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Join Ewan Spence and ESC Insight as they take you on the journey that is the Eurovision Song Contest. From an introduction to the contest and rules, through the songs chosen by each country to backstage at the stadium, this is your unofficial guide to one of the world's favourite television shows, with over 200 million viewers worldwide each year.

ESC Insight: Eurovision Song Contest Podcast Ewan Spence

    • Arts
    • 4.7 • 87 Ratings

Join Ewan Spence and ESC Insight as they take you on the journey that is the Eurovision Song Contest. From an introduction to the contest and rules, through the songs chosen by each country to backstage at the stadium, this is your unofficial guide to one of the world's favourite television shows, with over 200 million viewers worldwide each year.

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    As the Heads of Delegation Meeting passes, the submissions from our broadcasters are in, and we have a locked-in list of music for Malmö in 2024. We've got a few more rules as well as anew venue if you can't make it into the arena. Let's head into the Eurovision world...

    • 13 min
    Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, Discussing Malmö's Eurovision Changes

    Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, Discussing Malmö's Eurovision Changes

    With today's news about the format of the Semi Finals and the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Ben Robertson and Ewan Spence talk about the key points and how they will impact the performers, the production team, and the public.



    Voting from the first Grand Final Song, the automatic qualifiers perform live in the Semi Finals, the Rest Of The World gets more time to vote, and more, all discussed over a coffee.

    • 37 min
    Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Eurovision Reference Group Chair Bakel Walden

    Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Eurovision Reference Group Chair Bakel Walden

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    The Eurovision Song Contest's Reference Group guides the Contest, overseeing its development and format, financing, brand awareness, and, of course, the Contest alongside the host broadcaster and the core team at the EBU.



    In 2023, Dr Frank-Dieter Freiling retired as Chair after thirteen years, and Bakel Walden was voted to take his place at the head of the Reference Group. With two decades of experience in broadcasting, he is currently the Director of Development and Offering at Swiss EBU Member SSR SRG.



    The Reference Group is one of the less visible parts of the management of the Song Contest, but one that has a significant say in the course of our Contest. On a recent trip to Malmö, Ewan Spence sat down with Bakel to talk about the role of the Reference Group, his television career, and how he sees Eurovision evolving over the next few years.



    This interview was recorded in late January, 2024.



    Ewan Spence and the ESC Insight team bring you the latest news from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest.

    • 18 min
    Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Aftonbladet's Tobbe Ek

    Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Aftonbladet's Tobbe Ek

    Looking around any Eurovision Song Contest press centre in the last two decades, you'll likely spot a baseball hat with the word "Boy" written in comically large letters. Under that hat is Aftonbladet journalist Tobbe Ek.



    A graduate of Stockholm University, he joined Aftonbladet in 2005. While he is now known for his entertainment reporting, many more roles, desks, and assignments led him to Melodifestivalen and Eurovision. The business of journalism has evolved since Ek left the University and continues to do so. From running Aftonbladet's first blog to putting content behind paywalls, Ek has been at the cutting edge of experimentation while bringing a lightness of touch the public has grown to love.



    What does it take to thrive in this role? How does a background in acting and criminology help when covering the Contest? And what can the community websites learn from a tenured writer at Sweden's largest tabloid?



    Aftonbladet's self-proclaimed Boy, Tobbe Ek, sits down with Ewan Spence to talk about covering Melodifestivalen and Eurovision for a living, how he started out on his rewarding journalistic career, why he never became an actor, and more...

    • 32 min
    Eurovision Insight News Podcast: One Final To The Tune Of Another

    Eurovision Insight News Podcast: One Final To The Tune Of Another

    This week feels like it is more about the internal selections rather than the National Finals, with just two songs from the latter and rather a lot more from the former. Let's round them all up in this week's NewsPod.

    • 14 min
    Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Streets, Villages, And Clubs

    Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Streets, Villages, And Clubs

    We've had our Super Saturday of song selections (and a pair of internal selections released their songs), which means the playlist for May has nearly doubled since our last pod. Let's check in on all this week's happenings.



    Ewan Spence and the ESC Insight team bring you the latest news from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest.

    • 15 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
87 Ratings

87 Ratings

David_Allwood ,

Made my commutes!!

I just want to thank you ALL for every single episode you have given us for 2021 Eurovision. It’s my first year listening and I’ve loved it. I listened to every episode and loved them. Can’t wait for next year x

Deucer95 ,

The best ESC podcast bar none

Love this podcast. Ewan and the team are knowledgeable and fun. The daily shows on the ground make you feel like you’re there with them and Juke Box Jury never fails to entertain, with a great range of guests. In-depth interviews with heads of delegations are also great insights.

.F.J.B. ,

Needs to fact-check

Recent ‘panellist’ Finn said some things about Greece’s recent performance at the contest which was incorrect. This should be retracted.

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