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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 142: Convoluted

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/02/01

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,

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Episode 141: Sound of Beauty

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/01/25

Ben returns with his thoughts about Lithuania's Pabandom is Naujo, Norway's 2022 process, Maneskin's appearance on Saturday Night Live, and a look ahead to EMA and Benidorm. [Episode Title] Summary News: Sound of Beauty Logo and Slogan, American Song Contest Delayed (1:13) Last Week in Eurovision: Norway's Melodi Grand Prix and Lithuania's Pabandom is Naujo (5:06) Eurovision in the Wild: Australian Open, Peacemaker, Maruv (10:52) Cosa sta facendo Måneskin? Saturday Night Live Edition (12:26) This

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Episode 140: Pivot

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/01/18

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

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Episode 139: Hunker Down

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/01/11

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

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Episode 138: Unprecedented

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2022/01/04

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

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Episode 137: Class of 2021

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/12/21

The Czech Republic has made their selection, a number of processes have released more details, and we check in with the Eurovision Class of 2021. Class of 2021 Summary Selections: We Are Domi, S10, Amanda Tenfjord (1:22) Processes: Pabandom is Naujo, Australia Decides, Benidorm, Festivali i Këngës (8:15) News: Eurovision 1964 Video Clip; Cosa sta facendo Måneskin? (12:40) Checking in on the Class of Eurovision 2021 (16:31) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts

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Episode 136: Eurovision 101

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/12/07

With a lot of new folks discovering Eurovision over the past year and selection season 2022 underway, we put together a tutorial to answer the question: How does Eurovision work? Eurovision 101 Summary Bulgaria's Intelligent Music Project debuts "Intention" (1:01) What's Måneskin Up To? Grammys and the Voice (6:10) Selection season news (8:35) Estonia's Eesti Laul Slovenia's EMA freš Czech Republic's online selection Sweden announces artists for Melfest 2022 Una Voce per San Marino begins casting

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Episode 135: Nul Points

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/11/23

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

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Episode 134: Belarus

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/11/09

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

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Episode 133: Metaverse

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2021/10/26

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

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Episode 132: Hot 100

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/10/12

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

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Episode 131: Viña del Mar

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/09/28

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

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Episode 130: Quale Città?

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/09/14

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

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Episode 129: Sanremo

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/08/31

Italian music aficionado Bradley Dalton-Oates takes us on an historical tour of the Sanremo Music Festival and its relationship with Eurovision. Sanremo Summary How were you introduced to Sanremo? (1:29) How would you describe the Italian music scene? (5:43) Sanremo's Influence (10:35) Sanremo History (17:46) What might Italy hosting Eurovision look like? (27:47) Wrapping up (32:02) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe, please rate and

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Episode 128: Bordspel

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/08/17

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)

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Episode 127: New Wave

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/08/03

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

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Episode 126: A Song Called Hate

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/07/20

Film buff and Eurofan Evan Stewart joins us to discuss the Hatari documentary A Song Called Hate. A Song Called Hate Summary Eurovision Again: 1980 (0:57) News Desk: Belarus (https://eng.belta.by/society/view/belarus-btrc-comments-on-suspension-of-its-membership-in-ebu-141319-2021/), Italy, Måneskin A Song Called Hate intro Welcome, Evan Stewart (https://twitter.com/evanmstewart)! Let's Talk About the Documentary Who is the audience for A Song Called Hate? Would you recommend this movie? Links /

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Episode 125: The Discourse 2021

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/07/06

Meredith Clark joins us to discuss some of the societal issues that Eurovision struggles to address in the fandom discourse. The Discourse 2021 Summary Welcome, Meredith Clark! Twitter (https://twitter.com/MeredithLClark) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/MeredithLClark/) (1:17) Eurovision Politics 2021 (5:02) The Online Fandom (13:49) How do we break down the discourse? (24:28) Links Cover art: Thomas Hanses | Eurovision.tv #98: Let's Talk Turkey (http://eurowhat.com/98) The struggle for

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Episode 124: It was the Elves

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/06/22

Author Seanan McGuire joins us to explain how the elves helped Eurovision Song Contest: the Story of Fire Saga earn a Hugo nomination. It was the Elves Summary #EurovisionAgain: 1969 (0:56) Happy Birthday, Fire Saga! (5:17) Welcome, Seanan McGuire (http://www.seananmcguire.com/)! (11:14) How does Fire Saga fit into the sci-fi/fantasy genre? (13:47) What is the Hugo Awards (http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2021-hugo-awards/) nomination process? (16:18) How can Eurofans help

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Episode 123: Live on Tape

The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews ·

2021/06/08

Bre Booker joins us to discuss the pre-recorded Live on Tape performances from the 2021 Eurovision Song Celebration YouTube specials. Live on Tape Summary News Desk (2:48) Welcome, Bre Booker! (8:14) American Song Contest Submissions (https://www.americansongsubmissions.com/) Open (11:10) Eurovision Song Celebration Live on Tape Performances (14:11) Would Eurovision Plan D have worked? (34:07) Links Cover art: EBU | Thomas Hanses Eurovision Song Celebration Part 1

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