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  <itunes:subtitle>Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga arrived on Netflix last week and 12 Points from America joins us to discuss the music in Will Ferrell's new comedy.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga&lt;/strong&gt; arrived on Netflix last week and 12 Points from America joins us to discuss the music in Will Ferrell's new comedy.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;12 Points to Fire Saga? Episode Summary&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Welcome, &lt;a href="http://12pointsfromamerica.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;12 Points from America&lt;/a&gt;! Erik, Danny, Sam, and Derek! (2:20)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What were your overall impressions of the music in the movie? (7:23)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Will non-Eurovision fans "get" the &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FynBs_lI4g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Song Along&lt;/a&gt;? (20:30)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Was there anything missing from the Eurovision music experience? (39:33)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Outro: &lt;a href="https://www.12pointsfromamerica.com/2020/07/episode-49" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;We discuss &lt;strong&gt;The Story of Fire Saga&lt;/strong&gt; as a movie on 12 Points from America!&lt;/a&gt; (46:30)&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;Links&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0u6ppFo3gWA3vTiGeDTWXl?si=QSSOnXh3R9CKA5hyWDPTJQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Music from the Netflix Film)&lt;/a&gt; (Spotify)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/12pointsusa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@12PointsUSA&lt;/a&gt; (Twitter)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1541425779224127" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Bulgaria's 2017 Postcard&lt;/a&gt; (Facebook Video)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/blog/2019/06/04/54-madame-x-is-eurovision/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;#54: Madame X is Eurovision&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; Special Guest: 12 Points from America.
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    <![CDATA[<p><strong>Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga</strong> arrived on Netflix last week and 12 Points from America joins us to discuss the music in Will Ferrell's new comedy.</p>

<h3>12 Points to Fire Saga? Episode Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Welcome, <a href="http://12pointsfromamerica.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">12 Points from America</a>! Erik, Danny, Sam, and Derek! (2:20)</li>
<li>What were your overall impressions of the music in the movie? (7:23)</li>
<li>Will non-Eurovision fans "get" the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FynBs_lI4g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Song Along</a>? (20:30)</li>
<li>Was there anything missing from the Eurovision music experience? (39:33)</li>
<li>Outro: <a href="https://www.12pointsfromamerica.com/2020/07/episode-49" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">We discuss <strong>The Story of Fire Saga</strong> as a movie on 12 Points from America!</a> (46:30)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Links</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0u6ppFo3gWA3vTiGeDTWXl?si=QSSOnXh3R9CKA5hyWDPTJQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Music from the Netflix Film)</a> (Spotify)</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/12pointsusa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@12PointsUSA</a> (Twitter)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1541425779224127" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bulgaria's 2017 Postcard</a> (Facebook Video)</li>
<li><a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/blog/2019/06/04/54-madame-x-is-eurovision/" rel="nofollow noopener">#54: Madame X is Eurovision</a></li>
</ul><p>Special Guest: 12 Points from America.</p><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><strong>Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga</strong> arrived on Netflix last week and 12 Points from America joins us to discuss the music in Will Ferrell's new comedy.</p>

<h3>12 Points to Fire Saga? Episode Summary</h3>

<ul>
<li>Welcome, <a href="http://12pointsfromamerica.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">12 Points from America</a>! Erik, Danny, Sam, and Derek! (2:20)</li>
<li>What were your overall impressions of the music in the movie? (7:23)</li>
<li>Will non-Eurovision fans "get" the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FynBs_lI4g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Song Along</a>? (20:30)</li>
<li>Was there anything missing from the Eurovision music experience? (39:33)</li>
<li>Outro: <a href="https://www.12pointsfromamerica.com/2020/07/episode-49" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">We discuss <strong>The Story of Fire Saga</strong> as a movie on 12 Points from America!</a> (46:30)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Links</h3>

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<li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0u6ppFo3gWA3vTiGeDTWXl?si=QSSOnXh3R9CKA5hyWDPTJQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Music from the Netflix Film)</a> (Spotify)</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/12pointsusa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@12PointsUSA</a> (Twitter)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1541425779224127" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bulgaria's 2017 Postcard</a> (Facebook Video)</li>
<li><a href="http://eurovision.whatelseison.tv/blog/2019/06/04/54-madame-x-is-eurovision/" rel="nofollow noopener">#54: Madame X is Eurovision</a></li>
</ul><p>Special Guest: 12 Points from America.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/eurowhat">Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News &amp; Reviews</a></p>]]>
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