ESC Insight: 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...

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, Satu...

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 Unoffici...

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 Po...

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 8...

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...

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 Po...

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 Cont...

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...

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...