Hungary’s reasons for withdrawing from Eurovision sound similar to Turkey’s. What else do the two countries have in common?
Episode Summary
- Eurovision 2020 Logo (1:32)
- Cyprus announces Sandro Nicolas (4:03)
- Bulgaria announces VICTORIA (7:07)
- Sweden announces Melfest lineup (8:39)
- Australia Decides: Mitch Tambo and iOTA (12:06)
- Estonia presents its 24 songs (14:50)
- Internal selections: Russia, France, Spain (16:49)
- Main Topic: Hungary for Turkey (18:26)
- Spotify Playlist
Links
- Hungary pulls out of Eurovision amid rise in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric (The Guardian)
- Is Eurovision too hot for government and public media? (Index.hu (Translated))
- Turkey to return Eurovision ‘if no more bearded divas’ (Hürriyet Daily News)
- Inching away from democracy? (Politico)
- How Hungary Became a Haven for the Alt-Right (The Atlantic)
- It happened there: how democracy died in Hungary (Vox)
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