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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat From Vienna, Saturday 16 May Written by on May 16, 2015 | 2 Comments

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You can tell the late-night parties have started at the Contest, but never here, the daily podcast is here.

Up for discussion are all of the songs from semi-final one take to the stage for their second rehearsal. Jody and Monty  join Ewan to talk over the changes, chances, and chaos.

Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat From Vienna, Saturday 16 May

Hosted by Ewan Spence, with…

Jody West (OnEurope)
Monty Moncrieff (OnEurope).

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About The Author: Ewan Spence

British Academy (BAFTA) nominated broadcaster and writer Ewan Spence is the voice behind The Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast and one of the driving forces behind ESC Insight. Having had an online presence since 1994, he is a noted commentator around the intersection of the media, internet, technology, mobility and how it affects us all. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, his work has appeared on the BBC, The Stage, STV, and The Times. You can follow Ewan on Twitter (@ewan) and Facebook (facebook.com/ewanspence).

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2 responses to “Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat From Vienna, Saturday 16 May”

  1. Ross Middleton says:
    May 16, 2015 at 21:42

    Hi, I’m a recent subscriber to the podcast in the recent months. I’m purely commenting to say that as a fellow Scot (specifically fellow Edinburger) Ewan’s reference to Pif Paf Pof made me incredibly happy! if independence in Scotland ever does come about I’d hope to God Forbes Mason and Alan Cumming reform to be their first representative. Loving the podcast folks, really brings the Contest to life. Feels like I’m there!

  2. Eurojock says:
    May 17, 2015 at 21:08

    This is by far the harder semi to call. There are a lot of songs that fall into the category of possible qualifiers. I think Belarus and Macedonia are definitely going home followed by Finland (but who really knows on this one?). Then possibly Netherlands and Denmark (mediocre songs which might not get many free votes in an Eastern leaning semi). The final non qualifier could be between Moldova (they’ve thrown a lot of money at it but many jurors and voters may find it slightly sleazy as Samantha said), Serbia – this has all the hallmarks of a fan favourite that doesn’t get out the semi (compare Israel last year) and Belgium (great song but maybe too left field for some tastes). With Belgium it may come down to the staging. I have seen some negative comments on this previously but the impressions video and your podcast comments give me some hope.

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