Building Bridges - A Eurovision Podcast For The Rest Of Us – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave examine the latest in Eurovision news, and what that means as we cautiously head into the 2025 national final season. While we finally get news that Australia and the Netherlands will join us in Basel, Moldova, Poland and Armenia are keeping things very hush hush. Be sure to get in touch with us via our social media below and let us know your thoughts about the upcoming Eurovision season!

For more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're always updating our Instagram and Twitter accounts, plus we love posting fun, silly and random TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave live react to the reveal of the host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Furthermore, they celebrate the beginning of the new Eurovision Year and talk about their wishes for the upcoming season in Basel.

For more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're always updating our Instagram and Twitter accounts, plus we love posting fun, silly and random TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

LIVE from Malmö, in this episode Sebi walks around the press center of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, just moments after Semi Final 1 ended. Hear what Gabe from ESCUnited, Sonja from Bleistift Rocker, Dan of VDanDesign on X, and Alex & Conor from Éirevision!

For more info and Eurovision content live from Malmö Arena and Press Center, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're always updating our Instagram and Twitter accounts, plus we love posting fun, silly and random TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

Building Bridges Calling! In this very special episode, we bring together 22 other podcasts to join us in voting for our favourite songs of Eurovision 2024! Each podcast participated as a jury and gave its 12 points live on the podcast. But what's a Eurovision vote without a scoreboard?! You can follow along with all the points on YouTube in our first 'video episode'! We hope you like it as the ESC podcast community has never come together in a project like this until now!

For more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're always updating our Instagram and Twitter accounts, plus we love posting fun, silly and random TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave discuss the Eurovision songs from the Big 5 countries, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, as well as the host entry from Sweden. Besides critical reviews and bold predictions, Jan delivers a poetic reading of the Spanish entry "Zorra".

1:46 - United Kingdom

5:56 - Germany

8:59 - Sweden

12:50 - France

15:41 - Spain

19:48 - Italy

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In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave discuss the second Semi Final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. They share their thoughts on all of the 16 songs performing in Semi Final 2 and end up predicting the possible outcome of the show,

0:51 - Malta

3:16 - Albania

4:40 - Greece

7:28 - Switzerland

8:58 - Czechia

11:42 - Austria

13:34 - Denmark

15:35 - Armenia

16:43 - Latvia

19:24 - San Marino

21:37 - Georgia

23:18 - Belgium

25:02 - Estonia

26:14 - Israel

26:40 - Norway

28:00 - Netherlands

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In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave review the 15 songs that are set to perform at the first semi-final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. They share their individual thoughts on each song and also give a prediction on which 10 songs will make it to the desired Grand Final.

01:10 - Cyprus

04:07 - Serbia

07:18 - Lithuania

09:01 - Ireland

12:11 - Ukraine

14:23 - Poland

17:02 - Croatia

18:29 - Iceland

20:05 - Slovenia

23:23 - Finland

24:34 - Moldova

25:59 - Azerbaijan

27:58 - Australia

30:19 - Portugal

32:58 - Luxembourg

34:28 - Our 10 Qualifiers

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In this episode, the boys catch up with Aiko who is set to represent Czechia at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. Aiko tells us about how life has been under the Eurovision microscope, how she created the themed stagings that will lead her from the pre-parties to the big stage in Malmö, and what big prize she has her sights set on for after the Contest! Check out the show notes for more on our interview with Aiko!

For more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're always updating our Instagram and Twitter accounts, plus we love posting fun, silly and random TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

In this episode, Dave and Sebi catch up with Michael from Electric Fields, the band representing Australia at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. Michael tells us about the duo's incredible journey from Australia Decides in 2019, through the selection process at SBS and all the way to recording their music video for their song "One Milkali (One Blood)". Check out the show notes for more on our interview with Hera!

For more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're always updating our Instagram and Twitter accounts, plus we love posting fun, silly and random TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

In this episode, Sebi and Dave chat with Iceland's sweetheart, Hera Björk! She's back on the pod to give us some dos and don'ts on red carpets ahead of the MALMÖHAGEN party, and she opens up about the highs and lows of coming to Eurovision in the age of social media. PLUS we have BIG pod NEWS to reveal at the end of the episode! Check out the show notes for more on our interview with Hera!

For more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're always updating our Instagram and Twitter accounts, plus we love posting fun, silly and random TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!