Episode 309: Oh? Canada?

September 15th, 2026  |  Season 10  |  23 mins 58 secs

austria, bulgaria, canada, france, luxembourg, switzerland

We spend some heritage minutes discussing Canada's previous history in Eurovision and why they may have been brought in to participate.

Episode 308: Welcome to Bulgaria

September 1st, 2026  |  Season 10  |  34 mins 33 secs

Ukraine, United Kingdom, austria, bulgaria, canada, israel, netherlands

Happy Eurovision New Year! We start our 10th Season (sidebar: WHAT?!) catching up on the planning for 2027 as Bulgaria prepares to host the big event for the first time.

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

United Kingdom, australia, austria, bulgaria

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

Sweden, Ukraine, albania, austria, bulgaria, canada, italy, latvia

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

Sweden, albania, austria, bulgaria

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

United Kingdom, austria, france, italy

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

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

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

United Kingdom, australia, austria, belgium, bulgaria, denmark, france, germany, israel, lithuania

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.