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 and friends we’ve made this year! We will be releasing new episodes monthly until the next Eurovision season begins, exploring various topics around the contest. Get in touch by email or on social media and let us know what you want us to talk about, and we’ll see you all again soon!

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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 all of our fans and friends who took part and sent us their Top 10s.

See you next week for our Eurovision 2019 debrief!

Note: We added one more juror’s score since recording, so the results changed just slightly. Check out the full breakdown of scores here.

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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 all stanned Malta at some point…

Songs featured:

• Sergey Lazarev – “Scream” (Russia)
• Kobi Marimi – “Home” (Israel)
• Michela – “Chameleon” (Malta)

Join us next week for our Eurovision 2019 predictions!

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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 featured:

• Chingiz – “Truth” (Azerbaijan)
• Srbuk – “Walking Out” (Armenia)
• Tamara Todevska – “Proud” (North Macedonia)
• John Lundvik – “Too Late for Love” (Sweden)

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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 best.

Songs featured:

• • Sarah McTernan – “22” (Ireland)
  • PÆNDA – “Limits” (Austria)
  • ZENA – “Like It” (Belarus)
  • Tulia – “Fire of Love (Pali się)” (Poland)

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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 that might win the contest, and all three have an idea for San Marino’s 2020 entry.

Songs featured:

• Katerine Duska – “Better Love” (Greece)
• Nevena Božović – “Kruna” (Serbia)
• Duncan Laurence – “Arcade” (The Netherlands)
• Serhat – “Say Na Na Na” (San Marino)

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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 featured:

• Conan Osiris – “Telemóveis” (Portugal)
• Oto Nemsadze – “Sul Tsin Iare” (Georgia)
• Tamta – “Replay” (Cyprus)
• Luca Hänni – “She Got Me” (Switzerland)

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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 are finally some bangers in the Eurovision mix.

Songs featured:

• Darude – “Look Away” feat. Sebastian Rejman (Finland)
• Hatari – “Hatrið mun Sigra” (Iceland)
• Anna Odobescu – “Stay” (Moldova)
• KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky” (Norway)

Check out the acoustic version of “Spirit in the Sky” here.

Good news! Starting today, we’ll be publishing episodes weekly, so join us on Mondays for more Eurovision shenanigans!

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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 like.

Songs featured:

• Joci Pápai – “Az én apám” (Hungary)
• Jurijus – “Run With the Lions” (Lithuania)
• Leonora – “Love is Forever” (Denmark)
• Eliot – “Wake Up” (Belgium)

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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 about identity and their place between Europe and Russia.

Watch MARUV’s winning performance at Vidbir here.

You can read a great summary of what happened after MARUV’s victory here.

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