Welcome to Austria Summary

• Willkommen in Wien (0:49)
• National Final Updates: Austria, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Ukraine (4:40)
• Coming up: Eurovision's Rebranding and the Intervision Song Contest (11:14)
• Austria at Eurovision (13:29)
• Eurovision Asia J/K (22:17)

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Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl

What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl:

• ESC Insight: France 1959
• Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967
• The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990
• Niall Points: Latvia 2003
• 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987
• That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964
• Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012

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• 🇸🇮 Slovenia: Official RTVSLO Statement on Participation Plans for Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - Eurovoix
• Pig butchering - how to spot and report the scam - DFPI

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Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl

What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl:

• ESC Insight: France 1959
• Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967
• The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990
• Niall Points: Latvia 2003
• 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987
• That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964
• Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (week of September 8)

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Eurovision 2025 Grand Final Preview Summary

• Turquoise Carpet (0:48)
• Semi-Final 1 Results (3:58)
• Semi-Final 2 Results (10:33)
• Grand Final Preview (19:14)

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Basel 2025

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• Betting on music? Why Europe is fascinated by the Eurovision Song Contest - ESPN
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Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final Preview Summary

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

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Basel 2025

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• Eurovision Song Contest: Non-Stop Hits! ✨ LIVE 24/7 ✨ - YouTube
• Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?
• Artist experience centre stage as rehearsals begin in Basel for Eurovision Song Contest 2025
• Eurovision 2025: Israel Should Be Excluded, Says Winner Nemo | HuffPost UK Entertainment
• Episode 63: Flags on the Play

Fred Bronson

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 & Blues Hits (with Adam White).

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.

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.

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

Polyethylene Summary

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

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Basel 2025

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• Luxembourg Returns to Eurovision After 31 Years: Here's How
• ROCKIN-THE-KREMLIN.COM
• Episode 246: Rockin' the Kremlin
• Follow the Music | FredBronson.com

Super Summary

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

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Basel 2025

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• Recreating ALL Eurovision Winners (2000-2025) | The Ultimate Eurovision Challenge by Klemen Slakonja - YouTube

Vox Lux Summary

• 🫢 Shakeups: Moldova out; Finland's UMK DQ's One Morning Left (1:15)
• 🇱🇺 Luxembourg chooses Laura Thorn's "La Poupée Monte Le Son" (4:55)
• 🎧 Song Drops: Portugal, Ukraine, Ireland, Norway, Belgium (14:59)
• 🇱🇹 Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT Tiebreaker (20:00)
• 🤹 This Week: Semi-Final Allocation, Tickets, Super Saturday 1 of 3 (25:14)

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• One Morning Left has been expelled from UMK due to breach of contract – the band is disbanding | Culture | Yle
• The Republic of Moldova will not participate in Eurovision 2025
• Eurosong 2025 - 🇧🇪 Belgium's National Final - Livestream | #Eurovision2025 - YouTube
• EMA 2025 | RTV 365
• Eurovision Song Contest 2025: The Semi-Final Draw | #Eurovision2025 - YouTube

Wading Summary

• Finland Announces 7 Acts for UMK (2:05)
• Malta, Croatia, and Greece Drop Their National Final Songs (6:46)
• Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT Begins (12:56)
• This week: Moldova Auditions; Acts from Poland, Norway, Iceland; Belgium TV; Eurovision Hosts (21:27)

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• Dora 2025. | Spotovi - YouTube
• Eurovision 2025 - Eθνικός Τελικός: TOP 12 - YouTube

Three-Card Montesong Summary

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

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• Malmö’s hosting of Eurovision evaluated as a big success for the city
• Eurovision Song Contest Introduces Official Code of Conduct
• RTCG issue statement on Vladana’s resignation - ESCXTRA.com
• SUPERSTAR SUPERFINÁLE 2021 | Adam Pavlovčin - Arcade - YouTube
• 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
• SUPERNOVA 2025 - YouTube
• Twin Flame Eurovision songs - YouTube
• EFR12 Radio Eurovision | La radio des stars de l'Eurovision

Avalanche Summary

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

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• Switzerland’s Unusual Form of Democracy Takes Aim at Eurovision - POLITICO
• Eurovision winner Nemo says organisers didn't do enough to support acts amid Israel tensions
• Interview with SRG-Manager Bakel Walden: Is Nemo a wimp? - Blick
• Official partner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | Novartis
• EXCLUSIVE: AVROTROS Confirms New Details Around Eurovision 2025 — Ding-a-Dong, de Nederlandse podcast over het Eurovisie Songfestival

"It's 5 to 11..." Summary

• Portugal at Eurovision (2:58)
• A Brief History of Portugal's Politics (11:05)
• April 24, 1974 (18:25)
• April 26, 1974 (27:10)

Cover image by Tatjana from Pixabay

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Malmö 2024

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• The Carnation Revolution | Book by Alex Fernandes | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
• How Portugal’s 1974 Eurovision entry toppled the country’s fascist regime | Portugal | The Guardian
• The Guardian view on Portugal’s Carnation Revolution: a legacy to protect | Editorial | The Guardian
• The regime that ended with a song — The Europeans

This episode was recorded at 7pm US Eastern Time on Thursday, May 9.

Poop Chaos Summary

• Corrections: Robyn Edition (0:52)
• Eurovision Semi-Final 1 in Review (2:32)
• Eurovision Semi-Final 2 in Review (10:46)
• Grand Final Preview (27:10)

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Malmö 2024

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• Eric Saade on the criticism after the coup: "In my eyes it's racism" | SVT News
• Eurovision Performer Made to Remove Pro-Palestine Makeup
• That’s a watermelon on my chest. From the river to the sea! 200 million people watched and celebrated while innocent children, mothers and… | Instagram
• Italy's public TV apologises for mistakenly publishing Eurovision results | Reuters
• The EuroWhat? Podcast - Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?
• Episode Title Source

Designated Perceived Nudity Corner Summary

• Eurovision News: Peacock, Producer's Choice, Flags (1:19)
• Eurovision Semi-Final 1 Predictions (13:01)
• Eurovision Semi-Final 2 Predictions (25:52)

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Malmö 2024

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• Stream Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Online | Peacock
• EuroPod Jury Vote 2024 - YouTube
• Episode 208: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 3 (ft. Ben Smith of Eurowhat) – 12 Points from America
• The EuroWhat? Podcast - Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?
• The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 63: Flags on the Play
• Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols | AP News

Pulling Focus Summary

• Welcome back, Ned Raggett! (0:47)
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands - Joost Klein - "Europapa" 🇪🇺 (2:18)
• 🇦🇹 Austria - Kaleen - "We Will Rave" 🪩 (10:53)
• 🇬🇷 Greece - Marina Satti - "ZARI" 🎲 (19:08)
• 🇮🇱 Israel - Eden Golan - "Hurricane" 🌀 (26:29)
• 🇬🇪 Georgia - Nutsa - "FIrefighter" 👩‍🚒 (29:21)
• 🇦🇲 Armenia - LADANIVA - "Jako" 💃 (37:23)
• Final Thoughts (45:11)

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Malmö 2024

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• The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 206: Obvious Points Klaxon
• The EuroWhat? Podcast Statement on Israel Coverage (April 2024)
• By-The-Bywater | Megaphonic

Scrunchy Face Sounds Summary

• Electric Fields to represent Australia with "One Milkali (One Blood)" (0:51)
• Greece rolls the dice with Marina Satti's "Zari" (4:13)
• Marcus and Martinus win Melodifestivalen with "Unforgettable" (7:58)
• "Grito" by iolanda wins Festival da Canção (13:35)
• Coming up: Israel, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Review Season (17:41)

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• Filterworld by Kyle Chayka | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
• The Greatest Night in Pop | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube
• The Black Mamba e Convidados - Abba | Festival da Canção 2024 - YouTube

Allons-y! Summary

• 🇫🇷 France surprise announces Slimane and "Mon Amour" (0:53)
• 🇬🇷 Greece will send Marina Satti to Malmo (6:15)
• 💚 United by Music Forever (8:45)
• 🎫 Tickets Wave 1 Happened (10:00)
• 🗳️ ESC Top 250 Voting Opens (13:33)
• 📲 Bluesky and Patreon (16:17)
• 🌍 Contestant Lists: Malta, Estonia, Spain, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Ukraine (18:10)
• 📝 Alumni Notes: Tumblr Trends (26:42

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• Slimane - Mon Amour (Live Performance) - YouTube
• Marina Satti will represent Greece in Malmö
• EFR12 Radio Eurovision | La radio des stars de l'Eurovision
• Top 250 2023 – Songfestival.be
• fandom on tumblr — Musical Acts ⇆ㅤ ||◁ㅤ❚❚ㅤ▷||ㅤ ↻  Taylor Swift BTS...

Millstreet Summary

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

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

Obvious Points Klaxon Summary

• Greece debuts at Eurovision (1:43)
• Greek Politics (5:40)
• Cyprus (8:11)
• Greece, Cyprus, and Turkiye at Eurovision (13:33)
• Do Greece and Cyprus always give each other 12 points? (23:07)

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• The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 98: Let’s Talk Turkey
• Marinella - Krasi, thalassa ke t' agori mou • Eurovision 1974 - YouTube
• Greece 🇬🇷 - Eurovision 1976 - Mariza Koch - Panaghia Mou Panaghia Mou - YouTube
• Çetin Alp - Opera (Eurovision Song Contest 1983, TURKEY) - YouTube

Internet People Summary

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

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• The EuroWhat? Podcast - Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?
• The EuroWhat? Podcast 187: Semi 1 Part 1
• The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 188: Semi 1 Part 2
• The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 189: Semi 1 Part 3
• The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 190: Semi 2 Part 1
• The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 191: Semi 2 Part 2
• The EuroWhat? Podcast Episode 192: Semi 2 Part 3

Hotel Art Summary

• This is What it Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You (0:49)
• Iceland - Diljá - “Power” (5:53)
• Greece - Victor Vernicos - "What They Say" (11:39)
• Poland - Blanka - "Solo" (18:31)
• Slovenia - Joker Out - "Carpe Diem" (24:52)
• Georgia - Iru - "Echo" (31:07)

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• Diljá
• victorvernicos | Instagram | Linktree
• Blanka Stajkow (@blikeblanka) • Instagram photos and videos
• Joker Out
• IRU (@irukhechanovi) • Instagram photos and videos
• This Is What It Sounds Like:  What The Music You Love Says About You

Spring Back Summary

• Eurovision Tickets Went Fast (1:12)
• Switzerland reveals Remo Forrer's "Watergun" (3:28)
• Austria finally tells us "Who the Hell is Edgar?" (5:48)
• Israel's Noa Kirel unleashes her "Unicorn" (9:33)
• "I Wrote a Song" says the United Kingdom's Mae Muller (13:03)
• Loreen wins Sweden's Melfest with "Tattoo" (17:25)
• Mimicat's "Ai Coração" wins Festival da Canção (25:07)
• Victor Vernicos shares "What They Say" for Greece (30:16)
• TurelTuranX will "Tell Me More" for Azerbaijan (33:26)
• Mr Gay England David Allwood Discusses the UK Eurovision Vibe (38:05)

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Raw Boost Energy Summary

• Eurovision Tickets When/Then (1:18)
• Mia Nikolai and Dion Cooper will be "Burning Daylight" for the Netherlands (3:42)
• Cyprus tasks Andrew Lambrou to "Break a Broken Heart" (6:28)
• Lord Of the Lost will shed "Blood & Glitter" for Germany (9:11)
• Pasha Parfeni will represent Moldova again with "Soarele si Luna" (15:37)
• Luke Black wins in Serbia's Pesma za Evroviziju with "Samo mi se spava" (19:17)
• Diljá uses her "Power" to win Iceland's Songvakeppnin (24:10)
• Sweden's Melfest and Portugal's Festival da Canção complete their semi-finals (28:25)
• Awaiting internals: Greece, Switzerland, Austria, Israel, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, United Kingdom (30:07)

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• American Family Publishers sweepstakes with Ed McMahon (1983) - YouTube

Peanut Butter Yelly Time Summary

• Semi-Final Allocation (1:08)
• Wild Youth wins Ireland's Eurosong with "We Are One" (4:44)
• Slovenia's Joker Out debuts "Carpe Diem" (13:15)
• Alessandra will represent Norway with "Queen of Kings" (15:23)
• Blanca Paloma's "EAEA" wins Benidorm Fest (20:22)
• Czech Republic held its first live TV final in 15 years (25:49)
• Artist Selctions from Greece, Austria, Armenia, and Georgia (27:48)
• Malta moves forward in MESC (33:42)
• Lithuania's Pabandom is Naujo goes into Semi Finals (36:18)
• Latvia's Supernova begins (39:47)
• Sweden's Melfest 2023 Begins (43:29)
• Super Saturday 2023: Italy, Estonia, Croatia, Denmark, Romania (47:47)

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Nunca Secondary Summary

• 🇺🇦 Ukraine's VidBir selects TVORCHI's "Heart of Steel" (1:58)
• 🇦🇱 Albina and Familja Kelmendi win Albania's Festivali i Këngës with "Duje" (7:32)
• 🇪🇸 Chanel's "SloMo" wins the ESC Top 250 (11:21)
• 🇳🇴 🇧🇪 🇬🇷 Coming up: NRK MGP and Belgium's Eurosong songs drop; Greece formed a committee (19:37)

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• Results of the ‘ESC Top 250 2022’ | Songfestival.be
• Subwoolfer on Instagram: “Did you see us? #bigfatquizoftheyear”

¯_(ツ)/¯ Eurovision 2022 Grand Final Preview Summary

• Eurovision Semi-Final 1 (2:27)
• Eurovision Semi-Final 2 (12:34)
• Eurovision Grand Final Preview (24:37)
• Who will win Eurovision 2022? (31:42)

Eurovision 2022 Review Series

• Semi-Final 1 Part 1
• Semi-Final 1 Part 2
• Semi-Final 1 Part 3
• Semi-Final 2 Part 1
• Semi-Final 2 Part 2
• Semi-Final 2 Part 3
• Auto-Qualifiers

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Bubblicious Summary

• Eurovision Week 2022 (1:42)
• Our Semi-Final 1 Picks (6:55)
• Our Semi-Final 2 Picks (19:56)

Eurovision 2022 Review Series

• Semi-Final 1 Part 1
• Semi-Final 1 Part 2
• Semi-Final 1 Part 3
• Semi-Final 2 Part 1
• Semi-Final 2 Part 2
• Semi-Final 2 Part 3
• Auto-Qualifiers

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• Fantaeurovision 2022 (League Code: SdtmBw)
• Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?

Lilith Fair (Taylor's Version) Summary

• Eurovision News: Running Orders and Tickets (sort of) (1:36)
• Cosa Sta Facendo Måneskin: Lollapalooza Edition (3:43)
• Welcome, Mike Nothnagel! (8:40)
• Portugal - MARO - "saudade, saudade" (9:35)
• Croatia - Mia Dimšić - "Guilty Pleasure" (14:34)
• Denmark - ReDDI - "The Show" (20:40)
• Iceland - Systur - "Með hækkandi sól" (26:28)
• Greece - Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord - "Die Together" (31:07)
• Norway - Subwoolfer - "Give That Wolf a Banana" (36:40)

Eurovision 2022 Review Series

• Semi-Final 1 Part 1
• Semi-Final 1 Part 2
• Semi-Final 1 Part 3
• Semi-Final 2 Part 1
• Semi-Final 2 Part 2
• Semi-Final 2 Part 3
• Auto-Qualifiers

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Links:

• Tickets - Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest - TicketOne
• MARO (@itsameeemaro) / Twitter
• Mia Dimšić
• REDDI
• SYSTUR
• Amanda Tenfjord
• Eurovision | Subwoolfer
• Give This Wolf a Banana - nuclear_penguin - Subwoolfer - Fandom [Archive of Our Own]

One More Google Summary

• Tuesday: Switzerland (2:02)
• Wednesday: Georgia and Cyprus (4:52)
• Thursday: Belgium, United Kingdom, and Greece (10:44)
• Friday: Austria (22:57)
• Saturday: Sweden's Melfest, Iceland's Songvakeppnin, and Portugal's Festival da Cancao (27:18)
• Coming up this week: Israel, Malta, Azerbaijan, Armenia (40:41)

Spotify Playlists

• Eurovision Selection Season 2022
• EuroWhat Podcast

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Class of 2021 Summary

• Selections: We Are Domi, S10, Amanda Tenfjord (1:22)
• Processes: Pabandom is Naujo, Australia Decides, Benidorm, Festivali i Këngës (8:15)
• News: Eurovision 1964 Video Clip; Cosa sta facendo Måneskin? (12:40)
• Checking in on the Class of Eurovision 2021 (16:31)

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• Eurowhat's On Calendar
• NEVER SEEN BEFORE: ACTUAL TV BROADCAST FOOTAGE OF 1964 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST | Reddit
• Avril Lavigne, Måneskin & More Join NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN EVE | Broadway World

Viña del Mar Summary

• Eurovision Again: 1968 (1:07)
• Belgium Selects (3:29)
• What is the Viña del Mar Festival? (6:41)
• El Monstruo (16:16)
• Xuxa vs El Monstruo (19:56)
• Enrique Iglesias and Paolo Meneguzzi vs El Monstruo (31:20)

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• Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar
• Mosntruo (Amazon Prime)
• Xuxa (USA) Theme Song
• Xuxa at Viña del Mar 2000

Live on Tape Summary

• News Desk (2:48)
• Welcome, Bre Booker! (8:14)
• American Song Contest Submissions Open (11:10)
• Eurovision Song Celebration Live on Tape Performances (14:11)
• Would Eurovision Plan D have worked? (34:07)

Links

• Cover art: EBU | Thomas Hanses
• Eurovision Song Celebration Part 1 | Part 2 (Both geoblocked in US)
• Madcon performs "Glow" at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final
• #23 That's How You AI a Song (Discussion of Father Ted)

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Eurovision 2021 Grand Final Preview Summary

• Discovering Peacock will be carrying Eurovision
• Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?
• First Semi-Final (3:22)
• Second Semi-Final (7:23)
• Grand Final Thoughts (13:38)

Links

• Cover art: EBU | Andres Putting
• Spotify Playlists: Eurovision 2021 | First Semi-Final | Second Semi-Final | Selection Season
• Eurovision 2021 Contest Page

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Eurovision 2021 Semi-Final Preview Summary

• News
  • The American Song Contest
  • Where Can I Watch the Eurovision Song Contest in the US?
  • Rehearsals: Covid Incidents (No Spoilers)



• Semi-Final 1 Predictions (6:36)


• Semi-Final 2 Predictions (15:25)

Links

• Cover art: NPO/NOS/AVROTROS Nathan Reinds
• Episode transcript (Thanks, Patreon supporters!)
• Spotify Playlists: Eurovision 2021 | First Semi-Final | Second Semi-Final | Selection Season
• Eurovision 2021 Contest Page
  • Semi-Final 1 Review Episodes
    • 113: Container Ship of Love
    • 114: Satan's Glowup
    • 115: Will It Play in Winnipeg?

  
  
  • Semi-Final 2 Review Episodes
    • 116: Me in Grease!
    • 117: Cake or Death
    • 118: Over-Egged Pudding

  
  
  • The Big 5 + The Netherlands: 119: Critical Condition
  
  
  
  

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Me in Grease! Summary

• News (3:21)
  • Duncan Laurence on the Billboard Hot 100
  • Eurovision Fire Saga: Hugo Award and Oscar?



• Welcome back, Lindsey Weber! (7:55)
  • @lindseyweber | Who Weekly



• Semi-Final 2 Part 1:
  • San Marino - Senhit - "Adrenalina" (9:54)
    • Senhit's Freaky Trip to Rotterdam
    • Jessie J wins China's The Singer

  
  
  • Estonia - Uku Suviste - "The Lucky One"(16:19)
    • Muusikal Grease trailer

  
  
  • Czech Republic - Benny Cristo - "OMAGA" (21:56)
    • "OMAGA" Full Band Performance

  
  
  • Greece - Stefania - "Last Dance" (25:49)
    • "Kisses & Dancin'" - Netherlands - Junior Eurovision 2016

  
  
  • Austria - Vincent Bueno - "Amen"  (31:28)
    • "Greased Lightnin'" on Musical! Die Show

  
  
  • Poland - Rafał - "The Ride" (35:23)
    • Neon Muzeum

  
  
  
  

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• Cover art:
  • Top row: TVP | Fabrizio Cestari | Haris Farsarakis
  • Bottom row: ORF Roman Zach-Kiesling | David Turecky | Karl Saare



• Episode transcript (Thanks, Patreon supporters!)


• Spotify Playlists: Eurovision 2021 | First Semi-Final | Second Semi-Final | Selection Season


• Eurovision 2021 Contest Page
  • 113: Container Ship of Love
  • 114: Satan's Glowup
  • 115: Will It Play in Winnipeg?



• The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show

Special Guest: Lindsey Weber.

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The Homestretch Summary

• "Husavik" Awards Watch: The Grammy Awards and the Oscars (1:12)
• The Last Week of Eurovision 2021 Selection Season
  • Tuesday: Belarus potentially disqualified (5:43)
  • Wednesday song drops: (11:20)
    • Austria's Vincent Bueno "Amen"
    • Greece's Stefania "Last Dance"
    • Switzerland's Gjon's Tears "Tout L'Univers"
    • Bulgaria's VICTORIA's "Growing Up is Getting Old"

  
  
  • Thursday song drops: (23:54)
    • United Kingdom's James Newman "Embers"
    • North Macedonia's Vasil Garvanliev "Here I Stand"

  
  
  • Friday song drops: (32:25)
    • Poland's Rafal "The Ride"
    • Latvia's Samanta Tina "The Moon is Rising"

  
  
  • Saturday's Songs: (39:00)
    • Sweden's Melfest Final chooses Tusse's "Voices"
    • Iceland's Daði & Gagnamagnið "10 Years"

  
  
  
  


• Coming Up: Heads of Delegations, Georgia, Malta, and Azerbaijan (50:52)

Links

• Cover art Stina Stjernkvist / SVT
• Spotify Playlists: Selection Season | Albania | Croatia | Denmark | Estonia | Finland | France | Lithuania | Norway | Portugal | Sweden
• Eurovision 2021 Calendar
• The Museum of Whales You Will Never See (Penguin/Random House)
• The Warsaw Neon Museum (Atlas Obscura)

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Hoe is de Zorg Summary

• Process updates: Greece, France, Finland, Sweden (1:25)
• Israel: Three songs (leaked) for Eden (7:18)
• TV This Weekend: Norway's NRK Melodi Grand Prix and Lithuania's Pabandom is Naujo (19:01)
• What are the four Eurovision scenarios? (28:13)

Links

• Cover Photo by Max van den Oetelaar on Unsplash
• Spotify Playlists: Selection Season | Albania | Estonia| France | Norway
• Eurovision 2021 Calendar

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Six on Stage Summary

• How to build a database (1:03)
• Watching and re-watching (and re-watching) Eurovision (12:16)
• The singers under the stairs (20:36)
• News
  • 4 plans for Eurovision 2021 (37:06)
  • Country updates: Sweden's Melfest schedule, Belarus drops VAL, Dream Team journal (41:36)
  • "Congratulations" and happy birthday to Senhit (49:11)
  • Hatari's A Song Called Hate premieres (52:18)
  • Eurovision in the Wild: America's Got Talent, Just Dance 2021, the People's Choice Awards (53:39)

Links

• @WillHowells on Twitter
• Six on Stage
• #89: 12 Points to Fire Saga?

Special Guest: Will Howells.

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Wine Aunt Energy Episode Summary

• Mailbag (1:27):
  • How to pronounce "Niamh"
  • Bucks Fizz boiled sweets
  • The worst Halloween candy
  • Bruno Toniolli



• No, really, are "Husavik" and "Jaja Ding Dong" eligible for Oscars? (6:30)


• #EurovisionAgain (13:10)
  • Copenhagen 2014
  • Jerusalem 1999



• Eurovision Back for Good (20:43)


• Returning artist updates (24:09)
  • Moldova
  • Greece
  • Israel
  • Slovenia
  • San Marino



• Artists not returning (41:58)
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Italy
  • Albania
  • Germany

Links

• Cover art photo by Stephanie Greene (Unsplash)
• #60: Hallelujah
• The Real Eurovision's Dadi Freyr Talks Netflix's 'Icelandic' (Vulture)
• Hera Bjork's "Jaja Ding Dong" cover (Facebook)

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Songageddon 2020 Summary

• Thursday (1:35)
  • United Kingdom drops James Newman's "My Last Breath" (with special guest Helen Groothuis)
  • Germany has a "Violent Thing" with Ben Dolic
  • Azerbaijan announces Samira Efendi



• Friday (13:09)
  • Belarus chooses VAL's "Da Vidna / Да вiдна" instead of "La-Ley-La"



• Saturday (16:48)
  • Estonia's televoters show Uku Suviste "What Love Is"
  • Moldova goes to "Prison" with Natalia Gordienko
  • Damir Kedžo wins Croatia's Dora 2020 with "Divlji vjetre"
  • Iceland's Daði Freyr wins Songvakeppnin with "Think About Things"
  • Melfest Andra Chansen



• Sunday (46:36)
  • Greece debuts Stefania's "Superg!rl"
  • Roxen's "Alcohol You" will represent Romania
  • Hurricane blows away Serbia's Beovizija with "Hasta la Vista"



• Monday (55:46)
  • Russia announces Little Big
  • Georgia debuts "Take Me As I Am"



• Coming up this week: everything else! (58:42)

Links

• 79: Songageddon 2020 Playlist (Spotify)
• Myths, Legends, And Questions: How To Talk To The British About Eurovision (ESC Insight)
• @dril (Twitter)
• Sing Your Face Off Might Make You Poke Your Eyes Out (What Else is On)
• Die Antwoord + Teletubbies (YouTube)

Special Guest: Helen Groothuis.

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Austvia Superdecides Summary

• Semi-Final Allocation for Realsies This Time (1:40)
• Eurovision Ticket Sales (5:15)
• Spain releases Blas Cantó's "Universo" (8:28)
• Czech Republic chooses Benny Cristo's "Kemama" (10:12)
• Greece selects Stefania (14:16)
• Weekend Recaps: Lithuania, Norway, Sweden (15:58)
• Italy's Sanremo Festival Begins (33:27)
• Our picks: Australia Decides (35:35)
• Our picks: Latvia's Supernova (44:49)
• Coming up this weekend: Malta, Ukraine, Iceland, Poland,

Links

• 75: Austvia Superdecides Playlist (Spotify)
• Australia Decides Aussievision Online Poll (Aussievision)

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Eurovision 2019 Semi-Final 1 Part 3: Extremely Online Summary

• Followups! My Heritage Gets a B; Italy's Feeling the Music (1:25)
• News: Eurovision in Concert; Madonna; Running Order (2:52)
• Georgia - Oto Nemsadze - Keep on Going (8:16)
• Iceland - Hatari - Hatrið mun sigra (14:59)
• Estonia - Victor Crone - Storm (21:52)
• Portugal - Conan Osíris - Telemóveis (27:03)
• Greece - Katerine Duska - Better Love (31:43)
• San Marino - Serhat - Say Na Na Na (36:27)
• Semi Final 1 Wrapup (45:33)

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Madness! Summary

• We Stan Hatari: Öskudagur edition (2:01)
• Eurovision Madness Bracket! (4:11)
• Round of 16 (6:59)
• Round of 8 (20:18)
• Final Four (30:22)
• The Grand Final (35:06)
• VOTE in our Twitter poll

Links

• End of Selection Season Bracket (pdf)
• Israeli Civil Rights Organisation Calls For Hatari To Be Banned From Entering Israel (Eurovoix)
• Hatari costumes are selling like hot-cakes for Öskudagur (Iceland Monitor)

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Eurovision is a Whole Mood Summary

• Australia locked in until 2023! (1:39)
• Israel chooses Kobi Marimi (2:36)
• Poland announces Tulia (5:01)
• Greece announces Katerine Duska (7:11)
• Dora: Croatia chooses Roko Blazevic's "The Dream" (8:46)
• Eesti Laul: Estonia chooses Victor Crone's "Storm" (11:27)
• Supernova: Latvia chooses Carousel's "That Night" (14:39)
• EMA: Slovenia chooses Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl's "Sebi" (18:24)
• Selectia Nationala: Wiwiblogs Romania chooses Ester Peony's "On a Sunday" (21:21)
• Semi-final checkins: Iceland, Sweden, Hungary (drama!), Lithuania, Ukraine, Portugal (30:47)

Links

• What's up with Eurovision tickets? (Spoiler: the price) (Eurovision World)
• When the Jury System Does Not Work (Eurovisionary)

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Before we gobble up our main topic of Dustin the Turkey, we check in with how Eurovision planning is going in Tel Aviv. We have our final count of participants—42!—and an indication that tickets for the Contest could be up for grabs next month. We also recommend booking your lodging now if you are planning on going, otherwise you may find yourself camping in the suburbs of Tel Aviv.

Our favorite scrivener Jan Ola Sand is the star of This Week in Boycotts and he is not here for your political shenanigans. He's also most likely not a fan of being in a segment called This Week in Boycotts. Meanwhile on the X Factor UK, Brendan Murray is not a fan of the themes of movies or big bands when it comes to song selections. Will he be a fan of ABBA in next week's semi-final?

Also, Junior Eurovision is a thing.

As for our main topic, we travel back to 2008 when the people of Ireland decided that they should be represented at Eurovision by a somewhat surly puppet named Dustin the Turkey. His song "Irelande Douze Points" may live in infamy, but was it a good Eurovision entry?

Gather the family, scoop up some Irish stew (or goulash if you prefer), and enjoy this week's episode!

Dustin the Turkey Day Summary

• 42 Countries (1:37)
• Eurovision Tickets (3:39)
• Hotel Alternatives in Tel Aviv (5:32)
• This Week in Boycotts: Jan Ola Sand (7:03)
• The Ex-Eurovision Contestant Factor: Movies, Big Bands, and ABBA (8:36)
• Junior Eurovision (13:36)
• Dustin the Turkey (14:42)

Links

• Dustin the Turkey claims RTÉ set him up to fail (The Irish Sun)
• Dustin the Turkey wants to represent UK at Eurovision competition (Irish Mirror)

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Bringing the Party Summary

• London Eurovision Party (4:28)
• Eurovision Song Contest First Semi-Final Second Half (11:19)

First Semi-Final Running Order

• First Half (last week's episode)
• North Macedonia - EyeCue - Lost & Found (11:19)
• Croatia - Franka - Crazy (19:05)
• Austria - Cesár Sampson - Nobody But You (26:14)
• Greece - Yianna Terzi - Oneiro Mou (32:40)
• Finland - Saara Aalto - Monsters (38:00)
• Armenia - Sevak Khanaghyan - Qami (45.42)
• Switzerland - ZiBBZ - Stones (51:22)
• Ireland - Ryan O'Shaughnessy - Together (57:40)
• Cyprus - Eleni Foureira - Fuego (1:05:35)

Links

• Croatia's Plagiarism Funtimes:
  Initial story (ESC Xtra) | Franka's response (Facebook)| HRT's response (ESC Xtra)
• Other Eurovision Pre-party Events
  Riga | Moscow | Israel | Madrid | Eurovision in Concert
• Let us know about your Eurovision viewing party!

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Get Excited Summary

• Greece - Yianna Terzi - "Oneiro Mou" (1:36)
• Belarus - Alekseev - "Forever" (8:03)
• Montenegro - Vanja Radovanović - "Inje" (14:24)
• Artist selections: North Macedonia, Croatia, Israel (19:27)
• San Marino's investment opportunity (27:01)
• Stupor Saturday prep! (35:47)

Links

• Greece lyric video (YouTube)
• Belarus national final performance (YouTube)
• Montenegro national final performance (YouTube)
• Netta Barzilai on HaKokhav HaBa (YouTube)
• Global Rockstar projects and press release

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