About the show

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 using Eurovision as a lens to analyze what’s happening in pop culture and the world.

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Episodes

  • Episode 271: Integrity

    June 3rd, 2025  |  Season 8  |  27 mins 54 secs
    austria, israel, san marino, switzerland

    We ease into the off-season by getting caught up on the news in the immediate aftermath of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. We also dig into the jury and televote results and try to read the tea leaves for what might happen in Austria 2026.

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    Episode 270: Bird Noises

    May 20th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  21 mins 22 secs
    albania, austria, estonia, iceland, israel, malta, poland, sweden, switzerland

    We have a winner! Eurovision Song Contest 2025 held its Grand Final in Basel, Switzerland and named a champion after tense rounds of juries and televoting. We discuss the show, the results, and what's in store for Eurovision 2026…

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    Episode 269: Eurovision 2025 Grand Final Preview

    May 16th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  33 mins 28 secs
    albania, armenia, austria, denmark, estonia, finland, france, germany, greece, iceland, israel, italy, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, malta, netherlands, norway, poland, portugal, san marino, spain, sweden, switzerland, ukraine, united kingdom

    Twenty songs have emerged from the Eurovision 2025 Semifinals and will join six auto-qualifiers on Saturday. We recap the shows from Tuesday and Thursday and get ready for the Grand Final.

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    Episode 268: Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final Preview

    May 12th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  44 mins 50 secs
    albania, armenia, australia, austria, azerbaijan, belgium, croatia, cyprus, czechia, denmark, estonia, finland, georgia, greece, iceland, ireland, israel, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, malta, montenegro, netherlands, norway, poland, portugal, san marino, serbia, slovenia, sweden, switzerland, ukraine

    Eurovision Week for 2025 is upon us as well as the 37 artists gathered in Basel. We get caught up on the news leading up to this week before discussing the rehearsals and our predictions for who will advance to Saturday's Grand Final.

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    Episode 267: Seasoned

    May 6th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  59 mins 19 secs
    france, germany, italy, spain, switzerland, united kingdom

    Graphic designer and puzzler Justin Ladia returns to discuss the Eurovision 2025 auto-qualifiers: Spain, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and host country Switzerland.

  • Episode 266: Mélange

    April 29th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  59 mins 40 secs
    australia, austria, denmark, georgia, israel, serbia, switzerland

    Ned Raggett joins us to close out our coverage of the second semi-final for Eurovision 2025. This week, we approach the entries from Australia, Serbia, Denmark, Austria, Israel, and Georgia.

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    Episode 265: Do Re Mi

    April 22nd, 2025  |  Season 8  |  41 mins 1 sec
    armenia, finland, latvia, lithuania, malta, switzerland

    Critic and educator Maura Johnston joins us again to chat about the Eurovision entries from Finland, Latvia, Malta, Lithuania, and Armenia.

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    Episode 264: Polyethylene

    April 15th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  45 mins 16 secs
    czechia, greece, ireland, luxembourg, montenegro, switzerland

    Music journalist Fred Bronson returns to start our conversations about Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final 2. We discuss Montenegro, Luxembourg, Greece, Czechia, and Ireland, plus some delightful stories about long distance friendships and phone calls.

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    Episode 263: Genre Confusion

    April 8th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  47 mins 13 secs
    croatia, cyprus, portugal, san marino, sweden, switzerland

    Culture critic Euny Hong joins us to discuss the multiple genres represented by Croatia, Sweden, San Marino, Portugal, and Cyprus at this year's Eurovision.

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    Episode 262: Huzzah

    April 1st, 2025  |  Season 8  |  59 mins 42 secs
    azerbaijan, estonia, iceland, netherlands, norway, switzerland

    Bradley Dalton-Oates from the Eurovision Song Context podcast joins us to discuss the entries from Norway, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Iceland, and the Netherlands.

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    Episode 261: Evolution

    March 25th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  39 mins 1 sec
    albania, belgium, poland, slovenia, switzerland, ukraine

    We kick off our 2025 Eurovision Review Season with #EurovisionSky poster Ted Van Houten to discuss the entries from Albania, Slovenia, Belgium, Ukraine, and Poland.

  • Episode 260: Stragglers

    March 18th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  28 mins 38 secs
    cyprus, france, georgia, israel, switzerland, united kingdom

    We reach the end of Eurovision Selection Season 2025 and share our first impressions of the internal selections from Israel, Switzerland, Cyprus, Georgia, and France.