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. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: The Eurovision Podcrawl Starts In Cannes 1959 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 1046
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. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Our Final News From Basel, Sunday 18th May appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
May 18, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1045
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. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Grand Final Preview From Basel, Saturday 17th May appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
May 17, 2025•45 min•Ep. 1043
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... The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Guardian Liveblogger Martin Belam appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
May 17, 2025•34 min•Ep. 1044
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... The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Creative Director Ace Bowerman appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
May 16, 2025•34 min•Ep. 1042
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. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Semi Final 2 Review From Basel, Friday 16th May appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
May 16, 2025•37 min•Ep. 1041
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! The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Semi Final 2 Preview From Basel, Thursday 15th May appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
May 15, 2025•43 min•Ep. 1040
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. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Meet The Semi Final 2 Artists appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
May 14, 2025•23 min•Ep. 1039
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... The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Semi Final 1 Review From Basel, Wednesday 14th May appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
May 14, 2025•36 min•Ep. 1038
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. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Semi Final 1 Preview From Basel, Tuesday 13th May appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
May 13, 2025•40 min•Ep. 1037
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. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Meet The Semi Final Artists appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
May 12, 2025•27 min•Ep. 1036
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? The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: One Last Round Of Predictions For Basel 2025 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
May 10, 2025•54 min•Ep. 1035
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. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, Eurovision’s Roblox Adventure appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
May 08, 2025•30 min•Ep. 1034
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. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Jessica Havulehto, Vörå’s KAJ Coordinator appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the...
May 06, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1033
In the seventh Juke Box Jury episode, Samantha Ross and Jamie Halliwell join Ewan Spence to preview Australia, Poland, Slovenia, Germany, and Sweden. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2025 #7 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast .
May 02, 2025•47 min•Ep. 1032
In the latest Chat Over Coffee podcast, Ewan Spence sits down with Performance Coach Francesca Aaen to talk about the support available to artists and delegations at the Eurovision Song Contest. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Performance Coach Francesca Aaen appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
May 01, 2025•40 min•Ep. 1031
In the sixth Juke Box Jury podcast for 2025, Ewan Spence is joined by Gina Jones and Phil Dore to preview this year’s Eurovision Song Contest songs from Albania, Ireland, Malta, Georgia, Croatia, and Switzerland. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2025 #6 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
Apr 25, 2025•45 min•Ep. 1030
Ewan Spence is joined by AJ Clay and Scott Reid in the fifth Juke Box Jury episode for 2025. This week we preview the songs from Cyprus, Greece, Portugal, Italy, and San Marino. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2025 #5 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast .
Apr 18, 2025•47 min•Ep. 1029
Controversial songs, broadcaster representation, psychological support for artists, and more. Bakel Walden, the current chair of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group, returns to ESC Insight to talk with Ewan Spence about the state of the Song Contest as Basel 2025 draws ever closer. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Eurovision Reference Group Chair Bakel Walden appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
Apr 17, 2025•28 min•Ep. 1028
In the fourth Juke Box Jury podcast for 2025, Ewan Spence is joined by Matthew Ker and Michelle Kittens to preview this year’s Eurovision Song Contest songs from Spain, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Estonia, and Austria. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2025 #4 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
Apr 11, 2025•48 min•Ep. 1048
In the third Juke Box Jury episode previewing Eurovision 2025, Ewan Spence is joined by Ellie Chalkley and Coinneach MacLeod to judge the Eurovision songs from Belgium, The Netherlands, Montenegro, Norway, and Iceland. Follow Eurovision 2025 with ESC Insight at www.escinsight.com. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2025 #3 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
Apr 04, 2025•48 min•Ep. 1027
In the second Juke Box Jury episode ahead of Basel 2025 Ewan Spence is joined by MJ Brayford and Fin Ross Russell to judge the songs from Azerbaijan, Czechia, Serbia, France, and Denmark. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2025 #2 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast .
Mar 28, 2025•47 min•Ep. 1026
In the first Juke Box Jury podcast of 2025, Dudepoints and Matt Baker join Ewan Spence to judge the Eurovision songs from Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Armenia, and Finland. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2025 #1 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast .
Mar 22, 2025•47 min•Ep. 1025
Why are we getting ready to watch some grown men chase an odd-shaped ball around a rugby field, the big deadline wooshes past us, and some surprising weekend results have energised the final lap of National Finals. Scott Reid and Ewan Spence go over this week's talking points on the Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Waiting For Some Odd Shaped Balls appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
Mar 14, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1024
Why there are so many Colors at Eurovision, what does it mean to lose your National Final televote, how OFCOM impacts the Song Contest, and more, in the latest Insight news podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Losing The Televote appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast .
Mar 06, 2025•26 min•Ep. 1018
How are the tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan reflected in the Contest, how close was controversy in the Serbian selection to disrupting Malmö 2024, and how should the EBU decide which countries should be represented by their national broadcaster at the Song Contest? All that in the season closing podcast of Eurovision Wars The post ESC Insight Presents…..Eurovision Wars: One Last Thing… appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
Mar 03, 2025•45 min•Ep. 1022
Protecting some fragile staging, the responsibility in the Melfest press room, and how to troll your bigger and more successful musical neighbour in the latest Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Introverted Glam Rock appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast .
Feb 27, 2025•30 min•Ep. 1021
Calling up an Italian legend, sneaking in a Dashing White Sergeant from Scotland, and the delights of an Irish hamper. Ewan Spence and MJ head round the continent in the latest Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Fake Tans And Commercial Breaks appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
Feb 20, 2025•31 min•Ep. 1020
The words and the music of Eurovision come under the spotlight once more, as Ewan Spence and Gina Jones discuss the latest headlines on the Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Serving Camp appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast .
Feb 13, 2025•26 min•Ep. 1019
How to announce an internal selection, adding some Spanish to the iceberg, thinking about keeping our digital family in touch, and more. Ewan Spence and Tom Hendryck discuss the latest news in this week's Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Where Internal Selections Roam Free appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast ....
Feb 07, 2025•32 min•Ep. 1018
