Building Bridges - A Eurovision Podcast For The Rest Of Us

In this episode, Sebi and Dave explore Austria’s evolving Eurovision 2026 host city race and share updates on recent withdrawals and likely frontrunners, using Sebi's local expertise and insight as an Austrian! They also dive into speculation about who might host the live shows, discussing the qualities and challenges of various Austrian media personalities. Plus, they reflect on past Eurovision hosting choices, the departure of Executive Supervisor Martin Österdahl, and what fans can expect from Austria's approach to next year’s Contest. Find more information about the host city race in our article at buildingbridgespod.com [https://buildingbridgespod.com/2025/05/27/can-any-city-beat-vienna-to-host-eurovision-] as well as our social media profiles on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/buildingbridgespod/], X [https://x.com/bbeurovisionpod], and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@buildingbridgespod]! Thank you so much for listening! We'll be back with another episode very soon!

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 - Oberwart * 09:57 - Vienna * 14:04 - St. Pölten * 17:51 - Linz/Wels * 19:51 - Ebreichsdorf * 20:36 - Graz * 23:56 - Innsbruck Find more information about the host city race in our article at buildingbridgespod.com [https://buildingbridgespod.com/2025/05/27/can-any-city-beat-vienna-to-host-eurovision-] as well as our social media profiles on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/buildingbridgespod/], X [https://x.com/bbeurovisionpod], and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@buildingbridgespod]! 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 [https://www.instagram.com/hitradiocenter/]) * 🇱🇺 Vanessa Strauch (@ [https://www.instagram.com/allthingsadam.ie/]lessentiel.lu [https://www.instagram.com/lessentiel.lu/]) * Julia (Accredited Media) * 🇪🇸 Aitor Bermejo (@esc_plus [https://www.instagram.com/esc_plus/]) * 🇮🇪 Chris Makin (@chrismackin4 [https://www.instagram.com/chrismackin4/?hl=en]) * 🇳🇴 Chris (@escnorge [https://www.instagram.com/escnorge/]) For more information about this episode, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com [http://buildingbridgespod.com] as well as our social media profiles on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/buildingbridgespod/], X [https://x.com/bbeurovisionpod], and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@buildingbridgespod]! 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 [https://buildingbridgespod.com/2025/05/14/this-is-what-to-expect-from-semi-final-2/] 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 [https://buildingbridgespod.com/2025/05/14/luxembourg-impresses-the-media-after-dress-rehearsal-1/] 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 [http://buildingbridgespod.com] as well as our social media profiles on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/buildingbridgespod/], X [https://x.com/bbeurovisionpod], and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@buildingbridgespod]! 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 [https://www.instagram.com/escscot/]) * 🇮🇪 Adam Mc Callig (@allthingsadam.ie [https://www.instagram.com/allthingsadam.ie/]) * 🇫🇮 Anni (@escfactful [https://www.instagram.com/escfactful/]) * 🇪🇸 Aitor Bermejo (@esc_plus [https://www.instagram.com/esc_plus/]) For more information about this episode, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com [http://buildingbridgespod.com] as well as our social media profiles on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/buildingbridgespod/], X [https://x.com/bbeurovisionpod], and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@buildingbridgespod]! Thank you so much for listening! We'll be back with another episode very soon!