The EuroWhat? Podcast

The EuroWhat? Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 201: Sisu
July 18, 2023

Finland went all out in supporting their Eurovision entry "Cha Cha Cha" in ways that continue to reverberate weeks after the contest. We spoke with University of Helsinki researcher Zo Jay and UMK as

Episode 200: PopCon 2023
July 04, 2023

In celebration of 200(!) episodes, we're sharing the presentation we gave at this year's Pop Conference entitled: Lets Discoteque Right At My Home: Eurovision, the Pandemic, and Learning to Open U

Episode 199: News Cruise
June 20, 2023

Sweden's host city selection process for Eurovision 2024 has been bopping along while everyone is out of office for summer vacation. We get caught up with our mailbag and some of the headlines from th

Episode 198: Lyrical Vocabulary
June 06, 2023

How does a songwriter interface with the Eurovision experience? "Blood and Glitter" co-writer Anthony J. Brown joins us to discuss his involvement with Lord of the Lost and Germany's 2023 Eurovision e

Episode 197: Debut
May 23, 2023

Ben has returned from his Eurovision debut in Liverpool, both as an audience member and as part of the in-person press team. He shares stories from his jam-packed trip.

Episode 196: Stockholm Syndrome
May 16, 2023

While Ben recovers from Liverpool's Party of the Century, special guest Trip Payne stops by to chat about the 2023 Eurovision Grand Final and the battle between Sweden and Finland.

Episode 195: Eurovision 2023 Grand Final Preview
May 12, 2023

Will Finland "Cha Cha Cha" to victory? Will Sweden's Loreen get a "Tattoo" to celebrate a win? Could Ukraine's "Heart of Steel" beat the competition? We recap the Eurovision 2023 Semi-Finals and make

Episode 194: Internet People
May 08, 2023

Ben and Mike met up in person to make their picks on what they think will qualify from the Eurovision 2023 semi-finals. Then we saw rehearsals. Experience both the before and after as we make our best

Episode 193: Controlled Grandiosity
May 02, 2023

Maura Johnston joins us as we wrestle with the Eurovision 2023 set of auto-qualifiers. Will Ukraine pull the double? Will the UK and Spain continue their glowups? Will we be going back to Italy? Will

Episode 192: ... Her?
April 25, 2023

Editor and Serhat for Saturday stan Navah Wolfe joins us to discuss the last five entries of the Eurovision 2023 second semi-final. How memorable are San Marino, Austria, Albania, Lithuania, and Austr