The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

Past guest of the show Lindsey Weber and her Who? Weekly co-host Bobby Finger recently released their book I Want to Be Famous. We’ll discuss the book’s media theory and how Eurovision’s secondary and tertiary fame generation fits in the modern celebrity machine. 📸 EBU / BBC Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! Want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a free monthly newsletter. We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more.

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 by Michael Effendy on Unsplash What is Zoop? Summary A World of Zoops (5:18) Zoop 1.0 (2022-2024) (8:00) The Pivot (2025-2026) (19:29) Partnerships and an Attempted Acquisition (22:52) The Zoop Experience (35:15) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: previews of upcoming episodes, North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni National Selection dates Tidbits we can't get to on the main show We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. Join us for our coverage of Eurovision Asia!

The Dream Team—composer Philipp Kirkirov, songwriter/producer Dimitris Kontopoulos, and creative director Fokas Evangelinos—have been involved in some of the most memorable Eurovision entries from the last 20 years. Let’s dive into their catalog! 📸 SVT / EBU The Dream Team Summary Fokas Evangelinos (2:39) Dimitris Kontopoulous (9:05) Philipp Kirkorov (10:23) Dream Team Collaborations (15:22) Setbacks (24:15) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: previews of upcoming episodes, North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni National Selection dates Tidbits we can't get to on the main show We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and Eurovision Song Contest Asia Edition.

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 Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: previews of upcoming episodes, North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni National Selection dates Tidbits we can't get to on the main show We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. Join today to listen to our coverage of Eurovision Asia!

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. 📸 Photo by Ondrej Bocek on Unsplash Welcome to Bulgaria Summary Eurovision Rule Updates for 2027 (1:39) Voting overhaul? (7:55) Netherlands Likely Not Returning while Canada(?) Joins (11:09) Welcome to Burgas, Bulgaria! (17:59) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. EuroWhat AV Club If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: previews of upcoming episodes, North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni National Selection dates Tidbits we can't get to on the main show We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. Join today to get our coverage of Eurovision Song Contest: Asia Edition!