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It seems that the EBU, Eurovision's organisers are willing to set themselves on fire to warm Israel so here we are. Nick and Ciarán discuss. This was recorded a few days ago so just check Ciarán's bluesky to here the latest ravings and rantings about the ongoing situation. HOW TO SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/cornerspaeti HOW TO REACH US: Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/cornerspaeti.operationglad.io Twitter https://twitter.com/cornerspaeti Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cornerspaeti/ Julia https://twitter.com/KMarxiana Rob https://twitter.com/leninkraft Nick https://bsky.app/profile/lilouzovert.bsky.social Uma https://bsky.app/profile/umawrnkl.bsky.social Ciarán https://bsky.app/profile/ciaran.operationglad.io

With the passage of the EBU's new Eurovision rules, Israel will be in Vienna while the Netherlands, Spain, Slovenia, Ireland, and Iceland have withdrawn from the Contest. We'll be discussing the fallout from the decision and figuring out how we'll be navigating 2026... Kerflooey Summary What happened at the EBU General Assembly Meeting (1:11) What is happening after the Eurovision vote? (19:16) What will be happening? (26:59) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

The European Broadcasting Union held their Winter General Assembly with two consequential votes promised, and somehow, only one vote happened. We discuss the countries that are returning this year, the countries who have dropped out as a response to the vote, and what exactly happened with regards to this year's General Assembly.This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/22ZrVhSGLJLYUqDzLxCF8SIsrael's delegation lobbying against expulsion: https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/rjx22d1mwgKnesset advances vote to privatize KAN: https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-next-threat-to-israel-at-eurovision-is-coming-from-inside-the-house/ The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O'Connell.Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at eurovangelists@gmail.com. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

A sperm donor who unknowingly carried a rare cancer-causing gene has fathered almost 200 children across Europe. The EBU conducted an investigation into the donor and found his sperm was used in 67 clinics in 14 different countries. It was also sold to Ireland but it hasn't been used to conceive any babies. The children carrying his DNA now have a 90% chance of developing cancer. We get reaction to this with Dr John Kennedy, Medical Director at Thérapie Fertility.

I veckans podd har Donald Trump äntligen fått sitt fredspris!Tobias berättar om sin kaosresa till Koala Lumpur.EBU har röstat om Israels eventuella deltagande i Eurovision. Eller? Har dom det?Vi ger (äntligen!) en uppdatering om Race across the world inför finalenTill sist listar vi tre fiktiva personer vi gärna byter liv med.Nu kör vi!Kontakt: hello@poddagency.comI säng med Tobias & Gabriel produceras av Poddagency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bevor ihr in die Episode startet: Bitte macht noch bei unserem WINNER OF THE WINNERS-Voting mit! Die Links dazu findet ihr hier. In dieser Folge erwartet euch außerdem ein Gespräch mit dem lettischen Sänger Justs, der beim Eurovision Song Contest 2016 mit "Heartbeat" für Aufsehen gesorgt hat. Auch die dreimalige Song-Contest-Teilnehmerin Chiara aus Malta ist dabei. Sie spricht offen über ihre gesundheitlichen Herausforderungen, und warum sie heute wieder mit Freude singen kann. Außerdem reden wir über die Entscheidung bei der EBU-Generalversammlung zu Israels Teilnahme am ESC 2026 in Wien. Justs Sirmais trat mit dem von Aminata (2015: "Love Injected") geschriebenen "Heartbeat" an und gewann den lettischen Vorentscheid Supernova und belegte in Stockholm den 15. Platz. Mittlerweile veröffentlicht er viel in lettischer Sprache, seine letzte eigene Veröffentlichung "Fit Right" ist aber auf Englisch. Gemeinsam mit ANNIKA hat er gerade "How I Need It" veröffentlicht.Chiara Siracusa trat drei mal für Malta beim Song Contest an: 1998 mit "The One That I Love" und landete erst beim letzten Ländervoting vom 1. Platz auf den 3. Platz. 2005 versuchte sie es noch einmal und landete mit "Angel" auf dem 2. Platz. 2009 versuchte sie es noch einmal, es blieb aber nur der 22. Platz mit "What If We".Beide Gäste haben natürlich auch die traditionellen Fragen am Schluss beantworten müssen: Der liebste ESC-Song aus dem Jahr 2025? Für Justs sind es die beiden Molkereiprodukte: Go-Jos "Milkshake Man" aus Australien und der estnische "Espresso Macchiato" von Tommy Cash hört er gern. Chiara mag keinen der Songs von heuer noch hören. Der Lieblingssong aller Zeit vom Eurovision Song Contest? Für Justs sind es die Kindheitserinnerung mit Verka Serduchka mit "Lasha Tumbai" und Lordis "Hard Rock Hallelujah". Für Chiara ist es noch immer Johnny Logan mit "Hold Me Now"Die Generalversammlung der EBU hat die neuen Regeln mehrheitlich bestätigt und damit die Teilnahme Israels beim Eurovision Song Contest gesichert. In Konsequenz haben sich die Rundfunkanstalten Irlands, Sloweniens, Spaniens und der Niederlande vom Song Contest 2026 zurückgezogen. Weiterlesen kann man die beiden Beiträge von Dr. Irving Benoît Wolther. Einmal das Interview mit dem NDR und einmal der Kommentar zu den Entwicklungen auf Phonos. Die Analyse zur Boykott-Bewegung in Irland auf Tagesschau.de ist ebenfalls empfehlenswert.In der kleinen Song Contest Geschichte am Schluss erzählt Alkis von einem Performer, der 1979 die Welt im Sturm erobert hat, um fast unerkannt zu gehen. Creators: Marco Schreuder & Alkis Vlassakakis & Sonja RiegelMerci Chérie Online:www.MerciCherie.atFacebook: MerciCheriePodcastInstagram: mercicherie.atTikTok: @merci_cherie_podcastbluesky: @mercicherie.atBitte bewertet uns und schreibt Reviews, wo immer ihr uns hört.

Last week, on Thursday 4 December, EBU members met for the organisation's scheduled General Assembly.At this meeting, Spanish broadcaster RTVE, along with seven other countries, called for a secret ballot on Israel's participation, passing the threshold of five members required for the vote to take place.However, the EBU chose to tie this vote to its proposed new rules for the contest, creating a false dichotomy: accept the new rules with no vote on participation, or reject the rules and carry out a vote on participation. This put broadcasters in an unfairly difficult position, as they could only hold a vote on Israel if they had already rejected the new rules, and they had no guarantee a motion on Israel's removal would pass, meaning a very real risk that they could reject the new rules and Israel stay in the contest, meaning that we'd be doomed to repeat the exact same scenario in 2026 as we've faced in the last two years.As a result, the new rules were approved and an Israeli delegation will be going to Vienna in 2026.It has since become apparent that this result was inevitable, as Roland Weißman, director-general of Austrian broadcaster ORF, went to Israel to assure president Isaac Herzog that he would do everything he could to keep Israel in the contest.And according to Israeli online newspaper Ynet, there was a months-long lobbying campaign carried out behind the scenes involving Herzog and many government advisors to secure Israel's continued presence in the contest - the contest that we keep being told is staunchly apolitical.The team here at Douze Points are saddened and disappointed by the EBU's handling of Israel's participation, and we believe their actions have brought the contest into disrepute.The EBU has acted in bad faith throughout: refusing to take action after Israel's manipulation of the televote in 2024, and then when it happened again in 2025, continuing to insist that the result was valid and legitimate.When finally forced into taking action by their members' protests, they promised a vote on Israel's participation in November of this year, only to cancel it and retable it for the General Assembly a month later, then disingenuously framing the vote in such a way as to stifle discussion.I have said before that I do not believe the proposed rule changes go far enough to prevent further attempts to manipulate the televote, nor do they hold Israel to account in any way for their attempts to fraudulently engineer a win in the last two contests. The original intent of the Eurovision Song Contest was the promotion of harmony and unity across a recently war-torn continent, celebrating the human desire to stand together and create music together even in our darkest moments.Unfortunately, the contest is now choosing to protect the interests of a country that is engaging in genocide: instead of championing the best aspects of humanity, it is encouraging the worst. By turning a blind eye to the horrific war crimes being carried out by Israel, the contest is complicit. But we don't have to be.Following the meeting, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia all followed through on their promise to boycott the 2026 contest if Israel was participating.We stand with them.And that means, following this episode, Douze Points is taking an indefinite hiatus.Unless the EBU changes course, there will be no more episodes from us, because we simply cannot cover the contest the way we would like to without being morally compromised.Ultimately this was an easy decision to make, but it's also been a hard decision: this is not the ending I envisaged for this podcast, and I wish it didn't have to happen like this. I've loved creating this podcast, researching the history of the show, getting guests on who love the contest as much as I do to share their thoughts, reactions and...

Last week, on Thursday 4 December, EBU members met for the organisation's scheduled General Assembly.At this meeting, Spanish broadcaster RTVE, along with seven other countries, called for a secret ballot on Israel's participation, passing the threshold of five members required for the vote to take place.However, the EBU chose to tie this vote to its proposed new rules for the contest, creating a false dichotomy: accept the new rules with no vote on participation, or reject the rules and carry out a vote on participation. This put broadcasters in an unfairly difficult position, as they could only hold a vote on Israel if they had already rejected the new rules, and they had no guarantee a motion on Israel's removal would pass, meaning a very real risk that they could reject the new rules and Israel stay in the contest, meaning that we'd be doomed to repeat the exact same scenario in 2026 as we've faced in the last two years.As a result, the new rules were approved and an Israeli delegation will be going to Vienna in 2026.It has since become apparent that this result was inevitable, as Roland Weißman, director-general of Austrian broadcaster ORF, went to Israel to assure president Isaac Herzog that he would do everything he could to keep Israel in the contest.And according to Israeli online newspaper Ynet, there was a months-long lobbying campaign carried out behind the scenes involving Herzog and many government advisors to secure Israel's continued presence in the contest - the contest that we keep being told is staunchly apolitical.The team here at Douze Points are saddened and disappointed by the EBU's handling of Israel's participation, and we believe their actions have brought the contest into disrepute.The EBU has acted in bad faith throughout: refusing to take action after Israel's manipulation of the televote in 2024, and then when it happened again in 2025, continuing to insist that the result was valid and legitimate.When finally forced into taking action by their members' protests, they promised a vote on Israel's participation in November of this year, only to cancel it and retable it for the General Assembly a month later, then disingenuously framing the vote in such a way as to stifle discussion.I have said before that I do not believe the proposed rule changes go far enough to prevent further attempts to manipulate the televote, nor do they hold Israel to account in any way for their attempts to fraudulently engineer a win in the last two contests. The original intent of the Eurovision Song Contest was the promotion of harmony and unity across a recently war-torn continent, celebrating the human desire to stand together and create music together even in our darkest moments.Unfortunately, the contest is now choosing to protect the interests of a country that is engaging in genocide: instead of championing the best aspects of humanity, it is encouraging the worst. By turning a blind eye to the horrific war crimes being carried out by Israel, the contest is complicit. But we don't have to be.Following the meeting, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia all followed through on their promise to boycott the 2026 contest if Israel was participating.We stand with them.And that means, following this episode, Douze Points is taking an indefinite hiatus.Unless the EBU changes course, there will be no more episodes from us, because we simply cannot cover the contest the way we would like to without being morally compromised.Ultimately this was an easy decision to make, but it's also been a hard decision: this is not the ending I envisaged for this podcast, and I wish it didn't have to happen like this. I've loved creating this podcast, researching the history of the show, getting guests on who love the contest as much as I do to share their thoughts, reactions and...

Veckopanelen med Henrik Jönsson, Maria Wetterstrand och Daniel Suhonen under ledning av Staffan Dopping. Ebba Busch rasar om höjda avgifter för elnät, och allt äldre kvinnor föder allt färre barn. Anklagelser om trollfabriker haglar igen, SVT granskar Youtubemakthavaren Joakim Lundell, och flera EBU-länder hoppar av Eurovision när Israel får vara kvar i tävlingen.

Veckopanelen med Henrik Jönsson, Maria Wetterstrand och Daniel Suhonen under ledning av Staffan Dopping. Ebba Busch rasar om höjda avgifter för elnät, och allt äldre kvinnor föder allt färre barn. Anklagelser om trollfabriker haglar igen, SVT granskar Youtubemakthavaren Joakim Lundell, och flera EBU-länder hoppar av Eurovision när Israel får vara kvar i tävlingen.

Meta has begun limiting certain accounts ahead of the official start of the Social Media Ban on 10 December. Platforms that violate the law could face fines of up to 50 million dollars. Israeli media say Yasser Abu Shabab, a Bedouin tribal leader who led an anti-Hamas faction in Gaza, has been killed in Rafah. The European Broadcasting Union has confirmed that Israel will be allowed to take part in next year's Eurovision Song Contest. Recorded 5 December. - 16歳未満のソーシャルメディア利用を制限する法律「ソーシャルメディア・バン」の施行まで1週間を切った今週、ソーシャルメディア大手・メタは、一部アカウントの制限を開始しました。法律が施行される12月10日以降、違反した企業には最大5,000万ドルの罰金が科される可能性があります。ガザで反ハマス勢力を率いていたベドウィン部族の指導者、ヤセル・アブ・シャバブ氏が、ラファで殺害されました。イスラエルのメディアが伝えています。欧州最大級の国別対抗ソングコンテスト「ユーロビジョン」の来年の大会をめぐり、ヨーロッパ放送連合（EBU）がイスラエルの参加を認めました。1週間を振り返るニュースラップです。12月5日収録。

Meta has begun limiting certain accounts ahead of the official start of the Social Media Ban on 10 December. Platforms that violate the law could face fines of up to 50 million dollars. Israeli media say Yasser Abu Shabab, a Bedouin tribal leader who led an anti-Hamas faction in Gaza, has been killed in Rafah. The European Broadcasting Union has confirmed that Israel will be allowed to take part in next year's Eurovision Song Contest. - 16歳未満のソーシャルメディア利用を制限する法律「ソーシャルメディア・バン」の施行まで1週間を切った今週、ソーシャルメディア大手・メタは、一部アカウントの制限を開始しました。法律が施行される12月10日以降、違反した企業には最大5,000万ドルの罰金が科される可能性があります。ガザで反ハマス勢力を率いていたベドウィン部族の指導者、ヤセル・アブ・シャバブ氏が、ラファで殺害されました。イスラエルのメディアが伝えています。欧州最大級の国別対抗ソングコンテスト「ユーロビジョン」の来年の大会をめぐり、ヨーロッパ放送連合（EBU）がイスラエルの参加を認めました。1週間を振り返るニュースラップです。

Att Israel har fått delta i Eurovision har kritiserats sedan kriget i Gaza inleddes 2023. Under torsdagen så höll EBU ett möte med sina medlemsländer, där man röstade om vissa regeländringar i tävlingen. Men eftersom medlemmarna röstade ja till de föreslagna förändringarna, så hölls aldrig en omröstning om Israel fick vara med eller inte - man var nöjda med resultatet av den första omröstningen. Efter omröstningen kom beskedet att flera länder hoppar av tävlingen. Varför får Israel vara med? Kan Sverige komma att bojkotta tävlingen och finns det en framtid för Eurovision song contest? Gäst: Tobbe Ek, Aftonbladets expert på Melodifestivalen och Eurovision. Programledare och producent: Jenny Ågren. Klipp från: BBC. Kontakt: podcast@aftonbladet.se.

Izredni nadzor je razkril, da je vodja novomeške ortopedije umetno podaljševal čakalne vrste in preusmeril več kot 150 lažje bolnih v zasebni zavod s koncesijo. Ob robu prizadevanj za mir v Ukrajini: Indija krepi zavezništvo z Rusijo, Ukrajina z Evropo, Evropa s Kitajsko Izrael ostaja na Evroviziji; Slovenija in še najmanj tri države se ji odpovedujejo. EBU v spremembe glasovanja Končuje se Evropska prestolnica kulture: projekt obeh Goric je okrepil sobivanje jezikov, umetnosti in turizma.

Eine Entscheidung ist gefallen: Israel nimmt 2026 am Eurovision Song Contest in Wien teil. Das ist ein Ergebnis der EBU-Generalversammlung. Vier Länder haben daraufhin - wie zuvor angekündigt - ihre Teilnahme am ESC abgesagt. Bei der Mitgliederversammlung der Europäischen Rundfunkunion in Genf wurde allerdings über die Israel-Frage gar nicht direkt abgestimmt. Stattdessen räumte die EBU dieses Voting mit einem anderen ab. Dadurch, dass eine Mehrheit der Länder neuen Votingregeln für den ESC zugestimmt hat, voteten sie gleichzeitig dafür, dass es überhaupt nicht zur Kampf-Abstimmung über Israel kommt. Damit bleibt Israel auch 2026 ESC-Land. Für die traditionsreichen Teilnehmer Spanien, Niederlande, Irland und Slowenien gilt das aber nicht. Sie setzen mindestens ein Jahr lang aus. Marcel Stober und Thomas Mohr haben das EBU-Voting genau verfolgt und sprechen mit ihren Gästen über die Ergebnisse und die Bedeutung dieser Entscheidung. Ist der ESC wirklich bald am Ende? Oder sind diese vier Absagen gut verkraftbar? Zu Gast sind Arne Bartram aus dem ARD-Studio Stockholm, der die tendenziell Israel-kritischen nordischen Länder im Blick hat, und Marc Dugge vom Bayerischen Rundfunk, ehemals Korrespondent in Madrid und zweimaliger Radio-Reporter beim ESC. Moderation: Marcel Stober und Thomas Mohr Gäste: Arne Bartram, Marc Dugge Mit Beiträgen von: Kathrin Hondl, Gabi Biesinger, Ivo Marusczyk Eine Produktion des NDR.

Kulttuuriykkösen Perjantaistudiossa ruoditaan jälleen vakiraatilaisten kanssa kulttuurin, median, arvokysymysten ajankohtaisaiheita sekä ajankuvaa. Pohdinnassa, miten suhtautua yleisradiounionin päätökseen pitää palestiinalaisten kansanmurhasta syytetty Israel mukana Euroviisuissa, ja siihen että Suomi ja Yle ovat mukana, vaikka osa EBU-maista päättivätkin boikotoida kisoja. Lisäksi arvioinnissa meneillään olevan Auer-käräjän avoimuuden hyödyt ja sen oikeussalidraamanomaiset elementit. Tuleva taksiuudistus puhutti myös — mikä on sen funktio, ja pitäisikö halvoista taksimatkoista luopua paremman turvallisuuden ja kuskien riiston vuoksi? Puheenaiheena myös itsenäisyyspäivänvieton tv-keskeisyys ja vuodesta toiseen toistuvat lähes ritualistiset ohjelmat sekä Helsingin keskustan mielenosoitukset sekä niiden funktio. Lopuksi syynissä kulttuurituotteiden runsaudenpulan aiheuttama interpassiivisuus ja sen ilot ja kirot. Mukana arkiston johtaja Outi Hupaniittu, tomittaja-tietokirjailija Matti Rämö sekä markkinoinnin asiantuntija Jussi Turhala. Juhani Kenttämaa toimittaa.

Evelyn O'Rourke has breaking news on the EBU meeting about Israeli participation in Eurovision

*Deze aflevering kwam eigenlijk morgenochtend, maar omdat het nieuws al achterhaald is, nu. De eerste reactie op het nieuwste nieuws volgt!Deze week zit Marco weer om de tafel met Sem Anne en het is eerlijk gezegd best een gekke aflevering. We nemen net op voor de grote vergadering van de EBU en dus weten Marco en Sem Anne nog niet veel, maar speculeren kunnen ze zeker! Ze proberen dit in 60 seconden uit te leggen, net zoals de vrijwilligers van dit jaar antwoord moeten geven, maar dat lukt helaas niet. En wat doe je dan als je nog wat wilt bespreken? Dan heb je het over Spanje, want een dag niet geBlast is een dag niet geleefd. Toch?Marco Dreijer en Sem Anne van Dijk duiken deze week in de wervelende wereld van het Eurovisie Songfestival. Van diepe songanalyses tot sappige showbizzpolitiek.. niets blijft onbesproken. Verwacht bops, drama én duiding. Want achter elk liedje schuilt een artiest met een verhaal.⁠⁠ De nieuwe nieuwsbrief? Die heet.. "ESCxistential" en vind je hier https://escxistential.substack.com/ Reageren op de uitzendingen? - Dat kan: mail naar info[at]songfestivalpodcast.nl Wil je Marco en GJ supporten met het maken van de podcast? Dat kan via https://petjeaf.com/eurovisionpodcast - Het kan eenmalig of op regelmatige basis. En je krijgt er leuke extra's voor terug... Ding-A-Dong is onderdeel van Spraakmaker Media.Interesse in adverteren in deze podcast of een samenwerking? Neem dan contact op met info@spraakmaker.mediaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textA suburb record falls in Bankstown at six-and-a-half million, but the real headline is what it proves: momentum is still there for agents who price right, run a pro diary, and keep calling when everyone else clocks off. We swap excuses for evidence and map a practical path to 2x growth next year with simple, high-leverage shifts you can implement this week.We break down a ruthless year-end reset using stop, start, continue—what to cut, what to add, and what to keep but execute with more precision. You'll hear why belief follows action, how to build streaks that compound, and the exact daily cadence top performers use: blocked prospecting, tight vendor updates, and role-play that actually moves the needle. We share the short-video proposal that beats a 20-page deck, a clean negotiation frame that sets expectations early, and a buyer follow-up sequence that shortens days on market.We also dive into EBU structure: crystal-clear roles, removing the lead-agent bottleneck, turning assistants into revenue partners, and scaling only as fast as your plumbing allows. Scarcity, used honestly, becomes a close; discipline, used daily, becomes your brand. Use the holiday window to rest, learn, and pre-build January so you hit the ground running with a schedule that looks more like a surgeon's than a wanderer's.If you're ready to think bigger, act faster, and practice like a pro, this conversation is your blueprint. Enjoy the energy, steal the scripts, and set your 2026 standard now. If this helped, follow the show, share it with a teammate, and leave a quick review—what's the one habit you'll start tomorrow?

Stāsta muzikologs, Mākslas zinātņu doktors, bijušais Latvijas Radio ģenerāldirektors (1992‒1995) Arnolds Klotiņš Atbilstoši globalizācijai, pirms trīsdesmit gadiem Eiropas valstīm bija jāslēdz līgums ar aizokeāna partneriem par tirdzniecību. Tie gribēja, lai arī kultūras produkcijai tiktu piemēroti parastie komerciālie noteikumi – tātad, lai tiktu atceltas pieļaujamās svešas kultūras produktu kvotas un lai tiktu aizliegta vietējās kultūras dotēšana. Tādā gadījumā pār Eiropu gāztos Holivudas filmu un citas turienes audiovizuālās produkcijas plūdi. Arī latviešu mūzika tiktu izspiesta no Latvijas Radio programmām. Rietumeiropas prese jau skaidri apzinājās draudus savu tautu kultūrām, ja kultūra tiktu pielīdzināta parastai precei. Te nu nevarējām klusēt arī mēs. Kopā ar Latvijas Radio starptautisko sakaru daļas vadītāju, angļu filologu Aivaru Ginteru parakņājāmies ārzemju presē un publicējām, tā sakot, savas aizstāvības rakstu.         Citējām pat Francijas prezidentu Fransuā Miterānu, kurš rakstīja: "Uz spēles ir mūsu nāciju kultūras identitāte, katras tautas tiesības uz savu pašas kultūru. Ja kāda sabiedrība grasās atdot citiem līdzekļus, ar kuriem tai sevi garīgi jāpārstāv, tad tā būs paverdzināta sabiedrība. (..) Bet Francija un, ceru, visa Eiropa pašreizējās tirdzniecības sarunās aizstāvēs kultūras izņēmumstāvokli (..) Mēs Eiropu neizveidosim, ja zaudēsim Eiropas mūzikas pašas tēlus." Taču 1993. gada beigās Radio kultūras tiesības tika apdraudētas ne vairs ārēju, bet gluži vienkārši Latvijas iekšējo apstākļu dēļ. Joprojām nācās cīnīties par trešās jeb Kultūras programmas eksistenci. Radio budžeta samazināšana par 15 procentiem no 1. oktobra ļāva apmaksāt šīs ultraīsviļņu programmas dzirdamību ne vairs visā Latvijā, bet tikai Rīgā un 90 kilometru rādiusā ap to. Tas bija izraisījis klausītāju neapmierinātību un pārmetuma vēstules, adresētas, protams, manai šajā situācijā nevarīgajai personai. Kāda ventspilniece rakstīja: ""Jaukāku" dāvanu Starptautiskajā mūzikas dienā (1. oktobrī) provinces melomāni laikam gan nevarēja gaidīt. Cik ciniskam gan jābūt cilvēkam, kurš tā vienkārši nolemj, ka kultūra provincē ir pārāk liels greznums un nevajadzīga izšķērdība, un tik precīzi izvēlas datumu, kad šo kultūras caurulīti aizgriezt pilnīgi." Ko uz to atbildēt? Lai nevienam neliktu vilties un cerot uz nākamā gada budžeta iespējām, tad nu šis "ciniskais cilvēks" riskēja un solīja, ka 1994. gadā trešo programmu ultraīsviļņos atkal padarīsim dzirdamu visā Latvijā.     Mūs visvairāk aizstāvēja Eiropas Raidorganizāciju savienība, saukta EBU. Tās prezidents uzsvēra, ka gan komercraidītājiem, gan mums kā sabiedriskajiem raidītājiem ir vienā un tai pašā telpā jācīnās par klausītājiem, lai gan mūsu mērķi ir atšķirīgi. Komerciālā raidīšana ir bizness, bet sabiedrisko raidītāju uzdevums ir sniegt klausītājiem pilnu informācijas un zināšanu spektru. Viņš norādīja uz šīs problēmas sevišķo saasināšanos Austrumeiropā, tātad arī Latvijā, un uzsvēra: "Tur trūkst pietiekamu valsts ienākumu, lai finansētu tos uzdevumus, kas ir tik svarīgi tieši šajā nacionālās identitātes atjaunošanas periodā (..). Ir nepieciešams radīt drošību (..) nacionālajiem medijiem, kas kalpotu nacionālai vai reģionālai videi, citādi identitātes, tradīcijas un valodas izzudīs, sajauksies internacionālā putrā." Lieki teikt, ka šie vārdi vēl vairāk nekā iedrošinājums mums, bija nepieciešami mūsu valdībai, negribīgajai mūsu sabiedriskā radio finansētājai. Svarīga Radio saite ar ārpasauli, kā minēju, bija klausītāju vēstules. Viņu iebildumi pret izklaides mūzikas uzkundzēšanos citiem raidījumiem palīdzēja cīnīties pret iesīkstējušos estrādes mūzikas kultu. Kāds sadusmots klausītājs rakstīja: "Notiek vērtīga radio lekcija, intervija. Bet – to pārtraukt pa vidu ar estrādes gabaliem, kas sabojā interesanto labsajūtu un interesi – tas ir uzbāzīgs huligānisms. Tas neaudzina, bet posta." Lieta tā, ka toreiz estrādes dziesmiņu mānija Radio tik tiešām bija fatāla. Reiz kāda redaktore man rādīja sabiedriski politiska raidījuma plānu, kas sākās ar banālu dziesmu par mīlestību. Jautāju: vai tad pēc tam, kad pieteikts nopietns raidījums, klausītājam tiešām būtu jākavē vairākas minūtes, klausoties kaut ko pavisam citu? "Jā," bija atbilde, bez dziesmas politiska raidījuma klausītājs jutīsies vīlies... Šādu aplamību izskaušana bija lēna un grūta. Taču šodienas Radio ir sasniedzis līmeni, kur manis stāstītais ir noiets etaps, tāpēc stāstam par senām problēmām lieku punktu.

As the EBU announce a number of changes to next year's public vote, we're here to ask whether they'll impact the contest in 2026?Eurovision broadcaster Adrian Bradley joins Rob to discuss the measures, including a cap on the number of votes able to be cast, the return of the Jury vote to the semi-finals, an expansion in the size of the juries themselves, and new technology aimed at combating manipulation of the public vote.Don't forget to share your thoughts on the changes with us too.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A CoffeeFollow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a textWhat actually stops most agents from hitting seven figures? In this episode, we strip away the fluff and go straight to the real levers — belief, identity, environment and daily execution. You'll learn why goals must force growth: aiming from 32 to 42 sales changes nothing, but aiming for 75 requires a full upgrade in tonality, questions, energy and systems. We also break down why warm prospecting beats vanity content every time. Past appraisals, neighbours around new listings, local buyers and owners you spoke to 6–24 months ago consistently outperform random cold dials and reel-heavy branding that never asks for the business.We also tackle the environments and compliance realities that most agents ignore. Your culture matters — big office buzz, boutique focus or tight EBU — and the wrong one will quietly cap your growth. We unpack the three circles that hold agents back (situation, other people and self) and why the self is usually the true bottleneck. Plus, with underquoting under the microscope and AI monitoring campaigns, we outline the simple habits that protect trust: document conversations, update guides as enquiry shifts and deliver transparent vendor reports. If you're ready to stop playing small and operate like a genuine million-dollar agent, this episode gives you the blueprint.

This week I discuss the latest BBC study on AI answer quality from public data sources. As I discuss, the BBC and EBU found that 45% of news queries produce erroneous answers, so the reality has set in: public domain AI engines are neither “superintelligent” nor are they perfect. Yet they are very self-confident. So we, as users, need to be careful. As you'll hear, there are three things to consider here, and you can read more about this in my latest article on the topic. For those of us in corporate roles, the message is clear: data quality must be our #1 priority, and this is a whole new domain for HR and other service functions. Like this podcast? Rate us on Spotify or Apple or YouTube. Additional Information BBC Research Findings Interpretation of the Findings and the “polluted corpus” problem Claude's admission of the “polluted corpus” problem AI Thinking Skills You Need To Stay Safe (podcast) Galileo: The World's Trusted Agent for Everything HR Chapters (00:00:00) - The Lack of Trust in AI Agents(00:12:18) - Human Decision-Making in an AI World(00:16:09) - Third area of business re-engineering AI systems(00:20:19) - Crucial Data Source: Galileo for HR Data

Miksi ikäihmisillä on vaikeuksia käyttää nykyteknologiaa? Onko syy heissä itsessään, laitteissa vai koko yhteiskunnassa, joka pakottaa kaikki digitaalisten palveluiden pariin? Vikasietotila suorittaa pelottoman teknologis-kognitiivis-poliittisen analyysin aiheesta!Olli Sulopuisto, Kari Haakana ja Panu Räty keskustelevat digipakosta, kognitiivisesta kuormasta ja siitä, miten palveluiden siirtäminen verkkoon uhkaa jättää suuren osan väestöstä ulkopuolelle. Kuulemme myös asiantuntijan näkemyksen suoraan kentältä, kun Fiksari Finlandin Heidi Kähkönen kertoo, millaista digiapua seniorit todella tarvitsevat.Mikäli haluat kuulla Vikasietotilaa joka viikko, meillä on sinulle hyviä uutisia! Joka toinen viikko ilmestyvien ilmaisjaksojen lisäksi teemme väliviikkoina Pikasietotila-jaksoja, jotka ovat maksavien asiakkaiden lisäetu. Lisätietoja ja tilausohjeet löydät Supporting Cast -sivuiltamme. Maksulliset jaksot voi kuunnella millä tahansa soittimella – siis myös esimerkiksi Spotifystä –, mutta vaihtoehtoisesti voit tilata Vikasietotilan lisäjaksot myös suoraan Applen podcast-palvelusta.VinkitPanu: CodexKari: Yle mukana laajassa kansainvälisessä tutkimuksessa: Tekoälyavustajat vääristävät uutissisältöjä lähes joka toisessa vastauksessa – ongelmat läpi kielten ja maiden ja EBU:n versioLinkitKarin tulevaisuusA meta-analysis of technology use and cognitive agingViranomaisposti saapuu vuoden 2026 alusta ensisijaisesti sähköisesti – muutos koskee noin kahta miljoonaa henkilöä

Ob Israel beim kommenden Eurovision Song Contest teilnimmt, ist nach wie vor nicht klar. Diverse Länder hatten angekündigt, sich im Falle einer israelischen Teilnahme 2026 vom ESC zurückzuziehen. Nun hätte eine kurzfristig von der EBU anberaumte Online-Abstimmung unter allen Mitgliedssendern im November eigentlich für Klarheit sorgen sollen - allerdings wurde auch diese Abstimmung wieder abgesagt. Stattdessen wird nun doch bei einer EBU-Generalversammlung Anfang Dezember in Genf über Israels ESC-Zukunft entschieden. Über das Für und Wider so einer Abstimmung und den Umgang mit israelischen und jüdischen Künstlern in der Kulturszene diskutieren die Podcast-Hosts Marcel Stober und Thomas Mohr mit NDR Kulturredakteur Daniel Kaiser, Moderator des Literaturpodcasts "eat.REAT.sleep.". Im Oktober ist Liedtexter Bernd Meinunger gestorben. Meinunger prägte mit seinen Texten nicht nur nahezu den kompletten deutschen Schlager sondern auch den ESC. Insgesamt 19 Texte von ihm wurden beim ESC aufgeführt - zwischen 1979 und 2015. Von ihm stammen auch die Worte zu Deutschlands erstem Siegertitel "Ein bisschen Frieden". Oft arbeitete er mit Ralph Siegel zusammen, doch anders als der Komponist suchte Texter Meinunger nie die Öffentlichkeit und ist vielen wahrscheinlich bis jetzt unbekannt. Wir blicken zurück auf sein Schaffen und seine Bedeutung für die Musikszene. Außerdem suchen wir gemeinsam mit ESC kompakt und euch die schönsten ESC-Balladen dieses Jahrtausends. Ihr könnt eure Favoriten wählen - und in einer großen Ranking-Show am 20. Dezember küren wir die beste ESC-Ballade seit dem Jahr 2000. Wie die Wahl funktioniert, erklären wir euch in dieser Folge. Den Kommentar von Daniel Kaiser zum Umgang mit jüdischen Künstlern in der Kulturszene bei NDR Kultur findet ihr hier: https://www.ndr.de/kultur/kommentar-zerrissene-kulturszene-zwei-jahre-nach-dem-7-oktober,kommentarhamasangriff-100.html Den Nachruf auf Bernd Meinunger von Peter-Philipp Schmitt in der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung könnt ihr hier nachlesen: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/bernd-meinunger-gestorben-er-war-der-mann-hinter-ein-bisschen-frieden-110738078.html Moderation: Marcel Stober und Thomas Mohr Gäste: Daniel Kaiser, Peter-Philipp Schmitt, Douze Points Eine Produktion des NDR.

AI asistenti nejsou příliš důvěryhodným zdrojem zpravodajských informací. Upozornila na to studie Evropské vysílací unie EBU, na které se podílela veřejnoprávní média v 22 zemích světa včetně Českého rozhlasu. „Potíž je v tom, že široká veřejnost nečte výsledky podobných studií. A i kdyby je četla, tak je velice rychle pustí z hlavy a bude dál chatbotům důvěřovat,“ stýská si v pořadu Online Plus vědecký redaktor Deníku N Petr Koubský.Všechny díly podcastu Online Plus můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

Gli assistenti di Intelligenza Artificiale (IA) come Copilot, Perplexity, Gemini o ChatGPT non sono ancora un modo affidabile per accedere alle notizie e informarsi sui fatti del mondo, ma un numero sempre maggiore di utenti si fida della loro accuratezza. Lo si legge in uno studio realizzato dalla BBC in collaborazione con l'Unione europea di radio-televisione (EBU) secondo il quale oltre un terzo delle risposte fornite dall'IA presenta problemi considerati “significativi”. Quali i rischi? Quali le prospettive, anche dal punto di vista occupazionale per chi lavoro in questo ambito? E quali, più in generale, le conseguenze di questo stato di cose per la tenuta della democrazia? Ne discutiamo con: Ruben Razzante, Docente di Diritto dell'informazione all'Università Cattolica di Milano e alla Lumsa di Roma Francesco Veri, politologo, ricercatore senior presso il Centro per gli studi democratici di Aarau, affiliato all'Università di Zurigo Domenico Talia, professore di informatica all'Università della Calabria, autore del libro “Giornalisti robot? L'IA generativa e il futuro dell'informazione”

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ Pro-Gaza-Demonstranten sind komplexe Gruppe +++ Längeres Leben bei höherem IQ? +++ Hohe Fehlerquote in Antworten von KI-Assistenten +++**********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:All Eyes on Gaza / Zusammen für Gaza. Profil der Solidaritätsproteste am 27. September 2025, ipb Working Paper, 21.10.2025Shared genetic etiology between childhood cognitive function and longevity, Genomic Psychiatry, 21.10.2025News Integrity in AI Assistants. An international PSM study, EBU, 22.10.2025The carbon hoofprint of cities is shaped by geography and production in the livestock supply chain, Nature Climate Change, 20.10.2025Proximity and Segregation in Industrial Manchester, The Historical Journal, 21.10.2025Alle Quellen findet ihr hier.**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: TikTok und Instagram .

The European Broadcasting Union has postponed its plan to hold a membership vote to decide if Israel's broadcaster KAN will be allowed to compete in next year's Eurovision. While it remains unclear if the vote will still happen, it doesn't fully resolve how the EBU got to this point in the first place. We'll take a closer look at other times the EBU's non-political stance has been tested and see what lessons can be applied going forward. Responsive Summary Yugoslavia (3:20) Administrative Changes to the Contest (13:40) Armenia and Azerbaijan (16:42) Georgia (26:58) Final Thoughts (32:14) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

İbn Mes'ud (r.a.) yolu ile gelen rivayette,Resûlullâh (s.a.v.) şöyle buyurdu: “Misvâk kullanmanız gerekir. Zira misvâkta on güzel şey vardır. Şunlardır: Ağzı temizler Râbbi razı eder. Melekleri sevindirir. Gözü parlatır. Dişleri beyazlatır. Diş etlerini pekleştirir. Diş kirini giderir. Yemeği hazmettirir. Balgamı keser. Namaza kat kat sevap getirir. Ayrıca ağız kokusunu gûzelleştirir, ağzın çirkin kokularını önler. O ağız ki, Kur'ân yoludur.” Hassen b. Atiyye (r.a.) Resûlullâh (s.a.v.)'den bir hadîs-i şerifi şöyle anlattı: “Abdest imânın yarısıdır. Misvâk ise abdestîn bir parçasıdır. Eğer ümmetime zor gelmeyeceğini bilseydim, her namaz için abdest aldıklarında misvâk kullanmalarını emrederdim. Misvakla kılınan iki rekât namaz, misvâksız kılınan yetmiş rekât namazdan daha faziletlidir.”Ebû Hureyre (r.a.)'den naklen Ebû Seleme (r.a.) Resûlullâh (s.a.v.)'in şöyle buyurduğunu anlattı: “Beş şey var ki, fıtrat icabı yapmak gerek. Şunlardır: Bıyıkları kısaltmak, tırnakları kesmek, etek (kasık) tıraşı olmak, koltuk altlarını tıraş etmek, misvak kullanmak.”Mücâhid (r.âleyh) anlatır: Bir süre, Cebrail (a.s.)'ın Resûlullâh (s.a.v.)'e gelmesi gecikti. Sonra geldi. Gelince Resûlullâh (s.a.v.) sordu: “Ey Cebrail! Seni tutan (gelmemeye zorlayan) ne oldu?” Cebrail (a.s.) şöyle anlattı: “Size nasıl gelebilirdim ki? Aranızda tırnaklarını kesmeyen, bıyıklarını kısaltmayan, parmak aralarına su ulaştırmayan, misvâk kullanmayanlar (Ağız temizliğine riayet etmeyenler) var.(Ebu'l-Leys es-Semerkandi, Tenbihü'l-Gafilin, s.338-340)

In Eurovisieland is het allesbehalve rustig. Marco en GJ hadden gehoopt zich deze week te kunnen onderdompelen in de 18 kersverse deelnemers van Benidorm Fest (vooral Marco stond al klaar met zijn notitieboek), maar de EBU besloot anders. De discussie/ stemming over de deelname van Israël laait opnieuw op, en de beslissing daarover is nu doorgeschoven naar de algemene vergadering begin december. Komt er een stemming? Of slechts een overleg? Eén ding is zeker: er is weer genoeg te bespreken.Marco Dreijer en GJ Kooijman duiken elke week in de wervelende wereld van het Eurovisie Songfestival. Van diepe songanalyses tot sappige showbizzpolitiek.. niets blijft onbesproken. Verwacht bops, drama én duiding. Want achter elk liedje schuilt een artiest met een verhaal.⁠⁠Reageren op de uitzendingen? - Dat kan: mail naar info[at]songfestivalpodcast.nlWil je Marco en GJ supporten met het maken van de podcast? Dat kan via https://petjeaf.com/eurovisionpodcast - Het kan eenmalig of op regelmatige basis. En je krijgt er leuke extra's voor terug...Ding-A-Dong is onderdeel van Spraakmaker Media. Interesse in adverteren in deze podcast of een samenwerking? Neem dan contact op met info@spraakmaker.mediaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eurovision has given their branding elements a makeover in preparation for next year's 70th edition. Graphic Designer Justin Ladia joins Ben to discuss why rebrands happen, what the EBU may want to accomplish with this rebrand, and first impressions on the new fonts and images introduced for Vienna 2026. Perceived Aura Summary Why do a rebrand? (2:31) Examining the new Eurovision logo and fonts (7:08) The Psychology of Branding (22:12) Bonus Round: Eurovision 2000 (29:01) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl: ESC Insight: France 1959 (https://escinsight.com/2025/06/18/eurovision-insight-podcast-the-eurovision-podcrawl-starts-in-cannes-1959/) Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967 (https://windmachinepodcast.com/2025/06/30/episode-103-1967-podcrawl-oh-vienna-and-the-barefooted-mistress-of-puppets/) The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990 (https://www.eurowhat.com/274) Niall Points: Latvia 2003 (https://niallpoints.com/2025/07/eurovision-podcrawl-riga-2003-dont-cry-gemini-lets-be-gay/) 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987 (https://12pointsfromamerica.com/2025/08/episode-264-eurovision-pod-crawl-a-look-at-eurovision-1987/) That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (https://thateurovisionsite.com/2025/08/25/tes-talks-eurovision-1964-podcrawl/) Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baku-2012-the-last-of-the-old-style/id1676890995?i=1000725434101) Special Guest: Justin Ladia.

This week, breaking from our scheduled programming, we are addressing the big news circling the Eurovision world at the moment. With four countries currently confirming their withdrawal if Israel participate next year, questions remain over how the EBU will respond, whether Israel themselves will act, and the future of Eurovision itself..If you love Eurovision as much as we do, don't forget to connect with us on social. DM us on Twitter at @Bingewatch_Pod and join our Facebook Page.You can also now support the show with a generous Douze Points of your own!And if you want more bingeworthy TV coverage, check out our other shows:BingewatchBitesize BingewatchDouze Points is a Podcasts By Liam production, presented by Steven Perkins and produced by Liam Heffernan. Original theme composed by Ian MacEwan. The Bingewatch network was created by Hannah Fernando and Ian MacEwan. For any queries, including advertising & sponsorship, please email hello@podcastsbyliam.com

We're cracking open the Book of Eurovision Records, on loan from the EBU until they catch us with it. It's a deep dive back through the history of the concert as we look at the some of the heights (and depths) achieved by ESC competitors over the years. Jeremy can't handle the fact that Boys Do Cry, Dimitry's talking conlangs, and Oscar finally makes the Eurovision/Shrek connection. This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2D0bDA38Hs6l7LgeOy6ZNl The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O'Connell.Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at eurovangelists@gmail.com. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

Polen verlangt Reparationen für das Leid, das Deutschland im Zweiten Weltkrieg angerichtet hat. Die Vertreibung polnischer Bauern und die Ansiedlung von "Volksdeutschen" gehört dazu. Eine ganz persönliche Recherche.

In this emergency episode we discuss the increasing calls from across Europe for the EBU to make a decision on Israel's participation in next year's contest.As Irish broadcaster RTE and AVROTROS from The Netherlands declare they won't be at the contest in Vienna unless action is taken, we hear how other participating nations are reacting, where this leaves the contest, and what might happen in the coming days.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this week's episode we're going behind the scenes at Eurovision HQ to chat to one of the EBU's Digital Team.Heidi Stephens first started covering the contest blogging for The Guardian in the mid-2000s, fast forward to today and she's among the first people to see artists take to the stage for their first rehearsals each year.During this interview we'll hear how a UK winner helped her connect with the competition as a child, how she started covering the event in her pyjamas, and make sure you keep listening for an incredible moment from Rotterdam featuring one of Eurovision's most surprising participants.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Que vous soyez un plongeur aguerri ou débutant, cette situation vous est forcément familière : la lutte épique contre une combinaison de plongée récalcitrante. Talon qui ne passe pas, néoprène qui colle, bras qui se coincent… l'enfilage peut parfois transformer le plaisir anticipé de la plongée en véritable chemin de croix.On vous éclaire sur les différents types de combinaisons et leurs particularités. Des combinaisons d'apnée ultra-ajustées aux semi-étanches et étanches avec leurs manchons délicats, chaque modèle présente ses propres défis. L'importance d'une combinaison bien ajustée est primordiale pour votre confort et votre sécurité sous l'eau. Découvrez les astuces de pro pour un enfilage facile :Le savon ou le shampoing : une méthode éprouvée, notamment pour les combinaisons d'apnée. Faites le choix de produits préservant l'environnement.Le sac plastique : un grand classique ! Choisir le bon sac pour éviter les déchirures. Une technique simple et efficace pour faciliter l'enfilage de la combi.Les collants : une astuce féminine (mais pas que !) qui fait des merveilles, facilitant grandement la glisse.L'eau : mouiller généreusement sa combinaison peut faire des miracles en la rendant plus souple.Les fermetures éclair (zips) aux extrémités : la solution idéale pour les talons et les poignets récalcitrants, si votre combinaison en est équipée.La technique de la "soufflette" : une astuce pour gonfler la combinaison et faciliter la vie des plongeurs.L'entraide : parce qu'à plusieurs, c'est toujours plus facile, surtout pour les combinaisons les plus ajustées.L'importance du bon choix et de l'entretien :Sébastien insiste sur l'importance de choisir une combinaison de la bonne taille et adaptée à votre morphologie. L'avènement des combinaisons spécifiquement conçues pour les femmes a révolutionné le confort, et essayer différentes marques est essentiel, car les tailles varient. La combinaison sur mesure est l'option ultime, pour un ajustement parfait.Enfin, l'épisode aborde l'entretien post-plongée : bien rincer sa combinaison à l'eau claire est fondamental. Des astuces comme l'utilisation d'adoucissant ou de talc pour certaines combinaisons sont également évoquées pour prolonger la durée de vie de votre équipement et faciliter les prochains enfilages.Que vous soyez fatigué de vous débattre avec votre néoprène ou simplement curieux de nouvelles techniques, cet épisode est fait pour vous. Apprenez à enfiler votre combinaison avec aisance lors de votre prochaine immersion !

After the fall of the iron curtain, Eurovision quickly became a very hot commodity. How did the EBU handle sudden expansion and get us to where we are today? This […]

We're live in the host city of next year's contest to get all the reaction from the Austrian capital as they win the right to host the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.We go behind the scenes of the live announcement to hear when the city were told the good news, how the public are reacting, and what happens next now we've secured a location for the 2026 edition of the contest. We're also reunited with Letizia Elia, Basel's Director of Tourism as she shares her emotions a year on from her own city's success, and the EBU's Martin Green is back to help explain why Vienna are the perfect host city for a special anniversary year.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Eurovision Song Contest has unveiled a sparkling new look to celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2026 in Austria — with a refreshed logo, playful new font “Singing Sans,” and a colourful new brand identity. In this discussion video, the wiwibloggs team reacts to the EBU's official announcement and discusses the key design updates, including:

Masque, détendeur, palmes, stab… on connaît tous les équipements de base du plongeur. Mais au-delà de tout ça, quels sont les accessoires vraiment utiles en plongée ? Lesquels relèvent de la sécurité, du confort ou du plaisir ? Et surtout : comment les choisir, les organiser et les transporter sans se transformer en sapin de Noël sous-marin ?Dans cet épisode, Lucie retrouve Sébastien Salingue, moniteur de plongée et auteur de BD, pour faire le tour des équipements à embarquer en plongée… ou pas !Au programme :les indispensables : parachute, miroir, sifflet, octopus, manomètre... ;les petits plus sécurité : masque ou sangle de secours, embout détendeur, couteau/coupe-fil, ordi de rechange ;les accessoires pour mieux communiquer : plaquette pour écrire, boussole, loupe... ;le confort malin : sac filet pour ramasser et remonter des déchets, tuba, GoPro, crochet en cas de courant ;la bonne gestion du rangement : poches internes, short à poches, pochettes attachées, mousquetons bien positionnés, etc.Sébastien partage aussi ses retours de terrain, ses astuces de moniteur et quelques conseils pratiques : mieux vaut avoir peu de matériel mais bien rangé que trop d'équipement mal sécurisé. Et surtout, chaque plongeur doit composer sa configuration en fonction de sa pratique, de sa stab, et de ses besoins réels.Un épisode pédagogique, accessible, ponctué d'exemples concrets, idéal pour les plongeurs débutants qui cherchent à s'équiper, comme pour les confirmés qui veulent optimiser leur matériel.

Éric Scherer a longtemps eu des positions de vigie de l'écosystème médiatique et de ses évolutions. Il a notamment été directeur de la stratégie à l'Agence France-Presse (AFP) puis directeur du MédiaLab, chargé de l'innovation et de la prospective à France Télévisions. Il prend sa retraite et a accepté de revenir, au micro de L'atelier des médias, sur les révolutions des médias à l'ère numérique... et aux temps nouveaux de l'intelligence artificielle. Au début de cet entretien de plus d'une heure, Éric Scherer exprime son attachement à la profession de journaliste. « Je suis très très fier d'avoir cette carte de presse et de l'avoir eue sans discontinuité depuis depuis 40 ans, depuis juin 1985, quand je suis entré stagiaire à l'Agence France-Presse. » Puis il reprend la célèbre formule de Jacques Chirac : « Notre maison brûle et nous regardons ailleurs. » Pour lui, ce fut un « sentiment assez pénible » de voir ses collègues et supérieurs ne pas vouloir anticiper les bouleversements du secteur des médias. Il décrit la situation actuelle avec le développement rapide de l'intelligence artificielle qui bouleverse tout. « ​​​​​​​Le numérique était finalement peu de choses à côté de ce qui est en train de se passer », assure-t-il. Éric a été le témoin privilégié de tournants majeurs, de l'échec du Japon à saisir la vague dématérialisée – malgré son avance électronique – ou encore l'explosion du web 2.0 aux États-Unis au milieu des années 2000. En France, Éric Scherer a lancé en 2007 le blog AFP Media Watch sur lequel il alertait les patrons de presse de la révolution en cours. Ils « ​​​​​​​disaient une chose : "Ça tiendra bien jusqu'à ma retraite." Je trouvais ça fondamentalement criminel, égoïste », se souvient-il. Il rapporte aussi l'arrogance d'un dirigeant de Google venu dire aux patrons de journaux français : « ​​​​​​​Vos contenus ne valent rien. Ils ne valent rien et ce sont des atomes dans un univers. Donc ne demandez pas d'argent. » Pour Éric Scherer, le journaliste est « ​​​​​​​extraordinaire[ment] conservateur », souvent trop la tête dans le guidon pour s'intéresser à l'économie de son secteur. Il illustre ce déni en donnant l'exemple de l'échec de la télévision à comprendre la transition vers le streaming. Il se désole que les réseaux sociaux, initialement perçus comme une « ​​​​​​​démocratisation » des outils de production, soient devenus des « ​​​​​​​déversoires de haine, des déversoires de complotisme, des déversoires de fake news, sans contrôle ». Aujourd'hui, l'heure est à l'intelligence artificielle. « ​​​​​​​Le numérique était une blague à côté de ce qui est en train d'arriver », avertit Éric Scherer. Face au « ​​​​​​​pillage » des contenus par les entreprises d'IA – souvent sans compensation –, l'UER (Union européenne de radio-télévision, ou EBU), dont il a présidé le comité News, a formulé cinq grandes demandes aux plateformes : la permission (demander l'accord pour utiliser les contenus), la compensation (rémunération), l'intégrité (protection de la source et de la marque), le pluralisme (diversité des informations traitées) et l'aide à la lutte contre la désinformation. Il reste optimiste sur le rôle des journalistes, même si les défis sont immenses. « ​​​​​​​Pour le coup, je suis assez convaincu que l'IA ne va pas remplacer les journalistes. En revanche, un journaliste qui sait utiliser l'IA, qui en est familier, va remplacer un journaliste qui ne le sait pas et celui qui ne veut pas s'y mettre est cuit, à mon sens. » Fraîchement retraité, Éric Scherer poursuit une vie d'« ​​​​​​​explorateur », souhaitant voyager – à Taïwan, notamment – et mettre derrière lui la veille effrénée du secteur des médias.

Eurovision has a unique ecosystem where the EBU and various blogs, podcasts, video channel, and other fans have a work relationship in covering the Contest. But is that relationship working? We discuss the current state of fan media with dudepoints, Niall from niallpoints, and Derek from 12 Points (all with good points). Fan Media Summary How was your venue covering Eurovision 2025? (4:23) What is the distinction between fan media and "real" media? (11:27) The EBU / Fan Media Ecosystem (17:18) How does fan media view fan media? (23:44) What are you looking forward to in 2026? (46:54) The Eurovision Pod Crawl and other plugs (52:45) _Cover photo by Fernando Lavin on Unsplash _ Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl: ESC Insight: France 1959 (https://escinsight.com/2025/06/18/eurovision-insight-podcast-the-eurovision-podcrawl-starts-in-cannes-1959/) Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967 (https://windmachinepodcast.com/2025/06/30/episode-103-1967-podcrawl-oh-vienna-and-the-barefooted-mistress-of-puppets/) The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990 (week of July 14) Niall Points: Latvia 2003 (week of July 28) 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987 (week of August 11) That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (week of August 25) Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (week of September 8) Special Guests: 12 Points from America, Dude Points, and Niall Fulton.

Fight Disciples Adam Catterall and Nick Peet preview the two UK stadium shows this weekend. Fabio Wardley takes on Justis Hunt in Ipswich whilst Callum Simpson goes for the EBU title in Barnsley. For more Boxing content subscribe to our channel and join the Boxing conversation.

Romania, Poland, Portugal... and of course, most importantly of all (?), Eurovision. It's been a huge week of voting across Europe! This week we're mostly diving into Romania's election drama with Codruţa Simina, a journalist with an extremely helpful specialism in online misinformation and disinformation. We're also tackling the controversy over Israel's continued participation in Eurovision, as well as the Pfizergate scandal: will we ever get to read the text messages Ursula von der Leyen sent to one of the world's most powerful pharmaceutical bosses?    Codruţa's excellent newsletter, Misreport, can be found here.   Thanks for listening. If you enjoy our podcasts, we'd love it if you'd consider supporting our work. You can chip in to help us cover the weekly research and production of The Europeans at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/europeanspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (many currencies are available), or gift a donation to a super fan here. We'd also love it if you could tell two friends about this podcast!   This podcast was brought to you in cooperation with Euranet Plus, the leading radio network for EU news.   This week's Inspiration Station recommendations: The EU's personal carbon footprint calculator and 'Apeirogon' by Column McCann. You can find McCann's conversation with Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan, recorded in November 2023, here.   Other resources for this episode:    'Politics by WhatsApp? Even "Pfizergate" won't end that' - Politico Europe, May 14, 2025   'The maths behind the public votes at Eurovision 2025' - RTE, May 18, 2025   'Wasted love?: broadcasting and fandom at a crossroads after Eurovision 2025' - Catherine Baker, May 18, 2025   'Why doesn't the EBU kick Israel out of Eurovision?' - Overthinking It, May 8, 2025   'Coal produces less than half of Poland's power for first time' - Notes from Poland, May 13, 2025   00:00:46  An election bonanza hangover 00:06:58  Bad Week: Pfizergate 00:21:50  Good Week (?): Austrian Eurovision winner JJ 00:45:12  Interview: Codruţa Simina on Romania's election drama 01:02:51  The Inspiration Station: The EU's personal carbon footprint calculator, and 'Apeirogon' by Colum McCann 01:07:00  Happy Ending: Is Poland finally kicking its coal habit?   Producers: Morgan Childs and Wojciech Oleksiak Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina YouTube | Bluesky | Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | hello@europeanspodcast.com  

There's a distinct European flavour to this week's episode and we kick off with our reaction to the UK/EU deal struck on Monday.Has the Scottish fishing industry, once again, been a bargaining chip worth sacrificing to benefit other parts of the UK economy? Given that fishing and farming are devolved matters why wasn't the Scottish government either involved or at the very least consulted on the agreements reached in these areas? Despite the trumpeting of the deal will it always be a sticking plaster over the economic wounds of Brexit?Saturday saw the latest edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Lesley has always been a massive fan of the event, Pat not so much,  what are her reactions to the inclusion of Israel, the behaviour of the EBU and host broadcaster in apparently censoring the live audience during the Israeli performance, and the claims of massive state intervention in order for Israel to stage a propaganda coup?The British Museum hosted a secret celebration of Israel "Independence" Day. Much of the focus has been on the appearance at it by comedian Jimmy Carr but should more have been made of the speech given by UK Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry, Maria Eagle , on the day that the Labour government was in court defending itself against claims that it had continued to supply Israel with F35 aircraft parts in breach of its own sanctions?ScotLand( sic) Futures led by the Scottish Land Commission has called for individuals, community groups, land managers, businesses and organisations to "help shape a shared vision for how Scotland's land is owned, used and managed". Lesley asks if we need less "consultation" and more genuine action?As we recorded last week's episode the result of the vote at Stage One of The Assisted Dying Bill vote at Holyrood was unknown. The vote was in favour. What happens next?Andrew Tickell article - https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25171496.assisted-dying-debate-deserves-better-bad-faith-politics/We also look at the election of the new Pope and Pat revels in the prospect of a European tour with his beloved Dundee United. Or does he?Keli play - https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/keli ★ Support this podcast ★

We have a winner! Eurovision Song Contest 2025 held its Grand Final in Basel, Switzerland and named a champion after tense rounds of juries and televoting. We discuss the show, the results, and what's in store for Eurovision 2026… Bird Noises Summary Austria wins the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest (1:18) What did you think of the Grand Final? (5:23) How were the Interval Acts? (12:20) What does Eurovision (and the EBU) look like for 2026? (15:43) Eurowhat Off-Season Mode (18:55) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Abrego Garcia v. Noem, No. 25-1404 (4th Cir. Apr. 17, 2025)illegal abduction and disappearing of individuals with withholding of removal grants based on Executive overreach; facilitate Ebu v. USCIS, No. 24-5431 (6th Cir. Apr. 16, 2025)declaratory relief; naturalization with ongoing removal proceedings; INA § 318; INA § 336(b); legislative history Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.Cerenade"Leader in providing smart, secure, and intuitive cloud-based solutions"Click me!The Pen & Sword College (formerly The Clinic at Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law) Use Promo Code: ImmReview2025Link to Nonprofit: https://thepen-and-swordkc.org/ Link to books:https://www.rekhasharmacrawford.com/ Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Promo Code: STAFI2025Click me!Want to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerDISCLAIMER & CREDITSSee Eps. 1-200Support the show