229 episodes

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.

The EuroWhat? Podcast The EuroWhat? Podcast

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    • 4.7 • 27 Ratings

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.

    Encarta

    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)


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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!


    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

    • 51 min
    Scrunchy Face Sounds

    Scrunchy Face Sounds

    We're at the end of Eurovision Selection Season and get caught up with internal selections from Australia and Greece plus the conclusion of Sweden's Melodifestivalen and Portugal's Festival da Canção. ... what do you mean there are still some unknown tracks?!


    Scrunchy Face Sounds Summary


    Electric Fields to represent Australia with "One Milkali (One Blood)" (0:51)
    Greece rolls the dice with Marina Satti's "Zari" (4:13)
    Marcus and Martinus win Melodifestivalen with "Unforgettable" (7:58)
    "Grito" by iolanda wins Festival da Canção (13:35)
    Coming up: Israel, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Review Season (17:41)


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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.
    Support The EuroWhat? Podcast
    Links:
    Filterworld by Kyle Chayka | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksThe Greatest Night in Pop | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTubeThe Black Mamba e Convidados - Abba | Festival da Canção 2024 - YouTube

    • 21 min
    Maximal

    Maximal

    Several internal selections join the Eurovision 2024 field this week and exactly zero of them are holding back. Serbia's national final goes harder than necessary while Iceland... also made a selection this week. We're in the homestretch!


    Maximal Summary


    Nemo breaks "The Code" for Switzerland (0:47)
    Joost Klein is the Netherlands' "Europapa" (3:51)
    Silia Kapsis calls out a "Liar" for Cyprus (9:08)
    The United Kingdom's Olly Alexander is "Dizzy" for Eurovision (11:37)
    Austria declares "We Will Rave" with Kaleen (16:32)
    Teya Dora wins Serbia's Pesma za Euroviziju with "Ramonda" (19:47)
    Hera Bjork's "Scared of Heights" wins in Iceland (28:23)
    Melfest Heat 5 (33:19)
    Portugal's Festival da Cancao Semi 2 (38:56)
    This week: Australia, Greece, the End of Selection Season 2024 (40:36)


    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.
    Support The EuroWhat? Podcast

    • 42 min
    Go Tiffany

    Go Tiffany

    In a relatively quiet week in Eurovision land we check out Belgium's selection from Mustii, recap Una Voce per San Marino, and say meow to Baby Lasagna. We also check in with Sweden's Melodifestivalen, Iceland's Songvakeppnin, and the first semi for Portugal's Festival da Canção.


    Go Tiffany Summary


    Belgium releases Mustii's "Before the Party's Over" (1:23)
    Spain's Megara wins Una Voce per San Marino with "11:11" (4:35)
    "Rim Tim Dagi Dim" by Baby Lasagna dominates Dora (11:13)
    Melfest Heat 4 (18:05)
    Songvakeppnin Semi 2 (22:40)
    Festival da Canção 60 Begins (26:49)
    Coming up: Serbia's Pesma za Euroviziju and internal selections (28:58)


    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.
    Support The EuroWhat? Podcast
    Links:
    Loredana Bertè: "If I win, the dedication is for Mimì" - la RepubblicaSuper Marino World on X: "You should win a eurovision nf season 2024 award if you understand this video." / XKonstrakta | PZE 2024 | JDD - YouTube

    • 31 min
    Conversion

    Conversion

    5 Eurovision national finals took place this past weekend with mixed results. Well, results that were mixed weirdly due to jury/televote score conversions. We discuss Germany, Estonia, Moldova, Lithuania, and Denmark, plus Poland's internal selection.


    Conversion Summary


    Isaak is "Always on the Run" for Germany (1:00)
    Eesti Laul Grand Final (5:44)
    Natalia Barbu represents Moldova again with "In the Middle" (10:12)
    Saba wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with "Sand" (14:11)
    "Luktelk" and Silvester Belt win Eurovizija.lt (18:52)
    Poland selects Luna and "The Tower" (23:59)
    Sweden's Melfest Heat 3 (27:21)
    Iceland's Songvakeppnin Begins (31:58)
    Una Voce Per San Marino reveals big artists (34:52)
    This week: Belgium's entry from Mustii, Croatia's Dora, Portugal's Festival da Canção (40:05)


    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.


    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.
    Support The EuroWhat? Podcast
    Links:
    Your complete guide to Eurovizija.LT, from someone who actually watches itKronofogdens beslag mot Gunilla PerssonCasperaki: Generative AI for music production.

    • 42 min
    Imaginary Beef

    Imaginary Beef

    With Ben traveling back from Finland's UMK, guest Trip Payne taps in to discuss that national final, Latvia's Supernova, and Italy's Sanremo Festival. Then we prepare for the biggest Super Saturday of the Eurovision season coming up next weekend.


    Imaginary Beef Summary


    Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman will host Eurovision 2024 (2:27)
    Windows95Man wins UMK with "No Rules" (4:05)
    "Hollow" by Dons wins Latvia's Supernova (9:40)
    "La Noia" will go to Malmo with Angelina Mango (14:29)
    Lithuania's Eurovizijalt Final Field Set (25:51)
    Melfest Heat 2 (27:38)
    This week: Germany, Moldova, Estonia, Denmark, Iceland, San Marino (30:29)


    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: Trip Payne.
    Support The EuroWhat? Podcast
    Links:
    Trip Payne's Sporcle Contributed QuizzesTrip Payne (@puzzletrip.bsky.social) — Bluesky

    • 37 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
27 Ratings

27 Ratings

amity1976 ,

Fun and irreverent

Great podcast to listen to on the run up to Eurovision

Jcoughlin ,

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!

Josedelcura ,

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.

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