Eurovision Division

Well, folks. Tamta said "time is moving slowly", but we have evidence toward the contrary, as Eurovision is upon us. It is both sad and joyous that, with these final three songs, we have finished talking about all the songs in time for the jury rehearsals. We would like to thank you all for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks. Listening to these songs, you might not say it, but the year is 2019. We explore what it's like to remember the early 2000's and figure out our own formative years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks. We've achieved the impossible - we've empathized with a man. Truly groundbreaking! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks. You knew it was coming. Every year a handful of people take their second shot at Eurovision, and we talk about some of them for you on this episode. But are any of them coming back with a vengeance, and is a victory eminent for one of these second-timers? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks. What is there to say? We just don't find these songs very memorable. However, will you find this episode memorable? It's possible! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks. There are many reason why a person would don black clothes and proceed to scream. We have four such acts doing four such things, and we try to figure out what makes them scream - be it defiance, resentment, anguish or hatred. Ironically, there's a song called "Scream" in this year's Song Contest, and hey, it doesn't even feature on this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Well, folks, here's what's up. Today, we're talking about another four songs from this year's Eurovision Song Contest, and we answer a very important question about each one, namely: "does it slap?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks, sometimes you have multiple horses in the same race. We talk about two songwriters who have multiple songs in the competitions. Please don't share this episode with Laurell Barker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks! It's been too long, and yes, we have about three quarters of the songs left to discuss. That's why in this episode, we talk about Denmark, Norway, Portugal and Israel's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv. Oh, and we pepper in some amusing (hopefully) stories about our airplane antics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks - the year is 2069 and that has some pretty heavy implications. Our consciousness has been assimilated into the emotion vortex, where there are sad reacts only. It has become impossible to enjoy anything. However, a faceless megacorporation is offering a revolutionary app to change our lingering feelings of sadness into feelings of warmth and mirth. We must keep our phones turned on at...

Well, folks. This is a horny episode. By that, we mean there is a lot of brass in the instrumentation for Miki's "La Venda". But yes, we also mean the other thing - that first thing you thought we meant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks, we've done it this time. What is there to say about this episode? We guess how to pronounce the artist's name before listening to Paenda's "Limits" and then, as per usual, we're incredibly open about our emotions. We make jokes, we laugh, we cry, and so on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks, it had to happen at some point. That's right - the "technical difficulties" episode! Best to get it over with quick. Which happens to be exactly how we feel about this song. Yowza! Maybe. Who knows. Listen to find out, cowards. Follow us on twitter > https://twitter.com/EuroDivision Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks. We were going to have to talk about our own country at some point. It's time to wake Mira up so that we can stop sleeping on this song. We make comparisons to Belgium's previous two efforts at Eurovision and we ask some hard hitting questions of each other. Follow us on twitter > https://twitter.com/EuroDivision Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks, we've done it. For the first time this season, we listen to a song twice. In this one, we reference two different sitcoms in the span of one minute, and after a series of excellent imitations, Mira tries her best to come up with a woman who is currently in the charts. Follow us on twitter @eurodivision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks. We recorded this one on March 8th, and thought it best not to wait too long to put this one out. In this episode, we talk about, well, the usual subjects really. I erroneously thought Tamara Todevska was at all involved in writing this song, which explains why we don't go into the fact that the writing team on this song is just a buuuunch of dudes. Happy international women's day, y'a...

Well, folks. We certainly took our time. We briefly discuss some details of our own relationship, including video games, ASMR, and cleaning out our wardrobe. And then, as if by accident, we also actually talk about "Sebi" for a bit. Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EuroDivision)Rate and review our Podcast on iTunes! (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eurovision-division) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Well, folks. In this episode we talk about one of those rare instances when a country's Eurovision act makes it to the mainstream press in another country and we discuss queer narratives at Eurovision. Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EuroDivision)Rate and review our Podcast on iTunes! (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eurovision-division) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks. We certainly tried something with this one. For the first time in Eurovision Division history, neither Jeroen nor Mira has heard the song before they talk about it. Relive the experience as we stumble through Germany's national selection together! We make predictions about Michael Schulte's new song and about which act the German Publikum will select to send to Eurovision. Follow us o...

In which we discuss the last song in this year's line-up, which was also the last song to be released this year. We talk about jazz and about some of our favorite songs that got an unfair treatment in the previous years. Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EuroDivision)Rate and review our Podcast on iTunes! (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eurovision-division) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

In which we discuss feeling powerless in this world, but not giving up. We talk about how hard it is to predict who will win this year's contest, and, of course, improper hashtag usage. Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EuroDivision)Rate and review our Podcast on iTunes! (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eurovision-division) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we talk about the last country in the first semi-final. Our in-depth analysis of the lyrics takes us down a dark path, as we discuss censorship, trumpets and the wetness of it all. Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EuroDivision)Rate and review our Podcast on iTunes! (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eurovision-division) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we travel back in time to the start of the Eurovision season, we talk about musical genres that we didn't know we wanted to come back and a Flemish act from the past. Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EuroDivision)Rate and review our Podcast on iTunes! (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eurovision-division) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we talk about diversity on the Eurovision stage, and the aesthetics of mountains and oceans. Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EuroDivision)Rate and review our Podcast on iTunes! (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eurovision-division) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss Saara Aalto and her proclivity for second places, we talk about queer aesthetics and presentations and, because it's Finland, of course we have a conversation about Lordi. Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EuroDivision)Rate and review our Podcast on iTunes! (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eurovision-division) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.