web02.fireside.fm Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:41:50 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews - Episodes Tagged with “Yugoslavia” https://www.eurowhat.com/tags/yugoslavia Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 The Eurowhat? Podcast launched in 2018 and features two Americans (Ben Smith and Mike McComb) attempting to make sense of the Eurovision Song Contest. The show tracks national selections and artist announcements, breaks down each year’s songs with a diverse array of guests, and dives into the 65+ years of contest history using Eurovision as a lens to analyze what’s happening in pop culture and the world. en-us episodic A pair of Americans trying to make sense of the Eurovision Song Contest. The EuroWhat? Podcast The Eurowhat? Podcast launched in 2018 and features two Americans (Ben Smith and Mike McComb) attempting to make sense of the Eurovision Song Contest. The show tracks national selections and artist announcements, breaks down each year’s songs with a diverse array of guests, and dives into the 65+ years of contest history using Eurovision as a lens to analyze what’s happening in pop culture and the world. no eurovision song contest, eurovision, americans, pop culture, ESC, europe, pop music, televote The EuroWhat? Podcast eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com Episode 291: Dora Explorer https://www.eurowhat.com/291 70dd2ecd-65d6-4b08-b5e4-509e4e46ffd5 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 The EuroWhat? Podcast 291 Dora Explorer full 9 The EuroWhat? Podcast Croatia is very specific about how it chooses to represent itself on the Eurovision stage. We take a look at the country's history at the Contest via its long-running national selection format Dora. 24:18 no Croatia is very specific about how it chooses to represent itself on the Eurovision stage. We take a look at the country's history at the Contest via its long-running national selection format Dora. Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/cw/eurowhat)! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: * previews of upcoming episodes, * North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni * National Selection dates * Tidbits we can't get to on the main show We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. And if there is a season 2 of the American Song Contest... well... :::monkey's paw intensifies::: eurovision, eurovision song contest Croatia is very specific about how it chooses to represent itself on the Eurovision stage. We take a look at the country's history at the Contest via its long-running national selection format Dora.

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]]> Croatia is very specific about how it chooses to represent itself on the Eurovision stage. We take a look at the country's history at the Contest via its long-running national selection format Dora.

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]]> Episode 281: Responsive https://www.eurowhat.com/281 bdd448bf-1c52-41b3-8b31-b6e392afca43 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The EuroWhat? Podcast 281 Responsive full 9 The EuroWhat? Podcast The European Broadcasting Union has postponed its plan to hold a membership vote to decide if Israel’s broadcaster KAN will be allowed to compete in next year’s Eurovision. While it remains unclear if the vote will still happen, it doesn’t fully resolve how the EBU got to this point in the first place. We’ll take a closer look at other times the EBU’s non-political stance has been tested and see what lessons can be applied going forward. 34:58 no The European Broadcasting Union has postponed its plan to hold a membership vote to decide if Israel’s broadcaster KAN will be allowed to compete in next year’s Eurovision. While it remains unclear if the vote will still happen, it doesn’t fully resolve how the EBU got to this point in the first place. We’ll take a closer look at other times the EBU’s non-political stance has been tested and see what lessons can be applied going forward. Responsive Summary Yugoslavia (3:20) Administrative Changes to the Contest (13:40) Armenia and Azerbaijan (16:42) Georgia (26:58) Final Thoughts (32:14) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. eurovision, eurovision song contest The European Broadcasting Union has postponed its plan to hold a membership vote to decide if Israel’s broadcaster KAN will be allowed to compete in next year’s Eurovision. While it remains unclear if the vote will still happen, it doesn’t fully resolve how the EBU got to this point in the first place. We’ll take a closer look at other times the EBU’s non-political stance has been tested and see what lessons can be applied going forward.

Responsive Summary

  • Yugoslavia (3:20)
  • Administrative Changes to the Contest (13:40)
  • Armenia and Azerbaijan (16:42)
  • Georgia (26:58)
  • Final Thoughts (32:14)

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]]> The European Broadcasting Union has postponed its plan to hold a membership vote to decide if Israel’s broadcaster KAN will be allowed to compete in next year’s Eurovision. While it remains unclear if the vote will still happen, it doesn’t fully resolve how the EBU got to this point in the first place. We’ll take a closer look at other times the EBU’s non-political stance has been tested and see what lessons can be applied going forward.

Responsive Summary

  • Yugoslavia (3:20)
  • Administrative Changes to the Contest (13:40)
  • Armenia and Azerbaijan (16:42)
  • Georgia (26:58)
  • Final Thoughts (32:14)

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]]> Episode 274: Yugoslavia 1990 https://www.eurowhat.com/274 44437578-a1c3-41b7-9094-3ce6e3377218 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The EuroWhat? Podcast 274 Yugoslavia 1990 full 8 The EuroWhat? Podcast 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. 52:37 no 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. Yugoslavia 1990 Summary #EurovisionAgain, again (1:55) A Brief History of Mascots and Postcards (4:14) The European Year of Tourism (10:20) How Yugoslavia Handled Tourism (15:21) Yugoslavia at Eurovision (18:53) The Year between Lausanne and Zagreb (22:47) The 1990 Eurovision Song Contest (28:12) After the Year(s) of Tourism (43:43) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl: ESC Insight: France 1959 (https://escinsight.com/2025/06/18/eurovision-insight-podcast-the-eurovision-podcrawl-starts-in-cannes-1959/) Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967 (https://windmachinepodcast.com/2025/06/30/episode-103-1967-podcrawl-oh-vienna-and-the-barefooted-mistress-of-puppets/) The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990 (hey, that's this one!) Niall Points: Latvia 2003 (week of July 28) 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987 (week of August 11) That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (week of August 25) Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (week of September 8) eurovision, eurovision song contest, tourism, mascots, postcards, toto cotugno, insieme 92, european union, year of tourism 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.

Yugoslavia 1990 Summary

  • #EurovisionAgain, again (1:55)
  • A Brief History of Mascots and Postcards (4:14)
  • The European Year of Tourism (10:20)
  • How Yugoslavia Handled Tourism (15:21)
  • Yugoslavia at Eurovision (18:53)
  • The Year between Lausanne and Zagreb (22:47)
  • The 1990 Eurovision Song Contest (28:12)
  • After the Year(s) of Tourism (43:43)

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  • ESC Insight: France 1959
  • Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967
  • The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990 (hey, that's this one!)
  • Niall Points: Latvia 2003 (week of July 28)
  • 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987 (week of August 11)
  • That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (week of August 25)
  • Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (week of September 8)

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]]> 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.

Yugoslavia 1990 Summary

  • #EurovisionAgain, again (1:55)
  • A Brief History of Mascots and Postcards (4:14)
  • The European Year of Tourism (10:20)
  • How Yugoslavia Handled Tourism (15:21)
  • Yugoslavia at Eurovision (18:53)
  • The Year between Lausanne and Zagreb (22:47)
  • The 1990 Eurovision Song Contest (28:12)
  • After the Year(s) of Tourism (43:43)

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If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl

What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl:

  • ESC Insight: France 1959
  • Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967
  • The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990 (hey, that's this one!)
  • Niall Points: Latvia 2003 (week of July 28)
  • 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987 (week of August 11)
  • That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (week of August 25)
  • Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (week of September 8)

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]]> Episode 244: Yugonostalgia https://www.eurowhat.com/244 f042aeca-ffb8-42af-b718-a525573a246a Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The EuroWhat? Podcast 244 Yugonostalgia full 8 The EuroWhat? Podcast We welcome back @dudepoints, who recently completed their Master's thesis which included discussion of the intersection of the Yugoslavian Art Practice and recent Eurovision entries from Serbia and Croatia. More simply: let's talk about performance art at Eurovision! 36:43 no We welcome back @dudepoints, who recently completed their Master's thesis which included discussion of the intersection of the Yugoslavian Art Practice and recent Eurovision entries from Serbia and Croatia. More simply: let's talk about performance art at Eurovision! Yugonostalgia Summary What is the Yugoslavian Art Practice? (2:39) How does Eurovision interact with the Yugoslavian Art Practice? (7:59) Who else has been a Performance Artist at Eurovision? (17:50) How do you define "performance art"? (21:32) Eurovision as a mode of culture building (31:29) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828">the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon</a>! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Dude Points. eurovision, eurovision song contest, yugoslavian art practice We welcome back @dudepoints, who recently completed their Master's thesis which included discussion of the intersection of the Yugoslavian Art Practice and recent Eurovision entries from Serbia and Croatia.

More simply: let's talk about performance art at Eurovision!

Yugonostalgia Summary

  • What is the Yugoslavian Art Practice? (2:39)
  • How does Eurovision interact with the Yugoslavian Art Practice? (7:59)
  • Who else has been a Performance Artist at Eurovision? (17:50)
  • How do you define "performance art"? (21:32)
  • Eurovision as a mode of culture building (31:29)

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]]> We welcome back @dudepoints, who recently completed their Master's thesis which included discussion of the intersection of the Yugoslavian Art Practice and recent Eurovision entries from Serbia and Croatia.

More simply: let's talk about performance art at Eurovision!

Yugonostalgia Summary

  • What is the Yugoslavian Art Practice? (2:39)
  • How does Eurovision interact with the Yugoslavian Art Practice? (7:59)
  • Who else has been a Performance Artist at Eurovision? (17:50)
  • How do you define "performance art"? (21:32)
  • Eurovision as a mode of culture building (31:29)

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