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
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.