The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews (The EuroWhat? Podcast)

It's full steam ahead to Eurovision 2022, with Albania making its (correct?) choice, a wild ESC 250 countdown, and looking forward to selection season series starting Saturday. Unprecedented Summary Eurovision 2022 Selections: Festivali i Këngës 60 () Cosa sta facendo Måneskin? New Year's Rockin' Eve Edition () ESC 250 Results () Coming up this week: Montenegro and NRK MGP Artists, Lithuania's Pabandom is Naujo () Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat).

Dave Steeves returns to the program to discuss Norway's Melodi Grand Prix, a casual approach to Eurovision Selection Season, and the pivoting that is happening in response to the pandemic. Pivot Summary Last week in Eurovision (2:51) Malta snippets drop Finland UMK announces acts and songs Poland switches to a national final Omicron disrupts Melfest and Songvakeppnin Cosa sta facendo Måneskin? Coachella edition (8:27) Norway's Melodi Grand Prix begins (10:57) Coming up this week (18:43) Spotify Playlists Eurovision Selection Season 2022 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Lc19haW2ZINm7MX6VWrb2?si=805cedcbe1084b90) EuroWhat Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/5jx73fNIBsTO8alQvTy9qz?si=538762591ef54170) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Special Guest: Dave Steeves.

Eurovision started to get structure this week thanks to the semi-final allocation draw, the first wave of ticket sales, and selections from Greece, Slovenia, Belgium, and Spain. Sweden kicked off Melfest, Lithuania got competitive, and Latvia picked finalists. This was the easy Super Saturday... Super Summary Eurovision Semi-Final Allocation and Ticket Sales (1:18) Artist Announcements: Austria's JJ and France's Louane (8:45) Klavdia's "Asteromata" wins Greece's national final (11:16) Slovenia: Klemen wins EMA with "How Much Time Do We Have Left?" (15:50) Red Sebastian and "Strobe Lights" win Belgium's Eurosong (21:57) "Esa Diva": Melody wins Spain's Benidorm Fest (25:04) Sweden's Melfest 2025 Begins (30:04) Latvia's Supernova Semi-Final (35:44) Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT Heat 4 (40:45) San Marino Names ALLLL the Semi-Finalists (43:57) Coming up: Super Saturday 2 (46:03) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Moldova made a surprise internal selection and Spain made its Eurovision selection at last week's Benidorm Festival. We discuss these songs and look ahead to the first Super Saturday of 2022! Convoluted Summary Zdob si Zdub will represent Moldova again (1:15) Spain choose Chanel's "SloMo" at Benidorm Fest (4:14) Pabandom and MGP (8:48) Cosa sta facendo Måneskin? Sanremo Edition (16:49) Midweek Selections: Eesti Laul, North Macedonia, Ireland (17:48) Super Saturday: Iceland, Melfest, Israel, EMA, Supernova (20:45) Spotify Playlists Eurovision Selection Season 2022 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Lc19haW2ZINm7MX6VWrb2?si=805cedcbe1084b90) EuroWhat Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/5jx73fNIBsTO8alQvTy9qz?si=538762591ef54170) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat).

Bradley Dalton-Oates from the Eurovision Song Context podcast joins us to discuss the entries from Norway, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Iceland, and the Netherlands. Huzzah Summary Eurovision Song Context (1:11) Norway - Kyle Alessandro - "Lighter" (5:51) Estonia - Tommy Cash - "Espresso Macchiato" (13:38) Azerbaijan - Mamagama - "Run With U" (27:53) Iceland - VÆB - "RÓÁ" (36:01) The Netherlands - Claude - "C'est La Vie" (44:16) Final Thoughts (50:32) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Bradley Dalton-Oates.

With one month to go until Eurovision New Year and next year's host city and dates announced, it's been a fairly quiet month for the Contest. We check in with some of the national selection processes that are already casting for the upcoming season. Drought Summary Malmö, Sweden will host Eurovision 2024 (1:03) Norway Suggests Jury Changes (6:09) Patreon, Social Media, Guest Spots (8:48) Luxembourg is ready to play (12:37) Eurovision 2023 Impact Report (16:07) Sam Ryder Emmy Nomination (17:45) Cover Photo by Luismi Sánchez on Unsplash Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Our next episode will be about Abba Gold in the 33 1/3 music criticism series (https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/abbas-abba-gold-9780826415462/).

Ned Raggett returns to discuss that last six entries of the second semi-final for Eurovision 2022. Will one of the boys with emotions be able to overtake Sweden’s melancholy? (No. The answer is no.) Himbo Summary Romania - WRS - "Llámame" (2:56) Poland - Ochman - "River" (9:21) Montenegro - Vladana - "Breathe" (17:03) Belgium - Jérémie Makiese - "Miss You" (22:45) Sweden - Cornelia Jakobs - "Hold Me Closer" (28:05) Czech Republic - We Are Domi - "Lights Off" (36:08) Eurovision 2022 Review Series Semi-Final 1 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/149) Semi-Final 1 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/150) Semi-Final 1 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/151) Semi-Final 2 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/152) Semi-Final 2 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/153) Semi-Final 2 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/154) Auto-Qualifiers (http://eurowhat.com/155) Available May 3 Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Special Guest: Ned Raggett.

We get caught up on September 2023 Eurovision Headlines, of which there are a surprising amount. We already have an artist, details on multiple selection processes, and more than 2 dozen countries ready to party in Malmö, Sweden. Efficiency Summary Belgium selects Mustii (1:02) Christer Bjorkman and Per Blankens join the production team (3:07) The EBU debates AI (6:53) Show Business: Patreon and the Great American Pop Culture Quiz (9:16) National Selections: United Kingdom, Switzerland, Malta, Cyprus, Ukraine, Germany (10:21) 2023 Streaming Stats (18:12) Cosa sta facendo Maneskin: VMA Bingo Edition (20:26) Photo by Mattias Diesel on Unsplash Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Our next episode will be about Noes on Camp.

It's another hopping Eurovision 2025 setup week with another wave of potential songs, information about Basel, the ESC hosts, ticket sales, plus auditions and previews from Moldova and Belgium. Process Summary 📢 Announcements: Mascots, ArenaPlus, and the Eurovision Hosts (1:03) 🎟️ Next in Logistics: Semi-Final Allocation and Eurovision Tickets (3:44) 💿 National Final Songs and Artists: Poland, Norway, Ukraine, Iceland (6:17) 🇲🇩 Moldova Etapa Nationala Auditions (11:30) 🇱🇹 Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT Second Heat (13:24) 🇧🇪 Belgium's Eurosong Preview: LEEZ, Le Manou, Lenn, Grace (14:43) 🗓️ Coming Up: Songs from Portugal, Slovenia, and Serbia plus the Luxembourg Song Contest (20:07) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

The dreaded Nul Points visited Rotterdam at Eurovision this year. We take a look at the sordid history of the dubious distinction. Nul Points Summary News: Georgia's Circus Mircus, American Song Contest Launch Date, Estonia's Eesti Laul, Albania's Festivali i Këngës, Czech Republic's Online Selection (2:23) Eurovision Again: 2004 (11:01) Nul Points: A Taxonomy (13:58) A Pointless History of Eurovision (21:44) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe, please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Want to support the show? Join our Patreon (https://patreon.com/eurowhat)! Listener support has helped with getting episode transcriptions and refreshing our website (https://eurowhat.com). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat).

How did the first Eurovision Song Contest telecast come about in 1956? We talk about coronations, cattle calls, and continental broadcasting in this week's episode. Lugano Summary Host city when? Bid Process Edition (1:21) Snap Status (2:55) Cosa Sta Facendo Måneskin: VMAs Edition (3:54) Hooverphonic for Brussels Airlines (6:40) History of Eurovision: 1930 Onward (10:34) The European Television Season (14:53) The Birth of Eurovision (18:29) Eurovision History as Broadcasting History (24:32) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can find a service to subscribe to the show here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Become a Patron! Patrons get access to our bonus podcast Just ASCing Questions.

In the last week of Eurovision Selection Season, we have a manageable number of internal selections to process and ease into the sunset with chill vibes from three national finals. One More Google Summary Tuesday: Switzerland (2:02) Wednesday: Georgia and Cyprus (4:52) Thursday: Belgium, United Kingdom, and Greece (10:44) Friday: Austria (22:57) Saturday: Sweden's Melfest, Iceland's Songvakeppnin, and Portugal's Festival da Cancao (27:18) Coming up this week: Israel, Malta, Azerbaijan, Armenia (40:41) Spotify Playlists Eurovision Selection Season 2022 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Lc19haW2ZINm7MX6VWrb2?si=805cedcbe1084b90) EuroWhat Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/5jx73fNIBsTO8alQvTy9qz?si=538762591ef54170) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat).

In the biggest Saturday for Eurovision 2022 selection season, 6 songs were chosen for Turin. We travel to Norway, Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, San Marino, and Malta and examine a variety of TV formats along the way. Quante voci? In questa economia? Summary News: Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dogg to Host American Song Contest; Ukraine Update (1:25) Azerbaijan announces Nadir Rüstəmli (4:32) Norway Gives That Subwoolfer a Ticket to Turin (6:19) Slovenia hits the "Disko" with LPS (13:07) Croatia Gives in to Mia Dimšić's "Guilty Pleasure" (15:35) Poland crosses the "River" with Ochman (18:25) Malta Thinks Emma Muscat is "Out of Sight" (21:48) Achille Lauro's "Stripper" is Una Voce per San Marino (27:24) Cosa Sta Facendo Maneskin: Vibe Rate Edition (32:53) This week: Australia Decides, Finland's UMK, Iceland's Songvakeppnin, Melfest Heat 4 (34:08) Spotify Playlists Eurovision Selection Season 2022 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Lc19haW2ZINm7MX6VWrb2?si=805cedcbe1084b90) EuroWhat Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/5jx73fNIBsTO8alQvTy9qz?si=538762591ef54170) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat).

We reach the end of Eurovision Selection Season 2025 and share our first impressions of the internal selections from Israel, Switzerland, Cyprus, Georgia, and France. Stragglers Summary Israel Debuts "New Day Will Rise" by Yuval Raphael (2:07) Zoë Më will represent host country Switzerland with "Voyage" (9:05) Theo Evan says "Shh" for Cyprus (12:02) Georgia declares "Freedom" with Mariam Shengelia (15:55) France's Louane debuts "maman" (21:04) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Dave Steeves facilitates a play through of the Eurovision Song Contest Board Game. Mike en Ben verstaan de Nederlandse taal niet. Bordspel Summary Introduction to the Best/Worst Idea (1:30) Eurovision Song Contest: The Board Game (4:08) The Grand Final (28:19) Review: did we like the Eurovision Board Game? (33:12) Links / Credits Cover art: Mike McComb #31: Eurovision Gifts for 2018 (https://eurowhat.fireside.fm/31) Episode Transcript (https://share.descript.com/view/8IKQZ0EWllk) (Descript) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe, please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Want to support the show? Join our Patreon (https://patreon.com/eurowhat)! Listener support has helped with getting episode transcriptions and refreshing our website (https://eurowhat.com). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Special Guest: Dave Steeves.

Does breaking the fourth wall work at Eurovision? Ben takes us through a collection of songs that try to go meta. Metaverse Summary News (1:16) Eurovision Again: 2012 (10:23) When Eurovision Goes Meta (15:16) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe, please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Want to support the show? Join our Patreon (https://patreon.com/eurowhat)! Listener support has helped with getting episode transcriptions and refreshing our website (https://eurowhat.com). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat).

Maura Johnston joins us as we wrestle with the Eurovision 2023 set of auto-qualifiers. Will Ukraine pull the double? Will the UK and Spain continue their glowups? Will we be going back to Italy? Will Germany get out of the basement? Is France gonna France? Controlled Grandiosity Summary France — La Zarra — "Évidemment" (2:16) Germany — Lord of the Lost — "Blood and Glitter" (6:43) Italy — Marco Mengoni — "Due Vite" (12:29) Spain — Blanca Paloma — "EAEA" (17:08) Ukraine — TVORCHI — "Heart of Steel" (22:44) United Kingdom — Mae Muller — "I Wrote a Song" (28:08) Final Thoughts (34:28) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the Eurowhat AV Club and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Maura Johnston.

We close out our coverage of Eurovision Semi-Final 1 with Allegra Kuney, who has brought her media studies hats for our discussions about Switzerland, Israel, Moldova, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Lv100 Paladin Summary Switzerland - Remo Forrer - "Watergun" (3:48) Israel - Noa Kirel - "Unicorn" (10:07) Moldova - Pasha Parfeni - "Soarele şi luna" (19:12) Sweden - Loreen - "Tattoo" (24:28) The Netherlands - Mia Nicolaï and Dion Cooper - "Burning Daylight" (34:54) Final Thoughts (41:28) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the Eurowhat AV Club and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Allegra Kuney.

5 Eurovision national finals took place this past weekend with mixed results. Well, results that were mixed weirdly due to jury/televote score conversions. We discuss Germany, Estonia, Moldova, Lithuania, and Denmark, plus Poland's internal selection. Conversion Summary Isaak is "Always on the Run" for Germany (1:00) Eesti Laul Grand Final (5:44) Natalia Barbu represents Moldova again with "In the Middle" (10:12) Saba wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with "Sand" (14:11) "Luktelk" and Silvester Belt win Eurovizija.lt (18:52) Poland selects Luna and "The Tower" (23:59) Sweden's Melfest Heat 3 (27:21) Iceland's Songvakeppnin Begins (31:58) Una Voce Per San Marino reveals big artists (34:52) This week: Belgium's entry from Mustii, Croatia's Dora, Portugal's Festival da Canção (40:05) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Our brains may have turned into soup, but we survived the last overstuffed Saturday of Eurovision Selection Season. Just barely though... we were told there would be no math... Math Summary Internal selections: The Netherlands and Montenegro (1:43) 12 Points Germany goes to "Rockstars" by Malik Harris (5:25) Denmark's REDDI won "The Show" (11:13) WRS wins Romania's Selectia Nationala with "Llamame" (14:47) "Fulenn" wins France's C'est Vous Qui Decidez (19:09) Konstrakta will represent Serbia with "In Corpore Sano" (24:05) Cosa Sta Facendo Maneskin: iHeartRadio Edition (29:52) This week: Internal Selections, Songvakeppnin, Melfest, Festival da Cancao (31:59) Spotify Playlists Eurovision Selection Season 2022 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Lc19haW2ZINm7MX6VWrb2?si=805cedcbe1084b90) EuroWhat Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/5jx73fNIBsTO8alQvTy9qz?si=538762591ef54170) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat).

Audio engineer and Never Post (https://www.neverpo.st/) host Mike Rugnetta joins us for a Eurovision crash course. We discuss this year's entries from Estonia, Denmark, Belgium, San Marino, and Switzerland, as well as the overwhelming schedule for Eurovision rehearsals and the finer points of grocery store playlists. CVS Bangerz Summary Welcome, Mike Rugnetta! (0:43) 🇪🇪 Estonia - 5MIINUST x Puuluup - “(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi” 💊 (8:51) 🇩🇰 Denmark - SABA - "Sand" 🏜️ (19:04) 🇧🇪 Belgium - Mustii - "Before the Party's Over" 🎊 (30:20) 🇸🇲 San Marino - Megara - "11:11" 👩‍🎤 (38:43) 🇨🇭 Switzerland - Nemo - "The Code" 🧩 (47:43) Final Thoughts (and Questions) (58:19) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Mike Rugnetta.

Discussing Valérie Lemercier's "freely-inspired" Celine Dion biopic — What do you do if your pop culture idol doesn't sign off on you making a biopic about them? Change their name, tweak some of the facts, and play all the roles so you can make a movie like Aline! We have A LOT of questions about the film: Aline! Summary EuroWhat AV Club: Aline! (3:53) 🎥 What is Aline? (6:14) 🎤 What is your relationship with Celine Dion? (7:55) 😲 At what point in the movie did you go “Uhhhhh, what?!” (14:13) 🔎 What is Aline actually about? (17:36) 🎶 How was Eurovision depicted in Aline? (23:53) 🤔 Who is this movie for? (26:12) ⚖️ Would you recommend Aline? (31:58) Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes just like this one with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social).

When (inciting incident), (hero) struggles against (antagonistic force) in order to (goal) before (stakes are lost). ... Her? Summary San Marino - Piqued Jacks - "Like an Animal" (4:32) Austria - Teya and Salena - "Who the Hell is Edgar?" (12:06) Albania - Albina & Familja Kelmendi - "Duje" (18:54) Lithuania - Monika Linkyté - "Stay" (25:18) Australia - Voyager - "Promise" (32:26) Final Thoughts (40:30) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the Eurowhat AV Club and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Navah Wolfe.

Before 2025 gets into full swing, we catch up on Eurovision news from the end of 2024. We have designs! We have fonts! We have an entry where we're not not saying Tirana 2026! Plus, we go deep on the results from the ESC 250 Countdown. Loaded with Energy Summary 💕Unity. Shapes. Love. Branding. (0:55) 🇦🇱 Albania selects "Zjerm" by Shkodra Elektronike (12:36) 🇳🇱 Netherlands selects Claude as their act for Basel (21:41) 📰 Other Process Updates: Ukraine, San Marino, Ireland, Iceland, Moldova (23:23) 🥳 Results from the 2024 ESC 250 (29:11) 📺 This week: 🇪🇪 Eesti Laul Wildcard, 🇫🇮 UMK Artists and Songs, 🇭🇷 Dora Songs, 🇱🇹 Eurovizija.lt (41:43) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

We kick off Eurovision 2024 Review Season with our special guest Sam Gavin! We discuss the entries from Slovenia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Ukraine, and Finland as well as reminisce about My Neighbor Totoro, pre-internet software, and cringe content from back in the day. Encarta Summary Welcome, Sam Gavin! (0:46) 🇸🇮 Slovenia - Raiven - "Veronika" 🧝‍♀️ (3:59) 🇮🇪 Ireland - Bambie Thug - "Doomsday Blue" 😱 (11:04) 🇱🇺 Luxembourg - Tali - "Fighter" 🤺 (19:01) 🇺🇦 Ukraine - alyona alyona & Jerry Heil - "Teresa & Maria" 📿 (23:58) 🇫🇮 Finland - Windows95Man - "No Rules!" 🚫 (32:44) Final Thoughts (46:07) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Sam Gavin.

The Reference Group is one of the governing bodies for the Eurovision Song Contest. Who sits on this board and what experience do they bring to the table? We go through the dossiers in this episode. Verily Summary What are the Eurovision Heads of Delegation and Reference Group? (1:29) Who is currently in the Eurovision Reference Group? (8:05) Who isn't on the Eurovision Reference Group? (21:52) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

FRANCE has jumped the gun and released their song for Eurovision 2024. Greece has announced their artist, a handful of countries have named their contestants for their national finals, and tickets were already on sale... it's barely December? Join us as we peruse Eurovision Song Contest headlines. Allons-y! Summary 🇫🇷 France surprise announces Slimane and "Mon Amour" (0:53) 🇬🇷 Greece will send Marina Satti to Malmo (6:15) 💚 United by Music Forever (8:45) 🎫 Tickets Wave 1 Happened (10:00) 🗳️ ESC Top 250 Voting Opens (13:33) 📲 Bluesky and Patreon (16:17) 🌍 Contestant Lists: Malta, Estonia, Spain, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Ukraine (18:10) 📝 Alumni Notes: Tumblr Trends (26:42 Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

While Ben recovers from Liverpool's Party of the Century, special guest Trip Payne stops by to chat about the 2023 Eurovision Grand Final and the battle between Sweden and Finland. Stockholm Syndrome Summary Eurovision Listening Project (2:35) How was the Grand Final as a show? (5:22) Diving into the Grand Final results (7:06) Semi-Finals Data Drop (19:20) Looking ahead to 2024 (23:45) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the Eurowhat AV Club and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Trip Payne.

Lithuania's selection series Pabandom is Naujo has returned and we couldn't be more excited. Meanwhile, Norway's MGP held its second semi as several countries drop songs all over the place for Eurovision 2023. We Go Again Summary Lithuania's Pabandom is Naujo Begins (1:34) Norway's MGP Holds Its Second Semi-Final (8:39) Song Drops: Denmark, Portugal, Iceland (13:10) Coming Up: Germany's Finalists, Moldova's Auditions, Czech Republic's Live Final, Semi-Final Allocation (16:30) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with selection season for Eurovision 2023 including a calendar and playlists on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the American Song Contest, the Eurovision AV Club, and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!

Eurovision calmed down a bit this week with qualifying heats from Lithuania and Norway plus the semi-final for Estonia's Eesti Laul. Slovenia turned up the drama with Raiven's "Veronika" and Austria announced their artist for Malmö. Be warned: this is the last bit of calm until March... That's SLO Raiven Summary Raiven's "Veronika" debuts for Slovenia (1:02) Austria announces Kaleen for Malmö (3:40) Portugal and Germany release National Final details (5:29) Eesti Laul Semi-final (9:16) NRK MGP Heat 2 (12:05) Eurovizija.lt Heat 2 (20:49) This week: Romania, Denmark, Serbia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, and The Draw (25:34) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Professional TV quiz writer Alex McMillan joins us to talk about how to write tantalizing Eurovision trivia. We also learn about some of the differences between UK and US game show writing. Trivial Pursuits Summary News: Russia suspended (for realsies), Kalush Orchestra sells trophy, Cyprus using All Together Now (1:21) Eurovision Learned League 1DS (4:43) Welcome, Alex McMillan! (7:22) How does one become a quiz show writer? (12:18) How do you distill a body of knowledge into something manageable? (18:01) Differences in UK Quiz Writing and US Quiz Writing (26:25) What is the distinction between Trivia and Minutia? (31:49) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can find a service to subscribe to the show here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Become a Patron! Patrons get access to our bonus podcast Just ASCing Questions. Cover Photo: Sean Benesh (https://unsplash.com/@seanbenesh?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/s/photos/trivia?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) Special Guest: Alex McMillan.

Our 8th season begins with news about Eurovision 2025 host city Basel, our first artist announcement, and a look at the history of Switzerland at the Contest. Exotic Switzerland Summary Basel, Switzerland will host Eurovision 2025 (0:54) Theo Evan will represent Cyprus in Basel (4:05) Is everyone/the Netherlands still mad at the EBU? (7:53) Montenegro will return to Eurovision (10:08) Italy and Sweden tweak their national selections (14:02) Patreon: Let's Talk About Can't Stop the Music (19:27) Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest (21:48) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Several internal selections join the Eurovision 2024 field this week and exactly zero of them are holding back. Serbia's national final goes harder than necessary while Iceland... also made a selection this week. We're in the homestretch! Maximal Summary Nemo breaks "The Code" for Switzerland (0:47) Joost Klein is the Netherlands' "Europapa" (3:51) Silia Kapsis calls out a "Liar" for Cyprus (9:08) The United Kingdom's Olly Alexander is "Dizzy" for Eurovision (11:37) Austria declares "We Will Rave" with Kaleen (16:32) Teya Dora wins Serbia's Pesma za Euroviziju with "Ramonda" (19:47) Hera Bjork's "Scared of Heights" wins in Iceland (28:23) Melfest Heat 5 (33:19) Portugal's Festival da Cancao Semi 2 (38:56) This week: Australia, Greece, the End of Selection Season 2024 (40:36) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

2020 was a dark time for live music. It also marked the first time in the Eurovision Song Contest’s 65-year history where the competition was canceled. Rather than letting the lights go down in Rotterdam, Eurovision’s fan community and the European Broadcasting Union found new ways to celebrate the contest’s artists with at-home concerts, fan-driven countdowns, AI analysis of song content, and internet watchalongs of remastered editions of previous contests. When the contest returned in 2021, “Open Up”—the slogan carried over from the 2020 contest—took on new meaning. Participating nations took extra precautions to put on their selection processes safely while Eurovision made sure it could be “back for good.” Fans had more say in who would be representing their nation, the Rotterdam Ahoy crew tested the feasibility of large-scale music events, and improvements in streaming platforms over the last decade meant that even more eyes were on the contest. What wide-ranging effects could this have as Eurovision breaks out of its European bubble and starts bleeding into other areas of pop culture, including the Billboard Hot 100 and the 2023 Grammy Awards? PopCon 2023 Summary What is Eurovision? (8:43) A Big Tent (12:07) An Interlude About Digital Streaming Technology (13:10) It is a Normal Year at Eurovision and Everything is Fine and We're Definitely NOT About to be Rocked By a Global Pandemic That Will Shut Everything Down Nine Months from Now (16:44) #EurovisionAgain (28:57) Back for Good (35:02) Eurovision Song Contest: The Legend of Fire Saga (40:28) Televising Covid (42:08) New Engagement Opportunities (50:41) The Covid Bubble (53:30) The Grand Final (1:02:46) Eurovision Around the World (1:08:53) Thank you again to everyone listening, guests who have appeared on the show, guests who don't yet know they're going to be on the show (get hype!), and the Eurovision community at-large. This podcast is a labor of love and we're super proud to have made it to 200! Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the Eurowhat AV Club and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!

Happy Eurovision New Year! As preparations for 2023 begin, we explore defending champion Ukraine's Eurovision journey over the last 20 years. Welcome to Ukraine Summary Host City When? 2023 Rules Edition (2:23) Sara James advances to America's Got Talent Finals (5:30) Cosa Sta Facendo Måneskin? MTV VMAs Edition (7:21) "SNAP" Chat: Hot 100 Edition (11:10) Welcome to Ukraine (12:33) Act I: Ukraine Enters the Eurovision Chat (14:39) Act II: Maximizing the Maximalism (21:05) Act III: Crimea (31:46) Favorites and Hopes for 2023 (40:38) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can find a service to subscribe to the show here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Become a Patron! Patrons get access to our bonus podcast Just ASCing Questions.

Have we heard the winner of Eurovision 2023? Finland's selection made a strong case this weekend while Sweden's Loreen debuted her contender at Melfest. San Marino, Poland, and Australia also announced their picks as we get closer to the end of Selection Season. Did the Thing Summary Eurovision Hosts Announced (1:16) Australia makes a "Promise" with Voyager (5:31) Finland's UMK selects Käärijä's "Cha Cha Cha" (8:47) Piqued Jacks' "Like an Animal" wins Una Voce per San Marino (12:46) Poland's Blanka is going to "Solo" at Eurovision (18:30) Remo Forrer will represent Switzerland (24:57) Loreen did the thing at Melfest (25:43) Iceland sets the final field for Songvakeppnin (31:47) Portugal begins the Festival da Canção (34:13) This week: Netherlands, Serbia, Cyprus, Germany, Moldova (35:45) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with selection season for Eurovision 2023 including a calendar and playlists on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the American Song Contest, the Eurovision AV Club, and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!

We mark the halfway point of Eurovision Selection Season with the third Super Saturday in a row. Ren Faire Summary Poland selects Justyna's "Gaja" (0:57) "Espresso Macchiato" by Tommy Cash wins Eesti Laul (7:52) Norway's Kyle Alessandro will bring "Lighter" to Basel (12:06) Katarsis will represent Lithuania with "Tavo akys" (16:39) Olly wins Italy's Sanremo (20:53) Parg is a Depi Evratesil "Survivor" (26:35) Other national selections: San Marino, Germany, Sweden, Iceland (31:55) Coming up: Portugal's Festival da Canção (42:24) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Chris Molanphy from Slate's Hit Parade joins us to discuss the Big 5 and Sweden's entries for Eurovision 2024. How do the entries from France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the UK, and Sweden stack up to current US Billboard chart sensibilities? Are there any bangers in the mix? About Chris Molanphy Chris Molanphy is a chart analyst and pop critic who writes about the intersection of culture and commerce in popular music. For Slate, he created and hosts the Hit Parade podcast (https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade) and writes their “Why Is This Song No. 1?” series (https://slate.com/tag/why-is-this-songno1). His most recent book is Old Town Road (DUP, 2023), about the Lil Nas X song of the same name and the chart history and race/genre intersections that led to its record-setting chart run. Chris’s work has also appeared in Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Vulture, NPR Music’s The Record, The Village Voice, Billboard _and _CMJ. Chris has also been a frequent guest on National Public Radio (All Things Considered, On the Media, Planet Money, Soundcheck), on SiriusXM and on numerous podcasts including the Culture Gabfest and the New York Times Popcast. "Authenticity" Summary Welcome, Chris Molanphy! (0:46) 🇫🇷 France - Slimane - "Mon Amour" ❤️‍🔥 (8:22) 🇪🇸 Spain - Nebulossa - "ZORRA" 🦊 (16:46) 🇮🇹 Italy - Angelina Mango - "La Noia" 🥱 (26:51) 🇩🇪 Germany - ISAAK - "Always on the Run" 🏃 (33:34) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - Olly Alexander - "Dizzy" 😵‍💫 (41:32) 🇸🇪 Sweden - Marcus & Martinus - "Unforgettable" 👯‍♂️ (49:43) Final Thoughts (1:00:56) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Chris Molanphy.

On April 24, 1974, Portugal's Eurovision entry was used as a signal that would dismantle a dictatorship in Europe. In this episode, look back on the Carnation Revolution and Portugal's history both outside and inside the Eurovision Song Contest. "It's 5 to 11..." Summary Portugal at Eurovision (2:58) A Brief History of Portugal's Politics (11:05) April 24, 1974 (18:25) April 26, 1974 (27:10) Cover image by Tatjana from Pixabay Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

We got to catch our breath this weekend with only two Eurovision selections coming through: Lithuania and France. With this break, we check in to see how Selection Season is going and what the back half may have in store. Halftime Summary Monika Linkytė will "Stay" for Lithuania (2:06) France reveals La Zarra's "Évidemment" (7:24) Iceland's Songvakeppnin begins (11:30) Heat 3 for Sweden's Melfest (14:11) Next weekend: Finland's UMK, Una Voce Per San Marino, Festival da Cançao, Poland (18:53) Halftime Status Check (23:06) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with selection season for Eurovision 2023 including a calendar and playlists on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the American Song Contest, the Eurovision AV Club, and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!

Join the fine folks from Star Spangled Eurovision and 12 Points from America for an end-of-the year Euroquiz. Happy holidays everybody! Euroquiz 2022 Summary Round 1: Breaking the Ice...berg 🧊🚢🌊💔(1:39) Score Break with Danny and Erik (17:16) Round 2: Magnetic Poetry 🧲📝(18:45) Score Break with Max and Alix (29:03) Round 3: Eurovision First Drafts 📝❌🗑️ (30:35) Score Break with Sam and Derek (43:25) Round 4: Tangled Up in Q 🪢❓(46:12) And the winner is... (53:07) Special thanks to Chris King and Alex McMillan for writing and Dave Steeves for play testing. Cover image by Ekaterina from Pixabay, 12 Points from America, Star Spangled Eurovision Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the American Song Contest, the Eurovision AV Club, and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support! Special Guests: 12 Points from America and Star Spangled Eurovision.

New Wave has been part of the music competition journey for many Eurovision contestants. We take a look at the contest's history.

New Wave Summary

• News: Eurovision Again 2006 HD, Måneskin cracks the US Top 40, Spain visits Benidorm (0:50)
• Birth of a New Wave (6:33)
• How It Works (11:37)
• SMASH!! and Other Alumni (14:49)
• "Russian" New Wave (21:27)
• 2021 Info (25:55)

Links

• Cover art: Andres Putting (all) | Eurovision.tv
• New Wave homepage
• Italian Kidz Bop is called Filling the Music (Twitter)
• Episode Transcript (Descript)

We welcome back Justin Ladia as we begin our Eurovision 2023 review series. Starting in the first half of the first semi-final, we discuss Croatia, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, and Norway. Spoiler: it gets weird almost instantly. Nostradamus Type Whatever Summary Croatia - Let 3 - "Mama ŠČ" (1:44) Ireland - Wild Youth - "We Are One" (11:05) Latvia - Sudden Lights - "Aijā" (17:44) Malta - The Busker - "Dance (Our Own Party)" (24:20) Norway - Alessandra Mele - "Queen of Kings" (31:17) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the Eurowhat AV Club and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Justin Ladia.

We have a running order! We have tickets when! We have Mike Nothnagel joining us to discuss the rest of the first semi final for Eurovision 2022: Portugal, Croatia, Denmark, Iceland, Greece, and Norway Lilith Fair (Taylor's Version) Summary Eurovision News: Running Orders and Tickets (sort of) (1:36) Cosa Sta Facendo Måneskin: Lollapalooza Edition (3:43) Welcome, Mike Nothnagel! (8:40) Portugal - MARO - "saudade, saudade" (9:35) Croatia - Mia Dimšić - "Guilty Pleasure" (14:34) Denmark - ReDDI - "The Show" (20:40) Iceland - Systur - "Með hækkandi sól" (26:28) Greece - Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord - "Die Together" (31:07) Norway - Subwoolfer - "Give That Wolf a Banana" (36:40) Eurovision 2022 Review Series Semi-Final 1 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/149) Semi-Final 1 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/150) Semi-Final 1 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/151) Semi-Final 2 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/152) Semi-Final 2 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/153) Semi-Final 2 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/154) Auto-Qualifiers (http://eurowhat.com/155) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Special Guest: Mike Nothnagel.

The middle of the second semi-final for Eurovision 2022 is all over the map, but seems to have a lot of Americana vibes? Bre Booker returns to help us sort through the randomness. Americana? Summary San Marino - Achille Lauro - "Stripper" (1:46) Australia - Sheldon Riley - "Not the Same" (8:24) Cyprus - Andromache - "Ela" (14:28) Ireland - Brooke Scullion - "That's Rich" (21:30) North Macedonia - Andrea - "Circles" (28:56) Estonia - STEFAN - "Hope" (34:27) Eurovision 2022 Review Series Semi-Final 1 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/149) Semi-Final 1 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/150) Semi-Final 1 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/151) Semi-Final 2 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/152) Semi-Final 2 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/153) Semi-Final 2 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/154) Auto-Qualifiers (http://eurowhat.com/155) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Special Guest: Bre B..

We welcome back Reality Blurred's Andy Dehnart to chat about the first chunk of Eurovision 2023's second semi-final, which has almost too much variety in what the Contest has to offer. Starter Pack Summary Denmark - Reiley - "Breaking My Heart" (1:55) Armenia - Brunette - "Future Lover" (10:40) Romania - Theodor Andrei - "D.G.T. (Off And On)" (19:41) Estonia - ALIKA - "Bridge" (26:35) Belgium - Gustaph - "Because of You" (31:32) Cyprus - Andrew Lambrou - "Break a Broken Heart" (38:33) Final Thoughts (43:21) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the Eurowhat AV Club and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Andy Dehnart.

It was a Saturday so Super it stretched into Sunday... not by choice, but Ukraine loves drama. Norway, Spain, and Malta also made their Eurovision picks, Latvia and Sweden kicked off their processes, and Lithuania is almost done with their heats. Oh, and The Draw added some structure to the 2024 Contest. Technical Difficulties Summary The Draw handles the Semi-Final Allocation (0:27) VidBir (eventually) selects alyona alyona & Jerry Heil & "Maria & Teresa" (4:08) Gåte wins NRK MGP with "Ulveham" (11:05) Nebulossa conquers Spain's Benidorm Fest with "Zorra" (14:23) Malta has Sarah Bonnici on "Loop" (19:43) Il Senso and Monika Marija advance in Lithuania (25:21) Latvia's Supernova Semi-Final (28:29) Sweden kicks off Melodifestivalen 2024 (33:01) This week: Italy's Sanremo, Germany's Wildcard, Finland's UMK (38:59) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

As the EBU works through a litany of complaints about Eurovision 2024, Dr Jess Carniel from the University of Southern Queensland joins us to discuss the issues facing the competition. Along with examining what should be a rebuilding year for the Contest, we chat about Australia's presence at the ESC and reconsider the balance of the jury and televote. Dr Jess Carniel Jess is an Associate Professor in Humanities at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Her research focuses on the various dimensions of the Eurovision Song Contest, its fans, politics, and culture. She is the author of Understanding the Eurovision Song Contest in Multicultural Australia: We Got Love, and co-editor with Chris Hay of Eurovision and Australia: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Down Under. She is a firm believer in bangers over ballads. Grievance Committee Summary Welcome, Dr. Jess Carniel! (0:44) Grievance: Spain wants Freedom of the Press (6:18) Grievance: The European Union Flag (13:19) Grievance: Double Standards at Eurovision (18:20) Grievance: Juries and Televoting (23:06) 2025: A Rebuilding Year? (32:49) Studying Australia's Relationship with Eurovision (48:48) Did any loose ends get tied up? (55:24) Final Thoughts (1:00:54) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Jess Carniel.

After addressing some KANTroversy, we discuss the Eurovision selections from Austria, United Kingdom, Sweden, San Marino, and Portugal. Choose Chaos Summary KANTroversy: EBU Rejects Current form of Malta's Entry (1:07) Austria's JJ sings of "Wasted Love" (4:57) The United Kingdom's Remember Monday asks "What the Hell Just Happened" (8:35) Reminder: Revamps and Videos on the Way (14:21) KAJ wins Melfest with "Bara Bada Bastu" (15:06) Gabry Ponte wins the San Marino Song Contest with "Tutta L'Italia" (25:25) NAPA wins Festival da Canção with "Deslocado" (30:05) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

With around 250 entries on the Reddit post for the 2022 Eurovision Iceberg, we take a look at some of the stories we missed (or skipped) in this year's Contest. Iceberg Summary Layer 1: What is the Eurovision Iceberg? (1:02) Layer 2: Electric Callboy, Sam Ryder Illuminati (3:41) Layer 3: The Eurowhat's Level (9:51) Level 4: Circus Mircus, S10 and Ronela, Carol McGee (10:52) Level 5: Subwoolfer Threatens to Eat Host, Achille Lauro Roblox (16:57) Level 6: "I'm Famous Singer in Estonia" (23:30) Level 7: Ochman's Confederate Flag T-Shirt (25:53) Level 8: Ronela Mistaken for ISIS Uprising (27:31) What does the Eurovision Iceberg tell us? (29:47) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can find a service to subscribe to the show here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Become a Patron! Patrons get access to our bonus podcast Just ASCing Questions.

Now that the United Kingdom will officially host Eurovision 2023 on Ukraine's behalf, we take a look back at the other times substitutes needed to be called in to produce the Contest. Host Country Where? Summary United Kingdom will host Eurovision 2023 (1:22) Israel selects Noa Kirel for Eurovision Wishlist (5:29) Rosa Linn's "Snap" is Charting (7:13) American Song Contest Emmy Nomination (9:04) Eurovision Latin America Song Contest Announced (9:57) Host Country Where? (11:37) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can find a service to subscribe to the show here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Become a Patron! Patrons get access to our bonus podcast Just ASCing Questions.

First-time guest Katie Proctor joins us to kick off our coverage of Eurovision 2024 Semi Final 2! We explore the full range of revamps with this week's set, including lyrics tweaks, remastering, and translation. Were the changes made by Czechia, Albania, Norway, Malta, and Latvia successful? Oops! All Revamps Summary Welcome, Katie Proctor! (0:42) 🇨🇿 Czechia - Aiko - "Pedestal" 🗽 (3:12) 🇦🇱 Albania - Besa - "TiTAN" 💪 (8:56) 🇳🇴 Norway - Gåte - "Ulveham" 🐺 (17:32) 🇲🇹 Malta - Sarah Bonnici - "Loop" 🔄 (24:32) 🇱🇻 Latvia - Dons - "Hollow" 🙏 (31:59) Final Thoughts (40:51) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Katie Proctor.

In our Eurovision 2024 Grand Final Preview, we discuss the results of the two semi-finals in Malmö, make some predictions on what may happen on Saturday, and scratch why Sweden's hosting has been itching us this week. This episode was recorded at 7pm US Eastern Time on Thursday, May 9. Poop Chaos Summary Corrections: Robyn Edition (0:52) Eurovision Semi-Final 1 in Review (2:32) Eurovision Semi-Final 2 in Review (10:46) Grand Final Preview (27:10) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

After recapping the last (not so) quiet weekend of Eurovision Selection Season, we set our sights on finals, semi-finals, and song reveals all over Europe next weekend. Strap in: It's February, y'all. Click... Click... Click... Summary Germany announces acts for Unser Lied für Liverpool (1:22) Moldova holds auditions for Etapa Nationala (2:42) Norway finalizes the MGP lineup (5:36) Lithuania's Pabandom is Naujo wraps its quarter finals (11:34) Song drops: Portugal and Iceland (14:53) Tuesday: Semi-final Allocation and Spain's Benidorm Festival (17:22) Thursday: Serbia Song Drop and the Voice of Georgia (20:20) Friday: Malta's continued MESC-ness, Ireland Chooses its Eurosong (22:21) Saturday: Slovenia reveals "Carpe Diem", Sweden's Melfest, Latvia's Supernova (26:30) Cosa Sta Facendo Maneskin: Grammy Awards Edition (28:39) We Didn't Forget About the Czech Republic (30:10) Cover art image by Paul Brennan from Pixabay Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with selection season for Eurovision 2023 including a calendar and playlists on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the American Song Contest, the Eurovision AV Club, and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!

It's Eurovision Week! After we get caught up on Contest news, we make our predictions on which acts will advance to Saturday's Grand Final. Will there be heartbreak in Malmö? Designated Perceived Nudity Corner Summary Eurovision News: Peacock, Producer's Choice, Flags (1:19) Eurovision Semi-Final 1 Predictions (13:01) Eurovision Semi-Final 2 Predictions (25:52) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

It's the Geneva Convention vs Basel Exposition for the chance to host Eurovision in 2025. Meanwhile, the production team has been announced and a new job for ESC Director is available if you wanna work with Martin. We go over July 2024 Eurovision headlines in this episode. Vacay Summary Geneva vs Basel (1:22) Eurovision 2025 Staff Updates (6:22) Patreon Summer of Celine Book Club (10:48) 22 Countries for Eurovision 2025 So Far (13:48) Photo by Peter Conlan on Unsplash Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Azerbaijan and Iceland have their Eurovision songs selected, Germany picked their finalists, Sweden and Portugal held heats, and San Marino is doing... something. Disco Sauna Summary Azerbaijan's Mamagama wants to "Run With U" (1:27) VÆB win Iceland's Songvakeppnin with "RÓÁ" (5:33) Italy: Lucio Corsi will go to Basel with "Volevo essere un duro" (11:08) Estonia: Tommy Cash and Joost "United by Music" (12:56) Måns wins heat 4 of Melfest (18:29) Portugal begins the Festival da Canção (26:20) Germany chooses 9 Finalists (28:21) San Marino Song Contest Semi Marathon (31:54) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

We're at the end of Eurovision Selection Season and get caught up with internal selections from Australia and Greece plus the conclusion of Sweden's Melodifestivalen and Portugal's Festival da Canção. ... what do you mean there are still some unknown tracks?! Scrunchy Face Sounds Summary Electric Fields to represent Australia with "One Milkali (One Blood)" (0:51) Greece rolls the dice with Marina Satti's "Zari" (4:13) Marcus and Martinus win Melodifestivalen with "Unforgettable" (7:58) "Grito" by iolanda wins Festival da Canção (13:35) Coming up: Israel, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Review Season (17:41) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

We kick off our 2025 Eurovision Review Season with #EurovisionSky poster Ted Van Houten to discuss the entries from Albania, Slovenia, Belgium, Ukraine, and Poland. About Ted Ted is a transportation planner in Washington, DC. As someone who loves European geopolitics, obscure pop music, and being a homosexual, Ted was destined to be a Eurovision fan as soon as he found out about it. Other than Eurovision, Ted enjoys trivia competitions (both online and at his local bar), tennis, reality television, and making puns on Bluesky that get less likes than he wishes they would. Evolution Summary 🇦🇱 Albania - Shkodra Elektronike - "Zjerm" (5:00) 🇸🇮 Slovenia - Klemen - "How Much Time Do We Have Left?" (10:28) 🇧🇪 Belgium - Red Sebastian - "Strobe Lights" (17:08) 🇺🇦 Ukraine - Ziferblat - "Bird of Pray" (23:38) 🇵🇱 Poland - Justyna - "Gaja" (28:07) Final Thoughts (36:49) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Ted Van Houten.

We ease into the waters of the Eurovision TV season, thanks to the first heat of Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT. We also check in on the candidate song drops for the processes happening in Finland, Malta, Croatia, and Greece. Wading Summary Finland Announces 7 Acts for UMK (2:05) Malta, Croatia, and Greece Drop Their National Final Songs (6:46) Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT Begins (12:56) This week: Moldova Auditions; Acts from Poland, Norway, Iceland; Belgium TV; Eurovision Hosts (21:27) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

The United Kingdom has had a very rough couple of decades at the Eurovision Song Contest. Now that they're back in the driver's seat, we try to figure out what went wrong. Stiff Upper Lip Summary Eurovision Voting Overhaul (0:55) National Finals: Australia Decides, Malta ESC, Ukraine's VidBir, Estonia's Eesti Laul, Albania's FiK (6:51) Cosa Sta Facendo Maneskin: Grammy Nominations Edition (8:59) The United Kingom at Eurovision Part 2 (11:51) Nul Points (18:21) 2010s Go Internal (35:07) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the American Song Contest, the Eurovision AV Club, and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!

Justin Ladia joins us to start our coverage of the second semi-final for Eurovision 2022, with Finland, Israel, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Malta on the docket this week. Subversive Summary Finland - The Rasmus - "Jezebel" (2:23) Israel - Michael Ben David - "I.M" (8:30) Serbia - Konstrakta - "In Corpore Sano" (16:17) Azerbaijan - Nadir Rüstəmli - "Fade to Black" (25:22) Georgia - Circus Mircus - "Lock Me In" (33:03) Malta - Emma Muscat - "I Am What I Am" (44:16) Eurovision 2022 Review Series Semi-Final 1 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/149) Semi-Final 1 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/150) Semi-Final 1 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/151) Semi-Final 2 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/152) Semi-Final 2 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/153) Semi-Final 2 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/154) Auto-Qualifiers (http://eurowhat.com/155) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Special Guest: Justin Ladia.

It's the biggest weekend of Eurovision 2025 so far with Ireland, Ukraine, Finland, Latvia, and Malta making picks while several other countries' processes continued. Do-re-mi-fa-serving exhausted, but we shall persevere! ('Singing') Summary Mid-week drops: Azerbaijan's Mamagama and Czechia's "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" (2:25) Ireland accepts invitation to Emmy's "Laika Party" (6:15) Erika Vikman wins Finland's UMK with "Ich Komme" (15:43) Ziferblat's "Bird of Pray" will represent Ukraine (21:44) Latvia's Supernova names "Bur man laimi" by Tautumeitas (25:47) Malta will be serving "KANT" by Miriana Conte (27:58) Denmark's DMGP and Armenia's Depi Evratesil announce contestants (34:42) Qualifying starts in Iceland, continues in Sweden and Lithuania (36:36) Coming up: Italy's Sanremo, Poland, Germany, Estonia, and the biggest weekend of 2025 (47:17) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Maura Johnston guides us through how the Billboard Charts work and why Måneskin and Duncan Laurence cracked the American Top 40. Hot 100 Summary Host city when? Torino 2022! (0:45) How do the Billboard charts currently work? (2:52) How Duncan Laurence May Have Got on the Billboard Charts (7:40) Why is "Beggin'" rocketing up the Hot 100? (12:35) Other Eurovision Hot 100 Appearances (18:02) Why a 25-year gap between chart appearances? (22:16) Will Eurovision tracks be making more Hot 100 appearances? (32:00) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe, please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Want to support the show? Join our Patreon (https://patreon.com/eurowhat)! Listener support has helped with getting episode transcriptions and refreshing our website (https://eurowhat.com). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Special Guest: Maura Johnston.

We started Eurovision Week with 35 semi-finalists. 20 have moved on to join the Big 5 in Saturday's Grand Final. We take stock of our predictions from last episode and make our picks for who will win Eurovision 2022. ¯_(ツ)/¯ Eurovision 2022 Grand Final Preview Summary Eurovision Semi-Final 1 (2:27) Eurovision Semi-Final 2 (12:34) Eurovision Grand Final Preview (24:37) Who will win Eurovision 2022? (31:42) Eurovision 2022 Review Series Semi-Final 1 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/149) Semi-Final 1 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/150) Semi-Final 1 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/151) Semi-Final 2 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/152) Semi-Final 2 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/153) Semi-Final 2 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/154) Auto-Qualifiers (http://eurowhat.com/155) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat).

We say farewell to Eurovision 2024 host nation Sweden by examining the facts and figures of its long-running song selection method: Melodifestivalen. We also make our picks of who we would like to see make an appearance in Melfest 2025. How to Win Melfest Summary Who has written the most songs for Melfest? (2:38) Do non-English songs do well at Melfest? (6:02) Should Melfest's Andra Chansen be given a second chance? (11:53) If you already won Melfest, should you come back? (15:32) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

It's been 30 years since a small town in Ireland took on the challenge of hosting Eurovision while the concept of Europe was undergoing a transformation. We look back at Millstreet 1993, the accommodation of several new countries wanting to join the party, and... the Bartman? Millstreet Summary The Journey to the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest (1:14) A Tour of Millstreet (4:58) A Tour of Europe in 1993 (8:16) The Eurovision 1993 Contestants and Their Performances (12:55) Reflections on the Contest and Its Impact (34:02) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Our next episode will be about Scopitone.

This week we travel to Lithuania for Pabandom is Naujo, check out the Eurovision menus in Romania and Latvia (ooo, salad), and see how famous Maneskin's birthdays are. Hunker Down Summary Montenegro chooses Vladana and "Breathe (Unforgivable)" (1:16) Song drops: Romania and Latvia (2:57) Pabandom is Naujo! Week 1 (6:14) Cosa sta facendo Måneskin? Famous Birthdays Edition (10:32) This week: Finland's UMK artists, Norway's MGP, Poland's Artist (maybe) (13:38) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat).

In 2019 we examined the Big 5—Italy, Spain, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom—and offered suggestions on how they might improve their standing at Eurovision. It's five years later: how are the Big 5 doing now? Rebuilt Summary 🇮🇹 Italy (3:46) 🇪🇸 Spain (9:19) 🤗 Eurowhat AV Club Patreon and the ESC250 (16:25) 🇩🇪 Germany (18:25) 🇫🇷 France (27:07) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (33:10) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

It'll be either Liverpool or Glasgow that gets the opportunity to host Eurovision 2023 on behalf of Ukraine. We take a look at both cities as we wait for the announcement. Livergow Summary Snap Chat: American Top 40 Edition (1:46) Patreon: Xanadu (4:14) Liverpool vs. Glasgow (5:14) Cover art photo credits: Artur Kraft on Unsplash and Neil Martin on Unsplash Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can find a service to subscribe to the show here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Become a Patron! Patrons get access to our bonus podcast Just ASCing Questions.

We check in with the Eurovision jury shenanigans and then offer a sample of what we've been doing over on Patreon. Andy Dehnart from Reality Blurred joins us to look back on NBC’s American Song Contest experiment. Just ASCing Questions Summary News: Jury Doody (1:42) Just ACing Questions: Is it you? Is it me? (Originally published May 9, 2022) (8:10) Could the American Song Contest have worked? (12:31) How could the American Song Contest have generated buzz? (19:09) Could the voting and jury have made more sense? (23:17) What would season 2 need to look like for this to succeed? (27:28) Is the ASC less than the sum of its parts? (38:45) Do we have predictions on who's going to win? (44:18) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can find a service to subscribe to the show here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Become a Patron! Patrons get access to our bonus podcast Just ASCing Questions. Special Guest: Andy Dehnart.

As we wait for the Eurovision 2022 host city announce, we take a look at the five cities hoping to stage the event for Italy. Quale Città? Summary News: ABBA, Dunkin Radio, Belgium, Eesti Laul, Melfest (3:17) Italian City Thunderdome (12:13) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe, please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Want to support the show? Join our Patreon (https://patreon.com/eurowhat)! Listener support has helped with getting episode transcriptions and refreshing our website (https://eurowhat.com). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat).

We continue our series of music competitions with Eurovision connections by visiting Chile's Viña del Mar International Song Festival. Viña del Mar Summary Eurovision Again: 1968 (1:07) Belgium Selects (3:29) What is the Viña del Mar Festival? (6:41) El Monstruo (16:16) Xuxa vs El Monstruo (19:56) Enrique Iglesias and Paolo Meneguzzi vs El Monstruo (31:20) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe, please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Want to support the show? Join our Patreon (https://patreon.com/eurowhat)! Listener support has helped with getting episode transcriptions and refreshing our website (https://eurowhat.com). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat).

We welcome back Ned Raggett to discuss five more entries from Eurovision Semi-Final 1. How has the running order affected our thoughts on Serbia, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Czechia, and Finland? Capsaicin Summary Serbia - Luke Black - "Samo mi se spava" (1:47) Portugal - Mimicat - "Ai Coração" (9:57) Azerbaijan - TuranTuralX - "Tell Me More" (16:11) Czechia - Vesna - "My Sister's Crown" (24:41) Finland - Käärijä - "Cha Cha Cha" (30:26) Final Thoughts (48:14) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the Eurowhat AV Club and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Ned Raggett.

Susan Rogers from Berklee College of Music and author of This Is What It Sounds Like (https://www.thisiswhatitsoundslike.com/) joins us for a record pull of the middle section of Eurovision Semi-Final 2. How do Iceland, Greece, Poland, Slovenia, and Georgia interact with our listener profiles? Hotel Art Summary This is What it Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You (0:49) Iceland - Diljá - “Power” (5:53) Greece - Victor Vernicos - "What They Say" (11:39) Poland - Blanka - "Solo" (18:31) Slovenia - Joker Out - "Carpe Diem" (24:52) Georgia - Iru - "Echo" (31:07) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the Eurowhat AV Club and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Susan Rogers.

We say farewell to our host nations by discussing one area where Ukraine and the United Kingdom overlap: iconic runner-up entries. But what does "iconic" mean for Eurovision entries? Using data from the annual ESC Top 250 countdown, we construct a rubric to identify songs from across the decades that could be part of a Eurovision Hall of Fame. In this episode, we highlight the entries that finished in second place and have a perfect ESC Top 250 record. Iconic Summary Saying farewell to the United Kingdom and Ukraine (1:15) What is an "iconic" Eurovision performance? (6:48) 8 Iconic Eurovision Entries (11:09) Building a Eurovision Hall of Fame (30:23) Image by Maike und Björn Bröskamp from Pixabay Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Our most recent episode was about ABBA Gold in the 33 1/3 music criticism series.

We check in on Eurovision headlines from June 2024 including budget discussions, host city where/when, and which countries have already expressed interest in the 2025 Contest. Calm Summary Eurovision Ratings Omnibus 2024 (1:04) Host City When? Host City Where? (3:26) Is Everyone Still Mad at the EBU? (6:11) Patreon: "I Am: Celine Dion" (8:47) 2025 Country Count: 13 (9:37) National Selection Updates: Italy, Belgium, Albania (17:37) Cover photo by Luis Cortés on Unsplash Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Glen Weldon from NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour joins us to discuss the songs that have automatically qualified for the Eurovision 2022 Grand Final. Standing Summary France - Alvan & Ahez - "Fulenn" (2:54) Germany - Malik Harris - "Rockstars" (6:54) Spain - Chanel - "SloMo" (11:49) United Kingdom - Sam Ryder - "SPACE MAN" (15:07) Italy - Mahmood e Blanco - "Brividi" (20:04) Eurovision 2022 Sommelier (25:37) Eurovision 2022 Review Series Semi-Final 1 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/149) Semi-Final 1 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/150) Semi-Final 1 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/151) Semi-Final 2 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/152) Semi-Final 2 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/153) Semi-Final 2 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/154) Auto-Qualifiers (http://eurowhat.com/155) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Special Guest: Glen Weldon.

We get a mix of Eurovision internal selections and national finals this week from Australia, Netherlands, Serbia, Germany, Denmark, and Croatia. We also meet a new mascot/nemesis. LUMO Summary Lumo is here (1:01) Australia has ordered one "Milkshake Man" to Go-Jo (3:15) Claude says "C'est La Vie" for the Netherlands (7:43) Serbia crowns Princ and his song "Mila" (11:28) Germany goes "Baller" with Abor & Tynna (17:24) Denmark has a "Hallucination" with Sissal (25:03) Croatia's Marko Bošnjak is bring a "Poison Cake" to Basel (29:06) Also happening: Finalists in San Marino, Sweden, and Portugal (35:52) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

We finally have a (tentative) roster for next year's Eurovision Song Contest! Czechia has selected their entry, artists have been announced for the Netherlands, Slovenia, and the UK, and national final season details are coming into focus. What a way to wrap 2023! 37ish Summary 37 countries confirmed for Malmö (so far) (1:03) New color scheme! (6:38) Czechia's ESCZ puts Aiko on a "Pedestal" (8:33) Internal artist selections: Netherlands, Slovenia, United Kingdom (14:51) Holidays sidebar: Sam Ryder, Secret Santas, 2023 Pop Culture (22:23) National selection details: Italy, Albania, Germany, Luxembourg, Finland, Ukraine, Croatia (24:03) Cover photo by Scott Evans on Unsplash Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Eurovision superfan dudepoints joins us to delight in the bleeps and bloops of five more entries from this year's first semi-final. We discuss the songs from Moldova, Lithuania, Poland, Croatia, and Cyprus, as well as dude's experience at the Eurovizija.lt Grand Final. SFX Appeal Summary Welcome back, dudepoints! (0:52) 🇲🇩 Moldova - Natalia Barbu - "In the Middle" 🎻 (3:43) 🇱🇹 Lithuania - Silvester Belt - "Luktelk" 📻 (9:50) 🇵🇱 Poland - LUNA - "The Tower"🗼 (17:44) 🇭🇷 Croatia - Baby Lasagna - "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" 😼 (24:54) 🇨🇾 Cyprus - Silia Kapsis - "Liar" 🤥 (33:38) Final Thoughts (42:38) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Dude Points.

As we continue to wait for the full guest list for Eurovision 2024,: Cyprus announces their artist, a bunch of selection processes release start dates (FRIDAY?!), end dates, and a few name changes (EEK!), plus we start filling out this winter's TV calendar. Calendaring Summary Cyprus internally selects Silia Kapsis for Malmo (1:22) 35 Countries Confirmed So Far (3:24) Malmo Budgets and Planning (5:16) Eurowhat AV Club (6:50) National Selections 2023: Malta, Estonia, Albania (7:30) National Selections 2024: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Iceland, San Marino (10:51) Changing Methods: Slovenia, Lithuania, Denmark (15:15) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Our next episode will be about Scopitone.

We are all googly-eyed after a Saturday with more than 50 hours of Eurovision programming. The good news: we now have 8 more songs heading to Liverpool. Everything Everywhere All at Once Summary Vesna wins ESCZ with "My Sister's Crown" (1:40) Alika will represent Estonia with "Bridges" (4:37) Theodor Andrei's "D.G.T. (Off and On)" wins Romania's Selectia Nationala (7:37) "Breaking My Heart" by Reiley will represent Denmark (13:32) Let 3 dominates Croatia's Dora with "Mama ŠČ!" (17:45) Sudden Lights wins Latvia's Supernova with "Aijā" (22:44) Malta selects "Dance (Our Own Party)" by The Busker for Liverpool (24:22) Marco Mangoni will represent Italy again with "Due Vite" (27:27) Sweden's Melfest Heat 2 (32:52) Lithuania sets the Pabandom is Nuajo Final Field (36:31) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with selection season for Eurovision 2023 including a calendar and playlists on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the American Song Contest, the Eurovision AV Club, and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!

Eurovision 2024 barely took a break for the holidays! We get caught up on Albania's Festivali i Këngës, the results of the ESC 250 Countdown, and look forward to Moldova, Norway, and Lithuania this coming weekend. Trickle Summary Albania chooses Besa and "Zemren n'dore" (0:46) The Eurovision 2024 Stage Concept (5:31) Eurovision announces The Draw and a new sponsor (7:04) "Cha Cha Cha" wins the ESC250 Countdown (10:07) National Selection updates: Ukraine, Serbia, Ireland, Croatia, Finland (19:01) TV This Week: Norway's NRK MGP, Moldova's Auditions, Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT (23:21) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Belarus won't be competing at Eurovision in the foreseeable future, so this seems like a good time to take an historical view of the country and its identity. Belarus Summary News: Australia, Germany, American Song Contest, ESC Top 250 (1:11) A Brief History of Belarus (6:33) Belarus at Eurovision (14:22) Belarus Today (28:49) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe, please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Want to support the show? Join our Patreon (https://patreon.com/eurowhat)! Listener support has helped with getting episode transcriptions and refreshing our website (https://eurowhat.com). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat).

"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (also known as "Volare") is not only one of the most well-known Eurovision songs, it's one of the most successful Italian songs ever. We dig into the song's backstory and it's continued impact on popular culture. Volare Summary Noa Kirel confirms for Israel (1:27) Host City When: Short List Edition (3:43) SNAP Chat: Bubbling Under Edition (5:51) What do you know about "Volare"? (7:36) Sanremo 1958 (10:40) Eurovision 1958: Hilversum (14:26) The US Music Industry in 1958 (17:12) 1959 Grammy Awards (23:51) The Extended Legacy of Volare (26:40) Where are they now? (32:19) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can find a service to subscribe to the show here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Become a Patron! Patrons get access to our bonus podcast Just ASCing Questions.

This weekend was a practice run for Eurovision Super Saturday as Ireland, Norway, and Spain made their selections and Slovenia shared their song. Sweden and Latvia also kicked off their processes as we get ready for a deluge of entries for Liverpool. Peanut Butter Yelly Time Summary Semi-Final Allocation (1:08) Wild Youth wins Ireland's Eurosong with "We Are One" (4:44) Slovenia's Joker Out debuts "Carpe Diem" (13:15) Alessandra will represent Norway with "Queen of Kings" (15:23) Blanca Paloma's "EAEA" wins Benidorm Fest (20:22) Czech Republic held its first live TV final in 15 years (25:49) Artist Selctions from Greece, Austria, Armenia, and Georgia (27:48) Malta moves forward in MESC (33:42) Lithuania's Pabandom is Naujo goes into Semi Finals (36:18) Latvia's Supernova begins (39:47) Sweden's Melfest 2023 Begins (43:29) Super Saturday 2023: Italy, Estonia, Croatia, Denmark, Romania (47:47) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with selection season for Eurovision 2023 including a calendar and playlists on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the American Song Contest, the Eurovision AV Club, and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!

Eurovision Selection Season draws nigh with more than half of the countries competing in 2023 airing some form of music competition. This is our guide to having the best Super Saturday experience. Selection Season Summary The Netherlands announce Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper (1:10) No American Song Contest on NBC's mid-season schedule (2:41) Selection Processes: Belgium, Romania, Estonia, Czech Republic, Germany, Portugal (4:55) Fan votes: Aussievision's Top 100 NFC and the ESC Top 250 (11:02) Що робить Kalush Orchestra? MTV EMA edition (16:55) How to get the most out of Eurovision Selection Season (19:16) Cover photo by Nabil Saleh on Unsplash Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can find a service to subscribe to the show here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Become a Patron! Patrons get access to our bonus podcast Just ASCing Questions.

Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan from the celebrity fashion blog Go Fug Yourself join us to discuss fashion, stagewear, and all the lewks from Eurovision 2024. What designs worked, which were less successful, and will 2025 be an all-denim affair? A Lotta Look Summary Welcome, Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan! (1:16) The Turquoise Carpet (6:38) Favorite Looks from Eurovision 2024 (9:39) Less Successful Eurovision 2024 Looks (16:52) Outfit Rehearsals (25:27) Is Eurovision Fashion Second-Tier? (30:55) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan.

We're joined by @dudepoints to discuss some Swedish post-Eurovision activities: ABBA's Voyage concert experience and Martin Osterdahl's Max Anger book series. Midsommar Summary Ukraine will not host Eurovision 2023 (0:57) Eurovision Live to Tape 2022 (7:52) Eurovision in the Wild: AGT 2022 Edition (11:13) Main Topic: Midsommar with @dudepoints (13:54) ABBA Voyage (17:14) Max Anger (23:16) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can find a service to subscribe to the show here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Become a Patron! Patrons get access to our bonus podcast Just ASCing Questions. Special Guest: Dude Points.

Meredith Clark from Light Treason News joins us to chat about our last set of songs for Eurovision Semi Final 1: Serbia, Iceland, Australia, Portugal, and Azerbaijan. Topics include: Memes popular in Bangladesh, Whose Line is It Anyway, didgeridoos, three-minute world building, and arms appreciation. Optimistic Summary Welcome back, Meredith Clark! (0:53) 🇷🇸 Serbia - Teya Dora - "Ramonda" 🥀 (4:35) 🇮🇸 Iceland - Hera Bjork - "Scared of Heights" 🎢 (10:31) 🇦🇺 Australia - Electric Fields - "One Milkali (One Blood)" ☕️ (17:11) 🇵🇹 Portugal - iolanda - "Grito" 😧 (23:43) 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov - "Özünlə Apar" 🤝 (29:54) Final Thoughts (36:51) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Meredith Clark.

With Ben traveling back from Finland's UMK, guest Trip Payne taps in to discuss that national final, Latvia's Supernova, and Italy's Sanremo Festival. Then we prepare for the biggest Super Saturday of the Eurovision season coming up next weekend. Imaginary Beef Summary Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman will host Eurovision 2024 (2:27) Windows95Man wins UMK with "No Rules" (4:05) "Hollow" by Dons wins Latvia's Supernova (9:40) "La Noia" will go to Malmo with Angelina Mango (14:29) Lithuania's Eurovizijalt Final Field Set (25:51) Melfest Heat 2 (27:38) This week: Germany, Moldova, Estonia, Denmark, Iceland, San Marino (30:29) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Trip Payne.

Suzie Seager from the Euroriffs Podcast joins us to discuss concerts and music releases featuring Eurovision alumni. After the Fact Summary Suzie Seager from Euroriffs (0:40) Slovenia announces Joker Out (5:12) Junior Eurovision 2022 (6:42) Song drops from Estonia and Ukraine (9:11) The Eurovision Aftermarket in 2022 (10:50) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the American Song Contest, the Eurovision AV Club, and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Suzie Seager.

Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra claimed the Eurovision 2022 trophy thanks to a record-breaking televote. Dave Steeves joins us to do a mini-dive into this year's Grand Final. Slava Ukraini Summary Numbers! (2:03) Jury Doody (11:12) Cosa Sta Facendo Måneskin: Wish.com Edition (16:33) Welcome to the off-season! (21:34) Eurovision 2022 Review Series Semi-Final 1 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/149) Semi-Final 1 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/150) Semi-Final 1 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/151) Semi-Final 2 Part 1 (http://eurowhat.com/152) Semi-Final 2 Part 2 (http://eurowhat.com/153) Semi-Final 2 Part 3 (http://eurowhat.com/154) Auto-Qualifiers (http://eurowhat.com/155) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Special Guest: Dave Steeves.

Meredith Clark joins us to discuss Albania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, and Moldova as we kick off our coverage of the first semi-final for Eurovision 2022. Fairgrounds Summary Albania - Ronela Hijati - "Sekret" (5:32) Bulgaria - Intelligent Music Project - "Intention" (10:42) Latvia - Citi Zēni - "Eat Your Salad" (18:00) Lithuania - Monika Liu - "Sentimentai" (25:04) Moldova - Zdob și Zdub & Fratii Advahov - Trenulețul (29:57) Spotify Playlists Eurovision Selection Season 2022 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Lc19haW2ZINm7MX6VWrb2?si=805cedcbe1084b90) EuroWhat Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/5jx73fNIBsTO8alQvTy9qz?si=538762591ef54170) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe), please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Special Guest: Meredith Clark.

Greece and Turkey have had a tense relationship and Cyprus is often in the center of disputes. We take a look at these dynamics and how they may have shifted over the last 50 years at Eurovision. Obvious Points Klaxon Summary Greece debuts at Eurovision (1:43) Greek Politics (5:40) Cyprus (8:11) Greece, Cyprus, and Turkiye at Eurovision (13:33) Do Greece and Cyprus always give each other 12 points? (23:07) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Our next episode will be about Notes on Camp.

Finland went all out in supporting their Eurovision entry "Cha Cha Cha" in ways that continue to reverberate weeks after the contest. We spoke with University of Helsinki researcher Zoë Jay and UMK associate producer/"Cha Cha Cha" dancer Matti Myllyaho about Finland's Eurovision 2023 experience. Zoë Jay Dr Zoë Jay is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki and the Centre of Excellence in Law, Identity and the European Narratives. She has a background in international relations and political science. Her research focuses on European politics, human rights, and the politics of international law, especially compliance with the European Court of Human Rights. Matti Myllyaho Matti Myllyaho is an associate show producer for Finland's national selection Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) and performed as a backing dancer in Finland's 2023 Eurovision entry "Cha Cha Cha". Sisu Summary tumblr and Eurovision Fandom Zoë Jay and Finland's Publc Response to Eurovision 2023 (4:47) Matti Myllyaho on Delegating "Cha Cha Cha" Dancing (25:42) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Our next episode will be about Abba Gold in the 33 1/3 music criticism series (https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/abbas-abba-gold-9780826415462/). Special Guests: Matti Myllyaho and Zoë Jay.

It's been a couple months since we last checked in on Eurovision news… hoo boy there's a lot to get caught up on. We have elections, new heads of delegations, and info about way too many national selections. Avalanche Summary 💊 Exotic Switzerland: Funding Referendum, Novartis Sponsorship (1:41) 🇳🇱 Is Everyone (Netherlands?) Still Mad at the EBU? (6:31) 🔴 Coming up on the podcast: Iceland Airwaves and Rockin' the Kremlin (12:16) 🎓 New Heads of Delegations for 2025 (14:42) 📆 National Selection Updates (Vague) (21:50) 🏆 National Final Updates (Specific) (25:47) ⏳ Who are we waiting on? (34:36) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Somehow we made it through the other side of the 2024 Eurovision Grand Final in one piece. Things that didn't: the Netherlands, Nemo's trophy, and possibly the EBU? We examine the immediate aftermath of Saturday's show from Malmö. Broke Summary Netherlands Disqualified from Eurovision (0:59) The Actual Grand Final (6:53) Eurovision Results Data Dive (10:07) Looking Toward Eurovision 2025 (17:49) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Malmö 2024 Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024 (https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo). You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist (https://eurowhat.com/selection-season)! Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Will Finland "Cha Cha Cha" to victory? Will Sweden's Loreen get a "Tattoo" to celebrate a win? Could Ukraine's "Heart of Steel" beat the competition? We recap the Eurovision 2023 Semi-Finals and make our picks for what we think will happen at the Grand Final in Liverpool. Eurovision 2023 Grand Final Preview Summary Semi-Final 1 Recap (2:11) Semi-Final 2 Recap (10:06) Grand Final Preview (18:40) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the Eurowhat AV Club and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!