Displaying items 11-20 of 46 in total of The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews with the tag "greece".
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Episode 236: "It's 5 to 11..."
July 2nd, 2024 | Season 7 | 37 mins 28 secs
albania, greece, portugal, sweden, switzerland
On April 24, 1974, Portugal's Eurovision entry was used as a signal that would dismantle a dictatorship in Europe. In this episode, look back on the Carnation Revolution and Portugal's history both outside and inside the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Episode 231: Poop Chaos
May 10th, 2024 | Season 7 | 33 mins 17 secs
armenia, austria, croatia, cyprus, estonia, finland, france, georgia, germany, greece, ireland, israel, italy, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, netherlands, norway, portugal, serbia, slovenia, spain, sweden, switzerland, ukraine, united kingdom
In our Eurovision 2024 Grand Final Preview, we discuss the results of the two semi-finals in Malmö, make some predictions on what may happen on Saturday, and scratch why Sweden's hosting has been itching us this week.
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Episode 230: Designated Perceived Nudity Corner
May 6th, 2024 | Season 7 | 42 mins 32 secs
albania, armenia, australia, austria, azerbaijan, belgium, croatia, cyprus, czechia, denmark, estonia, finland, france, georgia, germany, greece, iceland, ireland, israel, italy, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, malta, moldova, netherlands, norway, poland, portugal, san marino, serbia, slovenia, spain, sweden, switzerland, ukraine, united kingdom
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?
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Episode 228: Pulling Focus
April 23rd, 2024 | Season 7 | 50 mins 53 secs
armenia, austria, georgia, greece, israel, netherlands, sweden
Ned Raggett returns to helps us wrap up our coverage of the second semi-final for Eurovision 2024. Which entries are legit snacks? Which songs left us hungry for more? How did we manage to bring food into every discussion?
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Episode 222: Scrunchy Face Sounds
March 12th, 2024 | Season 7 | 21 mins 38 secs
armenia, australia, azerbaijan, georgia, greece, israel, portugal, sweden
We're at the end of Eurovision Selection Season and get caught up with internal selections from Australia and Greece plus the conclusion of Sweden's Melodifestivalen and Portugal's Festival da Canção. ... what do you mean there are still some unknown tracks?!
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Episode 211: Allons-y!
December 5th, 2023 | Season 7 | 29 mins 23 secs
azerbaijan, estonia, finland, france, greece, italy, malta, slovenia, spain, sweden, ukraine
FRANCE has jumped the gun and released their song for Eurovision 2024. Greece has announced their artist, a handful of countries have named their contestants for their national finals, and tickets were already on sale... it's barely December? Join us as we peruse Eurovision Song Contest headlines.
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Episode 209: Millstreet
November 7th, 2023 | Season 7 | 40 mins 19 secs
bosnia and herzegovina, croatia, denmark, greece, ireland, italy, luxembourg, netherlands, slovenia, sweden
It's been 30 years since a small town in Ireland took on the challenge of hosting Eurovision while the concept of Europe was undergoing a transformation. We look back at Millstreet 1993, the accommodation of several new countries wanting to join the party, and... the Bartman?
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Episode 206: Obvious Points Klaxon
September 26th, 2023 | Season 7 | 29 mins 22 secs
cyprus, greece, türkiye
Greece and Turkey have had a tense relationship and Cyprus is often in the center of disputes. We take a look at these dynamics and how they may have shifted over the last 50 years at Eurovision.
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Episode 194: Internet People
May 8th, 2023 | Season 6 | 34 mins 39 secs
albania, armenia, australia, austria, azerbaijan, belgium, croatia, cyprus, czechia, denmark, estonia, finland, georgia, greece, iceland, ireland, israel, latvia, lithuania, malta, moldova, netherlands, norway, poland, portugal, romania, san marino, serbia, slovenia, sweden, switzerland, ukraine, united kingdom
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.
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Episode 191: Hotel Art
April 18th, 2023 | Season 6 | 39 mins 45 secs
georgia, greece, iceland, poland, slovenia, ukraine, united kingdom
Susan Rogers from Berklee College of Music and author of This Is What It Sounds Like joins us for a record pull of the middle section of Eurovision Semi-Final 2. How do Iceland, Greece, Poland, Slovenia, and Georgia interact with our listener profiles?