Eurovision Division

In which Jeroen tries to recount the events that took place in Bratislava a couple of weeks ago from memory, we flash back to the year 1969 for a short interlude and after listening to the song, Mira draws comparisons and fails geography. Follow us on Twitter at @eurodivision! Write a review for the show on iTunes or let your friends know about the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

In which we struggle to find a good opening bit, and talk about more than one musical. It is neither the first time, nor will it be the last time, that we record the worst episode we've ever recorded, but unmitigated disasters cannot always be avoided. Follow us on Twitter (@eurodivision) and leave us a review on iTunes! Tell your friends about the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

In which we discuss the religious experience that is this song, but Jeroen also attempts to articulate a feeling of curious worry about the very same song. Follow us on Twitter at @eurodivision! Leave a review on iTunes or tell your friends about the show! Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss the greatest travel ad of this year's Eurovision line-up and the sexy, sexy direction that Moldova appears to be going in. I didn't want to say it but I thoroughly identify with Eugeniu Adrianov because I too am a skinny boy who wants to dance around with my girlfriend and a hot thick bearded boy. Follow us on Twitter @eurodivision! Leave a review on iTunes and share the show w...

In which we contemplate the nature of our cursed existence in relation to this trash fire of a podcast, but we ultimately receive some comforting words in the form of song lyrics. Follow us on Twitter at @eurodivision! Rate us on iTunes and leave a review! Share the show with your friends! Thanks! GOODBYYYYYYYYYE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss another anecdote from our recent trip, and spend about 15 minutes talking about airport security before realizing that that's not actually what this podcast is about. Follow us on Twitter at @eurodivision! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we provide you with another bizarre audio experience and try to figure out what Estonia's current fixation on Italian things is all about. Beyond that, we had a lengthy low-energy discussion that was even longer than what's in the episode, and was essentially just Jeroen name-dropping old Eurovision songs or Mira complaining more about glitter or stanning for real opera singers. Follow us...

In which we continue our discussion on the absolutely, completely, apolitical nature of the Eurovision Song Contest and discuss the different emotions evoked by specific anecdotes as opposed to broad anecdotes. Follow us on Twitter at @eurodivision! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we have a special guest on to discuss the non-political nature of Eurovision Songs in this first part of our late-night discussion on two of this year's Big Five songs. Follow us on Twitter at @eurodivision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss the social commentary in HBO's hit television show Westworld and why it's probably just really embarrassing to be a dad. Despite rattling on for a disturbingly long amount of time, we forget to use the word "hater", which we really should have. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss the merits of singing in "English" and we bounce around a couple of staging ideas that would greatly enhance Ukraine's chances at Eurovision this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we kick things off in the traditional way (which is to say, by discussing the host country's entry), and we discuss universal metaphors and unorthodox hair colors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we briefly touch on last year's top 5 and discuss what that might mean for this year's line-up. Mira discusses her worries, and we struggle to remember how this show works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss next year’s interval act, hashtags, and we revisit Mira’s favourite genre of music. As always, you can listen to the full song on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw6LdDo7HxA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss, as was to be expected, Jedward. We also discuss the amount of invisible boybands that are around nowadays, and the bizarre mistake of snatching up a single member from an ensemble act. As always, you can listen to the full song on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp3apBsLjvk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

In which discuss the idea of turning your cultural identity into a theme park ride and what kind of pastries we'd like to enjoy with Alma. As always, you can listen to the full song on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Koi36aeRv7I Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss English as written by non-native speakers, the position of backing vocalists, and the most appropriate moment for an audience to clap. As always, you can listen to the full song on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxYU6iVpI5c Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss who really was the singer of Azerbaijan’s last Eurovision entry, kind-of misinterpret the lyrics of this songs, and things get spooky. As always, you can listen to the song and watch the full music video on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_UNpD0AvFc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we struggle to recall the melody of Nina Kraljic’s “Lighthouse”, Mira gives up, and we build and burn down our love. As always, you can listen to the full song on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q06z-EaBvjE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss olives, improper hashtag use and how to define a difficult concept like “love”.As always, you can listen to the full song on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kLtgFPnbk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss living life as a hater, this year’s Eurovision slogan, and some good reasons to sing in a language that’s not English. As always, you can listen to the full song on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-7ETxsPiMY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss a very bad episode of the very bad television show “Glee”, listen to Omar Naber’s first Eurovision entry “Stop”, and briefly talked about what happened in the twelve years since then. As always, you can listen to the full song on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069n6EnlDt0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

In which we discuss that one time we went to see the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Cats”, our opinions about modern musical theatre, Disney movies, and some of the lessons the BBC should urgently learn. As always, you can listen to the full song on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac5xNUfzCY4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

In which we discuss the curious similarity of this song to another popular pop song and take a closer look at some of the expectations set forward by masculinity in Western society. Western type of woman, western type of man. As always, you can watch the full music video on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMvqfykkMYU Hosted on Acast. See acast....

In which we discuss various drugs and the specific type of party this song would be well-received at. As always, you can find the full music video on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFdSKiWyF_k Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.