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This week, we’re exploring Eurovision Postcards, the 60 second film segment shown between entries! Join us as we discover the stereotypes of Europe through the postcards of the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest!

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Canada is debuting at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027?!? As a Eurovision History Podcast produced and hosted by a Canadian, we have thoughts! Join us as we uncover how this happened and what Canada at the contest could look like!

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We are returning to The Eurovision Travel Guide, our monthly series where we explore a country in the Eurovision Song Contest. Join us as we explore Montenegro, learning about some of their entries, their national selection methods, and some fascinating historical and musical notes!

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This week, we are reviewing and reacting to the 2026 edition of Eurovision Young Musicians, a classical music competition for musicians aged 12 to 21. Join us as the Orchestra takes center stage in Yerevan, Armenia. Meet the 11 contestants and find out which piece was our favourite!

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Welcome to a series exploring the languages and dialects featured at the Eurovision Song Contest. Join us in discovering the exotic sounds of Europe and beyond, learning about linguistic histories and enjoying some unique Eurovision entries. This episode covers 8 languages and a dialect: Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Broccolino, Jamaican Patois, and Japanese.

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Episode 142 shines a spotlight on the least noticed person on the Eurovision stage…the conductor! Join us as we explore the story of André Popp, the composer and conductor of the Monegasque entry in 1975, as well as the composer of 3 other entries in the 1960s!

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We are concluding our Eurovision 2026 coverage with our review of the Grand Final! Join us as we react to the entries and the interval acts, and find out which entry topped our scoreboard!

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We are continuing our Eurovision 2026 coverage! Join us as we review the non-qualified entries and the interval acts featured in the semi-finals!

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In this week’s episode, we are continuing our Eurovision 2026 coverage! Join us as we review the Studio versions of the auto-qualified entries!

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In this week’s episode, we are continuing our Eurovision 2026 coverage! Join us as we review the studio versions of the entries in Semi-Final 2!

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In this week’s episode, we are kicking off our Eurovision 2026 coverage! Join us as we review the Studio versions of the entries in Semi-Final 1.

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As we prepare for the 2026 contest, we’re dedicating this episode to the venue that hosted the 2015 contest (as well as the upcoming 2026 contest), Wiener Stadthalle. Joining us this week is Sebastian (known as ‘Sebi’), one of the co-hosts of the Building Bridges Podcast. As Sebi’s home city of Vienna hosted both 2015 and the upcoming 2026 contest, we invited him onto the show to share his experience in 2015 as well as some tips and must-see locations to visit in 2026!

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Welcome to a series exploring the languages and dialects featured at the Eurovision Song Contest. Join us in discovering the exotic sounds of Europe and beyond, learning about linguistic histories and enjoying some unique Eurovision entries. This episode covers 3 languages and 7 dialects: Georgian, German, Mühlviertlerisch, Styrian, Viennese, Vorarlbergisch, Greek, Ancient Greek, Cypriot Greek, and Pontic Greek.

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This week's episode features the story of the interval act of the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, Les Haricots Rouges. Join us as we learn about a French band specializing in Dixieland Jazz from New Orleans! Have a listen to their performance and see if you can spot a familiar tune!

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In this week’s episode, we are returning to The Eurovision Travel Guide, our monthly series where we explore a country in the Eurovision Song Contest. Join us as we explore Bosnia and Herzegovina, learning about some of their entries, their national selection methods, and some fascinating historical and musical notes!

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Welcome to a special edition of the Eurovision Yearbook, a series celebrating the lives of Eurovision artists. This week, we are joined by Dami Im, Australia’s representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Join us as we celebrate her 10 year anniversary at the contest and discover the story of Australia’s most successful artist at the contest!