The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

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

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.

  1. Choose Chaos

    2 DAYS AGO

    Choose Chaos

    When (inciting incident), (hero) struggles against (antagonistic force) in order to (goal) before (stakes are lost). 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. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page! 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. Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews Links: Gabry Ponte - Tutta L'Italia (Official Video) - YouTubeMalta's Miriana Conte interviewed on BBC's NewsnightPublic attitudes towards offensive language on TV and radio: Quick Reference Guideitv Offensive Language Guidelines (September 2021)

    38 min
  2. LUMO

    4 MAR

    LUMO

    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. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page! 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. Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews Links: ESC Discord: "🇨🇭 SRF has revealed the #Eurovision 2025 mascot designs that placed 2nd-5th | BlueSkyUnder Stjernerne På Himlen (2025) - IMDbVenjent - We Need Jungle [I'm afraid] - YouTube

    46 min
  3. Disco Sauna

    25 FEB

    Disco Sauna

    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. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page! 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. Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews Links: Olly's Announcement | InstagramJoost, Tommy Cash - United By Music (Official Video) - YouTubeChefsache ESC 2025 - Wer singt für Deutschland? - YouTube

    35 min
  4. Ren Faire

    18 FEB

    Ren Faire

    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. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page! 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. Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews Links: I Love Horses best of all the animals🐎 - theme song - YouTube

    46 min
  5. ('Singing')

    11 FEB

    ('Singing')

    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. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page! 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. Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

    51 min
  6. Super

    4 FEB

    Super

    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. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page! 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. Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews Links: Recreating ALL Eurovision Winners (2000-2025) | The Ultimate Eurovision Challenge by Klemen Slakonja - YouTube

    49 min
  7. Vox Lux

    28 JAN

    Vox Lux

    Luxembourg selected their Eurovision representative at the end of a surprisingly busy week. Moldova has withdrawn, several countries released potential songs, and Finland's UMK faces a significant shakeup. Vox Lux Summary 🫢 Shakeups: Moldova out; Finland's UMK DQ's One Morning Left (1:15) 🇱🇺 Luxembourg chooses Laura Thorn's "La Poupée Monte Le Son" (4:55) 🎧 Song Drops: Portugal, Ukraine, Ireland, Norway, Belgium (14:59) 🇱🇹 Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT Tiebreaker (20:00) 🤹 This Week: Semi-Final Allocation, Tickets, Super Saturday 1 of 3 (25:14) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page! 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. Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews Links: One Morning Left has been expelled from UMK due to breach of contract – the band is disbanding | Culture | YleThe Republic of Moldova will not participate in Eurovision 2025Eurosong 2025 - 🇧🇪 Belgium's National Final - Livestream | #Eurovision2025 - YouTubeEMA 2025 | RTV 365Eurovision Song Contest 2025: The Semi-Final Draw | #Eurovision2025 - YouTube

    31 min
  8. Process

    21 JAN

    Process

    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. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page! 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. Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews Links: Eurovision Song Contest 2025: The Semi-Final Draw | #Eurovision2025 - YouTube12 artiști și trupe s-au calificat în finala națională Eurovision 2025Eurovision 2025 Selection Season | Spotify

    22 min
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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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