Bradley Dalton-Oates

Eurovision Song Context

Arts EN ↓ 88 episodes

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...

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Bradley Dalton-Oates

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Episode 13: Ice Dance, Riverdance, & Cha Cha Cha 12.04.2023 47:40

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...

Episode 12: Athens to Amsterdam to Liverpool 2023! 12.03.2023 1:02:02

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 Ja...

Episode 11: (Part 2) Exploring Your Musical Profile [with Prince's Audio Engineer Susan Rogers!] 12.02.2023 49:46

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...

Episode 10: (Part 1) Exploring Your Musical Profile [with Prince's Audio Engineer Susan Rogers!] 12.02.2023 48:37

Episode 9: (Part 2) Subversive Absurdity, in falsetto: Ping Pong, Gina-G, Emmie van Stijn, Krassimir Avramov 12.01.2023 48:56

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 episo...

Episode 8: (Part 1) Subversive Absurdity, in falsetto: Ping Pong, Gina-G, Emmie van Stijn, Krassimir Avramov 12.01.2023 51:32

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/EurovisionKaraokeN...

Episode 7: (Part 2) Wings in ESC! Tix, Roko, Nina Sublatti, 3+2 12.12.2022 33:29

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 submissi...

Episode 6: (Part 1) Wings in ESC! Tix, Roko, Nina Sublatti, 3+2 12.12.2022 34:37

Episode 5: (Part 2) Eurovision Barbie 12.11.2022 34:42

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 ht...

Episode 4: (Part 1) Eurovision Barbie 12.11.2022 45:25

Episode 3: (Part 2) Italy, the 1980s, Serhat's Monocle 12.10.2022 33:16

Dave Di Vito (author of the Vinyl Tiger book series) and I talk about the 1980s, Italy, 2016 ESC, Serhat, Dami Im, Sergey Lazarev. ----> 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.y...

Episode 2: (Part 1) Italy, the 1980s, Serhat's Monocle 12.10.2022 43:14

Dave Di Vito (author of the Vinyl Tiger book series) and I talk about the 1980s, Italy, 2016 ESC, Serhat, Dami Im, Sergey Lazarev. ---> 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.yo...

Episode 1: Lordi, Lordi... Bias, Collusion, Neglect 12.10.2022 1:07:01

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. ---> 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 Uni...