The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

Episode 311: What is Zoop?

Eurovision and Eurovision Asia have partnered with Zoop, an app for creators to… something? Ben digs into the company’s history and performs some user testing. 📸 Photo b

Episode 310: The Dream Team

The Dream Team—composer Philipp Kirkirov, songwriter/producer Dimitris Kontopoulos, and creative director Fokas Evangelinos—have been involved in some of the most memorab

Episode 309: Oh? Canada?

We spend some heritage minutes discussing Canada's previous history in Eurovision and why they may have been brought in to participate. 📸 Alesia Kozik | Pexels Subscrib

Episode 308: Welcome to Bulgaria

Happy Eurovision New Year! We start our 10th Season (sidebar: WHAT?!) catching up on the planning for 2027 as Bulgaria prepares to host the big event for the first time.

Episode 307: Can't Stop the Music

The Eurowhat AV Club finishes out the 1980 Disco Musical Trilogy (which includes The Apple and Xanadu) with CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC. Spoiler: We would like to stop the musi

Episode 306: Xanadu

The Eurowhat Movie Club celebrates the legacy of Olivia Newton-John’s film career with a detour into the roller disco classic(?) Xanadu. And OH BOY do we have questions..

Episode 305: American Song Contest Revisited Part 2

The instantly-doomed American Song Contest really did seem like a good idea at the time: 56 states and territories competing for the hearts and minds of the public on NBC

Episode 304: American Song Contest Revisited Part 1

The instantly-doomed Great American State Fair was supposed to bring together all 56 US states and territories. What if there was a song contest that did that? NBC tried

Episode 303: Scopitone

Scopitone was a video jukebox from the 1960s that featured short clips that could be considered proto-music videos. Ben discusses the history, production, and cultural im

Episode 302: Notes on Camp

What is "Camp"? In 1964, literary critic Susan Sontag investigated this question in her culture-defining essay "Notes on Camp". We discuss how the concept of Camp applies

Episode 301: BOOM Bangaranga

Better late than never: let’s talk about Eurovision 2026. We’ll discuss what happened in Vienna, what this means for the Contest going forward, and share our post-confett

Episode 300: Tu cara me suena

Spain has been ride-or-die for Eurovision since debuting in 1961. In this episode, we’ll be taking a look at how Spain’s original approach to the Contest may have informe

Episode 299: Going Dutch

Eurovision is an expensive enterprise, and the Netherlands has been one of the Contest’s largest financial supporters. In this episode, we’ll be taking a look at the fina

Episode 298: Hvala, Ne

Slovenia has struggled to find momentum and consistency on the Eurovision scoreboard. In this episode, we take a look at how rule changes—especially around who qualifies—

Episode 297: Icy Reception

Iceland's television broadcaster RUV turns 60 this year and 2026 is also their 40th anniversary of entering Eurovision. We take a look at why it took 20 years for Iceland

Episode 296: All Kinds of Everything

Boycotts, jury overhauls, technological shifts, major protests, religious and political violence, hot pants... Ireland had a lot to deal with when it hosted Eurovision fo

Episode 295: Eye-Catching

Romania returns from its Eurovision hiatus this year, hopefully with some things figured out. We review the country's history at the Contest, its qualification troubles,

Episode 294: Radio Friendly

The semi-final era has not been kind to Poland. Though the country has done okay at Eurovision the last few years, they haven’t reached the heights of their debut entry i

Episode 293: Kehitellä

Finland's UMK is one of the premiere selection shows each Eurovision season, but it didn't start out that way. We explore the evolution of the format and how YLE continue

Episode 292: Marathon

Lithuania isn't exactly a Eurovision powerhouse, but their lengthy selection processes have been showcases for the country's music industry. We take a look at the Baltic