Episode 304
American Song Contest Revisited Part 1
July 7th, 2026
1 hr 35 mins 24 secs
Season 9
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About this Episode
The instantly-doomed Great American State Fair was supposed to bring together all 56 US states and territories. What if there was a song contest that did that? NBC tried it in 2022 and we watched it all.
This episode pulls out some of the best bits from the first half of the series as we consider Eurovision’s next attempt at expanding their brand in Asia later this year.
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American Song Contest Revisited Part 1 Summary
- Episode 1: These Boots Were Made for Goofin’ (5:07)
- Episode 2: Sunk Cost Fallacy (22:15)
- Episode 3: Stockholm Syndrome (40:47)
- Episode 4: ENTHUSIASM! IS! FLAGGING! (1:10:21)
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