ESC101 - A Eurovision History Podcast
ESC101 is a podcast which highlights and discusses the history of the Eurovision Song Contest by looking at various elements of the contest throughout the years from hosts to postcards, interval acts to artists, and more! If you're looking to learn about the obscure history of the Eurovision Song Contest and improve your ESC Trivia skills, this is the podcast for you!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 117
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
1988: Hothouse Flowers
This week's episode features the story of the interval act of the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, the Hothouse Flowers. Join us as we discover how a busking duo transformed into a legendary Irish band,…
2 Years of ESC101 - Anniversary Special
In this week’s episode, we are celebrating two years of ESC101! Join us as we look back at the past year. Discover our favourite moments, delve into some listener questions, and join the party!
Eurovision Yearbook: Lys Assia (Class of ‘56-’58)
This week, we are featuring the Grand Dame of the Eurovision Song Contest Lys Assia, the first person to win the contest. Join us as we explore the life story of one of the few people to compete in t…
Beginner’s Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest: Part III - The Eurovision Song Contest
To celebrate our 100th episode, we’ve put together a three-part mini series exploring the origins of the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we are concluding with Part III, covering the origins of t…
Beginner’s Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest: Part II - The Sanremo Music Festival (Feat. Andreas Grassl)
To celebrate our 100th episode, we’ve put together a three-part mini series exploring the origins of the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we are continuing with Part II, covering the show which in…
Beginner’s Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest: Part I - The European Broadcasting Union
To celebrate our 100th episode, we’ve put together a three-part mini series exploring the origins of the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we are starting with the story of the institution responsi…
Conductor: Mimis Plessas
This week’s episode shines a spotlight on the least noticed person on the Eurovision stage…the conductor! Join us as we explore the story of Mimis Plessas, the conductor of the Greek entry at the Eur…
1990: ESC Host Helga Vlahović
This week, we are featuring one of the hosts of the only Eurovision Song Contest hosted in a country which no longer exists! Join us as we travel to Zagreb, home of the 1990 contest hosted by two inc…
Eurovision Yearbook: Karel Gott (Class of ‘68)
This week, we are exploring the life of Karel Gott, a Czech artist who ended up representing Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest. Discover the story of a man whose career managed to outweigh the w…
The Eurovision Travel Guide: United States of America (Feat. Dimitry Pompée from the Eurovangelists Podcast)
In this week’s episode, we are hosting a special edition of the Eurovision Travel Guide. This is usually a monthly series where we explore a country that has participated in the Eurovision Song Conte…
Conductor: Szymon Kuran
This week’s episode shines a spotlight on the least noticed person on the Eurovision stage…the conductor! Join us as we learn about Szymon Kuran, a Polish composer who served as the conductor of Icel…
1961: Rencontres à Cannes
This week, we are treating ourselves to a night at the ballet as we take in the very first visually recorded physical interval act debuting at the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest! Get your bow-ties and …
Life on the DQ List Vol. 3: 2000s
Welcome to Life on the DQ List, where we look back at the songs that never made it onto the Eurovision stage. From songs withdrawing due to artists changing their minds to scandalous disqualification…
Eurovision Yearbook: Dany Dauberson (Class of ‘56)
In this week’s episode, we are celebrating Pride Month by exploring the life of Eurovision’s first LGBTQ+ artist Dany Dauberson. As the contest continues to grow and develop into a space of inclusion…
2025: Grand Final Review & Reactions
In this week’s episode, we are concluding our Eurovision 2025 coverage! Join us as we review the 26 acts that performed in the Grand Final and find out which acts were our favourites!
2025: Semi-Finals Review & Non-Qualifier Reactions
In this week’s episode, we are continuing our Eurovision 2025 coverage with part 4 of 5! Join us as we review the acts which did not make the Grand Final and find out which acts we thought should hav…
Bonus: 2025 Auto Qualifier Rehearsal Photo Reactions
In this third bonus episode, we're concluding our three part series on giving our raw reactions to the rehearsal photos featuring the countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. This episode featu…
Bonus: 2025 Semi Final 2 Rehearsal Photo Reactions
In this second bonus episode, we're continuing our three part series on giving our raw reactions to the rehearsal photos featuring the countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. This episode feat…
2025: Auto-Qualifier Reactions & Predictions
In this week’s episode, we are continuing our Eurovision 2025 coverage! Join us as we review the Studio versions of the Auto-Qualifying acts and find out which ones we love and which ones flop!
Bonus: 2025 Semi Final 1 Rehearsal Photo Reactions
In this impromptu bonus episode, we've decided to give our raw reactions to the rehearsal photos featuring the countries in the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Join us as we spi…