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Welcome to the one show that dares to combine a long-time Eurovision expert, a pop music fanboy, a guy who's new to this, and Derek. 12 Points from America is an irreverent and insightful podcast about four best friends coming together to discuss the Eurovision Song Contest. In America! Featuring a…

12 Points from America


    • May 31, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 259: A 2025 Post-Mortem

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 60:29


    With the dust settled on Eurovision 2025, we’ve reconvened to discuss the results and aftermath of this year’s contest. Topics include the quality of Basel as a host city, the […]

    Episode 258: 2025 Grand Final Reactions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 29:40


    Minutes after this year’s grand final came to a close, the 12 Points team (including Danny) convened to discuss Austria’s win, the numerous surprises in the voting sequence, and what […]

    Episode 257: 2025 Semifinal 2 Reactions + Grand Final Preview!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 57:53


    The time is almost here! In what turned into two episodes at once, the team went over their reactions to the stunning results of semifinal 2, and look ahead at […]

    Episode 256: 2025 Semifinal 2 Impressions and Predictions!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 66:17


    After another series of dress rehearsals came and went, the team in Basel reconvened to discuss the absolutely off-the-wall second semifinal, what you can expect to see when watching it […]

    Episode 255: 2025 Semifinal 1 Results and Reactions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 29:56


    After a night of incredible performances, moving interval acts, and a surprising qualifiers list, there is so much to talk about. We break down our reactions to semi 1’s qualifiers […]

    Episode 254: 2025 Semifinal 1 Impressions and Predictions!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 55:42


    On Monday, we had the chance to see the first Eurovision semifinal acts in full! In this episode we’re breaking down our first impressions of this batch of performances and […]

    Episode 253: Greetings from Basel!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 33:41


    Our on-site team (Sam, Derek, Erik, and Liz) has arrived in Switzerland! To start our week of daily episodes, we’re checking in with our first impressions of the city, the […]

    Episode 252: 2025 Eurovision Preview: The Grand Finale!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 86:16


    It all comes down to this – which Eurovision act has won over the hearts and minds of 12 Points from America and its listeners? In this episode, we welcome […]

    Episode 251: 2025 Eurovision Preview, Part 6 (ft. Krista Siegfrids)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 83:28


    To wrap up our preview series in style, Eurovision legend Krista Siegfrids joins us to talk about her career, memories of the 2013 contest, as well as this year’s entrants […]

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    Episode 250: 2025 Eurovision Preview, Part 5 (ft. Fin Ross-Russell)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 125:23


    As we celebrate a milestone episode, we also welcome our dear friend and fellow ESC sicko Fin Ross-Russell to the show! This week’s extra-packed show features our takes on this […]

    Episode 249: 2025 Eurovision Preview, Part 4 (ft. Lisa-Jayne Lewis)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 91:06


    For our next crop of Eurovision hopefuls, we’re welcoming back friend of the show and San Marino national final competitor Lisa-Jayne Lewis! This week, we’re chatting about Australia, Lithuania, Cyprus, […]

    Episode 248: 2025 Eurovision Preview, Part 3 (ft. GJ Kooijman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 118:36


    For our third week of Eurovision previews, we’re joined by Dutch ESC podcaster and media member extraordinaire GJ Kooijman! This week we’re discussing the offerings from Iceland, France, Ireland, Slovenia, […]

    Episode 247: 2025 Eurovision Preview, Part 2 (ft. Dude Points)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 79:49


    The craziness that is Eurovision 2025 does not stop this week! For this preview show, we welcome our friend Dude Points to discuss this year’s entries from Montenegro, Albania, Norway, […]

    Episode 246: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 1 (ft. Liz!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 95:19


    It’s about to be one heck of a year. To kick off our annual preview series, we’re excited to welcome back Liz, who was on-site with us in Malmö, to […]

    Episode 245: Full Fields and Vibrant Videos

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 44:17


    Our 37-nation lineup is complete! This week, we take a look at the last few additions to the field. In our main discussion, we’re also pondering how vital the music […]

    Episode 244: The Bara Bada Bonanza

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 60:31


    The run of super Saturdays continues unabated, highlighted by a shocking (or is it?) turn of events in Sweden. This week, we’re breaking down what happened at Melfest and looking […]

    Episode 243: I Can Tell You Want a Taste (of News)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 48:25


    With only a few days to go before the field is full and finalized, we’re taking a closer look at the last crop of songs to be released and confirmed […]

    Episode 242: It’s the Måns Zelmer-shöw

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 49:22


    It was a lighter week for Eurovision fans, but the news we did get was big – including the reveal of what Måns Zelmerlöw is up to. We discuss the […]

    Episode 241: Eesti LOL

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 47:03


    Erik’s requests to the Baltics may not have panned out, but it was still pretty super as far as Saturdays go. This week we’re looking back on the results in […]

    Episode 240: The Most Super of Saturdays

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 49:39


    Oh what a week it’s been. After a truly super Saturday, we’ve got selections from Ireland, Ukraine, Latvia, Malta, and Finland. We’re taking a look at these selections, discussing what […]

    Episode 239: Greece and Cyprus, Sitting in a Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 52:48


    If there’s one pairing of nations that really gets Eurovision fans worked up, it’s Greece and Cyprus. This week, we’re breaking down the numbers of their undying relationship, as well […]

    Episode 238: Is “Heroes” Good?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 66:31


    This week, we’re taking another deep dive on a single Eurovision song, and it’s a song that has very much divided the group. Is “Heroes,” the big winner from 2015, […]

    Episode 237: Censored

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 40:02


    With a couple of highly suggestive songs making waves during national final season, we’re taking a look at the history of Eurovision’s relationship with profanity and adult content, and what […]

    Episode 236: Is Dancing Annoying?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 55:36


    Well, is it? This week, Danny is proposing that very idea. Is there too much dancing at Eurovision? Should delegations think twice before adding that big dance break? At what […]

    Episode 235: Let’s Go, Celtics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 52:52


    Why has Ireland only sent a single song in Irish to Eurovision? Why have several other Celtic languages never made an appearance at all? We’re opening 2025 by exploring these […]

    Episode 234: Happy Holxdays

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 60:01


    As 2024 comes to a close, info about next year has started flooding in! Montenegro picked a song, Czechia named an artist (or is it artxst), a stage design was […]

    Episode 233: The Art of Transcending Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 46:04


    How do we know when a song wants us to dance, or to feel love, even when we don’t understand the words? Inspired by a recent episode of “All in […]

    Episode 232: 2024 Junior Eurovision Reactions and Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 39:54


    What a show! Mostly! Just after the show wrapped up, the team (and Liz!) chatted about this year’s JESC – the surprise winner, a handful of unexpected finishes, and the […]

    Episode 231: 2024 Junior Eurovision Preview, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 66:52


    To wrap up our JESC 2024 preview series, we’re giving a listen to the entries from San Marino, Ukraine, Portugal, Ireland, and Malta! To wrap things up, we’re also sharing […]

    Episode 230: 2024 Junior Eurovision Preview, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 56:42


    With less than two weeks to go until the JESC kids take the stage in Madrid, it’s time to take a look at another batch of contenders! This week we’re […]

    Episode 229: 2024 Junior Eurovision Preview, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 61:44


    The littlest Eurovision of them all is back this month! This week, we begin our previews of the (little) big show, taking a look at the songs from Italy, Estonia, […]

    Episode 228: A Look at Pan-Arctic Vision 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 70:55


    It’s finally time to take a look at one of our favorite Europe-oriented music competitions! This year’s Pan-Arctic Vision was a delight, filled with wonderful songs, political oddness, and red […]

    The 12 Points from America Grand Prix

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 59:28


    Over the years, we’ve done countdowns to pick our favorite songs in dozens of different categories – specific years, specific countries, and much more. But which of our favorites are…our […]

    Episode 226: The Influence of “Calm After the Storm”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 58:36


    Country music? In MY Eurovision? For a while there, it was more likely than you think! This week we’re talking about the smash success of “Calm After the Storm,” the […]

    Episode 225: New Year, New Chances

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 60:41


    Happy Eurovision New Year! We’re celebrating this week by looking at what Basel has to offer as an official host city, how Cyprus is sending a guy from Cyprus, and […]

    Episode 224: Reviewing Eurovision Young Musicians

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 54:18


    This week, we’re looking back at the recent Eurovision Young Musicians, a contest that really blew us away. We’re also looking at the latest news on ESC 2025, and because […]

    Episode 223: The Ancient Year of 2016

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 80:40


    It can’t really have been eight years since 2016, can it? While our research team looks into that, we’re taking a look at 2016’s Eurovision Song Contest, a year full […]

    Episode 222: What’s Another Episode? A Look at Johnny Logan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 58:55


    The history of Eurovision certainly can’t be told without discussing its first two-time winner, Johnny Logan. In this episode, we’re taking a look at Johnny’s winning songs and legacy, Ireland’s […]

    Episode 221: Stuck On Me Like t.A.T.u

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 53:59


    It’s time to take another deep dive on a single Eurovision song, and this week we’re looking at one of the most notorious entries of all time. At the height […]

    Episode 220: Eurovision and LGBT History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 48:25


    The relationship between Eurovision and the world’s queer communities is a long one – but where did it start? When did the show first openly embrace its LGBT audience? This […]

    Episode 219: 1989 (Euro-Version)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 68:07


    The spectacle! The songs! The hair!! This week, we’re taking a look at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest – the last iteration of the event to be held in Switzerland. […]

    Episode 218: Make Me Dizzy For Your Emails

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 47:35


    This week we’re opening up the mailbag to answer your questions about Eurovision 2024, as well as some more general questions about our favorite obscure songs and some great contests […]

    Episode 2017: The Big Ol’ 2024 Wrap-Up Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 83:47


    The team is back stateside, and after getting some sleep we’re ready to talk about a Eurovision Song Contest unlike any we’ve ever seen. We discuss the highs and lows […]

    Episode 216: To Hell and Back

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 21:48


    After an increasingly strange and often difficult Eurovision week, the grand final has brought us some much needed closure. The team in Malmö joined up with Derek to give our […]

    Episode 215: 2024 Semifinal 2 Immediate Reactions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 33:42


    After semifinal 2 wrapped up, the full team has gotten together again to talk about the show’s ten qualifiers, a potentially revealing vote leak, and more.

    Episode 214: 2024 Semifinal 1 Immediate Reactions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 41:37


    Our first ten qualifiers are set, and the gang is all here! After the curtain closed on semifinal 1, the team in Malmo connected with Danny and Derek to discuss […]

    Episode 213: Greetings from Malmö!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 36:09


    Sam, Erik, and Liz have arrived in Malmö, and we’re checking in for the final weekend before it all goes down. In this episode, we make one (1) bold prediction, […]

    Episode 212: 2024 Eurovision Preview Wrap-Up (Ft. Liz!)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 58:42


    We’ve added up the scores and have answered the most important question of all – who does 12 Points from America think will win the Eurovision Song Contest? We’ve brought […]

    Episode 211: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 6 (ft. Kristian Kostov)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 96:12


    To wrap up this year’s set of previews, we are welcoming Eurovision legend Kristian Kostov to chat about his ESC experience, what he’s up to now, and to discuss this […]

    Episode 210: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 5 (ft. Nova)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 102:38


    This week we’re excited to be featuring the other half of Novympia – Nova! We’re breaking down this year’s Eurovision entrants from Armenia, Germany, Cyprus, Slovenia, France, and Croatia.

    Episode 209: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 4 (ft. Olympia Avalanche)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 90:13


    To keep our unstoppable train of Eurovision previews rolling, we’re welcoming back beloved friend of the show Olympia Avalanche to discuss this year’s ESC hopefuls from Sweden, Ireland, Serbia, Poland, […]

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