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    <title>The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews - Episodes Tagged with “Lebanon”</title>
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  <title>Episode 65: Lebanon-starter</title>
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  <itunes:episode>65</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Lebanon-starter</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Lebanon was supposed to debut at Eurovision 2005. We examine the unexpected ways international relations impact the Song Contest.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:19</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Lebanon was supposed to debut at Eurovision 2005. We examine the unexpected ways international relations impact the Song Contest.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Lebanon-starter Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/V9E7USN0-Jw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Open Up&lt;/a&gt; 2020 (1:26)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Duncan Laurence releases &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3WpCAAxdEOY5L4tT6Dt2H8?si=6PGoD7UtQj-pJCxuvE14OQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;"Love Don't Hate It"&lt;/a&gt; (4:02)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mailbag: How to break a tie in 1970 (5:15)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How Many Countries are in Europe? (9:02)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Eurovision in the Wild: &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/srntFRyrHHI?t=599" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Game Shows&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44303730-me" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Elton John&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5607492,00.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Stamps&lt;/a&gt; (11:43)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Main Topic: Lebanon at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Aline Lahoud &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uor6JVHUWjs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;"Quand tout s'enfuit"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2006/Aug-31/43398-siniora-vows-to-be-last-in-making-peace-with-israel.ashx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Lebanon-Isreal relations deteriorate in 2006&lt;/a&gt; (Daily Star Lebanon)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://fanack.com/lebanon/society-media-culture/lebanon-media/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Lebanon's Media Landscape&lt;/a&gt; (Fanack)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Internet Archive: Lebanon.com &lt;a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050204233153/http://www.lebanon.com/eurovision/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Feb 4&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050306022126/http://www.lebanon.com/eurovision/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Mar 6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/blog/2019/10/08/63-flags-on-the-play/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;#63 Flags on the Play&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Lebanon was supposed to debut at Eurovision 2005. We examine the unexpected ways international relations impact the Song Contest.</p>

<h3>Lebanon-starter Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/V9E7USN0-Jw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Open Up</a> 2020 (1:26)</li>
<li>Duncan Laurence releases <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3WpCAAxdEOY5L4tT6Dt2H8?si=6PGoD7UtQj-pJCxuvE14OQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">"Love Don't Hate It"</a> (4:02)</li>
<li>Mailbag: How to break a tie in 1970 (5:15)</li>
<li>How Many Countries are in Europe? (9:02)</li>
<li>Eurovision in the Wild: <a href="https://youtu.be/srntFRyrHHI?t=599" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Game Shows</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44303730-me" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Elton John</a>, <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5607492,00.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Stamps</a> (11:43)</li>
<li>Main Topic: Lebanon at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest</li>
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<h3>Links</h3>

<ul>
<li>Aline Lahoud <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uor6JVHUWjs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">"Quand tout s'enfuit"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2006/Aug-31/43398-siniora-vows-to-be-last-in-making-peace-with-israel.ashx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lebanon-Isreal relations deteriorate in 2006</a> (Daily Star Lebanon)</li>
<li><a href="https://fanack.com/lebanon/society-media-culture/lebanon-media/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lebanon's Media Landscape</a> (Fanack)</li>
<li>Internet Archive: Lebanon.com <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050204233153/http://www.lebanon.com/eurovision/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Feb 4</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050306022126/http://www.lebanon.com/eurovision/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mar 6</a></li>
<li><a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/blog/2019/10/08/63-flags-on-the-play/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">#63 Flags on the Play</a></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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    <![CDATA[<p>Lebanon was supposed to debut at Eurovision 2005. We examine the unexpected ways international relations impact the Song Contest.</p>

<h3>Lebanon-starter Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/V9E7USN0-Jw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Open Up</a> 2020 (1:26)</li>
<li>Duncan Laurence releases <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3WpCAAxdEOY5L4tT6Dt2H8?si=6PGoD7UtQj-pJCxuvE14OQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">"Love Don't Hate It"</a> (4:02)</li>
<li>Mailbag: How to break a tie in 1970 (5:15)</li>
<li>How Many Countries are in Europe? (9:02)</li>
<li>Eurovision in the Wild: <a href="https://youtu.be/srntFRyrHHI?t=599" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Game Shows</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44303730-me" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Elton John</a>, <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5607492,00.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Stamps</a> (11:43)</li>
<li>Main Topic: Lebanon at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest</li>
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<h3>Links</h3>

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<li>Aline Lahoud <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uor6JVHUWjs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">"Quand tout s'enfuit"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2006/Aug-31/43398-siniora-vows-to-be-last-in-making-peace-with-israel.ashx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lebanon-Isreal relations deteriorate in 2006</a> (Daily Star Lebanon)</li>
<li><a href="https://fanack.com/lebanon/society-media-culture/lebanon-media/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lebanon's Media Landscape</a> (Fanack)</li>
<li>Internet Archive: Lebanon.com <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050204233153/http://www.lebanon.com/eurovision/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Feb 4</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050306022126/http://www.lebanon.com/eurovision/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mar 6</a></li>
<li><a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/blog/2019/10/08/63-flags-on-the-play/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">#63 Flags on the Play</a></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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