Instead We Made A Pod - A Eurovision Podcast

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Instead We Made A Pod - A Eurovision Podcast

Hello and welcome to Instead We Made a Pod - a Eurovision podcast from The Phoenix ESC! Adam and MJ will be your hosts joined by guests and The Phoenix Team as we take you through the exciting twists and turns of everything Eurovision! From rewatches of previous Grand Finals to all the upcoming news of the Eurovision season, we've got you covered! Check us out on our socials here: Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ThePhoenixESC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thephoenixesc/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thephoenixesc www.phoenixesc.com

  1. Sweden 🇸🇪 - Melodifestivalen 2025

    MAR 6

    Sweden 🇸🇪 - Melodifestivalen 2025

    Instead We Made a Pod is back with our latest instalment and this week it's time to head to Sweden for our review of Melodifestivalen 2025! 🇸🇪 12 artists will compete in Sweden's popular Melfest national final but only one will be crowned the winner and represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025 🎤 MJ and resident Phoenix expert Liv discuss their favourite competing entries across the heats and give their thoughts and predictions on who will win! Can Måns Zelmerlöw seal a second Melfest victory and represent Sweden again? We'll find out on Saturday 8 March when the Melfest Final takes place at 20:00 CET live from the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm Competing artists and songs: John Lundvik - "Voice of the Silent" Dolly Style - "Yihaa" Greczula - "Believe Me" Klara Hammarström - "On and On and On" Scarlet - "Sweet N' Psycho" Erik Segerstedt - "Show Me What Love Is" Maja Ivarsson - "Kamikaze Life" Meira Omar - "Hush Hush" Måns Zelmerlöw - "Revolution" Saga Ludvigsson - "Hate You So Much" Annika Wickihalder - "Life Again" Kaj - "Bara bada bastu" Hosts - MJ & Liv Produced by - Aaron (⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aaron_F320⁠⁠⁠⁠) Listen now to find out more and don't forget you can keep up with all the latest Eurovision news by following us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠ThePhoenixESC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest, ESC, ESC2025, Eurovision 2025, Melfest 2025, Melodifestivalen, Mello, Melfest, National Final, Sweden, Stockholm, music analysis, songs, Måns Zelmerlöw, Phoenix ESC, finalkval, culture, entertainment

    54 min
  2. Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Vidbir 2025

    FEB 16

    Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Vidbir 2025

    Episode 3 is here and this week we're bringing you our pre show thoughts, discussions and predictions on Ukraine's national final, Vidbir 2025 ! 🇺🇦 Adam and MJ are joined by previous Vidbir episode guest and friend of the show, ESC Gottem (@escgottem). They explore the mixed opinions surrounding the quality of this year's songs, highlight the wild card entry, and delve into specific tracks. The conversation also touches on the representation of post-punk music in Vidbir and concludes with predictions for the winner. Ten artists competed in Ukraine's national final which took place on 8 February 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Competing artists and songs: Vlad Sheryf - Wind of Change Abiye  - Дім MOLODI - my sea Future Culture - Waste My Time Masha Kondratenko - No Time to Cry KHAYAT - HONOR FIЇNKA - Культура KRYLATA - STAY TRUE Ziferblat - Bird of Pray DK Energetyk - Сіль Hosts - Adam P & MJ Special Guest - ESC Gottem Produced by - Aaron (⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aaron_F320⁠⁠⁠⁠) Listen now to find out more and don't forget you can keep up with all the latest Eurovision news by following us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠ThePhoenixESC⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vidbir 2025, Eurovision, Ukrainian music, national finals, music critique, song reviews, Masha Kondratenko, FIЇNKA, Vlad Sheryf, DK Energetyk, Vidbir, Eurovision 2025, ESC, ESC2025, Ukraine

    44 min
  3. Ireland 🇮🇪 - Eurosong 2025

    FEB 4

    Ireland 🇮🇪 - Eurosong 2025

    Episode 2 of Instead We Made a Pod's new season is here and this week we're bringing you our review of all things Eurosong 2025 ! 🇮🇪 Six artists will compete in Ireland's popular Late Late Show national final but only one will be crowned Bambi Thug's successor and represent Ireland at Eurovision 2025 🎤 Join Adam and MJ plus this week's special guest Alex Basmati from the amazing Eirevision podcast (@eirevisionpod) as they review each of the competing entries and give their thoughts and predictions on who will win! The Late Late Show Eurosong 2025 will take place at RTÉ Television Centre, Dublin on Friday 7 February. Competing artists and songs: Bobbi Arlo - Powerplay Reylta - Fire Adgy - Run into the Night Samantha Mumba - My Way EMMY - Laika Party NIYL - Growth Hosts - Adam P & MJ Special Guest - Alex Basmati Produced by - Aaron (⁠⁠⁠@Aaron_F320⁠⁠⁠) Listen now to find out more and don't forget you can keep up with all the latest Eurovision news by following us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠ThePhoenixESC⁠⁠⁠⁠ Eurovision, Eurosong, Ireland, Ireland Eurosong, NIYL, EMMY, Samantha Mumba, Adgy, Bobbi Arlo, Reylta, music analysis, national final, Ireland, podcast, Eurovision 2025, Eurovision Song Contest, RTE, Eirevision, Late Late Show

    1h 5m
  4. Finland 🇫🇮 - UMK 2025

    JAN 23

    Finland 🇫🇮 - UMK 2025

    The 2025 Eurovision season is here and Instead We Made a Pod is back for season 2! We're kicking off the new Eurovision year with a brand new episode all about the upcoming Finnish National Final, UMK! In this episode, MJ and Georga dive into UMK 2025, discussing the national final's songs, their impressions, and predictions. Six artists will battle it out at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, on Saturday 8th February to become Finland's entry for Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Competing artists: NEEA RIVER - NightmaresNelli Matula - Hitaammin Hautaancostee - Sekaisin VIIVI - AinaGoldielocks - Made OfErika Vikman - ICH KOMME Hosts - MJ & Georga Produced by - Aaron (⁠⁠@Aaron_F320⁠⁠) Listen now to find out more and don't forget you can keep up with all the latest Eurovision news by following us ⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠ThePhoenixESC⁠⁠⁠⁠ Eurovision, Eurovision 2025, UMK 2025, Finland, song reviews, national finals, Eurovision predictions, music analysis, pop songs, ballads, Eurovision Song Contest⁠, music

    48 min
  5. Internal Selections - 🇧🇪🇬🇷🇳🇱🇦🇺🇦🇹🇨🇭

    04/27/2024

    Internal Selections - 🇧🇪🇬🇷🇳🇱🇦🇺🇦🇹🇨🇭

    We're back with a brand new episode and this week it's all about artists that were selected internally by their broadcasters. In this episode we're talking about: Belgium 🇧🇪 - Mustii - Before The Party's Over Greece 🇬🇷 - Marina Satti - ZARI Netherlands 🇳🇱 - Joost Klein - Europapa Australia 🇦🇺 - Electric Fields - One Milkali (One Blood) Austria 🇦🇹 - Kaleen - We Will Rave Switzerland 🇨🇭- Nemo - The Code Hosts - Adam & MJ Produced by - Aaron (⁠⁠@Aaron_F320⁠⁠) Listen now to find out more and don't forget you can keep up with all the latest Eurovision news by following us ⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠ThePhoenixESC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    54 min
  6. London Eurovision Party 2024 🇬🇧

    04/17/2024

    London Eurovision Party 2024 🇬🇧

    As Eurovision draws ever closer, pre parties are in full swing. Recently MJ and Georga attended London Eurovision Party and in this episode they tell you all about their experience including discussing some acts for 2024 that we haven't talked about yet! 🇬🇧 If you would like a fabulous bracelet, you can find Georga's etsy store here: BraceletsByGeorga - Etsy London Eurovision Party 2024 took place on 7 April at Outernet in London Hosts - Adam & Georga Produced by - Aaron (⁠@Aaron_F320⁠) Listen now to find out more and don't forget you can keep up with all the latest Eurovision news by following us ⁠⁠⁠@⁠ThePhoenixESC⁠⁠⁠⁠ BraceletsByGeorga - Etsy

    1h 8m
  7. Sweden 🇸🇪 - Melodifestivalen 2024

    03/19/2024

    Sweden 🇸🇪 - Melodifestivalen 2024

    We're back with a brand new episode and this week it's all about Sweden 🇸🇪 So grab your towels, it's time to talk everything Melodifestivalen! Adam & MJ are here to take you through the Melfest final as hosts Sweden chose their artist for Malmö - including some behind the scenes info as MJ was a member of accredited online press for Mello this year! A huge thanks to SVT for granting us online press accreditation this year and for the amazing shows! Melodifestivalen 2024 took place on Saturday 9 March at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Hosts - Adam & MJ Produced by - Aaron (@Aaron_F320) Listen now to find out more and don't forget you can keep up with all the latest Eurovision news by following us ⁠⁠@⁠ThePhoenixESC⁠⁠⁠

    58 min
  8. Finland 🇫🇮 - UMK 2024

    02/13/2024

    Finland 🇫🇮 - UMK 2024

    We're back with another national final review and this week it's all about Finland 🇫🇮! That's right we're talking everything UMK (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu). In this episode MJ is joined by Phoenix's queen of the spreadsheet and UMK super fan Georga (@__georga) to take you through everything that happened as Finland made their choice for Malmö 🇸🇪 UMK 2024 was held on 10 February 2024 at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. Show clips are the property and copyright of broadcaster YLE. Listen now to find out more and don't forget you can keep up with all the latest Eurovision news by following us ⁠@⁠ThePhoenixESC⁠⁠

    1h 8m
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Hello and welcome to Instead We Made a Pod - a Eurovision podcast from The Phoenix ESC! Adam and MJ will be your hosts joined by guests and The Phoenix Team as we take you through the exciting twists and turns of everything Eurovision! From rewatches of previous Grand Finals to all the upcoming news of the Eurovision season, we've got you covered! Check us out on our socials here: Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ThePhoenixESC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thephoenixesc/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thephoenixesc www.phoenixesc.com

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