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After a three week break the guys discuss how the 50th anniversary of ABBA's historic Eurovision win was celebrated in Sweden. Then they listen to clips from the live performances at the pre-parties and discuss how they've affected the odds.
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Songs listened to in this episode:
1. Megara - 11:11
2. Aiko - Pedestal
3. Nemo - The Code
4. Kaleen - We Will Rave
5. Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim
6. Angelina Mango - La Noia
7. Gåte - Ulveham
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Audio engineering by Mike Platt

In this extremely special episode, Ken guides us on a tour through the technological innovations and integrations of Eurovision's history! When was the first backing track used? First pyrotechnic? Last Orchestra? Find out all this and more!
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Songs listened to in this episode:
1. Margot Hielscher - Telefon
2. XXX - Växeln Hallå
3. XXX - Stemmen I Mit Liv
4. Silvia Night - Congratulations
5. Silver Convention - Telegram
6. XXX - Playback
7. Brixx - Video, Video
8. XXXX- World Wide Web
9. Double Date - Email To Berlin
10. Eurocats - Surfen Multimedia
11. Yohanna - Is It True
12. Valentina Monetta - Facebook Uh Oh Oh
13. Valentina Monetta - The Social Network Song
14. Paula Seling & OVI - Miracle
15. Dana Gillespie - The Last Polar Bear
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Audio engineering by Mike Platt

Happy Easter! The guys talk you through the songs they selected for their Eurovision AfterWork and their thought processes. Then they answer all of the remaining listener questions. Why is it called Eurovision? Let's find out together.
Songs listened to in this episode:
1. Maria N - I Wanna
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The guys discuss the latest releases heading to Malmö and cover a lot of ground regarding rules.
Songs listened to in this episode:
1. BESA - TITAN
2. FAHREE feat. Ilkin Dovlatov - Özünlə Apar
3. LADANIVA - Jako
4. Aiko - Pedestal
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Hot off the press are the new rule changes for 2024 and some people online have already got their tinfoil hats on. Plus a rare moment of perfect alignment in the guys' opinions on not one, but two songs!
Songs listened to in this episode:
1. Eden Golan - Hurricane
2. iolanda - Grito
3. Electric Fields - One Milkali (One Blood)
4. Marina Satti - ZARI
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After 6 weeks of Melodifestivalen semi-finals, it's finally over and Sweden has voted. How do the guys feel about being represented by Norwegians? Has it ever happened before? What have we learned from this year's Mello? And they squeeze in time to listen to the brand new Georgia song.
Songs listened to in this episode:
1. Marcus & Martinus - Unforgettable
2. Nutsa Buzaladze - Firefighter
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Intro/outro music by tunetank.com
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