Episode 307: Can't Stop the Music

August 18th, 2026  |  Season 9  |  38 mins 47 secs

austria, bulgaria, switzerland

The Eurowhat AV Club finishes out the 1980 Disco Musical Trilogy (which includes The Apple and Xanadu) with CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC.

Spoiler: We would like to stop the music...

Episode 306: Xanadu

August 4th, 2026  |  Season 9  |  35 mins 23 secs

australia, austria, bulgaria, united kingdom

The Eurowhat Movie Club celebrates the legacy of Olivia Newton-John’s film career with a detour into roller disco classic(?) Xanadu. And OH BOY do we have questions...

Episode 305: American Song Contest Revisited Part 2

July 21st, 2026  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 27 mins

albania, austria, bulgaria, canada, italy, latvia, sweden, ukraine

The instantly-doomed American Song Contest really did seem like a good idea at the time: 56 states and territories competing for the hearts and minds of the public on NBC. The execution was not great, but we were pot-committed back in 2022 when we covered this pale imitation of Eurovision. What lessons can be learned before Asia tries its hand at the ESC formula?

Episode 304: American Song Contest Revisited Part 1

July 7th, 2026  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 35 mins

albania, austria, bulgaria, sweden

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.

Episode 303: Scopitone

June 16th, 2026  |  Season 9  |  29 mins 42 secs

austria, france, italy, united kingdom

Scopitone was a video jukebox from the 1960s that featured short clips that could be considered proto-music videos. Ben discusses the history, production, and cultural impact of the medium while Mike delights in the off-model nature of the content.

Episode 302: Notes on Camp

June 2nd, 2026  |  Season 9  |  30 mins 34 secs

austria, belgium, iceland, ireland, latvia, moldova, san marino, sweden

What is "Camp"? In 1964, literary critic Susan Sontag investigated this question in her culture-defining essay "Notes on Camp". We discuss how the concept of Camp applies to Eurovision, other forms of pop culture, and our day-to-day lives.

Episode 301: BOOM Bangaranga

May 19th, 2026  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 1 min

australia, austria, belgium, bulgaria, denmark, france, germany, israel, lithuania, united kingdom

Better late than never: let’s talk about Eurovision 2026. We’ll discuss what happened in Vienna, what this means for the Contest going forward, and share our post-confetti plans. Also: BULGARIA?!

Episode 300: Tu cara me suena

May 12th, 2026  |  Season 9  |  32 mins 51 secs

austria, israel, spain

Spain has been ride-or-die for Eurovision since debuting in 1961. In this episode, we’ll be taking a look at how Spain’s original approach to the Contest may have informed their decision to not attend the festivities in Vienna for the first time in 65 years.

Episode 299: Going Dutch

April 28th, 2026  |  Season 9  |  24 mins 28 secs

austria, israel, netherlands, slovenia

Eurovision is an expensive enterprise, and the Netherlands has been one of the Contest’s largest financial supporters. In this episode, we’ll be taking a look at the financial impact of Netherland’s absence from Eurovision 2026.

Episode 298: Hvala, Ne

April 14th, 2026  |  Season 9  |  36 mins 10 secs

austria, bosnia & herzegovina, croatia, israel, slovenia

Slovenia has struggled to find momentum and consistency on the Eurovision scoreboard. In this episode, we take a look at how rule changes—especially around who qualifies—has impacted Slovenia’s ability to succeed at the Contest.

Episode 297: Icy Reception

March 31st, 2026  |  Season 9  |  40 mins 22 secs

austria, iceland, ireland, israel

Iceland's television broadcaster RUV turns 60 this year and 2026 is also their 40th anniversary of entering Eurovision. We take a look at why it took 20 years for Iceland to join the party, how the country helped push the Contest into a more modern mode, and why they won't be in Vienna this year.

Episode 296: All Kinds of Everything

March 17th, 2026  |  Season 9  |  39 mins 58 secs

austria, ireland, israel, monaco, spain, united kingdom

Boycotts, jury overhauls, technological shifts, major protests, religious and political violence, hot pants... Ireland had a lot to deal with when it hosted Eurovision for the first time in 1971.