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Welcome to Mysteries of the EuroVerse, the podcast that delves deep into the intriguing world of the Eurovision Song Contest-- the world’s most watched non-sporting event. Eurovision has been running for nearly 70 years, and is watched by hundreds of millions of people. (It’s bigger than the Super Bowl)! Join us as we explore the history, the controversies, and all the campy fun of the biggest music competition in the world. Covering topics from the queer history of the contest to the politi ...
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EP 24: Eurovision 2024 on the Brink and What To Do About It (feat Eurovision Winners and Chart Toppers)
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Andreas Magnusson (Host, FalastinVision) - 6:55, Stig Karlsen (Head of Norway's Eurovision Delegation) - 13:57, Karin Karlsen (Head Organizer Eurovision 2024 for the City of Malmo) - 20:23 Bashar Murad (Wild West, Söngvakeppnin 2024) - 30:03, Tymoffi Muzychuck (Kalush Orchestra - Eurovision Winner 2022) - 47:20, Rosa Linn (Snap, Eurovision 2022, ov…
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EMERGENCY UPDATE: Backstage Fights, Missed Performances, and the Crack-up of Eurovision 2024
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Immediately after we recorded our last episode, things went wild. We’ll be back next week with more analysis, but we wanted to give you an up-to-the-minute update as we’ve had one artist disqualified and several others begin to openly protest from the Eurovision stage or not show up at all. Going into tonight, it’s unclear what will happen but we w…
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EP 23: Eurovision 2024 - Tensions Rise in Malmö
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In this episode we report LIVE from Malmö, Sweden! As controversy swirls around Israel’s participation in the contest and Eurovision tries to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ABBA’s win with a contest more geared toward high spectacle and chart topping pop songs than ever, we’re bringing you a super-sized episode! First we talk to Eurovision winne…
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BEST OF: The Swedish Takeover of Global Pop
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Since we're reporting on the ground from Malmo, our regularly scheduled episode will come out at the end of the week to coincide with Eurovision 2024! Until then we'd love to share two previous episodes we think set this year's contest up well. This is our episode about Sweden's takeover of Eurovision and global pop, in advance of them hosting this…
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Since we're reporting on the ground from Malmo, our regularly scheduled episode will come out at the end of the week to coincide with Eurovision 2024! Until then we'd love to share two previous episodes we think set this year's contest up well. This is our episode about Israel's participation in Eurovision. Guests: Paul Jordan (Dr. Eurovision), Dav…
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Daniela Ruah (21:12), Dylan Baker and Becky Ann Baker (36:25) This week we’re talking about hosting Eurovision. First we deep dive into the ways in which countries have used hosting Eurovision to communicate narratives about their nation’s culture and politics to the wider world. Then we talk to NCIS LA star and Host of Eurovision 2018 in Lisbon, D…
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Interviews with Eurovision 2024 Contestants: Hera Bjork, Iceland (19:59), Marina Satti, Greece (35:57) Performances: Liam Oh (Sam Ryder, Spaceman, UK 2022) - 44:58, Magnus Riise “Ulveham/Unforgettable” (Gåte, Norway 2024, Marcus and Martinus, Sweden, 2024) - 49:41 This is our final live episode of Mysteries of the EuroVerse -- the one where we crow…
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Interviews with Eurovision 2024 Contestants: Iolanda, Portugal (23:06), Sarah Bonnici, Malta (38:02) Performances: Magnus Riise Performs “Before the Party is Over” (Mustii, Belgium, 2024) This is our third of four live episodes of Mysteries of the EuroVerse -- where we crown Best Eurovision song of 2024 based on YOUR votes! This week, we looked at …
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Interviews with Eurovision 2024 Contestants: Tali (Luxembourg) 20:37, Natalia Barbu (Moldova) 38:45. Performances: Ali Ewoldt Performs "Zero Gravity" Kate Miller Heidke (48:57), Magnus Riise Performs "The Tower" Luna (Eurovision 2024 Cover) (52:19) This is our second of four live episodes of Mysteries of the EuroVerse -- where we crown Best Eurovis…
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Silvester Belt, Lithuania 2024 (23:43) This is our first of four live episodes of Mysteries of the EuroVerse -- where we crown Best Eurovision song of 2024 based on YOUR votes. This week we looked at songs from the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Australia, Estonia, San Marino, Azerbaijan and Lithuania, with Mysteries of the EuroVerse favori…
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Ep 17: Eurovision 2024 - Big Themes, Hot Trends, Hot Takes
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Windows95man (23:14), Flamy Grant (35:34) This week we're looking at Eurovision 2024 through the lens of the big themes we've talked about in our first season. We talk about Eurovision's relationship to America and contemporary pop, we examine the contest's move away from English language dominance, we dive into the updates on juries and voting, an…
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EP 16: The Swedish Takeover of Global Pop
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Dr. Alban, Hello Afrika, One Love (26:30), Deborah Ann Woll, (HBO's True Blood, Netflix's Daredevil, (37:13) This week, we're talking about the Swedish domination of pop music. How this tiny country took over one of the world's largest entertainment industries is a story with a ton of twists and turns-- and, of course, Eurovision is at the center o…
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Guests: Paul Jordan (Dr. Eurovision), Dave Keating (Brussels Based EU Reporter), and Elias Jahshan (This Arab is Queer) featured in the Deep Dive - 1:37 Zack Beauchamp (Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent, Vox.com) - 27:24 Professor Shibley Telhami (Brookings Institute, Council of Foreign Relations) - 45:47 This week, we're talking about the contro…
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EP 14: Eurovision Behind The Iron Curtain (The Intervision Song Contest)
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Episode 14: Eurovision Behind The Iron Curtain 25:00 Dr. Dean Vuletic (Historian, “Intervision: Popular Music and Politics in Eastern Europe”) 40:28 Chris Molanphy (Chart Expert, Host of Slate's Hit Parade, Author, "Old Town Road") This week we're talking about the Intervision Song Contest - the Eurovision equivalent organized by communist governme…
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EP 13: Eurovision Icons (Featuring Eurovision Icons!)
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Linda Martin (Winner, Ireland 1992), Elisabeth Andreasson (Winner, Norway 1985), Senhit (Grand Final feat Flo Rida, 2021), Barrett Foa (NCIS: LA, The Residence - Netflix) On this episode, we explore what it takes to be a Eurovision Icon and what separates Eurovision icons from pop icons-- diving into how the aesthetics, music and politics of Eurovi…
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EP 12: The Spin-Offs Riker Lynch (Glee, Dancing With The Stars, American Song Contest)John D. Carrion, Executive Director of The NYC Gay Men's Chorus On this episode, we're talking about the numerous times that the European Broadcasting Union (or EBU) has tried to spin-off the Eurovision concept. We start by taking about the European spin-offs that…
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EP 11: Spectacle and Technological Innovation at Eurovision
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German Nenov (Ukraine's Creative Director Eurovision 2023), SuRie (UK 2018), Izzy Uncut (Watch What Happens Live) On this episode, we explore the technology required to make a spectacle like Eurovision happen-- and we discuss how Eurovision's identity as a technological innovator is connected to its self-identity as an institution meant to stitch E…
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Sally Ann Triplett 18:41 (Prima Donna - Love Enough For Two - UK 1980 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8fUTTwOp40, Bardo - One Step Further UK 1982 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qy6S7LvtNc) Tvorchi 31:26 (Heart of Steel- Ukraine 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neIscK1hNxs) Size Matters With Josh Keating 36:44 In this episode, we talk abou…
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EP 9: National Selections (Authoritarian Manipulation, Public Scandal, and the Fight For A Nation's Identity)
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21:06 Andrew Lambrou (Cyprus, 2023, Break a Broken Heart): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQG9YH2nCJw) 31:37 Troy Iwata (The Daily Show, Dash and Lily) We are in the middle of National Finals season, and controversy is already swirling around some of this years' selection processes! We talk about how a country's choice of song reflects what they w…
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EP 8: The Fandom (On the Internet, On the Ground, and Moving into the Future)
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Blanka (Poland 2023) - 19:31 Her song, Solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvQRpV1-ZhY Theodor Andrei (Romania 2023) - 30:09 His song, DGT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRxv-AUCinQ Pixie Aventura (Hulu's Drag Me To Dinner) - 42:16 On this episode, we're talking about the fandom! The unique nature of the Eurovision fandom comes from the fact th…
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EP 7: Eurovision and Contemporary Pop
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1:07- Deep Dive- Eurovision and Contemporary Pop 21:43 Joker Out (Slovenia 2023) 39:58 Killer Notes or Killer Nodes with Telly Leung This week we're discussing Eurovision's relationship to contemporary pop-- and specifically what it is about the rules of the world's largest song competition that complicate its relationship to the charts. We cover r…
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EP 6: Politics in Eurovision’s Modern Era (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Israel, and Russia)
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21:24 Interview with Fazla (Bosnia, 1993) - All The Pain In The World, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmbrJkzQ4Ik 36:20 Interview with Jeff Hiller (Somebody, Somewhere) In this episode we look at politics at Eurovision in the modern era. First, we examine a series of conflicts in Europe, and discuss how Eurovision's increasingly dominant self-conc…
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EP 5: Juries and Voting (The Controversy Around How Eurovision Chooses Winners)
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19:55 - Gjon's Tears talks about his 2021 Eurovision near-win 35:00 - Michael Hsu Rosen plays a game putting the people against the powerful We dive into one of the biggest controversies among Eurovision fans: how Eurovision selects its winners. Should they rely on the expertise of industry juries or should we let the people decide? We explore the …
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EP 4: Eurovision’s Language Rule (National Identity, Cultural Exchange and the Quest for Global Pop Success)
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Deep Dive - Eurovision's Language Rule - 1:19Interview - Go_A (Ukraine, 2021) - 18:19Tops and Bottoms - Soman Chainani (The School for Good and Evil) - 32:30 In this week's episode we explore Eurovision's language rule-- which, during the eras' it's been in effect, has required that countries only submit songs in their own national languages. Defen…
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#03: Pop, Power, and Politics 1:15 Deep Dive into The Political History of Eurovision 16:46 Jamala (Eurovision Winner, 2016, Representing Ukraine) 30:49 Brooke Gladstone (Peabody Award-winning host of On The Media) These days, Eurovision claims to be “apolitical,” but that wasn’t always the case. We explore how Eurovision was founded in the afterma…
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EP 2: Queer-o-Vision: The Queer History of Eurovision
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#02: Queer-o-Vision 18:36 - Gustaph (Eurovision Contestant, 2023, Representing Belgium) 35:18 Robin de Jesus (Three time Tony Nominated actor, Netflix’s tick…tick..BOOM!, Hulu’s Welcome to Chippendales) There’s always been something a little queer about Eurovision. In our second episode, we explore the contest’s history with the LGBTQ+ community– a…
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Guests: David Dobkin (Director: Wedding Crashers, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga with Will Ferrell), Jerry Mitchell (Three Time Tony Award Winning Director/Choreographer, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde) Eurovision is the most watched song contest in the world– with viewership reaching 200 million people. It’s larger than the Superbowl…
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