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EP 3: Pop, Power, and Politics
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52 minutes
Released:
Dec 20, 2023
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Podcast episode
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#03: Pop, Power, and Politics
1:15 Deep Dive into The Political History of Eurovision
16:46 Jamala (Eurovision Winner, 2016, Representing Ukraine)
30:49 Brooke Gladstone (Peabody Award-winning host of On The Media)
These days, Eurovision claims to be “apolitical,” but that wasn’t always the case. We explore how Eurovision was founded in the aftermath of World War II, alongside political institutions like the UN, with the aim of stitching Europe back together. And we talk about how the contest dealt with ‘political’ songs over its first half century.
Then we talk to Jamala, the Ukrainian singer who performed her Eurovision winning song about Stalin forcing Crimean Tatars out of their homes two years after Putin had done the same for her generation.
Finally, we introduce American journalist Brooke Gladstone to the contest through a game where she guesses whether or not a song was censored for being too political. This leads to a conversation about how Eurovision might better function as a public square, particularly in a time of increasing conflict in Europe.
Links:
Jamala's Album QIRIM: https://open.spotify.com/album/4oiDxgPCPh6FZDNQFCLziC?si=q43ss1SUSvm6B6zHTXBCyQ
Jamala's Eurovision Winning Song, 1944:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ
"Is It Political?"
Marry Me - Krista Siegfrids -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdU02F9lT2g
Ne ver, ne boysia - Tatu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRwsNuDX3Kg
We Don't Wanna Put In - Stephane & 3G - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6-7Rw4xug
1944 - Jamala - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ
Madonna's Eurovision Performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=VG3WkiL0d_U&t=0s
1:15 Deep Dive into The Political History of Eurovision
16:46 Jamala (Eurovision Winner, 2016, Representing Ukraine)
30:49 Brooke Gladstone (Peabody Award-winning host of On The Media)
These days, Eurovision claims to be “apolitical,” but that wasn’t always the case. We explore how Eurovision was founded in the aftermath of World War II, alongside political institutions like the UN, with the aim of stitching Europe back together. And we talk about how the contest dealt with ‘political’ songs over its first half century.
Then we talk to Jamala, the Ukrainian singer who performed her Eurovision winning song about Stalin forcing Crimean Tatars out of their homes two years after Putin had done the same for her generation.
Finally, we introduce American journalist Brooke Gladstone to the contest through a game where she guesses whether or not a song was censored for being too political. This leads to a conversation about how Eurovision might better function as a public square, particularly in a time of increasing conflict in Europe.
Links:
Jamala's Album QIRIM: https://open.spotify.com/album/4oiDxgPCPh6FZDNQFCLziC?si=q43ss1SUSvm6B6zHTXBCyQ
Jamala's Eurovision Winning Song, 1944:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ
"Is It Political?"
Marry Me - Krista Siegfrids -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdU02F9lT2g
Ne ver, ne boysia - Tatu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRwsNuDX3Kg
We Don't Wanna Put In - Stephane & 3G - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6-7Rw4xug
1944 - Jamala - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ
Madonna's Eurovision Performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=VG3WkiL0d_U&t=0s
Released:
Dec 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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