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The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

The EuroWhat? Podcast

The Eurowhat? Podcast launched in 2018 and features two Americans (Ben Smith and Mike McComb) attempting to make sense of the Eurovision Song Contest. The show tracks national selections and artist announcements, breaks down each year’s songs with a diverse array of guests, and dives into the 65+ years of contest history using Eurovision as a lens to analyze what’s happening in pop culture and the world.

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Episode 182: Everything Everywhere All at Once

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2023/02/14

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

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Episode 181: Peanut Butter Yelly Time

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2023/02/07

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

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Episode 180: Click... Click... Click...

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2023/01/31

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:

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Episode 179: We Go Again

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2023/01/24

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

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Episode 178: Eurosongs

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2023/01/17

Ryan Brazell stops by to discuss the first big weekend of Eurovision 2023 selection season. Belgium makes its pick, France announced their artist, and many processes have started to take shape. Eurosongs Summary Belgium's Eurosong picks Gustaph's "Because of You" (3:48) France Goes Internal and Chooses La Zarra (11:12) Johnny Rotten Could Represent Ireland (13:12) Estonia's Eesti Laul Semi-Finals (15:56) Malta's MESC Has Begun (18:13) Norway's MGP Holds its First Semi-Final (21:27) Coming Up:

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Episode 177: Amuse-Bouche

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2023/01/10

The Eurovision menu includes a buffet of options as more countries drop tracks and announce their selection season plans. We take one last taste test of the appetizers as we await the start of heats and semi-finals. Amuse-Bouche Summary Latvia announces Supernova 2023 details (1:22) This week in TV: Estonia's Eesti Laul, Malta's MESC, Belgium's Eurosong, Norway's NRK MGP (2:55) "Will Israel Be at Eurovision?" 2023 Edition (14:01) Yellow Studio will do the Eurovision Stage Design (16:28) Cover image

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Episode 176: Nunca Secondary

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2023/01/03

2023 actually started a couple weeks ago in Eurovisionland, with Ukraine and Albania making their selections for Liverpool. We also check in with the ESC Top 250 results, which had some major surprises this year. Nunca Secondary Summary 🇺🇦 Ukraine's VidBir selects TVORCHI's "Heart of Steel" (1:58) 🇦🇱 Albina and Familja Kelmendi win Albania's Festivali i Këngës with "Duje" (7:32) 🇪🇸 Chanel's "SloMo" wins the ESC Top 250 (11:21) 🇳🇴 🇧🇪 🇬🇷 Coming up: NRK MGP and Belgium's Eurosong songs

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Episode 175: Euroquiz 2022

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/12/25

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

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Episode 174: After the Fact

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/12/13

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,

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Episode 173: Stiff Upper Lip

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/11/29

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

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Episode 172: Selection Season

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/11/15

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

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Episode 171: Legacy

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/11/01

After we check in with the budding infrastructure for Eurovision 2023, we take a look at some of the non-winning entries over the years that still have an impact. Legacy Summary Eurovision announces the 37 countries going to Liverpool (0:43) Cyprus selects Andrew Lambrou (2:38) National final details: Spain, Norway, San Marino, Finland, Albania, Ukraine (4:03) Що робить Kalush Orchestra? (What is Kalush Orchestra doing?) (8:16) "SNAP" Chat: James Corden Edition (9:53) Eurovision Legacy Hits

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Episode 170: Italo Disco

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/10/18

Ben takes us through the history of the synth-filled vibes of the music genre known as Italo Disco. Mike's pop music diet growing up may have more in common with the style than he realized. Become a Patron! Patrons get access to bonus episodes like these every month. Italo Disco Summary Liverpool will host Eurovision 2023 (1:04) Just ASCing Questions: Italo Disco (4:15) 🕺What is Italo Disco? (7:23) 🪩 What makes a song "Italo Disco"? (9:49) 🎤 How has Italo Disco morphed since its heyday

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Episode 169: Livergow

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/10/04

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

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Episode 168: Welcome to the United Kingdom

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/09/20

The United Kingdom will be extending its record of hosting the most editions of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023. We take a look back at several other records held by our host country in this episode. Welcome to the United Kingdom Summary Eurovision in the Wild: Live on NBC Edition (1:23) Intro to the United Kingdom at Eurovision (4:28) Silver 60s (6:55) Solid 70s (13:30) Ehhhhh 80s (19:24) Nostalgia for the 90s (24:25) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts

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Episode 167: Welcome to Ukraine

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/09/06

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

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Episode 166: Volare

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/08/23

"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

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Episode 165: Lugano

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/08/09

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

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Episode 164: Host Country Where?

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/07/26

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

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Episode 163: Iceberg

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/07/12

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

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