaEm321gs

"Nicholas Rossi Billy Bunter" Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaDRnO6CFl4

Mark Bowden's Truthplane
https://truthplane.com/

Mark Helps You Deal With Zoom Meetings A-Z
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mark+bowden+zoom+meeting

CONTENT FROM THIS EPISODE:

Mae Muller - I Wrote A Song | LIVE | Grand Final | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeVNoqety8o

Wild Youth - We Are One (LIVE) | Ireland 🇮🇪 | First Semi-Final | Eurovision 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VHXnyJFeWA

Lena - Satellite | Germany 🇩🇪 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN (Eurovision Song Contest)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Interview: Joost Klein over Europapa | De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach (S5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAeUyh0xKew

Joost Klein - Europapa | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Official Music Video | Eurovision 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2wY0DjYGo

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+8BJ-xZMJ ]]> Episode 38: (Part 1) ESC's Hidden Language: Insights from Body Language Expert Mark Bowden https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/38 9cde9af2-5524-4680-89be-d42bcac2b06e Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates We’re Bradley, and Margherita, and in this episode we’re joined by one of the world’s top body language experts Mark Bowden. You may know him from the Behavior Panel on YouTube, TEDx or Truthplane. We’ll chat about the body language and stage presence of Sam Ryder, Lena, Wild Youth, and Mae Muller. We’ll also ask Mark to help Joost Klein stand out, win trust, gain credibility and WIN Eurovision 2024! See the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm , or by looking in the episode description. Just a note: we are using our backup audio this time around, and you’ll be joining us a bit into our conversation. 46:30 false

MARK BOWDEN CONTENT:

The Importance Of Being Inauthentic: Mark Bowden at TEDxToronto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40

Mark Bowden on the Behavior Panel

Prince Andrew Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wydK76hnvcA

"Ski Slope Barbie" Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQRaEm321gs

"Nicholas Rossi Billy Bunter" Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaDRnO6CFl4

Mark Bowden's Truthplane
https://truthplane.com/

Mark Helps You Deal With Zoom Meetings A-Z
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mark+bowden+zoom+meeting

CONTENT FROM THIS EPISODE:

Mae Muller - I Wrote A Song | LIVE | Grand Final | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeVNoqety8o

Wild Youth - We Are One (LIVE) | Ireland 🇮🇪 | First Semi-Final | Eurovision 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VHXnyJFeWA

Lena - Satellite | Germany 🇩🇪 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN (Eurovision Song Contest)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Interview: Joost Klein over Europapa | De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach (S5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAeUyh0xKew

Joost Klein - Europapa | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Official Music Video | Eurovision 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2wY0DjYGo

]]> Joost Klein, Europapa, Eurovision, Eurovision 2024, Sam Ryder, Lena, Mark Bowden, Body Language, Stage Presence

MARK BOWDEN CONTENT:

The Importance Of Being Inauthentic: Mark Bowden at TEDxToronto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40

Mark Bowden on the Behavior Panel

Prince Andrew Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wydK76hnvcA

"Ski Slope Barbie" Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQRaEm321gs

"Nicholas Rossi Billy Bunter" Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaDRnO6CFl4

Mark Bowden's Truthplane
https://truthplane.com/

Mark Helps You Deal With Zoom Meetings A-Z
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mark+bowden+zoom+meeting

CONTENT FROM THIS EPISODE:

Mae Muller - I Wrote A Song | LIVE | Grand Final | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeVNoqety8o

Wild Youth - We Are One (LIVE) | Ireland 🇮🇪 | First Semi-Final | Eurovision 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VHXnyJFeWA

Lena - Satellite | Germany 🇩🇪 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN (Eurovision Song Contest)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Interview: Joost Klein over Europapa | De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach (S5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAeUyh0xKew

Joost Klein - Europapa | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Official Music Video | Eurovision 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2wY0DjYGo

]]>

MARK BOWDEN CONTENT:

The Importance Of Being Inauthentic: Mark Bowden at TEDxToronto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40

Mark Bowden on the Behavior Panel

Prince Andrew Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wydK76hnvcA

"Ski Slope Barbie" Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQRaEm321gs

"Nicholas Rossi Billy Bunter" Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaDRnO6CFl4

Mark Bowden's Truthplane
https://truthplane.com/

Mark Helps You Deal With Zoom Meetings A-Z
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mark+bowden+zoom+meeting

CONTENT FROM THIS EPISODE:

Mae Muller - I Wrote A Song | LIVE | Grand Final | Eurovision Song Contest 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeVNoqety8o

Wild Youth - We Are One (LIVE) | Ireland 🇮🇪 | First Semi-Final | Eurovision 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VHXnyJFeWA

Lena - Satellite | Germany 🇩🇪 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN (Eurovision Song Contest)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Interview: Joost Klein over Europapa | De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach (S5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAeUyh0xKew

Joost Klein - Europapa | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Official Music Video | Eurovision 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2wY0DjYGo

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+m1UYY44l ]]> Episode 37: EXTRA: FantaEurovision with Marghe & Bradley (unedited) -- fantaeurovision.com https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/37 04e9410c-ce0b-48d9-b107-79e5cb888049 Fri, 12 Apr 2024 18:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 48:30 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+LuYRy47t ]]> Episode 36: (Part 2) One night in Sweden- Bangkok to Malmo with Chef Pam Soontornyanakij https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/36 cee1a63d-43dc-4e1b-883f-b81f04f3d580 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates We’re joined by Chef Pam Pichaya Soontornyanakij, who is the youngest female chef to receive a Michelin star. We’ll talk about her experience being the only international judge in Sweden’s Chef of the Year contest, Thai food, Beef, Swedish food, Swedish food you can eat in Malmo, and Swedish food you can eat at home on the big day.– then we’ll talk about ABBA, Loreen and Marcus & Martinus. I also welcome a new cohost, Margherita! Check out the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm to see additional content, or by looking in the episode description. 39:18 false Inside Chef Pam Kitchen : Salmon Gravlax and Avocado Salsa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1wB5YZ0JmU

Chef Pam’s Website:
https://www.bychefpam.com/potong

Chef Pam Official YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@ChefPamOfficial

Chef Pam’s Women For Women Fundraiser
https://www.restaurantpotong.com/wfw-scholarship

Sweden’s Chef of the Year 40th edition (Arets Kock-- the one Chef Pam judged!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0KD_2vRSO8&list=PLIyi30XwPWsPSozPTXzI7XL_D5jn7BdEO&index=17

Francois Mitterand’s Last Meal: A two-ounce songbird. A lemon-sized tumor. An imperial appetite for death, flesh, and the immortal gesture. It was time for dinner.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a4642/the-last-meal-0598/

My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals / Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes
https://www.mylastsupper.com/

Was the “Odyssey” originally set in the Baltic?
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/baltic-odyssey/

Recipe for Chef Pam’s “Last Meal” Pad Kra Pow
(This is not chef Pam, or her channel):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG_jL8luhF0

]]> Eurovision, Eurovision 2024, Sweden Chef of the Year, Thai food, Swedish food, ABBA, Loreen and Marcus & Martinus, Potong, Chef Pam Pichaya Soontornyanakij, Chef Pam Inside Chef Pam Kitchen : Salmon Gravlax and Avocado Salsa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1wB5YZ0JmU

Chef Pam’s Website:
https://www.bychefpam.com/potong

Chef Pam Official YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@ChefPamOfficial

Chef Pam’s Women For Women Fundraiser
https://www.restaurantpotong.com/wfw-scholarship

Sweden’s Chef of the Year 40th edition (Arets Kock-- the one Chef Pam judged!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0KD_2vRSO8&list=PLIyi30XwPWsPSozPTXzI7XL_D5jn7BdEO&index=17

Francois Mitterand’s Last Meal: A two-ounce songbird. A lemon-sized tumor. An imperial appetite for death, flesh, and the immortal gesture. It was time for dinner.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a4642/the-last-meal-0598/

My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals / Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes
https://www.mylastsupper.com/

Was the “Odyssey” originally set in the Baltic?
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/baltic-odyssey/

Recipe for Chef Pam’s “Last Meal” Pad Kra Pow
(This is not chef Pam, or her channel):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG_jL8luhF0

]]> Inside Chef Pam Kitchen : Salmon Gravlax and Avocado Salsa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1wB5YZ0JmU

Chef Pam’s Website:
https://www.bychefpam.com/potong

Chef Pam Official YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@ChefPamOfficial

Chef Pam’s Women For Women Fundraiser
https://www.restaurantpotong.com/wfw-scholarship

Sweden’s Chef of the Year 40th edition (Arets Kock-- the one Chef Pam judged!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0KD_2vRSO8&list=PLIyi30XwPWsPSozPTXzI7XL_D5jn7BdEO&index=17

Francois Mitterand’s Last Meal: A two-ounce songbird. A lemon-sized tumor. An imperial appetite for death, flesh, and the immortal gesture. It was time for dinner.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a4642/the-last-meal-0598/

My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals / Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes
https://www.mylastsupper.com/

Was the “Odyssey” originally set in the Baltic?
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/baltic-odyssey/

Recipe for Chef Pam’s “Last Meal” Pad Kra Pow
(This is not chef Pam, or her channel):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG_jL8luhF0

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+kZSF9cbo ]]> Episode 35: (Part 1) One night in Sweden- Bangkok to Malmo with Chef Pam Soontornyanakij https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/35 ae2e9b18-7f48-4b69-9a4a-ad0ff5472ea9 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates We’re joined by Chef Pam Pichaya Soontornyanakij, who is the youngest female chef to receive a Michelin star. We’ll talk about her experience being the only international judge in Sweden’s Chef of the Year contest, Thai food, Beef, Swedish food, Swedish food you can eat in Malmo, and Swedish food you can eat at home on the big day.– then we’ll talk about ABBA, Loreen and Marcus & Martinus. I also welcome a new cohost, Margherita! Check out the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm to see additional content, or by looking in the episode description. 32:48 false Inside Chef Pam Kitchen : Salmon Gravlax and Avocado Salsa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1wB5YZ0JmU

Chef Pam’s Website:
https://www.bychefpam.com/potong

Chef Pam Official YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@ChefPamOfficial

Chef Pam’s Women For Women Fundraiser
https://www.restaurantpotong.com/wfw-scholarship

Sweden’s Chef of the Year 40th edition (Arets Kock-- the one Chef Pam judged!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0KD_2vRSO8&list=PLIyi30XwPWsPSozPTXzI7XL_D5jn7BdEO&index=17

Francois Mitterand’s Last Meal: A two-ounce songbird. A lemon-sized tumor. An imperial appetite for death, flesh, and the immortal gesture. It was time for dinner.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a4642/the-last-meal-0598/

My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals / Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes
https://www.mylastsupper.com/

Was the “Odyssey” originally set in the Baltic?
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/baltic-odyssey/

Recipe for Chef Pam’s “Last Meal” Pad Kra Pow
(This is not chef Pam, or her channel):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG_jL8luhF0

]]> Eurovision, Eurovision 2024, Sweden Chef of the Year, Thai food, Swedish food, ABBA, Loreen and Marcus & Martinus, Potong, Chef Pam Pichaya Soontornyanakij, Chef Pam Inside Chef Pam Kitchen : Salmon Gravlax and Avocado Salsa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1wB5YZ0JmU

Chef Pam’s Website:
https://www.bychefpam.com/potong

Chef Pam Official YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@ChefPamOfficial

Chef Pam’s Women For Women Fundraiser
https://www.restaurantpotong.com/wfw-scholarship

Sweden’s Chef of the Year 40th edition (Arets Kock-- the one Chef Pam judged!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0KD_2vRSO8&list=PLIyi30XwPWsPSozPTXzI7XL_D5jn7BdEO&index=17

Francois Mitterand’s Last Meal: A two-ounce songbird. A lemon-sized tumor. An imperial appetite for death, flesh, and the immortal gesture. It was time for dinner.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a4642/the-last-meal-0598/

My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals / Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes
https://www.mylastsupper.com/

Was the “Odyssey” originally set in the Baltic?
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/baltic-odyssey/

Recipe for Chef Pam’s “Last Meal” Pad Kra Pow
(This is not chef Pam, or her channel):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG_jL8luhF0

]]> Inside Chef Pam Kitchen : Salmon Gravlax and Avocado Salsa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1wB5YZ0JmU

Chef Pam’s Website:
https://www.bychefpam.com/potong

Chef Pam Official YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@ChefPamOfficial

Chef Pam’s Women For Women Fundraiser
https://www.restaurantpotong.com/wfw-scholarship

Sweden’s Chef of the Year 40th edition (Arets Kock-- the one Chef Pam judged!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0KD_2vRSO8&list=PLIyi30XwPWsPSozPTXzI7XL_D5jn7BdEO&index=17

Francois Mitterand’s Last Meal: A two-ounce songbird. A lemon-sized tumor. An imperial appetite for death, flesh, and the immortal gesture. It was time for dinner.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a4642/the-last-meal-0598/

My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals / Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes
https://www.mylastsupper.com/

Was the “Odyssey” originally set in the Baltic?
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/baltic-odyssey/

Recipe for Chef Pam’s “Last Meal” Pad Kra Pow
(This is not chef Pam, or her channel):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG_jL8luhF0

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+1NAAYLDp ]]> Episode 33: (Part 2) SanRemo supercast, complete with FantaSanRemo! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/33 667174f4-21ea-4686-bf8c-9c0eb53cf9ff Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Margherita, Dave and Bradley cover *all 18 hours* of SanRemo, complete with FantaSanRemo. 1:04:41 false Watch SanRemo (not geoblocked):
https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/festivaldisanremo

SanRemo Classics Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

Ikea X Ghali:
https://www.ikea.com/it/it/campaigns/ikea-per-casa-ghali-pub85a191f0?fbclid=IwAR2TNMaV_0yTrn9_egEz6zGtFPRSomuedRgcJyStBs5gA2v5N2MOHvR9RYw

SanRemo 2024 Official Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz168-XMNIk&list=PLkqz3S84Tw-SEulg5NtdP4C58nzm9AfJT

]]> Eurovision, Mahmood, SanRemo, San Remo, Alessandra Mango, Ghali, FantaSanRemo, Marco Mengoni, Loredana Berte, Big Mama Watch SanRemo (not geoblocked):
https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/festivaldisanremo

SanRemo Classics Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

Ikea X Ghali:
https://www.ikea.com/it/it/campaigns/ikea-per-casa-ghali-pub85a191f0?fbclid=IwAR2TNMaV_0yTrn9_egEz6zGtFPRSomuedRgcJyStBs5gA2v5N2MOHvR9RYw

SanRemo 2024 Official Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz168-XMNIk&list=PLkqz3S84Tw-SEulg5NtdP4C58nzm9AfJT

]]> Watch SanRemo (not geoblocked):
https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/festivaldisanremo

SanRemo Classics Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

Ikea X Ghali:
https://www.ikea.com/it/it/campaigns/ikea-per-casa-ghali-pub85a191f0?fbclid=IwAR2TNMaV_0yTrn9_egEz6zGtFPRSomuedRgcJyStBs5gA2v5N2MOHvR9RYw

SanRemo 2024 Official Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz168-XMNIk&list=PLkqz3S84Tw-SEulg5NtdP4C58nzm9AfJT

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+trllG2K5 ]]> Episode 32: (Part 1) SanRemo supercast, complete with FantaSanRemo! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/32 8c3fd700-67de-43ba-a111-5cae5998e5e7 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Margherita, Dave and Bradley cover *all 18 hours* of SanRemo, complete with FantaSanRemo. 57:55 false Watch SanRemo (not geoblocked):
https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/festivaldisanremo

SanRemo Classics Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

Ikea X Ghali:
https://www.ikea.com/it/it/campaigns/ikea-per-casa-ghali-pub85a191f0?fbclid=IwAR2TNMaV_0yTrn9_egEz6zGtFPRSomuedRgcJyStBs5gA2v5N2MOHvR9RYw

SanRemo 2024 Official Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz168-XMNIk&list=PLkqz3S84Tw-SEulg5NtdP4C58nzm9AfJT

]]> Eurovision, Mahmood, SanRemo, San Remo, Alessandra Mango, Ghali, FantaSanRemo, Marco Mengoni, Loredana Berte, Big Mama Watch SanRemo (not geoblocked):
https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/festivaldisanremo

SanRemo Classics Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

Ikea X Ghali:
https://www.ikea.com/it/it/campaigns/ikea-per-casa-ghali-pub85a191f0?fbclid=IwAR2TNMaV_0yTrn9_egEz6zGtFPRSomuedRgcJyStBs5gA2v5N2MOHvR9RYw

SanRemo 2024 Official Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz168-XMNIk&list=PLkqz3S84Tw-SEulg5NtdP4C58nzm9AfJT

]]> Watch SanRemo (not geoblocked):
https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/festivaldisanremo

SanRemo Classics Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-QnEVcYR4&list=PL9hQqJZ-ycwVpGU7RWwXNWoFgwyYP8V9M

Ikea X Ghali:
https://www.ikea.com/it/it/campaigns/ikea-per-casa-ghali-pub85a191f0?fbclid=IwAR2TNMaV_0yTrn9_egEz6zGtFPRSomuedRgcJyStBs5gA2v5N2MOHvR9RYw

SanRemo 2024 Official Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz168-XMNIk&list=PLkqz3S84Tw-SEulg5NtdP4C58nzm9AfJT

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+FKoXhdU_ ]]> Episode 34: Big Announcement Next Month! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/34 66119430-a47f-4b6f-a175-2b8621b292c7 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 22 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+YLzkVrbu ]]> Episode 31: (Part 2) Pop Songcraft & Eurovision at the Hague https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/31 2e9d8e2d-59c3-4ff0-b708-6c74d58f0dc0 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates I'm joined today by Charlie Harding from the Switched on Pop podcast. We’ll talk about maintaining vision in song craftsmanship, the myth of the singular pop song creator, and Eurovision at the Hague. We’ll also talk about some iconic submissions from 1974,1988, 2007, 2013, and 2015,  including ABBA, Mans Zemmerlow, Verka, DJ BoBo, Netta, Emmelie De Forrest and Celine Dion . This time around Charlie and I listened to music that I can’t sample on the podcast; especially ABBA’s Waterloo and Honey Honey, Tame Impala’s Elephant, and the Beatle’s Obla Di Obla Da. Check these out and all the others in your podcast description or at the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm 39:48 false Switched on Pop, ABBA:
https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/why-abba-songs-just-hit-different

Switched on Pop, Last Christmas:
https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/wham-op-84-last-christmas-with-chilly-gonzales

ABBA, Waterloo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FsVeMz1F5c&list=RD3FsVeMz1F5c&start_radio=1

Tame Impala, Elephant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnKUD_OztRE

ABBA, Honey Honey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnjzEsKM95I

The Beatles, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J9NpHKrKMw

DJ BoBo - Vampires Are Alive (Switzerland) 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9YTasUpAjw

Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes (Sweden) 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sGOwFVUU0I

Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops - (Denmark) 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Ukraine) 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Netta, Toy (Israel) 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzipT_doLho

Celine Dion Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1CwpCNThO4

Don Norman Books, Industrial Design
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=don+norman+books&crid=1OE4L7WY7UXZ2&sprefix=don+norman+b%2Caps%2C168&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_12

Rules on ESC National Juries:
https://eurosong-contest.fandom.com/wiki/National_Jury

On Waterloo:

The original title of the song was "Honey Pie". "Waterloo" was originally written with simultaneous rock music and jazz beats (unusual for an ABBA song).

Recording of the song commenced on 17 December 1973, with instrumental backing from Janne Schaffer (who came up with the main guitar and bass parts), Rutger Gunnarsson, and Ola Brunkert. The song's production style was influenced by Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound": prior to recording "Ring Ring", engineer Michael B. Tretow had read Richard Williams' book Out of His Head: The Sound of Phil Spector, which inspired him to layer multiple instrumental overdubs on the band's recordings, becoming an integral part of ABBA's sound. Furthermore, ABBA had also originally cited the song "See My Baby Jive", by English glam rock band Wizzard, as a major influence (it was produced in the same style); in the wake of their Eurovision victory, they were quoted as saying that it would not surprise them if artists such as Wizzard would consider entering the Eurovision in the future.

Subsequently, German and French versions were recorded in March and April 1974 respectively: the French version was adapted by Alain Boublil, who would later go on to co-write the 1980 musical Les Misérables.

Rednex, Cotton Eye Joe, 1995:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOYZaiDZ7BM

The Rednex version of the song (using "Eye" instead of "Eyed"), along with a dance-mix version, was very successful in Europe, where it remained at number-one in Norway for 15 weeks, Switzerland for 13 weeks, Germany for 10 weeks, Sweden for 8 weeks, Austria for 7 weeks, and for 3 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. In the latter, the single reached the top spot in its fifth week on the chart, on 8 January 1995.

Cotton Eyed Joe, Classic version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Wi5qok-AY

I'll Tell Me Ma, Modern Version and Classic Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5-jKJ-QDEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcWkykzcQhQ

New tradition! Taking ESC songs that are metaphors and adding a preamble to them, like Waterloo. This edition: Conchita's Rise Like A Phoenix.

To rise like a phoenix means to face the worst,
Yet from adversity, one's spirit is nursed.
From challenges and pain, a new self is born,
Stronger and wiser, against all odds, reborn.

Articles of Interest, American Ivy (prep clothing):
https://articlesofinterest.substack.com/p/american-ivy-chapter-1

Max, Our Audio Editor (He does video too!)
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=inbox

Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Twitter: ESCconteXt

]]> abba, celine dion, cotton eye joe, dancing lasha tumbai, emmelie de forest, eurovision, måns zelmerlöw, netta, only teardrops, rednex, verka serduchka, waterloo Switched on Pop, ABBA:
https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/why-abba-songs-just-hit-different

Switched on Pop, Last Christmas:
https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/wham-op-84-last-christmas-with-chilly-gonzales

ABBA, Waterloo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FsVeMz1F5c&list=RD3FsVeMz1F5c&start_radio=1

Tame Impala, Elephant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnKUD_OztRE

ABBA, Honey Honey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnjzEsKM95I

The Beatles, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J9NpHKrKMw

DJ BoBo - Vampires Are Alive (Switzerland) 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9YTasUpAjw

Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes (Sweden) 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sGOwFVUU0I

Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops - (Denmark) 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Ukraine) 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Netta, Toy (Israel) 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzipT_doLho

Celine Dion Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1CwpCNThO4

Don Norman Books, Industrial Design
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=don+norman+books&crid=1OE4L7WY7UXZ2&sprefix=don+norman+b%2Caps%2C168&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_12

Rules on ESC National Juries:
https://eurosong-contest.fandom.com/wiki/National_Jury

On Waterloo:

The original title of the song was "Honey Pie". "Waterloo" was originally written with simultaneous rock music and jazz beats (unusual for an ABBA song).

Recording of the song commenced on 17 December 1973, with instrumental backing from Janne Schaffer (who came up with the main guitar and bass parts), Rutger Gunnarsson, and Ola Brunkert. The song's production style was influenced by Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound": prior to recording "Ring Ring", engineer Michael B. Tretow had read Richard Williams' book Out of His Head: The Sound of Phil Spector, which inspired him to layer multiple instrumental overdubs on the band's recordings, becoming an integral part of ABBA's sound. Furthermore, ABBA had also originally cited the song "See My Baby Jive", by English glam rock band Wizzard, as a major influence (it was produced in the same style); in the wake of their Eurovision victory, they were quoted as saying that it would not surprise them if artists such as Wizzard would consider entering the Eurovision in the future.

Subsequently, German and French versions were recorded in March and April 1974 respectively: the French version was adapted by Alain Boublil, who would later go on to co-write the 1980 musical Les Misérables.

Rednex, Cotton Eye Joe, 1995:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOYZaiDZ7BM

The Rednex version of the song (using "Eye" instead of "Eyed"), along with a dance-mix version, was very successful in Europe, where it remained at number-one in Norway for 15 weeks, Switzerland for 13 weeks, Germany for 10 weeks, Sweden for 8 weeks, Austria for 7 weeks, and for 3 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. In the latter, the single reached the top spot in its fifth week on the chart, on 8 January 1995.

Cotton Eyed Joe, Classic version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Wi5qok-AY

I'll Tell Me Ma, Modern Version and Classic Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5-jKJ-QDEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcWkykzcQhQ

New tradition! Taking ESC songs that are metaphors and adding a preamble to them, like Waterloo. This edition: Conchita's Rise Like A Phoenix.

To rise like a phoenix means to face the worst,
Yet from adversity, one's spirit is nursed.
From challenges and pain, a new self is born,
Stronger and wiser, against all odds, reborn.

Articles of Interest, American Ivy (prep clothing):
https://articlesofinterest.substack.com/p/american-ivy-chapter-1

Max, Our Audio Editor (He does video too!)
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=inbox

Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Twitter: ESCconteXt

]]> Switched on Pop, ABBA:
https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/why-abba-songs-just-hit-different

Switched on Pop, Last Christmas:
https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/wham-op-84-last-christmas-with-chilly-gonzales

ABBA, Waterloo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FsVeMz1F5c&list=RD3FsVeMz1F5c&start_radio=1

Tame Impala, Elephant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnKUD_OztRE

ABBA, Honey Honey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnjzEsKM95I

The Beatles, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J9NpHKrKMw

DJ BoBo - Vampires Are Alive (Switzerland) 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9YTasUpAjw

Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes (Sweden) 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sGOwFVUU0I

Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops - (Denmark) 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Ukraine) 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Netta, Toy (Israel) 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzipT_doLho

Celine Dion Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1CwpCNThO4

Don Norman Books, Industrial Design
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=don+norman+books&crid=1OE4L7WY7UXZ2&sprefix=don+norman+b%2Caps%2C168&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_12

Rules on ESC National Juries:
https://eurosong-contest.fandom.com/wiki/National_Jury

On Waterloo:

The original title of the song was "Honey Pie". "Waterloo" was originally written with simultaneous rock music and jazz beats (unusual for an ABBA song).

Recording of the song commenced on 17 December 1973, with instrumental backing from Janne Schaffer (who came up with the main guitar and bass parts), Rutger Gunnarsson, and Ola Brunkert. The song's production style was influenced by Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound": prior to recording "Ring Ring", engineer Michael B. Tretow had read Richard Williams' book Out of His Head: The Sound of Phil Spector, which inspired him to layer multiple instrumental overdubs on the band's recordings, becoming an integral part of ABBA's sound. Furthermore, ABBA had also originally cited the song "See My Baby Jive", by English glam rock band Wizzard, as a major influence (it was produced in the same style); in the wake of their Eurovision victory, they were quoted as saying that it would not surprise them if artists such as Wizzard would consider entering the Eurovision in the future.

Subsequently, German and French versions were recorded in March and April 1974 respectively: the French version was adapted by Alain Boublil, who would later go on to co-write the 1980 musical Les Misérables.

Rednex, Cotton Eye Joe, 1995:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOYZaiDZ7BM

The Rednex version of the song (using "Eye" instead of "Eyed"), along with a dance-mix version, was very successful in Europe, where it remained at number-one in Norway for 15 weeks, Switzerland for 13 weeks, Germany for 10 weeks, Sweden for 8 weeks, Austria for 7 weeks, and for 3 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. In the latter, the single reached the top spot in its fifth week on the chart, on 8 January 1995.

Cotton Eyed Joe, Classic version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Wi5qok-AY

I'll Tell Me Ma, Modern Version and Classic Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5-jKJ-QDEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcWkykzcQhQ

New tradition! Taking ESC songs that are metaphors and adding a preamble to them, like Waterloo. This edition: Conchita's Rise Like A Phoenix.

To rise like a phoenix means to face the worst,
Yet from adversity, one's spirit is nursed.
From challenges and pain, a new self is born,
Stronger and wiser, against all odds, reborn.

Articles of Interest, American Ivy (prep clothing):
https://articlesofinterest.substack.com/p/american-ivy-chapter-1

Max, Our Audio Editor (He does video too!)
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=inbox

Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Twitter: ESCconteXt

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+vw2Jex9p ]]> Episode 57: (Part 2) Happy Chords, Sad Chords with Ethan Hein https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/57 e6c4ddfd-ea61-4bdd-8d7a-64ba9244c7a0 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 50:10 false Ethan Hein's Blog; Happy Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2017/the-happiest-chord-progression-ever/

Ethan Hein's Blog; Sad Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2023/the-saddest-chord-progression-ever-revisited/

From Poland: DER GASN NIGN / THE STREET SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swve55Y6LgU

Club Recommendation, XCX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJW-VvmRKsE&list=RDEMqB6GN03U2YuNBEN7d9EqVw&start_radio=1

Groove Pizza, the aQWERTYion and other amazing digital products YOU can use!
https://musedlab.org/

"Happy/Sad" ESC:

Euphoria – Loreen (Sweden, 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Elina Nechayeva - La Forza - Estonia - Eurovision 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76KOUIfDry8

"Fairytale" – Alexander Rybak (Norway, 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXwgZL4zx9o

"Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest (Denmark, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

"Satellite" by Lena (Germany, 2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

De La Soul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFnI1nwMOzY

The Reflex, Copacabana:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U907umxfo5w

Settings for the aQWERTYion, Eurovision:

Euphoria - A major
Fairytale - D natural minor

Space Man - B major
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Discoteque - F natural minor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNweec5olYw

]]> Ethan Hein's Blog; Happy Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2017/the-happiest-chord-progression-ever/

Ethan Hein's Blog; Sad Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2023/the-saddest-chord-progression-ever-revisited/

From Poland: DER GASN NIGN / THE STREET SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swve55Y6LgU

Club Recommendation, XCX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJW-VvmRKsE&list=RDEMqB6GN03U2YuNBEN7d9EqVw&start_radio=1

Groove Pizza, the aQWERTYion and other amazing digital products YOU can use!
https://musedlab.org/

"Happy/Sad" ESC:

Euphoria – Loreen (Sweden, 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Elina Nechayeva - La Forza - Estonia - Eurovision 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76KOUIfDry8

"Fairytale" – Alexander Rybak (Norway, 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXwgZL4zx9o

"Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest (Denmark, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

"Satellite" by Lena (Germany, 2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

De La Soul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFnI1nwMOzY

The Reflex, Copacabana:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U907umxfo5w

Settings for the aQWERTYion, Eurovision:

Euphoria - A major
Fairytale - D natural minor

Space Man - B major
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Discoteque - F natural minor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNweec5olYw

]]> Ethan Hein's Blog; Happy Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2017/the-happiest-chord-progression-ever/

Ethan Hein's Blog; Sad Chords:
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2023/the-saddest-chord-progression-ever-revisited/

From Poland: DER GASN NIGN / THE STREET SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swve55Y6LgU

Club Recommendation, XCX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJW-VvmRKsE&list=RDEMqB6GN03U2YuNBEN7d9EqVw&start_radio=1

Groove Pizza, the aQWERTYion and other amazing digital products YOU can use!
https://musedlab.org/

"Happy/Sad" ESC:

Euphoria – Loreen (Sweden, 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Elina Nechayeva - La Forza - Estonia - Eurovision 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76KOUIfDry8

"Fairytale" – Alexander Rybak (Norway, 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXwgZL4zx9o

"Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest (Denmark, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

"Satellite" by Lena (Germany, 2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

De La Soul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFnI1nwMOzY

The Reflex, Copacabana:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U907umxfo5w

Settings for the aQWERTYion, Eurovision:

Euphoria - A major
Fairytale - D natural minor

Space Man - B major
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Discoteque - F natural minor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNweec5olYw

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+5UnjNpcK ]]> Episode 30: (Part 1) Pop Songcraft & Eurovision at the Hague https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/30 a4a7f497-9f12-4ae7-ad5f-5f174d0e1e38 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates I'm joined today by Charlie Harding from the Switched on Pop podcast. We’ll talk about maintaining vision in song craftsmanship, the myth of the singular pop song creator, and Eurovision at the Hague. We’ll also talk about some iconic submissions from 1974,1988, 2007, 2013, and 2015,  including ABBA, Mans Zemmerlow, Verka, DJ BoBo, Netta, Emmelie De Forrest and Celine Dion . This time around Charlie and I listened to music that I can’t sample on the podcast; especially ABBA’s Waterloo and Honey Honey, Tame Impala’s Elephant, and the Beatle’s Obla Di Obla Da. Check these out and all the others in your podcast description or at the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm 40:22 false Switched on Pop, ABBA:
https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/why-abba-songs-just-hit-different

Switched on Pop, Last Christmas:
https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/wham-op-84-last-christmas-with-chilly-gonzales

ABBA, Waterloo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FsVeMz1F5c&list=RD3FsVeMz1F5c&start_radio=1

Tame Impala, Elephant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnKUD_OztRE

ABBA, Honey Honey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnjzEsKM95I

The Beatles, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J9NpHKrKMw

DJ BoBo - Vampires Are Alive (Switzerland) 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9YTasUpAjw

Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes (Sweden) 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sGOwFVUU0I

Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops - (Denmark) 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Ukraine) 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Netta, Toy (Israel) 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzipT_doLho

Celine Dion Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1CwpCNThO4

Don Norman Books, Industrial Design
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=don+norman+books&crid=1OE4L7WY7UXZ2&sprefix=don+norman+b%2Caps%2C168&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_12

Rules on ESC National Juries:
https://eurosong-contest.fandom.com/wiki/National_Jury

On Waterloo:

The original title of the song was "Honey Pie". "Waterloo" was originally written with simultaneous rock music and jazz beats (unusual for an ABBA song).

Recording of the song commenced on 17 December 1973, with instrumental backing from Janne Schaffer (who came up with the main guitar and bass parts), Rutger Gunnarsson, and Ola Brunkert. The song's production style was influenced by Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound": prior to recording "Ring Ring", engineer Michael B. Tretow had read Richard Williams' book Out of His Head: The Sound of Phil Spector, which inspired him to layer multiple instrumental overdubs on the band's recordings, becoming an integral part of ABBA's sound. Furthermore, ABBA had also originally cited the song "See My Baby Jive", by English glam rock band Wizzard, as a major influence (it was produced in the same style); in the wake of their Eurovision victory, they were quoted as saying that it would not surprise them if artists such as Wizzard would consider entering the Eurovision in the future.

Subsequently, German and French versions were recorded in March and April 1974 respectively: the French version was adapted by Alain Boublil, who would later go on to co-write the 1980 musical Les Misérables.

Rednex, Cotton Eye Joe, 1995:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOYZaiDZ7BM

The Rednex version of the song (using "Eye" instead of "Eyed"), along with a dance-mix version, was very successful in Europe, where it remained at number-one in Norway for 15 weeks, Switzerland for 13 weeks, Germany for 10 weeks, Sweden for 8 weeks, Austria for 7 weeks, and for 3 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. In the latter, the single reached the top spot in its fifth week on the chart, on 8 January 1995.

Cotton Eyed Joe, Classic version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Wi5qok-AY

I'll Tell Me Ma, Modern Version and Classic Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5-jKJ-QDEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcWkykzcQhQ

New tradition! Taking ESC songs that are metaphors and adding a preamble to them, like Waterloo. This edition: Conchita's Rise Like A Phoenix.

To rise like a phoenix means to face the worst,
Yet from adversity, one's spirit is nursed.
From challenges and pain, a new self is born,
Stronger and wiser, against all odds, reborn.

Articles of Interest, American Ivy (prep clothing):
https://articlesofinterest.substack.com/p/american-ivy-chapter-1

Max, Our Audio Editor (He does video too!)
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=inbox

Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Twitter: ESCconteXt

]]> Eurovision, ABBA, Waterloo, Måns Zelmerlöw, Rednex, Cotton Eye Joe, Verka Serduchka, Dancing Lasha Tumbai, Celine Dion, Netta, Emmelie de Forest, Only Teardrops Switched on Pop, ABBA:
https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/why-abba-songs-just-hit-different

Switched on Pop, Last Christmas:
https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/wham-op-84-last-christmas-with-chilly-gonzales

ABBA, Waterloo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FsVeMz1F5c&list=RD3FsVeMz1F5c&start_radio=1

Tame Impala, Elephant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnKUD_OztRE

ABBA, Honey Honey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnjzEsKM95I

The Beatles, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J9NpHKrKMw

DJ BoBo - Vampires Are Alive (Switzerland) 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9YTasUpAjw

Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes (Sweden) 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sGOwFVUU0I

Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops - (Denmark) 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Ukraine) 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Netta, Toy (Israel) 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzipT_doLho

Celine Dion Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1CwpCNThO4

Don Norman Books, Industrial Design
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=don+norman+books&crid=1OE4L7WY7UXZ2&sprefix=don+norman+b%2Caps%2C168&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_12

Rules on ESC National Juries:
https://eurosong-contest.fandom.com/wiki/National_Jury

On Waterloo:

The original title of the song was "Honey Pie". "Waterloo" was originally written with simultaneous rock music and jazz beats (unusual for an ABBA song).

Recording of the song commenced on 17 December 1973, with instrumental backing from Janne Schaffer (who came up with the main guitar and bass parts), Rutger Gunnarsson, and Ola Brunkert. The song's production style was influenced by Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound": prior to recording "Ring Ring", engineer Michael B. Tretow had read Richard Williams' book Out of His Head: The Sound of Phil Spector, which inspired him to layer multiple instrumental overdubs on the band's recordings, becoming an integral part of ABBA's sound. Furthermore, ABBA had also originally cited the song "See My Baby Jive", by English glam rock band Wizzard, as a major influence (it was produced in the same style); in the wake of their Eurovision victory, they were quoted as saying that it would not surprise them if artists such as Wizzard would consider entering the Eurovision in the future.

Subsequently, German and French versions were recorded in March and April 1974 respectively: the French version was adapted by Alain Boublil, who would later go on to co-write the 1980 musical Les Misérables.

Rednex, Cotton Eye Joe, 1995:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOYZaiDZ7BM

The Rednex version of the song (using "Eye" instead of "Eyed"), along with a dance-mix version, was very successful in Europe, where it remained at number-one in Norway for 15 weeks, Switzerland for 13 weeks, Germany for 10 weeks, Sweden for 8 weeks, Austria for 7 weeks, and for 3 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. In the latter, the single reached the top spot in its fifth week on the chart, on 8 January 1995.

Cotton Eyed Joe, Classic version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Wi5qok-AY

I'll Tell Me Ma, Modern Version and Classic Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5-jKJ-QDEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcWkykzcQhQ

New tradition! Taking ESC songs that are metaphors and adding a preamble to them, like Waterloo. This edition: Conchita's Rise Like A Phoenix.

To rise like a phoenix means to face the worst,
Yet from adversity, one's spirit is nursed.
From challenges and pain, a new self is born,
Stronger and wiser, against all odds, reborn.

Articles of Interest, American Ivy (prep clothing):
https://articlesofinterest.substack.com/p/american-ivy-chapter-1

Max, Our Audio Editor (He does video too!)
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=inbox

Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Twitter: ESCconteXt

]]> Switched on Pop, ABBA:
https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/why-abba-songs-just-hit-different

Switched on Pop, Last Christmas:
https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/wham-op-84-last-christmas-with-chilly-gonzales

ABBA, Waterloo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FsVeMz1F5c&list=RD3FsVeMz1F5c&start_radio=1

Tame Impala, Elephant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnKUD_OztRE

ABBA, Honey Honey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnjzEsKM95I

The Beatles, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J9NpHKrKMw

DJ BoBo - Vampires Are Alive (Switzerland) 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9YTasUpAjw

Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes (Sweden) 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sGOwFVUU0I

Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops - (Denmark) 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Ukraine) 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Netta, Toy (Israel) 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzipT_doLho

Celine Dion Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1CwpCNThO4

Don Norman Books, Industrial Design
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=don+norman+books&crid=1OE4L7WY7UXZ2&sprefix=don+norman+b%2Caps%2C168&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_12

Rules on ESC National Juries:
https://eurosong-contest.fandom.com/wiki/National_Jury

On Waterloo:

The original title of the song was "Honey Pie". "Waterloo" was originally written with simultaneous rock music and jazz beats (unusual for an ABBA song).

Recording of the song commenced on 17 December 1973, with instrumental backing from Janne Schaffer (who came up with the main guitar and bass parts), Rutger Gunnarsson, and Ola Brunkert. The song's production style was influenced by Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound": prior to recording "Ring Ring", engineer Michael B. Tretow had read Richard Williams' book Out of His Head: The Sound of Phil Spector, which inspired him to layer multiple instrumental overdubs on the band's recordings, becoming an integral part of ABBA's sound. Furthermore, ABBA had also originally cited the song "See My Baby Jive", by English glam rock band Wizzard, as a major influence (it was produced in the same style); in the wake of their Eurovision victory, they were quoted as saying that it would not surprise them if artists such as Wizzard would consider entering the Eurovision in the future.

Subsequently, German and French versions were recorded in March and April 1974 respectively: the French version was adapted by Alain Boublil, who would later go on to co-write the 1980 musical Les Misérables.

Rednex, Cotton Eye Joe, 1995:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOYZaiDZ7BM

The Rednex version of the song (using "Eye" instead of "Eyed"), along with a dance-mix version, was very successful in Europe, where it remained at number-one in Norway for 15 weeks, Switzerland for 13 weeks, Germany for 10 weeks, Sweden for 8 weeks, Austria for 7 weeks, and for 3 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. In the latter, the single reached the top spot in its fifth week on the chart, on 8 January 1995.

Cotton Eyed Joe, Classic version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Wi5qok-AY

I'll Tell Me Ma, Modern Version and Classic Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5-jKJ-QDEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcWkykzcQhQ

New tradition! Taking ESC songs that are metaphors and adding a preamble to them, like Waterloo. This edition: Conchita's Rise Like A Phoenix.

To rise like a phoenix means to face the worst,
Yet from adversity, one's spirit is nursed.
From challenges and pain, a new self is born,
Stronger and wiser, against all odds, reborn.

Articles of Interest, American Ivy (prep clothing):
https://articlesofinterest.substack.com/p/american-ivy-chapter-1

Max, Our Audio Editor (He does video too!)
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=inbox

Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Twitter: ESCconteXt

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+rKBQK3nF ]]> Episode 29: (Part 2) Secret Santas https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/29 1d1fbfc9-1a28-4f1d-a512-bf07cfe794d4 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates We’re having a holiday party this episode- celebrating the artists we know will be participating at Eurovision 2024.I’m joined by Mike from the EuroWhat Podcast, Zoe from the Eurovisionaries project, Margherita who listeners will remember from last November’s Barbie episode, and Sinziana from last December’s Angels episode. We’ll talk about the artists that we know will be participating in ESC 2024: Belgium’s Mustii, Cyprus’ Silia Kapsis, France’s Slimane, Greece’s Marina Satti. We’ll also have a virtual Secret Santa, which you can see by scrolling through the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm , or by looking in the episode description. 39:34 false Links from today's episode:

Secret Santa Album:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16aBX5L3v1JZN7jR96doyH-J0M2k1eNbs?usp=sharing

Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Twitter: ESCconteXt

Christmas Resource Links:

Samaritans:
https://samaritanshope.org/

JED Foundation:
https://jedfoundation.org/

Standalone:
https://www.standalone.org.uk/guides/
https://www.standalone.org.uk/media/

TogetherEstranged:
https://www.togetherestranged.org/

David Brooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwENbKn3tqI

]]> Belgium’s Mustii, Cyprus’ Silia Kapsis, France’s Slimane, Greece’s Marina Satti, Eurovision Links from today's episode:

Secret Santa Album:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16aBX5L3v1JZN7jR96doyH-J0M2k1eNbs?usp=sharing

Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Twitter: ESCconteXt

Christmas Resource Links:

Samaritans:
https://samaritanshope.org/

JED Foundation:
https://jedfoundation.org/

Standalone:
https://www.standalone.org.uk/guides/
https://www.standalone.org.uk/media/

TogetherEstranged:
https://www.togetherestranged.org/

David Brooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwENbKn3tqI

]]> Links from today's episode:

Secret Santa Album:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16aBX5L3v1JZN7jR96doyH-J0M2k1eNbs?usp=sharing

Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Twitter: ESCconteXt

Christmas Resource Links:

Samaritans:
https://samaritanshope.org/

JED Foundation:
https://jedfoundation.org/

Standalone:
https://www.standalone.org.uk/guides/
https://www.standalone.org.uk/media/

TogetherEstranged:
https://www.togetherestranged.org/

David Brooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwENbKn3tqI

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+kBCoM1QR ]]> Episode 28: (Part 1) Secret Santas https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/28 368b59e3-3868-4c67-840d-a20001f5db2b Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates We’re having a holiday party this episode- celebrating the artists we know will be participating at Eurovision 2024.I’m joined by Mike from the EuroWhat Podcast, Zoe from the Eurovisionaries project, Margherita who listeners will remember from last November’s Barbie episode, and Sinziana from last December’s Angels episode. We’ll talk about the artists that we know will be participating in ESC 2024: Belgium’s Mustii, Cyprus’ Silia Kapsis, France’s Slimane, Greece’s Marina Satti. We’ll also have a virtual Secret Santa, which you can see by scrolling through the shownotes at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm , or by looking in the episode description. 42:02 false Links from today's episode:

Secret Santa Album:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16aBX5L3v1JZN7jR96doyH-J0M2k1eNbs?usp=sharing

Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Twitter: ESCconteXt

Christmas Resource Links:

Samaritans:
https://samaritanshope.org/

JED Foundation:
https://jedfoundation.org/

Standalone:
https://www.standalone.org.uk/guides/
https://www.standalone.org.uk/media/

TogetherEstranged:
https://www.togetherestranged.org/

David Brooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwENbKn3tqI

]]> Belgium’s Mustii, Cyprus’ Silia Kapsis, France’s Slimane, Greece’s Marina Satti, Eurovision Links from today's episode:

Secret Santa Album:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16aBX5L3v1JZN7jR96doyH-J0M2k1eNbs?usp=sharing

Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Twitter: ESCconteXt

Christmas Resource Links:

Samaritans:
https://samaritanshope.org/

JED Foundation:
https://jedfoundation.org/

Standalone:
https://www.standalone.org.uk/guides/
https://www.standalone.org.uk/media/

TogetherEstranged:
https://www.togetherestranged.org/

David Brooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwENbKn3tqI

]]> Links from today's episode:

Secret Santa Album:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16aBX5L3v1JZN7jR96doyH-J0M2k1eNbs?usp=sharing

Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Twitter: ESCconteXt

Christmas Resource Links:

Samaritans:
https://samaritanshope.org/

JED Foundation:
https://jedfoundation.org/

Standalone:
https://www.standalone.org.uk/guides/
https://www.standalone.org.uk/media/

TogetherEstranged:
https://www.togetherestranged.org/

David Brooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwENbKn3tqI

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+K1pI81Uo ]]> 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 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (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 false 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

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+A-QH0N5y ]]> 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 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (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 false 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

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+pexPzkS_ ]]> Episode 25: (Part 2) A Very Country Eurovision https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/25 35185a55-4e64-4efa-92fd-f553b0104ff6 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 23:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 43:20 false The Eurovision Country Songs Fans Have Requested Are:

STEFAN - Hope - Estonia 🇪🇪 - National Final Performance - Eurovision 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii4Z5SCzBhM

Systur - Með Hækkandi Sól - Iceland 🇮🇸 - Live On Tape - Eurovision 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ-UZRfMHXU

The Common Linnets - Calm After The Storm (The Netherlands) LIVE Eurovision Song Contest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWe8PRsW4T0

Texas Lightning - No, No, Never (Germany) 2006 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKvPzL1NSSI&feature=youtu.be

Joan Franka - You And Me - Live - 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCc0Iiu3DiU&feature=youtu.be

Bonus song: is this country? Folk?...

Zdob și Zdub & Advahov Brothers - Trenulețul (The Train) official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGNT5Uh-WKw

Brooklands Country Radio:
https://www.brooklandsradio.co.uk/brooklandscountry.html

More on Waylon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO0_pnNQuFs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdKqsStRS0w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGvj9wBT0_4

]]> Eurovision, Zdob și Zdub, Joan Franka, Texas Lightning, The Common Linnets, Systur, STEFAN The Eurovision Country Songs Fans Have Requested Are:

STEFAN - Hope - Estonia 🇪🇪 - National Final Performance - Eurovision 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii4Z5SCzBhM

Systur - Með Hækkandi Sól - Iceland 🇮🇸 - Live On Tape - Eurovision 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ-UZRfMHXU

The Common Linnets - Calm After The Storm (The Netherlands) LIVE Eurovision Song Contest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWe8PRsW4T0

Texas Lightning - No, No, Never (Germany) 2006 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKvPzL1NSSI&feature=youtu.be

Joan Franka - You And Me - Live - 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCc0Iiu3DiU&feature=youtu.be

Bonus song: is this country? Folk?...

Zdob și Zdub & Advahov Brothers - Trenulețul (The Train) official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGNT5Uh-WKw

Brooklands Country Radio:
https://www.brooklandsradio.co.uk/brooklandscountry.html

More on Waylon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO0_pnNQuFs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdKqsStRS0w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGvj9wBT0_4

]]> The Eurovision Country Songs Fans Have Requested Are:

STEFAN - Hope - Estonia 🇪🇪 - National Final Performance - Eurovision 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii4Z5SCzBhM

Systur - Með Hækkandi Sól - Iceland 🇮🇸 - Live On Tape - Eurovision 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ-UZRfMHXU

The Common Linnets - Calm After The Storm (The Netherlands) LIVE Eurovision Song Contest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWe8PRsW4T0

Texas Lightning - No, No, Never (Germany) 2006 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKvPzL1NSSI&feature=youtu.be

Joan Franka - You And Me - Live - 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCc0Iiu3DiU&feature=youtu.be

Bonus song: is this country? Folk?...

Zdob și Zdub & Advahov Brothers - Trenulețul (The Train) official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGNT5Uh-WKw

Brooklands Country Radio:
https://www.brooklandsradio.co.uk/brooklandscountry.html

More on Waylon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO0_pnNQuFs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdKqsStRS0w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGvj9wBT0_4

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+LTewPxd_ ]]> Episode 24: (Part 1) A Very Country Eurovision https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/24 52dd432a-0945-478e-a86d-570e2486f677 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 46:23 false The Eurovision Country Songs Fans Have Requested Are:

STEFAN - Hope - Estonia 🇪🇪 - National Final Performance - Eurovision 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii4Z5SCzBhM

Systur - Með Hækkandi Sól - Iceland 🇮🇸 - Live On Tape - Eurovision 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ-UZRfMHXU

The Common Linnets - Calm After The Storm (The Netherlands) LIVE Eurovision Song Contest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWe8PRsW4T0

Texas Lightning - No, No, Never (Germany) 2006 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKvPzL1NSSI&feature=youtu.be

Joan Franka - You And Me - Live - 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCc0Iiu3DiU&feature=youtu.be

Bonus song: is this country? Folk?...

Zdob și Zdub & Advahov Brothers - Trenulețul (The Train) official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGNT5Uh-WKw

Brooklands Country Radio:
https://www.brooklandsradio.co.uk/brooklandscountry.html

More on Waylon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO0_pnNQuFs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdKqsStRS0w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGvj9wBT0_4

]]> Eurovision, Zdob și Zdub, Joan Franka, Texas Lightning, The Common Linnets, Systur, STEFAN The Eurovision Country Songs Fans Have Requested Are:

STEFAN - Hope - Estonia 🇪🇪 - National Final Performance - Eurovision 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii4Z5SCzBhM

Systur - Með Hækkandi Sól - Iceland 🇮🇸 - Live On Tape - Eurovision 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ-UZRfMHXU

The Common Linnets - Calm After The Storm (The Netherlands) LIVE Eurovision Song Contest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWe8PRsW4T0

Texas Lightning - No, No, Never (Germany) 2006 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKvPzL1NSSI&feature=youtu.be

Joan Franka - You And Me - Live - 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCc0Iiu3DiU&feature=youtu.be

Bonus song: is this country? Folk?...

Zdob și Zdub & Advahov Brothers - Trenulețul (The Train) official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGNT5Uh-WKw

Brooklands Country Radio:
https://www.brooklandsradio.co.uk/brooklandscountry.html

More on Waylon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO0_pnNQuFs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdKqsStRS0w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGvj9wBT0_4

]]> The Eurovision Country Songs Fans Have Requested Are:

STEFAN - Hope - Estonia 🇪🇪 - National Final Performance - Eurovision 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii4Z5SCzBhM

Systur - Með Hækkandi Sól - Iceland 🇮🇸 - Live On Tape - Eurovision 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ-UZRfMHXU

The Common Linnets - Calm After The Storm (The Netherlands) LIVE Eurovision Song Contest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWe8PRsW4T0

Texas Lightning - No, No, Never (Germany) 2006 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKvPzL1NSSI&feature=youtu.be

Joan Franka - You And Me - Live - 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCc0Iiu3DiU&feature=youtu.be

Bonus song: is this country? Folk?...

Zdob și Zdub & Advahov Brothers - Trenulețul (The Train) official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGNT5Uh-WKw

Brooklands Country Radio:
https://www.brooklandsradio.co.uk/brooklandscountry.html

More on Waylon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO0_pnNQuFs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdKqsStRS0w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGvj9wBT0_4

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+kRlho59m ]]> Episode 23: ["While You Wait" Bonus Content] Alex Mantzaris on Bias, Collusion & Neglect https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/23 6a0228a4-a021-4378-82eb-d7bf059d9e70 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates We've had technical issues with this month's episode. It'll be up and running soon. In the meantime, enjoy some never-before-heard content from episode 1. 16:23 false We've had technical issues with this month's episode. It'll be up and running soon. In the meantime, enjoy some never-before-heard content from episode 1.

]]> We've had technical issues with this month's episode. It'll be up and running soon. In the meantime, enjoy some never-before-heard content from episode 1.

]]> We've had technical issues with this month's episode. It'll be up and running soon. In the meantime, enjoy some never-before-heard content from episode 1.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+dxvctOOm ]]> Episode 22: (Part 2) Master-pieces https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/22 b551465b-924b-44a6-b2fb-35088d70b076 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates This episode's guest is Elka Krajewska. She’s an artist, poet, and activist. I'll talk to her about her current life in Warsaw, and her previous live in New York-- where she notably ran the Salvage Art Institute. The Institute famously deals with what remains of fine art that has been seriously damaged, which in insurance circles is called salvage. We’ll talk about the Rodin and Calder sculptures semi-destroyed in the attacks on 9/11, and the fragments of a very famous balloon dog sculpture. Elka’s now working in Warsaw. We’ll talk about Eastern Europe, about where she is now. About the human experience, art, impermanence. We’ll then chat about some iconic submissions from 2020, 2016, and 2009, including Go-A, Jamala, and Stephane & 3G. I always encourage you to go to the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm and watch the submissions before we talk about them. One last note, this episode includes 3 swear words that I haven’t edited. Hide your children. 58:35 true Today’s ESC Submissions:

We don’t Want to Put In, Stephane & 3G, 2009, Georgia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6-7Rw4xug

1944, Jamala, 2016, Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Go_A - Solovey - 2020- Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Official Video - Eurovision 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNetXPSld50

Links from Elka herself:

“Here are some links for you beyond the obvious SAI, lectures you found etc
My Lokal 30 gallery links in Polish and English (scroll for English):”
https://lokal30.pl/artysci/elka-krajewska/

A selection of my movies at MSN
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/artysci/elzbieta-krajewska

Includes documentary on my imax
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/praca/krajewska-elka-plany-mela-documentation-of-omnimax-dome-film

And text by poet Thom Donovan about it
http://lokal30.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2007_PlanyMela_ThomDonovan.pdf

My artist website needs update since after corona
But some work will be updated soon
Elka.net

My show at Arsenał about travelling in Poland
https://galeria-arsenal.pl/wystawy/elka-krajewska-pole-lokalne

Show at Soloway in NYC
http://soloway.info/Shows/49ElkaKrajewska/ElkaKrajewskapressrelease.html

A chapter of my SAI book No Longer Art: In a Coma published by Rubin Museum
https://rubinmuseum.org/spiral/no-longer-art

Another chapter is published in Speculation from MIT and Whitechapel
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545334/speculation/

There might be some links at the Lokal gallery website
To follow but most writing is In polish

INSTAGRAM:
@elkakrajewskastudio
@nolongerart

Bradley's favorite links about Elka:

Elka’s Art, Gallery Link:
https://elka.net/Project-Index

Lovely simple article about Salvage Art:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artwork-damaged-repair

Video- "Debris, Constellations, and Counter-Histories"
the “glitter and gunpowder” bit... Russian oligarchs & Art & money in times of war
Elka’s part starts at 1:00:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9EdYWnN0Yvg

Salvage Art Institute (now called No Longer Art) on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/no_longer_art/?hl=en

Bonus link to an Icelandic contender for Eurovision called “Ciccolina” (Ciccolina was Dean Koons’ partner for many years-- he's the balloon dog artist):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlk4ulVs-2M

Art lost in the attacks of 9/11
(+ photo of Calder's Bent Propeller sculpture)
https://cultbytes.com/piecing-together-art-lost-911/

The last known color swatch for the Calder sculpture we talked about:
"Calder red"
http://mckaylodge.com/calder-red/

The Gallery of Lost Art (TATE)
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/other-venue/gallery-lost-art

A Continually Update List of Art and Cultural Heritage Lost in Ukraine
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/ukraine-damaged-cultural-sites-russian-invasion-1234628274/the-kuindzhi-art-museum-in-mariupol/

and
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/27/ukraine-russia-looting-museums

Congressional probe: Russian oligarchs using art to evade sanctions
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/probe-russian-oligarchs-evade-art-sanctions-386154

Anti-Russia songs in Eurovision, fan-compiled:

2005- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2007- Dancing Lasha Tumbai
2009- We Don't Wanna Put In - Eurovision Held in Russia
2013- Russia refused to broadcast the final due to a same sex kiss
2016- 1944 (Ukraine) , “If Love Was a Crime” - Bulgaria
2017- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2022- Kalush Orchestra - Stefania – Ukraine
2023- Mamma SC, Waterguns, My Sister’s Crown

Summary of the “Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest” wiki. A wiki with 73 paragraphs, 160 citations.

2007:
• Ukraine was represented by Verka Serduchka with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai."
• Allegations arose that the song contained political subtext and that the phrase "Lasha Tumbai" was a mondegreen of "Russia goodbye."
• Serduchka denied these claims, stating that "Lasha Tumbai" meant "churned butter" in Mongolian.

2009:
• Russia was represented by Ukrainian singer Anastasia Prikhodko in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Moscow.
• She sang the song "Mamo" in both Ukrainian and Russian.
• Following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, Prikhodko denounced Russia's actions and stopped performing there.

2014 and 2015:
• Russia's intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014 led to increased tension.
• The Russian contestants, Tolmachevy Sisters (2014) and Polina Gagarina (2015), faced booing from the audience due to political opposition.
• The 2015 contest introduced 'anti-booing technology' due to excessive booing in the previous year.

2016:
• Ukraine's Jamala won the contest with the song "1944," inspired by the deportation of Crimean Tatars.
• Russian officials criticized the song, claiming it violated Eurovision rules against political content.
• The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued, with some officials suggesting boycotting the 2017 contest.

2017:
• Russia's entrant Yuliya Samoylova received a three-year travel ban from Ukraine.
• The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) attempted to find a solution for Samoylova to perform, but Russia declined offers.
• Russia ultimately withdrew from the contest due to the ban.

2019:
• Maruv, Ukraine's selected artist for Eurovision, faced controversy over her willingness to perform in Russia.
• Disputes over contracts and Russia-Ukraine relations led to Maruv's withdrawal, and Ukraine did not participate in the contest.

2022:
• Ukraine's national selection winner, Alina Pash, faced allegations of entering Crimea in violation of Ukrainian laws.
• Alina Pash withdrew her candidacy, and Kalush Orchestra replaced her as the Ukrainian entrant.
• Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to its exclusion from the contest.
The Russia-Ukraine tensions have had a significant impact on the Eurovision Song Contest, leading to controversies, withdrawals, and disruptions in the usual proceedings of the competition.

History of “Douze Points” between Ukraine and Russia

Russia gave Ukraine 12 points in: 2004 (F), 2021 (TSF)
Ukraine gave Russia 12 points in: 2003 (F), 2006 (SF), 2006 (F), 2008 (F), 2016 (TF)

In Rememberance of Toto Cotugno
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/22/toto-cutugno-whose-song-litaliano-was-no-1-across-europe-dies-at-80

You can find the podcast’s editor, Max Prosha on Fiverr at:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=gig_page&gigs=slug%3Aedit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom%2Cpckg_id%3A2

]]> Jamala, We don’t Want to Put In, Stephane & 3G, Go_A , Solovey, Eurovision, ESC, OGAE, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Poland Today’s ESC Submissions:

We don’t Want to Put In, Stephane & 3G, 2009, Georgia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6-7Rw4xug

1944, Jamala, 2016, Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Go_A - Solovey - 2020- Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Official Video - Eurovision 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNetXPSld50

Links from Elka herself:

“Here are some links for you beyond the obvious SAI, lectures you found etc
My Lokal 30 gallery links in Polish and English (scroll for English):”
https://lokal30.pl/artysci/elka-krajewska/

A selection of my movies at MSN
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/artysci/elzbieta-krajewska

Includes documentary on my imax
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/praca/krajewska-elka-plany-mela-documentation-of-omnimax-dome-film

And text by poet Thom Donovan about it
http://lokal30.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2007_PlanyMela_ThomDonovan.pdf

My artist website needs update since after corona
But some work will be updated soon
Elka.net

My show at Arsenał about travelling in Poland
https://galeria-arsenal.pl/wystawy/elka-krajewska-pole-lokalne

Show at Soloway in NYC
http://soloway.info/Shows/49ElkaKrajewska/ElkaKrajewskapressrelease.html

A chapter of my SAI book No Longer Art: In a Coma published by Rubin Museum
https://rubinmuseum.org/spiral/no-longer-art

Another chapter is published in Speculation from MIT and Whitechapel
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545334/speculation/

There might be some links at the Lokal gallery website
To follow but most writing is In polish

INSTAGRAM:
@elkakrajewskastudio
@nolongerart

Bradley's favorite links about Elka:

Elka’s Art, Gallery Link:
https://elka.net/Project-Index

Lovely simple article about Salvage Art:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artwork-damaged-repair

Video- "Debris, Constellations, and Counter-Histories"
the “glitter and gunpowder” bit... Russian oligarchs & Art & money in times of war
Elka’s part starts at 1:00:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9EdYWnN0Yvg

Salvage Art Institute (now called No Longer Art) on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/no_longer_art/?hl=en

Bonus link to an Icelandic contender for Eurovision called “Ciccolina” (Ciccolina was Dean Koons’ partner for many years-- he's the balloon dog artist):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlk4ulVs-2M

Art lost in the attacks of 9/11
(+ photo of Calder's Bent Propeller sculpture)
https://cultbytes.com/piecing-together-art-lost-911/

The last known color swatch for the Calder sculpture we talked about:
"Calder red"
http://mckaylodge.com/calder-red/

The Gallery of Lost Art (TATE)
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/other-venue/gallery-lost-art

A Continually Update List of Art and Cultural Heritage Lost in Ukraine
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/ukraine-damaged-cultural-sites-russian-invasion-1234628274/the-kuindzhi-art-museum-in-mariupol/

and
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/27/ukraine-russia-looting-museums

Congressional probe: Russian oligarchs using art to evade sanctions
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/probe-russian-oligarchs-evade-art-sanctions-386154

Anti-Russia songs in Eurovision, fan-compiled:

2005- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2007- Dancing Lasha Tumbai
2009- We Don't Wanna Put In - Eurovision Held in Russia
2013- Russia refused to broadcast the final due to a same sex kiss
2016- 1944 (Ukraine) , “If Love Was a Crime” - Bulgaria
2017- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2022- Kalush Orchestra - Stefania – Ukraine
2023- Mamma SC, Waterguns, My Sister’s Crown

Summary of the “Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest” wiki. A wiki with 73 paragraphs, 160 citations.

2007:
• Ukraine was represented by Verka Serduchka with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai."
• Allegations arose that the song contained political subtext and that the phrase "Lasha Tumbai" was a mondegreen of "Russia goodbye."
• Serduchka denied these claims, stating that "Lasha Tumbai" meant "churned butter" in Mongolian.

2009:
• Russia was represented by Ukrainian singer Anastasia Prikhodko in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Moscow.
• She sang the song "Mamo" in both Ukrainian and Russian.
• Following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, Prikhodko denounced Russia's actions and stopped performing there.

2014 and 2015:
• Russia's intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014 led to increased tension.
• The Russian contestants, Tolmachevy Sisters (2014) and Polina Gagarina (2015), faced booing from the audience due to political opposition.
• The 2015 contest introduced 'anti-booing technology' due to excessive booing in the previous year.

2016:
• Ukraine's Jamala won the contest with the song "1944," inspired by the deportation of Crimean Tatars.
• Russian officials criticized the song, claiming it violated Eurovision rules against political content.
• The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued, with some officials suggesting boycotting the 2017 contest.

2017:
• Russia's entrant Yuliya Samoylova received a three-year travel ban from Ukraine.
• The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) attempted to find a solution for Samoylova to perform, but Russia declined offers.
• Russia ultimately withdrew from the contest due to the ban.

2019:
• Maruv, Ukraine's selected artist for Eurovision, faced controversy over her willingness to perform in Russia.
• Disputes over contracts and Russia-Ukraine relations led to Maruv's withdrawal, and Ukraine did not participate in the contest.

2022:
• Ukraine's national selection winner, Alina Pash, faced allegations of entering Crimea in violation of Ukrainian laws.
• Alina Pash withdrew her candidacy, and Kalush Orchestra replaced her as the Ukrainian entrant.
• Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to its exclusion from the contest.
The Russia-Ukraine tensions have had a significant impact on the Eurovision Song Contest, leading to controversies, withdrawals, and disruptions in the usual proceedings of the competition.

History of “Douze Points” between Ukraine and Russia

Russia gave Ukraine 12 points in: 2004 (F), 2021 (TSF)
Ukraine gave Russia 12 points in: 2003 (F), 2006 (SF), 2006 (F), 2008 (F), 2016 (TF)

In Rememberance of Toto Cotugno
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/22/toto-cutugno-whose-song-litaliano-was-no-1-across-europe-dies-at-80

You can find the podcast’s editor, Max Prosha on Fiverr at:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=gig_page&gigs=slug%3Aedit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom%2Cpckg_id%3A2

]]> Today’s ESC Submissions:

We don’t Want to Put In, Stephane & 3G, 2009, Georgia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6-7Rw4xug

1944, Jamala, 2016, Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Go_A - Solovey - 2020- Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Official Video - Eurovision 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNetXPSld50

Links from Elka herself:

“Here are some links for you beyond the obvious SAI, lectures you found etc
My Lokal 30 gallery links in Polish and English (scroll for English):”
https://lokal30.pl/artysci/elka-krajewska/

A selection of my movies at MSN
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/artysci/elzbieta-krajewska

Includes documentary on my imax
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/praca/krajewska-elka-plany-mela-documentation-of-omnimax-dome-film

And text by poet Thom Donovan about it
http://lokal30.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2007_PlanyMela_ThomDonovan.pdf

My artist website needs update since after corona
But some work will be updated soon
Elka.net

My show at Arsenał about travelling in Poland
https://galeria-arsenal.pl/wystawy/elka-krajewska-pole-lokalne

Show at Soloway in NYC
http://soloway.info/Shows/49ElkaKrajewska/ElkaKrajewskapressrelease.html

A chapter of my SAI book No Longer Art: In a Coma published by Rubin Museum
https://rubinmuseum.org/spiral/no-longer-art

Another chapter is published in Speculation from MIT and Whitechapel
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545334/speculation/

There might be some links at the Lokal gallery website
To follow but most writing is In polish

INSTAGRAM:
@elkakrajewskastudio
@nolongerart

Bradley's favorite links about Elka:

Elka’s Art, Gallery Link:
https://elka.net/Project-Index

Lovely simple article about Salvage Art:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artwork-damaged-repair

Video- "Debris, Constellations, and Counter-Histories"
the “glitter and gunpowder” bit... Russian oligarchs & Art & money in times of war
Elka’s part starts at 1:00:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9EdYWnN0Yvg

Salvage Art Institute (now called No Longer Art) on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/no_longer_art/?hl=en

Bonus link to an Icelandic contender for Eurovision called “Ciccolina” (Ciccolina was Dean Koons’ partner for many years-- he's the balloon dog artist):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlk4ulVs-2M

Art lost in the attacks of 9/11
(+ photo of Calder's Bent Propeller sculpture)
https://cultbytes.com/piecing-together-art-lost-911/

The last known color swatch for the Calder sculpture we talked about:
"Calder red"
http://mckaylodge.com/calder-red/

The Gallery of Lost Art (TATE)
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/other-venue/gallery-lost-art

A Continually Update List of Art and Cultural Heritage Lost in Ukraine
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/ukraine-damaged-cultural-sites-russian-invasion-1234628274/the-kuindzhi-art-museum-in-mariupol/

and
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/27/ukraine-russia-looting-museums

Congressional probe: Russian oligarchs using art to evade sanctions
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/probe-russian-oligarchs-evade-art-sanctions-386154

Anti-Russia songs in Eurovision, fan-compiled:

2005- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2007- Dancing Lasha Tumbai
2009- We Don't Wanna Put In - Eurovision Held in Russia
2013- Russia refused to broadcast the final due to a same sex kiss
2016- 1944 (Ukraine) , “If Love Was a Crime” - Bulgaria
2017- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2022- Kalush Orchestra - Stefania – Ukraine
2023- Mamma SC, Waterguns, My Sister’s Crown

Summary of the “Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest” wiki. A wiki with 73 paragraphs, 160 citations.

2007:
• Ukraine was represented by Verka Serduchka with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai."
• Allegations arose that the song contained political subtext and that the phrase "Lasha Tumbai" was a mondegreen of "Russia goodbye."
• Serduchka denied these claims, stating that "Lasha Tumbai" meant "churned butter" in Mongolian.

2009:
• Russia was represented by Ukrainian singer Anastasia Prikhodko in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Moscow.
• She sang the song "Mamo" in both Ukrainian and Russian.
• Following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, Prikhodko denounced Russia's actions and stopped performing there.

2014 and 2015:
• Russia's intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014 led to increased tension.
• The Russian contestants, Tolmachevy Sisters (2014) and Polina Gagarina (2015), faced booing from the audience due to political opposition.
• The 2015 contest introduced 'anti-booing technology' due to excessive booing in the previous year.

2016:
• Ukraine's Jamala won the contest with the song "1944," inspired by the deportation of Crimean Tatars.
• Russian officials criticized the song, claiming it violated Eurovision rules against political content.
• The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued, with some officials suggesting boycotting the 2017 contest.

2017:
• Russia's entrant Yuliya Samoylova received a three-year travel ban from Ukraine.
• The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) attempted to find a solution for Samoylova to perform, but Russia declined offers.
• Russia ultimately withdrew from the contest due to the ban.

2019:
• Maruv, Ukraine's selected artist for Eurovision, faced controversy over her willingness to perform in Russia.
• Disputes over contracts and Russia-Ukraine relations led to Maruv's withdrawal, and Ukraine did not participate in the contest.

2022:
• Ukraine's national selection winner, Alina Pash, faced allegations of entering Crimea in violation of Ukrainian laws.
• Alina Pash withdrew her candidacy, and Kalush Orchestra replaced her as the Ukrainian entrant.
• Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to its exclusion from the contest.
The Russia-Ukraine tensions have had a significant impact on the Eurovision Song Contest, leading to controversies, withdrawals, and disruptions in the usual proceedings of the competition.

History of “Douze Points” between Ukraine and Russia

Russia gave Ukraine 12 points in: 2004 (F), 2021 (TSF)
Ukraine gave Russia 12 points in: 2003 (F), 2006 (SF), 2006 (F), 2008 (F), 2016 (TF)

In Rememberance of Toto Cotugno
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/22/toto-cutugno-whose-song-litaliano-was-no-1-across-europe-dies-at-80

You can find the podcast’s editor, Max Prosha on Fiverr at:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=gig_page&gigs=slug%3Aedit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom%2Cpckg_id%3A2

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+l-HXVPG2 ]]> Episode 21: (Part 1) Master-pieces https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/21 94737716-5748-4fc3-8cbe-4f53adb6e106 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates This episode's guest is Elka Krajewska. She’s an artist, poet, and activist. I’ll talk to her about her current life in Warsaw, and her previous live in New York-- where she notably ran the Salvage Art Institute. The Institute famously deals with what remains of fine art that had been seriously damaged, which in insurance circles is called salvage. We’ll talk about the Rodin and Calder sculptures semi-destroyed in the attacks on 9/11, and the fragments of a very famous balloon dog sculpture. Elka’s now working in Warsaw. We’ll talk about Eastern Europe, about where she is now. About the human experience, art, impermanence. We’ll then chat about some iconic submissions from 2020, 2016, and 2009, including Go-A, Jamala, and Stephane & 3G. I always encourage you to go to the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm and watch the submissions before we talk about them. One last note, this episode includes 3 swear words that I haven’t edited. Hide your children. 50:13 true Today’s ESC Submissions:

We don’t Want to Put In, Stephane & 3G, 2009, Georgia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6-7Rw4xug

1944, Jamala, 2016, Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Go_A - Solovey - 2020- Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Official Video - Eurovision 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNetXPSld50

Links from Elka herself:

“Here are some links for you beyond the obvious SAI, lectures you found etc
My Lokal 30 gallery links in Polish and English (scroll for English):”
https://lokal30.pl/artysci/elka-krajewska/

A selection of my movies at MSN
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/artysci/elzbieta-krajewska

Includes documentary on my imax
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/praca/krajewska-elka-plany-mela-documentation-of-omnimax-dome-film

And text by poet Thom Donovan about it
http://lokal30.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2007_PlanyMela_ThomDonovan.pdf

My artist website needs update since after corona
But some work will be updated soon
Elka.net

My show at Arsenał about travelling in Poland
https://galeria-arsenal.pl/wystawy/elka-krajewska-pole-lokalne

Show at Soloway in NYC
http://soloway.info/Shows/49ElkaKrajewska/ElkaKrajewskapressrelease.html

A chapter of my SAI book No Longer Art: In a Coma published by Rubin Museum
https://rubinmuseum.org/spiral/no-longer-art

Another chapter is published in Speculation from MIT and Whitechapel
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545334/speculation/

There might be some links at the Lokal gallery website
To follow but most writing is In polish

INSTAGRAM:
@elkakrajewskastudio
@nolongerart

Bradley's favorite links about Elka:

Elka’s Art, Gallery Link:
https://elka.net/Project-Index

Lovely simple article about Salvage Art:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artwork-damaged-repair

Video- "Debris, Constellations, and Counter-Histories"
the “glitter and gunpowder” bit... Russian oligarchs & Art & money in times of war
Elka’s part starts at 1:00:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9EdYWnN0Yvg

Salvage Art Institute (now called No Longer Art) on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/no_longer_art/?hl=en

Bonus link to an Icelandic contender for Eurovision called “Ciccolina” (Ciccolina was Dean Koons’ partner for many years-- he's the balloon dog artist):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlk4ulVs-2M

Art lost in the attacks of 9/11
(+ photo of Calder's Bent Propeller sculpture)
https://cultbytes.com/piecing-together-art-lost-911/

The last known color swatch for the Calder sculpture we talked about:
"Calder red"
http://mckaylodge.com/calder-red/

The Gallery of Lost Art (TATE)
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/other-venue/gallery-lost-art

A Continually Update List of Art and Cultural Heritage Lost in Ukraine
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/ukraine-damaged-cultural-sites-russian-invasion-1234628274/the-kuindzhi-art-museum-in-mariupol/

and
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/27/ukraine-russia-looting-museums

Congressional probe: Russian oligarchs using art to evade sanctions
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/probe-russian-oligarchs-evade-art-sanctions-386154

Anti-Russia songs in Eurovision, fan-compiled:

2005- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2007- Dancing Lasha Tumbai
2009- We Don't Wanna Put In - Eurovision Held in Russia
2013- Russia refused to broadcast the final due to a same sex kiss
2016- 1944 (Ukraine) , “If Love Was a Crime” - Bulgaria
2017- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2022- Kalush Orchestra - Stefania – Ukraine
2023- Mamma SC, Waterguns, My Sister’s Crown

Summary of the “Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest” wiki. A wiki with 73 paragraphs, 160 citations.

2007:
• Ukraine was represented by Verka Serduchka with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai."
• Allegations arose that the song contained political subtext and that the phrase "Lasha Tumbai" was a mondegreen of "Russia goodbye."
• Serduchka denied these claims, stating that "Lasha Tumbai" meant "churned butter" in Mongolian.

2009:
• Russia was represented by Ukrainian singer Anastasia Prikhodko in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Moscow.
• She sang the song "Mamo" in both Ukrainian and Russian.
• Following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, Prikhodko denounced Russia's actions and stopped performing there.

2014 and 2015:
• Russia's intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014 led to increased tension.
• The Russian contestants, Tolmachevy Sisters (2014) and Polina Gagarina (2015), faced booing from the audience due to political opposition.
• The 2015 contest introduced 'anti-booing technology' due to excessive booing in the previous year.

2016:
• Ukraine's Jamala won the contest with the song "1944," inspired by the deportation of Crimean Tatars.
• Russian officials criticized the song, claiming it violated Eurovision rules against political content.
• The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued, with some officials suggesting boycotting the 2017 contest.

2017:
• Russia's entrant Yuliya Samoylova received a three-year travel ban from Ukraine.
• The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) attempted to find a solution for Samoylova to perform, but Russia declined offers.
• Russia ultimately withdrew from the contest due to the ban.

2019:
• Maruv, Ukraine's selected artist for Eurovision, faced controversy over her willingness to perform in Russia.
• Disputes over contracts and Russia-Ukraine relations led to Maruv's withdrawal, and Ukraine did not participate in the contest.

2022:
• Ukraine's national selection winner, Alina Pash, faced allegations of entering Crimea in violation of Ukrainian laws.
• Alina Pash withdrew her candidacy, and Kalush Orchestra replaced her as the Ukrainian entrant.
• Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to its exclusion from the contest.
The Russia-Ukraine tensions have had a significant impact on the Eurovision Song Contest, leading to controversies, withdrawals, and disruptions in the usual proceedings of the competition.

History of “Douze Points” between Ukraine and Russia

Russia gave Ukraine 12 points in: 2004 (F), 2021 (TSF)
Ukraine gave Russia 12 points in: 2003 (F), 2006 (SF), 2006 (F), 2008 (F), 2016 (TF)

In Rememberance of Toto Cotugno
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/22/toto-cutugno-whose-song-litaliano-was-no-1-across-europe-dies-at-80

You can find the podcast’s editor, Max Prosha on Fiverr at:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=gig_page&gigs=slug%3Aedit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom%2Cpckg_id%3A2

]]> Jamala, We don’t Want to Put In, Stephane & 3G, Go_A , Solovey, Eurovision, ESC, OGAE, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Poland Today’s ESC Submissions:

We don’t Want to Put In, Stephane & 3G, 2009, Georgia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6-7Rw4xug

1944, Jamala, 2016, Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Go_A - Solovey - 2020- Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Official Video - Eurovision 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNetXPSld50

Links from Elka herself:

“Here are some links for you beyond the obvious SAI, lectures you found etc
My Lokal 30 gallery links in Polish and English (scroll for English):”
https://lokal30.pl/artysci/elka-krajewska/

A selection of my movies at MSN
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/artysci/elzbieta-krajewska

Includes documentary on my imax
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/praca/krajewska-elka-plany-mela-documentation-of-omnimax-dome-film

And text by poet Thom Donovan about it
http://lokal30.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2007_PlanyMela_ThomDonovan.pdf

My artist website needs update since after corona
But some work will be updated soon
Elka.net

My show at Arsenał about travelling in Poland
https://galeria-arsenal.pl/wystawy/elka-krajewska-pole-lokalne

Show at Soloway in NYC
http://soloway.info/Shows/49ElkaKrajewska/ElkaKrajewskapressrelease.html

A chapter of my SAI book No Longer Art: In a Coma published by Rubin Museum
https://rubinmuseum.org/spiral/no-longer-art

Another chapter is published in Speculation from MIT and Whitechapel
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545334/speculation/

There might be some links at the Lokal gallery website
To follow but most writing is In polish

INSTAGRAM:
@elkakrajewskastudio
@nolongerart

Bradley's favorite links about Elka:

Elka’s Art, Gallery Link:
https://elka.net/Project-Index

Lovely simple article about Salvage Art:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artwork-damaged-repair

Video- "Debris, Constellations, and Counter-Histories"
the “glitter and gunpowder” bit... Russian oligarchs & Art & money in times of war
Elka’s part starts at 1:00:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9EdYWnN0Yvg

Salvage Art Institute (now called No Longer Art) on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/no_longer_art/?hl=en

Bonus link to an Icelandic contender for Eurovision called “Ciccolina” (Ciccolina was Dean Koons’ partner for many years-- he's the balloon dog artist):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlk4ulVs-2M

Art lost in the attacks of 9/11
(+ photo of Calder's Bent Propeller sculpture)
https://cultbytes.com/piecing-together-art-lost-911/

The last known color swatch for the Calder sculpture we talked about:
"Calder red"
http://mckaylodge.com/calder-red/

The Gallery of Lost Art (TATE)
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/other-venue/gallery-lost-art

A Continually Update List of Art and Cultural Heritage Lost in Ukraine
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/ukraine-damaged-cultural-sites-russian-invasion-1234628274/the-kuindzhi-art-museum-in-mariupol/

and
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/27/ukraine-russia-looting-museums

Congressional probe: Russian oligarchs using art to evade sanctions
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/probe-russian-oligarchs-evade-art-sanctions-386154

Anti-Russia songs in Eurovision, fan-compiled:

2005- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2007- Dancing Lasha Tumbai
2009- We Don't Wanna Put In - Eurovision Held in Russia
2013- Russia refused to broadcast the final due to a same sex kiss
2016- 1944 (Ukraine) , “If Love Was a Crime” - Bulgaria
2017- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2022- Kalush Orchestra - Stefania – Ukraine
2023- Mamma SC, Waterguns, My Sister’s Crown

Summary of the “Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest” wiki. A wiki with 73 paragraphs, 160 citations.

2007:
• Ukraine was represented by Verka Serduchka with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai."
• Allegations arose that the song contained political subtext and that the phrase "Lasha Tumbai" was a mondegreen of "Russia goodbye."
• Serduchka denied these claims, stating that "Lasha Tumbai" meant "churned butter" in Mongolian.

2009:
• Russia was represented by Ukrainian singer Anastasia Prikhodko in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Moscow.
• She sang the song "Mamo" in both Ukrainian and Russian.
• Following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, Prikhodko denounced Russia's actions and stopped performing there.

2014 and 2015:
• Russia's intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014 led to increased tension.
• The Russian contestants, Tolmachevy Sisters (2014) and Polina Gagarina (2015), faced booing from the audience due to political opposition.
• The 2015 contest introduced 'anti-booing technology' due to excessive booing in the previous year.

2016:
• Ukraine's Jamala won the contest with the song "1944," inspired by the deportation of Crimean Tatars.
• Russian officials criticized the song, claiming it violated Eurovision rules against political content.
• The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued, with some officials suggesting boycotting the 2017 contest.

2017:
• Russia's entrant Yuliya Samoylova received a three-year travel ban from Ukraine.
• The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) attempted to find a solution for Samoylova to perform, but Russia declined offers.
• Russia ultimately withdrew from the contest due to the ban.

2019:
• Maruv, Ukraine's selected artist for Eurovision, faced controversy over her willingness to perform in Russia.
• Disputes over contracts and Russia-Ukraine relations led to Maruv's withdrawal, and Ukraine did not participate in the contest.

2022:
• Ukraine's national selection winner, Alina Pash, faced allegations of entering Crimea in violation of Ukrainian laws.
• Alina Pash withdrew her candidacy, and Kalush Orchestra replaced her as the Ukrainian entrant.
• Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to its exclusion from the contest.
The Russia-Ukraine tensions have had a significant impact on the Eurovision Song Contest, leading to controversies, withdrawals, and disruptions in the usual proceedings of the competition.

History of “Douze Points” between Ukraine and Russia

Russia gave Ukraine 12 points in: 2004 (F), 2021 (TSF)
Ukraine gave Russia 12 points in: 2003 (F), 2006 (SF), 2006 (F), 2008 (F), 2016 (TF)

In Rememberance of Toto Cotugno
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/22/toto-cutugno-whose-song-litaliano-was-no-1-across-europe-dies-at-80

You can find the podcast’s editor, Max Prosha on Fiverr at:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=gig_page&gigs=slug%3Aedit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom%2Cpckg_id%3A2

]]> Today’s ESC Submissions:

We don’t Want to Put In, Stephane & 3G, 2009, Georgia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6-7Rw4xug

1944, Jamala, 2016, Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Go_A - Solovey - 2020- Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Official Video - Eurovision 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNetXPSld50

Links from Elka herself:

“Here are some links for you beyond the obvious SAI, lectures you found etc
My Lokal 30 gallery links in Polish and English (scroll for English):”
https://lokal30.pl/artysci/elka-krajewska/

A selection of my movies at MSN
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/artysci/elzbieta-krajewska

Includes documentary on my imax
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/praca/krajewska-elka-plany-mela-documentation-of-omnimax-dome-film

And text by poet Thom Donovan about it
http://lokal30.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2007_PlanyMela_ThomDonovan.pdf

My artist website needs update since after corona
But some work will be updated soon
Elka.net

My show at Arsenał about travelling in Poland
https://galeria-arsenal.pl/wystawy/elka-krajewska-pole-lokalne

Show at Soloway in NYC
http://soloway.info/Shows/49ElkaKrajewska/ElkaKrajewskapressrelease.html

A chapter of my SAI book No Longer Art: In a Coma published by Rubin Museum
https://rubinmuseum.org/spiral/no-longer-art

Another chapter is published in Speculation from MIT and Whitechapel
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545334/speculation/

There might be some links at the Lokal gallery website
To follow but most writing is In polish

INSTAGRAM:
@elkakrajewskastudio
@nolongerart

Bradley's favorite links about Elka:

Elka’s Art, Gallery Link:
https://elka.net/Project-Index

Lovely simple article about Salvage Art:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artwork-damaged-repair

Video- "Debris, Constellations, and Counter-Histories"
the “glitter and gunpowder” bit... Russian oligarchs & Art & money in times of war
Elka’s part starts at 1:00:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9EdYWnN0Yvg

Salvage Art Institute (now called No Longer Art) on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/no_longer_art/?hl=en

Bonus link to an Icelandic contender for Eurovision called “Ciccolina” (Ciccolina was Dean Koons’ partner for many years-- he's the balloon dog artist):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlk4ulVs-2M

Art lost in the attacks of 9/11
(+ photo of Calder's Bent Propeller sculpture)
https://cultbytes.com/piecing-together-art-lost-911/

The last known color swatch for the Calder sculpture we talked about:
"Calder red"
http://mckaylodge.com/calder-red/

The Gallery of Lost Art (TATE)
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/other-venue/gallery-lost-art

A Continually Update List of Art and Cultural Heritage Lost in Ukraine
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/ukraine-damaged-cultural-sites-russian-invasion-1234628274/the-kuindzhi-art-museum-in-mariupol/

and
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/27/ukraine-russia-looting-museums

Congressional probe: Russian oligarchs using art to evade sanctions
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/probe-russian-oligarchs-evade-art-sanctions-386154

Anti-Russia songs in Eurovision, fan-compiled:

2005- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2007- Dancing Lasha Tumbai
2009- We Don't Wanna Put In - Eurovision Held in Russia
2013- Russia refused to broadcast the final due to a same sex kiss
2016- 1944 (Ukraine) , “If Love Was a Crime” - Bulgaria
2017- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2022- Kalush Orchestra - Stefania – Ukraine
2023- Mamma SC, Waterguns, My Sister’s Crown

Summary of the “Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest” wiki. A wiki with 73 paragraphs, 160 citations.

2007:
• Ukraine was represented by Verka Serduchka with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai."
• Allegations arose that the song contained political subtext and that the phrase "Lasha Tumbai" was a mondegreen of "Russia goodbye."
• Serduchka denied these claims, stating that "Lasha Tumbai" meant "churned butter" in Mongolian.

2009:
• Russia was represented by Ukrainian singer Anastasia Prikhodko in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Moscow.
• She sang the song "Mamo" in both Ukrainian and Russian.
• Following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, Prikhodko denounced Russia's actions and stopped performing there.

2014 and 2015:
• Russia's intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014 led to increased tension.
• The Russian contestants, Tolmachevy Sisters (2014) and Polina Gagarina (2015), faced booing from the audience due to political opposition.
• The 2015 contest introduced 'anti-booing technology' due to excessive booing in the previous year.

2016:
• Ukraine's Jamala won the contest with the song "1944," inspired by the deportation of Crimean Tatars.
• Russian officials criticized the song, claiming it violated Eurovision rules against political content.
• The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued, with some officials suggesting boycotting the 2017 contest.

2017:
• Russia's entrant Yuliya Samoylova received a three-year travel ban from Ukraine.
• The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) attempted to find a solution for Samoylova to perform, but Russia declined offers.
• Russia ultimately withdrew from the contest due to the ban.

2019:
• Maruv, Ukraine's selected artist for Eurovision, faced controversy over her willingness to perform in Russia.
• Disputes over contracts and Russia-Ukraine relations led to Maruv's withdrawal, and Ukraine did not participate in the contest.

2022:
• Ukraine's national selection winner, Alina Pash, faced allegations of entering Crimea in violation of Ukrainian laws.
• Alina Pash withdrew her candidacy, and Kalush Orchestra replaced her as the Ukrainian entrant.
• Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to its exclusion from the contest.
The Russia-Ukraine tensions have had a significant impact on the Eurovision Song Contest, leading to controversies, withdrawals, and disruptions in the usual proceedings of the competition.

History of “Douze Points” between Ukraine and Russia

Russia gave Ukraine 12 points in: 2004 (F), 2021 (TSF)
Ukraine gave Russia 12 points in: 2003 (F), 2006 (SF), 2006 (F), 2008 (F), 2016 (TF)

In Rememberance of Toto Cotugno
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/22/toto-cutugno-whose-song-litaliano-was-no-1-across-europe-dies-at-80

You can find the podcast’s editor, Max Prosha on Fiverr at:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=gig_page&gigs=slug%3Aedit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom%2Cpckg_id%3A2

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+wEtaZzLC ]]> Episode 20: (Part 2) Iceland! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/20 788c4a06-6138-4a8b-9803-81075dd8ce80 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 05:30:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates I'm joined today by Ragga Eiríksdóttir. She’s an expert on and designer of an object that typifies Iceland the world over: the lopapeysa jumper. We’ll talk about Eurovision, knitting, sheep, meditative states, the Icelandic costumes in Fire Saga, whether the Busker should feel better in their sweaters, bangers, and Iceland in Eurovision. We’ll also chat about some iconic submissions from 2012, 2016, and 2020, including Loreen, Jamala and Dadi Freyr. I always encourage you to go to the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm and watch the submissions and look at the jumpers before we talk about them. 46:28 false Images of Jumpers/Sweaters mentioned in this episode:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mZ_82tsjbkZgz7nTWc6jg5HRd8_8IACxVpl9GFlwNoI/edit?usp=sharing

Ragga's Ravelry Store:
https://www.ravelry.com/designers/ragga-eiriksdottir

Ragga's Craftsy:
https://www.craftsy.com/class/the-top-down-icelandic-sweater/?fbclid=IwAR1Ue3z0sie_U58fwJYy-DL1BR353920_zRkO1kUyb9OQBVf7WoOBbnDJXM#

The Icelandic Lopapeysa now with Protected Designation of Origin:
https://english.hi.is/news/the_icelandic_lopapeysa_now_with_protected_designation_of_origin

Stormtrooper lopipeysa:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/99642210489664073/

Pussyhat project:
https://www.pussyhatproject.com/

Missoni pussy hats:
https://www.vogue.com/article/milan-fashion-week-fall-2017-ready-to-wear-missoni-pussyhat-hair

Some of Ragga's favorite songs in Icelandic language from Söngvakeppnin

https://youtu.be/MvC6EFCX0K0

https://youtu.be/pEg4JadOyvU

https://youtu.be/dg4hv0Z1i7c

https://youtu.be/yoGZzURXNEk

https://youtu.be/yliSZDpIx0g

Songs mentioned in this episode:

Vindaloo - Fat Les:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va6nPu-1auE

Dance - The Busker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5wfKv4p8uA

1944- Jamala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Euphoria - Loreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Think About Things - Dadi Freyr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HU7ocv3S2o

Eurovision Wardrobe on Twitter, where you post a Eurovision look and they find where you can buy it:
https://twitter.com/escwardrobe?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Friend of the Show Richard De Domenici's Mission: Impossible - Fallout | City Chase Walk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAaOhEU7tSE

Richard's Eurovision 2023 Liverpool Karaoke:
https://dedomenici.com/eurovision

Samaritan's ABBA Night for those that are near London on Sept 23 (KT15 2NJ):
Charity evening for mental health:
https://app.promotix.com/events/details/Abba-Concert-tickets

]]> knitting, knit, lopapeysa, iceland, jamala, loreen, dadi freyr, eurovision, fire saga, wool, sheep, Images of Jumpers/Sweaters mentioned in this episode:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mZ_82tsjbkZgz7nTWc6jg5HRd8_8IACxVpl9GFlwNoI/edit?usp=sharing

Ragga's Ravelry Store:
https://www.ravelry.com/designers/ragga-eiriksdottir

Ragga's Craftsy:
https://www.craftsy.com/class/the-top-down-icelandic-sweater/?fbclid=IwAR1Ue3z0sie_U58fwJYy-DL1BR353920_zRkO1kUyb9OQBVf7WoOBbnDJXM#

The Icelandic Lopapeysa now with Protected Designation of Origin:
https://english.hi.is/news/the_icelandic_lopapeysa_now_with_protected_designation_of_origin

Stormtrooper lopipeysa:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/99642210489664073/

Pussyhat project:
https://www.pussyhatproject.com/

Missoni pussy hats:
https://www.vogue.com/article/milan-fashion-week-fall-2017-ready-to-wear-missoni-pussyhat-hair

Some of Ragga's favorite songs in Icelandic language from Söngvakeppnin

https://youtu.be/MvC6EFCX0K0

https://youtu.be/pEg4JadOyvU

https://youtu.be/dg4hv0Z1i7c

https://youtu.be/yoGZzURXNEk

https://youtu.be/yliSZDpIx0g

Songs mentioned in this episode:

Vindaloo - Fat Les:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va6nPu-1auE

Dance - The Busker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5wfKv4p8uA

1944- Jamala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Euphoria - Loreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Think About Things - Dadi Freyr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HU7ocv3S2o

Eurovision Wardrobe on Twitter, where you post a Eurovision look and they find where you can buy it:
https://twitter.com/escwardrobe?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Friend of the Show Richard De Domenici's Mission: Impossible - Fallout | City Chase Walk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAaOhEU7tSE

Richard's Eurovision 2023 Liverpool Karaoke:
https://dedomenici.com/eurovision

Samaritan's ABBA Night for those that are near London on Sept 23 (KT15 2NJ):
Charity evening for mental health:
https://app.promotix.com/events/details/Abba-Concert-tickets

]]> Images of Jumpers/Sweaters mentioned in this episode:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mZ_82tsjbkZgz7nTWc6jg5HRd8_8IACxVpl9GFlwNoI/edit?usp=sharing

Ragga's Ravelry Store:
https://www.ravelry.com/designers/ragga-eiriksdottir

Ragga's Craftsy:
https://www.craftsy.com/class/the-top-down-icelandic-sweater/?fbclid=IwAR1Ue3z0sie_U58fwJYy-DL1BR353920_zRkO1kUyb9OQBVf7WoOBbnDJXM#

The Icelandic Lopapeysa now with Protected Designation of Origin:
https://english.hi.is/news/the_icelandic_lopapeysa_now_with_protected_designation_of_origin

Stormtrooper lopipeysa:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/99642210489664073/

Pussyhat project:
https://www.pussyhatproject.com/

Missoni pussy hats:
https://www.vogue.com/article/milan-fashion-week-fall-2017-ready-to-wear-missoni-pussyhat-hair

Some of Ragga's favorite songs in Icelandic language from Söngvakeppnin

https://youtu.be/MvC6EFCX0K0

https://youtu.be/pEg4JadOyvU

https://youtu.be/dg4hv0Z1i7c

https://youtu.be/yoGZzURXNEk

https://youtu.be/yliSZDpIx0g

Songs mentioned in this episode:

Vindaloo - Fat Les:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va6nPu-1auE

Dance - The Busker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5wfKv4p8uA

1944- Jamala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Euphoria - Loreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Think About Things - Dadi Freyr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HU7ocv3S2o

Eurovision Wardrobe on Twitter, where you post a Eurovision look and they find where you can buy it:
https://twitter.com/escwardrobe?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Friend of the Show Richard De Domenici's Mission: Impossible - Fallout | City Chase Walk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAaOhEU7tSE

Richard's Eurovision 2023 Liverpool Karaoke:
https://dedomenici.com/eurovision

Samaritan's ABBA Night for those that are near London on Sept 23 (KT15 2NJ):
Charity evening for mental health:
https://app.promotix.com/events/details/Abba-Concert-tickets

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+4A5di1ci ]]> Episode 19: (Part 1) Iceland! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/19 11e55bd1-df1e-4021-9c39-375f1b128097 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates I'm joined today by Ragga Eiríksdóttir. She’s an expert on and designer of an object that typifies Iceland the world over: the lopapeysa jumper. We’ll talk about Eurovision, knitting, sheep, meditative states, the Icelandic costumes in Fire Saga, whether the Busker should feel better in their sweaters, bangers, and Iceland in Eurovision. We’ll also chat about some iconic submissions from 2012, 2016, and 2020, including Loreen, Jamala and Dadi Freyr. I always encourage you to go to the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm and watch the submissions and look at the jumpers before we talk about them. 47:25 false Images of Jumpers/Sweaters mentioned in this episode:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mZ_82tsjbkZgz7nTWc6jg5HRd8_8IACxVpl9GFlwNoI/edit?usp=sharing

Ragga's Ravelry Store:
https://www.ravelry.com/designers/ragga-eiriksdottir

Ragga's Craftsy:
https://www.craftsy.com/class/the-top-down-icelandic-sweater/?fbclid=IwAR1Ue3z0sie_U58fwJYy-DL1BR353920_zRkO1kUyb9OQBVf7WoOBbnDJXM#

The Icelandic Lopapeysa now with Protected Designation of Origin:
https://english.hi.is/news/the_icelandic_lopapeysa_now_with_protected_designation_of_origin

Stormtrooper lopipeysa:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/99642210489664073/

Pussyhat project:
https://www.pussyhatproject.com/

Missoni pussy hats:
https://www.vogue.com/article/milan-fashion-week-fall-2017-ready-to-wear-missoni-pussyhat-hair

Some of Ragga's favorite songs in Icelandic language from Söngvakeppnin

https://youtu.be/MvC6EFCX0K0

https://youtu.be/pEg4JadOyvU

https://youtu.be/dg4hv0Z1i7c

https://youtu.be/yoGZzURXNEk

https://youtu.be/yliSZDpIx0g

Songs mentioned in this episode:

Vindaloo - Fat Les:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va6nPu-1auE

Dance - The Busker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5wfKv4p8uA

1944- Jamala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Euphoria - Loreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Think About Things - Dadi Freyr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HU7ocv3S2o

Eurovision Wardrobe on Twitter, where you post a Eurovision look and they find where you can buy it:
https://twitter.com/escwardrobe?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Friend of the Show Richard De Domenici's Mission: Impossible - Fallout | City Chase Walk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAaOhEU7tSE

Richard's Eurovision 2023 Liverpool Karaoke:
https://dedomenici.com/eurovision

Samaritan's ABBA Night for those that are near London on Sept 23 (KT15 2NJ):
Charity evening for mental health:
https://app.promotix.com/events/details/Abba-Concert-tickets

]]> knitting, knit, lopapeysa, iceland, jamala, loreen, dadi freyr, eurovision, fire saga, wool, sheep, Images of Jumpers/Sweaters mentioned in this episode:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mZ_82tsjbkZgz7nTWc6jg5HRd8_8IACxVpl9GFlwNoI/edit?usp=sharing

Ragga's Ravelry Store:
https://www.ravelry.com/designers/ragga-eiriksdottir

Ragga's Craftsy:
https://www.craftsy.com/class/the-top-down-icelandic-sweater/?fbclid=IwAR1Ue3z0sie_U58fwJYy-DL1BR353920_zRkO1kUyb9OQBVf7WoOBbnDJXM#

The Icelandic Lopapeysa now with Protected Designation of Origin:
https://english.hi.is/news/the_icelandic_lopapeysa_now_with_protected_designation_of_origin

Stormtrooper lopipeysa:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/99642210489664073/

Pussyhat project:
https://www.pussyhatproject.com/

Missoni pussy hats:
https://www.vogue.com/article/milan-fashion-week-fall-2017-ready-to-wear-missoni-pussyhat-hair

Some of Ragga's favorite songs in Icelandic language from Söngvakeppnin

https://youtu.be/MvC6EFCX0K0

https://youtu.be/pEg4JadOyvU

https://youtu.be/dg4hv0Z1i7c

https://youtu.be/yoGZzURXNEk

https://youtu.be/yliSZDpIx0g

Songs mentioned in this episode:

Vindaloo - Fat Les:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va6nPu-1auE

Dance - The Busker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5wfKv4p8uA

1944- Jamala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Euphoria - Loreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Think About Things - Dadi Freyr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HU7ocv3S2o

Eurovision Wardrobe on Twitter, where you post a Eurovision look and they find where you can buy it:
https://twitter.com/escwardrobe?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Friend of the Show Richard De Domenici's Mission: Impossible - Fallout | City Chase Walk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAaOhEU7tSE

Richard's Eurovision 2023 Liverpool Karaoke:
https://dedomenici.com/eurovision

Samaritan's ABBA Night for those that are near London on Sept 23 (KT15 2NJ):
Charity evening for mental health:
https://app.promotix.com/events/details/Abba-Concert-tickets

]]> Images of Jumpers/Sweaters mentioned in this episode:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mZ_82tsjbkZgz7nTWc6jg5HRd8_8IACxVpl9GFlwNoI/edit?usp=sharing

Ragga's Ravelry Store:
https://www.ravelry.com/designers/ragga-eiriksdottir

Ragga's Craftsy:
https://www.craftsy.com/class/the-top-down-icelandic-sweater/?fbclid=IwAR1Ue3z0sie_U58fwJYy-DL1BR353920_zRkO1kUyb9OQBVf7WoOBbnDJXM#

The Icelandic Lopapeysa now with Protected Designation of Origin:
https://english.hi.is/news/the_icelandic_lopapeysa_now_with_protected_designation_of_origin

Stormtrooper lopipeysa:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/99642210489664073/

Pussyhat project:
https://www.pussyhatproject.com/

Missoni pussy hats:
https://www.vogue.com/article/milan-fashion-week-fall-2017-ready-to-wear-missoni-pussyhat-hair

Some of Ragga's favorite songs in Icelandic language from Söngvakeppnin

https://youtu.be/MvC6EFCX0K0

https://youtu.be/pEg4JadOyvU

https://youtu.be/dg4hv0Z1i7c

https://youtu.be/yoGZzURXNEk

https://youtu.be/yliSZDpIx0g

Songs mentioned in this episode:

Vindaloo - Fat Les:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va6nPu-1auE

Dance - The Busker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5wfKv4p8uA

1944- Jamala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Euphoria - Loreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80

Think About Things - Dadi Freyr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HU7ocv3S2o

Eurovision Wardrobe on Twitter, where you post a Eurovision look and they find where you can buy it:
https://twitter.com/escwardrobe?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Friend of the Show Richard De Domenici's Mission: Impossible - Fallout | City Chase Walk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAaOhEU7tSE

Richard's Eurovision 2023 Liverpool Karaoke:
https://dedomenici.com/eurovision

Samaritan's ABBA Night for those that are near London on Sept 23 (KT15 2NJ):
Charity evening for mental health:
https://app.promotix.com/events/details/Abba-Concert-tickets

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+N7EsHurC ]]> Episode 18: (Part 2) Discotequing At Home: Eurovision & The Pandemic https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/18 0a31bad4-723c-4f18-9c36-318f9449ffd3 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:30:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 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. 42:53 false Mike and Ben's Amazing Popwerpoint
"Let’s Discoteque Right At My Home
Eurovision, the Pandemic, and Learning to “Open Up” Again"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GaDoObvzCIllekZJ0AGklJdfx4LY-PL8/view?usp=sharing

Schedule from PopCon 2023:
https://www.popconference.org/schedule

Valentina Monetta- Social Network Song- San Marino 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7IoR_5HPQ0

Yugoslavia: Dubrovački Trubaduri - Jedan dan (Place 7 at Eurovision Song Contest) 1968
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnmiMIbTCec

Hatari - Hatrið Mun Sigra - Iceland- National Final Performance - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ELSP8zqhXo

American music critic Ann Powers
The 200 Greatest Songs by 21st Century Women, a follow-up to “The 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women.”
https://www.brit.co/turning-the-tables-powerful-woman-playlist/

Author Jody Rosen:
https://slate.com/author/jody-rosen

Chris Molanphy's podcast, Hit Parade:
https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade

Cliff Richard Possibly Being Salty About His Loss at His 75th Birthday Performance of "Congratulations":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlAVORxWU8

Give Some Love to Our Audio Editor, Max! If you have an audio/video project that needs editinng you can find him here:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha/edit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom?source=order_page_summary_gig_link_image&funnel=40041e32c87fa0bcc136cbe8bb0ea5b7

]]> Käärijä, Loreen, Hatari, Dubrovački Trubaduri, Valentina Monetta, Konstrakta, Croatia, Serbia, San Marino Mike and Ben's Amazing Popwerpoint
"Let’s Discoteque Right At My Home
Eurovision, the Pandemic, and Learning to “Open Up” Again"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GaDoObvzCIllekZJ0AGklJdfx4LY-PL8/view?usp=sharing

Schedule from PopCon 2023:
https://www.popconference.org/schedule

Valentina Monetta- Social Network Song- San Marino 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7IoR_5HPQ0

Yugoslavia: Dubrovački Trubaduri - Jedan dan (Place 7 at Eurovision Song Contest) 1968
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnmiMIbTCec

Hatari - Hatrið Mun Sigra - Iceland- National Final Performance - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ELSP8zqhXo

American music critic Ann Powers
The 200 Greatest Songs by 21st Century Women, a follow-up to “The 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women.”
https://www.brit.co/turning-the-tables-powerful-woman-playlist/

Author Jody Rosen:
https://slate.com/author/jody-rosen

Chris Molanphy's podcast, Hit Parade:
https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade

Cliff Richard Possibly Being Salty About His Loss at His 75th Birthday Performance of "Congratulations":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlAVORxWU8

Give Some Love to Our Audio Editor, Max! If you have an audio/video project that needs editinng you can find him here:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha/edit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom?source=order_page_summary_gig_link_image&funnel=40041e32c87fa0bcc136cbe8bb0ea5b7

]]> Mike and Ben's Amazing Popwerpoint
"Let’s Discoteque Right At My Home
Eurovision, the Pandemic, and Learning to “Open Up” Again"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GaDoObvzCIllekZJ0AGklJdfx4LY-PL8/view?usp=sharing

Schedule from PopCon 2023:
https://www.popconference.org/schedule

Valentina Monetta- Social Network Song- San Marino 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7IoR_5HPQ0

Yugoslavia: Dubrovački Trubaduri - Jedan dan (Place 7 at Eurovision Song Contest) 1968
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnmiMIbTCec

Hatari - Hatrið Mun Sigra - Iceland- National Final Performance - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ELSP8zqhXo

American music critic Ann Powers
The 200 Greatest Songs by 21st Century Women, a follow-up to “The 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women.”
https://www.brit.co/turning-the-tables-powerful-woman-playlist/

Author Jody Rosen:
https://slate.com/author/jody-rosen

Chris Molanphy's podcast, Hit Parade:
https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade

Cliff Richard Possibly Being Salty About His Loss at His 75th Birthday Performance of "Congratulations":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlAVORxWU8

Give Some Love to Our Audio Editor, Max! If you have an audio/video project that needs editinng you can find him here:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha/edit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom?source=order_page_summary_gig_link_image&funnel=40041e32c87fa0bcc136cbe8bb0ea5b7

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+IGshmDQy ]]> Episode 17: (Part 1) Discotequing At Home: Eurovision & The Pandemic https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/17 f98a5882-b364-415d-9a25-e8cf7d5cd15f Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:15:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 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. 48:21 false Mike and Ben's Amazing Popwerpoint
"Let’s Discoteque Right At My Home
Eurovision, the Pandemic, and Learning to “Open Up” Again"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GaDoObvzCIllekZJ0AGklJdfx4LY-PL8/view?usp=sharing

Schedule from PopCon 2023:
https://www.popconference.org/schedule

Valentina Monetta- Social Network Song- San Marino 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7IoR_5HPQ0

Yugoslavia: Dubrovački Trubaduri - Jedan dan (Place 7 at Eurovision Song Contest) 1968
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnmiMIbTCec

Hatari - Hatrið Mun Sigra - Iceland- National Final Performance - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ELSP8zqhXo

American music critic Ann Powers
The 200 Greatest Songs by 21st Century Women, a follow-up to “The 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women.”
https://www.brit.co/turning-the-tables-powerful-woman-playlist/

Author Jody Rosen:
https://slate.com/author/jody-rosen

Chris Molanphy's podcast, Hit Parade:
https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade

Cliff Richard Possibly Being Salty About His Loss at His 75th Birthday Performance of "Congratulations":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlAVORxWU8

Give Some Love to Our Audio Editor, Max! If you have an audio/video project that needs editinng you can find him here:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha/edit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom?source=order_page_summary_gig_link_image&funnel=40041e32c87fa0bcc136cbe8bb0ea5b7

]]> Käärijä, Loreen, Hatari, Dubrovački Trubaduri, Valentina Monetta, Konstrakta, Croatia, Serbia, San Marino Mike and Ben's Amazing Popwerpoint
"Let’s Discoteque Right At My Home
Eurovision, the Pandemic, and Learning to “Open Up” Again"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GaDoObvzCIllekZJ0AGklJdfx4LY-PL8/view?usp=sharing

Schedule from PopCon 2023:
https://www.popconference.org/schedule

Valentina Monetta- Social Network Song- San Marino 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7IoR_5HPQ0

Yugoslavia: Dubrovački Trubaduri - Jedan dan (Place 7 at Eurovision Song Contest) 1968
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnmiMIbTCec

Hatari - Hatrið Mun Sigra - Iceland- National Final Performance - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ELSP8zqhXo

American music critic Ann Powers
The 200 Greatest Songs by 21st Century Women, a follow-up to “The 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women.”
https://www.brit.co/turning-the-tables-powerful-woman-playlist/

Author Jody Rosen:
https://slate.com/author/jody-rosen

Chris Molanphy's podcast, Hit Parade:
https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade

Cliff Richard Possibly Being Salty About His Loss at His 75th Birthday Performance of "Congratulations":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlAVORxWU8

Give Some Love to Our Audio Editor, Max! If you have an audio/video project that needs editinng you can find him here:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha/edit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom?source=order_page_summary_gig_link_image&funnel=40041e32c87fa0bcc136cbe8bb0ea5b7

]]> Mike and Ben's Amazing Popwerpoint
"Let’s Discoteque Right At My Home
Eurovision, the Pandemic, and Learning to “Open Up” Again"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GaDoObvzCIllekZJ0AGklJdfx4LY-PL8/view?usp=sharing

Schedule from PopCon 2023:
https://www.popconference.org/schedule

Valentina Monetta- Social Network Song- San Marino 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7IoR_5HPQ0

Yugoslavia: Dubrovački Trubaduri - Jedan dan (Place 7 at Eurovision Song Contest) 1968
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnmiMIbTCec

Hatari - Hatrið Mun Sigra - Iceland- National Final Performance - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ELSP8zqhXo

American music critic Ann Powers
The 200 Greatest Songs by 21st Century Women, a follow-up to “The 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women.”
https://www.brit.co/turning-the-tables-powerful-woman-playlist/

Author Jody Rosen:
https://slate.com/author/jody-rosen

Chris Molanphy's podcast, Hit Parade:
https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade

Cliff Richard Possibly Being Salty About His Loss at His 75th Birthday Performance of "Congratulations":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlAVORxWU8

Give Some Love to Our Audio Editor, Max! If you have an audio/video project that needs editinng you can find him here:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha/edit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom?source=order_page_summary_gig_link_image&funnel=40041e32c87fa0bcc136cbe8bb0ea5b7

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+BKJhpCJY ]]> Episode 16: Angelina Ballerina https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/16 bc839273-8606-417f-8196-c551a0d57075 Mon, 12 Jun 2023 01:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Remember the girl in the sunflower jacket who opened Eurovision 2023? Her name is Angelina, and her intro in the first three minutes of Eurovision Semifinal 1 with a little boy named Josh probably had you in tears. In this episode I talk to her about opening ESC, representing Ukraine, Verka, and how glorious Sam Ryder's hair is. 42:01 false Angelina's SemiFinal 1 opening performance:
(if it's blocked in your country go to the next google drive link after this one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFoFiasrE0

All of Angelina's audition videos, and SemiFinal 1 opening performance for those who can't access the link above:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mku_EDXSl3SQ8pSLbMgXfZLwS3O3VRGh?usp=sharing

Attack on Ternopil, on the Reporting from Ukraine YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Y61bM7K8M

Bombing of Ternopil, BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65586701

Max, our audio editor. He does video too, and is GREAT AT HIS JOB:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha

]]> Eurovision 2023, Ukraine, Liverpool, Kalush, Tvorchi, Kaarija, Loreen, Let 3, Teya and Salena, Eurovision Semifinal 1, Verka Angelina's SemiFinal 1 opening performance:
(if it's blocked in your country go to the next google drive link after this one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFoFiasrE0

All of Angelina's audition videos, and SemiFinal 1 opening performance for those who can't access the link above:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mku_EDXSl3SQ8pSLbMgXfZLwS3O3VRGh?usp=sharing

Attack on Ternopil, on the Reporting from Ukraine YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Y61bM7K8M

Bombing of Ternopil, BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65586701

Max, our audio editor. He does video too, and is GREAT AT HIS JOB:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha

]]> Angelina's SemiFinal 1 opening performance:
(if it's blocked in your country go to the next google drive link after this one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFoFiasrE0

All of Angelina's audition videos, and SemiFinal 1 opening performance for those who can't access the link above:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mku_EDXSl3SQ8pSLbMgXfZLwS3O3VRGh?usp=sharing

Attack on Ternopil, on the Reporting from Ukraine YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Y61bM7K8M

Bombing of Ternopil, BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65586701

Max, our audio editor. He does video too, and is GREAT AT HIS JOB:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+rhhuHu-M ]]> Episode 15: (Part 2) German Extravaganza! Drag! Grand Final 2023! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/15 16d6f6eb-7fc1-4bd1-93d5-4d00e19f93d4 Wed, 03 May 2023 23:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates This episode is an extravaganza of all things German, and the Eurovision 2023 Grand Final! 43:47 false This episode is an extravaganza of all things German! I’m publishing the podcast early this month, and the next episode will drop June 12th.

Good luck everyone! May your song win at the Eurovision Grand Final 2023!

--> GUEST LINKS:

Pictures of Gerome and Robyn looking fabulous,
(including Robyn’s Cha Cha Cha inspired look!)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZHolp-UvOzfA3N5B8ld7GAuj66JHyz_z?usp=sharing

Gerome’s Podcast & Socials,

Podcast, Vom Gässje zu Alaaf:
https://open.spotify.com/show/3OUjhF9PiqKh4xWpqH1r6j?si=6DtvYj71T4qjtfNUJOpaQw&nd=1

https://www.instagram.com/whatzupgeroemche_/

Robyn Foster, Socials:

https://www.instagram.com/therobynfoster/?hl=en

--> NON-GERMAN ACTS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Sertab Erener, Everyway That I Can, Eurovision 2003:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EZquD8JXro

Greta Salome and Jonsi, Never Forget, Eurovision 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8RS0eulXDo

Pernilla, Eurovision 2012:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRC5NzxmrAA

--> GERMANY IN EUROVISION SPECTACULAR:

Lena, Satellite, Eurovision 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

Ann Sophie, Black Smoke, Eurovision 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGMJOchTRPc

Ralph Siegel, a selection of 24 Eurovision songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7rZ76DgCK4

Stefan Raab, Eurovision 2000:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lddoHQIZQto

Max Mutzke, Can’t Wait Until Tonight, Eurovision 2024:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6jSUb_RvXM

Katie Ebstein, Eurovision 1971:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0lg1LcfHBQ

Giuldo Horn, Eurovision 1998:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_DyXn-9Bc

--> RANDOM OTHER LINKS:

King Charles meets Land of the Lost!

https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-charles-and-camilla-greeted-by-german-eurovision-metal-band-during-state-visit-3424520

Ivy Quainoo (it’s not Halleluiah!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi9P2HPlk3M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdwA8pW6i-E

--> DRAG ACTS THAT ROBYN WOULD LOVE TO SEE AT ESC:

Tayce
Bimini
Drag Couenne
Clover Bish
Mo Heart
Hey, Baby (they define themself as a non-binary performer)

]]> gerome rodriguez, robyn foster, ann sophie, drag, eurovision, eurovision 2023, giuldo horn, greta salome and jonsi, ivy quainoo, katie ebstein, lena, max mutzke, pernilla, ralph siegel, sertab erener, stefan raab This episode is an extravaganza of all things German! I’m publishing the podcast early this month, and the next episode will drop June 12th.

Good luck everyone! May your song win at the Eurovision Grand Final 2023!

--> GUEST LINKS:

Pictures of Gerome and Robyn looking fabulous,
(including Robyn’s Cha Cha Cha inspired look!)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZHolp-UvOzfA3N5B8ld7GAuj66JHyz_z?usp=sharing

Gerome’s Podcast & Socials,

Podcast, Vom Gässje zu Alaaf:
https://open.spotify.com/show/3OUjhF9PiqKh4xWpqH1r6j?si=6DtvYj71T4qjtfNUJOpaQw&nd=1

https://www.instagram.com/whatzupgeroemche_/

Robyn Foster, Socials:

https://www.instagram.com/therobynfoster/?hl=en

--> NON-GERMAN ACTS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Sertab Erener, Everyway That I Can, Eurovision 2003:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EZquD8JXro

Greta Salome and Jonsi, Never Forget, Eurovision 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8RS0eulXDo

Pernilla, Eurovision 2012:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRC5NzxmrAA

--> GERMANY IN EUROVISION SPECTACULAR:

Lena, Satellite, Eurovision 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

Ann Sophie, Black Smoke, Eurovision 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGMJOchTRPc

Ralph Siegel, a selection of 24 Eurovision songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7rZ76DgCK4

Stefan Raab, Eurovision 2000:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lddoHQIZQto

Max Mutzke, Can’t Wait Until Tonight, Eurovision 2024:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6jSUb_RvXM

Katie Ebstein, Eurovision 1971:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0lg1LcfHBQ

Giuldo Horn, Eurovision 1998:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_DyXn-9Bc

--> RANDOM OTHER LINKS:

King Charles meets Land of the Lost!

https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-charles-and-camilla-greeted-by-german-eurovision-metal-band-during-state-visit-3424520

Ivy Quainoo (it’s not Halleluiah!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi9P2HPlk3M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdwA8pW6i-E

--> DRAG ACTS THAT ROBYN WOULD LOVE TO SEE AT ESC:

Tayce
Bimini
Drag Couenne
Clover Bish
Mo Heart
Hey, Baby (they define themself as a non-binary performer)

]]> This episode is an extravaganza of all things German! I’m publishing the podcast early this month, and the next episode will drop June 12th.

Good luck everyone! May your song win at the Eurovision Grand Final 2023!

--> GUEST LINKS:

Pictures of Gerome and Robyn looking fabulous,
(including Robyn’s Cha Cha Cha inspired look!)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZHolp-UvOzfA3N5B8ld7GAuj66JHyz_z?usp=sharing

Gerome’s Podcast & Socials,

Podcast, Vom Gässje zu Alaaf:
https://open.spotify.com/show/3OUjhF9PiqKh4xWpqH1r6j?si=6DtvYj71T4qjtfNUJOpaQw&nd=1

https://www.instagram.com/whatzupgeroemche_/

Robyn Foster, Socials:

https://www.instagram.com/therobynfoster/?hl=en

--> NON-GERMAN ACTS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Sertab Erener, Everyway That I Can, Eurovision 2003:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EZquD8JXro

Greta Salome and Jonsi, Never Forget, Eurovision 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8RS0eulXDo

Pernilla, Eurovision 2012:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRC5NzxmrAA

--> GERMANY IN EUROVISION SPECTACULAR:

Lena, Satellite, Eurovision 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

Ann Sophie, Black Smoke, Eurovision 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGMJOchTRPc

Ralph Siegel, a selection of 24 Eurovision songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7rZ76DgCK4

Stefan Raab, Eurovision 2000:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lddoHQIZQto

Max Mutzke, Can’t Wait Until Tonight, Eurovision 2024:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6jSUb_RvXM

Katie Ebstein, Eurovision 1971:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0lg1LcfHBQ

Giuldo Horn, Eurovision 1998:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_DyXn-9Bc

--> RANDOM OTHER LINKS:

King Charles meets Land of the Lost!

https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-charles-and-camilla-greeted-by-german-eurovision-metal-band-during-state-visit-3424520

Ivy Quainoo (it’s not Halleluiah!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi9P2HPlk3M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdwA8pW6i-E

--> DRAG ACTS THAT ROBYN WOULD LOVE TO SEE AT ESC:

Tayce
Bimini
Drag Couenne
Clover Bish
Mo Heart
Hey, Baby (they define themself as a non-binary performer)

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+kR6HHDgi ]]> Episode 14: (Part 1) German Extravaganza! Drag! Grand Final 2023! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/14 3e825c64-7487-4702-867a-d527fb3c4e52 Wed, 03 May 2023 22:30:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates This episode is an extravaganza of all things German, and the Eurovision 2023 Grand Final! 44:20 false This episode is an extravaganza of all things German! I’m publishing the podcast early this month, and the next episode will drop June 12th.

Good luck everyone! May YOUR song win at the Eurovision Grand Final 2023!

--> GUEST LINKS:

Pictures of Gerome and Robyn looking fabulous,
(including Robyn’s Cha Cha Cha inspired look!)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZHolp-UvOzfA3N5B8ld7GAuj66JHyz_z?usp=sharing

Gerome’s Podcast & Socials,

Podcast, Vom Gässje zu Alaaf:
https://open.spotify.com/show/3OUjhF9PiqKh4xWpqH1r6j?si=6DtvYj71T4qjtfNUJOpaQw&nd=1

https://www.instagram.com/whatzupgeroemche_/

Robyn Foster, Socials:

https://www.instagram.com/therobynfoster/?hl=en

--> NON-GERMAN ACTS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Sertab Erener, Everyway That I Can, Eurovision 2003:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EZquD8JXro

Greta Salome and Jonsi, Never Forget, Eurovision 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8RS0eulXDo

Pernilla, Eurovision 2012:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRC5NzxmrAA

--> GERMANY IN EUROVISION SPECTACULAR:

Lena, Satellite, Eurovision 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

Ann Sophie, Black Smoke, Eurovision 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGMJOchTRPc

Ralph Siegel, a selection of 24 Eurovision songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7rZ76DgCK4

Stefan Raab, Eurovision 2000:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lddoHQIZQto

Max Mutzke, Can’t Wait Until Tonight, Eurovision 2024:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6jSUb_RvXM

Katie Ebstein, Eurovision 1971:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0lg1LcfHBQ

Giuldo Horn, Eurovision 1998:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_DyXn-9Bc

--> RANDOM OTHER LINKS:

King Charles meets Land of the Lost!

https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-charles-and-camilla-greeted-by-german-eurovision-metal-band-during-state-visit-3424520

Ivy Quainoo (it’s not Halleluiah!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi9P2HPlk3M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdwA8pW6i-E

--> DRAG ACTS THAT ROBYN WOULD LOVE TO SEE AT ESC:

Tayce
Bimini
Drag Couenne
Clover Bish
Mo Heart
Hey, Baby (they define themself as a non-binary performer)

]]> gerome rodriguez, robyn foster, ann sophie, drag, eurovision, eurovision 2023, giuldo horn, greta salome and jonsi, ivy quainoo, katie ebstein, lena, max mutzke, pernilla, ralph siegel, sertab erener, stefan raab This episode is an extravaganza of all things German! I’m publishing the podcast early this month, and the next episode will drop June 12th.

Good luck everyone! May YOUR song win at the Eurovision Grand Final 2023!

--> GUEST LINKS:

Pictures of Gerome and Robyn looking fabulous,
(including Robyn’s Cha Cha Cha inspired look!)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZHolp-UvOzfA3N5B8ld7GAuj66JHyz_z?usp=sharing

Gerome’s Podcast & Socials,

Podcast, Vom Gässje zu Alaaf:
https://open.spotify.com/show/3OUjhF9PiqKh4xWpqH1r6j?si=6DtvYj71T4qjtfNUJOpaQw&nd=1

https://www.instagram.com/whatzupgeroemche_/

Robyn Foster, Socials:

https://www.instagram.com/therobynfoster/?hl=en

--> NON-GERMAN ACTS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Sertab Erener, Everyway That I Can, Eurovision 2003:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EZquD8JXro

Greta Salome and Jonsi, Never Forget, Eurovision 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8RS0eulXDo

Pernilla, Eurovision 2012:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRC5NzxmrAA

--> GERMANY IN EUROVISION SPECTACULAR:

Lena, Satellite, Eurovision 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

Ann Sophie, Black Smoke, Eurovision 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGMJOchTRPc

Ralph Siegel, a selection of 24 Eurovision songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7rZ76DgCK4

Stefan Raab, Eurovision 2000:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lddoHQIZQto

Max Mutzke, Can’t Wait Until Tonight, Eurovision 2024:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6jSUb_RvXM

Katie Ebstein, Eurovision 1971:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0lg1LcfHBQ

Giuldo Horn, Eurovision 1998:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_DyXn-9Bc

--> RANDOM OTHER LINKS:

King Charles meets Land of the Lost!

https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-charles-and-camilla-greeted-by-german-eurovision-metal-band-during-state-visit-3424520

Ivy Quainoo (it’s not Halleluiah!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi9P2HPlk3M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdwA8pW6i-E

--> DRAG ACTS THAT ROBYN WOULD LOVE TO SEE AT ESC:

Tayce
Bimini
Drag Couenne
Clover Bish
Mo Heart
Hey, Baby (they define themself as a non-binary performer)

]]> This episode is an extravaganza of all things German! I’m publishing the podcast early this month, and the next episode will drop June 12th.

Good luck everyone! May YOUR song win at the Eurovision Grand Final 2023!

--> GUEST LINKS:

Pictures of Gerome and Robyn looking fabulous,
(including Robyn’s Cha Cha Cha inspired look!)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZHolp-UvOzfA3N5B8ld7GAuj66JHyz_z?usp=sharing

Gerome’s Podcast & Socials,

Podcast, Vom Gässje zu Alaaf:
https://open.spotify.com/show/3OUjhF9PiqKh4xWpqH1r6j?si=6DtvYj71T4qjtfNUJOpaQw&nd=1

https://www.instagram.com/whatzupgeroemche_/

Robyn Foster, Socials:

https://www.instagram.com/therobynfoster/?hl=en

--> NON-GERMAN ACTS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Sertab Erener, Everyway That I Can, Eurovision 2003:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EZquD8JXro

Greta Salome and Jonsi, Never Forget, Eurovision 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8RS0eulXDo

Pernilla, Eurovision 2012:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRC5NzxmrAA

--> GERMANY IN EUROVISION SPECTACULAR:

Lena, Satellite, Eurovision 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pL9vdpSvnY

Ann Sophie, Black Smoke, Eurovision 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGMJOchTRPc

Ralph Siegel, a selection of 24 Eurovision songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7rZ76DgCK4

Stefan Raab, Eurovision 2000:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lddoHQIZQto

Max Mutzke, Can’t Wait Until Tonight, Eurovision 2024:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6jSUb_RvXM

Katie Ebstein, Eurovision 1971:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0lg1LcfHBQ

Giuldo Horn, Eurovision 1998:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_DyXn-9Bc

--> RANDOM OTHER LINKS:

King Charles meets Land of the Lost!

https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-charles-and-camilla-greeted-by-german-eurovision-metal-band-during-state-visit-3424520

Ivy Quainoo (it’s not Halleluiah!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi9P2HPlk3M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdwA8pW6i-E

--> DRAG ACTS THAT ROBYN WOULD LOVE TO SEE AT ESC:

Tayce
Bimini
Drag Couenne
Clover Bish
Mo Heart
Hey, Baby (they define themself as a non-binary performer)

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+d4WOMcWp ]]> Episode 13: Ice Dance, Riverdance, & Cha Cha Cha https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/13 a6a572f2-3230-476d-ab9f-0e5d52b0c534 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates An interview with ice dancers and Olympic hopefuls Eva Pate and Logan Bye. They’ve recently done a routine based on Riverdance. We’ll talk about what ice dance and Eurovision have in common, creating characters, costumes, Johnny Weir!... and then chat about some iconic submissions from THIS year, including Käärijä, Luke Black, Blanca Paloma and MimiCat . Go to the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm to see Logan and Eva’s Riverdance routine, their Hunger Games Routine, AND their Britney Spears Justin Timberlake routines-- or just look the podcast description. 47:40 false Eva Pate & Logan Bye Official Page:
https://evapate-loganbye.com/

The Camp Quiz for Eurovision 2023 SemiFinal1:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ATgteHYxFwPD4VKgO8pSjoLaFopLeudunZreFSXepwM/edit

The Camp Quiz for Eurovision 2023 SemiFinal2:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfq9-C2P92hB9XLllmc-9Ht5LAsMdQf2owSQAB9-PKxGKrJFw/viewform

The Camp Quiz for Eurovision 2023 Big Five:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkhVBgdIeVkM6FZ1kOYDXzHSAsbcPdJljalI6gZSWv-Mfv1g/viewform

Eva and Logan's Riverdance Ice Dance Routine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jKujxQav0I

Eva and Logan's Hunger Games Ice Dance Routine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgM7G9hPZQw

Eva and Logan's Britney Spears / Justin Timberlake Ice Dance Routine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryHC-jEDZPo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15FGojODHYc

Help Eva & Logan get to the Olympics (Go Fund Me):
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-usa-skaters-to-reach-the-winter-olympics

Links to Eva & Logan's Socials:
https://evapate-loganbye.com/follow-us/

]]> Käärijä, Luke Black, Blanca Paloma, MimiCat, Eurovision, Riverdance, Michael Flatley, Britney, Cha cha cha, Eurovision 2023, ice dance Eva Pate & Logan Bye Official Page:
https://evapate-loganbye.com/

The Camp Quiz for Eurovision 2023 SemiFinal1:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ATgteHYxFwPD4VKgO8pSjoLaFopLeudunZreFSXepwM/edit

The Camp Quiz for Eurovision 2023 SemiFinal2:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfq9-C2P92hB9XLllmc-9Ht5LAsMdQf2owSQAB9-PKxGKrJFw/viewform

The Camp Quiz for Eurovision 2023 Big Five:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkhVBgdIeVkM6FZ1kOYDXzHSAsbcPdJljalI6gZSWv-Mfv1g/viewform

Eva and Logan's Riverdance Ice Dance Routine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jKujxQav0I

Eva and Logan's Hunger Games Ice Dance Routine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgM7G9hPZQw

Eva and Logan's Britney Spears / Justin Timberlake Ice Dance Routine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryHC-jEDZPo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15FGojODHYc

Help Eva & Logan get to the Olympics (Go Fund Me):
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-usa-skaters-to-reach-the-winter-olympics

Links to Eva & Logan's Socials:
https://evapate-loganbye.com/follow-us/

]]> Eva Pate & Logan Bye Official Page:
https://evapate-loganbye.com/

The Camp Quiz for Eurovision 2023 SemiFinal1:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ATgteHYxFwPD4VKgO8pSjoLaFopLeudunZreFSXepwM/edit

The Camp Quiz for Eurovision 2023 SemiFinal2:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfq9-C2P92hB9XLllmc-9Ht5LAsMdQf2owSQAB9-PKxGKrJFw/viewform

The Camp Quiz for Eurovision 2023 Big Five:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkhVBgdIeVkM6FZ1kOYDXzHSAsbcPdJljalI6gZSWv-Mfv1g/viewform

Eva and Logan's Riverdance Ice Dance Routine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jKujxQav0I

Eva and Logan's Hunger Games Ice Dance Routine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgM7G9hPZQw

Eva and Logan's Britney Spears / Justin Timberlake Ice Dance Routine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryHC-jEDZPo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15FGojODHYc

Help Eva & Logan get to the Olympics (Go Fund Me):
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-usa-skaters-to-reach-the-winter-olympics

Links to Eva & Logan's Socials:
https://evapate-loganbye.com/follow-us/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+-EcOvfP9 ]]> Episode 12: Athens to Amsterdam to Liverpool 2023! https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/12 f1245c81-9342-4c65-8269-d00feb12d696 Sun, 12 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Eurovision superfans Mees, Anthony and I discuss The Netherlands and Greece in ESC historically, PLUS LIVERPOOL 2023! The ticketing! The plans! Their 6 favorite entries so far! 1:02:02 false Eurovision superfans Mees, Anthony and I discuss The Netherlands and Greece in ESC historically, PLUS LIVERPOOL 2023! The ticketing! The plans! Their 6 favorite entries so far!

ESC 2023 Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6QFVqWX2gM&list=PLdmNpHN0ijaMyO2nDeIEcwXeaFxOqvo33

New Eurovision Karaoke from Richard De Domenici:
dedomenici.com/eurovisionkaraoke

York musician (and ESC fan) Don Jackson's Liver Appeal:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-dons-life-urgent-liver-transplant-appeal

]]> Eurovision, Loreen, Let 3, Mama SC, Alika, Marco Mengoni, Queen of Kings, Cha Cha Cha, Liverpool, Eurovision 2023 Eurovision superfans Mees, Anthony and I discuss The Netherlands and Greece in ESC historically, PLUS LIVERPOOL 2023! The ticketing! The plans! Their 6 favorite entries so far!

ESC 2023 Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6QFVqWX2gM&list=PLdmNpHN0ijaMyO2nDeIEcwXeaFxOqvo33

New Eurovision Karaoke from Richard De Domenici:
dedomenici.com/eurovisionkaraoke

York musician (and ESC fan) Don Jackson's Liver Appeal:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-dons-life-urgent-liver-transplant-appeal

]]> Eurovision superfans Mees, Anthony and I discuss The Netherlands and Greece in ESC historically, PLUS LIVERPOOL 2023! The ticketing! The plans! Their 6 favorite entries so far!

ESC 2023 Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6QFVqWX2gM&list=PLdmNpHN0ijaMyO2nDeIEcwXeaFxOqvo33

New Eurovision Karaoke from Richard De Domenici:
dedomenici.com/eurovisionkaraoke

York musician (and ESC fan) Don Jackson's Liver Appeal:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-dons-life-urgent-liver-transplant-appeal

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+bJZnu0c9 ]]> Episode 11: (Part 2) Exploring Your Musical Profile [with Prince's Audio Engineer Susan Rogers!] https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/11 edd593c6-e954-4d60-ad3c-07208dce6aa2 Sun, 12 Feb 2023 08:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Do you prefer lyrics or melody? Intricate harmonies or driving rhythm? The digital tones of synthesizers or the “real” sounds of acoustic instruments? Drawing from her successful career as a music producer (engineering hits like Prince’s “Purple Rain” and Barenaked Ladies' "One Week"), professor of cognitive neuroscience Susan Rogers reveals why your favorite songs move you. Susan and I will also discuss some Eurovision "controversies", including Amar Pelos Dois, Toy, Fuego, Shum, Stefania, Out of the Embers, Spaceman... and some of the Nul Points from 2021. 49:46 false Do you prefer lyrics or melody? Intricate harmonies or driving rhythm? The digital tones of synthesizers or the “real” sounds of acoustic instruments? Drawing from her successful career as a music producer (engineering hits like Prince’s “Purple Rain” and Barenaked Ladies' "One Week"), professor of cognitive neuroscience Susan Rogers reveals why your favorite songs move you. Susan and I will also discuss some Eurovision "controversies", including Amar Pelos Dois, Toy, Fuego, Shum, Stefania, Out of the Embers, Spaceman... and some of the Nul Points from 2021.

Buy Susan Rogers' book, This Is What It Sounds Like is available at booksellers pretty much everywhere at the moment!

Susan's Record Pull + Interactive Tools-- Scroll here to find where your personal musical profile lies with melody, timbre, lyrics, realism, authenticity, lyrics, and rythm:

https://www.thisiswhatitsoundslike.com/

Appeal for York musician Don Jackson:
(share on your socials if you can ASAP)

https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-dons-life-urgent-liver-transplant-appeal?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined

Don's Story:

https://yorkmix.com/race-against-time-to-save-york-music-legend-who-needs-urgent-liver-transplant/

Links to the Eurovision Songs Discussed:
(It is difficult to find the Grand Final versions of some of these. Susan's opinions are based on the following videos)

CONTROVERSY 1:
2018 Toy vs Fuego (with a side dish of Amar Pelos Dois 2017).

Amar Pelos Dois, Portugal 2017:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB9soZxLuUM

Toy, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JybKKUkcWiQ

Here’s the official video, but here you miss the staging and it’s missing the famous “chicken noises”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CziHrYYSyPc

Fuego, Cyprus, 2018. 

Here’s the official video, for sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSgs6syrgg

Here’s the best I can find to show you the staging, which is iconic (“Hairography").

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17EVpC8a1-g


CONTROVERSY 2:
Shum vs Stafania

Shum, Ukraine, 2021

Shum staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5gMcd7bTco

Official ESC Shum video (for sound):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-dxzp6Jvs&list=RDU7-dxzp6Jvs&index=1

Stefania 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiEGVYOruLk


CONTROVERSY 3:
Embers vs Spaceman

Embers, staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDoUo7uJyIw

Embers, good audio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMDGTsa_Qq0

Spaceman, staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Official Spaceman video (good audio):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udsMTb2NIak
]]> Eurovision, Salvador Sobral, Netta, Go-A, Kalush, Sam Ryder, Jendrick, Prince, Barenaked Ladies Do you prefer lyrics or melody? Intricate harmonies or driving rhythm? The digital tones of synthesizers or the “real” sounds of acoustic instruments? Drawing from her successful career as a music producer (engineering hits like Prince’s “Purple Rain” and Barenaked Ladies' "One Week"), professor of cognitive neuroscience Susan Rogers reveals why your favorite songs move you. Susan and I will also discuss some Eurovision "controversies", including Amar Pelos Dois, Toy, Fuego, Shum, Stefania, Out of the Embers, Spaceman... and some of the Nul Points from 2021.

Buy Susan Rogers' book, This Is What It Sounds Like is available at booksellers pretty much everywhere at the moment!

Susan's Record Pull + Interactive Tools-- Scroll here to find where your personal musical profile lies with melody, timbre, lyrics, realism, authenticity, lyrics, and rythm:

https://www.thisiswhatitsoundslike.com/

Appeal for York musician Don Jackson:
(share on your socials if you can ASAP)

https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-dons-life-urgent-liver-transplant-appeal?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined

Don's Story:

https://yorkmix.com/race-against-time-to-save-york-music-legend-who-needs-urgent-liver-transplant/

Links to the Eurovision Songs Discussed:
(It is difficult to find the Grand Final versions of some of these. Susan's opinions are based on the following videos)

CONTROVERSY 1:
2018 Toy vs Fuego (with a side dish of Amar Pelos Dois 2017).

Amar Pelos Dois, Portugal 2017:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB9soZxLuUM

Toy, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JybKKUkcWiQ

Here’s the official video, but here you miss the staging and it’s missing the famous “chicken noises”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CziHrYYSyPc

Fuego, Cyprus, 2018. 

Here’s the official video, for sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSgs6syrgg

Here’s the best I can find to show you the staging, which is iconic (“Hairography").

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17EVpC8a1-g


CONTROVERSY 2:
Shum vs Stafania

Shum, Ukraine, 2021

Shum staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5gMcd7bTco

Official ESC Shum video (for sound):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-dxzp6Jvs&list=RDU7-dxzp6Jvs&index=1

Stefania 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiEGVYOruLk


CONTROVERSY 3:
Embers vs Spaceman

Embers, staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDoUo7uJyIw

Embers, good audio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMDGTsa_Qq0

Spaceman, staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Official Spaceman video (good audio):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udsMTb2NIak
]]> Do you prefer lyrics or melody? Intricate harmonies or driving rhythm? The digital tones of synthesizers or the “real” sounds of acoustic instruments? Drawing from her successful career as a music producer (engineering hits like Prince’s “Purple Rain” and Barenaked Ladies' "One Week"), professor of cognitive neuroscience Susan Rogers reveals why your favorite songs move you. Susan and I will also discuss some Eurovision "controversies", including Amar Pelos Dois, Toy, Fuego, Shum, Stefania, Out of the Embers, Spaceman... and some of the Nul Points from 2021.

Buy Susan Rogers' book, This Is What It Sounds Like is available at booksellers pretty much everywhere at the moment!

Susan's Record Pull + Interactive Tools-- Scroll here to find where your personal musical profile lies with melody, timbre, lyrics, realism, authenticity, lyrics, and rythm:

https://www.thisiswhatitsoundslike.com/

Appeal for York musician Don Jackson:
(share on your socials if you can ASAP)

https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-dons-life-urgent-liver-transplant-appeal?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined

Don's Story:

https://yorkmix.com/race-against-time-to-save-york-music-legend-who-needs-urgent-liver-transplant/

Links to the Eurovision Songs Discussed:
(It is difficult to find the Grand Final versions of some of these. Susan's opinions are based on the following videos)

CONTROVERSY 1:
2018 Toy vs Fuego (with a side dish of Amar Pelos Dois 2017).

Amar Pelos Dois, Portugal 2017:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB9soZxLuUM

Toy, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JybKKUkcWiQ

Here’s the official video, but here you miss the staging and it’s missing the famous “chicken noises”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CziHrYYSyPc

Fuego, Cyprus, 2018. 

Here’s the official video, for sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSgs6syrgg

Here’s the best I can find to show you the staging, which is iconic (“Hairography").

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17EVpC8a1-g


CONTROVERSY 2:
Shum vs Stafania

Shum, Ukraine, 2021

Shum staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5gMcd7bTco

Official ESC Shum video (for sound):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-dxzp6Jvs&list=RDU7-dxzp6Jvs&index=1

Stefania 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiEGVYOruLk


CONTROVERSY 3:
Embers vs Spaceman

Embers, staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDoUo7uJyIw

Embers, good audio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMDGTsa_Qq0

Spaceman, staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Official Spaceman video (good audio):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udsMTb2NIak
]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+upgERKy8 ]]> Episode 10: (Part 1) Exploring Your Musical Profile [with Prince's Audio Engineer Susan Rogers!] https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/10 c0de0b77-2009-4488-abdb-a2073bf0b235 Sun, 12 Feb 2023 07:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Do you prefer lyrics or melody? Intricate harmonies or driving rhythm? The digital tones of synthesizers or the “real” sounds of acoustic instruments? Drawing from her successful career as a music producer (engineering hits like Prince’s “Purple Rain” and Barenaked Ladies' "One Week"), professor of cognitive neuroscience Susan Rogers reveals why your favorite songs move you. Susan and I will also discuss some Eurovision "controversies", including Amar Pelos Dois, Toy, Fuego, Shum, Stefania, Out of the Embers, Spaceman... and some of the Nul Points from 2021. 48:37 false Do you prefer lyrics or melody? Intricate harmonies or driving rhythm? The digital tones of synthesizers or the “real” sounds of acoustic instruments? Drawing from her successful career as a music producer (engineering hits like Prince’s “Purple Rain” and Barenaked Ladies' "One Week"), professor of cognitive neuroscience Susan Rogers reveals why your favorite songs move you. Susan and I will also discuss some Eurovision "controversies", including Amar Pelos Dois, Toy, Fuego, Shum, Stefania, Out of the Embers, Spaceman... and some of the Nul Points from 2021.

Buy Susan Rogers' book, This Is What It Sounds Like is available at booksellers pretty much everywhere at the moment!

Susan's Record Pull + Interactive Tools-- Scroll here to find where your personal musical profile lies with melody, timbre, lyrics, realism, authenticity, lyrics, and rythm:

https://www.thisiswhatitsoundslike.com/

Appeal for York musician Don Jackson:
(share on your socials if you can ASAP)

https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-dons-life-urgent-liver-transplant-appeal?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined

Don's Story:

https://yorkmix.com/race-against-time-to-save-york-music-legend-who-needs-urgent-liver-transplant/

Links to the Eurovision Songs Discussed:
(It is difficult to find the Grand Final versions of some of these. Susan's opinions are based on the following videos)

CONTROVERSY 1:
2018 Toy vs Fuego (with a side dish of Amar Pelos Dois 2017).

Amar Pelos Dois, Portugal 2017:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB9soZxLuUM

Toy, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JybKKUkcWiQ

Here’s the official video, but here you miss the staging and it’s missing the famous “chicken noises”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CziHrYYSyPc

Fuego, Cyprus, 2018. 

Here’s the official video, for sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSgs6syrgg

Here’s the best I can find to show you the staging, which is iconic (“Hairography").

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17EVpC8a1-g


CONTROVERSY 2:
Shum vs Stafania

Shum, Ukraine, 2021

Shum staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5gMcd7bTco

Official ESC Shum video (for sound):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-dxzp6Jvs&list=RDU7-dxzp6Jvs&index=1

Stefania 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiEGVYOruLk


CONTROVERSY 3:
Embers vs Spaceman

Embers, staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDoUo7uJyIw

Embers, good audio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMDGTsa_Qq0

Spaceman, staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Official Spaceman video (good audio):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udsMTb2NIak
]]> Eurovision, Salvador Sobral, Netta, Go-A, Kalush, Sam Ryder, Jendrick, Prince, Barenaked Ladies Do you prefer lyrics or melody? Intricate harmonies or driving rhythm? The digital tones of synthesizers or the “real” sounds of acoustic instruments? Drawing from her successful career as a music producer (engineering hits like Prince’s “Purple Rain” and Barenaked Ladies' "One Week"), professor of cognitive neuroscience Susan Rogers reveals why your favorite songs move you. Susan and I will also discuss some Eurovision "controversies", including Amar Pelos Dois, Toy, Fuego, Shum, Stefania, Out of the Embers, Spaceman... and some of the Nul Points from 2021.

Buy Susan Rogers' book, This Is What It Sounds Like is available at booksellers pretty much everywhere at the moment!

Susan's Record Pull + Interactive Tools-- Scroll here to find where your personal musical profile lies with melody, timbre, lyrics, realism, authenticity, lyrics, and rythm:

https://www.thisiswhatitsoundslike.com/

Appeal for York musician Don Jackson:
(share on your socials if you can ASAP)

https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-dons-life-urgent-liver-transplant-appeal?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined

Don's Story:

https://yorkmix.com/race-against-time-to-save-york-music-legend-who-needs-urgent-liver-transplant/

Links to the Eurovision Songs Discussed:
(It is difficult to find the Grand Final versions of some of these. Susan's opinions are based on the following videos)

CONTROVERSY 1:
2018 Toy vs Fuego (with a side dish of Amar Pelos Dois 2017).

Amar Pelos Dois, Portugal 2017:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB9soZxLuUM

Toy, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JybKKUkcWiQ

Here’s the official video, but here you miss the staging and it’s missing the famous “chicken noises”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CziHrYYSyPc

Fuego, Cyprus, 2018. 

Here’s the official video, for sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSgs6syrgg

Here’s the best I can find to show you the staging, which is iconic (“Hairography").

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17EVpC8a1-g


CONTROVERSY 2:
Shum vs Stafania

Shum, Ukraine, 2021

Shum staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5gMcd7bTco

Official ESC Shum video (for sound):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-dxzp6Jvs&list=RDU7-dxzp6Jvs&index=1

Stefania 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiEGVYOruLk


CONTROVERSY 3:
Embers vs Spaceman

Embers, staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDoUo7uJyIw

Embers, good audio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMDGTsa_Qq0

Spaceman, staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Official Spaceman video (good audio):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udsMTb2NIak
]]> Do you prefer lyrics or melody? Intricate harmonies or driving rhythm? The digital tones of synthesizers or the “real” sounds of acoustic instruments? Drawing from her successful career as a music producer (engineering hits like Prince’s “Purple Rain” and Barenaked Ladies' "One Week"), professor of cognitive neuroscience Susan Rogers reveals why your favorite songs move you. Susan and I will also discuss some Eurovision "controversies", including Amar Pelos Dois, Toy, Fuego, Shum, Stefania, Out of the Embers, Spaceman... and some of the Nul Points from 2021.

Buy Susan Rogers' book, This Is What It Sounds Like is available at booksellers pretty much everywhere at the moment!

Susan's Record Pull + Interactive Tools-- Scroll here to find where your personal musical profile lies with melody, timbre, lyrics, realism, authenticity, lyrics, and rythm:

https://www.thisiswhatitsoundslike.com/

Appeal for York musician Don Jackson:
(share on your socials if you can ASAP)

https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-dons-life-urgent-liver-transplant-appeal?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined

Don's Story:

https://yorkmix.com/race-against-time-to-save-york-music-legend-who-needs-urgent-liver-transplant/

Links to the Eurovision Songs Discussed:
(It is difficult to find the Grand Final versions of some of these. Susan's opinions are based on the following videos)

CONTROVERSY 1:
2018 Toy vs Fuego (with a side dish of Amar Pelos Dois 2017).

Amar Pelos Dois, Portugal 2017:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB9soZxLuUM

Toy, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JybKKUkcWiQ

Here’s the official video, but here you miss the staging and it’s missing the famous “chicken noises”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CziHrYYSyPc

Fuego, Cyprus, 2018. 

Here’s the official video, for sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSgs6syrgg

Here’s the best I can find to show you the staging, which is iconic (“Hairography").

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17EVpC8a1-g


CONTROVERSY 2:
Shum vs Stafania

Shum, Ukraine, 2021

Shum staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5gMcd7bTco

Official ESC Shum video (for sound):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-dxzp6Jvs&list=RDU7-dxzp6Jvs&index=1

Stefania 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiEGVYOruLk


CONTROVERSY 3:
Embers vs Spaceman

Embers, staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDoUo7uJyIw

Embers, good audio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMDGTsa_Qq0

Spaceman, staging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5cJfaX3DI

Official Spaceman video (good audio):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udsMTb2NIak
]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+OYT666Dq ]]> Episode 9: (Part 2) Subversive Absurdity, in falsetto: Ping Pong, Gina-G, Emmie van Stijn, Krassimir Avramov https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/9 433eb2e7-8985-4f07-8550-15ece262ee95 Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:30:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 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!). 48:56 false Here's Richard's Eurovision-inspired art!

Eurovision Redux for BBC4:
https://thereduxproject.com/bbc4

Coronavision:
https://dedomenici.com/coronavision

Fux Bizz:
https://dedomenici.com/FuxBizz

Eurovision Karaoke:
https://dedomenici.com/EurovisionKaraokeNew

Palestinian Song Contest:
https://dedomenici.com/palestiniansongcontest

ALL of Richard's art can be found at:
https://dedomenici.com

This episode's submissions:

Krassimir Avramov - Illusion (2009) https://youtu.be/8Mz8EA_cpo4

PingPong - Sameyakh (Be Happy) (2000) https://youtu.be/3uNfhj66GOo

Gina G - (Ooo Aah) Just A Little Bit (1996) https://youtu.be/eh_KwCI4tUA

Go_A - Shum (stand-in rehearsal) (2021) https://youtu.be/mEdWa1ye2yg

Second Chances!

Ping Pong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ToY3-3YA0c

Krassimir Avramov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MLp-GepMY8

Natalia Gordienko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

]]> richard di domenici, Ping Pong, Gina G, Emmie van Stijn, Krassimir Avramov, Eurovision, BBC, Israel, Britain, Netherlands, Bulgaria, music, performance art Here's Richard's Eurovision-inspired art!

Eurovision Redux for BBC4:
https://thereduxproject.com/bbc4

Coronavision:
https://dedomenici.com/coronavision

Fux Bizz:
https://dedomenici.com/FuxBizz

Eurovision Karaoke:
https://dedomenici.com/EurovisionKaraokeNew

Palestinian Song Contest:
https://dedomenici.com/palestiniansongcontest

ALL of Richard's art can be found at:
https://dedomenici.com

This episode's submissions:

Krassimir Avramov - Illusion (2009) https://youtu.be/8Mz8EA_cpo4

PingPong - Sameyakh (Be Happy) (2000) https://youtu.be/3uNfhj66GOo

Gina G - (Ooo Aah) Just A Little Bit (1996) https://youtu.be/eh_KwCI4tUA

Go_A - Shum (stand-in rehearsal) (2021) https://youtu.be/mEdWa1ye2yg

Second Chances!

Ping Pong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ToY3-3YA0c

Krassimir Avramov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MLp-GepMY8

Natalia Gordienko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

]]> Here's Richard's Eurovision-inspired art!

Eurovision Redux for BBC4:
https://thereduxproject.com/bbc4

Coronavision:
https://dedomenici.com/coronavision

Fux Bizz:
https://dedomenici.com/FuxBizz

Eurovision Karaoke:
https://dedomenici.com/EurovisionKaraokeNew

Palestinian Song Contest:
https://dedomenici.com/palestiniansongcontest

ALL of Richard's art can be found at:
https://dedomenici.com

This episode's submissions:

Krassimir Avramov - Illusion (2009) https://youtu.be/8Mz8EA_cpo4

PingPong - Sameyakh (Be Happy) (2000) https://youtu.be/3uNfhj66GOo

Gina G - (Ooo Aah) Just A Little Bit (1996) https://youtu.be/eh_KwCI4tUA

Go_A - Shum (stand-in rehearsal) (2021) https://youtu.be/mEdWa1ye2yg

Second Chances!

Ping Pong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ToY3-3YA0c

Krassimir Avramov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MLp-GepMY8

Natalia Gordienko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+WzJcfbnA ]]> Episode 8: (Part 1) Subversive Absurdity, in falsetto: Ping Pong, Gina-G, Emmie van Stijn, Krassimir Avramov https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/8 4a519b3d-6569-450a-8e3d-9cff0bb1935c Thu, 12 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 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!. 51:32 false 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!

Here's Richard's Eurovision-inspired art!

Eurovision Redux for BBC4:
https://thereduxproject.com/bbc4

Coronavision:
https://dedomenici.com/coronavision

Fux Bizz:
https://dedomenici.com/FuxBizz

Eurovision Karaoke:
https://dedomenici.com/EurovisionKaraokeNew

Palestinian Song Contest:
https://dedomenici.com/palestiniansongcontest

ALL of Richard's art can be found at:
https://dedomenici.com

This episode's submissions:

Krassimir Avramov - Illusion (2009) https://youtu.be/8Mz8EA_cpo4

PingPong - Sameyakh (Be Happy) (2000) https://youtu.be/3uNfhj66GOo

Gina G - (Ooo Aah) Just A Little Bit (1996) https://youtu.be/eh_KwCI4tUA

Go_A - Shum (stand-in rehearsal) (2021) https://youtu.be/mEdWa1ye2yg

Second Chances!

Ping Pong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ToY3-3YA0c

Krassimir Avramov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MLp-GepMY8

Natalia Gordienko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

]]> Ping Pong, Gina-G, Emmie van Stijn, Krassimir Avramov, Eurovision, BBC, Israel, Britain, Netherlands, Bulgaria, music, performance art 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!

Here's Richard's Eurovision-inspired art!

Eurovision Redux for BBC4:
https://thereduxproject.com/bbc4

Coronavision:
https://dedomenici.com/coronavision

Fux Bizz:
https://dedomenici.com/FuxBizz

Eurovision Karaoke:
https://dedomenici.com/EurovisionKaraokeNew

Palestinian Song Contest:
https://dedomenici.com/palestiniansongcontest

ALL of Richard's art can be found at:
https://dedomenici.com

This episode's submissions:

Krassimir Avramov - Illusion (2009) https://youtu.be/8Mz8EA_cpo4

PingPong - Sameyakh (Be Happy) (2000) https://youtu.be/3uNfhj66GOo

Gina G - (Ooo Aah) Just A Little Bit (1996) https://youtu.be/eh_KwCI4tUA

Go_A - Shum (stand-in rehearsal) (2021) https://youtu.be/mEdWa1ye2yg

Second Chances!

Ping Pong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ToY3-3YA0c

Krassimir Avramov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MLp-GepMY8

Natalia Gordienko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

]]> 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!

Here's Richard's Eurovision-inspired art!

Eurovision Redux for BBC4:
https://thereduxproject.com/bbc4

Coronavision:
https://dedomenici.com/coronavision

Fux Bizz:
https://dedomenici.com/FuxBizz

Eurovision Karaoke:
https://dedomenici.com/EurovisionKaraokeNew

Palestinian Song Contest:
https://dedomenici.com/palestiniansongcontest

ALL of Richard's art can be found at:
https://dedomenici.com

This episode's submissions:

Krassimir Avramov - Illusion (2009) https://youtu.be/8Mz8EA_cpo4

PingPong - Sameyakh (Be Happy) (2000) https://youtu.be/3uNfhj66GOo

Gina G - (Ooo Aah) Just A Little Bit (1996) https://youtu.be/eh_KwCI4tUA

Go_A - Shum (stand-in rehearsal) (2021) https://youtu.be/mEdWa1ye2yg

Second Chances!

Ping Pong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ToY3-3YA0c

Krassimir Avramov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MLp-GepMY8

Natalia Gordienko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvnsvxA3to

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+0Zxq1yrx ]]> Episode 7: (Part 2) Wings in ESC! Tix, Roko, Nina Sublatti, 3+2 https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/7 d3a08f32-0250-422a-ab09-78dd1b753a72 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 33:29 false Professor, artist, anthropologist, art historian and world of warcraft superfan Sinziana Romanescu joins me to talk about some of the angels and wings we’ve seen in past Eurovisions- which ones soared and which ones flopped. Today's submissions are from 2010, 2015, 2019, 2021, including 3+2, Nina Sublatti, Roko and Tix. Visit the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm and watch the submissions before we talk about them.

Additional ESC acts with wings-- tell me ones should we discuss next with a different guest on twitter- @ESCconteXt ...

  • Igranka (Montenegro 2013)

  • Angel (Ukraine 2011)

  • So Lucky (Moldova 2011)

  • Angel si ti (Ангел си ти) (Bulgaria 2010)

  • Irelande Douze Points (Ireland 2008)

  • Hard Rock Hallelujah (Finland 2006)

]]> Eurovision, Tix, Roko, Nina Sublatti, 3+2, Angels, Wings, Romania, Norway, Belarus, Georgia Professor, artist, anthropologist, art historian and world of warcraft superfan Sinziana Romanescu joins me to talk about some of the angels and wings we’ve seen in past Eurovisions- which ones soared and which ones flopped. Today's submissions are from 2010, 2015, 2019, 2021, including 3+2, Nina Sublatti, Roko and Tix. Visit the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm and watch the submissions before we talk about them.

Additional ESC acts with wings-- tell me ones should we discuss next with a different guest on twitter- @ESCconteXt ...

  • Igranka (Montenegro 2013)

  • Angel (Ukraine 2011)

  • So Lucky (Moldova 2011)

  • Angel si ti (Ангел си ти) (Bulgaria 2010)

  • Irelande Douze Points (Ireland 2008)

  • Hard Rock Hallelujah (Finland 2006)

]]> Professor, artist, anthropologist, art historian and world of warcraft superfan Sinziana Romanescu joins me to talk about some of the angels and wings we’ve seen in past Eurovisions- which ones soared and which ones flopped. Today's submissions are from 2010, 2015, 2019, 2021, including 3+2, Nina Sublatti, Roko and Tix. Visit the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm and watch the submissions before we talk about them.

Additional ESC acts with wings-- tell me ones should we discuss next with a different guest on twitter- @ESCconteXt ...

  • Igranka (Montenegro 2013)

  • Angel (Ukraine 2011)

  • So Lucky (Moldova 2011)

  • Angel si ti (Ангел си ти) (Bulgaria 2010)

  • Irelande Douze Points (Ireland 2008)

  • Hard Rock Hallelujah (Finland 2006)

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+rPW6D9OD ]]> Episode 6: (Part 1) Wings in ESC! Tix, Roko, Nina Sublatti, 3+2 https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/6 bc1395e8-fd9f-4a04-b5b0-b2c64d83a3b3 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates 34:37 false Professor, artist, anthropologist, art historian and world of warcraft superfan Sinziana Romanescu joins me to talk about some of the angels and wings we’ve seen in past Eurovisions- which ones soared and which ones flopped. Today's submissions are from 2010, 2015, 2019, 2021, including 3+2, Nina Sublatti, Roko and Tix. Visit the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm and watch the submissions before we talk about them.

Additional ESC acts with wings-- tell me ones should we discuss next with a different guest on twitter- @ESCconteXt ...

  • Igranka (Montenegro 2013)

  • Angel (Ukraine 2011)

  • So Lucky (Moldova 2011)

  • Angel si ti (Ангел си ти) (Bulgaria 2010)

  • Irelande Douze Points (Ireland 2008)

  • Hard Rock Hallelujah (Finland 2006)

]]> Eurovision, Tix, Roko, Nina Sublatti, 3+2, Angels, Wings, Romania, Norway, Belarus, Georgia Professor, artist, anthropologist, art historian and world of warcraft superfan Sinziana Romanescu joins me to talk about some of the angels and wings we’ve seen in past Eurovisions- which ones soared and which ones flopped. Today's submissions are from 2010, 2015, 2019, 2021, including 3+2, Nina Sublatti, Roko and Tix. Visit the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm and watch the submissions before we talk about them.

Additional ESC acts with wings-- tell me ones should we discuss next with a different guest on twitter- @ESCconteXt ...

  • Igranka (Montenegro 2013)

  • Angel (Ukraine 2011)

  • So Lucky (Moldova 2011)

  • Angel si ti (Ангел си ти) (Bulgaria 2010)

  • Irelande Douze Points (Ireland 2008)

  • Hard Rock Hallelujah (Finland 2006)

]]> Professor, artist, anthropologist, art historian and world of warcraft superfan Sinziana Romanescu joins me to talk about some of the angels and wings we’ve seen in past Eurovisions- which ones soared and which ones flopped. Today's submissions are from 2010, 2015, 2019, 2021, including 3+2, Nina Sublatti, Roko and Tix. Visit the showpage at eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm and watch the submissions before we talk about them.

Additional ESC acts with wings-- tell me ones should we discuss next with a different guest on twitter- @ESCconteXt ...

  • Igranka (Montenegro 2013)

  • Angel (Ukraine 2011)

  • So Lucky (Moldova 2011)

  • Angel si ti (Ангел си ти) (Bulgaria 2010)

  • Irelande Douze Points (Ireland 2008)

  • Hard Rock Hallelujah (Finland 2006)

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+AoY2wQA- ]]> Episode 5: (Part 2) Eurovision Barbie https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/5 4406548c-7e25-4525-84d5-efb866f06ae0 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 16:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates A discussion of the Eurovision Barbie Competition at the Madrid Fashion Doll Contest. Monica Nunez del Castillo, (organizer of the MFDC and Barbie artist) shares the basics of Eurovision Barbie. Then Suzie (of the Euroriffs podcast), Margherita (ESC superfan) and Bradley discuss both the Barbie versions and REAL versions of Eleni, Sheldon, Chanel, Verka, and Conchita. To see the Barbies discussed in this episode: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14xspXkLxwFl5nzUcEd8Bz9lnTK9hs1yt?usp=share_link 34:42 false To see the Barbies discussed in this episode:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14xspXkLxwFl5nzUcEd8Bz9lnTK9hs1yt?usp=share_link

ESC Acts in this episode:

Fuego, Cyprus, Eleni Foureira, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbseX38lXaw

Not The Same, Australia, Sheldon Riley, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByUD4d89_is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YFNM4CerSQ

Toy, Israel, Netta, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9REEWhm5YX0

SloMo, Spain, Chanel, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mYBiIO0pfY

Dancing Lasha Tumbai, Ukraine, Verka Serduchka, 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Rise Like a Phoenix, Austria, Conchita, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaolVEJEjV4

Links to these Barbies:

Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention:
http://www.madridfashiondollshow.com/
The Instagram of Monica's Barbie, Bubblecut:
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bubblecut/
Sheldon:
https://www.creationscotho.com/2022-sheldon
Monica's Etsy Page:
https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/MonMew
Monica's FB Page: Mon-Mew:
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064588243761&eav=AfYOLjM60TP_Ybr3dkiShKGTWu0UAiMNkQRuqmS0tYQkNLWmpuddYhzMlkiezc08pUk&paipv=0&_rdr

The Dana International doll will be auctioned for this charity:
https://salvandopeludos.org/
At their Ebay page, under seller name: el campito salvando peludos

]]> Eurovision, OGAE, Barbie, culture, Conchita, Chanel, Eleni, Sheldon Riley To see the Barbies discussed in this episode:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14xspXkLxwFl5nzUcEd8Bz9lnTK9hs1yt?usp=share_link

ESC Acts in this episode:

Fuego, Cyprus, Eleni Foureira, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbseX38lXaw

Not The Same, Australia, Sheldon Riley, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByUD4d89_is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YFNM4CerSQ

Toy, Israel, Netta, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9REEWhm5YX0

SloMo, Spain, Chanel, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mYBiIO0pfY

Dancing Lasha Tumbai, Ukraine, Verka Serduchka, 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Rise Like a Phoenix, Austria, Conchita, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaolVEJEjV4

Links to these Barbies:

Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention:
http://www.madridfashiondollshow.com/
The Instagram of Monica's Barbie, Bubblecut:
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bubblecut/
Sheldon:
https://www.creationscotho.com/2022-sheldon
Monica's Etsy Page:
https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/MonMew
Monica's FB Page: Mon-Mew:
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064588243761&eav=AfYOLjM60TP_Ybr3dkiShKGTWu0UAiMNkQRuqmS0tYQkNLWmpuddYhzMlkiezc08pUk&paipv=0&_rdr

The Dana International doll will be auctioned for this charity:
https://salvandopeludos.org/
At their Ebay page, under seller name: el campito salvando peludos

]]> To see the Barbies discussed in this episode:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14xspXkLxwFl5nzUcEd8Bz9lnTK9hs1yt?usp=share_link

ESC Acts in this episode:

Fuego, Cyprus, Eleni Foureira, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbseX38lXaw

Not The Same, Australia, Sheldon Riley, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByUD4d89_is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YFNM4CerSQ

Toy, Israel, Netta, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9REEWhm5YX0

SloMo, Spain, Chanel, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mYBiIO0pfY

Dancing Lasha Tumbai, Ukraine, Verka Serduchka, 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Rise Like a Phoenix, Austria, Conchita, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaolVEJEjV4

Links to these Barbies:

Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention:
http://www.madridfashiondollshow.com/
The Instagram of Monica's Barbie, Bubblecut:
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bubblecut/
Sheldon:
https://www.creationscotho.com/2022-sheldon
Monica's Etsy Page:
https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/MonMew
Monica's FB Page: Mon-Mew:
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064588243761&eav=AfYOLjM60TP_Ybr3dkiShKGTWu0UAiMNkQRuqmS0tYQkNLWmpuddYhzMlkiezc08pUk&paipv=0&_rdr

The Dana International doll will be auctioned for this charity:
https://salvandopeludos.org/
At their Ebay page, under seller name: el campito salvando peludos

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+XnJShPRI ]]> Episode 4: (Part 1) Eurovision Barbie https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/4 7b193687-6bba-4ad0-981c-85f255f02e13 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:00:00 -0500 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates A discussion of the Eurovision Barbie Competition at the Madrid Fashion Doll Contest. Monica Nunez del Castillo, (organizer of the MFDC and Barbie artist) shares the basics of Eurovision Barbie. Then Suzie (of the Euroriffs podcast), Margherita (ESC superfan) and Bradley discuss both the Barbie versions and REAL versions of Eleni, Sheldon, Chanel, Verka, and Conchita. To see the Barbies discussed in this episode: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14xspXkLxwFl5nzUcEd8Bz9lnTK9hs1yt?usp=share_link 45:25 false To see the Barbies discussed in this episode:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14xspXkLxwFl5nzUcEd8Bz9lnTK9hs1yt?usp=share_link

ESC Acts in this episode:

Fuego, Cyprus, Eleni Foureira, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbseX38lXaw

Not The Same, Australia, Sheldon Riley, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByUD4d89_is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YFNM4CerSQ

Toy, Israel, Netta, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9REEWhm5YX0

SloMo, Spain, Chanel, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mYBiIO0pfY

Dancing Lasha Tumbai, Ukraine, Verka Serduchka, 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Rise Like a Phoenix, Austria, Conchita, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaolVEJEjV4

Links to these Barbies:

Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention:
http://www.madridfashiondollshow.com/
The Instagram of Monica's Barbie, Bubblecut:
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bubblecut/
Sheldon:
https://www.creationscotho.com/2022-sheldon
Monica's Etsy Page:
https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/MonMew
Monica's FB Page: Mon-Mew:
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064588243761&eav=AfYOLjM60TP_Ybr3dkiShKGTWu0UAiMNkQRuqmS0tYQkNLWmpuddYhzMlkiezc08pUk&paipv=0&_rdr

The Dana International doll will be auctioned for this charity:
https://salvandopeludos.org/
At their Ebay page, under seller name: el campito salvando peludos

]]> Eurovision, OGAE, Barbie, culture, Conchita, Chanel, Eleni, Sheldon Riley To see the Barbies discussed in this episode:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14xspXkLxwFl5nzUcEd8Bz9lnTK9hs1yt?usp=share_link

ESC Acts in this episode:

Fuego, Cyprus, Eleni Foureira, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbseX38lXaw

Not The Same, Australia, Sheldon Riley, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByUD4d89_is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YFNM4CerSQ

Toy, Israel, Netta, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9REEWhm5YX0

SloMo, Spain, Chanel, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mYBiIO0pfY

Dancing Lasha Tumbai, Ukraine, Verka Serduchka, 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Rise Like a Phoenix, Austria, Conchita, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaolVEJEjV4

Links to these Barbies:

Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention:
http://www.madridfashiondollshow.com/
The Instagram of Monica's Barbie, Bubblecut:
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bubblecut/
Sheldon:
https://www.creationscotho.com/2022-sheldon
Monica's Etsy Page:
https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/MonMew
Monica's FB Page: Mon-Mew:
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064588243761&eav=AfYOLjM60TP_Ybr3dkiShKGTWu0UAiMNkQRuqmS0tYQkNLWmpuddYhzMlkiezc08pUk&paipv=0&_rdr

The Dana International doll will be auctioned for this charity:
https://salvandopeludos.org/
At their Ebay page, under seller name: el campito salvando peludos

]]> To see the Barbies discussed in this episode:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14xspXkLxwFl5nzUcEd8Bz9lnTK9hs1yt?usp=share_link

ESC Acts in this episode:

Fuego, Cyprus, Eleni Foureira, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbseX38lXaw

Not The Same, Australia, Sheldon Riley, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByUD4d89_is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YFNM4CerSQ

Toy, Israel, Netta, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9REEWhm5YX0

SloMo, Spain, Chanel, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mYBiIO0pfY

Dancing Lasha Tumbai, Ukraine, Verka Serduchka, 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

Rise Like a Phoenix, Austria, Conchita, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaolVEJEjV4

Links to these Barbies:

Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention:
http://www.madridfashiondollshow.com/
The Instagram of Monica's Barbie, Bubblecut:
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bubblecut/
Sheldon:
https://www.creationscotho.com/2022-sheldon
Monica's Etsy Page:
https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/MonMew
Monica's FB Page: Mon-Mew:
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064588243761&eav=AfYOLjM60TP_Ybr3dkiShKGTWu0UAiMNkQRuqmS0tYQkNLWmpuddYhzMlkiezc08pUk&paipv=0&_rdr

The Dana International doll will be auctioned for this charity:
https://salvandopeludos.org/
At their Ebay page, under seller name: el campito salvando peludos

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+rWI0yLrM ]]> Episode 3: (Part 2) Italy, the 1980s, Serhat's Monocle https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/3 986a0831-9cdf-470d-a1d1-a246682e3ecc Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Dave Di Vito (author of the Vinyl Tiger book series) and I talk about the 1980s, Italy, 2016 ESC, Serhat, Dami Im, Sergey Lazarev. 33:16 false Dave Di Vito (author of the Vinyl Tiger book series) and I talk about the 1980s, Italy, 2016 ESC, Serhat, Dami Im, Sergey Lazarev.

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Guest Dave Di Vito's Books, The Vinyl Tiger series:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096YMZXY5?fbclid=IwAR32LmIaCExjAOT-qjBc_naQlPLYKmsiVwglMa9SLZq2aZb3bnSZFD6SCgo

2016's ESC acts:

Serhat, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYKFKgwVbV4

Serhat, 2019:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5arNtTYK1s

Serhat, 2016, Monocle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHykTpxCVR8

Serhat, Martha Wash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOfEKEGSm1k

Sergey Lazarev, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXKcFvqaOlg

Dami Im, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXKcFvqaOlg

Dami Im, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKDLv6CAvfY

ESC Event:

Saturday 22 October 2022, Southbank Centre, London
Session 1: The Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Session 2: A Eurovision Extravaganza: The Changing Face of Eurovision
https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=session1eurovisionplusintro&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

Our editor, Max (Video & Audio editing):

https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=inbox

Our Details:
Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Patreon: eurovisionsongcontext
Twitter: ESCconteXt

]]> Dave Di Vito (author of the Vinyl Tiger book series) and I talk about the 1980s, Italy, 2016 ESC, Serhat, Dami Im, Sergey Lazarev.

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Guest Dave Di Vito's Books, The Vinyl Tiger series:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096YMZXY5?fbclid=IwAR32LmIaCExjAOT-qjBc_naQlPLYKmsiVwglMa9SLZq2aZb3bnSZFD6SCgo

2016's ESC acts:

Serhat, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYKFKgwVbV4

Serhat, 2019:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5arNtTYK1s

Serhat, 2016, Monocle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHykTpxCVR8

Serhat, Martha Wash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOfEKEGSm1k

Sergey Lazarev, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXKcFvqaOlg

Dami Im, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXKcFvqaOlg

Dami Im, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKDLv6CAvfY

ESC Event:

Saturday 22 October 2022, Southbank Centre, London
Session 1: The Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Session 2: A Eurovision Extravaganza: The Changing Face of Eurovision
https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=session1eurovisionplusintro&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

Our editor, Max (Video & Audio editing):

https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=inbox

Our Details:
Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Patreon: eurovisionsongcontext
Twitter: ESCconteXt

]]> Dave Di Vito (author of the Vinyl Tiger book series) and I talk about the 1980s, Italy, 2016 ESC, Serhat, Dami Im, Sergey Lazarev.

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Guest Dave Di Vito's Books, The Vinyl Tiger series:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096YMZXY5?fbclid=IwAR32LmIaCExjAOT-qjBc_naQlPLYKmsiVwglMa9SLZq2aZb3bnSZFD6SCgo

2016's ESC acts:

Serhat, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYKFKgwVbV4

Serhat, 2019:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5arNtTYK1s

Serhat, 2016, Monocle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHykTpxCVR8

Serhat, Martha Wash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOfEKEGSm1k

Sergey Lazarev, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXKcFvqaOlg

Dami Im, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXKcFvqaOlg

Dami Im, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKDLv6CAvfY

ESC Event:

Saturday 22 October 2022, Southbank Centre, London
Session 1: The Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Session 2: A Eurovision Extravaganza: The Changing Face of Eurovision
https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=session1eurovisionplusintro&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

Our editor, Max (Video & Audio editing):

https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=inbox

Our Details:
Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Patreon: eurovisionsongcontext
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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+t4_s-OtK ]]> Episode 2: (Part 1) Italy, the 1980s, Serhat's Monocle https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/2 0343f366-8459-4956-ad5e-2982082d5e41 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Dave Di Vito (author of the Vinyl Tiger book series) and I talk about the 1980s, Italy, 2016 ESC, Serhat, Dami Im, Sergey Lazarev. 43:14 false Dave Di Vito (author of the Vinyl Tiger book series) and I talk about the 1980s, Italy, 2016 ESC, Serhat, Dami Im, Sergey Lazarev.

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Guest Dave Di Vito's Books, The Vinyl Tiger series:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096YMZXY5?fbclid=IwAR32LmIaCExjAOT-qjBc_naQlPLYKmsiVwglMa9SLZq2aZb3bnSZFD6SCgo

2016's ESC acts:

Serhat, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYKFKgwVbV4

Serhat, 2019:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5arNtTYK1s

Serhat, 2016, Monocle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHykTpxCVR8

Serhat, Martha Wash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOfEKEGSm1k

Sergey Lazarev, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXKcFvqaOlg

Dami Im, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXKcFvqaOlg

Dami Im, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKDLv6CAvfY

ESC Event:

Saturday 22 October 2022, Southbank Centre, London
Session 1: The Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Session 2: A Eurovision Extravaganza: The Changing Face of Eurovision
https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=session1eurovisionplusintro&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

Our editor, Max (Video & Audio editing):

https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=inbox

Our Details:
Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Patreon: eurovisionsongcontext
Twitter: ESCconteXt

]]> Eurovision, Serhat, Dami Im, Sergey Lazarev, 1980s, 1980's Dave Di Vito (author of the Vinyl Tiger book series) and I talk about the 1980s, Italy, 2016 ESC, Serhat, Dami Im, Sergey Lazarev.

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Guest Dave Di Vito's Books, The Vinyl Tiger series:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096YMZXY5?fbclid=IwAR32LmIaCExjAOT-qjBc_naQlPLYKmsiVwglMa9SLZq2aZb3bnSZFD6SCgo

2016's ESC acts:

Serhat, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYKFKgwVbV4

Serhat, 2019:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5arNtTYK1s

Serhat, 2016, Monocle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHykTpxCVR8

Serhat, Martha Wash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOfEKEGSm1k

Sergey Lazarev, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXKcFvqaOlg

Dami Im, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXKcFvqaOlg

Dami Im, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKDLv6CAvfY

ESC Event:

Saturday 22 October 2022, Southbank Centre, London
Session 1: The Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Session 2: A Eurovision Extravaganza: The Changing Face of Eurovision
https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=session1eurovisionplusintro&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

Our editor, Max (Video & Audio editing):

https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=inbox

Our Details:
Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Patreon: eurovisionsongcontext
Twitter: ESCconteXt

]]> Dave Di Vito (author of the Vinyl Tiger book series) and I talk about the 1980s, Italy, 2016 ESC, Serhat, Dami Im, Sergey Lazarev.

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Guest Dave Di Vito's Books, The Vinyl Tiger series:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096YMZXY5?fbclid=IwAR32LmIaCExjAOT-qjBc_naQlPLYKmsiVwglMa9SLZq2aZb3bnSZFD6SCgo

2016's ESC acts:

Serhat, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYKFKgwVbV4

Serhat, 2019:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5arNtTYK1s

Serhat, 2016, Monocle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHykTpxCVR8

Serhat, Martha Wash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOfEKEGSm1k

Sergey Lazarev, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXKcFvqaOlg

Dami Im, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXKcFvqaOlg

Dami Im, 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKDLv6CAvfY

ESC Event:

Saturday 22 October 2022, Southbank Centre, London
Session 1: The Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Session 2: A Eurovision Extravaganza: The Changing Face of Eurovision
https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=session1eurovisionplusintro&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

Our editor, Max (Video & Audio editing):

https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=inbox

Our Details:
Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Patreon: eurovisionsongcontext
Twitter: ESCconteXt

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/5stK06t4+-Y-2TxFa ]]> Episode 1: Lordi, Lordi... Bias, Collusion, Neglect https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/1 a43ab68b-10e2-4545-9d04-cb15e56a687d Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400 eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com (Bradley Dalton-Oates) full Bradley Dalton-Oates Dr. Alexander Mantzaris joins us to discuss the findings from his paper, Examining Collusion and Voting Biases Between Countries During the Eurovision Song Contest Since 1957. 1:07:01 false Dr. Alexander Mantzaris joins us to discuss the findings from his paper, Examining Collusion and Voting Biases Between Countries During the Eurovision Song Contest Since 1957.

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Acts Discussed in This Episode:

Michalis Rakintzis, 2002
S.A.G.A.P.O., Greece:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9FYAe90tG4

Lordi, 2006
Hard Rock Hallelujah, Finland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAh9NRGNhUU

LT United, 2006:
We Are the Winners, Lithuania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBAdOlQPbwg

Las Ketchup, 2006:
Bloody Mary, Spain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8HnyH8PHVI

"Greek God" Semifinal, 2006 (minutes 1-5):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itM8IzJakNU

Materials Regarding Dr. Mantzaris' Findings:

Full Journal Article:
https://www.jasss.org/21/1/1.html

Clickable Tableau App:
https://public.tableau.com/views/TheEurovisionSongContestdoesjurybiasleadtovictory/EUROVISION?:language=en&:display_count=y&publish=yes&:origin=viz_share_link&:showVizHome=no

Infographic:
https://public.tableau.com/views/EurovisionjuryVSpublicvoteswhatarethepatterns/Eurovision_jury_VS_audience?:language=en-GB&publish=yes&:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link:showVizHome=no

Dataviz Walkthrough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXXhQx1tmXE

ESC Event:

Saturday 22 October 2022, Southbank Centre, London
Session 1: The Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Session 2: A Eurovision Extravaganza: The Changing Face of Eurovision
https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=session1eurovisionplusintro&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

Our Details:
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]]> Eurovision, ESC, Collusion, Voting, Music, Lordi Dr. Alexander Mantzaris joins us to discuss the findings from his paper, Examining Collusion and Voting Biases Between Countries During the Eurovision Song Contest Since 1957.

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Acts Discussed in This Episode:

Michalis Rakintzis, 2002
S.A.G.A.P.O., Greece:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9FYAe90tG4

Lordi, 2006
Hard Rock Hallelujah, Finland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAh9NRGNhUU

LT United, 2006:
We Are the Winners, Lithuania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBAdOlQPbwg

Las Ketchup, 2006:
Bloody Mary, Spain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8HnyH8PHVI

"Greek God" Semifinal, 2006 (minutes 1-5):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itM8IzJakNU

Materials Regarding Dr. Mantzaris' Findings:

Full Journal Article:
https://www.jasss.org/21/1/1.html

Clickable Tableau App:
https://public.tableau.com/views/TheEurovisionSongContestdoesjurybiasleadtovictory/EUROVISION?:language=en&:display_count=y&publish=yes&:origin=viz_share_link&:showVizHome=no

Infographic:
https://public.tableau.com/views/EurovisionjuryVSpublicvoteswhatarethepatterns/Eurovision_jury_VS_audience?:language=en-GB&publish=yes&:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link:showVizHome=no

Dataviz Walkthrough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXXhQx1tmXE

ESC Event:

Saturday 22 October 2022, Southbank Centre, London
Session 1: The Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Session 2: A Eurovision Extravaganza: The Changing Face of Eurovision
https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=session1eurovisionplusintro&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

Our Details:
Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Patreon: eurovisionsongcontext
Twitter: ESCconteXt

]]> Dr. Alexander Mantzaris joins us to discuss the findings from his paper, Examining Collusion and Voting Biases Between Countries During the Eurovision Song Contest Since 1957.

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Acts Discussed in This Episode:

Michalis Rakintzis, 2002
S.A.G.A.P.O., Greece:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9FYAe90tG4

Lordi, 2006
Hard Rock Hallelujah, Finland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAh9NRGNhUU

LT United, 2006:
We Are the Winners, Lithuania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBAdOlQPbwg

Las Ketchup, 2006:
Bloody Mary, Spain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8HnyH8PHVI

"Greek God" Semifinal, 2006 (minutes 1-5):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itM8IzJakNU

Materials Regarding Dr. Mantzaris' Findings:

Full Journal Article:
https://www.jasss.org/21/1/1.html

Clickable Tableau App:
https://public.tableau.com/views/TheEurovisionSongContestdoesjurybiasleadtovictory/EUROVISION?:language=en&:display_count=y&publish=yes&:origin=viz_share_link&:showVizHome=no

Infographic:
https://public.tableau.com/views/EurovisionjuryVSpublicvoteswhatarethepatterns/Eurovision_jury_VS_audience?:language=en-GB&publish=yes&:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link:showVizHome=no

Dataviz Walkthrough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXXhQx1tmXE

ESC Event:

Saturday 22 October 2022, Southbank Centre, London
Session 1: The Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Session 2: A Eurovision Extravaganza: The Changing Face of Eurovision
https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=session1eurovisionplusintro&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

Our Details:
Email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com
Patreon: eurovisionsongcontext
Twitter: ESCconteXt

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