The EuroWhat? Podcast
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.
Episodes
April 23, 2024 • 50 mins
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)
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April 16, 2024 • 67 mins
Audio engineer and Never Post (https://www.neverpo.st/) 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 e...
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April 9, 2024 • 45 mins
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)
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April 2, 2024 • 38 mins
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 - "Sc...
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March 26, 2024 • 44 mins
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)
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March 19, 2024 • 51 mins
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 - Ta...
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March 12, 2024 • 21 mins
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 Ma...
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March 5, 2024 • 42 mins
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 Alexande...
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February 27, 2024 • 31 mins
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 Dag...
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February 20, 2024 • 42 mins
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 Me...
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February 13, 2024 • 37 mins
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" ...
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February 6, 2024 • 44 mins
It was a Saturday so Super it stretched into Sunday... not by choice, but Ukraine loves drama. Norway, Spain, and Malta also made their Eurovision picks, Latvia and Sweden kicked off their processes, and Lithuania is almost done with their heats. Oh, and The Draw added some structure to the 2024 Contest.
Technical Difficulties Summary
The Draw handles the Semi-Final Allocation (0:27)
VidBir (eventually) selects alyona alyona & Jerr...
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January 30, 2024 • 39 mins
Eurovision season clicks into second gear this week with Ireland and Luxembourg making selections, Norway setting its final field, Lithuania's holding its third heat, and Malta, Spain, and Ukraine getting ready to decide. How will The Draw shake up things in Malmö?
Squiggle Line Mouth Face Summary
Romania won't be part of The Draw (1:15)
Ireland chooses Bambie Thug's "Doomsday Blue" (3:17)
Tali will be Luxembourg's "Fighter" in Mal...
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January 23, 2024 • 28 mins
Eurovision calmed down a bit this week with qualifying heats from Lithuania and Norway plus the semi-final for Estonia's Eesti Laul. Slovenia turned up the drama with Raiven's "Veronika" and Austria announced their artist for Malmö. Be warned: this is the last bit of calm until March...
That's SLO Raiven Summary
Raiven's "Veronika" debuts for Slovenia (1:02)
Austria announces Kaleen for Malmö (3:40)
Portugal and Germany release Nat...
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January 16, 2024 • 21 mins
The search for the next Eurovision winner began officially this week, with Moldova holding auditions, Norway kicking off NRK MGP, and Lithuania launching its new process Eurovizija.lt. Georgia announced their artist, and everybody had to issue a press release the week that Mike is home alone 😱
Floodgates Summary
Georgia announces Nutsa for Malmö (1:33)
Video links for The Draw, Semis, and Grand Final are live (3:44)
Cyprus and Bel...
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January 9, 2024 • 30 mins
Eurovision 2024 barely took a break for the holidays! We get caught up on Albania's Festivali i Këngës, the results of the ESC 250 Countdown, and look forward to Moldova, Norway, and Lithuania this coming weekend.
Trickle Summary
Albania chooses Besa and "Zemren n'dore" (0:46)
The Eurovision 2024 Stage Concept (5:31)
Eurovision announces The Draw and a new sponsor (7:04)
"Cha Cha Cha" wins the ESC250 Countdown (10:07)
National Sele...
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December 19, 2023 • 36 mins
We finally have a (tentative) roster for next year's Eurovision Song Contest! Czechia has selected their entry, artists have been announced for the Netherlands, Slovenia, and the UK, and national final season details are coming into focus. What a way to wrap 2023!
37ish Summary
37 countries confirmed for Malmö (so far) (1:03)
New color scheme! (6:38)
Czechia's ESCZ puts Aiko on a "Pedestal" (8:33)
Internal artist selections: Nether...
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December 5, 2023 • 29 mins
FRANCE has jumped the gun and released their song for Eurovision 2024. Greece has announced their artist, a handful of countries have named their contestants for their national finals, and tickets were already on sale... it's barely December? Join us as we peruse Eurovision Song Contest headlines.
Allons-y! Summary
🇫🇷 France surprise announces Slimane and "Mon Amour" (0:53)
🇬🇷 Greece will send Marina Satti to Malmo (6:15)
💚 Un...
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November 21, 2023 • 39 mins
Ireland Gut Rehab
We welcome back Alex McMillan to discuss the state of Ireland's Eurovision Song Contest selections and reflect on the nation's historical successes and recent failures. Is Eurosong on the Late Late Show the best selection method? Is Ireland stuck in the nostalgia for their dominance in the 90s? What risks can the delegation take to make a splash in Malmö?
Alex McMillan
Alex is a game designer, question setter, and...
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November 7, 2023 • 40 mins
It's been 30 years since a small town in Ireland took on the challenge of hosting Eurovision while the concept of Europe was undergoing a transformation. We look back at Millstreet 1993, the accommodation of several new countries wanting to join the party, and... the Bartman?
Millstreet Summary
The Journey to the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest (1:14)
A Tour of Millstreet (4:58)
A Tour of Europe in 1993 (8:16)
The Eurovision 1993 Cont...
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