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Star Spangled Eurovision
Just three Americans who love Eurovision so much they started a podcast. Join the crew as they give their hot takes on the world’s greatest song contest.
This year’s Eurovision artists are deep in rehearsal mode, so it’s time for the gang to give their predictions! Who will take home the glass microphone and who will flop hard? And who won our Star Spangled Jury?! Tune in to find out! (Also, apologies for the sound issues!)
Join the gang as they give their hottest takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from Belgium, Austria, Lithuania, and Bulgaria! Tune in to find out which of those just feels problematic. Songs featured: Essyla – Dancing on the Ice Cosmó – Tanzschein Lion Ceccah – Sólo Quiero Más Dara – Bangaranga
Join the gang for another week of Eurovision hot takes as they review this year’s entries from Estonia, Latvia, Croatia, and Greece! And yes, we’re a little drunk, it’s fine! Songs featured: Vanilla Ninja – Too Epic to be True Atvara – Ēnā Lelek – Andromeda Akylas – Ferto
Join the gang as they give their hottest takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from Luxembourg, Ukraine, Cyprus, and Denmark! Plus, Alix rants in Danish! Songs featured: Eva Marija – Mother Nature Leleka – Ridnym Antigoni – Jalla Søren Torpegaard Lund – Før Vi Går Hjem
Join us as we break down this year’s chaotic Eurovision and give our thoughts on where the contest goes from here. Also, it’s our 100th episode!! Listen in for a little retrospective on eights seasons of our hottest takes! Thank you for everyone who tuned in this season – we hope to see you again … Continue reading Close Calls and Exercise Balls: The Eurovision 2025 Debrief
Join us for our annual Eurovision preview, where we give our thoughts on and predictions for this year’s song contest! Also, we reveal the results of our Star Spangled Jury! Thanks again to everyone who submitted their top 10’s!
Join us for our final batch of reactions to this year’s Eurovision entries! This week we give our hottest takes on the songs from Israel, Switzerland, Cyprus, Georgia, and France. How good is your French? Songs featured: Yuval Raphael – “New Day Will Rise” Zoë Më – “Voyage” Theo Evan – “Shh” Mariam Shengelia – … Continue reading Intro to Eurovision French
Join us for another week of hot takes on this year’s Eurovision entries! On this episode, we dive into what the hell is happening with the harmony queens from the UK, the mustachioed twink from Czechia, the wholesome Finns repping Sweden, the Grammy nominee from San Marino, and the calming vibes from Portugal. Songs featured: … Continue reading What the Hell Just Happened in the Sauna?
Join us for another week of hot takes on this year’s Eurovision entries! This episode, we take on Denmark’s staging disaster, the German club kids, another Croatian goth boy, and Austria’s opera sensation! Songs featured: Sissal – Hallucination Abor & Tynna – Baller Marko Bošnjak – Poison Cake JJ – Wasted Love Our Star Spangled … Continue reading Is it (Poison) Cake??
Join us this week as we give our hottest takes on the Icelandic europop pirates, dairy-loving Australians, the Netherlands’ answer to Stromae, and Serbian Fabio competing in this year’s Eurovision! Songs featured: VÆB – RÓA Go-Jo – Milkshake Man Claude – C’est La Vie Princ – Mila Reminder that the Star Spangled Jury is still … Continue reading La Vie En Róa
Alt teens and Serj Tankian wannabees abound! Join us as we give our hot takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from Lithuania, Italy, Armenia, and Azerbaijan and decide who’s going to be whose Eurovision boyfriend! Songs featured: Katarsis – Tavo Akys Lucio Corsi – Volevo Essere Un Duro Parg – Survivor Mamagama – Run With … Continue reading Of Mice and Scary Men
Grab your espresso macchiatos and join us this week as we give our hot takes on this year’s kanty divas from Malta and Poland, Norwegian Timothee Chalamet, and Estonia’s controversial entry! Songs featured: Miriana Conte – “Kant” Justyna Steczkowska – “Gaja” Kyle Alessandro – “Lighter” Tommy Cash – “Espresso Macchiato”
Join us this week as we give our hottest takes on some of Eurovision 2025’s heavy-hitters, including a song about a dead dog (Ireland), (one of) this year’s horniest songs (Finland), a perennial Eurovision powerhouse (Ukraine), and some enchanting wood nymphs we wish would take away from this hell we are living in (Latvia). Songs … Continue reading Concepts of a Staging
Join the gang this week as they give their hottest takes on Eurovision 2025’s messiest divas, hottest club tracks, most heartbreaking ballads, and thinly veiled allusions to genocide. Tracks featured: Klavdia – Asteromáta Klemen – How Much Time Do We Have Left Red Sebastian – Strobe Lights Melody – Esa Diva
Welcome to season 8 (!!!) of Star Spangled Eurovision! In our season premier, we give our hottest takes on the first three entries from the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest from Montenegro, Albania, and Luxembourg! Tune in and see which ones we liked, which ones we didn’t, and which song confused Alix for some reason. Songs … Continue reading Les Podcasteurs Montent Les Hot Takes
We’re back from Malmö and have some thoughts about this year’s Eurovision Song Contest! Listen in to hear our thoughts on Eurovision week and all the drama that went down in and outside the Malmö Arena. Whether you’re a longtime fan or just discovering us, a big thank you to everyone who tuned in this … Continue reading Saved by Switzerland: The Eurovision 2024 Debrief
Eurovision 2024 is just a few days away! Listen in to see our predictions on who qualifies for the grand final and who might be the one to take home the crown this year. We also reveal the results of our Star Spangled Jury!
Join us this week as we cover the last batch of songs from this year’s Eurovision! We also decided to talk about Israel and their participation this year. Songs Featured: Iolanda – Grito Nutsa Buzaladze – Firefighter FAHREE feat. Ilkin Dovlatov – Özünlə Apar LADANIVA – Jako Eden Golan – Hurricane You still have a … Continue reading The Final Four and More
Join us this week as we give our hottest takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from Serbia, Australia, Greece, and Sweden! Songs Featured: Teya Dora – Ramonda Electric Fields – One Milkali (One Blood) Marina Satti – Zari Marcus & Martinus – Unforgettable You have until May 1 to participate in our Star Spangled Jury! … Continue reading Gen-Z Fever Dream
Join us for another week of Eurovision hot takes as we tackle this year’s entries from Cyprus, the UK, Austria, and Iceland! Songs featured: Silia Kapsis – Liar Olly Alexander – Dizzy Kaleen – We Will Rave Hera Bjørk – Scared of Heights And remember to email us your Top 10 for our Star Spangled … Continue reading “This song is for hot people”
Join us as we give our hottest takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from San Marino, Croatia, Switzerland, and the Netherlands! We’ve even got a special guest! Whose high school years will we relive this time? Songs featured: Megara – 11:11 Baby Lasagna – Rim Tim Tagi Dim Nemo – The Code Joost Klein – … Continue reading “An Anthem for the Erasmus Generation”
Join us this week as we give our hottest takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, and Belgium! And we’re excited that Bart is actually here in person this week instead of watching Max and Alix get drunk together on Zoom. Songs featured Saba – “Sand” Luna – “The Tower” Silvester Belt … Continue reading “If there is any actual sand on stage, zero points”
Join the crew this week as they give their hottest takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from Italy, Germany, Moldova, and Estonia! Someone is shamed for their taste in music, but what else is new? Songs featured: Angelina Mango – La Noia Isaak – Always On The Run Natalia Barbu – In The Middle 5Miinust … Continue reading “Do things even need a melody?”
Join us this week as we give our hottest takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from Malta, Ukraine, Finland, and Latvia! Whose turn is it to stan Malta? Who’s giving us winner vibes this early in the season? Who unironically kinda loves Windows95Man? Listen in and find out! Songs featured: Sarah Bonnici – Loop alyona … Continue reading “I’m going to be so mad if I end up liking this”
Join us as we tackle this year’s Eurovision entries from Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, and Spain. Come for the spooky bops and hot takes, stay for the insults we hurl at one another. Songs featured: Bambie Thug (Irelaind) – “Doomsday Blue” Tali (Luxembourg) – “Fighter” Gåte (Norway) – “Ulveham” Nebulossa (Spain) – “Zorra”
We’re back for our seventh season!! Join us as we give our hottest takes on the first four songs participating in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest hailing from France, Czechia, Albania, and Slovenia! Which country decided it was their turn to send something that wasn’t a song? Listen and find out! Songs featured: Slimane (France) … Continue reading Still Not a Song
As predicted, Sweden won Eurovision 2023, and lots of other stuff happened too! Naturally, we have some thoughts. Tune in to find out what we thought of this year’s contest and our expectations for 2024! Thanks for listening this season, and we’ll see you again next year!
Happy Eurovision Week! Join the gang as they give their predictions on who’s going to get through the semis and who’s going to take home the glass microphone this year. Also, listen in to find out who won this year’s Star Spangled Jury!
Join the crew this week as they take on the last 5 entries for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest! How much do we care if the lyrics are nonsense? How much does Alix stan Denmark this week? Tune in and find out! Songs featured: Mimicat (Portugal) – “Ai Coração“ Victor Vernicos (Greece) – “What They … Continue reading Echoes of Nonsense
Join the crew this week as they take on this year’s heavy-hitting Eurovision entries from Austria, Israel, the UK and Sweden, and tune in to hear Bart and Alix shame Max for being a bad gay. Songs featured: Teya & Salena (Austria) – “Who The Hell Is Edgar?” Noa Kirel (Israel) – “Unicorn“ Mae Muller … Continue reading The Whole Spectrum of Weird
The title says it all – join Alix, Max, and Bart as they embrace their inner goths and give their takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from Germany, Moldova, Iceland, Serbia, and Switzerland. Songs featured: Lord of the Lost (Germany) – “Blood and Glitter“ Pasha Parfeny (Moldova) – “Soarele şi Luna“ Diljá (Iceland) – “Power“ … Continue reading The Dark Girlies are EATING
Join the gang this week as they cover the entries from San Marino, Poland, the Netherlands, and Cyprus! Do we still stan S(t)an Marino? Who is Bart convinced was just sick at the national final and will kill it in Liverpool? Listen in to find out! Songs featured: Piqued Jacks (San Marino) – “Like an … Continue reading The Blocked List
Join the gang this week as they take on this year’s Eurovision entries from Lithuania, France, Australia, and Finland. Really no surprises as to who loves what… or are there? Songs featured: Monika Linkytė (Lithuania) – “Stay“ La Zarra (France) – “Évidemment“ Voyager (Australia) – “Promise“ Käärijä (Finland) – “Cha Cha Cha“
Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they tackle the chaos that is Romania, Croatia, and Malta before cleansing their brains with Alix’s perennial favorite, Italy! Whose turn is it to stan Malta this year? Listen in and find out! Songs featured: Theodor Andrei (Romania) – “D.G.T (Off and On)“ Let 3 (Croatia) – “Mama ŠČ!“ … Continue reading Do You Wanna ŠČ?
In honor of Women’s History Month (and mostly as a happy coincidence), the gang give their takes on Czechia’s paean to Slavic sisterhood, as well as the entries from Estonia and Latvia (only one of which features a woman, sadly). Also, Alix hear’s Denmark’s entry for the first time and chaos ensues. Songs featured: Vesna … Continue reading Sisters and Misters
Join Max, Alix, and Bart as they give their hot takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from Ireland, Slovenia, Norway, and Spain! Whose boy band shtick do we like better? Is Norway as camp as usual? Was Chanel an anomaly or the start of a great run for Spain? Listen in and find out! Songs … Continue reading My Pronouns are She / Queen of the Kings
Welcome to season SIX (!!!) of Star Spangled Eurovision! We’re starting off the season by giving our hot takes on the songs from Ukraine, Albania, and Belgium. Will Ukraine live up to its high Eurovision standards despite a war going on? Did Albania submit a real song this time? And what do we think of … Continue reading Is it a Song This Time?
We’re back from Turin and we have lots of thoughts and fond memories of Eurovision 2022! Listen in and hear what we thought of this year’s contest, from our favorite moments to some things that didn’t go the way we thought they would. Big thank you to anyone who listened to our show this year! … Continue reading The Italian Job: A Eurovision 2022 Debrief →
We made it to Eurovision week! Who will qualify for the Grand Final, and who’s going to win the whole thing? More importantly, who won our Star Spangled Jury?!?! Join us as we make some probably incorrect predictions about this year’s contest! If you’re in Turin this week, see you there!
We’re finally at our last batch of songs for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest! Join the gang as they give their takes on the entries from Portugal, Azerbaijan, Austria, and Armenia. Is Pia Maria real? We may or may not have the answer. Songs featured: Maro (Portugal) – “Saudade, Saudade” Nadir Rustamli (Azerbaijan) – “Fade … Continue reading A Bot Wrote This Episode →
Pick your fighter for the ultimate Sad Girl Showdown! Who will come out on top? Tune in this week as the gang give their hot takes on the Eurovision entries from Belgium, Greece, Sweden, and Iceland and find out which acts are doing their best to drive a wedge between the three of us. Songs … Continue reading Mortal Sad Girl Kombat →
This week, join the gang as they give their takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from Switzerland, Georgia, Cyprus, and the UK! Do boys really cry? Which song actually takes us up to space? Tune in to find out! Songs featured: Marius Bear (Switzerland) – “Boys Do Cry“ Circus Mircus (Georgia) – “Lock Me In“ … Continue reading Space Men Do Cry →
This week, the gang is relieved that they finally get some up-tempo songs! Join us as we give our hot takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from Denmark, Romania, France, and Serbia. Songs featured: Reddi (Denmark) – “The Show“ WRS (Romania) – “Llámame“ Alvan & Ahez – “Fulenn“ Konstrakta (Serbia) – “In Corpore Sano“ Don’t … Continue reading Dancing with the Devil (in Turin) →
This week, the gang take on the Eurovision entries from Finland, the Netherlands, Montenegro, and Germany! Which sad-ass song do we love/hate most this week? Tune in and find out! Songs featured: The Rasmus (Finland) – “Jezebel“ S10 (The Netherlands) – “De Diepte“ Vladana (Montenegro) – “Breathe“ Malik Harris (Germany) – “Rockstars“ It’s time once … Continue reading Can you Jezebelieve This Sh*t? →
This week the gang give their hottest takes on the acts from perennial podcast favorites Malta, San Marino, Ukraine, and (at least for Bart) Australia! Will they still make our top 10s this year? Tune in to find out! Songs featured: Emma Muscat (Malta) – “I Am What I Am“ Achille Lauro (San Marino) – … Continue reading Sexy Allies →
After years of waiting, America gets its own version of Eurovision! In this special bonus episode, the gang reviews the first heat of the American Song Contest. Take a listen and find out what American Eurovision fans think of our country’s own take on the contest.
Join the gang this week as they give their hottest takes on the Eurovision 2022 entries from Norway, Croatia, Slovenia, and Poland! Which song is Bart shockingly obsessed with that Max vehemently dislikes, and which entry had Alix in hysterics? Tune in to find out! Songs featured: Subwoolfer (Norway) – “Give That Wolf a Banana“ … Continue reading Give That Wolf the Last Pizza Slice →
Join the gang this week as they give their hot takes on the entries from Israel, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia. You’ll never guess which song we like best! Songs featured: Michael Ben David (Israel) – “I.M“ Stefan (Estonia) – “Hope“ Monika Liu (Lithuania) – “Sentimentai“ Citi Zēni (Latvia) – “Eat Your Salad“ Note: Apologies for … Continue reading Anti-P*ssy Technology →
This week, Alix, Max, and Bart give their takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from Moldova, North Macedonia, Ireland, and Italy. Tune in to find out which country qualifies as this year’s Hot Mess Express (is it the one about the train?), and which country Alix is probably banned from now. Songs featured: Zdob și … Continue reading The Hot Mess Express (Chisinau – Bucharest) →
We’re back for (can you believe it??) Season 5! In the first episode of the 2022 Eurovision season, Alix, Max, and Bart give their takes on the first four songs selected to compete in this year in Turin from Bulgaria, Czechia, Albania, and Spain. Listen to hear our hot takes and find out which act … Continue reading Intelligent Podcast Project →
We have a winner! Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they react to the Eurovision 2021 Grand Final and semifinals and share their thoughts on this year’s winner and what to expect next year. Thanks to everyone for tuning in this season! We’ll see you next year 🙂
Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they give their predictions for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest! Who will make it out of the semi-finals? Who will take home the crystal microphone? Who were our biggest surprises and biggest disappointments this season? And, most importantly, who won our Star Spangled Jury?! Listen in and find out! … Continue reading Eurovision 2021: A Star Spangled Preview →
As we head into rehersal week for this year’s Eurovision, join Alix, Max, and Bart as they give their takes on the last batch of entries from Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Malta (and a review of Israel’s revamp)! You also get a preview of our predictions for this year, but tune in next week for our … Continue reading Excuse Our French →
Join the gang for another round of songs as they tackle this year’s Eurovision entries from Poland, Latvia, Iceland, and Sweden! This week, Max worships at the altar of Samanta Tina, Alix and Bart question Poland’s choices, and all three wonder whether or not Iceland can fill its own big shoes from last year. Does … Continue reading The Queen of the Night is coming (for all of us) →
Join the gang for another round of songs as Alix, Max, and Bart give their spicy takes on this year’s Eurovision entries from Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and the UK. This week, Bart hears a hidden message in Greece’s entry, Max has thoughts on Bulgaria’s Billie Eilish schtick, Alix wonders just how far off-Broadway Vasil … Continue reading Your Song is Getting Old →
Join the gang this week as they give their extra hot takes on the Eurovision entries from Russia, Ukraine, Austria, and Switzerland! On our 50th episode (!!!), Max unsurprisingly already has first class tickets on the Manizha train, Bart has no objectivity left for Ukraine, and Alix has sure-to-be unpopular opinions on Switzerland. Also, whether … Continue reading Everybody make some SHUM! (It’s our 50th episode!!) →
It’s that time of year again where the gang spends too much time obsessing over whatever San Marino has in store for Eurovision this year, but we also talk about some other songs too. If last week was Bart’s week, this time it’s Alix’s turn to stan all the songs! Songs featured: Fyr & Flamme … Continue reading The Annual San Marino Stancast (feat. some other songs too) →
Join the gang as they tackle the chaotic entries coming out of Moldova, Australia, Serbia, and Estonia. This week, Alix can’t help but fall for the Estonian heartthrob for a 2nd year in a row while Max and Bart debate which entry truly defines the term “camp excellence.” Songs featured: Natalia Gordienko (Moldova) – “Sugar” … Continue reading “It’s pure chaos, and I love that” →
Sit back and relax with the gang this week as they enjoy (?) the low-tempo vibes of the entries from Slovenia, Belgium, Romania, and the Netherlands! This week we… actually all kind of agree on what we think of these songs, which is…new. But are we saying “Amen” to Ana Soklič? What do we think … Continue reading The Calm Before the Storm (of Bangers) →
Join the gang for another episode as they react to this year’s Eurovision songs from Spain, Cyprus, Germany, and Ireland! This week, Bart and Alix miss the point of Spain’s performance, Max is surprised at Bart’s reaction to Germany, and all three wonder about Ireland’s potential. But does Cyprus meet our expectations? Listen in and … Continue reading The Devil Went Down to Cyprus →
Join the gang as they take a dive into the entries from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, and Norway! This week, Max has some concerns about Finland’s lyrics, Bart and Alix are unimpressed with Norway, and all three agree that Benny Cristo is great and that Croatia might have given us our first Eurovision diva … Continue reading Omaga, This Really Tix Me Back! →
Your favorite American Eurovision podcasters are back for season FOUR! (Can you believe it??) We finally have the first four songs of this year’s Eurovision season to share our thoughts on, so come join the gang as they give their takes on the entries from Albania, Israel, France, and Lithuania! Songs featured: Anxela Peristeri (Albania) … Continue reading Voilà! We’re back! →
Netflix has just released the long-awaited Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga starring Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Demi Lovato, and some of our Eurovision faves! And of course, we have some thoughts.
Eurovision week is over, and we’ve all collectively laughed, cried, and drank our feelings through these troubled times. But this week had a whole lot of content to consume, so join us and our new friends Adam and Connor from the AmeriVision podcast as we break down all of the Eurovision content we were able … Continue reading The Eurovision 2020 Debrief w/ AmeriVision →
It’s Eurovision Week 2020! We’re here with a special mid-week bonus episode for you, where we break down who we think, in an alternate reality, would’ve made it out of the semis into the Grand Final, who might’ve won the whole thing, and of course, what is the most overrated song of this Eurovision season.
Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they cover the last batch of 2020 Eurovision songs, the entries from Georgia, North Macedonia, Russia, and perennial Star Spangled Eurovision favorite, San Marino! This week, Alix has some questions for Georgia, Bart and Max disagree on the quality of Russia’s entry, and all three agree that San Marino … Continue reading Be As Freaky! As You Wanna Be →
Welcome to another quarantine edition of Star Spangled Eurovision! Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they give their takes on the 2020 entries from Portugal, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, and Azerbaijan. This week, Alix thinks a few countries could step it up just a little bit, Max and Bart gush about their faves, and all three … Continue reading Yes We Stan →
Join the gang for another episode of Star Spangled Eurovision as they take a listen to the 2020 songs from Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland! This week, Ireland takes Max down memory lane, Alix explains why Denmark is the way it is, Bart is unimpressed with Finland, and all three gush over Sweden’s for yet … Continue reading The Story of My (High School) Life →
Join Alix, Max, and Bart for another quarantine edition of Star Spangled Eurovision as they take on the entries from Israel, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Austria. This week, Alix finds her soul mate, Max is reminded of his angsty high school years, and all three agree that the 2020 entries are getting better every week! … Continue reading Less Hot, but French →
Join Alix, Max, and Bart for another quarantine edition of Star Spangled Eurovision as they review the 2020 entries from Romania, Serbia, Iceland, and Greece. This week, Alix hops on the Romania train, Bart and Max disagree on the merits of Serbia’s entry, and all three agree that this group of songs might have had … Continue reading What We Really Think About Things →
Welcome to another quarantine edition of Star Spangled Eurovision! Join Max, Alix, and Bart as they cover the 2020 Eurovision entries from Belarus, Estonia, Moldova, and Croatia. This week, Estonia sends Alix down memory lane, Max’s hot take on Croatia might get him in big trouble, and all three agree that this batch of tracks … Continue reading Boybands and Balkan Ballads →
As you may have heard, Eurovision 2020 has been cancelled in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, but worry not! The 2020 songs are still part of the Eurovision cannon, and the crew of Star Spangled Eurovision are going to keep bringing you their hot takes throughout the rest of the season. Join us as … Continue reading Welp… →
Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they share their thoughts on the Eurovision entries from Norway, France, Belgium, and Ukraine. This week, Alix thinks Ulrikke’s dress might be more dazzling than her song, Bart and Max have some Instagram advice for Tom Leeb, and all three agree that Ukraine is back with a vengeance. Songs … Continue reading The Worst in Me →
Join the crew of Star Spangled Eurovision as they give their hot takes on the entries from Armenia, Italy, Latvia, and Lithuania. This week, Max and Bart are desperate for a diva moment, Alix’s takes some cold medicine-fueled tangents, and all three agree that the Baltics are in it to win it this year. Songs … Continue reading A Diva to Stan →
We’re back! Welcome to Season 3 of Start Spangled Eurovision! This week, Alix, Max, and Bart give their hot takes on the first four entries in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest from Albania, Spain, Czechia, and Australia. Songs featured: Arilena Ara (Albania) – “Shaj” Blas Cantó (Spain) – “Universo” Benny Cristo (Czechia) – “Kemama” Montaigne … Continue reading Hot Mess Express →
Max and special guest Lenore Cohen discuss this year’s edition of Eurovision Choir, a biannual competition where choirs from around Europe compete for the title of Eurovision Choir of the Year. Take a listen to find out what we thought about this year’s competition, who we thought maybe should’ve won, and which choir probably soundtracked … Continue reading All Together Now: Eurovision Choir 2019 w/ Lenore Cohen →
What’s the point of juries? Ostensibly they’re to temper the influence of bloc voting and politics in Eurovision and make sure the best song wins. But what effect do they have on the final result, and is it time to get rid of them? Max, Alix, and a very special guest discuss all this and … Continue reading Jury or No Jury? →
Eurovision 2019 is over, the winner has been crowned, and the crew have a lot of thoughts. Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they break down the good, the bad, the fab, and the weird at this year’s big show! A massive thank you to everyone for listening this season, and to all the fans … Continue reading The Eurovision 2019 Debrief →
In our last episode before the start of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, join the gang as they give their predictions on who will make it out of the semifinals and who might take the crown this year. We also share the results of our first ever Star Spangled Jury! A huge thank you to … Continue reading Our Douze Points Go To… →
It’s our 25th episode! Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they take on the last three entries for Eurovision 2019: Russia, Israel, and Malta. In this episode, the crew wishes Russia went with something else, tries to find something nice to say about Israel, and is divided over “Chameleon”‘s unexpected drop. But come one, we’ve … Continue reading Find Your Malta →
Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they give their takes on the Eurovision 2019 entries from Azerbaijan, Armenia, North Macedonia, and Sweden. This week, Max and Bart drool over the Azeri representative, Alix gets her feminism card revoked, and all three finally get the chance to show their (possibly unhealthy) love for Sweden’s entry. Songs … Continue reading “The F***ing Anthem of Life” →
Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they react to the songs from Ireland, Austria, Belarus, and Poland. This week, Max accidentally insults the entire nation of Ireland, Alix can’t put her phone down long enough to listen to a full song, Bart wishes Poland picked another track, and all three really just wish Belarus the … Continue reading Eurovision, Yes You Gonna Like It →
Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they cover this year’s entries from Greece, Serbia, the Netherlands, and perennial Star Spangled Eurovision favorite: San Marino! This week, Alix wants Katerine Duska to make more music (and the Grand Final, obviously), Bart wants a little more from Serbia’s staging, Max thinks the Netherlands has the secret sauce … Continue reading Say Na Na Yaaaaas →
Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they dish on the entries from Portugal, Georgia, Cyprus, and Switzerland. This week, Bart and Alix think Portugal is more MoMA than Eurovision, Max can’t figure out why there are people who like Cyprus but not Switzerland, and all three wonder whether Georgia’s song has some disturbing undertones. Songs … Continue reading Make Eurovision Weird Again →
Welcome to another episode of Star Spangled Eurovision! Join the gang as they react to the entries from Finland, Iceland, Moldova, and Norway! This week, Bart and Max are taken back to their high school days by two very different entries, Alix has some relationship advice for Moldova, and all three are happy that there … Continue reading Love Love Peace Hatrið →
Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they give their hot takes on the entries from Hungary, Lithuania, Denmark, and Belgium. This week, Alix and Bart are not impressed with Max’s literary analysis of Hungary’s lyrics, Alix tries to figure out who might be voting for Denmark, and all three have already forgotten what Lithuania sounds … Continue reading Love is for Never →
Ukraine has withdrawn from Eurovision 2019 after a controversial national selection and the refusal of the winner to sign the Ukrainian broadcaster’s contract. Join Alix, Max, and Bart on this bonus episode of Star Spangled Eurovision as they dive deep into what happened this year at Vidbir and how it reflects wider debates among Ukrainians … Continue reading BONUS EPISODE – Out With a Bang: The Ukraine Story →
Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they cover the entries from Estonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Latvia, Romania, and Germany! This week, the crew tries to figure out the witchcraft behind Estonia’s staging, has some questions about the “sisters” from Germany, and generally agrees that this group of entries are a little low energy. Songs covered: Victor … Continue reading Of Storms and Sundays →
Join Max, Alix, and Bart as they review the entries from Australia, Italy, Montenegro, and the UK. In this episode, Alix gushes over Italy, Max and Bart discuss the merits of Australia’s weird staging, and all three agree that Montenegro maybe could’ve done better this time. Songs covered: Kate Miller-Heidke – “Zero Gravity” (Australia) – … Continue reading “Everyone is Falling” →
Welcome to Season 2 of Star Spangled Eurovision! The first four entries for Eurovision 2019 have been revealed, and Max, Alix, and Bart are back to kick off the Eurovision 2019 season with their hot takes on the songs from Albania, the Czech Republic, France, and Spain. Tune in to find out who we like, … Continue reading And So It Begins… →
Just in time for the reveal of Eurovision 2019’s theme “Dare to Dream,” Max and special guest Katy Shea dig deep into the Eurovision brand. Join us as we discuss the Eurovision logo, the yearly themes and slogans, and how host countries use the contest to show the world what they’re all about. Shownotes: 2004 … Continue reading Brands, Logos, and Themes, Oh My! w/ Katy Shea →
Join Alix, Max, and special guest Nicole Johnson as we talk about diversity at Eurovision and whether or not the image Eurovision paints of a tolerant, multiethnic and diverse Europe is truly reflective of the reality. We also dish on Mikolas Josef’s new single, “Me Gusta,” and our favorite Moldovans’ guest appearance on Jack Whitehall’s Travels … Continue reading Sonata in E Minor(ity) w/ Nicole Johnson →
September 1st marks the official start of the Eurovision season, as any songs released after that day are eligible entries for the contest! Join Max, Alix, and special guest Sarah Unbehaun as they discuss the reveal of the host city, what we think might (or want to) happen this year, and what artists we want … Continue reading Next Year in Tel Aviv! w/ Sarah Unbehaun →
Ireland has won Eurovision seven times, more than any other country, and won four times in five years from 1992-1996. They’re also the only country that has won three times in a row and the only country to have won twice with the same artist (Johnny Logan, 1980 and 1987). Even Riverdance first premiered at … Continue reading The Luck of the Irish w/ Liam Mullins →
Ever wonder what former Eurovision winners are up to? Well we wanted to find out too, but our research left us underwhelmed. So instead of catching up on what past victors have been doing since their big wins, Alix and Max discuss why winning the Eurovision Song Contest doesn’t necessarily lead to widespread international fame, … Continue reading “We Will Love You, But No One Else Will” →
Alix and Max are back this week to discuss some of the latest Eurovision news and our big topic of the week: languages! After a short history of languages at Eurovision, we try and figure out if not singing in English puts an entry at a disadvantage in the contest. And in case you’re interested, … Continue reading “Swedish is Such a Beautiful Language” →
This week, Max and Alix try to unpack the ever-changing, often controversial voting system and try and decide if bloc voting actually has an effect on who wins Eurovision every year. Also, we introduce a new segment where we bring you the latest news from the Eurovision world! Further reading: “Partisanship at Eurovision is becoming … Continue reading It’s All Political →
Welcome to season 1.5 of Star Spangled Eurovision, where we’ll be digging deep into Eurovision-related topics while we wait for the 2019 song contest to kick into gear. This week, Max is joined by special guests Brent McDonnell and Sarah Unbehaun to talk about Eurovision in the context of greater European History and how the … Continue reading Europe: A Woman Without Borders w/ Brent McDonnell and Sarah Unbehaun →
We’re back from our shenanigans in Lisbon with tons of juicy hot takes on this year’s Eurovision Song Contest! Find out who we were sad or glad didn’t make it into the grand final, who we thought should have won it all, and the story of one particularly distraught Belgian fan. Thanks for listening, and … Continue reading “Bring Your Gay to Portugal Week”: The Eurovision 2018 Debrief →