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Episode 253: Greetings from Basel!
Our on-site team (Sam, Derek, Erik, and Liz) has arrived in Switzerland! To start our week of daily episodes, we’re checking in with our first impressions of the city, the […]
Episode 252: 2025 Eurovision Preview: The Grand Finale!
It all comes down to this – which Eurovision act has won over the hearts and minds of 12 Points from America and its listeners? In this episode, we welcome […]
Episode 251: 2025 Eurovision Preview, Part 6 (ft. Krista Siegfrids)
To wrap up our preview series in style, Eurovision legend Krista Siegfrids joins us to talk about her career, memories of the 2013 contest, as well as this year’s entrants […]
Episode 250: 2025 Eurovision Preview, Part 5 (ft. Fin Ross-Russell)
As we celebrate a milestone episode, we also welcome our dear friend and fellow ESC sicko Fin Ross-Russell to the show! This week’s extra-packed show features our takes on this […]
Episode 249: 2025 Eurovision Preview, Part 4 (ft. Lisa-Jayne Lewis)
For our next crop of Eurovision hopefuls, we’re welcoming back friend of the show and San Marino national final competitor Lisa-Jayne Lewis! This week, we’re chatting about Australia, Lithuania, Cyprus, […]
Episode 248: 2025 Eurovision Preview, Part 3 (ft. GJ Kooijman)
For our third week of Eurovision previews, we’re joined by Dutch ESC podcaster and media member extraordinaire GJ Kooijman! This week we’re discussing the offerings from Iceland, France, Ireland, Slovenia, […]
Episode 247: 2025 Eurovision Preview, Part 2 (ft. Dude Points)
The craziness that is Eurovision 2025 does not stop this week! For this preview show, we welcome our friend Dude Points to discuss this year’s entries from Montenegro, Albania, Norway, […]
Episode 246: 2025 Eurovision Preview, Part 1 (ft. Liz!)
It’s about to be one heck of a year. To kick off our annual preview series, we’re excited to welcome back Liz, who was on-site with us in Malmö, to […]
Episode 245: Full Fields and Vibrant Videos
Our 37-nation lineup is complete! This week, we take a look at the last few additions to the field. In our main discussion, we’re also pondering how vital the music […]
Episode 244: The Bara Bada Bonanza
The run of super Saturdays continues unabated, highlighted by a shocking (or is it?) turn of events in Sweden. This week, we’re breaking down what happened at Melfest and looking […]
Episode 243: I Can Tell You Want a Taste (of News)
With only a few days to go before the field is full and finalized, we’re taking a closer look at the last crop of songs to be released and confirmed […]
Episode 242: It’s the Måns Zelmer-shöw
It was a lighter week for Eurovision fans, but the news we did get was big – including the reveal of what Måns Zelmerlöw is up to. We discuss the […]
Episode 241: Eesti LOL
Erik’s requests to the Baltics may not have panned out, but it was still pretty super as far as Saturdays go. This week we’re looking back on the results in […]
Episode 240: The Most Super of Saturdays
Oh what a week it’s been. After a truly super Saturday, we’ve got selections from Ireland, Ukraine, Latvia, Malta, and Finland. We’re taking a look at these selections, discussing what […]
Episode 239: Greece and Cyprus, Sitting in a Tree
If there’s one pairing of nations that really gets Eurovision fans worked up, it’s Greece and Cyprus. This week, we’re breaking down the numbers of their undying relationship, as well […]
Episode 238: Is “Heroes” Good?
This week, we’re taking another deep dive on a single Eurovision song, and it’s a song that has very much divided the group. Is “Heroes,” the big winner from 2015, […]
Episode 237: Censored
EWith a couple of highly suggestive songs making waves during national final season, we’re taking a look at the history of Eurovision’s relationship with profanity and adult content, and what […]
Episode 236: Is Dancing Annoying?
Well, is it? This week, Danny is proposing that very idea. Is there too much dancing at Eurovision? Should delegations think twice before adding that big dance break? At what […]
Episode 235: Let’s Go, Celtics
Why has Ireland only sent a single song in Irish to Eurovision? Why have several other Celtic languages never made an appearance at all? We’re opening 2025 by exploring these […]