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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 during the contest off-season, using Eurovision as a lens to analyze what’s happening in pop culture and the world.
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Pulling Focus
Ned Raggett returns to helps us wrap up our coverage of the second semi-final for Eurovision 2024. Which entries are legit snacks? Which songs left us hungry for more? How did we manage to bring food into every discussion?
Pulling Focus Summary
Welcome back, Ned Raggett! (0:47)
🇳🇱 Netherlands - Joost Klein - "Europapa" 🇪🇺 (2:18)
🇦🇹 Austria - Kaleen - "We Will Rave" 🪩 (10:53)
🇬🇷 Greece - Marina Satti - "ZARI" 🎲 (19:08)
🇮🇱 Israel - Eden Golan - "Hurricane" 🌀 (26:29)
🇬🇪 Georgia - Nutsa - "FIrefighter" 👩🚒 (29:21)
🇦🇲 Armenia - LADANIVA - "Jako" 💃 (37:23)
Final Thoughts (45:11)
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Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @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. 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!
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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: Ned Raggett.
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CVS Bangerz
Audio engineer and Never Post 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)
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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.
Malmö 2024
Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024. 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!
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.
Support The EuroWhat? Podcast
Links:
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Oops! All Revamps
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.
Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @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. 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!
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.
Support The EuroWhat? Podcast
Links:
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Optimistic
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.
Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @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. 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!
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.
Support The EuroWhat? Podcast
Links:
Light Treason NewsIndia's Latest Sensation: Unraveling The Origins Of The 'Moye Moye' TrendThe EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 131: Viña del Mar -
SFX Appeal
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.
Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @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. 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!
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.
Support The EuroWhat? Podcast
Links:
‘This song is all me’ – meet Lithuania’s Eurovision winner Silvester Belt - LRT(HQ) Vitas - The 7th Element 2001 - YouTubeSpotify EqualThe EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 43: The Ones That Got Away (2019)Silia Kapsis | Famous BirthdaysLA ZARRA: ARGENT, RACISME, BOYCOTT: "L'EUROVISION C'ÉTAIT UN ENFER!" - YouTubeIt's pronounced "dood-pwah", brah! -
Encarta
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.
Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @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. 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!
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.
Support The EuroWhat? Podcast
Links:
YouTube Stars Born in Ukraine | Famous BirthdaysUKKELI (@ukkelikeisteri) • Instagram photos and videosNow it's certain: this is how Windows95man's name will be at the Eurovision Song Contest - Entertainment - Ilta-SanomatKCHUNG Radio 1630AMSam (@samgavin.com) — Bluesky
Customer Reviews
Fun and irreverent
Great podcast to listen to on the run up to Eurovision
Essential Listening!
This year was my first Eurovision song contest and honestly without these guys I would’ve showed up to the party so uninformed. You all helped me seem like I know what I was doing in front of my European friends! And because of that I had a blast watching your vision and I look forward to listening to your podcast for years to come as well as watching Eurovision every year! Jah jah ding dong on!
Great Eurovision podcast!!!
I am an Spanish eurofan leaving in Las Vegas. I’ve been following Eurovisión since I was 10 years old. My first Eurovisión memory is Jerusalem 1979. I listen to several Eurovision podcast (in English and in Spanish) and this is one of the best.