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

  • Melodifestivalen 2019 Preview

    March 8th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  34 mins 29 secs
    sweden

    Sweden's Melodifestivalen — AKA Melfest — will wrap its 59th edition on Saturday. We go through the 12 entries competing to represent Sweden at Eurovision in Tel Aviv.

  • Episode 41: Loose Ends

    March 5th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  32 mins 27 secs
    belgium, finland, georgia, iceland, moldova, norway, portugal, serbia, ukraine

    The loose ends of Eurovision national final season started wrapping up this past weekend, with seven songs selected, one country confirming withdrawal, and tickets... well...

  • Episode 40: YIKES

    February 26th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  41 mins 22 secs
    belgium, denmark, finland, france, georgia, germany, hungary, iceland, lithuania, moldova, north macedonia, norway, portugal, serbia, sweden, ukraine

    Eurovision ticket prices? Yikes. Lithuania Marathon finale shenanigans? Yikes. Ukraine's Vidbir Inquisition? YIKES. It's been a week, y'all.

  • Episode 39: Eurovision is a Whole Mood

    February 19th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  39 mins 22 secs
    australia, croatia, estonia, greece, hungary, iceland, israel, latvia, lithuania, poland, portugal, romania, slovenia, sweden, ukraine

    All the things happened this past weekend in Eurovision-land and the trend that's emerging: Eurovision is in a mood.

  • Episode 38: Euro Vortex

    February 12th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  38 mins 53 secs
    australia, iceland, italy, lithuania, montenegro, romania, russia, sweden, united kingdom

    Eurovision 2019 Selection Season is in full swing! We dive into the Euro Vortex with the United Kingdom, Montenegro, Italy, and Hatari among many others.

  • Episode 37: Australia Decides Gets AUSome

    February 5th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  59 mins 8 secs
    australia, austria, finland, iceland, italy, lithuania, montenegro, north macedonia, romania, sweden, ukraine, united kingdom

    We discuss Australia Decides with Mike and Dale from the Aussievision Podcast! Which entries are we most excited about in this year's field?

  • Episode 36: Logistics!

    January 29th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  28 mins 37 secs
    czechia, denmark, estonia, france, malta, north macedonia, norway, sweden

    We have Eurovision semi-final logistics! Hosting logistics! France and Czechia selection logistics! It's the most wonderful time of year!

  • Episode 35: Molasses Flood

    January 23rd, 2019  |  Season 2  |  26 mins 28 secs
    belgium, france, netherlands, san marino, spain

    A flood of Eurovision updates this week, including Spain's selection and artists from Belgium, Netherlands, and San Marino.

  • Episode 34: Czech Out Those Triangles

    January 16th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  46 mins 3 secs
    czechia, france, hungary, lithuania, north macedonia

    We break down the entries in Czechia's Eurovision selection and talk triangles. Lots of triangles.

  • Episode 33: Welcome to 2019

    January 9th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  34 mins 40 secs
    albania, cyprus, czech republic, france, georgia, israel, lithuania, malta, san marino, spain, sweden, united kingdom

    Happy new year! Now that we can begin 2019 in earnest, we have our first Eurovision entry up for discussion.

  • Episode 32: Spotify Wrapping Up 2018

    December 19th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  22 mins 21 secs
    albania, belarus, belgium, cyprus, estonia, france, hungary, latvia, norway, spain, sweden

    As we wrap up 2018, we get ready for Albania's Eurovision selection process, check in with Spain, and see how Spotify puts us on blast.

  • Episode 31: Eurovision Gifts for 2018

    December 5th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  36 mins 51 secs
    armenia, estonia, latvia, sweden

    Are you looking for Eurovision gifts for friends or loved ones? We have suggestions.