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Eurovision Says It’s Back To Normal. What Is Normal Now?
Claude reaching for his younger self on stage at Eurovision 2025 (EBU / Alma Bengtsson)

As the Netherlands returns to the Eurovision Song Contest, it appears the era of the boycott is coming to an end. But are we really going back to normal? James Stephenson asks what comes next.

ESC Insight presents Go North! Episode 3 featuring Klara Pasma
PanArcticvision Go North! podcast album artwork (image: PanArcticvision)

In the third episode of ESC Insight presents Go North! hosts Phil Doré and Aisling Tempany are joined by Klara Pasma, the artist representing Northern Sweden.

Føroyar Fun Facts: ESC Insight presents Go North! A Pan-Arcticvision Podcast
PanArcticvision Go North! podcast album artwork (image: PanArcticvision)

To prepare for their trip to Pan-Arcticvision, Phil Dore and Aisling Tempany have been researching our host country, Føroyar, in the latest episode of the Go North! podcast miniseries.

ESC Insight Introduces Go North! A Pan-Arcticvision Podcast
PanArcticvision Go North! podcast album artwork (image: PanArcticvision)

If you’re feeling jaded by a certain other contest’s willingness to buckle to politicians and corporations, Pan-Arcticvision may provide the alternative you’ve been looking for. Join Phil Dore and Aisling Tempany as they prepare to ‘Go North!’ in a miniseries of podcasts covering the contest.

My Problem with Canada in Eurovision (And Why I’m a Little Ashamed of it)
Canada is now in Eurovision - but should it be? (Wikimedia Commons)

Canada is now a part of the Eurovision Song Contest – but should it be? Sem Anne van Dijk gives his view on why Canada shouldn’t be in the Song Contest, and what makes this a change he just can’t get behind.

Canada Comes to Eurovision – But Will Eurovision Leave its History Behind?
Canada's presence - like Celine Dion's - will loom large over Eurovision next year (CBC)

The Eurovision Song Contest has a brand-new country – and it’s unlike any we’ve had before. James Stephenson breaks down why Canada is joining Eurovision, why now, and what it could mean for the future of the Contest as we know it.

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