Displaying items 11-20 of 115 in total of The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews with the tag "ukraine".
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Episode 254: Super
February 4th, 2025 | Season 8 | 49 mins 13 secs
Sweden, Ukraine, austria, azerbaijan, belgium, czechia, denmark, finland, france, greece, iceland, ireland, latvia, lithuania, malta, san marino, slovenia, spain, switzerland
Eurovision started to get structure this week thanks to the semi-final allocation draw, the first wave of ticket sales, and selections from Greece, Slovenia, Belgium, and Spain. Sweden kicked off Melfest, Lithuania got competitive, and Latvia picked finalists. This was the easy Super Saturday...
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Episode 253: Vox Lux
January 28th, 2025 | Season 8 | 30 mins 44 secs
Norway, Sweden, Ukraine, austria, belgium, croatia, finland, greece, ireland, israel, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, moldova, portugal, serbia, slovenia, spain, switzerland
Luxembourg selected their Eurovision representative at the end of a surprisingly busy week. Moldova has withdrawn, several countries released potential songs, and Finland's UMK faces a significant shakeup.
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Episode 252: Process
January 21st, 2025 | Season 8 | 22 mins 13 secs
Norway, Ukraine, belgium, iceland, ireland, lithuania, luxembourg, moldova, poland, portugal, serbia, slovenia, switzerland
It's another hopping Eurovision 2025 setup week with another wave of potential songs, information about Basel, the ESC hosts, ticket sales, plus auditions and previews from Moldova and Belgium.
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Episode 250: Loaded with Energy
January 7th, 2025 | Season 8 | 44 mins 15 secs
Sweden, Ukraine, albania, estonia, finland, iceland, ireland, lithuania, moldova, netherlands, san marino, spain, switzerland
Before 2025 gets into full swing, we catch up on Eurovision news from the end of 2024. We have designs! We have fonts! We have an entry where we're not not saying Tirana 2026! Plus, we go deep on the results from the ESC 250 Countdown.
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Episode 246: Rockin' the Kremlin
November 19th, 2024 | Season 8 | 49 mins 6 secs
Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, latvia, switzerland
David Junk, originally from Ohio, was the first CEO of Universal Music Russia. In his memoir Rocking the Kremlin', he and co-author Fred Bronson from Billboard Magazine share stories about the "Wild, Wild East", Eurovision, and the influence of western pop culture after the fall of the USSR.
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Episode 245: Avalanche
November 5th, 2024 | Season 8 | 38 mins 49 secs
Norway, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, albania, australia, azerbaijan, croatia, czechia, estonia, finland, germany, greece, iceland, ireland, luxembourg, malta, montenegro, north macedonia, poland, serbia, slovenia, spain, switzerland
It's been a couple months since we last checked in on Eurovision news… hoo boy there's a lot to get caught up on. We have elections, new heads of delegations, and info about way too many national selections.
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Episode 242: Eurovisionaries
September 24th, 2024 | Season 8 | 41 mins 51 secs
Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, azerbaijan, croatia, israel, switzerland
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 232: Broke
May 14th, 2024 | Season 7 | 25 mins 36 secs
Norway, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, australia, croatia, czechia, iceland, ireland, israel, netherlands, poland, switzerland
Somehow we made it through the other side of the 2024 Eurovision Grand Final in one piece. Things that didn't: the Netherlands, Nemo's trophy, and possibly the EBU? We examine the immediate aftermath of Saturday's show from Malmö.
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Episode 231: Poop Chaos
May 10th, 2024 | Season 7 | 33 mins 17 secs
Norway, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, armenia, austria, croatia, cyprus, estonia, finland, france, georgia, germany, greece, ireland, israel, italy, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, netherlands, portugal, serbia, slovenia, spain, switzerland
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
Norway, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, 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, poland, portugal, san marino, serbia, slovenia, spain, switzerland
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?