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Wind Machine Podcast

Wind Machine Podcast

Danie Tregonning & Mark Perkins

Wind Machine Podcast's hosts provide commentary and critique of Eurovision songs from 1970 to the present. Incorporating a mix of pop-culture, music, history, geography and politics.
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Wind Machine Podcast - Episode 18 – Serbia and The Beast
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04/17/17 • 62 min

Listen to the episode here: Episode 18 – Serbia and the Beast

Danie and Mark return to usual programming to bring you all the facts about Serbia’s history, geography, politics, and of course their favourite Eurovision songs since 2000.

Songs Include:

Caroban – Nina (2011)

Beauty Never Lies – Bojana Stamenov (2015)

Ovo je Balkan – Milan Stankovic (2010)

Goodbye (Shelter) – ZAA Sanja Vucic (2016)

Molitva – Marija Serifovic (2007)

*CONTENT WARNING: Mention of domestic violence.

...They also chat about former Yugoslavia, Kosovo, nationalism, Slobodan Milosevic, and the friendly split with Montenegro.

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country...

Next, we’re off to Israel!

Legal and Licencing Notice:

“We at Wind Machine Podcast have taken every legal step allowed to us to present this podcast with a current APRA licence and we claimFair Use” for the music played.

We are not affiliated with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), its partners, or SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). We are just fans.”

Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

Snippets of audio used for entertainment purposes only:

Paranoia? Sounds Serbian – Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, 2016 – (audio taken from BluRay)

Licences available upon request.

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In this episode, we chat about host city Millstreet, the host of 1993, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1993, the interval act, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 1993 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Esmer Yarim – Burak Aydos (Turkey)

Maria Magdalena – Tony Wegas (Austria)

Þá veistu svarið – Inga (Iceland)

This Time – William Mangion (Malta)

Eloise – Arvingarna (Sweden)

Vrede (live version) – Ruth Jacott (The Netherlands)

Mama Corsica – Patrick Fiori (France)

Moi, tout simplement – Annie Cotton (Switzerland)

Better The Devil You Know – Sonia (United Kingdom)

In Your Eyes – Niamh Kavanagh (Ireland)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us the next year for Season Three:

We’re heading to Dublin for 1995!

If you like what we do, you can shout us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/windmachinepodcast. Every $3 goes towards the running costs of this podcast. Thanks to Jay for the coffees!

You can also find WMP merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/WindMachinePod

Legal and Licencing Notice:

“We at Wind Machine Podcast have taken every legal step allowed to us to present this podcast with a current APRA licence and we claim “Fair Use” for the music played.

We are not affiliated with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), its partners, or SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). We are just fans.”

Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

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Wind Machine Podcast - WMP Supplemental 11: Our Long Farewell to Liverpool
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06/07/23 • 79 min

Join Danie and Mark as they say goodbye to the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contet held in Liverpool, UK.

We chat about the city, the contest, all the weird and wonderful things that happen being on the ground, and answer some listener questions!

If you want to only hear about what we thought of the Eurovision 2023 results, you can skip ahead to around the 40 minute mark.

Also if you want to check out that interview with Theodor Andrei, go here: https://youtu.be/Zfk_ucKzOPk (in Romanian with English subtitles).

Regular programming returns very vert soon with Episode 87 – 1986!

If you like what we do, you can shout us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/windmachinepodcast. Every $3 goes towards the running costs of this podcast and our music licence is due again – gasp!

You can also find WMP merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/WindMachinePod. The flags of Eurovision design never goes out of style!

Legal and Licencing Notice:

“We at Wind Machine Podcast have taken every legal step allowed to us to present this podcast with a current APRA licence and we claim “Fair Use” for any music played.

We are not affiliated with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), its partners, or SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). We are just fans.”

Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

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In our last episode of Season Four, we chat about host city of Munich, the host of 1983, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1983, the interval act, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 1983 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Rendez-vous – Pas de Deux (Belgium)

Fantasiaa – Ami Aspelund (Finland)

Do Re Mi – Jahn Teigen (Norway)

Hurricane – Westend (Austria)

I’m Never Giving Up – Sweet Dreams (United Kingdom)

Rücksicht – Hoffmann & Hoffmann (Germany)

Džuli – Daniel (Yugoslavia)

Främling – Carola Häggkvist (Sweden)

Hi – Ofra Haza (Israel)

Si la vie est cadeau – Corinne Hermès (Luxembourg)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our first year for Season Five:

Eurovision in the 70s begins, and we’re off to Edinburgh for 1972 for episode 91!

If you like what we do, you can shout us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/windmachinepodcast. Every $3 goes towards the running costs of this podcast. A big thanks and hello to James!

You can also find WMP merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/WindMachinePod

Legal and Licencing Notice:

“We at Wind Machine Podcast have taken every legal step allowed to us to present this podcast with a current APRA licence and we claim “Fair Use” for the music played.

We are not affiliated with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), its partners, or SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). We are just fans.”

Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

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Our Supplemental Series returns after a long break – thanks Jay!

Join Danie and Mark as they share their thoughts about all 40 songs Eurovision 2022 and play their Top 10 based on a Jury of two!

Songs Include (either in full or part):

Sekret – Ronela Hataji (Albania)

Snap – Rosa Linn (Armenia)

Not The Same – Sheldon Riley (Australia)

Halo – LUMIX and Pia Maria (Austria)

Fade To Black – Nadir Rustamli (Azerbaijan)

Miss You – Jérémie Makiese (Belgium)

Intention – Intelligent Music Project (Bulgaria)

Guilty Pleasure – Mia Dimšić (Croatia)

Ela – Andromache (Cyprus)

Lights Off – We Are Domi (Czech Republic)

The Show – Reddi (Denmark)

Hope – Stefan (Estonia)

Jezebel – The Rasmus (Finland)

Fluenn – Alvan and Ahez (France)

Lock Me In – Circus Mircus (Georgia)

Rockstars – Malik Harris (Germany)

Die Together – Amanda Tenfjord (Greece)

Með hækkandi sól – Systur (Iceland)

That’s Rich – Brooke (Ireland)

I.M – Michael Ben David (Israel)

Brividi – Mahmood and Blanco (Italy)

Eat Your Salad – Citi Zēni (Latvia)

Sentimentai – Monkia Liu (Lithuania)

I Am What I Am – Emma Muscat (Malta)

Trenulețul – Zdob și Zdub and Frații Advahov (Moldova)

Breathe – Vladana (Montenegro)

De Diepte – S10 (Netherlands)

Circles – Andrea (North Macedonia)

Give That Wolf A Banana – Subwoolfer (Norway)

River – Ochman (Poland)

Saudade, saudade – Maro (Portugal)

Llámame – WRS (Romania)

Stripper – Achille Lauro (San Marino)

In Corpore Sano – Konstrakta (Serbia)

Disko – LPS (Slovenia)

Slomo – Chanel (Spain)

Hold Me Closer – Cornelia Jakobs (Sweden)

Boys Do Cry – Marius Bear (Switzerland)

SPACE MAN – Sam Ryder (United Kingdom)

Stefania – Kalush Orchestra (Ukraine)

Back to regular programming with Episode 76: 1996 after Eurovision!!

If you like what we do, you can shout us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/windmachinepodcast. Every $3 goes towards the running costs of this podcast. Thanks to Jay and Madeline for their coffees!

You can also find WMP merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/WindMachinePod

Legal and Licencing Notice:

“We at Wind Machine Podcast have taken every legal step allowed to us to present this podcast with a current APRA licence and we claim “Fair Use” for the music played.

We are not affiliated with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), its partners, or SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). We are just fans.”

Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

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Listen to the episode here: https://windmachinepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/episode-51-2002-1.m4a

Welcome to Season Two! Glad to have you with us! In this season, Danie and Mark explore the Eurovision Song Contest by Contests from 2000 to now.

New Season, New Format, Same Old Them!

In this episode, we chat about Tallinn Estonia, the hosts of 2002, the postcards, the controversies and returning artists, the fashion at Eurovision 2002, the interval act, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 2002 based on a jury of two!

Songs Include:

Gimme – One (Cyprus)

Say A Word – Manuel Ortega (Austria)

Europe’s Living A Celebration – Rosa (Spain)

Runaway – Sahlene (Estonia)

Light A Candle – Sarit Hedad (Israel)

Sister – Sergio and The Ladies (Belgium)

Il Fant Du Temps – Sandrine Francois (France)

7th Wonder – Ira Losco (Malta)

Samo Ljubezen – Sestre (Slovenia)

I Wanna – Marie N (Latvia)

Then the Yoda Beanie of Doom gave us our next year:

Next episode, we take a trip to Copenhagen to review 2014!

Legal and Licencing Notice:

“We at Wind Machine Podcast have taken every legal step allowed to us to present this podcast with a current APRA licence and we claimFair Use” for the music played.

We are not affiliated with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), its partners, or SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). We are just fans.”

Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

Licences available upon request.

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Wind Machine Podcast - Episode 37 – Guardians of Estonia
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04/01/18 • 80 min

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In this episode, Danie and Mark travel to the mystical land of Estonia, home of Koit Toome’s facial expressions! They explore the history (oh hai Russia, Sweden, and Germany), politics, geography, and pick their top 5 songs from 2000 to now.

Songs Include:

Verona – Koit Toome and Laura (2017)

Rockefeller Street – Getter Jaani (2011)

Play – Juri Pootsmann (2016)

Goodbye To Yesterday – Elina Born & Stig Rasta (2015)

Everybody – Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL (2001)

...They also chat about when fan favourites don’t make the final, acting like The Bold and The Beautiful, eye fu*king the cameras, Romania 2016, Azerbaijan 2011, internet memes, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Estonia’s own music contest, cleaning songs, Freddie Highmore, Top Gear, Serbia 2010, age differences, Romania 2017, the trouble with Russia at Eurovision, The Beach Boys, and Maris from Frasier

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country... well COUNTRIES!

We finally get to do our Odds and Sods episode! Hey Slovakia, Monaco, and Australia! We are coming for you!

Get your Eurovision Party Shoes on:

ESCFAN OGAE Australia 2018 Preview Parties with special guest Slavko (Montenegro 2017) – 21st April (Sydney) and 24th April (Melbourne) details at here.

Association Of Ukrainians Eurovision Zabava 12th May. Details here.

OCRFM Eurovision Fundraiser 13th May AM. Details here.

Denmark House 13th May PM. Details here.

Legal and Licencing Notice:

“We at Wind Machine Podcast have taken every legal step allowed to us to present this podcast with a current APRA licence and we claimFair Use” for the music played.

We are not affiliated with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), its partners, or SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). We are just fans.”

Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

Check out this video of the Rockefeller Street Nightcore Mix!

Snippets of audio used for entertainment purposes only:

Estonia – How I Met Your Mother (audio taken from YouTube)

Licences available upon request.

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In this episode, we chat about Tel Aviv, the four hosts, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 2019 plus the winner of the Barbara Dex Award, the interval acts, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 2019 based on a jury of two...

Songs Include:

La Venda – Miki (Spain)

Replay – Tamta (Cyprus)

Zero Gravity – Kate Miller-Heidke (Australia)

Hadrid Mun Sigra – Hatari (Iceland)

She Got Me – Luca Hanni (Switzerland)

Friend Of A Friend – Lake Malawi (Czech Republic)

Proud – Tamara Todevska (North Macedonia)

Spirit In The Sky – KEiiNO (Norway)

Soldi – Mahmood (Italy)

Arcade – Duncan Laurence (The Netherlands)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our first year for Season Three:

We’re heading way back to Rome in 1991 after a little rest after Eurovision 2021.

If you like what we do, you can shout us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/windmachinepodcast. Every $3 goes towards the running costs of this podcast. Our yearly APRA AMCOS music licence is due soon!

Legal and Licencing Notice:

“We at Wind Machine Podcast have taken every legal step allowed to us to present this podcast with a current APRA licence and we claim “Fair Use” for the music played.

We are not affiliated with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), its partners, or SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). We are just fans.”

Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

Licences available upon request.

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WE ARE BACK! We’ve moved house, copped a flooded room, survived the rest of 2021 covid free, and haven’t even finished building the booth! Hello 2022, and 1998!

In this episode, we chat about host city Birmingham, the two hosts of 1998, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1998, the interval act, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 1998 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Où Aller – Marie Line (France)

Se Eu Te Pudesse Abraçar – Alma Lusa (Portugal)

Mere Lapsed – Koit Toome (Estonia)

Kärleken Är – Jill Johnson (Sweden)

Alltid Sommer – Lars Fredriksen (Norway)

Guildo Hat Euch Lieb! – Guildo Horn (Germany)

Dis Oui – Mélanie Cohl (Belgium)

Hemel En Aarde – Edsilia (The Netherlands)

Where Are You? – Imaani (United Kingdom)

Diva – Dana International (Israel)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us the next year for Season Three:

We’re heading to Millstreet for 1993!

If you like what we do, you can shout us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/windmachinepodcast. Every $3 goes towards the running costs of this podcast. Thanks to Jay for the coffees and your support even when we were off the air!

You can also find WMP merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/WindMachinePod

Legal and Licencing Notice:

“We at Wind Machine Podcast have taken every legal step allowed to us to present this podcast with a current APRA licence and we claim “Fair Use” for the music played.

We are not affiliated with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), its partners, or SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). We are just fans.”

Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

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Wind Machine Podcast - Episode 52 – 2014: Boos, Beards, and Boobs
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03/04/19 • 79 min

Listen to the episode here: Episode 52 – Boos, Beards and Boobs

In this episode, we chat about Copenhagen, the three hosts of 2014, the amazing postcards, the controversies and returning artists, the fashion at Eurovision 2014 plus the winner of the Barbara Dex Award, the interval act, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 2014 based on a jury of two!

Songs Include:

No Prejudice – Pollaponk (Iceland)

Moustache – Twin Twin (France)

Something Better – Softengine (Finland)

Round And Round – Tinkara Kovac (Slovenia)

Hunter Of Stars – SEBalter (Switzerland)

Silent Storm – Carl Espen (Norway)

Miracle – Paula Seling and Ovi (Romania)

Undo – Sanna Nielsen (Sweden)

Calm After The Storm – The Common Linnets (Netherlands)

Rise Like A Phoenix – Conchita Wurst (Austria)

Then the Yoda Beanie of Doom gave us our next year:

Next episode, we take a trip to Stockholm, Sweden for 2016!

Legal and Licencing Notice:

“We at Wind Machine Podcast have taken every legal step allowed to us to present this podcast with a current APRA licence and we claimFair Use” for the music played.

We are not affiliated with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), its partners, or SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). We are just fans.”

Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

Licences available upon request.

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How many episodes does Wind Machine Podcast have?

Wind Machine Podcast currently has 112 episodes available.

What topics does Wind Machine Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Music, Podcasts and Tv & Film.

What is the most popular episode on Wind Machine Podcast?

The episode title 'Episode 18 – Serbia and The Beast' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Wind Machine Podcast?

The average episode length on Wind Machine Podcast is 81 minutes.

How often are episodes of Wind Machine Podcast released?

Episodes of Wind Machine Podcast are typically released every 23 days, 18 hours.

When was the first episode of Wind Machine Podcast?

The first episode of Wind Machine Podcast was released on Jun 19, 2016.

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