#84: What is Poptimism?
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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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#83: Fanopticon
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Despite Eurovision’s cancellation this year, the fandom is still fully engaged in the Contest. Eurovision Obsession’s André Durham joins us to chat about how we’re coping.
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#79: Songageddon 2020
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Somehow we managed to be verbal after mainlining hours upon hours of Eurovision content this past weekend. It’s Songageddon 2020!
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#78: Remedial Dance Party
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We’re in the eye of the Eurovision Selection Season storm thanks to a light TV schedule this weekend. Time to practice the “I’m a Little Tempest in a Teapot” dance!
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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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#63: Flags on the Play
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Who knew that flags—symbols of national identity—could have political implications at the Eurovision Song Contest? Drink!
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#62: Morocco 1980
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Remember that time Morocco competed at the Eurovision Song Contest? We don’t since neither of us existed at the time. Let’s learn about it together!
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#59: 12 Angry Points
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Nothing courts Eurovision controversy quite like the juries. We journey back to 1997 when the introduction of the televote made the juries A Thing.
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#58: The Big 5 Gut Rehab (France and United Kingdom)
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Helen Groothuis joins us as we finish our Eurovision gut rehab project with France and a United Kingdom intervention.
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#50: The Mountaintop
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Dave Steeves joins us to discuss the Eurovision auto-qualifiers as we ask the eternal question “Could Spain, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and the host country advance if they had to compete?”
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