Category Archives: Season 8

La Vie En Róa



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!

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Reminder that the Star Spangled Jury is still open! Just send us your top 10 in order by email to starspangledeurovision@gmail.com or DM us on BlueSky @starspangledpod.bsky.social!


Of Mice and Scary Men



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!

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We’re opening up our Star Spangled Jury for this year! All you need to do to participate is send your top 10 (in order) to us by email at starspangledeurovision@gmail.com or DM us on BlueSky @starspangledpod.bsky.social by May 1st! We’re looking forward to seeing your picks!

 


Diva Up Down and All Around



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!

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Concepts of a Staging



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).

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How Much Time Do We Have Left ‘Til Eurovision



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.

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Les Podcasteurs Montent Les Hot Takes



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.

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  • Nina Žižić – “Dobrodošli”
  • Shkodra Elektronike – “Zjerm”
  • Laura Thorn – “La Poupée Monte Le Son”