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Logic suggests we'll be heading to Bulgaria's capital city for next year's contest, but could a dark horse have entered the race to host Eurovision? In this exclusive episode we meet Manuela Dimitrova, Founder of CEO of Bulgarian based Excedo Travel . She takes us through the cities that have expressed an interest in hosting and assesses the bids fom Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas and Varna. We also hear...

After a few years of rumours and gossip, we finally have official confirmation that Canada will be joining the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027. With the North American nation debuting in next year's contest, we find out why they were welcomed into the family from Eurovision Director Martin Green. We learn when those discussions with Canadian broadcaster CBC first began, how their EBU membership is...

In the final episode of the season we conclude the series with a look back at our best loved moments from the last 12 months. We reminisce over the events of this Eurovision year with plenty of highs and lows on the road to Vienna. But most importantly we celebrate you, our brilliant listeners, and the fantastic conversations we had with some our favourite people. Click this link to sign up to The...

Almost two weeks on from the Eurovision 2026 Grand Final, this year's UK entry joins us for a debrief after his Austrian adventure. Speaking to us from his workshop, Sam Battle (LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER) reflects on his result, working with the BBC, and sets the record straight after that viral Green Room video. We also ask what's next for him, and who he'd like to represent the United Kingdom in Bulg...

We're back from Vienna to look back on Bulgaria's historic first win at the Eurovision Song Contest. We meet the people that made victorty possible including Bulgaria's Head of Delegation Boryana Gramatikova as she shares her emotions after the Grand Final, while the Creative team behind Bangaranga give us an insight into how they put together DARA's Eurovision winning performance. Bulgarian journ...

Happy Eurovision Saturday! After a crazy week in Vienna our bumper Grand Final preview podcast is here as we discuss all the main contenders for the trophy. We chat through the surprising running order decisions with friend of the podcast Tobbe Ek, we hear from Denmark's own Søren Torpegaard Lund and manager Tim Schou on their chances of winning, while we also analyse what the running order could...

We react to the Second Semi-Final and final ten countries making up the line-up for Saturday night. After Albania, Australia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Malta, Norway Romania, and Ukraine qualify, we speak to the winners and losers of Thursday night. They include celebrations following Daniel Zizka's qualification, Cypriot delight at returning to the Grand Final, and Jonas Lovv describing...

We share our view on who could qualify for the Grand Final on Thursday night fresh from watching the first dress rehearsal for the live show. Rob and Callum talk through the songs and performances that are excelling on the Eurovision stage, while there's also some gossip about the unfortunate technical mishaps we saw during Wednesday afternoon's run through and a look ahead to LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER...

We now know our first 10 qualifiers for the Eurovision 2026 Grand Final as Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Serbia and Sweden all progressed from Tuesday night's First Semi-Final. We bring you the best reaction to the results recorded live in the Media Centre just moments after the live show concluded. We're also delighted to bring you the hightlights of The E...

We look ahead to the first live show with the help of the artists, some familiar faces, and Eurovision 2026 Executive Producer Michael Krön. As the first 15 countries take to the stage in the Wiener Stadthalle, we ask who will qualify? And who could miss out? With Finland continuing to top the odds we catch up with Assistant Head of Delegation Matti Myllyaho to find out how his country are dealing...

We're giving you a chance to enjoy a taste of our daily Patreon exclusive episodes recorded live from Austria. Having worked with the Europarty app for the last few months, we take a look at our scoreboard, with each song voted for by you. This year we're delighted to be teaming up with the Europarty app to help you bring even more enjoyment to this year's Eurovision season. Click this link to sig...

Our first live episode of Eurovision week in Vienna is here as we bring you all the best moments from this year's Opening Ceremony in Vienna. Listen for our interviews with last year's winner, JJ, Delta Goodrem, Sal da Vinci, Monroe, Delta Goodrem and so many more, and we reunited with LOOK MUM NO COMPUETER to learn more about how his rehearsals have been going on the Vienna Stadthalle stage. Don'...

With just a few days to go until we land in the Austrian capital we head to Vienna to hear how the city is preparing to welcome thousands of fans in the coming week. We hear from Vanilla Ninja after their first rehearsal in the Wiener Stadthalle, Rob and Callum discuss our first impressions of some of this year's on-stage performances, plus Vienna Tourism's Helena Steinhart has all the best tips a...

With stand-in rehearsals underway in the Stadthalle in Vienna we chat to the creative team behind six of this year's performances. Dan Shipton and Ross Nicholson from Black Skull Creative tell us more about their plans for Albania, Australia, Austria, Malta, Montenegro and San Marino, including some of the most ambitious staging we've ever seen at the Eurovision Song Contest. They also explain the...

We've got a bumper episode for you this week. Recorded live in London we're bringing you an extended cut of all the conversations we had ahead of the final pre-party of the Eurovision 2026 season. You'll hear interviews with eleven of this year's artists as they discuss their preparations for Vienna, staying calm amongst the madness, and there might a few clues about their staging too. We'll also...

In an interview recorded exactly a month before the Grand Final of Eurovision 2026, we're reunited with Executive Producer Michael Krön as he takes us through his final to-do list. In a candid conversation he explains why there is a now an added pressure to succeed following the resignation of ORF's former Director General Roland Weißmann, how preparations continue in the Wiener Stadhalle, and his...

As the contest gets ever closer we head to the Nordics and meet both FELICIA & Søren Torpegaard Lund as they prepare to represent Sweden and Denmark in Vienna. FELICIA tells us she isn't feeling the pressure of representing Eurovision's joint-most successful nation, with Søren continues to be fascinated by the betting odds making him one of the main contenders to win the contest this year. As...

In this special episode we sit down with Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski as they prepare to host the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. In their first feature-length interview since being announced as this year's presenting duo, the pair reveal when they were first approached to present the shows, how they've been preparing for the event, and why they can always rely on yodeling...

This week we're heading to last year's host nation to meet Switzerland's singer-songwriter Veronica Fusaro. The Thun born performer tells us more about how her entry 'Alice' hid in plain sight for months before she was revealed as her country's Eurovision entry, while she also tells us she'll be playing the iconic guitar solo live on stage despite the rules. Friend of the podcast and host of the O...

With Eurovision 2026 getting ever closer, this week we take a step back to ask whether the odds can help us predict the final leaderboard? Eurovision expert and broadcaster Adrian Bradley returns to help answer that question, while we also ponder what the arrival of Eurovision Asia might mean for the European contest. This week we also bring you a conversation with Jonas Lovv as he prepares to rep...

After years of rumours, false starts and cancelled plans, the first ever edition of Eurovision Asia is set to arrive on our screens on Saturday 14th November. Hosted in Bangkok, Thailand, the contest will see participants from at least ten countries compete, including South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines. On this bonus episode we're joined by Eurovision Director Martin Green, and Eurovision A...

In this special episode recorded during our recent visit to Austria we take you on a tour of Vienna as the city prepares to host this year's contest. Alongside Vienna Tourism guide Gerd Brandstaetter we learn more about the city's incredible history, while we also visit the scenes of some of Eurovision's most memorable moments in the Austrian capital city. Find out more by visiting Vienna Tourism'...

We've got a big interview on the podcast this week as we meet the global superstar representing Australia in Vienna. Delta Goodrem joins us to explain why 2026 was the right time for her, whether she'd been asked to participate in the past, and how a Neighbours/Eurovision collaboration could be in the offing... This week we're also heading to Vienna to find out more on what the host city has in st...

National Final season is over, so do we now know who is winning this year's contest? Rob seems to think so as he shares a stunning prediction for who'll be lifting the glass microphone trophy in Vienna. Callum's here for this week's podcast too, and the boys reflect on a busy week, including a look through the reaction after LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER's Eurovision entry was released last Friday. Later o...

As the UK's entry for Eurovision 2026 is finally released, we meet the man who'll be representing the UK in Vienna. Speaking in his first feature-length interview since being revealed at the UK act, LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER tells us how his Eurovision story began, how his entry - Eins, Zwei, Drei - was written, and teases what we can expect from his stage show in Austria. Watch LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER's...