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    <description>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.
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  <title>Episode 268: Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final Preview</title>
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  <itunes:episode>268</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final Preview</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Eurovision Week for 2025 is upon us as well as the 37 artists gathered in Basel. We get caught up on the news leading up to this week before discussing the rehearsals and our predictions for who will advance to Saturday's Grand Final.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Eurovision Week for 2025 is upon us as well as the 37 artists gathered in Basel. We get caught up on the news leading up to this week before discussing the rehearsals and our predictions for who will advance to Saturday's Grand Final.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final Preview Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lumo stuns in Basel debut (0:48)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Eurovision Artist Support Measures (2:38)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ongoing Issues: Flag Policy 2025 and Israel's Participation (6:01)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Semi-Final Format Changes (10:48)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where to watch Eurovision 2025 (16:13)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Eurovision Semi-Final 1 Predictions (POTENTIAL SPOILERS)  (18:27)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Eurovision Semi-Final 2 Predictions (POTENTIAL SPOILERS) (32:24)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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

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

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

&lt;h3&gt;Basel 2025&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our &lt;a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Basel 2025 page&lt;/a&gt;! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Join the EuroWhat AV Club!&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Eurovision Week for 2025 is upon us as well as the 37 artists gathered in Basel. We get caught up on the news leading up to this week before discussing the rehearsals and our predictions for who will advance to Saturday&#39;s Grand Final.</p>

<h3>Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final Preview Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Lumo stuns in Basel debut (0:48)</li>
<li>Eurovision Artist Support Measures (2:38)</li>
<li>Ongoing Issues: Flag Policy 2025 and Israel&#39;s Participation (6:01)</li>
<li>Semi-Final Format Changes (10:48)</li>
<li>Where to watch Eurovision 2025 (16:13)</li>
<li>Eurovision Semi-Final 1 Predictions (POTENTIAL SPOILERS)  (18:27)</li>
<li>Eurovision Semi-Final 2 Predictions (POTENTIAL SPOILERS) (32:24)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong> is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">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">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

<h3>Basel 2025</h3>

<p>Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" rel="nofollow">Basel 2025 page</a>! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. </p>

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

<p>If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Eurovision Song Contest: Non-Stop Hits! ✨ LIVE 24/7 ✨ - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc2MzY4">Eurovision Song Contest: Non-Stop Hits! ✨ LIVE 24/7 ✨ - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc2MzY5">Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?</a></li><li><a title="Artist experience centre stage as rehearsals begin in Basel for Eurovision Song Contest 2025" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc2Mzcw">Artist experience centre stage as rehearsals begin in Basel for Eurovision Song Contest 2025</a></li><li><a title="Eurovision 2025: Israel Should Be Excluded, Says Winner Nemo | HuffPost UK Entertainment" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc2Mzcx">Eurovision 2025: Israel Should Be Excluded, Says Winner Nemo | HuffPost UK Entertainment</a></li><li><a title="Episode 63: Flags on the Play" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc2Mzcy">Episode 63: Flags on the Play</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Eurovision Week for 2025 is upon us as well as the 37 artists gathered in Basel. We get caught up on the news leading up to this week before discussing the rehearsals and our predictions for who will advance to Saturday&#39;s Grand Final.</p>

<h3>Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final Preview Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Lumo stuns in Basel debut (0:48)</li>
<li>Eurovision Artist Support Measures (2:38)</li>
<li>Ongoing Issues: Flag Policy 2025 and Israel&#39;s Participation (6:01)</li>
<li>Semi-Final Format Changes (10:48)</li>
<li>Where to watch Eurovision 2025 (16:13)</li>
<li>Eurovision Semi-Final 1 Predictions (POTENTIAL SPOILERS)  (18:27)</li>
<li>Eurovision Semi-Final 2 Predictions (POTENTIAL SPOILERS) (32:24)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong> is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">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">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

<h3>Basel 2025</h3>

<p>Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" rel="nofollow">Basel 2025 page</a>! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. </p>

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

<p>If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Eurovision Song Contest: Non-Stop Hits! ✨ LIVE 24/7 ✨ - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc2MzY4">Eurovision Song Contest: Non-Stop Hits! ✨ LIVE 24/7 ✨ - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc2MzY5">Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?</a></li><li><a title="Artist experience centre stage as rehearsals begin in Basel for Eurovision Song Contest 2025" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc2Mzcw">Artist experience centre stage as rehearsals begin in Basel for Eurovision Song Contest 2025</a></li><li><a title="Eurovision 2025: Israel Should Be Excluded, Says Winner Nemo | HuffPost UK Entertainment" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc2Mzcx">Eurovision 2025: Israel Should Be Excluded, Says Winner Nemo | HuffPost UK Entertainment</a></li><li><a title="Episode 63: Flags on the Play" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc2Mzcy">Episode 63: Flags on the Play</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 264: Polyethylene</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
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  <itunes:episode>264</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Polyethylene</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:season>8</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Music journalist Fred Bronson returns to start our conversations about Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final 2. We discuss Montenegro, Luxembourg, Greece, Czechia, and Ireland, plus some delightful stories about long distance friendships and phone calls.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>45:16</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Music journalist Fred Bronson returns to start our conversations about Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final 2. We discuss Montenegro, Luxembourg, Greece, Czechia, and Ireland, plus some delightful stories about long distance friendships and phone calls.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Fred Bronson&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Fred Bronson is the author of seven books: Rockin' the Kremlin with David Junk, The Jacksons Legacy (with the Jacksons), Dick Clark’s American Bandstand (with Dick Clark), The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, Billboard’s Hottest Hot 100 Hits and The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm &amp;amp; Blues Hits (with Adam White).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bronson has written the annual television specials The American Music Awards and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. His other credits include two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and an episode of the animated Star Trek series.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For SiriusXM Radio, he has interviewed Paul McCartney, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA and created "Smokey's Place," a series for Smokey Robinson's Smokey's Soul Town channel where the legendary artist recalls his Motown memories and plays Motown favorites.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;He is a long-term contributor to Billboard, covering the Eurovision Song Contest and American Idol among many other topics.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Polyethylene Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Montenegro - Nina Žižić - "Dobrodošli" (3:48)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Luxembourg - Laura Thorn - "La Poupée Monte Le Son" (10:54)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Greece - Klavdia - "Asteromata" (22:34)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Czechia - ADONXS - "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" (28:37)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ireland - EMMY - "Laika Party" (34:41)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Final Thoughts (41:38)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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

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

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

&lt;h3&gt;Basel 2025&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our &lt;a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Basel 2025 page&lt;/a&gt;! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Join the EuroWhat AV Club!&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Fred Bronson.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest, Dobrodošli, Nina Žižić, La Poupée Monte Le Son, Laura Thorn, Asteromata, Klavdia, Adonxs, Kiss Kiss Goodbye, Laika Party, EMMY</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Music journalist Fred Bronson returns to start our conversations about Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final 2. We discuss Montenegro, Luxembourg, Greece, Czechia, and Ireland, plus some delightful stories about long distance friendships and phone calls.</p>

<h3>Fred Bronson</h3>

<p>Fred Bronson is the author of seven books: Rockin&#39; the Kremlin with David Junk, The Jacksons Legacy (with the Jacksons), Dick Clark’s American Bandstand (with Dick Clark), The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, Billboard’s Hottest Hot 100 Hits and The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm &amp; Blues Hits (with Adam White).</p>

<p>Bronson has written the annual television specials The American Music Awards and Dick Clark&#39;s New Year&#39;s Rockin&#39; Eve. His other credits include two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and an episode of the animated Star Trek series.</p>

<p>For SiriusXM Radio, he has interviewed Paul McCartney, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA and created &quot;Smokey&#39;s Place,&quot; a series for Smokey Robinson&#39;s Smokey&#39;s Soul Town channel where the legendary artist recalls his Motown memories and plays Motown favorites.</p>

<p>He is a long-term contributor to Billboard, covering the Eurovision Song Contest and American Idol among many other topics.</p>

<h3>Polyethylene Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Montenegro - Nina Žižić - &quot;Dobrodošli&quot; (3:48)</li>
<li>Luxembourg - Laura Thorn - &quot;La Poupée Monte Le Son&quot; (10:54)</li>
<li>Greece - Klavdia - &quot;Asteromata&quot; (22:34)</li>
<li>Czechia - ADONXS - &quot;Kiss Kiss Goodbye&quot; (28:37)</li>
<li>Ireland - EMMY - &quot;Laika Party&quot; (34:41)</li>
<li>Final Thoughts (41:38)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong> is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">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">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

<h3>Basel 2025</h3>

<p>Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" rel="nofollow">Basel 2025 page</a>! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. </p>

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

<p>If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.</p><p>Special Guest: Fred Bronson.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Luxembourg Returns to Eurovision After 31 Years: Here&#39;s How" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc1NzY2">Luxembourg Returns to Eurovision After 31 Years: Here's How</a></li><li><a title="ROCKIN-THE-KREMLIN.COM" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc1NzY0">ROCKIN-THE-KREMLIN.COM</a></li><li><a title="Episode 246: Rockin&#39; the Kremlin" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc1NjIy">Episode 246: Rockin' the Kremlin</a></li><li><a title="Follow the Music | FredBronson.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc1NzY1">Follow the Music | FredBronson.com</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Music journalist Fred Bronson returns to start our conversations about Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final 2. We discuss Montenegro, Luxembourg, Greece, Czechia, and Ireland, plus some delightful stories about long distance friendships and phone calls.</p>

<h3>Fred Bronson</h3>

<p>Fred Bronson is the author of seven books: Rockin&#39; the Kremlin with David Junk, The Jacksons Legacy (with the Jacksons), Dick Clark’s American Bandstand (with Dick Clark), The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, Billboard’s Hottest Hot 100 Hits and The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm &amp; Blues Hits (with Adam White).</p>

<p>Bronson has written the annual television specials The American Music Awards and Dick Clark&#39;s New Year&#39;s Rockin&#39; Eve. His other credits include two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and an episode of the animated Star Trek series.</p>

<p>For SiriusXM Radio, he has interviewed Paul McCartney, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA and created &quot;Smokey&#39;s Place,&quot; a series for Smokey Robinson&#39;s Smokey&#39;s Soul Town channel where the legendary artist recalls his Motown memories and plays Motown favorites.</p>

<p>He is a long-term contributor to Billboard, covering the Eurovision Song Contest and American Idol among many other topics.</p>

<h3>Polyethylene Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Montenegro - Nina Žižić - &quot;Dobrodošli&quot; (3:48)</li>
<li>Luxembourg - Laura Thorn - &quot;La Poupée Monte Le Son&quot; (10:54)</li>
<li>Greece - Klavdia - &quot;Asteromata&quot; (22:34)</li>
<li>Czechia - ADONXS - &quot;Kiss Kiss Goodbye&quot; (28:37)</li>
<li>Ireland - EMMY - &quot;Laika Party&quot; (34:41)</li>
<li>Final Thoughts (41:38)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

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<h3>Basel 2025</h3>

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  </itunes:summary>
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<item>
  <title>Episode 259: Choose Chaos</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/259</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
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  <itunes:episode>259</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Choose Chaos</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>8</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>After addressing some KANTroversy, we discuss the Eurovision selections from Austria, United Kingdom, Sweden, San Marino, and Portugal.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>38:24</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;After addressing some KANTroversy, we discuss the Eurovision selections from Austria, United Kingdom, Sweden, San Marino, and Portugal.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Choose Chaos Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;KANTroversy: EBU Rejects Current form of Malta's Entry (1:07)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Austria's JJ sings of "Wasted Love" (4:57)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The United Kingdom's Remember Monday asks "What the Hell Just Happened" (8:35)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Reminder: Revamps and Videos on the Way (14:21)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;KAJ wins Melfest with "Bara Bada Bastu" (15:06)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gabry Ponte wins the San Marino Song Contest with "Tutta L'Italia" (25:25)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;NAPA wins Festival da Canção with "Deslocado" (30:05)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;email&lt;/a&gt; or reach out on Bluesky &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@eurowhat.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Basel 2025&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our &lt;a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Basel 2025 page&lt;/a&gt;! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Join the EuroWhat AV Club!&lt;/h3&gt;

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</description>
  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest, jj, wasted love, remember monday, what the hell just happened, kaj, bara bada bastu</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>After addressing some KANTroversy, we discuss the Eurovision selections from Austria, United Kingdom, Sweden, San Marino, and Portugal.</p>

<h3>Choose Chaos Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>KANTroversy: EBU Rejects Current form of Malta&#39;s Entry (1:07)</li>
<li>Austria&#39;s JJ sings of &quot;Wasted Love&quot; (4:57)</li>
<li>The United Kingdom&#39;s Remember Monday asks &quot;What the Hell Just Happened&quot; (8:35)</li>
<li>Reminder: Revamps and Videos on the Way (14:21)</li>
<li>KAJ wins Melfest with &quot;Bara Bada Bastu&quot; (15:06)</li>
<li>Gabry Ponte wins the San Marino Song Contest with &quot;Tutta L&#39;Italia&quot; (25:25)</li>
<li>NAPA wins Festival da Canção with &quot;Deslocado&quot; (30:05)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

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<h3>Basel 2025</h3>

<p>Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" rel="nofollow">Basel 2025 page</a>! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. </p>

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

<p>If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Gabry Ponte - Tutta L&#39;Italia (Official Video) - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc0ODAx">Gabry Ponte - Tutta L'Italia (Official Video) - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Malta&#39;s Miriana Conte interviewed on BBC&#39;s Newsnight" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc0ODA3">Malta's Miriana Conte interviewed on BBC's Newsnight</a></li><li><a title="Public attitudes towards offensive language on TV and radio: Quick Reference Guide" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc0ODA4">Public attitudes towards offensive language on TV and radio: Quick Reference Guide</a></li><li><a title="itv Offensive Language Guidelines (September 2021)" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTc0ODA5">itv Offensive Language Guidelines (September 2021)</a></li></ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>After addressing some KANTroversy, we discuss the Eurovision selections from Austria, United Kingdom, Sweden, San Marino, and Portugal.</p>

<h3>Choose Chaos Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>KANTroversy: EBU Rejects Current form of Malta&#39;s Entry (1:07)</li>
<li>Austria&#39;s JJ sings of &quot;Wasted Love&quot; (4:57)</li>
<li>The United Kingdom&#39;s Remember Monday asks &quot;What the Hell Just Happened&quot; (8:35)</li>
<li>Reminder: Revamps and Videos on the Way (14:21)</li>
<li>KAJ wins Melfest with &quot;Bara Bada Bastu&quot; (15:06)</li>
<li>Gabry Ponte wins the San Marino Song Contest with &quot;Tutta L&#39;Italia&quot; (25:25)</li>
<li>NAPA wins Festival da Canção with &quot;Deslocado&quot; (30:05)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong> is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">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">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

<h3>Basel 2025</h3>

<p>Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" rel="nofollow">Basel 2025 page</a>! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. </p>

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  </itunes:summary>
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  <title>Episode 255: ('Singing')</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/255</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/6dc01db5-9f0b-4c4e-9b0a-d4f9d43ee0fd.mp3" length="36905096" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>255</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>('Singing')</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>8</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>It's the biggest weekend of Eurovision 2025 so far with Ireland, Ukraine, Finland, Latvia, and Malta making picks while several other countries' processes continued. Do-re-mi-fa-serving exhausted, but we shall persevere!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>50:55</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/2/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/episodes/6/6dc01db5-9f0b-4c4e-9b0a-d4f9d43ee0fd/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;It's the biggest weekend of Eurovision 2025 so far with Ireland, Ukraine, Finland, Latvia, and Malta making picks while several other countries' processes continued. Do-re-mi-fa-serving exhausted, but we shall persevere!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;('Singing') Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mid-week drops: Azerbaijan's Mamagama and Czechia's "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" (2:25)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ireland accepts invitation to Emmy's "Laika Party" (6:15)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Erika Vikman wins Finland's UMK with "Ich Komme" (15:43)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ziferblat's "Bird of Pray" will represent Ukraine (21:44)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Latvia's Supernova names "Bur man laimi" by Tautumeitas (25:47)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Malta will be serving "KANT" by Miriana Conte (27:58)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Denmark's DMGP and Armenia's Depi Evratesil announce contestants (34:42)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Qualifying starts in Iceland, continues in Sweden and Lithuania (36:36)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Coming up: Italy's Sanremo, Poland, Germany, Estonia, and the biggest weekend of 2025 (47:17)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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

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&lt;h3&gt;Basel 2025&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our &lt;a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Basel 2025 page&lt;/a&gt;! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Join the EuroWhat AV Club!&lt;/h3&gt;

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</description>
  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest, adonxs, kiss kiss goodbye, mamagama, emmy, laika party, erika vikman, ich komme, ziferblat, bird of pray, Tautumeitas, Bur man laimi, miriana conte, kant</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s the biggest weekend of Eurovision 2025 so far with Ireland, Ukraine, Finland, Latvia, and Malta making picks while several other countries&#39; processes continued. Do-re-mi-fa-serving exhausted, but we shall persevere!</p>

<h3>(&#39;Singing&#39;) Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Mid-week drops: Azerbaijan&#39;s Mamagama and Czechia&#39;s &quot;Kiss Kiss Goodbye&quot; (2:25)</li>
<li>Ireland accepts invitation to Emmy&#39;s &quot;Laika Party&quot; (6:15)</li>
<li>Erika Vikman wins Finland&#39;s UMK with &quot;Ich Komme&quot; (15:43)</li>
<li>Ziferblat&#39;s &quot;Bird of Pray&quot; will represent Ukraine (21:44)</li>
<li>Latvia&#39;s Supernova names &quot;Bur man laimi&quot; by Tautumeitas (25:47)</li>
<li>Malta will be serving &quot;KANT&quot; by Miriana Conte (27:58)</li>
<li>Denmark&#39;s DMGP and Armenia&#39;s Depi Evratesil announce contestants (34:42)</li>
<li>Qualifying starts in Iceland, continues in Sweden and Lithuania (36:36)</li>
<li>Coming up: Italy&#39;s Sanremo, Poland, Germany, Estonia, and the biggest weekend of 2025 (47:17)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

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<h3>Basel 2025</h3>

<p>Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" rel="nofollow">Basel 2025 page</a>! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. </p>

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

<p>If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s the biggest weekend of Eurovision 2025 so far with Ireland, Ukraine, Finland, Latvia, and Malta making picks while several other countries&#39; processes continued. Do-re-mi-fa-serving exhausted, but we shall persevere!</p>

<h3>(&#39;Singing&#39;) Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Mid-week drops: Azerbaijan&#39;s Mamagama and Czechia&#39;s &quot;Kiss Kiss Goodbye&quot; (2:25)</li>
<li>Ireland accepts invitation to Emmy&#39;s &quot;Laika Party&quot; (6:15)</li>
<li>Erika Vikman wins Finland&#39;s UMK with &quot;Ich Komme&quot; (15:43)</li>
<li>Ziferblat&#39;s &quot;Bird of Pray&quot; will represent Ukraine (21:44)</li>
<li>Latvia&#39;s Supernova names &quot;Bur man laimi&quot; by Tautumeitas (25:47)</li>
<li>Malta will be serving &quot;KANT&quot; by Miriana Conte (27:58)</li>
<li>Denmark&#39;s DMGP and Armenia&#39;s Depi Evratesil announce contestants (34:42)</li>
<li>Qualifying starts in Iceland, continues in Sweden and Lithuania (36:36)</li>
<li>Coming up: Italy&#39;s Sanremo, Poland, Germany, Estonia, and the biggest weekend of 2025 (47:17)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

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<h3>Basel 2025</h3>

<p>Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" rel="nofollow">Basel 2025 page</a>! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. </p>

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

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  </itunes:summary>
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  <title>Episode 254: Super</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/254</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/02a6a6bc-59e0-40b6-b75d-c36261857b87.mp3" length="35634358" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>254</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Super</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>8</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Eurovision started to get structure this week thanks to the semi-final allocation draw, the first wave of ticket sales, and selections from Greece, Slovenia, Belgium, and Spain. Sweden kicked off Melfest, Lithuania got competitive, and Latvia picked finalists. This was the easy Super Saturday...</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>49:13</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/2/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/episodes/0/02a6a6bc-59e0-40b6-b75d-c36261857b87/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Eurovision started to get structure this week thanks to the semi-final allocation draw, the first wave of ticket sales, and selections from Greece, Slovenia, Belgium, and Spain. Sweden kicked off Melfest, Lithuania got competitive, and Latvia picked finalists. This was the &lt;em&gt;easy&lt;/em&gt; Super Saturday...&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Super Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Eurovision Semi-Final Allocation and Ticket Sales (1:18)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Artist Announcements: Austria's JJ and France's Louane (8:45)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Klavdia's "Asteromata" wins Greece's national final (11:16)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Slovenia: Klemen wins EMA with "How Much Time Do We Have Left?" (15:50)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Red Sebastian and "Strobe Lights" win Belgium's Eurosong (21:57)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;"Esa Diva": Melody wins Spain's Benidorm Fest (25:04)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sweden's Melfest 2025 Begins (30:04)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Latvia's Supernova Semi-Final (35:44)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT Heat 4 (40:45)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;San Marino Names ALLLL the Semi-Finalists (43:57)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Coming up: Super Saturday 2 (46:03)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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&lt;h3&gt;Basel 2025&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our &lt;a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Basel 2025 page&lt;/a&gt;! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. &lt;/p&gt;

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</description>
  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest, jj, louane, klavdia, asteromata, klemen, how much time do we have left, red sebastian, strobe lights, melody, esa diva</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Eurovision started to get structure this week thanks to the semi-final allocation draw, the first wave of ticket sales, and selections from Greece, Slovenia, Belgium, and Spain. Sweden kicked off Melfest, Lithuania got competitive, and Latvia picked finalists. This was the <em>easy</em> Super Saturday...</p>

<h3>Super Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Eurovision Semi-Final Allocation and Ticket Sales (1:18)</li>
<li>Artist Announcements: Austria&#39;s JJ and France&#39;s Louane (8:45)</li>
<li>Klavdia&#39;s &quot;Asteromata&quot; wins Greece&#39;s national final (11:16)</li>
<li>Slovenia: Klemen wins EMA with &quot;How Much Time Do We Have Left?&quot; (15:50)</li>
<li>Red Sebastian and &quot;Strobe Lights&quot; win Belgium&#39;s Eurosong (21:57)</li>
<li>&quot;Esa Diva&quot;: Melody wins Spain&#39;s Benidorm Fest (25:04)</li>
<li>Sweden&#39;s Melfest 2025 Begins (30:04)</li>
<li>Latvia&#39;s Supernova Semi-Final (35:44)</li>
<li>Lithuania&#39;s Eurovizija.LT Heat 4 (40:45)</li>
<li>San Marino Names ALLLL the Semi-Finalists (43:57)</li>
<li>Coming up: Super Saturday 2 (46:03)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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<h3>Basel 2025</h3>

<p>Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" rel="nofollow">Basel 2025 page</a>! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. </p>

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

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  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Eurovision started to get structure this week thanks to the semi-final allocation draw, the first wave of ticket sales, and selections from Greece, Slovenia, Belgium, and Spain. Sweden kicked off Melfest, Lithuania got competitive, and Latvia picked finalists. This was the <em>easy</em> Super Saturday...</p>

<h3>Super Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Eurovision Semi-Final Allocation and Ticket Sales (1:18)</li>
<li>Artist Announcements: Austria&#39;s JJ and France&#39;s Louane (8:45)</li>
<li>Klavdia&#39;s &quot;Asteromata&quot; wins Greece&#39;s national final (11:16)</li>
<li>Slovenia: Klemen wins EMA with &quot;How Much Time Do We Have Left?&quot; (15:50)</li>
<li>Red Sebastian and &quot;Strobe Lights&quot; win Belgium&#39;s Eurosong (21:57)</li>
<li>&quot;Esa Diva&quot;: Melody wins Spain&#39;s Benidorm Fest (25:04)</li>
<li>Sweden&#39;s Melfest 2025 Begins (30:04)</li>
<li>Latvia&#39;s Supernova Semi-Final (35:44)</li>
<li>Lithuania&#39;s Eurovizija.LT Heat 4 (40:45)</li>
<li>San Marino Names ALLLL the Semi-Finalists (43:57)</li>
<li>Coming up: Super Saturday 2 (46:03)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

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<h3>Basel 2025</h3>

<p>Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel" rel="nofollow">Basel 2025 page</a>! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. </p>

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

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  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 248: Three-Card Montesong</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/248</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/c89cc4f3-a5af-4f00-8736-f8832020a512.mp3" length="34781892" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>248</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Three-Card Montesong</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>8</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>As we rush to get out of 2024 we're getting details from just about every country participating in Eurovision 2025. We recap last month's Montesong from Montenegro, learn a bit about Czechia's artist, and start adding all the dates to our calendar.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>47:38</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/2/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/episodes/c/c89cc4f3-a5af-4f00-8736-f8832020a512/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;As we rush to get out of 2024 we're getting details from just about every country participating in Eurovision 2025. We recap last month's Montesong from Montenegro, learn a bit about Czechia's artist, and start adding all the dates to our calendar.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Three-Card Montesong Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;😾 Is anyone still mad at the EBU? (1:30)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🇲🇪 Montenegro returns with Montesong... and shenanigans (7:48)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🇨🇿 Czechia selects ANDONXS for Basxl (17:34)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🇪🇺 What's Happening in the EU (Eurowhat Universe) (20:00)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🌊 All the National Selections (22:34)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🎅🏼 Through the holidays: Albania's Festivali i Kenges and the ESC250 (44:25)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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

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

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</description>
  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest, adonxs, Nina Žižić, Dobrodošli, ADONXS</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>As we rush to get out of 2024 we&#39;re getting details from just about every country participating in Eurovision 2025. We recap last month&#39;s Montesong from Montenegro, learn a bit about Czechia&#39;s artist, and start adding all the dates to our calendar.</p>

<h3>Three-Card Montesong Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>😾 Is anyone still mad at the EBU? (1:30)</li>
<li>🇲🇪 Montenegro returns with Montesong... and shenanigans (7:48)</li>
<li>🇨🇿 Czechia selects ANDONXS for Basxl (17:34)</li>
<li>🇪🇺 What&#39;s Happening in the EU (Eurowhat Universe) (20:00)</li>
<li>🌊 All the National Selections (22:34)</li>
<li>🎅🏼 Through the holidays: Albania&#39;s Festivali i Kenges and the ESC250 (44:25)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong> is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">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">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

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<p>If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Malmö’s hosting of Eurovision evaluated as a big success for the city" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTcyMDEy">Malmö’s hosting of Eurovision evaluated as a big success for the city</a></li><li><a title="Eurovision Song Contest Introduces Official Code of Conduct" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTcyMTY4">Eurovision Song Contest Introduces Official Code of Conduct</a></li><li><a title="RTCG issue statement on Vladana’s resignation - ESCXTRA.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTcyMTY5">RTCG issue statement on Vladana’s resignation - ESCXTRA.com</a></li><li><a title="SUPERSTAR SUPERFINÁLE 2021 | Adam Pavlovčin - Arcade - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTcyMTcw">SUPERSTAR SUPERFINÁLE 2021 | Adam Pavlovčin - Arcade - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Danie Tregonning: &quot;🪩 Eurovision Starter Packs 🪩 Welcome, folks! 🦋Doomsday Blue-Sky: go.bsky.app/D9bMpct (pack is full) 🦋Dipinto Di Blu-Sky: go.bsky.app/BkAdhNJ (now open) Use both to follow and share widely! Contact me for additions and/or removals. I’m not responsible for nor endorsing individual’s posts. ❤️&quot; — Bluesky" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTcyMTcx">Danie Tregonning: "🪩 Eurovision Starter Packs 🪩 Welcome, folks! 🦋Doomsday Blue-Sky: go.bsky.app/D9bMpct (pack is full) 🦋Dipinto Di Blu-Sky: go.bsky.app/BkAdhNJ (now open) Use both to follow and share widely! Contact me for additions and/or removals. I’m not responsible for nor endorsing individual’s posts. ❤️" — Bluesky</a></li><li><a title="SUPERNOVA 2025 - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTcyMTcy">SUPERNOVA 2025 - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Twin Flame Eurovision songs - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTcyMTcz">Twin Flame Eurovision songs - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="EFR12 Radio Eurovision | La radio des stars de l&#39;Eurovision" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTcyMDEz">EFR12 Radio Eurovision | La radio des stars de l'Eurovision</a></li></ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>As we rush to get out of 2024 we&#39;re getting details from just about every country participating in Eurovision 2025. We recap last month&#39;s Montesong from Montenegro, learn a bit about Czechia&#39;s artist, and start adding all the dates to our calendar.</p>

<h3>Three-Card Montesong Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>😾 Is anyone still mad at the EBU? (1:30)</li>
<li>🇲🇪 Montenegro returns with Montesong... and shenanigans (7:48)</li>
<li>🇨🇿 Czechia selects ANDONXS for Basxl (17:34)</li>
<li>🇪🇺 What&#39;s Happening in the EU (Eurowhat Universe) (20:00)</li>
<li>🌊 All the National Selections (22:34)</li>
<li>🎅🏼 Through the holidays: Albania&#39;s Festivali i Kenges and the ESC250 (44:25)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

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  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 245: Avalanche</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/245</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">b7681cd7-e5f0-4c9a-ad34-77f2d98959ef</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/b7681cd7-e5f0-4c9a-ad34-77f2d98959ef.mp3" length="28208385" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>245</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Avalanche</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>8</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>It's been a couple months since we last checked in on Eurovision news… hoo boy there's a lot to get caught up on. We have elections, new heads of delegations, and info about way too many national selections.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>38:49</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/2/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/episodes/b/b7681cd7-e5f0-4c9a-ad34-77f2d98959ef/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;It's been a couple months since we last checked in on Eurovision news… hoo boy there's a lot to get caught up on. We have elections, new heads of delegations, and info about way too many national selections.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Avalanche Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;💊 Exotic Switzerland: Funding Referendum, Novartis Sponsorship (1:41)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🇳🇱 Is Everyone (Netherlands?) Still Mad at the EBU? (6:31)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🔴 Coming up on the podcast: Iceland Airwaves and Rockin' the Kremlin (12:16)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🎓 New Heads of Delegations for 2025 (14:42)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;📆 National Selection Updates (Vague) (21:50)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🏆 National Final Updates (Specific) (25:47)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;⏳ Who are we waiting on? (34:36)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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

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</description>
  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s been a couple months since we last checked in on Eurovision news… hoo boy there&#39;s a lot to get caught up on. We have elections, new heads of delegations, and info about way too many national selections.</p>

<h3>Avalanche Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>💊 Exotic Switzerland: Funding Referendum, Novartis Sponsorship (1:41)</li>
<li>🇳🇱 Is Everyone (Netherlands?) Still Mad at the EBU? (6:31)</li>
<li>🔴 Coming up on the podcast: Iceland Airwaves and Rockin&#39; the Kremlin (12:16)</li>
<li>🎓 New Heads of Delegations for 2025 (14:42)</li>
<li>📆 National Selection Updates (Vague) (21:50)</li>
<li>🏆 National Final Updates (Specific) (25:47)</li>
<li>⏳ Who are we waiting on? (34:36)</li>
</ul>

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  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s been a couple months since we last checked in on Eurovision news… hoo boy there&#39;s a lot to get caught up on. We have elections, new heads of delegations, and info about way too many national selections.</p>

<h3>Avalanche Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>💊 Exotic Switzerland: Funding Referendum, Novartis Sponsorship (1:41)</li>
<li>🇳🇱 Is Everyone (Netherlands?) Still Mad at the EBU? (6:31)</li>
<li>🔴 Coming up on the podcast: Iceland Airwaves and Rockin&#39; the Kremlin (12:16)</li>
<li>🎓 New Heads of Delegations for 2025 (14:42)</li>
<li>📆 National Selection Updates (Vague) (21:50)</li>
<li>🏆 National Final Updates (Specific) (25:47)</li>
<li>⏳ Who are we waiting on? (34:36)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

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  </itunes:summary>
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<item>
  <title>Episode 232: Broke</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/232</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
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  <itunes:episode>232</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Broke</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>7</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Somehow we made it through the other side of the 2024 Eurovision Grand Final in one piece. Things that didn't: the Netherlands, Nemo's trophy, and possibly the EBU? We examine the immediate aftermath of Saturday's show from Malmö.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>25:36</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/2/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/episodes/b/b8ac8160-15b9-41bc-98c9-396dc8f1bba1/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Somehow we made it through the other side of the 2024 Eurovision Grand Final in one piece. Things that didn't: the Netherlands, Nemo's trophy, and possibly the EBU? We examine the immediate aftermath of Saturday's show from Malmö.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Broke Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Netherlands Disqualified from Eurovision (0:59)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The Actual Grand Final (6:53)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Eurovision Results Data Dive (10:07)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Looking Toward Eurovision 2025 (17:49)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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

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

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

&lt;h3&gt;Malmö 2024&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to &lt;a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Malmö 2024&lt;/a&gt;. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our &lt;a href="https://eurowhat.com/selection-season" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Selection Season playlist&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Join the EuroWhat AV Club!&lt;/h3&gt;

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</description>
  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest, nemo, the code</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Somehow we made it through the other side of the 2024 Eurovision Grand Final in one piece. Things that didn&#39;t: the Netherlands, Nemo&#39;s trophy, and possibly the EBU? We examine the immediate aftermath of Saturday&#39;s show from Malmö.</p>

<h3>Broke Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Netherlands Disqualified from Eurovision (0:59)</li>
<li>The Actual Grand Final (6:53)</li>
<li>Eurovision Results Data Dive (10:07)</li>
<li>Looking Toward Eurovision 2025 (17:49)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong> is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">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">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

<h3>Malmö 2024</h3>

<p>Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo" rel="nofollow">Malmö 2024</a>. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat&#39;s On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our <a href="https://eurowhat.com/selection-season" rel="nofollow">Selection Season playlist</a>!</p>

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

<p>If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Joost Klein could soon face prosecution; May have confessed to Eurovision threats | NL Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTY0MjU4">Joost Klein could soon face prosecution; May have confessed to Eurovision threats | NL Times</a></li><li><a title="Results of the Grand Final of Malmö 2024 - Eurovision Song Contest" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTY0MjU5">Results of the Grand Final of Malmö 2024 - Eurovision Song Contest</a></li></ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Somehow we made it through the other side of the 2024 Eurovision Grand Final in one piece. Things that didn&#39;t: the Netherlands, Nemo&#39;s trophy, and possibly the EBU? We examine the immediate aftermath of Saturday&#39;s show from Malmö.</p>

<h3>Broke Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Netherlands Disqualified from Eurovision (0:59)</li>
<li>The Actual Grand Final (6:53)</li>
<li>Eurovision Results Data Dive (10:07)</li>
<li>Looking Toward Eurovision 2025 (17:49)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong> is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">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">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

<h3>Malmö 2024</h3>

<p>Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo" rel="nofollow">Malmö 2024</a>. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat&#39;s On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our <a href="https://eurowhat.com/selection-season" rel="nofollow">Selection Season playlist</a>!</p>

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

<p>If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Joost Klein could soon face prosecution; May have confessed to Eurovision threats | NL Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTY0MjU4">Joost Klein could soon face prosecution; May have confessed to Eurovision threats | NL Times</a></li><li><a title="Results of the Grand Final of Malmö 2024 - Eurovision Song Contest" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTY0MjU5">Results of the Grand Final of Malmö 2024 - Eurovision Song Contest</a></li></ul>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 230: Designated Perceived Nudity Corner</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/230</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/5e4cc7d2-fd8f-4131-9f05-00b2d6520ae8.mp3" length="30906421" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>230</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Designated Perceived Nudity Corner</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>7</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>It's Eurovision Week! After we get caught up on Contest news, we make our predictions on which acts will advance to Saturday's Grand Final. Will there be heartbreak in Malmö?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:32</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/2/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/episodes/5/5e4cc7d2-fd8f-4131-9f05-00b2d6520ae8/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;It's Eurovision Week! After we get caught up on Contest news, we make our predictions on which acts will advance to Saturday's Grand Final. Will there be heartbreak in Malmö?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Designated Perceived Nudity Corner Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Eurovision News: Peacock, Producer's Choice, Flags (1:19)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Eurovision Semi-Final 1 Predictions (13:01)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Eurovision Semi-Final 2 Predictions (25:52)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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

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

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

&lt;h3&gt;Malmö 2024&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to &lt;a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Malmö 2024&lt;/a&gt;. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our &lt;a href="https://eurowhat.com/selection-season" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Selection Season playlist&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Join the EuroWhat AV Club!&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest, peacock, semi-final, flags</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s Eurovision Week! After we get caught up on Contest news, we make our predictions on which acts will advance to Saturday&#39;s Grand Final. Will there be heartbreak in Malmö?</p>

<h3>Designated Perceived Nudity Corner Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Eurovision News: Peacock, Producer&#39;s Choice, Flags (1:19)</li>
<li>Eurovision Semi-Final 1 Predictions (13:01)</li>
<li>Eurovision Semi-Final 2 Predictions (25:52)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong> is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">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">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

<h3>Malmö 2024</h3>

<p>Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo" rel="nofollow">Malmö 2024</a>. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat&#39;s On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our <a href="https://eurowhat.com/selection-season" rel="nofollow">Selection Season playlist</a>!</p>

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

<p>If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Stream Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Online | Peacock" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTYzOTM3">Stream Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Online | Peacock</a></li><li><a title="EuroPod Jury Vote 2024 - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTYzOTM4">EuroPod Jury Vote 2024 - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Episode 208: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 3 (ft. Ben Smith of Eurowhat) – 12 Points from America" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTYzOTM5">Episode 208: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 3 (ft. Ben Smith of Eurowhat) – 12 Points from America</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast - Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTY0MDY3">The EuroWhat? Podcast - Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 63: Flags on the Play" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTY0MDY4">The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 63: Flags on the Play</a></li><li><a title="Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols | AP News" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTY0MDY5">Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols | AP News</a></li></ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s Eurovision Week! After we get caught up on Contest news, we make our predictions on which acts will advance to Saturday&#39;s Grand Final. Will there be heartbreak in Malmö?</p>

<h3>Designated Perceived Nudity Corner Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Eurovision News: Peacock, Producer&#39;s Choice, Flags (1:19)</li>
<li>Eurovision Semi-Final 1 Predictions (13:01)</li>
<li>Eurovision Semi-Final 2 Predictions (25:52)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong> is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">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">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

<h3>Malmö 2024</h3>

<p>Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo" rel="nofollow">Malmö 2024</a>. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat&#39;s On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our <a href="https://eurowhat.com/selection-season" rel="nofollow">Selection Season playlist</a>!</p>

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

<p>If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Stream Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Online | Peacock" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTYzOTM3">Stream Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Online | Peacock</a></li><li><a title="EuroPod Jury Vote 2024 - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTYzOTM4">EuroPod Jury Vote 2024 - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Episode 208: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 3 (ft. Ben Smith of Eurowhat) – 12 Points from America" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTYzOTM5">Episode 208: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 3 (ft. Ben Smith of Eurowhat) – 12 Points from America</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast - Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTY0MDY3">The EuroWhat? Podcast - Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 63: Flags on the Play" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTY0MDY4">The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 63: Flags on the Play</a></li><li><a title="Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols | AP News" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTY0MDY5">Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols | AP News</a></li></ul>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
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<item>
  <title>Episode 226: Oops! All Revamps</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/226</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/5ab6ef68-9ccc-47f3-b286-07a5a70316d1.mp3" length="32668854" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>226</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Oops! All Revamps</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>7</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>First-time guest Katie Proctor joins us to kick off our coverage of Eurovision 2024 Semi Final 2! We explore the full range of revamps with this week's set, including lyrics tweaks, remastering, and translation. Were the changes made by Czechia, Albania, Norway, Malta, and Latvia successful?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>45:01</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/2/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/episodes/5/5ab6ef68-9ccc-47f3-b286-07a5a70316d1/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;First-time guest Katie Proctor joins us to kick off our coverage of Eurovision 2024 Semi Final 2! We explore the full range of revamps with this week's set, including lyrics tweaks, remastering, and translation. Were the changes made by Czechia, Albania, Norway, Malta, and Latvia successful?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Oops! All Revamps Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Welcome, Katie Proctor! (0:42)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🇨🇿 Czechia - Aiko - "Pedestal" 🗽 (3:12)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🇦🇱 Albania - Besa - "TiTAN" 💪 (8:56)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🇳🇴 Norway - Gåte - "Ulveham" 🐺 (17:32)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🇲🇹 Malta - Sarah Bonnici - "Loop" 🔄 (24:32)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🇱🇻 Latvia - Dons - "Hollow" 🙏 (31:59)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Final Thoughts (40:51)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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

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

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

&lt;h3&gt;Malmö 2024&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to &lt;a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Malmö 2024&lt;/a&gt;. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our &lt;a href="https://eurowhat.com/selection-season" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Selection Season playlist&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Join the EuroWhat AV Club!&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Katie Proctor.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest, aiko, pedestal, besa, titan, gåte, ulveham, sarah bonnici, loop, dons, hollow</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>First-time guest Katie Proctor joins us to kick off our coverage of Eurovision 2024 Semi Final 2! We explore the full range of revamps with this week&#39;s set, including lyrics tweaks, remastering, and translation. Were the changes made by Czechia, Albania, Norway, Malta, and Latvia successful?</p>

<h3>Oops! All Revamps Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Welcome, Katie Proctor! (0:42)</li>
<li>🇨🇿 Czechia - Aiko - &quot;Pedestal&quot; 🗽 (3:12)</li>
<li>🇦🇱 Albania - Besa - &quot;TiTAN&quot; 💪 (8:56)</li>
<li>🇳🇴 Norway - Gåte - &quot;Ulveham&quot; 🐺 (17:32)</li>
<li>🇲🇹 Malta - Sarah Bonnici - &quot;Loop&quot; 🔄 (24:32)</li>
<li>🇱🇻 Latvia - Dons - &quot;Hollow&quot; 🙏 (31:59)</li>
<li>Final Thoughts (40:51)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong> is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">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">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

<h3>Malmö 2024</h3>

<p>Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo" rel="nofollow">Malmö 2024</a>. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat&#39;s On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our <a href="https://eurowhat.com/selection-season" rel="nofollow">Selection Season playlist</a>!</p>

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

<p>If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.</p><p>Special Guest: Katie Proctor.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Eurovision 2024 Semi Final 1 Megamix | Patreon" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTYzMTM4">Eurovision 2024 Semi Final 1 Megamix | Patreon</a></li></ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>First-time guest Katie Proctor joins us to kick off our coverage of Eurovision 2024 Semi Final 2! We explore the full range of revamps with this week&#39;s set, including lyrics tweaks, remastering, and translation. Were the changes made by Czechia, Albania, Norway, Malta, and Latvia successful?</p>

<h3>Oops! All Revamps Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Welcome, Katie Proctor! (0:42)</li>
<li>🇨🇿 Czechia - Aiko - &quot;Pedestal&quot; 🗽 (3:12)</li>
<li>🇦🇱 Albania - Besa - &quot;TiTAN&quot; 💪 (8:56)</li>
<li>🇳🇴 Norway - Gåte - &quot;Ulveham&quot; 🐺 (17:32)</li>
<li>🇲🇹 Malta - Sarah Bonnici - &quot;Loop&quot; 🔄 (24:32)</li>
<li>🇱🇻 Latvia - Dons - &quot;Hollow&quot; 🙏 (31:59)</li>
<li>Final Thoughts (40:51)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong> is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">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">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

<h3>Malmö 2024</h3>

<p>Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/2024-malmo" rel="nofollow">Malmö 2024</a>. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat&#39;s On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our <a href="https://eurowhat.com/selection-season" rel="nofollow">Selection Season playlist</a>!</p>

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

<p>If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.</p><p>Special Guest: Katie Proctor.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Eurovision 2024 Semi Final 1 Megamix | Patreon" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTYzMTM4">Eurovision 2024 Semi Final 1 Megamix | Patreon</a></li></ul>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 212: 37ish</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/212</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/8bd60e3f-c818-470e-a925-66d0e1b2d72d.mp3" length="26477997" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>212</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>37ish</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>7</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We finally have a (tentative) roster for next year's Eurovision Song Contest! Czechia has selected their entry, artists have been announced for the Netherlands, Slovenia, and the UK, and national final season details are coming into focus. What a way to wrap 2023!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>36:26</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/2/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/episodes/8/8bd60e3f-c818-470e-a925-66d0e1b2d72d/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;We finally have a (tentative) roster for next year's Eurovision Song Contest! Czechia has selected their entry, artists have been announced for the Netherlands, Slovenia, and the UK, and national final season details are coming into focus. What a way to wrap 2023!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;37ish Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;37 countries confirmed for Malmö (so far) (1:03)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;New color scheme! (6:38)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Czechia's ESCZ puts Aiko on a "Pedestal" (8:33)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Internal artist selections: Netherlands, Slovenia, United Kingdom (14:51)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Holidays sidebar: Sam Ryder, Secret Santas, 2023 Pop Culture (22:23)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;National selection details: Italy, Albania, Germany, Luxembourg, Finland, Ukraine, Croatia (24:03)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cover photo by &lt;a href="https://unsplash.com/@scottsweb?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_source=unsplash" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Scott Evans&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/green-and-white-wooden-box-on-brown-and-white-stones-dVFA1TKSfn4?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_source=unsplash" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Unsplash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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

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

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

&lt;h3&gt;Join the EuroWhat AV Club!&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest, aiko, joost klein, pedestal, raiven, olly alexander</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>We finally have a (tentative) roster for next year&#39;s Eurovision Song Contest! Czechia has selected their entry, artists have been announced for the Netherlands, Slovenia, and the UK, and national final season details are coming into focus. What a way to wrap 2023!</p>

<h3>37ish Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>37 countries confirmed for Malmö (so far) (1:03)</li>
<li>New color scheme! (6:38)</li>
<li>Czechia&#39;s ESCZ puts Aiko on a &quot;Pedestal&quot; (8:33)</li>
<li>Internal artist selections: Netherlands, Slovenia, United Kingdom (14:51)</li>
<li>Holidays sidebar: Sam Ryder, Secret Santas, 2023 Pop Culture (22:23)</li>
<li>National selection details: Italy, Albania, Germany, Luxembourg, Finland, Ukraine, Croatia (24:03)</li>
</ul>

<p>Cover photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@scottsweb?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Scott Evans</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/green-and-white-wooden-box-on-brown-and-white-stones-dVFA1TKSfn4?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></p>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong> is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">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">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

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

<p>If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="🇺🇦 Vidbir 2024 - Wildcard Entries - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTU4NzUx">🇺🇦 Vidbir 2024 - Wildcard Entries - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Eurovision Song Context" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTU4NzUy">Eurovision Song Context</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast - A Note about Israel Coverage" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTU5Mjcx">The EuroWhat? Podcast - A Note about Israel Coverage</a></li></ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We finally have a (tentative) roster for next year&#39;s Eurovision Song Contest! Czechia has selected their entry, artists have been announced for the Netherlands, Slovenia, and the UK, and national final season details are coming into focus. What a way to wrap 2023!</p>

<h3>37ish Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>37 countries confirmed for Malmö (so far) (1:03)</li>
<li>New color scheme! (6:38)</li>
<li>Czechia&#39;s ESCZ puts Aiko on a &quot;Pedestal&quot; (8:33)</li>
<li>Internal artist selections: Netherlands, Slovenia, United Kingdom (14:51)</li>
<li>Holidays sidebar: Sam Ryder, Secret Santas, 2023 Pop Culture (22:23)</li>
<li>National selection details: Italy, Albania, Germany, Luxembourg, Finland, Ukraine, Croatia (24:03)</li>
</ul>

<p>Cover photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@scottsweb?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Scott Evans</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/green-and-white-wooden-box-on-brown-and-white-stones-dVFA1TKSfn4?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></p>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

<p><strong>The EuroWhat? Podcast</strong> is available wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">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">email</a> or reach out on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat.bsky.social</a>.</p>

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

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  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 195: Eurovision 2023 Grand Final Preview</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/195</link>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/b8b48c1a-2e55-4008-87dd-1aa6dfbc1a18.mp3" length="21025326" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>195</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Eurovision 2023 Grand Final Preview</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>6</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Will Finland "Cha Cha Cha" to victory? Will Sweden's Loreen get a "Tattoo" to celebrate a win? Could Ukraine's "Heart of Steel" beat the competition? We recap the Eurovision 2023 Semi-Finals and make our picks for what we think will happen at the Grand Final in Liverpool.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>28:44</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/2/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/episodes/b/b8b48c1a-2e55-4008-87dd-1aa6dfbc1a18/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Will Finland "Cha Cha Cha" to victory? Will Sweden's Loreen get a "Tattoo" to celebrate a win? Could Ukraine's "Heart of Steel" beat the competition? We recap the Eurovision 2023 Semi-Finals and make our picks for what we think will happen at the Grand Final in Liverpool.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Eurovision 2023 Grand Final Preview Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Semi-Final 1 Recap (2:11)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Semi-Final 2 Recap (10:06)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Grand Final Preview (18:40)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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

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&lt;p&gt;Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an &lt;a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;email&lt;/a&gt;, reach out on Twitter &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/eurowhat" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@eurowhat&lt;/a&gt;, or give us a toot on &lt;a href="https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Mastodon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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</description>
  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Will Finland &quot;Cha Cha Cha&quot; to victory? Will Sweden&#39;s Loreen get a &quot;Tattoo&quot; to celebrate a win? Could Ukraine&#39;s &quot;Heart of Steel&quot; beat the competition? We recap the Eurovision 2023 Semi-Finals and make our picks for what we think will happen at the Grand Final in Liverpool.</p>

<h3>Eurovision 2023 Grand Final Preview Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Semi-Final 1 Recap (2:11)</li>
<li>Semi-Final 2 Recap (10:06)</li>
<li>Grand Final Preview (18:40)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

<p>Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023</p>

<p>Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an <a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">email</a>, reach out on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/eurowhat" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat</a>, or give us a toot on <a href="https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a>.</p>

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  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Will Finland &quot;Cha Cha Cha&quot; to victory? Will Sweden&#39;s Loreen get a &quot;Tattoo&quot; to celebrate a win? Could Ukraine&#39;s &quot;Heart of Steel&quot; beat the competition? We recap the Eurovision 2023 Semi-Finals and make our picks for what we think will happen at the Grand Final in Liverpool.</p>

<h3>Eurovision 2023 Grand Final Preview Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Semi-Final 1 Recap (2:11)</li>
<li>Semi-Final 2 Recap (10:06)</li>
<li>Grand Final Preview (18:40)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

<p>Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023</p>

<p>Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an <a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">email</a>, reach out on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/eurowhat" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat</a>, or give us a toot on <a href="https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a>.</p>

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  </itunes:summary>
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<item>
  <title>Episode 194: Internet People</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/194</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">e7e39428-b00b-49d2-8d59-0d575cb64607</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/e7e39428-b00b-49d2-8d59-0d575cb64607.mp3" length="25249933" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>194</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Internet People</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>6</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Ben and Mike met up in person to make their picks on what they think will qualify from the Eurovision 2023 semi-finals. Then we saw rehearsals. Experience both the before and after as we make our best guesses for Tuesday and Thursday.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>34:39</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/2/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/episodes/e/e7e39428-b00b-49d2-8d59-0d575cb64607/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Ben and Mike met up in person to make their picks on what they think will qualify from the Eurovision 2023 semi-finals. Then we saw rehearsals. Experience both the before and after as we make our best guesses for Tuesday and Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Internet People Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Making predictions: pre-rehearsals (2:00)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Semi-Final 1 Predictions (4:57)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Semi-Final 2 Predictions (10:57)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;SPOILER WARNING: Making Adjustments (20:34)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Semi-Final 1 Prediction Adjustments (20:49)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Semi-Final 2 Prediction Adjustments (28:14)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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

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

&lt;p&gt;Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an &lt;a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;email&lt;/a&gt;, reach out on Twitter &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/eurowhat" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@eurowhat&lt;/a&gt;, or give us a toot on &lt;a href="https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Mastodon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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</description>
  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest, semi-finals</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Ben and Mike met up in person to make their picks on what they think will qualify from the Eurovision 2023 semi-finals. Then we saw rehearsals. Experience both the before and after as we make our best guesses for Tuesday and Thursday.</p>

<h3>Internet People Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Making predictions: pre-rehearsals (2:00)</li>
<li>Semi-Final 1 Predictions (4:57)</li>
<li>Semi-Final 2 Predictions (10:57)</li>
<li>SPOILER WARNING: Making Adjustments (20:34)</li>
<li>Semi-Final 1 Prediction Adjustments (20:49)</li>
<li>Semi-Final 2 Prediction Adjustments (28:14)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

<p>Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023</p>

<p>Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an <a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">email</a>, reach out on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/eurowhat" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat</a>, or give us a toot on <a href="https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a>.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">Over on Patreon</a>, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the <strong>Eurowhat AV Club</strong> and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast - Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDI0">The EuroWhat? Podcast - Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast 187: Semi 1 Part 1" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDI1">The EuroWhat? Podcast 187: Semi 1 Part 1</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 188: Semi 1 Part 2" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDI2">The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 188: Semi 1 Part 2</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 189: Semi 1 Part 3" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDI3">The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 189: Semi 1 Part 3</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 190: Semi 2 Part 1" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDI4">The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 190: Semi 2 Part 1</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 191: Semi 2 Part 2" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDI5">The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 191: Semi 2 Part 2</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 192: Semi 2 Part 3" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDMw">The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 192: Semi 2 Part 3</a></li></ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Ben and Mike met up in person to make their picks on what they think will qualify from the Eurovision 2023 semi-finals. Then we saw rehearsals. Experience both the before and after as we make our best guesses for Tuesday and Thursday.</p>

<h3>Internet People Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Making predictions: pre-rehearsals (2:00)</li>
<li>Semi-Final 1 Predictions (4:57)</li>
<li>Semi-Final 2 Predictions (10:57)</li>
<li>SPOILER WARNING: Making Adjustments (20:34)</li>
<li>Semi-Final 1 Prediction Adjustments (20:49)</li>
<li>Semi-Final 2 Prediction Adjustments (28:14)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

<p>Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023</p>

<p>Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an <a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">email</a>, reach out on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/eurowhat" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat</a>, or give us a toot on <a href="https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a>.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">Over on Patreon</a>, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the <strong>Eurowhat AV Club</strong> and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast - Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDI0">The EuroWhat? Podcast - Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast 187: Semi 1 Part 1" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDI1">The EuroWhat? Podcast 187: Semi 1 Part 1</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 188: Semi 1 Part 2" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDI2">The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 188: Semi 1 Part 2</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 189: Semi 1 Part 3" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDI3">The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 189: Semi 1 Part 3</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 190: Semi 2 Part 1" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDI4">The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 190: Semi 2 Part 1</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 191: Semi 2 Part 2" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDI5">The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 191: Semi 2 Part 2</a></li><li><a title="The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 192: Semi 2 Part 3" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTUwMDMw">The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 192: Semi 2 Part 3</a></li></ul>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 188: Capsaicin</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/188</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">7f6d4ccf-3ca6-4700-a09e-06a530cd3a4a</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/7f6d4ccf-3ca6-4700-a09e-06a530cd3a4a.mp3" length="38749742" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>188</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Capsaicin</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>6</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We welcome back Ned Raggett to discuss five more entries from Eurovision Semi-Final 1. How has the running order affected our thoughts on Serbia, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Czechia, and Finland?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>53:26</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/2/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/episodes/7/7f6d4ccf-3ca6-4700-a09e-06a530cd3a4a/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;We welcome back Ned Raggett to discuss five more entries from Eurovision Semi-Final 1. How has the running order affected our thoughts on Serbia, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Czechia, and Finland?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Capsaicin Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Serbia - Luke Black - "Samo mi se spava" (1:47)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Portugal - Mimicat - "Ai Coração" (9:57)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Azerbaijan - TuranTuralX - "Tell Me More" (16:11)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Czechia - Vesna - "My Sister's Crown" (24:41)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Finland - Käärijä - "Cha Cha Cha" (30:26)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Final Thoughts (48:14)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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

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&lt;p&gt;Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an &lt;a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;email&lt;/a&gt;, reach out on Twitter &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/eurowhat" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@eurowhat&lt;/a&gt;, or give us a toot on &lt;a href="https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Mastodon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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</description>
  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>We welcome back Ned Raggett to discuss five more entries from Eurovision Semi-Final 1. How has the running order affected our thoughts on Serbia, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Czechia, and Finland?</p>

<h3>Capsaicin Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Serbia - Luke Black - &quot;Samo mi se spava&quot; (1:47)</li>
<li>Portugal - Mimicat - &quot;Ai Coração&quot; (9:57)</li>
<li>Azerbaijan - TuranTuralX - &quot;Tell Me More&quot; (16:11)</li>
<li>Czechia - Vesna - &quot;My Sister&#39;s Crown&quot; (24:41)</li>
<li>Finland - Käärijä - &quot;Cha Cha Cha&quot; (30:26)</li>
<li>Final Thoughts (48:14)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

<p>Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023</p>

<p>Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an <a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">email</a>, reach out on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/eurowhat" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat</a>, or give us a toot on <a href="https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a>.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">Over on Patreon</a>, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the <strong>Eurowhat AV Club</strong> and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!</p><p>Special Guest: Ned Raggett.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Luke Black Music" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MDc0">Luke Black Music</a></li><li><a title="A Popjustice reader is representing Serbia at Eurovision." rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ3OTcy">A Popjustice reader is representing Serbia at Eurovision.</a></li><li><a title="Mimicat (@mimicat_music) | Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MDc1">Mimicat (@mimicat_music) | Instagram</a></li><li><a title="Eurovision 2023 - Time Singing The Title | TOP 37 - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MTYy">Eurovision 2023 - Time Singing The Title | TOP 37 - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="turanturalx (@turalturanx) | Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MDc2">turanturalx (@turalturanx) | Instagram</a></li><li><a title="Vesna" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MDc3">Vesna</a></li><li><a title="Käärijä (@paidatonriehuja) | Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MDc4">Käärijä (@paidatonriehuja) | Instagram</a></li><li><a title="Käärijätorttu | Makeat leivonnaiset | Yhteishyvä" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MDc5">Käärijätorttu | Makeat leivonnaiset | Yhteishyvä</a></li><li><a title="Two Conversations and a Game Show : An evening of Megaphonic podcasts, live! — Megaphonic." rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MTU4">Two Conversations and a Game Show : An evening of Megaphonic podcasts, live! — Megaphonic.</a></li><li><a title="Ned Raggett | Shfl" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MTU5">Ned Raggett | Shfl</a> &mdash; Ned Raggett has been a freelance writer since the mid-1990s, contributing to a variety of publications. Past work has appeared at All Music, Pitchfork, the Guardian, Rolling Stone, Stylus, the 405, OC Weekly, Seattle Weekly, Fake Jazz, Spin and MTV. He currently regularly contributes to Daily Bandcamp, the Quietus and KQED Arts among other sites.</li><li><a title="Ned Raggett (@nedraggett@spaceballs.masto.host) - Mastodon Party" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MTYw">Ned Raggett (@nedraggett@spaceballs.masto.host) - Mastodon Party</a></li><li><a title="By-The-Bywater: A Tolkien Podcast — Megaphonic." rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MTYx">By-The-Bywater: A Tolkien Podcast — Megaphonic.</a></li></ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We welcome back Ned Raggett to discuss five more entries from Eurovision Semi-Final 1. How has the running order affected our thoughts on Serbia, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Czechia, and Finland?</p>

<h3>Capsaicin Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Serbia - Luke Black - &quot;Samo mi se spava&quot; (1:47)</li>
<li>Portugal - Mimicat - &quot;Ai Coração&quot; (9:57)</li>
<li>Azerbaijan - TuranTuralX - &quot;Tell Me More&quot; (16:11)</li>
<li>Czechia - Vesna - &quot;My Sister&#39;s Crown&quot; (24:41)</li>
<li>Finland - Käärijä - &quot;Cha Cha Cha&quot; (30:26)</li>
<li>Final Thoughts (48:14)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

<p>Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023</p>

<p>Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an <a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">email</a>, reach out on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/eurowhat" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat</a>, or give us a toot on <a href="https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a>.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">Over on Patreon</a>, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the <strong>Eurowhat AV Club</strong> and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!</p><p>Special Guest: Ned Raggett.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Luke Black Music" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MDc0">Luke Black Music</a></li><li><a title="A Popjustice reader is representing Serbia at Eurovision." rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ3OTcy">A Popjustice reader is representing Serbia at Eurovision.</a></li><li><a title="Mimicat (@mimicat_music) | Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MDc1">Mimicat (@mimicat_music) | Instagram</a></li><li><a title="Eurovision 2023 - Time Singing The Title | TOP 37 - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MTYy">Eurovision 2023 - Time Singing The Title | TOP 37 - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="turanturalx (@turalturanx) | Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MDc2">turanturalx (@turalturanx) | Instagram</a></li><li><a title="Vesna" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MDc3">Vesna</a></li><li><a title="Käärijä (@paidatonriehuja) | Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MDc4">Käärijä (@paidatonriehuja) | Instagram</a></li><li><a title="Käärijätorttu | Makeat leivonnaiset | Yhteishyvä" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MDc5">Käärijätorttu | Makeat leivonnaiset | Yhteishyvä</a></li><li><a title="Two Conversations and a Game Show : An evening of Megaphonic podcasts, live! — Megaphonic." rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MTU4">Two Conversations and a Game Show : An evening of Megaphonic podcasts, live! — Megaphonic.</a></li><li><a title="Ned Raggett | Shfl" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MTU5">Ned Raggett | Shfl</a> &mdash; Ned Raggett has been a freelance writer since the mid-1990s, contributing to a variety of publications. Past work has appeared at All Music, Pitchfork, the Guardian, Rolling Stone, Stylus, the 405, OC Weekly, Seattle Weekly, Fake Jazz, Spin and MTV. He currently regularly contributes to Daily Bandcamp, the Quietus and KQED Arts among other sites.</li><li><a title="Ned Raggett (@nedraggett@spaceballs.masto.host) - Mastodon Party" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MTYw">Ned Raggett (@nedraggett@spaceballs.masto.host) - Mastodon Party</a></li><li><a title="By-The-Bywater: A Tolkien Podcast — Megaphonic." rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ4MTYx">By-The-Bywater: A Tolkien Podcast — Megaphonic.</a></li></ul>]]>
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<item>
  <title>Episode 182: Everything Everywhere All at Once</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/182</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
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  <itunes:episode>182</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Everything Everywhere All at Once</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>6</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We are all googly-eyed after a Saturday with more than 50 hours of Eurovision programming. The good news: we now have 8 more songs heading to Liverpool.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:11</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;We are all googly-eyed after a Saturday with more than 50 hours of Eurovision programming. The good news: we now have 8 more songs heading to Liverpool.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Everything Everywhere All at Once Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Vesna wins ESCZ with "My Sister's Crown"  (1:40)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Alika will represent Estonia with "Bridges" (4:37)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Theodor Andrei's "D.G.T. (Off and On)" wins Romania's Selectia Nationala (7:37)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;"Breaking My Heart" by Reiley will represent Denmark (13:32)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Let 3 dominates Croatia's Dora with "Mama ŠČ!" (17:45)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sudden Lights wins Latvia's Supernova with "Aijā" (22:44)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Malta selects "Dance (Our Own Party)" by The Busker for Liverpool (24:22)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Marco Mangoni will represent Italy again with "Due Vite" (27:27)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sweden's Melfest Heat 2 (32:52)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lithuania sets the Pabandom is Nuajo Final Field (36:31)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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

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

&lt;p&gt;Keep tabs on everything happening with selection season for Eurovision 2023 including a calendar and playlists on our website at eurowhat.com/2023&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an &lt;a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;email&lt;/a&gt;, reach out on Twitter &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/eurowhat" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@eurowhat&lt;/a&gt;, or give us a toot on &lt;a href="https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Mastodon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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</description>
  <itunes:keywords>eurovision, eurovision song contest, ESCZ, Eesti Laul, Selectia Nationala, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, Supernova, Sanremo, Melfest, Pabandom is Naujo</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>We are all googly-eyed after a Saturday with more than 50 hours of Eurovision programming. The good news: we now have 8 more songs heading to Liverpool.</p>

<h3>Everything Everywhere All at Once Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Vesna wins ESCZ with &quot;My Sister&#39;s Crown&quot;  (1:40)</li>
<li>Alika will represent Estonia with &quot;Bridges&quot; (4:37)</li>
<li>Theodor Andrei&#39;s &quot;D.G.T. (Off and On)&quot; wins Romania&#39;s Selectia Nationala (7:37)</li>
<li>&quot;Breaking My Heart&quot; by Reiley will represent Denmark (13:32)</li>
<li>Let 3 dominates Croatia&#39;s Dora with &quot;Mama ŠČ!&quot; (17:45)</li>
<li>Sudden Lights wins Latvia&#39;s Supernova with &quot;Aijā&quot; (22:44)</li>
<li>Malta selects &quot;Dance (Our Own Party)&quot; by The Busker for Liverpool (24:22)</li>
<li>Marco Mangoni will represent Italy again with &quot;Due Vite&quot; (27:27)</li>
<li>Sweden&#39;s Melfest Heat 2 (32:52)</li>
<li>Lithuania sets the Pabandom is Nuajo Final Field (36:31)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

<p>Keep tabs on everything happening with selection season for Eurovision 2023 including a calendar and playlists on our website at eurowhat.com/2023</p>

<p>Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an <a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">email</a>, reach out on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/eurowhat" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat</a>, or give us a toot on <a href="https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a>.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">Over on Patreon</a>, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the <strong>American Song Contest</strong>, the Eurovision AV Club, and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="DORA 2023 Opening Performance | YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ2MjU1">DORA 2023 Opening Performance | YouTube</a></li></ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We are all googly-eyed after a Saturday with more than 50 hours of Eurovision programming. The good news: we now have 8 more songs heading to Liverpool.</p>

<h3>Everything Everywhere All at Once Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Vesna wins ESCZ with &quot;My Sister&#39;s Crown&quot;  (1:40)</li>
<li>Alika will represent Estonia with &quot;Bridges&quot; (4:37)</li>
<li>Theodor Andrei&#39;s &quot;D.G.T. (Off and On)&quot; wins Romania&#39;s Selectia Nationala (7:37)</li>
<li>&quot;Breaking My Heart&quot; by Reiley will represent Denmark (13:32)</li>
<li>Let 3 dominates Croatia&#39;s Dora with &quot;Mama ŠČ!&quot; (17:45)</li>
<li>Sudden Lights wins Latvia&#39;s Supernova with &quot;Aijā&quot; (22:44)</li>
<li>Malta selects &quot;Dance (Our Own Party)&quot; by The Busker for Liverpool (24:22)</li>
<li>Marco Mangoni will represent Italy again with &quot;Due Vite&quot; (27:27)</li>
<li>Sweden&#39;s Melfest Heat 2 (32:52)</li>
<li>Lithuania sets the Pabandom is Nuajo Final Field (36:31)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Subscribe</h3>

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

<p>Keep tabs on everything happening with selection season for Eurovision 2023 including a calendar and playlists on our website at eurowhat.com/2023</p>

<p>Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an <a href="mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">email</a>, reach out on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/eurowhat" rel="nofollow">@eurowhat</a>, or give us a toot on <a href="https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a>.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">Over on Patreon</a>, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the <strong>American Song Contest</strong>, the Eurovision AV Club, and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="DORA 2023 Opening Performance | YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTQ2MjU1">DORA 2023 Opening Performance | YouTube</a></li></ul>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
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  <title>Episode 36: Logistics!</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/36</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/?p=36812</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/120d6c52-d07c-4036-92b2-35869fa5ddf7.mp3" length="32104428" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>36</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Logistics!</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We have Eurovision semi-final logistics! Hosting logistics! France and Czechia selection logistics! It's the most wonderful time of year!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>28:37</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/2/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/cover.jpg?v=2"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;We have Eurovision semi-final logistics! Hosting logistics! France and Czechia selection logistics! It's the most wonderful time of year!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;First, we do what little extrapolation we can based on how this year's Semi-Final Allocation draw shook out. Spoiler: a random draw created a random assortment. Now that we know how the field has divvied up, we can speculate on how hosting duties will be split among the four presenters. Oh no, four presenters again? Hmmm. We also learned that FYR Macedonia will be renamed North Macedonia eventually, Eurovision hasn't caught up with the news quite yet.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Going over this past weekend's selections, we do a deep dive into the exciting conclusion of France's Destination Eurovision. We have some opinions about some of the design choices made by eventual winner &lt;del&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPDH4lZB6HU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Waluigi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/del&gt; Bilal Hassani, 36% of Frenchmen can't be wrong, right? As for the Czech Republic, we're not so sure the televoters got it right, as they broke the jury tie by awarding Lake Malawi the ticket to Tel Aviv. Over in Malta, The X Factor wrapped with Michela Pace winning the chance to represent her country at Eurovision.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Finally, after trying to get an accurate headcount of folks still competing in Lithuania, we take a look at the week ahead. Estonia's Eesti Laul, Sweden's Melodifestivalen, plus songs from Iceland, Denmark, Norway, and last year's winner Netta are &lt;a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;on our calendar&lt;/a&gt;. Things are ramping up quick—&lt;a href="https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/116-the-process" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;trust the process&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Logistics! Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/eurovision-song-contest-2019/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Semi-Final Allocation&lt;/a&gt; (1:41)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Eurovision 2019 Hosts (4:17)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;North Macedonia (6:37)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Destination Eurovision Final (France) (7:29)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Czechia Selection (16:25)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Michela Pace wins Malta X Factor (19:58)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How many people are still in the Lithuania Marathon? (21:56)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This Week in Eurovision (24:54)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Links&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/qoax5hrs7h7cwbxn3f5i6qx9y/playlist/6Eq3qgiPBZ5HHXC7uC8z40?si=28yQigqNRB2E3wd0EUhGww" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Eesti Laul (Estonia) 2019 Playlist&lt;/a&gt; (Spotify)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57OO9EGgdtg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Grace Jones Citroën ad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; 
</description>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>We have Eurovision semi-final logistics! Hosting logistics! France and Czechia selection logistics! It's the most wonderful time of year!</p>

<p>First, we do what little extrapolation we can based on how this year's Semi-Final Allocation draw shook out. Spoiler: a random draw created a random assortment. Now that we know how the field has divvied up, we can speculate on how hosting duties will be split among the four presenters. Oh no, four presenters again? Hmmm. We also learned that FYR Macedonia will be renamed North Macedonia eventually, Eurovision hasn't caught up with the news quite yet.</p>

<p>Going over this past weekend's selections, we do a deep dive into the exciting conclusion of France's Destination Eurovision. We have some opinions about some of the design choices made by eventual winner <del><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPDH4lZB6HU" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Waluigi (opens in a new tab)">Waluigi</a></del> Bilal Hassani, 36% of Frenchmen can't be wrong, right? As for the Czech Republic, we're not so sure the televoters got it right, as they broke the jury tie by awarding Lake Malawi the ticket to Tel Aviv. Over in Malta, The X Factor wrapped with Michela Pace winning the chance to represent her country at Eurovision.</p>

<p>Finally, after trying to get an accurate headcount of folks still competing in Lithuania, we take a look at the week ahead. Estonia's Eesti Laul, Sweden's Melodifestivalen, plus songs from Iceland, Denmark, Norway, and last year's winner Netta are <a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv">on our calendar</a>. Things are ramping up quick—<a href="https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/116-the-process" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="trust the process (opens in a new tab)">trust the process</a>!</p>

<h3>Logistics! Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/eurovision-song-contest-2019/">Semi-Final Allocation</a> (1:41)</li>
<li>Eurovision 2019 Hosts (4:17)</li>
<li>North Macedonia (6:37)</li>
<li>Destination Eurovision Final (France) (7:29)</li>
<li>Czechia Selection (16:25)</li>
<li>Michela Pace wins Malta X Factor (19:58)</li>
<li>How many people are still in the Lithuania Marathon? (21:56)</li>
<li>This Week in Eurovision (24:54)</li>
</ul>

<p>Links</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/qoax5hrs7h7cwbxn3f5i6qx9y/playlist/6Eq3qgiPBZ5HHXC7uC8z40?si=28yQigqNRB2E3wd0EUhGww">Eesti Laul (Estonia) 2019 Playlist</a> (Spotify)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57OO9EGgdtg">Grace Jones Citroën ad</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We have Eurovision semi-final logistics! Hosting logistics! France and Czechia selection logistics! It's the most wonderful time of year!</p>

<p>First, we do what little extrapolation we can based on how this year's Semi-Final Allocation draw shook out. Spoiler: a random draw created a random assortment. Now that we know how the field has divvied up, we can speculate on how hosting duties will be split among the four presenters. Oh no, four presenters again? Hmmm. We also learned that FYR Macedonia will be renamed North Macedonia eventually, Eurovision hasn't caught up with the news quite yet.</p>

<p>Going over this past weekend's selections, we do a deep dive into the exciting conclusion of France's Destination Eurovision. We have some opinions about some of the design choices made by eventual winner <del><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPDH4lZB6HU" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Waluigi (opens in a new tab)">Waluigi</a></del> Bilal Hassani, 36% of Frenchmen can't be wrong, right? As for the Czech Republic, we're not so sure the televoters got it right, as they broke the jury tie by awarding Lake Malawi the ticket to Tel Aviv. Over in Malta, The X Factor wrapped with Michela Pace winning the chance to represent her country at Eurovision.</p>

<p>Finally, after trying to get an accurate headcount of folks still competing in Lithuania, we take a look at the week ahead. Estonia's Eesti Laul, Sweden's Melodifestivalen, plus songs from Iceland, Denmark, Norway, and last year's winner Netta are <a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv">on our calendar</a>. Things are ramping up quick—<a href="https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/116-the-process" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="trust the process (opens in a new tab)">trust the process</a>!</p>

<h3>Logistics! Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/eurovision-song-contest-2019/">Semi-Final Allocation</a> (1:41)</li>
<li>Eurovision 2019 Hosts (4:17)</li>
<li>North Macedonia (6:37)</li>
<li>Destination Eurovision Final (France) (7:29)</li>
<li>Czechia Selection (16:25)</li>
<li>Michela Pace wins Malta X Factor (19:58)</li>
<li>How many people are still in the Lithuania Marathon? (21:56)</li>
<li>This Week in Eurovision (24:54)</li>
</ul>

<p>Links</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/qoax5hrs7h7cwbxn3f5i6qx9y/playlist/6Eq3qgiPBZ5HHXC7uC8z40?si=28yQigqNRB2E3wd0EUhGww">Eesti Laul (Estonia) 2019 Playlist</a> (Spotify)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57OO9EGgdtg">Grace Jones Citroën ad</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 34: Czech Out Those Triangles</title>
  <link>https://www.eurowhat.com/34</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/?p=36798</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 01:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2ee6865f-3110-4170-924e-2ff7d0f46bbf/e7110bde-4a63-4bcc-b409-0b2ce26698ed.mp3" length="48831991" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>34</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Czech Out Those Triangles</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We break down the entries in Czechia's Eurovision selection and talk triangles. Lots of triangles.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>46:03</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;We break down the entries in Czechia's Eurovision selection and talk triangles. Lots of triangles.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;After we triangulate our opinions on the triangle-inspired logo for this year's competition, we also chat about the expected ticket sales date (hint: it's the end of this month). We do go on a bit of a tangent about a possible name change for the &lt;a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/blog/tag/fyrm/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia&lt;/a&gt;, but we're waiting on Greece to &lt;a href="https://i.barkpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pun-dog-pun-husky-00.jpg?q=70&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;crop=entropy&amp;amp;w=808&amp;amp;h=500" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;cosine that&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For our main topic, we go through the eight entries up for consideration in the &lt;a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/blog/tag/czech-republic/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Czechia's&lt;/a&gt; online selection. Although the AirBnB video concept left a lot to be desired, there may be some contenders to build on the momentum "Lie to Me" brought to Lisbon last year. We check in on France's Destination Eurovision semi-final before planning our TV schedule for the weekend.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Dare to Dream logo &lt;em&gt;(1:28)&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tickets update (&lt;em&gt;4:14&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Former Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia? (&lt;em&gt;5:39&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Czechia Selection Rundown (&lt;em&gt;8:02&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Destination Eurovision Semi-Final 1 (&lt;em&gt;35:58&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;TV This Week (&lt;em&gt;40:22&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; 
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  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>We break down the entries in Czechia's Eurovision selection and talk triangles. Lots of triangles.</p>

<p>After we triangulate our opinions on the triangle-inspired logo for this year's competition, we also chat about the expected ticket sales date (hint: it's the end of this month). We do go on a bit of a tangent about a possible name change for the <a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/blog/tag/fyrm/">Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia</a>, but we're waiting on Greece to <a href="https://i.barkpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pun-dog-pun-husky-00.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=entropy&amp;w=808&amp;h=500" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">cosine that</a>.</p>

<p>For our main topic, we go through the eight entries up for consideration in the <a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/blog/tag/czech-republic/">Czechia's</a> online selection. Although the AirBnB video concept left a lot to be desired, there may be some contenders to build on the momentum "Lie to Me" brought to Lisbon last year. We check in on France's Destination Eurovision semi-final before planning our TV schedule for the weekend.</p>

<ul>
<li>Dare to Dream logo <em>(1:28)</em></li>
<li>Tickets update (<em>4:14</em>)</li>
<li>Former Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia? (<em>5:39</em>)</li>
<li>Czechia Selection Rundown (<em>8:02</em>)</li>
<li>Destination Eurovision Semi-Final 1 (<em>35:58</em>)</li>
<li>TV This Week (<em>40:22</em>)</li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We break down the entries in Czechia's Eurovision selection and talk triangles. Lots of triangles.</p>

<p>After we triangulate our opinions on the triangle-inspired logo for this year's competition, we also chat about the expected ticket sales date (hint: it's the end of this month). We do go on a bit of a tangent about a possible name change for the <a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/blog/tag/fyrm/">Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia</a>, but we're waiting on Greece to <a href="https://i.barkpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pun-dog-pun-husky-00.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=entropy&amp;w=808&amp;h=500" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">cosine that</a>.</p>

<p>For our main topic, we go through the eight entries up for consideration in the <a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/blog/tag/czech-republic/">Czechia's</a> online selection. Although the AirBnB video concept left a lot to be desired, there may be some contenders to build on the momentum "Lie to Me" brought to Lisbon last year. We check in on France's Destination Eurovision semi-final before planning our TV schedule for the weekend.</p>

<ul>
<li>Dare to Dream logo <em>(1:28)</em></li>
<li>Tickets update (<em>4:14</em>)</li>
<li>Former Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia? (<em>5:39</em>)</li>
<li>Czechia Selection Rundown (<em>8:02</em>)</li>
<li>Destination Eurovision Semi-Final 1 (<em>35:58</em>)</li>
<li>TV This Week (<em>40:22</em>)</li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 3: Messy, Messy</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</author>
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  <itunes:title>Messy, Messy</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The EuroWhat? Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We have songs to talk about! France, Czechia, and Spain have selected and boy do we have opinions. Russia and Ukraine continue their Eurovision dramarama. Oh, and the semi-finals have been allocated.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>55:39</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;We have songs to talk about! France, Czechia, and Spain have selected and boy do we have opinions. Russia and Ukraine continue their Eurovision dramarama. Oh, and the semi-finals have been allocated.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Messy, Messy Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Semi-Final Allocation&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;France selects "Mercy" by Madame Monsieur&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Czechia selects "Lie to Me" by Mikolas Josef&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Spain selects "&lt;span&gt;Tu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; canción" by Alfred &amp;amp; Amaia&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Russia confirms &lt;span&gt;Yuilia Samoylova&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;North Macedonia is looking for songs&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Upcoming selection processes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Links&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="http://instagram.com/eurowhat" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Ryan's Tattoo&lt;/a&gt; (Instagram)&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="http://escinsight.com/2018/01/28/a-story-about-mercy-france-eurovision-2018/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;"Mercy" backstory&lt;/a&gt; (ESC Insight)&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6_oxE2MxZE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;“Lie to Me”&lt;/a&gt; official video (YouTube)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/ot-2017/amaia-alfred-tu-cancion-gala-eurovision-ot/4444473/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Tu canción&lt;/a&gt; performance (RTVe)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://eurovision.tv/story/global-call-for-macedonia-eurovision-entry-2018" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;North Macedonia press release&lt;/a&gt; (Eurovision.tv)&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xze_ilAXwWE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;"Here We Go"&lt;/a&gt; by PeR (YouTube)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; 
</description>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>We have songs to talk about! France, Czechia, and Spain have selected and boy do we have opinions. Russia and Ukraine continue their Eurovision dramarama. Oh, and the semi-finals have been allocated.</p>

<h3>Messy, Messy Summary</h3>

<ul>
    <li>Semi-Final Allocation</li>
    <li>France selects "Mercy" by Madame Monsieur</li>
    <li>Czechia selects "Lie to Me" by Mikolas Josef</li>
    <li>Spain selects "<span style="font-weight: 400;">Tu</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> canción" by Alfred &amp; Amaia</span></li>
    <li>Russia confirms <span style="font-weight: 400;">Yuilia Samoylova</span></li>
    <li>North Macedonia is looking for songs</li>
    <li>Upcoming selection processes</li>
</ul>

<h3>Links</h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="http://instagram.com/eurowhat" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ryan's Tattoo</a> (Instagram)</li>
    <li><a href="http://escinsight.com/2018/01/28/a-story-about-mercy-france-eurovision-2018/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">"Mercy" backstory</a> (ESC Insight)</li>
    <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6_oxE2MxZE">“Lie to Me”</a> official video (YouTube)</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/ot-2017/amaia-alfred-tu-cancion-gala-eurovision-ot/4444473/">Tu canción</a> performance (RTVe)</span></li>
    <li><a href="https://eurovision.tv/story/global-call-for-macedonia-eurovision-entry-2018">North Macedonia press release</a> (Eurovision.tv)</li>
    <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xze_ilAXwWE">"Here We Go"</a> by PeR (YouTube)</li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We have songs to talk about! France, Czechia, and Spain have selected and boy do we have opinions. Russia and Ukraine continue their Eurovision dramarama. Oh, and the semi-finals have been allocated.</p>

<h3>Messy, Messy Summary</h3>

<ul>
    <li>Semi-Final Allocation</li>
    <li>France selects "Mercy" by Madame Monsieur</li>
    <li>Czechia selects "Lie to Me" by Mikolas Josef</li>
    <li>Spain selects "<span style="font-weight: 400;">Tu</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> canción" by Alfred &amp; Amaia</span></li>
    <li>Russia confirms <span style="font-weight: 400;">Yuilia Samoylova</span></li>
    <li>North Macedonia is looking for songs</li>
    <li>Upcoming selection processes</li>
</ul>

<h3>Links</h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="http://instagram.com/eurowhat" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ryan's Tattoo</a> (Instagram)</li>
    <li><a href="http://escinsight.com/2018/01/28/a-story-about-mercy-france-eurovision-2018/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">"Mercy" backstory</a> (ESC Insight)</li>
    <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6_oxE2MxZE">“Lie to Me”</a> official video (YouTube)</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/ot-2017/amaia-alfred-tu-cancion-gala-eurovision-ot/4444473/">Tu canción</a> performance (RTVe)</span></li>
    <li><a href="https://eurovision.tv/story/global-call-for-macedonia-eurovision-entry-2018">North Macedonia press release</a> (Eurovision.tv)</li>
    <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xze_ilAXwWE">"Here We Go"</a> by PeR (YouTube)</li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p>]]>
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