Episode 307: Can't Stop the Music

August 18th, 2026  |  Season 9  |  38 mins 47 secs

austria, bulgaria, switzerland

The Eurowhat AV Club finishes out the 1980 Disco Musical Trilogy (which includes The Apple and Xanadu) with CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC.

Spoiler: We would like to stop the music...

Episode 289: Rough

January 27th, 2026  |  Season 9  |  35 mins 20 secs

austria, bulgaria, georgia, israel, luxembourg, malta, moldova, switzerland

Bulgaria returns to Eurovision following a three-year absence. We take a look at the country's history at the Contest: a rough start in its initial tenure, a renaissance after its first hiatus, and looking ahead to how Bulgaria's next tenure may go.

Episode 285: Kerflooey

December 16th, 2025  |  Season 9  |  32 mins 29 secs

albania, austria, cyprus, iceland, ireland, israel, montenegro, netherlands, portugal, serbia, slovenia, spain, switzerland

With the passage of the EBU's new Eurovision rules, Israel will be in Vienna while the Netherlands, Spain, Slovenia, Ireland, and Iceland have withdrawn from the Contest. We’ll be discussing the fallout from the decision and figuring out how we’ll be navigating 2026...

Episode 279: Perceived Aura

September 23rd, 2025  |  Season 9  |  35 mins 41 secs

austria, sweden, switzerland

Eurovision has given their branding elements a makeover in preparation for next year's 70th edition. Graphic Designer Justin Ladia joins Ben to discuss why rebrands happen, what the EBU may want to accomplish with this rebrand, and first impressions on the new fonts and images introduced for Vienna 2026.

Episode 277: Nice

August 26th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  19 mins 37 secs

albania, austria, belgium, denmark, finland, germany, greece, ireland, israel, italy, luxembourg, malta, netherlands, north macedonia, norway, san marino, sweden, switzerland, turkiye, ukraine, united kingdom

As we wrap up our 8th season and Eurovision's 69th (nice) edition, we take a rapid fire tour of the Contest up to this point while trying to find something nice or interesting to say about each year. Content warning: goofiness.

Episode 276: Lingua Franca

August 12th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  37 mins 25 secs

austria, belgium, italy, netherlands, portugal, sweden, switzerland, ukraine

The Grand Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest featured 21 songs with non-English lyrics, the most to appear since the language rule was abolished in 1999. In this episode, we'll explore the history of the language rule and why language diversity has returned to the Contest.

Episode 275: Good to Go

July 29th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  23 mins 56 secs

austria, belarus, iceland, israel, russia, spain, switzerland

Quite a bit has happened since we last checked in on Eurovision news. Executive Supervisor Martin Österdahl will be stepping down, there's a new head of the Reference Group, and we know which cities have made bids to host next year's competition.

Episode 274: Yugoslavia 1990

July 15th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  52 mins 37 secs

austria, france, iceland, ireland, italy, netherlands, portugal, spain, switzerland, united kingdom, yugoslavia

1990 was the European Year of Tourism. The map of Europe was also changing, as the fall of the Berlin Wall and the movement toward what would become the European Union started to redefine the concept of borders. We’ll be taking a look at how the 1990 Contest in Yugoslavia reflected this new era in Europe, as well as how the 2025 Contest mirrors those reflections 35 years later.

Episode 273: Fan Media Roundtable

July 1st, 2025  |  Season 8  |  55 mins 36 secs

australia, austria, italy, switzerland, united kingdom

Eurovision has a unique ecosystem where the EBU and various blogs, podcasts, video channel, and other fans have a work relationship in covering the Contest. But is that relationship working? We discuss the current state of fan media with dudepoints, Niall from Niallpoints, and Derek from 12 Points (all with good points).

Episode 272: I Am: Celine Dion

June 17th, 2025  |  Season 8  |  24 mins 24 secs

switzerland

We are opening the Patreon vault to share our discussion of Amazon's 2024 documentary I Am: Celine Dion, which chronicles the singer's rise to fame, her prolific career, and her struggles with Stiff Person Syndrome.