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An assortment of flags of the European Union, Turkey, and Hungary

#67: Hungary for Turkey

December 3, 2019

Hungary's reasons for withdrawing from Eurovision sound similar to Turkey's. What else do the two countries have in common?

The second semi-final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest will include Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Croatia, Malta, and Lithuania. (Photos: Eurovision.tv)

#48: Semi-Final 2 Part 2 – These Are Six Songs

April 23, 2019

The second semi-final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest will include Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Croatia, Malta, and Lithuania. We can confirm these are songs.

In the madness of 16 songs dropping in one week, we cope by changing up the competition format.

#42: Madness!

March 12, 2019

The madness of Eurovision Selection Season has ended. With 16 songs to discuss, we change up the format to get into competition mode.

Sweden's Melodifestivalen competition is considered by many to be the gold standard of Eurovision Selection Season

Bonus! Melodifestivalen 2019

March 8, 2019

Sweden's Melodifestivalen — AKA Melfest — will wrap its 59th edition on Saturday. We go through the 12 entries competing to represent Sweden at Eurovision in Tel Aviv.

Jamala has some pointed questions (with literal pointing!) for MARUV at Ukraine's Vidbir final. (Screen: UA:PBC)

#40: YIKES

February 26, 2019

Eurovision ticket prices? Yikes. Lithuania Marathon finale shenanigans? Yikes. Ukraine's Vidbir Inquisition? YIKES. It's been a week, y'all.

Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl won Slovenia's EMA 2019 with their mood-filled ballad "Sebi" (Photo: Sandi Fišer)

#39: Eurovision is a Whole Mood

February 19, 2019

All the things happened this past weekend in Eurovision-land and the trend that's emerging: Eurovision is in a mood.

Hatari performs at Iceland's Söngvakeppnin 2019 Semi-Final, delighting the Internet (Photo: RÚV)

#38: Euro Vortex

February 12, 2019

Eurovision 2019 Selection Season is in full swing! We dive into the Euro Vortex with the United Kingdom, Montenegro, Italy, and Hatari among many others.