149. LIVE FROM BASEL: Semi Final 1 - Reactions from the Press Center

In this episode, Sebi and Dave kick off a new series that will deep-dive into aspects of Austria as our next host country. For now, we look at the Austrian cities who have put their names forward to potentially host the 70ᵗʰ Eurovision Song Contest in 2026. While some bids look better than others on paper, as a local, Sebi adds some insight to the conversation that the foreign media might have missed!03:31 - Oberwart09:57 - Vienna14:04 - St. Pölten17:51 - Linz/Wels19:51 - Ebreichsdorf20:36 - Graz23:56 - InnsbruckFind more information about the host city race in our article at buildingbridgespod.com as well as our social media profiles on Instagram, X, and TikTok!Thank you so much for listening! We'll be back with another episode very soon!

In this episode, Sebi and Jan hit the Media Centre right after Semi Final 2 ended to get the mood in the room after the final 10 qualifiers to the Grand Final were announced on Thursday evening. Find out the thoughts of:🇸🇮 Petra Skrivarnik (@hitradiocenter)🇱🇺 Vanessa Strauch (@lessentiel.lu)Julia (Accredited Media)🇪🇸 Aitor Bermejo (@esc_plus)🇮🇪 Chris Makin (@chrismackin4)🇳🇴 Chris (@escnorge)For more information about this episode, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com as well as our social media profiles on Instagram, X, and TikTok!Thank you so much for listening! We'll be back with another episode very soon!

In this, our 150ᵗʰ episode, Sebi spills the tea about what to expect from Semi Final 2 on Thursday night. He watched the rehearsals from the arena, and on television from the Media Centre, and shares his thoughts on what we should keep our eyes on and who the new shock qualifiers and non-qualifiers might be. You can find his detailed comments on each performance from the rehearsal on our website, if you would like to know more.Sebi's opinions were helped by a press poll he conducted after the first rehearsal, where Luxembourg (shockingly) came out on top! All while Dave is stuck in snowy Canada...Finally, we've been so busy this week to even notice that this was our 150ᵗʰ episode, we will celebrate later, but for now, let us thank you for sticking with us this far, and we hope you'll follow us for years to come!For more information about this episode, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com as well as our social media profiles on Instagram, X, and TikTok!Thank you so much for listening! We'll be back with another episode very soon!

In this episode, Sebi and Jan hit the Media Centre immediately at the end of Semi Final 1 to gague the temperature in the room after the 10 qualifiers were announced on Tuesday evening. Find out the thoughts of:🇬🇧 Dean Tullochh (@escscot)🇮🇪 Adam Mc Callig (@allthingsadam.ie)🇫🇮 Anni (@escfactful)🇪🇸 Aitor Bermejo (@esc_plus)For more information about this episode, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com as well as our social media profiles on Instagram, X, and TikTok!Thank you so much for listening! We'll be back with another episode very soon!

In this episode, Sebi has just landed in Basel and had a date with Tautumeitas from Latvia! He got them to sing the chorus of their Eurovision entry "Bur man laimi" in German, plus he got a few more surprises out of Asnate, Aurēlija, Annemarija. Laura, Gabriēla, and Kate! Plus, Sebi gives us a few hints about what to expect from Semi Final 1 when it airs Tuesday at 21:00 CET.For more information about this episode, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com as well as our social media profiles on Instagram, X, and TikTok!Thank you so much for listening! We'll be back with another episode very soon!

Building Bridges Calling! In this very special episode, we bring together 30 other podcasts to join us in voting for our favourite songs of Eurovision 2025! We brought this project back after a successful 2024 Vote where the pod community accurately picked Nemo as the winner of Eurovision last year, so the pressure is high for 2025! Each podcast featured in this episode 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 as this is also a 'video episode'!You can also let us know on our social media what you think of this EuroPod project, and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!For more information about this episode, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com as well as our social media profiles on Instagram, X, and TikTok where you can let us know if you think we picked the real winner of Eurovision 2025!Thank you so much for listening! We'll be back with another episode very soon!

In this episode, Sebi and Dave tackle the theme "What will make Eurovision 2025 an extraordinary special Contest?". In our quest to find an answer, we look at the betting odds, the pre-parties, some history, and the confirmed interval acts for Basel.You can also let us know on our social media what you think of our comments and reviews of the songs, and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!For more information about this episode, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com as well as our social media profiles on Instagram, X, and TikTok!Thank you so much for listening! We'll be back with another episode very soon!

In this episode, we complete our look at all 37 competing songs in Eurovision 2025 in our review and prediction series. With just 26 days to go until the Grand Final, we focus on the six countries who are already have their spots booked! This week, we're thrilled to have everybody's favourite Eurovision TikToker Adam Mc Callig on the podcast to help us with our reviews! In this episode, we focused our attention on the pre-qualified entries from:02:30 🇩🇪 France: Louane — "Maman"08:22 🇫🇷 Germany: Abor & Tynna — "Baller"15:35 🇮🇹 Italy: Lucio Corsi — "Volevo essere un duro"22:01 🇪🇸 Spain: Melody — "Esa diva"30:02 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Remember Monday — "What the Hell Just Happened?"36:32 🇨🇭 Switzerland: Zoë Më — "Voyage"If you're not following Adam's entertaining Eurovision content, check him out on TikTok and Instagram!You can also let us know on our social media what you think of our comments and reviews of the songs, and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!For more information about this episode, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com as well as our social media profiles on Instagram, X, and TikTok!Thank you so much for listening! We'll be back with another episode very soon!

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave analyze the line-up of the 69ᵗʰ Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. Putting their personal preferences aside, they are trying to make a realistic prediction of which songs will advance and which will be eliminated in both semi-finals.They continue with predicting the winner of the Grand Final, as well as the potential dark horses of the competition.Let us know on our social media what you think of our comments and predictions!For more information about this episode, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com as well as our social media profiles on Instagram, X, and TikTok!Thank you so much for listening! We'll be back with another episode very soon!

In this episode, we complete our look at Semi Final 2 in our review and prediction series, with now less than 40 days until that Semi will be live on TV! This week, we're thrilled to have Anni from ESC Factful back on the podcast to help us with the reviews! In this episode, we focused our efforts on the entries from:03:26 🇲🇹 Malta: Miriana Conte — "Serving"07:20 🇬🇪 Georgia: Mariam Shengelia — "Freedom"11:32 🇩🇰 Denmark: Sissal — "Hallucination"16:49 🇨🇿 Czechia: Adonxs — "Kiss Kiss Goodbye"21:14 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Laura Thorn — "La poupée monte le son"25:54 🇮🇱 Israel: Yuval Raphael — "New Day Will Rise"28:41 🇷🇸 Serbia: Princ — "Mila"33:57 🇫🇮 Finland: Erika Vikman — "Ich komme"If you're not following Anni's amazing content, check out her TikTok and her fabulous new line of clothing at Song Contest Club!Let us know on our social media what you think of our comments and reviews of the songs.For more information about this episode, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com as well as our social media profiles on Instagram, X, and TikTok!Thank you so much for listening! We'll be back with another episode very soon!