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Episode 249: Pew Pew Pew

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Episode 248: Three-Card Montesong

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Episode 246: Rockin' the Kremlin

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Episode 245: Avalanche

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Episode 244: Yugonostalgia

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Episode 251: Wading

We ease into the waters of the Eurovision TV season, thanks to the first heat of Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT. We also check in on the candidate song drops for the processes happening in Finland, Malta, Croatia, and Greece.
Wading Summary

• Finland Announces 7 Acts for UMK (2:05)

• Malta, Croatia, and Greece Drop Their National Final Songs (6:46)

• Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT Begins (12:56)

• This week: Moldova Auditions; Acts from Poland, Norway, Iceland; Belgium TV; Eurovision Hosts (21:27)

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44:16

Episode 250: Loaded with Energy

Просмотров 1719 часов назад

Before 2025 gets into full swing, we catch up on Eurovision news from the end of 2024. We have designs! We have fonts! We have an entry where we're not not saying Tirana 2026! Plus, we go deep on the results from the ESC 250 Countdown. Loaded with Energy Summary • 💕Unity. Shapes. Love. Branding. (0:55) • 🇦🇱 Albania selects "Zjerm" by Shkodra Elektronike (12:36) • 🇳🇱 Netherlands selects Claude a...

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Episode 249: Pew Pew Pew

Просмотров 1714 дней назад

As we head into 2025, we jump back 25 years to watch the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest. How has the competition, fashion, and pop music changed in the last quarter-century(!)? Pew Pew Pew Summary • 🗓️ In the Year 2000... (3:17) • ⛳️ Part I: Israel, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Estonia, France, Romania (7:07) • 🎤 Part II: Malta, Norway, Russia, Belgium, Cyprus, Iceland (17:30) • 🪽 Part III: Spain...

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Episode 248: Three-Card Montesong

Просмотров 628 дней назад

As we rush to get out of 2024 we're getting details from just about every country participating in Eurovision 2025. We recap last month's Montesong from Montenegro, learn a bit about Czechia's artist, and start adding all the dates to our calendar. Three-Card Montesong Summary • 😾 Is anyone still mad at the EBU? (1:30) • 🇲🇪 Montenegro returns with Montesong... and shenanigans (7:48) • 🇨🇿 Czechi...

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Episode 246: Rockin' the Kremlin

Просмотров 12Месяц назад

David Junk, originally from Ohio, was the first CEO of Universal Music Russia. In his memoir Rocking the Kremlin', he and co-author Fred Bronson (from Billboard Magazine) share stories about the "Wild, Wild East", Eurovision, and the influence of western pop culture after the fall of the USSR. Rockin' the Kremlin Summary • � What is Rockin' the Kremlin about? (3:23) • 🎶 Alsou, t.A.T.u., and Serg...

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Episode 245: Avalanche

Просмотров 112 месяца назад

It's been a couple months since we last checked in on Eurovision news… hoo boy there's a lot to get caught up on. We have elections, new heads of delegations, and info about way too many national selections. Avalanche Summary • 💊 Exotic Switzerland: Funding Referendum, Novartis Sponsorship (1:41) • 🇳🇱 Is Everyone (Netherlands?) Still Mad at the EBU? (6:31) • 🔴 Coming up on the podcast: Iceland ...

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Episode 244: Yugonostalgia

Просмотров 52 месяца назад

We welcome back @dudepoints, who recently completed their Master's thesis which included discussion of the intersection of the Yugoslavian Art Practice and recent Eurovision entries from Serbia and Croatia. More simply: let's talk about performance art at Eurovision! Yugonostalgia Summary • What is the Yugoslavian Art Practice? (2:39) • How does Eurovision interact with the Yugoslavian Art Prac...

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Episode 243: Verily

Просмотров 33 месяца назад

The Reference Group is one of the governing bodies for the Eurovision Song Contest. Who sits on this board and what experience do they bring to the table? We go through the dossiers in this episode. Verily Summary • What are the Eurovision Heads of Delegation and Reference Group? (1:29) • Who is currently in the Eurovision Reference Group? (8:05) • Who isn't on the Eurovision Reference Group? (...

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Episode 242: Eurovisionaries

Просмотров 173 месяца назад

Dr. Zoë Jay returns to discuss Eurovisionaries, an academic research project investigating the ways Eurovision fans think about and practice forms of cultural diplomacy. Eurovisionaries Summary • What was the inspiration for the Eurovisionaries project? (3:16) • How to define "political" (5:56) • Eurovision's shift from "political" (2023) to "Political" (2024) (10:41) • Initial findings from sp...

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Episode 241: Exotic Switzerland

Просмотров 184 месяца назад

Our 8th season begins with news about Eurovision 2025 host city Basel, our first artist announcement, and a look at the history of Switzerland at the Contest. Exotic Switzerland Summary • Basel, Switzerland will host Eurovision 2025 (0:54) • Theo Evan will represent Cyprus in Basel (4:05) • Is everyone/the Netherlands still mad at the EBU? (7:53) • Montenegro will return to Eurovision (10:08) •...

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Episode 240: How to Win Melfest

Просмотров 24 месяца назад

We say farewell to Eurovision 2024 host nation Sweden by examining the facts and figures of its long-running song selection method: Melodifestivalen. We also make our picks of who we would like to see make an appearance in Melfest 2025. How to Win Melfest Summary • Who has written the most songs for Melfest? (2:38) • Do non-English songs do well at Melfest? (6:02) • Should Melfest's Andra Chans...

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Episode 239: ABBA Gold

Просмотров 585 месяцев назад

Elisabeth Vincentelli examined the 1992 greatest hits collection ABBA Gold for the music criticism book series 33 1/3. We discuss the book, our respective relationships with ABBA, and marvel at the band's influence on pop music 50 years after their Eurovision win. ABBA Gold Summary • What is your relationship with ABBA? (2:53) • ABBA Gold (1992) (7:30) • 33 1/3: ABBA Gold by Elisabeth Vincentel...

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Episode 238: Vacay

Просмотров 825 месяцев назад

It's the Geneva Convention vs Basel Exposition for the chance to host Eurovision in 2025. Meanwhile, the production team has been announced and a new job for ESC Director is available if you wanna work with Martin. We go over July 2024 Eurovision headlines in this episode. Vacay Summary • Geneva vs Basel (1:22) • Eurovision 2025 Staff Updates (6:22) • Patreon Summer of Celine Book Club (10:48) ...

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Episode 237: Missing the 'Mark

Просмотров 55 месяцев назад

Oh, Denmark. What are we going to do with you? Ellie Chalkley joins us to assess what's rotten in the state of DMGP and what changes could be made to get the Nordic nation back into the Eurovision Grand Final. Ellie Lifelong lover of flags, spreadsheets and the outer reaches of the pop universe. Designer of the infamous Every Eurovision Result Ever tea towel. Missing the 'Mark Summary • Welcome...