The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

Dr. Zoë Jay returns to discuss Eurovisionaries, an academic research project investigating the ways Eurovision fans think about and practice forms of cultural diplomacy.

The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social.

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.

Special Guest: Zoë Jay.

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• The Eurovisionaries
• The Eurovisionaries (@euro_visionarie) • Instagram photos and videos
• The Eurovisionaries (@euro_visionarie) / X

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.

The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social.

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.

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• Episode 165: Lugano
• 🇨🇭 Eurovision 2025: Co-Executive Producer Reveals the Reasons Why Basel Was Selected to Host - Eurovoix
• Theo Evan - Slaps
• AVROTROS does not intend to file a complaint for Joost Klein's disqualification
• Finished in Melodi Grand Prix – NRK Kultur og underholdning
• Can't Stop The Music (1980) - Official Trailer - YouTube
• Viver senza tei - Switzerland 1989 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra - YouTube
• Eurovision 2004 Semi Final 03 Switzerland *Piero & The Music Stars* *Celebrate!* 16:9 HQ - YouTube

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.

The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social.

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.

Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

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 50 years after their Eurovision win.

The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social.

Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist!

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.

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• Let's talk about "Let's Talk About Love", loves | Patreon
• Abba's Abba Gold: : 33 1/3 Elisabeth Vincentelli Continuum
• ABBA: The Movie (1977) Trailer - YouTube
• Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu - The Queen And I - YouTube
• Madonna - Hung Up (Official Video) [HD] - YouTube
• Cher - GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! (A Man After Midnight) [Official HD Audio] - YouTube
• ABBA 1975 GREATEST HITS POSTER Swedish Magazine VeckoRevyn 1970s Rare Vintage | eBay

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.

Photo by Peter Conlan on Unsplash

The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social.

Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist!

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.

Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

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• Swiss direct democracy is Eurovision’s latest challenge - SWI swissinfo.ch
• Bambie Thug teases Eurovision return with two-time entrants Jedward | Evening Standard
• EBU announces future development areas for Eurovision Song Contest following independent review into 2024 event
• ESC Director Job Posting | EBU
• Opinions: Israel in Eurovision: Now you have to turn around, NRK!

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.

Lifelong lover of flags, spreadsheets and the outer reaches of the pop universe. Designer of the infamous Every Eurovision Result Ever tea towel.

The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social.

Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist!

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.

Special Guest: Ellie.

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• Playlist | Dansk Revamp
• Totally Flagulous

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.

Cover image by Tatjana from Pixabay

The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social.

Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist!

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.

Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

Links:

• The Carnation Revolution | Book by Alex Fernandes | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
• How Portugal’s 1974 Eurovision entry toppled the country’s fascist regime | Portugal | The Guardian
• The Guardian view on Portugal’s Carnation Revolution: a legacy to protect | Editorial | The Guardian
• The regime that ended with a song — The Europeans

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.

Cover photo by Luis Cortés on Unsplash

The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social.

Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist!

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.

Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

Links:

• Eurovision Song Contest 2024 breaks new records as hundreds of millions watch, listen and engage on TV and digital platforms | EBU
• ESC 2025: Executive Producer elected | SRG SSR
• Update AVROTROS met betrekking tot het Eurovisie Songfestival | AVROTROS
• Letošnjo Evrovizijo bo pregledal neodvisni strokovnjak - RTV SLO
• Stig Karlsen reveals Norway's Eurovision 2025 plans and challenges the EBU
• Latvia considers leaving Eurovision Song Contest - LRT
• Controversies in the case of the expenses of the delegation of the Republic of Moldova at Eurovision 2024
• 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: Radio Liechtenstein Applying for European Broadcasting Union Membership - Eurovoix
• Small-Body Database Lookup
• The well-known singer, Elhaida Dani, is appointed artistic director of the 63rd Festival at RTSH | RTSH News
• ABBA receive prestigious Swedish knighthood for pop career that began at Eurovision | Euronews
• WINDOWS95MAN USA TOUR 2025 #norulestour #usa #newyork #chicago #losangeles #sanfrancisco @irvingplaza NEW YORK @thaliahallchicago… | Instagram

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?

The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social.

Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist!

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.

Special Guest: Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan.

Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

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• Go Fug Yourself: Because Fugly Is The New Pretty Go Fug Yourself
• Drinks with Broads: Yellowstone and Eurovision, Together at Last
• Backstage at the Turquoise Carpet 🇸🇪 | #Eurovision2024 | #UnitedByMusic 🇸🇪 - YouTube
• The Royal We (Hardcover) | Vroman's Bookstore
• The Heir Affair (The Royal We #2) (Hardcover) | Vroman's Bookstore

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.

Jess is an Associate Professor in Humanities at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Her research focuses on the various dimensions of the Eurovision Song Contest, its fans, politics, and culture. She is the author of Understanding the Eurovision Song Contest in Multicultural Australia: We Got Love, and co-editor with Chris Hay of Eurovision and Australia: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Down Under. She is a firm believer in bangers over ballads.

The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here.

Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social.

Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist!

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.

Special Guest: Jess Carniel.

Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

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• RTVE Requests Eurovision Organisers Ensure Press Freedom After Journalist Harassment
• Eurovision. EBU delayed publication of Iolanda's video with symbols of Palestine
• Eurovision responds to complaints of backstage 'tension' and bad behaviour
• Eurovision banned the EU flag. Now the EU is demanding to know why | The Independent
• «Eurovision Song Contest»: Ny utvikling: - Hoder må rulle
• Televizija Slovenija odgovornim pri EBU zastavlja vprašanja o letošnjem izboru za Pesem Evrovizije - RTV SLO