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“
• Mia Dimšić (Croatia) – “Guilty Pleasure“
• LPS (Slovenia) – “Disko“
• Ochman (Poland) – “River“

Apologies again for the audio quality!

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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 the horrible sound quality! We had to use a different mic to record this episode and the results were… not great. Also, this week and next week’s episode were recorded before it was announced that Russia was barred from competing in this year’s Eurovision, in case you were wondering why we don’t talk about it.

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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 Zdub & Advahov Brothers (Moldova) – “Trenulețul“
• Andrea (North Macedonia) – “Circles“
• Brooke (Ireland) – “That’s Rich“
• Mahmood, Blanco (Italy) – “Brividi“

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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 made Alix the thirstiest!

Songs featured:

• Intelligent Music Project (Bulgaria) – “Intention”
• We Are Domi (Czechia) – “Lights Off”
• Ronela Hajati (Albania) – “Sekret”
• Chanel (Spain) – “SloMo”

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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 🙂

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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!

Thank you so much to everyone who submitted their top 10s this year!

Also make sure you check out a new project we’re a part of called ESC in Context at www.ESCinContext.com!

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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 official predictions episode!

Songs featured:

• Eden Alene (Israel) – “Set Me Free”
• Efendi (Azerbaijan) – “Mata Hari”
• Tornike Kipiani (Georgia) – “You”
• Destiny (Malta) – “Je me casse”

Dont’ forget, you still have a few days to take part in our Star Spangled Jury! Send us your Top 10 from this year (in order) by twitter DM (@SSE_Pod) or by email to starspangledeurovision@gmail.com.

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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 lightning strike twice? Listen in and find out!

Songs featured:

• Rafał (Poland) – “The Ride”
• Samanta Tina (Lativa) – “The Moon is Rising”
• Daði og Gagnamagnið (Iceland) – “10 Years”
• Tusse (Sweden) – “Voices”

There’s still time to participate in our Star Spangled Jury!! All you have to do is send your top 10 songs from this year to starspangledeurovision@gmail.com or DM them to us on Twitter @SSE_Pod by May 15th. Can’t wait to see your picks!

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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 can go, and all three agree that the UK has stepped up their game. But will it be enough to get them out of last place? Tune in and find out!

Songs featured:

• Stefania (Greece) – “Last Dance”
• Victoria (Bulgaria) – “Growing Up is Getting Old”
• Vasil (North Macedonia) – “Here I Stand”
• James Newman (UK) – “Embers”

Don’t forget to participate in our annual Star Spangled Jury! All you have to do is send your top 10 songs from this year to starspangledeurovision@gmail.com or DM them to us on Twitter @SSE_Pod by May 15th!

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