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Eurovision Coffee Podcast: Talking Bananas With NRK’s Stig Karlsen Written by on April 4, 2022

With the preview season under way, Ewan Spence sits down with Norway’s Head of Delegation Stig Karlsen to look back at MGP, the current promotional tours, and looking ahead to Turin and this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Stay up to date with all the news with the ESC Insight podcast. Add our RSS Feed to follow us in your favourite podcast application, or click here to follow us in iTunes and never miss an episode.

Norway’s MGP has become one of the “must watch” shows over the last few years in the Eurovision community, and this year was no exception. With Subwoolfer winning through and heading to Turin for the Song Contest, what does it take to keep the whole show on the road from the selection of the MGP songs through to the end credits rolling in Turin? NRK’s Head of Delegation Stig Karlsen joins Ewan to talk about the Eurovision journey, drawing inspiration from Kiss, how he started out making the coffee, and more…

Eurovision Coffee Podcast: Talking Bananas With NRK’s Stig Karlsen

Ewan Spence sits down with NRK’s Stig Karlsen to talk about Norway at Eurovision, organising MGP, and how to make sure we only see Wolf Keith, Wolf Jim, and their banana

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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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