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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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 you’re new to the show or a long-time listener, THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for helping us get to 50 episodes! We hope you’ll stick around because we’re certainly not done yet ;).

Songs featured:

• Manizha (Russia) – “Russian Woman”
• Go_A (Ukraine) – “Shum”
• Vincent Bueno (Austria) – “Amen”
• Gjon’s Tears (Switzerland) – “Tout l’Univers”

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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 (Denmark) – “Øve Os På Hinanden”

Måneskin (Italy) – “Zitti E Buoni”

The Black Mamba (Portugal) – “Love Is On My Side”

Senhit (San Marino) – “Adrenalina”

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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”
• Montaigne (Australia) – “Technicolor”
• Hurricane (Serbia) – “Loco Loco”
• Uku Suviste (Estonia) – “The Lucky One”

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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 of too-cool-for-school Hooverphonic’s song this year? Most importantly, exactly how much do we love “Birth of a New Age”? Listen and find out!

Songs featured:

• Ana Soklič (Slovenia) – “Amen”
• Hooverphonic (Belgium) – “The Wrong Place”
• Roxen (Romania) – “Amnesia”
• Jeangu Macrooy (The Netherlands) – “Birth of a New Age”

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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 find out!

Songs featured:

• Blas Cantó (Spain) – “Voy a quedarme”
• Elena Tsagrinou (Cyprus) – “El Diablo”
• Jendrik (Germany) – “I Don’t Feel Hate”
• Lesley Roy (Ireland) – “Maps”

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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 moment.

Songs featured:

• Albina (Croatia) – “Tick-Tock”
• Benny Cristo (Czech Republic) – “Omaga”
• Blind Channel (Finland) – “Dark Side”
• TIX (Norway) – “Fallen Angel”

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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) – “Karma”
• Eden Alene (Israel) – “Set Me Free”
• Barbara Pravi (France) – “Voilà”
• The Roop (Lithuania) – “Discoteque”

Big thank you to everyone who participated in our Eurofan Home Concert series over the summer! If you missed it check them out on our YouTube page.

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