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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/tags/slovenia" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Slovenia&lt;/a&gt; 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.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Hvala, Ne Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Slovenia and the Relegation Era (4:39)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;One Semi to Rule Them All (11:32)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Semi Finals go to Pot (15:17)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Slovenia vs. the Televote (25:39)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Subscribe&lt;/h3&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an &lt;a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;email&lt;/a&gt; or reach out on Bluesky &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@eurowhat.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;previews of upcoming episodes, &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;National Selection dates&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tidbits we can't get to on the main show&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We also have the &lt;strong&gt;EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast&lt;/strong&gt;, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. And if there is a season 2 of the American Song Contest... well... :::monkey's paw intensifies::: &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/tags/slovenia" rel="nofollow noopener">Slovenia</a> 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.</p>

<h3>Hvala, Ne Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Slovenia and the Relegation Era (4:39)</li>
<li>One Semi to Rule Them All (11:32)</li>
<li>Semi Finals go to Pot (15:17)</li>
<li>Slovenia vs. the Televote (25:39)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong>&nbsp;is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow noopener">Find your podcast app to subscribe here</a>.</p>

<p>Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an <a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

<h3>Join the EuroWhat AV Club!</h3>

<p>If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/eurowhat" rel="nofollow noopener">the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon</a>! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: </p>

<ul>
<li>previews of upcoming episodes, </li>
<li>North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni</li>
<li>National Selection dates</li>
<li>Tidbits we can't get to on the main show</li>
</ul>

<p>We also have the <strong>EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast</strong>, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. And if there is a season 2 of the American Song Contest... well... :::monkey's paw intensifies:::</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/tags/slovenia" rel="nofollow noopener">Slovenia</a> 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.</p>

<h3>Hvala, Ne Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Slovenia and the Relegation Era (4:39)</li>
<li>One Semi to Rule Them All (11:32)</li>
<li>Semi Finals go to Pot (15:17)</li>
<li>Slovenia vs. the Televote (25:39)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong>&nbsp;is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow noopener">Find your podcast app to subscribe here</a>.</p>

<p>Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an <a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

<h3>Join the EuroWhat AV Club!</h3>

<p>If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/eurowhat" rel="nofollow noopener">the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon</a>! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: </p>

<ul>
<li>previews of upcoming episodes, </li>
<li>North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni</li>
<li>National Selection dates</li>
<li>Tidbits we can't get to on the main show</li>
</ul>

<p>We also have the <strong>EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast</strong>, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. And if there is a season 2 of the American Song Contest... well... :::monkey's paw intensifies:::</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p>]]>
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