web01.fireside.fm Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:38:18 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://www.eurowhat.com/tags/bosnia%20and%20herzegovina Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500 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. en-us episodic A pair of Americans trying to make sense of the Eurovision Song Contest. The EuroWhat? Podcast 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. no eurovision song contest, eurovision, americans, pop culture, ESC, europe, pop music, televote The EuroWhat? Podcast eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com https://www.eurowhat.com/281 bdd448bf-1c52-41b3-8b31-b6e392afca43 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The EuroWhat? Podcast 281 Responsive full 9 The EuroWhat? Podcast The European Broadcasting Union has postponed its plan to hold a membership vote to decide if Israel’s broadcaster KAN will be allowed to compete in next year’s Eurovision. While it remains unclear if the vote will still happen, it doesn’t fully resolve how the EBU got to this point in the first place. We’ll take a closer look at other times the EBU’s non-political stance has been tested and see what lessons can be applied going forward. 34:58 no The European Broadcasting Union has postponed its plan to hold a membership vote to decide if Israel’s broadcaster KAN will be allowed to compete in next year’s Eurovision. While it remains unclear if the vote will still happen, it doesn’t fully resolve how the EBU got to this point in the first place. We’ll take a closer look at other times the EBU’s non-political stance has been tested and see what lessons can be applied going forward. Responsive Summary Yugoslavia (3:20) Administrative Changes to the Contest (13:40) Armenia and Azerbaijan (16:42) Georgia (26:58) Final Thoughts (32:14) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. eurovision, eurovision song contest The European Broadcasting Union has postponed its plan to hold a membership vote to decide if Israel’s broadcaster KAN will be allowed to compete in next year’s Eurovision. While it remains unclear if the vote will still happen, it doesn’t fully resolve how the EBU got to this point in the first place. We’ll take a closer look at other times the EBU’s non-political stance has been tested and see what lessons can be applied going forward.

Responsive Summary

• Yugoslavia (3:20)
• Administrative Changes to the Contest (13:40)
• Armenia and Azerbaijan (16:42)
• Georgia (26:58)
• Final Thoughts (32:14)

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The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social.

Join the EuroWhat AV Club!

If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

Links:

• Episode 65: Lebanon-starter
• Episode 134: Belarus
• Episode 274: Yugoslavia 1990
• Yugoslavia - Eurovision 1991 - Baby Doll - Brazil - YouTube
• Yugoslavia - Eurovision 1992 - Extra Nena - Ljubim te pesmama - YouTube
• André - Without Your Love (Armenia) 2006 Final - YouTube
• Eurovision Amends Rules, Does Not Sanction Azerbaijan
• Episode 63: Flags on the Play
• We Don't Wanna Put In - Eurovision Song Contest 2009 - YouTube

]]> The European Broadcasting Union has postponed its plan to hold a membership vote to decide if Israel’s broadcaster KAN will be allowed to compete in next year’s Eurovision. While it remains unclear if the vote will still happen, it doesn’t fully resolve how the EBU got to this point in the first place. We’ll take a closer look at other times the EBU’s non-political stance has been tested and see what lessons can be applied going forward.

Responsive Summary

• Yugoslavia (3:20)
• Administrative Changes to the Contest (13:40)
• Armenia and Azerbaijan (16:42)
• Georgia (26:58)
• Final Thoughts (32:14)

Subscribe

The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social.

Join the EuroWhat AV Club!

If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

Links:

• Episode 65: Lebanon-starter
• Episode 134: Belarus
• Episode 274: Yugoslavia 1990
• Yugoslavia - Eurovision 1991 - Baby Doll - Brazil - YouTube
• Yugoslavia - Eurovision 1992 - Extra Nena - Ljubim te pesmama - YouTube
• André - Without Your Love (Armenia) 2006 Final - YouTube
• Eurovision Amends Rules, Does Not Sanction Azerbaijan
• Episode 63: Flags on the Play
• We Don't Wanna Put In - Eurovision Song Contest 2009 - YouTube

]]> https://www.eurowhat.com/209 71fe29cc-a41a-4db0-ac51-0e57d40d2ff5 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600 The EuroWhat? Podcast 209 Millstreet full 7 The EuroWhat? Podcast It's been 30 years since a small town in Ireland took on the challenge of hosting Eurovision while the concept of Europe was undergoing a transformation. We look back at Millstreet 1993, the accommodation of several new countries wanting to join the party, and... the Bartman? 40:19 no It's been 30 years since a small town in Ireland took on the challenge of hosting Eurovision while the concept of Europe was undergoing a transformation. We look back at Millstreet 1993, the accommodation of several new countries wanting to join the party, and... the Bartman? Millstreet Summary The Journey to the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest (1:14) A Tour of Millstreet (4:58) A Tour of Europe in 1993 (8:16) The Eurovision 1993 Contestants and Their Performances (12:55) Reflections on the Contest and Its Impact (34:02) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Our next episode will be about Scopitone. eurovision, eurovision song contest, millstreet, do the bartman, in your eyes, niahm kavanaugh It's been 30 years since a small town in Ireland took on the challenge of hosting Eurovision while the concept of Europe was undergoing a transformation. We look back at Millstreet 1993, the accommodation of several new countries wanting to join the party, and... the Bartman?

Millstreet Summary

• The Journey to the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest (1:14)
• A Tour of Millstreet (4:58)
• A Tour of Europe in 1993 (8:16)
• The Eurovision 1993 Contestants and Their Performances (12:55)
• Reflections on the Contest and Its Impact (34:02)

Subscribe

The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Twitter @eurowhat.

Join the EuroWhat AV Club!

If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Our next episode will be about Scopitone.

Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

Links:

• Home | Millstreet Green Glens Arena
• Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1993 - Wikipedia
• Welcome to Barbara Dex | Barbara Dex
• When Eurovision was a matter of life and death - BBC Culture
• Do the Bartman - Music Video - Director's Cut [4K Scaled] - YouTube

]]> It's been 30 years since a small town in Ireland took on the challenge of hosting Eurovision while the concept of Europe was undergoing a transformation. We look back at Millstreet 1993, the accommodation of several new countries wanting to join the party, and... the Bartman?

Millstreet Summary

• The Journey to the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest (1:14)
• A Tour of Millstreet (4:58)
• A Tour of Europe in 1993 (8:16)
• The Eurovision 1993 Contestants and Their Performances (12:55)
• Reflections on the Contest and Its Impact (34:02)

Subscribe

The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Twitter @eurowhat.

Join the EuroWhat AV Club!

If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Our next episode will be about Scopitone.

Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

Links:

• Home | Millstreet Green Glens Arena
• Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1993 - Wikipedia
• Welcome to Barbara Dex | Barbara Dex
• When Eurovision was a matter of life and death - BBC Culture
• Do the Bartman - Music Video - Director's Cut [4K Scaled] - YouTube

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