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Serbia's Marija Šerifović, Ukraine's Verka Serduchka, and United Kingdom's Scooch from the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest

#88 Part 1: 12 Minutes in 2007

Season 3

Episode 30

00:54:37

Chris King joins us to chat about UK quiz and panel shows—including Pointless Eurovision—and the rock block of Serbia, Ukraine, and the UK from Eurovision 2007.

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#85: #EurovisionAgain

May 5, 2020

Season 3

Episode 27

00:52:59

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#EurovisionAgain impresario Rob Holley speaks with us about the Eurovision Twitter time machine extravaganza.

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A figurine of a drummer during a drum solo to represent the ideas of rockism vs poptimism

#84: What is Poptimism?

April 21, 2020

Season 3

Episode 26

00:58:59

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Music critic Ned Raggett joins us to discuss rockism, poptimism, and why Eurovision songs are worthy of critique.

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#82: The (Other) Ones That Got Away 2020 Edition

March 24, 2020

Season 3

Episode 23

00:38:25

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We look back at the songs that missed out on being in the weird limbo space created after the cancellation of the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest.

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#80: This is Fine

March 10, 2020

Season 3

Episode 20

00:40:13

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We made it through the end of Eurovision Selection Season! Well, the competitions in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Portugal, at least.

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Chantal Janzen holds the Czech Republic's paper slip at the semi final allocation draw in Rotterdam City Hall

#74: Semi Final Allocation Czech In

January 28, 2020

Season 3

Episode 14

00:50:32

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Czech Republic came to play, y’all. We do a deep dive on this year’s Eurovision selection entries and check in with news across Europe.

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Didrik and Emil stand on stage at Norway's Melodi Grand Prix semi-final

#73: Boys!

January 21, 2020

Season 3

Episode 13

00:31:28

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We have an avalanche of Eurovision news this week, including two new artist selections, a bunch of songs, and Billie Eilish?

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Fireworks in purples and reds, with one explosion making a heart shape

#70: The Ones That Got Away 2010s Edition

December 31, 2019

Season 3

Episode 10

00:54:48

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408 songs competed on the Eurovision stage this decade. 148 did not qualify for the Grand Final. From those, we picked 20 that still hold up.

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Belarus, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, and Montenegro will compete in the first half of the first semi-final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest

#44: Let’s Discuss Semi Final 1 Part 1

March 26, 2019

Season 2

Episode 22

00:51:17

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We welcome Eurovision newbie Chris King to our first discussion about the first semi-final. This week’s countries include Belarus, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, and Montenegro.

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Darude (box) and Sebastian Rejman will perform "Look Away" for Finland at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel (Photo: YLE)

#41: Loose Ends

March 5, 2019

Season 2

Episode 18

00:32:27

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The loose ends of Eurovision national final season started wrapping up this past weekend, with seven songs selected, one country confirming withdrawal, and tickets… well…

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