ESC Insight: Eurovision Song Contest Podcast
Ewan Spence and the ESC Insight team keep you up to date with the Eurovision Song Contest.
Episodes
On this episode of Eurovision Uncovered, James Stephenson explores how the Eurovision Song Contest has been shaped by the values of its fans - and the pressure its under to turn the volume down.
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In a special interview for Eurovision Uncovered, James Stephenson meets Eurovision 2025 Head of Contest Christer Björkman to chat about producing the show, the processes he follows, and what's in store for Eurovision's future.
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Ahead of the third running of the Contest, ESC Insight’s Phil Doré chats to Amund Sjølie Sveen, artistic director of Pan-Arcticvision, about the challenges and the rewards of this song contest.
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Eurovision Uncovered looks behind the camera as James Stephenson discovers how the Eurovision Song Contest really gets made - and the unsung heroes who make the most technically complex TV show on Earth.
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What does it take to perform on the world's biggest stage? In Episode 2 of the Eurovision Uncovered podcast, James Stephenson puts the spotlight on Eurovision's artists - and explores just how much pressure the Song Contest puts them under.
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In the first episode of Eurovision Uncovered, James Stephenson explores how the Eurovision songs we love get made - and whether every unique song has the same chance of making it to the world’s biggest Song Contest.
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Ewan Spence, Fin Ross Russell, and Dudepoints start off the Eurovision Podcrawl with a trip to Cannes in 1959. They talk about the Contest's formative years, the impact on the future of the Song Contest, and pick out three songs to talk about in detail.
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Ewan welcomes Dude Points, Samantha, Erik, Liz and Madline to the final podcast (along with cameos from GJ and Tim) to look back at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest before we all leave Basel.
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Dude Points is joined by Erik and Liz from the 12 Points for America podcast to discuss the Grand Final. Each of them will talk about the songs that have moved them, admired them, or even annoyed them during the Eurovision season. We'll also discuss Basel vs other host cities.
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In the latest Chat Over Coffee podcast, Ewan Spence sits down with Guardian Liveblogger Martin Belam to talk about the evolving nature of digital journalism, using liveblogs to cover major events, researching new topics, meeting audience expectations, and more...
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In the latest Chat Over Coffee podcast, Ewan Spence sits down with Creative Director Ace Bowerman to talk about working with Remember Monday and Mamagama, the creative process, a complex career path, and more...
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In today's podcast, Dude Points and Ewan Spence discuss the importance of representation, the joy of big dumb songs, and staging for the screen versus the arena.
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On today's podcast, Dude Points previews semifinal 2 with Fin Ross Russell and Melanie Ross Russell. They discuss their personal perspectives on the automatic qualifiers, the debate around how "family-friendly" Eurovision needs to be, and how to define a Eurovision fan. Plus, tips for bakeries in Basel!
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Join Dude Points as she chats with some of the artists performing in Semi Final 2; featuring Australia’s Go-Jo, Montenegro’s Nina Žižić. Denmark’s Sissal, and a bonus interview with Germany’s Abor & Tynna.
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Time to reflect on the tense and somewhat surprising first Semi Final in Basel. Dude Points sits down with Ewan Spence for today's podcast where they discuss the accessibility of art, finding small moments to create magic, where Belgium saw red, where Portugal went right, and more...
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Dude Points is joined by Samantha Ross and Lisa-Jayne Lewis to preview Semi Final One. They discuss tough guys and toxic masculinity, the songs that surprised with their staging, the missed opportunities we spotted, and our absolute, unabashed love for Albania.
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Join Dude Points as she chats with some of the artists performing in Semi Final 1; featuring Portugal's Napa, Norway's Kyle Alessandro, Croatia's Marko Bošnjak, and a bonus interview with the United Kingdom's Remember Monday.
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Fin Ross Russell, Dude Points, Martin Bishop and Anton Rasegård sit down to make some predictions ahead of Basel 2025. Which slow songs will cut through the noise? Whose path to qualifying is linked to being "straight man music"? Who is their surprise unanimous prediction to win the whole thing?
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With the announcement of a new Eurovision Roblox Experience for Basel 2025, Ewan Spence chats with RTE's Suzanne Kelly to talk about the EBU's latest adventure for children and young people in the latest Chat over Coffee podcast.
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KAJ have put the small district of Vörå with 5,000 residents on the map. How does a small Ostrobothnian town play in the lead-up to Eurovision 2025, their biggest cultural event...maybe ever? Ben Robertson speaks with Jessica Havulehto, newly appointed "KAJ Coordinator" in Vörå, about building a cultural bridge from Europe’s biggest stage to this rural local community.
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