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Dustin the Turkey represented Ireland at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with "Irelande Douze Points" (Screen: EBU/YouTube)

#30: Dustin the Turkey Day

November 21, 2018

Happy Thanksgiving! We're talking turkey this week and that means either the country or Ireland's Dustin the Turkey. Guess what we chose.

Voting makes Eurovision both exciting and confusing, with lots of numbers everywhere.

#29: Start Voting Now

November 7, 2018

How does the voting process work at Eurovision? If you think it's confusing now, the history of voting at the Contest has many surprises.

Orchestras were once a required component of a Eurovision Song Contest entry

#27: Orchestras, Synthesizers, and Lulu

October 10, 2018

Orchestras used to be a requirement at Eurovision. In this episode, we take a look at the evolution of live music at the competition.

We get caught up with some of the news and headlines in the world of Eurovision.

#26: Tel Aviv and Other Headlines

September 26, 2018

Tel Aviv will be hosting Eurovision in 2019! I mean, we pretty much knew that, but now it's official!

It's never too early to start planning your Eurovision vacation

#25: Planning Your Eurovision Vacation

September 12, 2018

We know the Eurovision Song Contest will be in Israel in May 2019, so now is the perfect time to start planning your vacation!

Israel will be hosting the 2019 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

#24: Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest

August 29, 2018

Israel has had a fascinating history at Eurovision. We've invited Noam Roth from EuroFreak to talk about his country's participation.

Father Ted took on the challenge of Eurovision songwriting and the results were mixed (Source: Channel 4)

#23 That’s How You AI a Song

August 15, 2018

We gave a computer more than 300 Eurovision Song Contest entries from the last decade and this is what it gave us.

If the US were to ever get an invite to compete at Eurovision, should we accept? If we did, who would go?

#21: Putting the US in E_rovi_ion

July 4, 2018

Happy 4th of July! In honor of America's birthday, special guest Maura Johnston joins us to discuss the prospect of the US competing at Eurovision. Could we? Should we? If we somehow got an invite, who should represent whatever our sound is?

DQ represented Denmark in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest with the entry "Drama Queen" (Photo: By Indrek Galetin)

The EuroWhat? #19: Eurovision Drag Race

June 6, 2018

Happy pride! The Eurovision off season can be a drag, so let's talk about drag at Eurovision!

The Parade of Flags takes place at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final Jury Rehearsal in the Altice Arean in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo: Mike McComb)

The EuroWhat? #18: Indistinct Pterodactyl Squawking

May 23, 2018

The gang is back together to discuss the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final. Our special guest Dave Steeves shares his experience as an audience member in Lisbon and we all weigh in on the dubious honor of the Barbara Dex award.