106: Determined Yet Realistic
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Lithuania and Ukraine have determined their entries and Eurovision gets realistic about its scenarios for Rotterdam.
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#94: Double Trouble
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Ben flies solo again with another audio essay, this time looking into performers who made double, triple, and even quadruple visits to the Eurovision stage.
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#70: The Ones That Got Away 2010s Edition
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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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#67: Hungary for Turkey
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Hungary’s reasons for withdrawing from Eurovision sound similar to Turkey’s. What else do the two countries have in common?
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#65: Lebanon-starter
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Lebanon was supposed to debut at Eurovision 2005. We examine the unexpected ways international relations impact the Song Contest.
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#64: Win Win Win Win
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We jump back 50 years to that time Eurovision had a four-way tie for first place… and no way to break it.
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#44: Let’s Discuss Semi Final 1 Part 1
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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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#40: YIKES
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Eurovision ticket prices? Yikes. Lithuania Marathon finale shenanigans? Yikes. Ukraine’s Vidbir Inquisition? YIKES. It’s been a week, y’all.
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#39: Eurovision is a Whole Mood
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All the things happened this past weekend in Eurovision-land and the trend that’s emerging: Eurovision is in a mood.
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#34: Czech Out Those Triangles
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We break down the entries in Czech Republic’s Eurovision selection and talk triangles. Lots of triangles.
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