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This week, the hosts are joined by the fantastic Bradley from What’s the Wurst? to talk about the most successful country at the Contest – Rory’s home nation of Ireland. We talk about our favourite entries and most memorable moments from RTÉ’s participation in the Contest, as well as discussing the resurgence of Irish in Eurovision, by way of TG4’s involvement in Junior Eurovision.

What do you think of our opinions? Should Ireland try sending a song in Irish into the adult Contest? Who do you think should represent Ireland at Eurovision in the future? How do you think RTÉ would handle a national selection after so many internal selections? Feel free to drop your thoughts in the comments below! We’d also love to thank Bradley for taking the time for talking about Ireland with us!

A link to this episode on Apple Podcasts is available here.

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This week, the hosts look at the country that stands at the crossroads of Central Europe – the Czech Republic, or Czechia. As usual, Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim look at the country’s track record at the Contest, look at how the national selection ESCZ has been able to show the diversity of the Czech music scene, as well as pondering how a format such as ESCZ could be used to bring neighbours Slovakia back to Eurovision. As well as this, keep an ear out for a certain Eurovision participant gatecrashing the podcast!

What do you think of our opinions? Do you think that ESCZ is a strong national final format or should Czechia return to internal selections? What is your favourite Czech entry to the Contest? Please do let us know what you think by commenting below!

A link to this episode on Apple Podcasts is available here.

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This week, the hosts look at the most recent edition of Eurovision Again’s rewatching series – the 2014 edition in Copenhagen, Denmark. In this episode, Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim reflect on their favourite entries of the Contest, discuss their favourite moments from the Contest – including the historic qualifications of Montenegro and San Marino and are shocked to learn of a secret about the Swiss postcard.

What do you think about our opinions? Who was your winner in the 2014 Contest? Do you think Austria should have won? What was your favourite moment of the entire show? Please do let us know what you think about our comments in the comments below!

The link to the episode on Apple Podcasts is available here.

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This week, we were so happy to be joined by good friend of the podcast, Dovilė – a native Lithuanian – to talk about her country’s forays into Eurovision! We talk about the impact On Fire had in fostering the possibility of giving Lithuania its first win, while also looking at Lithuania’s extensive national final format and suggest what can be done to keep the momentum going forward.

What do you think about our opinions? Do you think The Roop had a real chance of winning Eurovision 2020? Who are some of your favourites from Lithuania? Please do let us know what you think by commenting below! Also, we’d love to thank Dovilė for joining us! If you want to join the podcast, let us know!

A link to the podcast on Apple Podcasts can be found here.

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This week sees Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim explore their most controversial Eurovision opinions, ranging from who really should have won in 2016 to how to help newly hosting countries produce the best Contest possible. It should be noted that these are all our own individual opinions, so please don’t take our opinions too personally, and we would love to get a debate going!

So, do you agree with our opinions? Were we on the money with what we were thinking or do you think we need to have rethink of our thoughts? What is your controversial Eurovision opinion? Please do let us know by commenting below (but of course, keeping things civil and respectful!)

P.S. We are now also on Apple Podcasts! If you wish to listen to the podcast episode over there, please follow this link!

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This week, we review the biggest thing to happen to the Eurovision Song Contest this year (apart from being cancelled): the Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga! Warning, there are spoilers in this episode of the podcast, so if you haven’t watched the film thus far, you should definitely watch the film first before listening to us weigh up the negatives and positives before giving it a score out of 10.

If you have listened to the podcast, what do you think of the film? Does it perfectly capture the spirit of the Contest, or make a complete mockery of the show we have come to love? What was your favourite part of the film? Please do let us know what you think by commenting below!!

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With the premiere of “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” imminent, this episode sees Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim talk about Fire Saga’s home country – Iceland! Taking a look at their checkered history at the Contest, we look at our favourite entries from Iceland, examine Söngvakeppnin’s insistence to include Icelandic in the national final format, while also reminiscing Tim’s (rather unexpected) conversation with Hera Björk.

What do you think of our opinions? Who would you love to see represent Iceland in the future? Please do let us know what you think in the comments below, and be sure to get involved so you can decide which country we talk about next!

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This week, we are absolutely ecstatic to be joined by the one and only Susanne Georgi, who was fortunate enough to represent Andorra – the only nation in Eurovision never to appear in the grand final. Together with Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim, she tells us about her campaign (#MyFight and #WeCanDoThisAndorra) to return Andorra to the Contest, after 11 years away from Europe’s favourite TV show. We also discuss our favourite Andorran entries from their short span in the Contest and Susanne’s experience of being a spokesperson for Denmark in 2007!

What do you think of Susanne’s campaign? Should Andorra return to the Contest? If so, who should represent them? A link to the current petition mentioned in the podcast is available to sign here. Please do let us know your thoughts, and be sure to stay tuned as we continue to delve into the Eurovision realm!

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This week, in conjunction with #EurovisionAgain, we look at Eurovision 2018 – held in Lisbon, Portugal. The hosts reveal their favourite entries that took part, discuss RTP’s successes and drawbacks from hosting the Contest for the first time and look to what Portugal can take from this experience to implement the next time Portugal gets to host, as we reminisce about the amazing 2018 Eurovision season.

What do you think of our opinions? Was 2018 a Eurovision success or complete failure in your eyes? Who were some of your favourite acts to grace the stage in Lisbon? What did we not talk about that you feel we should have mentioned? Please do let us know what you think by commenting below!

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In our *tenth* episode of THAT Eurovision Song Contest, we talk about the largest country to take part in the competition – Russia. We discuss the Yulia Samoylova debacle of 2017, the impact of Philip Kirkorov and wonder what Russia can do to curb the lack of enthusiasm by much of the Eurovision community for its entries.

What do you think of our ideas? What are your favourite entries from Russia? Do you think Russia can win over the Eurofandom in the future? Let us know what you think of our opinions in the comments below!

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