ESC Insight: The Eurovision Song Contest Podcast

Someone is coming back, someone is announced, and everyone needs to think about trust. All that and more, as ww welcome you to the new Song Contest season with our first Insight News podcast for 2025. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Reset The Song Contest Clock appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

To celebrate ESC Insight's 1,000th podcast, Ewan Spence invites Rob Lilley-Jones from The Eurotrip Podcast to talk about reaching this podcasting landmark, the history of the ESC Insight podcast, memories of the Song Contest, and some tough questions on favourite songs and moments. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Celebrating 1001 Podcasts appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Ewan Spence, Fin Ross Russell, and Dude Points are joined by Samantha Ross and Marcus Björkander to take a quick look back at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest before we all leave Malmö. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Our Final News From Malmö, Sunday 12th May appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Fin Ross Russell & Dude Points are joined by 12 Points From America's Erik Nelson to preview the 2024 Eurovision Grand Final. They discuss the best of the big 5 & Sweden, the intricacies of the running order and the potential surprises of the Grand Final before calling who they each think is winning this year's competition. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Malmö, Saturday 11th May appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Fin Ross Russell & Dude Points are joined by 12 Points from America's Liz Capouch to reflect on a surprise-filled Semi Final Two. They talk about Dutch jury appeal, Estonian legacy and Armenian “pash” before sharing some unique ways of enjoying the Malmö atmosphere. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Malmö, Friday 10th May appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Fin Ross Russell and Dude Points are joined by Eurovision Bulgaria's Madlen Tutelian to preview Semi Final Two. They discuss sensual Slimane, the double feature of Spanish performances and the return of the Norwegian language to the contest. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Malmö, Thursday 9th May appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Ewan sits down with Nicoline Refsing to talk about the creative process, building an artistic career, and how the staging for Dons' 'Hollow' came to life. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, Rockart Design’s Nicoline Refsing appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Join Dude Points as she chats with the artists at this year's Eurovision In Concert; featuring Kaleen, Aiko, Nutsa Buzaladze, Gåte, and cameos from Cornald Mass and Mustii. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Meet The Artists, Eurovision in Concert (Part 2) appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Following an electric first Semi Final, Fin Ross Russell and Dude Points sit down with first-time arena audience member Melanie Ross Russell. They discuss Ukrainian changes from Vidbir, a positive Lithuanian trajectory and the buzz around Ireland before reflecting on some surprise non-qualifiers and accidentally finding Nemo.  The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Malmö, Wednesday 8th May appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Stephen Neal is part of the team that brings the Song Contest to the United Kingdom. As he prepares for his eleventh Contest, he joins Ewan Spence to talk about a career behind the cameras, the planning that goes into a Eurovision broadcast, and how the Contest is tailored to the needs of a UK audience. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, BBC Eurovision’s Transmission Director Stephen Neal appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Fin Ross Russell & Dude Points are joined by Malmo-born Anton Rasegard to preview Semi Final One. They discuss fantastic Swedish production, Irish momentum and Luxembourg's return before ending with some unique moments from around Malmö. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Malmö, Tuesday 7th May appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Join Dude Points as she chats with the artists at this year's Eurovision In Concert; featuring Windows95 Man, Silvester Belt, Hera Björk, Nebulossa, and Bambie Thug. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Meet The Artists, Eurovision in Concert (Part 1) appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Fin Ross Russell and Dude Points sit down with Samantha Ross to kick off our daily podcasts from Malmö. They discuss the atmosphere around the city, the changes to this year's regulations and why the competition this year is still too close to call! The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Malmö, Monday 6th May appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Join Dude Points as she chats with the artists at this year's London Eurovision Party; featuring Stand Uniqu3 (UK JESC 2023), Michael Rice (UK 2019), Natalia Barbu, Dons, Marcus & Martinus, Tali, 5miinust and Puuluup, and Isaak. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Meet The Artists, London Eurovision 2024 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

For our final Juke Box Jury of 2024, Dude Points and Matthew Ker join Ewan Spence to discuss this year's Eurovision songs from France, Georgia, Australia, Latvia, and Sweden. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2024 #7 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Ewan Spence, Samantha Ross and Gina Jones discuss this year's Eurovision songs from Ireland, Serbia, Austria, Switzerland, and The Netherlands. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2024 #6 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Ewan Spence is joined on Juke Box Jury by Nova and Olympia (from Team Novympia) to review the songs from Slovenia, Armenia, Portugal, Norway, and Lithuania. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2024 #5 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

M&M's Ola Melzig sits down with Ewan Spence to talk about his role as Technical Director for Malmö 2024, deciding on and designing the impossible stages of Eurovision, and how he joined the Eurovision world... The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, Eurovision Technical Director Ola Melzig appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Fin Ross Russell and Lucy Percy join Ewan Spence to discuss this year's Eurovision songs from Iceland, Germany, Malta, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, and Finland. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2024 #4 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

In our third Juke Box Jury episodes for 2024, Samantha Ross and Matthew Ker join Ewan Spence to judge the songs on the way to Malmö from Denmark, Czechia, Azerbaijan, Croatia, and Poland. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2024 #3 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Malmö's Karin Karlsson sits down with Ewan Spence to talk about Malmö's plans to make a sustainable Eurovision Song Contest. How will this be achieved, what will it take, and what can visitors to Malmö expect to see? The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, Making Malmö 2024 Sustainable appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

In the second Juke Box Jury episode ahead of Malmö 2024, Ewan Spence is joined by Dude Points and Fin Ross Russell to judge the songs from Albania, Ukraine, Spain, San Marino, and Italy. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2024 #2 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Fin Ross Russell sits down with Paul Robinson, Artistic Director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough. They discuss audience-performer connections, the difference between TV and theatre and what exactly "in the round" actually means, in our latest Chat Over Coffee podcast. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee: Malmö’s Challenge Of Performing In The Round appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

In the first of seven Juke Box Jury episodes for 2024, AJ Clay and Phil Dore join Ewan Spence to judge the songs heading to Malmö from Greece, Cyprus, Moldova, Belgium, and Estonia. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2024 #1 appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Johan Rönning sits down with Ewan Spence to talk about volunteering at the Eurovision Song Contest, why they are an important part of the event, the difference Eurovision will make to Malmö, and more, in the latest Chat Over Coffee interview podcast. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, Volunteering At Malmö’s Eurovision appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

The final results are in, the playlist is complete, the big screen awaits, and more, in the latest Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Vote Early, Vote Often appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Voting from the first Grand Final Song, the automatic qualifiers perform live in the Semi Finals, the Rest Of The World gets more time to vote, and more, all discussed over a coffee in the latest podcast. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, Discussing Malmö’s Eurovision Changes appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Bakel Walden, Chair of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group, sits down with Ewan Spence to talk about the role of the Reference Group, his career in Television, his hopes for the Song Contest, and more, in the latest Chat over Coffee interview. 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.

Aftonbladet's self-proclaimed Boy, Tobbe Ek, sits down with Ewan Spence to talk about covering Melodifestivalen and Eurovision for a living, how he started out on his rewarding journalistic career, why he never became an actor, and more... The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Aftonbladet’s Tobbe Ek appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Someone tries to sing for San Marino, someone tries to sing for Spain, someone tries to sing the same song twice, and more, in the latest Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: One Final To The Tune Of Another appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Postcards, planes, the places to be in Malmö, and more, in the latest Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Streets, Villages, And Clubs appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Ewan Spence sits down with BBC R&D's Dave Marston to talk about using the Song Contest as a platform to trial new broadcast techniques, immersive audio, live metadata, and more, in the latest Chat Over Coffee interview podcast. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, BBC R&D’s Dave Martson And Eurovision’s Next Generation Audio appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

John Travolta isn't coming back to Sanremo, Microsoft is supporting UMK, The Roop is looking to return to the Contest, and more, in the latest Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Travolta’s Moment appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Our hoped-for hosts arrive, the BBC serves up some cryptic clues, the Norwegian televote split continues the voting discussion, and more in the latest Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Cracking The Cryptic Clues appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Ewan Spence and Ben Robertson attended the Semi Final draw for Eurovision 2024 ; here, they talk over the details and importance of the result before talking to Steve Rotheram (Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region), Ebba Adielsson (Eurovision Exec Producer), and Christer Bjorkman, (Eurovision Contest Producer). The post Interviews From The Eurovision 2024 Semi Final Draw appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Bambie Thug says hello, Romania says goodbye, some of us are off to Malmö, and more in the latest Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Everyone’s Off To Malmö! appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Malmö 2024 will be bathed in the Eurovision Lights. How was the decision for this look made, what happened during the pitching process, and what happens next? Ewan Spence sits down with Design Director Sidney Lim to find out what lies behind the clean and simple building blocks of our Contest. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, Design Director Sidney Lim On Eurovision’s Visual Identity appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Finland takes Sweden, the United Kingdom takes the draw, Ukraine calls on Verka, and more, in the latest Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: More Songs, More Results, More Eurovision appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Our first big wave of national selection results, two new names for Malmo, someone decided to let Russell Crowe join in…, and more, in the latest Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: The Gladiator Is Ready appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

How much of a surprise was Alessandra's worldwide success? Was it a difficult decision to invite Keiino and Margaret Berger back to MGP? Why is the public getting more say in the final decision? All that and more as we chat to Norway's Stig Karlsen. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, With Norway’s Head of Delegation Stig Karlsen appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Norway's returning meme, the new stage is seen, a UK artist is very keen, and more, in the latest Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Cruise Control appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Ewan Spence chats with DR's Erik Struve Hansen to talk about his love of Eurovision, Denmark's recent results at the Song Contest, and the changing face of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, With Dansk Melodi Grand Prix’s Erik Struve Hansen appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Who's going to Eurovision, what is it going to look like, where it will be, and more... in the latest Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Malmo Will Look Lovely In Pastels appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

You may have heard the story of how the Portuguese Revolution of 1974 used their Eurovision entry as a signal to start overthrowing the government. But are there other examples of Eurovision artists involved in revolutions? The post ESC Insight Presets… Eurovision Wars: Revolutions appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Ben Robertson and Samantha Ross join Ewan Spence to talk about the 37 broadcasters confirmed for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in the latest Chat over Coffee podcast. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee: Talking About Eurovision’s 2024 Entry List appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

The Junior Eurovision trophy returns to France, nobody is returning to Melodifestivalen, our Italian chaos Gremlin returns to Sanremo, and more, in the latest Insight News podcast. The post Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Our Italian Chaos Gremlin Returns appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.