Episode 305: American Song Contest Revisited Part 2

July 21st, 2026  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 27 mins

albania, austria, bulgaria, canada, italy, latvia, sweden, ukraine

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?