Displaying 4 items of The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews with the tag "canada".
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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.
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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.
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The AsiaWhat?
August 25th, 2026 | 33 mins 4 secs
Philippines, australia, bhutan, canada, malaysia, mongolia, south korea, thailand
It's been years in the making: Eurovision is heading to Asia! We take a look at the decades-long development process for this brand expansion, as well as discuss the first selections as we wait for November’s competition.
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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?