The EuroWhat? Podcast

The EuroWhat? Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 218: Imaginary Beef
February 13, 2024

With Ben traveling back from Finland's UMK, guest Trip Payne taps in to discuss that national final, Latvia's Supernova, and Italy's Sanremo Festival. Then we prepare for the biggest Super Saturday of

Episode 217: Technical Difficulties
February 06, 2024

It was a Saturday so Super it stretched into Sunday... not by choice, but Ukraine loves drama. Norway, Spain, and Malta also made their Eurovision picks, Latvia and Sweden kicked off their processes,

Episode 216: Squiggle Line Mouth Face
January 30, 2024

Eurovision season clicks into second gear this week with Ireland and Luxembourg making selections, Norway setting its final field, Lithuania's holding its third heat, and Malta, Spain, and Ukraine get

Episode 215: That's SLO Raiven
January 23, 2024

Eurovision calmed down a bit this week with qualifying heats from Lithuania and Norway plus the semi-final for Estonia's Eesti Laul. Slovenia turned up the drama with Raiven's "Veronika" and Austria a

Episode 214: Floodgates
January 16, 2024

The search for the next Eurovision winner began officially this week, with Moldova holding auditions, Norway kicking off NRK MGP, and Lithuania launching its new process Eurovizija.lt. Georgia announc

Episode 213: Trickle
January 09, 2024

Eurovision 2024 barely took a break for the holidays! We get caught up on Albania's Festivali i Kngs, the results of the ESC 250 Countdown, and look forward to Moldova, Norway, and Lithuania this co

Episode 212: 37ish
December 19, 2023

We finally have a (tentative) roster for next year's Eurovision Song Contest! Czechia has selected their entry, artists have been announced for the Netherlands, Slovenia, and the UK, and national fina

Episode 211: Allons-y!
December 05, 2023

FRANCE has jumped the gun and released their song for Eurovision 2024. Greece has announced their artist, a handful of countries have named their contestants for their national finals, and tickets wer

Episode 210: Wilderness
November 21, 2023

We welcome back Alex McMillan to discuss the state of Ireland's Eurovision Song Contest selections and reflect on their historical successes and recent failures. Is Eurosong on the Late Late Show the

Episode 209: Millstreet
November 07, 2023

It's been 30 years since a small town in Ireland took on the challenge of hosting Eurovision while the concept of Europe was undergoing a transformation. We look back at Millstreet 1993, the accommoda