Displaying Episode 21 - 30 of 146 in total of The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews with the tag “sweden”.
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Episode 242: Eurovisionaries
September 24th, 2024 | Season 8 | 41 mins 51 secs
azerbaijan, croatia, israel, russia, sweden, switzerland, ukraine
Dr. Zoë Jay returns to discuss Eurovisionaries, an academic research project investigating the ways Eurovision fans think about and practice forms of cultural diplomacy.
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Episode 241: Exotic Switzerland
September 10th, 2024 | Season 8 | 41 mins 35 secs
cyprus, italy, montenegro, netherlands, sweden, switzerland
Our 8th season begins with news about Eurovision 2025 host city Basel, our first artist announcement, and a look at the history of Switzerland at the Contest.
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Episode 240: How to Win Melfest
August 27th, 2024 | Season 7 | 28 mins 5 secs
sweden
We say farewell to Eurovision 2024 host nation Sweden by examining the facts and figures of its long-running song selection method: Melodifestivalen. We also make our picks of who we would like to see make an appearance in Melfest 2025.
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Episode 239: ABBA Gold
August 13th, 2024 | Season 7 | 23 mins 5 secs
sweden, switzerland
Elisabeth Vincentelli examined the 1992 Greatest Hits collection ABBA Gold for the music criticism book series 33 1/3. We discuss the book, our respective relationships with ABBA, and marvel at the band's influence on pop music.
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Episode 238: Vacay
July 30th, 2024 | Season 7 | 17 mins 48 secs
cyprus, ireland, italy, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, norway, san marino, serbia, spain, sweden, switzerland
It's the Geneva Convention vs Basel Exposition for the chance to host Eurovision in 2025. Meanwhile, the production team has been announced and a new job for ESC Director is available if you wanna work with Martin. We go over July 2024 Eurovision headlines in this episode.
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Episode 237: Missing the 'Mark
July 16th, 2024 | Season 7 | 25 mins 54 secs
denmark, germany, sweden, united kingdom
Oh, Denmark. What are we going to do with you? Ellie Chalkley joins us to assess what's rotten in the state of DMGP and what changes could be made to get the Nordic nation back into the Eurovision Grand Final.
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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 235: Calm
June 18th, 2024 | Season 7 | 22 mins 52 secs
albania, belgium, finland, germany, italy, kosovo, latvia, liechtenstein, moldova, norway, slovenia, sweden, switzerland
We check in on Eurovision headlines from June 2024 including budget discussions, host city where/when, and which countries have already expressed interest in the 2025 Contest.
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Episode 234: A Lotta Look
June 4th, 2024 | Season 7 | 45 mins 28 secs
armenia, azerbaijan, croatia, finland, france, italy, netherlands, poland, sweden, turkey, united kingdom
Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan from the celebrity fashion blog Go Fug Yourself join us to discuss fashion, stagewear, and all the lewks from Eurovision 2024. What designs worked, which were less successful, and will 2025 be an all-denim affair?
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Episode 233: Grievance Committee
May 21st, 2024 | Season 7 | 1 hr 6 mins
australia, finland, israel, netherlands, portugal, slovenia, spain, sweden
As the EBU works through a litany of complaints about Eurovision 2024, Dr Jess Carniel from the University of Southern Queensland joins us to discuss the issues facing the competition. Along with examining what should be a rebuilding year for the Contest, we chat about Australia's presence at the ESC and reconsider the balance of the jury and televote.