Ned Raggett writes a lot, is a denizen of social media, and more things besides. He has written for Pitchfork, the Guardian, The Quietus, Rolling Stone, The Wire, Shfl, Bandcamp Daily, Freaky Trigger, OC Weekly, Nashville Scene, Seattle Weekly, SF Weekly, SF Chronicle, KQED Arts, Vice, Careless Talk Costs Lives, Plan B, Loose Lips Sink Ships, FACT, Red Bull Music Academy, Fake Jazz and probably more than a few things that keep slipping his mind.
Ned Raggett has been a guest on 5 episodes.
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Episode 228: Pulling Focus
April 23rd, 2024 | Season 7 | 50 mins 53 secs
armenia, austria, georgia, greece, israel, netherlands, sweden
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?
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Episode 188: Capsaicin
March 28th, 2023 | Season 6 | 53 mins 26 secs
azerbaijan, czechia, finland, portugal, serbia, ukraine, united kingdom
We welcome back Ned Raggett to discuss five more entries from Eurovision Semi-Final 1. How has the running order affected our thoughts on Serbia, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Czechia, and Finland?
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Episode 154: Himbo
April 26th, 2022 | Season 5 | 46 mins 35 secs
belgium, czech republic, montenegro, poland, romania, sweden
Ned Raggett returns to discuss that last six entries of the second semi-final for Eurovision 2022. Will one of the boys with emotions be able to overtake Sweden’s melancholy? (No. The answer is no.)
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Episode 114: Satan’s Glowup
April 6th, 2021 | Season 4 | 45 mins 32 secs
belgium, croatia, cyprus, norway, slovenia, sweden
Ned Raggett joins us to discuss the heaven and hell aspects of Eurovision Semi-Final 1. Who knew that 2021 would be Satan's pop culture year?
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Episode 84: What is Poptimism?
April 21st, 2020 | Season 3 | 58 mins 58 secs
finland, ireland, netherlands, norway, spain, sweden, united kingdom
Music critic Ned Raggett joins us to discuss rockism, poptimism, and why Eurovision songs are worthy of critique.