Eurovision Song Context
By Bradley Dalton-Oates
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Episodes: 89
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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 bad key changes.
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Episode 89: Define, Then See: Journalist Tony Connolly on Europe's Stereotypes
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Jul 12, 2026 |
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Episode 88: Eurovision 2026 Recap: Serviceable Songs & Potato Salad
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May 19, 2026 |
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Episode 87: Post Semifinal 2026 Chat: Bloodbath in the Semis
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May 15, 2026 |
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Episode 86: ESC 2026 Turquoise Carpet: Alternative Commentary Track
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May 10, 2026 |
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Episode 85: Eurovision 2026 w Suzie: The Good, The Bad, and the Absolute Hell Not
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May 04, 2026 |
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Episode 84: Eurovision 2026: This Feels Off- with Mark Bowden
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Episode 83: Love It or Side Eye: Eurovision 2026 Breakdown with Russ
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Episode 82: Festival da Canção / SAMAs 2026: Double Sleepy or Deeply Portuguese? with Sheldon Rocha Leal
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Episode 81: SanRemo 2026: Old-Old vs Young-Old with Sheldon Rocha Leal
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Episode 80: Tiny Vinyl & Big Eurovision with Jesse Mann and Ruben Planting
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Episode 79: (Part 2) Zero Stars, Nul Points: June Thomas on Failure, Cynicism, and Eurovision
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Episode 78: (Part 1) Zero Stars, Nul Points: June Thomas on Failure, Cynicism, and Eurovision
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Episode 77: [Bonus Content] The JESC Holiday Party Episode, Featuring Very Questionable Gifts
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Episode 75: (Part 2) Eurovision: When Life Drops a Plot Twist
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Episode 76: (Part 1) Eurovision: When Life Drops a Plot Twist
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Episode 74: Personal Note
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Episode 73: Vienna 2026! Helena Steinhart on Vienna in Culture, Inclusivity & ESC
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Episode 72: Accordions in Eurovision with Zydeco Accordionist Dwight Carrier
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Episode 71: Bonus: Sanremo Fashion with Donato Lospalluto
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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Episode 70: (Part 2) Sending Strauss into Deep Space with Donato Lospalluto and the European Space Agency
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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Episode 69: (Part 1) Sending Strauss into Deep Space with Donato Lospalluto and the European Space Agency
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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Episode 68: Bonus: Eurovision 2025 Postmortem with Suzie & Russ!
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Episode 67: EXPERIMENTAL BONUS: Live Commentary Turquoise Carpet 2025 with Suzie & Russ!
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May 11, 2025 |
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Episode 66: Staging & Body Language Analysis in Eurovision 2025 with Mark Bowden!
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Episode 65: Bonus: Eurovision 2025 Festival da Canção / Sanremo with Sheldon Rocha Leal
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Episode 64: Bonus: Eurovision 2025 Sanremo / Festival da Canção with Sheldon Rocha Leal
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Episode 63: Bonus: Eurovision 2025, Anglosphere in Crisis? Australia, Ireland, the UK
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Episode 62: (Part 2) Inside the Rainbow Gulag with Tony De Luz
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Episode 61: (Part 1) Inside the Rainbow Gulag with Tony De Luz
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Episode 60: (Part 2) Happy Chords, Sad Chords with Ethan Hein
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Episode 59: (Part 2) Holiday Party & ESC Gift Exchange 2024!
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Episode 58: (Part 1) Holiday Party & ESC Gift Exchange 2024!
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Episode 56: (Part 1) Sad Chords, Happy Chords with Ethan Hein
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Episode 55: Update on the Future of the Pod!
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Episode 54: (Part 2) ESC "Would You Rather" with Suzie and Russ- unedited
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Episode 53: (Part 1) ESC "Would You Rather" with Suzie and Russ- unedited
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Episode 52: (Part 2) When Cultures Collide with Michael Gates
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Episode 51: (Part 1) When Cultures Collide with Michael Gates
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Episode 50: (Part 2) Milli Vanilli with Sheldon Rocha Leal
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Episode 49: (Part 1) Milli Vanilli with Sheldon Rocha Leal
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Episode 48: (Part 2) Cabin Crew Eurovision: ESC at 30,000 Feet (with Dutch flair)
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Episode 47: (Part 1) Cabin Crew Eurovision: ESC at 30,000 Feet (with Dutch flair)
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Episode 46: (Part 3) EXTRA Post Eurovision Debrief 2024, Hopes for 2025
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May 16, 2024 |
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Episode 45: (Part 2) EXTRA Post Eurovision Debrief 2024, Joost Klein, EBU, Osterdahl
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May 15, 2024 |
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Episode 44: (Part 1) EXTRA Post EurovisionDebrief 2024, General Observations
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May 13, 2024 |
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Episode 43: (Part 2) EXTRA Marghe and Bradley meltdown 14 hours before ESC 2024. Skip if this is old news, optional listen
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May 11, 2024 |
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Episode 42: (Part 1) EXTRA Marghe and Bradley meltdown 14 hours before ESC 2024. Skip if this is old news, optional listen
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May 11, 2024 |
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Episode 41: (Part 2) A Place of Our Own, with June Thomas
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May 01, 2024 |
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Episode 40: (Part 1) A Place of Our Own, with June Thomas
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May 01, 2024 |
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Episode 39: (Part 2) ESC's Hidden Language: Insights from Body Language Expert Mark Bowden
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Episode 38: (Part 1) ESC's Hidden Language: Insights from Body Language Expert Mark Bowden
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Episode 37: EXTRA: FantaEurovision with Marghe & Bradley (unedited) -- fantaeurovision.com
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Episode 36: (Part 2) One night in Sweden- Bangkok to Malmo with Chef Pam Soontornyanakij
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Episode 35: (Part 1) One night in Sweden- Bangkok to Malmo with Chef Pam Soontornyanakij
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Episode 33: (Part 2) SanRemo supercast, complete with FantaSanRemo!
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Episode 32: (Part 1) SanRemo supercast, complete with FantaSanRemo!
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Episode 34: Big Announcement Next Month!
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Episode 31: (Part 2) Pop Songcraft & Eurovision at the Hague
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Episode 57: (Part 2) Happy Chords, Sad Chords with Ethan Hein
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Episode 30: (Part 1) Pop Songcraft & Eurovision at the Hague
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Episode 29: (Part 2) Secret Santas
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Episode 28: (Part 1) Secret Santas
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Episode 26: (Part 1) Fan Diplomacy in Eurovision
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Episode 27: (Part 2) Fan Diplomacy in Eurovision
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Episode 25: (Part 2) A Very Country Eurovision
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 24: (Part 1) A Very Country Eurovision
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 23: ["While You Wait" Bonus Content] Alex Mantzaris on Bias, Collusion & Neglect
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Episode 22: (Part 2) Master-pieces
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Episode 21: (Part 1) Master-pieces
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Episode 20: (Part 2) Iceland!
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Episode 19: (Part 1) Iceland!
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Episode 18: (Part 2) Discotequing At Home: Eurovision & The Pandemic
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Episode 17: (Part 1) Discotequing At Home: Eurovision & The Pandemic
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Episode 16: Angelina Ballerina
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Episode 15: (Part 2) German Extravaganza! Drag! Grand Final 2023!
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May 04, 2023 |
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Episode 14: (Part 1) German Extravaganza! Drag! Grand Final 2023!
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May 04, 2023 |
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Episode 13: Ice Dance, Riverdance, & Cha Cha Cha
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Episode 12: Athens to Amsterdam to Liverpool 2023!
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Episode 11: (Part 2) Exploring Your Musical Profile [with Prince's Audio Engineer Susan Rogers!]
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Episode 10: (Part 1) Exploring Your Musical Profile [with Prince's Audio Engineer Susan Rogers!]
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Episode 9: (Part 2) Subversive Absurdity, in falsetto: Ping Pong, Gina-G, Emmie van Stijn, Krassimir Avramov
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Episode 8: (Part 1) Subversive Absurdity, in falsetto: Ping Pong, Gina-G, Emmie van Stijn, Krassimir Avramov
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Episode 7: (Part 2) Wings in ESC! Tix, Roko, Nina Sublatti, 3+2
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Episode 6: (Part 1) Wings in ESC! Tix, Roko, Nina Sublatti, 3+2
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Episode 5: (Part 2) Eurovision Barbie
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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Episode 4: (Part 1) Eurovision Barbie
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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Episode 3: (Part 2) Italy, the 1980s, Serhat's Monocle
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Episode 2: (Part 1) Italy, the 1980s, Serhat's Monocle
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Episode 1: Lordi, Lordi... Bias, Collusion, Neglect
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Oct 12, 2022 |