Podcasts about Eurovision Song Contest

The Rasmus aus Finnland, bekannt für ihren Welthit „In The Shadows“, vertraten 2022 ihr Land mit „Jezebel“ beim Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. Ihr neues Album „Weirdo“ ist erschienen, und sie sind diesen Herbst auf einer großen Europatournee. Sonja sprach für ihren Kanal Bleistiftrocker.de mit Sänger Lauri Ylönen über aktuelle Projekte und erfuhr, dass die ESC-Teilnahme als Teambuilding für die Band diente. Lauri erzählt von der Bedeutung des Wortes "Weirdo" für ihn und über den Neustart von The Rasmus nach der Pandemie und dem Fluch und Segen des digitalen Zeitalters. Aber auch über die Unterstützung für die Ukraine und ihrem Charity-Konzert in Kyiv am Tag nach einem Angriff, seinem persönlichen Neuanfang in Finnland nach Jahren in den USA.Die traditionellen Fragen muss Lauri auch beantworten, doch vom Eurovision Song Contest 2025 hat er kaum einen Song im Gedächtnis behalten. Sein absoluter Lieblings-ESC-Song ist ein Klassiker aus Finnland: Marion Rung mit "Tipi-Tii" aus dem Jahr 1962 Alkis und Marco diskutieren zudem über eine EBU-Generalversammlung und den Intervision Song Contest 2025.In der Kleinen Song Contest Geschichte am Schluss erzählt Marco von der letzten echten Intervision-Siegerin. 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.

Ralph Siegel ist einer der erfolgreichsten deutschen Musikproduzenten und Komponisten – vor allem bekannt als „Mister Grand Prix“. Seit den 1970er-Jahren hat er über 25 Titel für den Eurovision Song Contest beigesteuert, darunter auch den einzigen deutschen Sieg 1982 mit „Ein bisschen Frieden“ von Nicole. Er hat unzählige Schlagerstars produziert, mehr als 2.000 Songs geschrieben […]

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 – 11:45)Netanyahu Before the U.N.: The Prime Minister of Israel Defends His Country's Existence and Defense Before World Leaders (Some of Whom Left the Room)Part II (11:45 – 18:44)Palestine is Not (Yet) a Nation: Just Look at the Criteria for a Nationhood and Connect the DotsPart III (18:44 – 23:27)Should Israel Be Barred from the Eurovision Song Contest? The Question is More Important Than It Might First AppearEurovision Members to Vote on Whether to Exclude Israel by The New York Times (Alex Marshall)Part IV (23:27 – 28:02)The NYC Mayoral Race Gets Even More Interesting: Mayor Eric Adams Withdraws from the RaceSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

The European Broadcasting Union will vote in November on whether Israel can compete in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. Under a new rule, if more than 50% of members vote to exclude Israel, next year's contest will take place without Israel. And the vote, expected in December has now been brought forward to November. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Alon Amir, an expert and lecturer on the Eurovision and politics and a former spokesperson for Israel's Eurovision delegation. (Photo: Kan)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The organisation behind the Eurovision Song Contest has confirmed it will hold a vote to determine whether Israel will participate next year. The European Broadcasting Union confirmed it will invite 68 member countries to give their view at a general assembly meeting in November. UK correspondent Gavin Grey says other countries - including Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Iceland and Spain have all said they would consider dropping out of the contest if Israel was allowed to stay involved. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In der Kasse der PH klafft ein Millionenloch. Das führt zu einem Abbau von bis zu 40 Stellen. Ausserdem: · GLP-Kandidatin Sabine Bucher lanciert ihre Kampagne für die Regierungsratswahl im Baselbiet · Herbstgast: Beat Läuchli, Organisator des Eurovision Song Contest

Calls for Israel to be banned from global sports and cultural competitions are growing. Many argue it should not take part in international events while committing genocide in Gaza. With next year's World Cup and Eurovision Song Contest on the line, what's the case for and against barring Israel? In this episode: Ashish Prashar, Campaign Director, Game Over Israel campaign. Dan Perry, Former Editor, Associated Press. Andrew Feinstein, Anti-apartheid Activist. Host: Nick Clark Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Marc Linten spricht mit Singer-Songwriterin Anica Russo über kreative Studiosessions, ihren Glauben und das besondere Lebensgefühl, in den 20ern zu sein. Außerdem erzählt Anica, wie es sich angefühlt hat, beim Eurovision Song Contest die deutschen Jury-Punkte zu vergeben.+++++++++++++++++++Anica Russo: https://anicarusso.komi.io/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafVJGM4dR3S9mpgNodpGuKmn3sa92pyTFv9OVvh0lq6zbOhsRhEeAoxhtNZQg_aem_jUyJ-npURX_TTyXtaiH9vw+++++++++++++++++++Bleibt immer auf dem neusten Stand:Reingeschaut auf Instagram: Reingeschaut_podcastMail: Reingeschaut-Zuschauer@gmx.de+++++++++++++++++++Episode 151

Nun war es tatsächlich so weit: Der Song Contest "Intervision 2025" ist in Moskau über die Bühne gegangen. Vladimir Putin persönlich wollte diesen Wettbewerb, an dem am Ende 22 Länder teilgenommen haben. Russland selbst ist wegen des Angriffs auf die Ukraine ja raus beim ESC. Wir haben uns die vier Stunden lange Propaganda-Show für euch angesehen. Die Organisatoren versprachen einen politikfernen Wettbewerb. Allerdings ist Kreml-Chef Putin direkt am Anfang per Videobotschaft zu sehen gewesen. Und Außenminister Sergei Lawrow wurde sogar live in der Halle interviewt. Ach ja - gewonnen hat übrigens Duc Phuc aus Vietnam. Beim ESC wird die Teilnahme von Israel weiterhin diskutiert - und das heftiger als zuvor. Mehrere Länder wollen nicht mehr mitmachen, wenn Israel 2026 dabei ist. Dazu zählen etwa Rekordsieger-Land Irland, aber auch Spanien und die Niederlande als große Geldgeber des ESC. Eine Situation ohne einfache Lösung. Nun soll eine Abstimmung im November über Israels ESC-Zukunft entscheiden. Außerdem ist das Auswahlverfahren für den deutschen ESC-Vorentscheid 2026 gestartet. Hier hört ihr, wer sich ab jetzt dafür bewerben kann. Und wir werfen einen Blick auf "Deslocado" von NAPA, den portugiesichen Beitrag dieses Jahres. Der wird nämlich jeden Tag über eine halbe Million Mal gestreamt und ist auf dem Weg, ein großer Erfolg zu werden. Den Artikel von Marcel zu den Boykottandrohungen beim ESC bei NDR Kultur findet ihr hier: https://www.ndr.de/kultur/musik/pop/esc-2026-mehrere-laender-drohen-wegen-israel-mit-boykott,israel-1248.html Moderation: Marcel Stober und Thomas Mohr Gäste: Daniel Kähler, Dr. Irving Wolther Mit einem Beitrag von: Daniel Kähler Eine Produktion des NDR.

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Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.       AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  Interview with Kantera (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Interview with Krista Sujak (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Interview with Ramires Sciberras (Junior Eurovision 2024, Malta)  Tribute to Robin Scott, Eurovision Journalist and Broadcaster  Eurovision Spotlight: Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest  with Ross Bennett (new series) The Eurovision Vault with Michael Goodrich Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from www.escXtra.com Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal  National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests  Interview with Kantera and Krista Sujak (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025): On Sat. 08 Feb 2025 Miriana Conte and her song "Kant" (now "Serving") was selected by the jury and Maltese public to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2025 in Basel in May. Miriana successfully placed Malta in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest ranking 17th at the end of the voting sequence. Earlier on in February 2025, Radio International conducted interviews with all the contestants at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and more.   Kantera (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) This week, Radio International will broadcast an interview with Kantera who took part in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Kantera are a very successful Maltese Band with great results in the Muzika Muzika competition which celebrates the Maltese Song. The song Kantera competed with in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is called "Lalaratatakeke lalaratakabum " and succsessfully qualified from Semi Final 2 to the Grand Final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 where at the end of the Voting Sequence ended up at Number 3.    Krista Sujak (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) with JP The second artist from the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 we feature on Radio International this week is Krista Sujak who is also a newcomer to the contest. Krista competed with the song entitled "Unheard" and qualified from Semi Final 2 to the Grand Final.  At the end of the Voting Sequence Krista's entry ranked at Number 7  in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Listen to the interview with the singer on the show this week.    This concludes the series of interviews from the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Onto the 2026 season.  You can watch all the interviews Radio International did at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025  by visiting the Radio International YouTube Channel - or check out our complete coverage of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest - click here.     The Eurovision Vault: Our American DJ colleague from Tuscon, Arizona returns to present to you the Eurovision Vault. Four songs are in the segment for you to guess which year Michael features on this week's Eurovision Vault. Scratch your heads and bite your nails while trying to remember which year it is.    The Eurovision Spotlight - The history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest:  As the summer 2025 is fading into Autumn 2025 it also time for the traditional look at the next host country's Eurovision Song Contest entries. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Over the next weeks and before the National Final Season for 2026, Radio International's team members will be reviewing all the Eurovision entries from Austria. Ross Bennett will be opening up the brand new series of the Eurovision Spotlight.  Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar:Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and.... For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

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.

Day 1,307.Today, as the UN Security Council debates Russia's latest airspace violations, we ask why Estonia held fire – unlike Turkey in 2015 – before hearing frontline perspectives from Ukrainian soldiers with The Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell, and exploring Russia's answer to the Eurovision Song Contest.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Farrell (Report, The Kyiv Independent). @francisjfarrell on X.JOIN US FOR 'UKRAINE: THE LATEST' LIVE, IN-PERSON:Join us for an in-person discussion and Q&A at the distinguished Honourable Artillery Company in London on 22nd October starting at 7pm.Our panel includes General Sir Richard Barrons, former head of UK Joint Forces Command and latterly one of the authors of Britain's Strategic Defence Review, and Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine Forum at the Chatham House think tank.Tickets are open to everybody and can be purchased at: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainelive Content referenced:Francis Farrell's reporting at The Kyiv Independent:https://kyivindependent.com/author/francis-farrell/ Intervision: Putin's rival to Eurovision (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/09/20/intervision-putins-version-of-eurovision/ Putin prepares to tax Russia's rich as war chest runs dry (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/09/19/putin-prepares-tax-russias-rich-war-chest-runs-dry/ EU brings forward Russian gas ban after pressure from Trump (Joe Barnes in The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/09/19/eu-brings-forward-russian-gas-ban-after-pressure-from-trump/ SIGN UP TO THE NEW ‘UKRAINE: THE LATEST' WEEKLY NEWSLETTER:https://secure.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/ukraine/ Each week, Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley answer your questions, provide recommended reading, and give exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights – plus maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons to complement our daily reporting. It's free for everyone, including non-subscribers.NOW AVAILABLE IN NEW LANGUAGES:The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Agnes Cohn på P3 Nyheter förklarar morgonens stora nyheter, alltid tillsammans med programledarna för Morgonpasset i P3: Margret Atladottir och Branne Pavlovic. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. På lördagskvällen gick Intervision, Rysslands motsvarighet till Eurovision Song Contest, av stapeln. I musiktävlingen, som president Putin själv bestämt ska hållas, deltog 23 länder. Gemensamt för deltagarländerna är att de inte riktat egna sanktioner mot Ryssland – med undantag för USA. Men precis innan USA skulle kliva upp på scenen meddelade programledarna plötsligt att landet inte längre kommer delta – på grund av ”politiska påtryckningar”.

The United States has, for the sixth time since the start of the war in Gaza, vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. The US said that the resolution failed to recognise Israel's right to defend itself as well as condemn Hamas. Also: President Trump floats the idea of removing broadcasting licences from US networks that show programmes which criticise him; the "mileage clock" inside a rat's brain which could help in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease; the former tennis champion, Björn Borg, on how he is battling cancer like a Wimbledon final; and Intervision is Russia's answer to the Eurovision Song Contest but is it entertainment or propaganda for President Putin?The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

At the height of the cold war in the 1970s, the Soviet Union set up an international song contest to rival Eurovision. It was called Intervision, and like its western counterpart, featured a bevy of cheesy songs, sequins and highly flammable outfits – albeit with a different political message. Intervision burned bright and fast – disappearing long before the fall of the Berlin Wall. But this weekend, with Russia still exiled from the Eurovision Song Contest because of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is reviving the competition, and the USA is due to compete. In today's episode, BBC Moscow correspondent and Eurovision superfan Steve Rosenberg explores the intertwined histories of Eurovision and Intervision, and the politics behind Putin's decision. Producers: Hannah Moore and Valerio Esposito Executive producer: Annie Brown Sound engineer: Travis Evans Editor: China Collins(Photo: The international music contest Intervision at Zaryadye Park in Moscow. Credit: Maxim Shipenkov/EPA/Shutterstock)

Am Sonntag startet in Ruanda die Strassenrad-WM. Zum ersten Mal findet der Anlass auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent statt. Doch an der WM in Ruanda gibt es auch Kritik. Der Vorwurf: Das Event biete der umstrittenen Regierung reichlich Gelegenheit zur Imagepflege. Weitere Themen: · Darf Israel beim nächsten ESC antreten? Schon jetzt fordern mehrere Länder den Ausschluss Israels vom Eurovision Song Contest. Wie begründen sie ihre Forderung genau - und was entgegnet Israel auf die Kritik? · Russland und Nordkorea pflegen eine enge Partnerschaft - allerdings nicht gerade auf Augenhöhe. Nordkorea schickt Waffen, Munition und Truppen nach Russland. Eine neue Studie zeigt: Die russischen Gegenleistungen halten sich in Grenzen. · Drei Wochen komplett ohne Handy. Das haben in Österreich ein paar Dutzend Jugendliche versucht, im Rahmen einer Dok-Sendung des ORF. Wie haben die Jugendlichen auf den Smartphone-Entzug reagiert? Wir haben mit dem Psychologen gesprochen, der das Experiment begleitet hat.

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.         AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  Interview with Raquela (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Interview with Victoria Sciberras (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision's Magical Numbers with Chris Poppe (final in the current series) Tribute to Inge Brück (Germany 1967)  Eurovision News with Javier Leal courtesy of  www.escXtra.com Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal  National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests  Raquela (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Interview with Raquela and Victoria Scriberras (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025): On Sat. 08 Feb 2025 Miriana Conte and her song "Kant" (now "Serving") was selected by the jury and Maltese public to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2025 in Basel in May. Miriana successfully placed Malta in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest ranking 17th at the end of the voting sequence.   Earlier on in February 2025, Radio International conducted interviews with all the contestants at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and more. This week, Radio International will broadcast an interview with Raquela who took part in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. A veteran at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest, Raquela took a long break before returning to the contest. The song she competed with is called "Silenced" and succsessfully qualified from Semi Final 1 to the Grand Final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 where at the end of the Voting Sequence ended up at Number 12.    Victoria Sciberras (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) The second artist from the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 we feature on Radio International this week is Victoria Sciberras who is also a newcomer to the contest. Victoria had a very special stage performance to the song entitled "Juno". At the end of the Voting Sequence Victoria's entry ranked at Number 4 in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Listen to the interview with the singer on the show this week and she will tell you all about her song and the performance.    You can watch all the interviews Radio International did at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025  by visiting the Radio International YouTube Channel - or check out our complete coverage of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest - click here.       Tribute to Inge Brück (Germany 1967):  The World of the Eurovision Song Contest recently received the sad news of the passing of Inge Brück at the age of 88. Inge represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song "Anouschka" reaching Number 8. The contest was won by the United Kingdom's Sandi Shaw and "Puppet on a string". Radio International will broadcast a little tribute to Inge on the show this week and remember her entry to Eurovision 1967.   The Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Eurovision's Magic Numbers:   With  the start of the Summer 2025 the Eurovision Spotlight Team Members decided to continue where the left off last year at the end of summer with Eurovision's Magic Numbers. Enjoy this unique way of featuring the songs of the Eurovision Song Contest on the show. This week Chris Poppe will be joining JP with his collection of songs which is also the last edition in the current series. Next week the team will review the Austrian entries to the Eurovision Song Contest in view of Austria hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.   Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar:Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....   For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

Der 70. Eurovision Song Contest findet 2026 in Wien statt, das damit zum dritten Mal nach 1967 und 2015 Gastgeber ist. Um die Stadt zu präsentieren, gibt es den Podcast, „Erzähl mir von Wien“, moderiert von der Fremdenführerin Fritzi Kraus. Sie ist ebenso Gast wie die Schauspielerin Laura Athanasiadis. Aber nicht nur die zwei Gäste, auch Alkis und Marco haben Tipps  für alle ESC-Besucher*innen in der schönen österreichischen Stadt. Zu den Tipps des Quartetts gehören Stephansplatz und Stephanskirche; das Wien Museum bei gratis Eintritt und gutem Café mit Aussicht; die traditionellen Kaffeehäuser abseits des dann vermutlich geschlossenen Café Central; Musikverein und Burgtheater; das L.E.O., die Staatsoper und die Volksoper; der Grüne Prater und der Wurstelprater; das Bestattungsmuseum beim Zentralfriedhof; das Café Savoy und der Club U; das Kunsthistorische und das Naturhistorische Museum.Wien hat natürlich traditionell auch eine gastronomische Vielfalt: Von guten klassischen Gasthäusern mit Wiener Küche, über den Würstelstand bis zur Dönermeile in Favoriten gibt es zahllose Möglichkeiten. Der Tipp für alle, die gut essen wollen: Die Seite "Wien wie es isst" oder die gleichnamige App des Stadtmagazins "Falter" runterladen. Oder einfach herumlaufen und wo reingehen, wenn einem das Bauchgefühl sagt, hier ist es gut. Auch die Wiener Märkte sind mittlerweile kulinarisch erschlossen, auf fast allen finden sich kleine Gaststätten, nicht nur beim notorischen Naschmarkt. Der Brunnenmarkt rund um den Yppenplatz, der Karmelitermarkt im 2. Wiener Gemeindebezirk und noch zahllose andere Märkte warten darauf, entdeckt zu werden. Ausgehen kann man auch, egal ob Flex, Grelle Forelle, Volksgarten, Pratersauna oder das versteckte queere Juwel Marea Alta. Wer etwas Ruhe braucht: Ausflüge zur nahegelegenen Kellergassen und Heurigen in Stammersdorf, einen Tagesausflug nach Klosterneuburg, Schloss Hof oder Laxenburg, oder auch den Reblausexpress von Retz nach Drosendorf rauf fast an die tschechische Grenze. Oder in die benachbarte Hauptstadt der Slowakei, nach Bratislava. Mit Schiff oder Zug ist man schnell dort.Die traditionellen Fragen am Schluss beantworten unsere Gäste auch: Da Fritzi keine Playlist hat, darf Laura gleich zwei Songs aus dem Eurovision-Jahr 2025 nennen, die noch auf ihrer Playlist sind: "Wasted Love" von JJ und "Bara Bada Bastu" von KAJ.Der Lieblingssong aller Zeiten kommt für Laura Athanisiadis aus Wien "Goodbye To Yesterday" von Elina Born & Stig Rästa, der estnische Beitrag aus dem Jahr 2015. Fritzi liebt "Waterloo" von Abba.Marco und Alkis plaudern, beziehungsweise reden über die Boykott-Drohung der irischen und niederländischen Sendeanstalten, sollte Israel am Song Contest 2026 teilnehmen.In der Kleinen Geschichte am Schluss erzählt Alkis von einem "It's no secret anymore"-Moment aus Wien. 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.

The FBI has released images of a person it's trying to find in connection with the murder of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a university in Utah on Wednesday. They show a figure dressed in black and wearing sunglasses. The gunman is still on the run. Also: Brazil's former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to twenty seven years in prison after being found guilty of attempting a coup when he lost the last election, and Ireland has threatened to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel participates.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

Albania appoints a minister to root out corruption, but is it just a PR stunt or could it really make a difference to how the county is run? We speak to Albania's Prime Minister, Edi Rama, about the new appointment.We also ask whether funding for the Eurovision Song Contest is under threat as nations threaten to pull out over the war in Gaza.And one of the world's most popular rappers, Bad Bunny, has added millions to Puerto Rico's economy since July. We hear from a journalist about the artist's impact on the island.

On Nick Ferrari at Breakfast:Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to explain why he appointined now-sacked Ambassador to the US, Lord Mandelson.Ireland threatens to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to participate.All this and more on Nick Ferrari: The Whole Show Podcast

RTÉ has said it will pull out of the Eurovision Song Contest next year if Israel participates. We get reaction to Oliver Sears, Founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland.

Am heutigen Schweizer Musiktag blicken wir auf den grössten Musikanlass dieses Jahres zurück – den Eurovision Song Contest! Am heutigen Schweizer Musiktag blicken wir auf den grössten Musikanlass dieses Jahres zurück – den Eurovision Song Contest. Im Mai haben wir live aus Basel, direkt vom Messeplatz, aus einer Glasbox gesendet. Vor allem aber haben wir mit einer kleinen Bühne vor Ort rund 26 Schweizer Live-Acts eingeladen und durften gemeinsam mit euch Hühnerhaut-Momente sammeln. Ein paar spezielle Highlights lassen wir heute nochmals aufleben.

RTÉ has said it will pull out of the Eurovision Song Contest next year if Israel participates. We get reaction to Oliver Sears, Founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland.

Lord Mandelson has been sacked as the British ambassador to the United States, because of what the Foreign Office said was new information about his links to the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Also: The FBI have released pictures of a man they want to question about the fatal shooting of the prominent conservative activist, Charlie Kirk. And Ireland threatens to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest unless Israel is banned.

For reaction Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O'Donovan. Emma O Kelly, Chair NUJ Dublin Broadcasting Branch. Conor Devlin - Co-founder and Co-Host of the ÉIREVISION podcast.

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.           AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  Interview with Bojana Stamenov (Serbia 2015) done at the OGAE Germany Convention 2025 Interview with Martina Borg (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Eurovision Spotlight: Back to Eurovsion 1979 with Eurovision Lord Marcus Keppel-Palmer Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from www.escXtra.com Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal  National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests Interview with Bojana Stamenov (Serbia 2015):  At the recent Convention of OGAE Germany in January 2025 Radio International had the pleasure to meet and interview Bojana Stamenov who in 2015 represented Serbia at the Eurovsision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Beauty never lies" qualifying for the Grand Final of the contest and after the voting sequence Serbia ranking 10th. Enjoy this fun interview with the singer on the show this week.    Martina Borg (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Interview with Martina Borg (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025): On Sat. 08 Feb 2025 Miriana Conte and her song "Kant" (now "Serving") was selected by the jury and Maltese public to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2025 in Basel in May. Miriana successfully placed Malta in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest ranking 17th at the end of the voting sequence.   Earlier on in February 2025, Radio International conducted interviews with all the contestants at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and more. This week, Radio International will broadcast an interview with Martina Borg who took part in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The song he competed with is called "Yo Listen" and succsessfully qualified from Semi Final 2 to the Grand Final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 where at the of the Voting Sequence ended up at Number 14.    You can watch all the interviews Radio International did at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025  by visiting the Radio International YouTube Channel - or check out our complete coverage of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest - click here.     The Eurovision Spotlight - BACK TO THE 70s - The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with Marcus Keppel-Palmer: Taking a little break from the Eurovision Magical Numbers as the Summer Spotlight, Eurovision Lordship Marcus Keppel-Palmer rejoins JP in the studio to take a look back at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 which was staged in Jerusalem, Israel with Israel as the Host Country winning for a second time with Gali Atari and Milk and Honey and the song "Hallelujah". Marcus will tell us all about that particular Eurovision Song Contest and also plays some great songs from this contest.  Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar:Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....   For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

It's offficially the pre-season for Eurovision 2026 and we have a lot of news to get caught up on. We're heading to Vienna in May and planning for the national final season is underway. We also review Austria's CV at Eurovision. Welcome to Austria Summary Willkommen in Wien (0:49) National Final Updates: Austria, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Ukraine (4:40) Coming up: Eurovision's Rebranding and the Intervision Song Contest (11:14) Austria at Eurovision (13:29) Eurovision Asia J/K (22:17) 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)

As we approach the 70th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest, it's fun to take a look at how the ESC was viewed just 10 years ago - some songs remain as classic as ever, while some songs aren't nearly as beloved as they once were (cough_Believe_cough). But Graham Norton and Petra Mede give us a rollicking 90 minutes of ESC hits, and we ain't complaining. Jeremy finally counts himself as a denizen of the Forest, Dimitry has strong feelings about one particular winner's return, and Oscar rediscovers an early 21st century gem from France.Watch Eurovision's Greatest Hits here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ceireJeEwwVisit the archived website for the show here: https://web.archive.org/web/20150406071646/http://60th.eurovision.tv/Watch Electro Velvet's pre-show performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iCwAUVTVdMThis week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6bSicY5EAEgPCQ3NhnB96x 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!

✨ Céline Dion à Bâle, sur la scène de l'Eurovision 2025 en Suisse ?On vous en parlait déjà dans notre débrief juste après la finale… et voilà que Le Parisien le confirme dans un article paru le 2 septembre.

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.           AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  Interview with Alex Panayi (Cyprus 1995 and 2000) done at the EC Germany 25th Anniversary Festivities in Hamburg, Germany (23 Aug 2025) Interview with Philippos Constantinos of ONE (Cyprus 2002) done at the EC Germany 25th Anniversary Festivities in Hamburg, Germany (23 Aug 2025)  Interview with Nathan Psaila (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision's Magical Numbers with Alasdair Rendall Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from www.escXtra.com Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal  National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests   Philippos Constantinos of Group One (Cyprus 2002) and  Alex Panayi (Cyprus 1995 and 2000) with Marc and JP Interview with Alex Panayi (Cyprus 1995 and 2000) and Philippos Constantinos of the Group ONE (Cyprus 2002):  On Sat. 23 Aug 2025,  the Eurovision Club Germany (EC Germany) e.V. celebrated its 25 Year Anniversary with the participation of many fans of the Eurovision Song Contest from within and outside Germany in Hamburg, Germany. Also representatives from Germany's Broadcaster ARD attended as well as concerts by former Eurovision performers such as Lou (Germany 2003), Pasha Parfeni (Moldova 2012 and 2023) and Alex Panayi (Cyprus 1995 and 2000) together with Philippos Constantinos, member of Group ONE representing Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Gimme" which came 6th in the contest. Philippos has also been part of the performance of Alex Panayi at Eurovision.  Alexandros or Alex Panayi is THE Eurovision Legend from Cyprus and his involvement with the Eurovision Song Contest spans over four decades. He was the Lead Artist in 1995 on "Sti Fotia"(Number 9) and in 2000 on "Nomiza" (Number 20). As backing vocalist in 1989, 1991 and on the Eurovision Winning song "My Number One" for Elena Paparizou representing Greece in 2005.  He took part in the national finals in Cyprus in 1993, 1998 and 2009. He was stage director and vocal director. This does not stop here. For a detailed list please visit our colleagues over at Wikipedia - click here.  JP and Marc of Radio International had the pleasure to interview both artists prior to the event and you can hear the interview on the show this week in Hour 2. Nathan Psaila (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) with JP Interview with Nathan Psaila (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025): On Sat. 08 Feb 2025 Miriana Conte and her song "Kant" (now "Serving") was selected by the jury and Maltese public to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2025 in Basel in May. Miriana successfully placed Malta in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest ranking 17th at the end of the voting sequence.   Earlier on in February 2025, Radio International conducted interviews with all the contestants at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and more. This week, Radio International will broadcast an interview with Nathan Psaila who took part in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The song he competed with is called "Concrete" and succsessfully qualified from Semi Final 2 to the Grand Final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 where at the of the Voting Sequence ended up at Number 16.    You can watch all the interviews Radio International did at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025  by visiting the Radio International YouTube Channel - or check out our complete coverage of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest - click here.       The Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Eurovision's Magic Numbers:   With  the start of the Summer 2025 the Eurovision Spotlight Team Members decided to continue where the left off last year at the end of summer with Eurovision's Magic Numbers. Enjoy this unique way of featuring the songs of the Eurovision Song Contest on the show. This week Alasdair Rendall will be joining JP with his collection of songs.   Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar:Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....     For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

Jo Jo Siwa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.JoJo Siwa has packed the past few days with controversy, spectacle, career maneuvers, and headline-grabbing stunts that only keep her at the center of pop culture's social media swirl. Just this week, at New York Fashion Week, JoJo sent shockwaves across runways and TikTok when she strutted into Christian Cowan's Spring Summer 2025 show wearing that viral furball outfit. Imagine neon green furry boots, monster faces included, and a gigantic puffy midsection that divided both fashion critics and internet fans. According to OK! Magazine, her hair and makeup matched the green accent, and what really caught attention was her sheer confidence—haters flooded the comments, but even some of her harshest critics had to admit the ensemble was iconic.On social media, JoJo doubled down by sharing the entire look with her usual unapologetic bravado, sparking a meme storm but also drawing new admiration from fans who see her boldness as “epic behavior.” As those videos ricocheted around Instagram and TikTok, they reinforced JoJo's status as both a lightning rod and a fashion risk-taker.Her globe-trotting continued with tour announcements and music promotion. JoJo jet-setted through Poland—where her track “Yesterday's Tomorrow's Today” climbed the local charts—and London, before landing back in LA and then New York. She even claimed she was in talks to represent Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest, but BBC reports that Polish organizers flatly denied any such conversations, suggesting JoJo may have pushed PR a bit too far with that one.Publicity around her Infinity Heart Tour—set for European cities including Dublin's Academy on September 29—has now kicked off on TikTok, with fans buzzing about what surprises she might bring to the stage. Meanwhile, her personal life remained up for public dissection: Earlier in the year, JoJo's relationship with Australian actor and content creator Kath Ebbs made waves, including an Instagram-official post, but according to AOL, the couple split after JoJo's stint on Celebrity Big Brother UK. Kath later shared on TikTok that the breakup happened at the show's afterparty, marking another viral heartbreak that kept gossip columns fed.Despite constant rumors—like a romantic reunion in London with Chris Hughes, which JoJo laughed off on a morning show—she insists he is just one of her favorite people. Business talk is simmering too; TikTokers hint JoJo has new ventures brewing, though official details remain tightly under wraps.Finally, her recent cover of “Bette Davis Eyes” generated mixed reviews online, with some fans loving it and others unleashing parodies, proving her knack for staying relevant isn't slowing down. Whether it's fashion, romance, or relentless reinvention, JoJo Siwa's last few days have only amplified her enduring ability to shock, divide, and entertain at the same time.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.           AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  Interview with Marc Roberts (Ireland 1997) done at the OGAE Germany 2025 Convention in Munich, Germany Interview with Kelsey Attard (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision's Magical Numbers with Chris Poppe Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from www.escXtra.com Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal The Eurovision Vault with Michael Goodrich   National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forrotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests   Marc Roberts (Ireland 1997) at OGAE Germany's 2025 Convention in Munich Interview with Marc Roberts (Ireland 1997):  At the recent Convention of OGAE Germany in January 2025 Radio International had the pleasure to meet and interview Marc Roberts who in 1997 came second to UK's Katrina and the Waves winning act at the Eurovsision Song Contest, representing Ireland with the song "Mysterious Woman".  Besides being a singer he also hosts the Feel Good Breakfast Show on Ireland's Galway Bay FM on Saturday and Sundays. Details of how to listen are available here - click here  Listen to the in depth interview with Marc Roberts on the show this week and also to some of his other songs he released over the years as well as his songs from his latest album released in Jul 2024 called "Lilac Road".   Kelsy Attard (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Interview with Kelsy Attard (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025): On Sat. 08 Feb 2025 Miriana Conte and her song "Kant" (now "Serving") was selected by the jury and Maltese public to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2025 in Basel in May. Miriana successfully placed Malta in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest ranking 17th at the end of the voting sequence.   Earlier on in February 2025, Radio International conducted interviews with all the contestants at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and more. This week, Radio International will broadcast an interview with Kelsy Attard who took part in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The song she competed with is called "Love me loud" and was eliminated from Semi Final 2 of the contest.   You can watch all the interviews Radio International did at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025  by visiting the Radio International YouTube Channel - or check out our complete coverage of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest - click here.           The Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Eurovision's Magic Numbers:   With  the start of the Summer 2025 the Eurovision Spotlight Team Members decided to continue where the left off last year at the end of summer with Eurovision's Magic Numbers. Enjoy this unique way of featuring the songs of the Eurovision Song Contest on the show. This week Chris Poppe will be joining JP with his collection of songs.   Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar:Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forrotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....     For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

As we wrap up our 8th season and Eurovision's 69th (nice) edition, we take a rapid fire tour of the Contest up to this point while trying to find something nice or interesting to say about each year. Content warning: goofiness. 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 (week of September 8)

In our latest deep dive, Steven takes a look at the photo finishes in the Eurovision Song Contest: when the points were tied, but there can only be one winner.From the common sense to the downright arbitrary, Eurovision has had some pretty wild ways of separating a tie!.Mentioned in this episode:Carola - ‘Fångad av en stormvind' (Sweden, 1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j2nWtNX8T0linktr.ee/eurovisionpodcrawl .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 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.

Der Eurovision Song Contest 2026 wird in Wien ausgetragen. Die Bundeshauptstadt hat sich mir ihrer Bewerbung am Ende gegen Innsbruck durchgesetzt. Das Finale wird am 16. Mai 2026 in der Wiener Stadthalle ausgetragen. Studio KURIER-Host Marcel Schachinger spricht mit dem Kultur und Medien-Ressortleiter des KURIER Georg Leyrer darüber, was der Song Contest Wien bringt, was er kostet und ob er künstlerisch überhaupt eine Bedeutung hat. Guter Journalismus bringt Klarheit – und kostet Geld. Mit einem KURIER Digital Abo können Sie unsere Arbeit unterstützen.Alles klar? “Studio KURIER” - überall wo es Podcasts gibt und auch auf Youtube als Video-Podcast.Abonniert unseren Podcast auf Apple Podcasts oder Spotify und hinterlasst uns eine Bewertung, wenn euch der Podcast gefällt. Mehr Podcasts gibt es auch unter kurier.at/podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.           AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  Interview with Kelsey Bellante (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Interview with Kurt Anthony (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) FanVision Song Contest 2025: Interviews with Blazey Bado Fabian (OGAE Slovakia) FanVision Song Contest 2025: Interview with Jessica (OGAE Italy)  FanVision Song Contest 2025: Interview with Zorica Prtovic (OGAE Slovenia) Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision's Magical Numbers with Dermot Manning Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from www.escXtra.com Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forrotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests Rafi's Eurovision Summer Party 2025 (Part 3)   Kelsey Bellante (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Interview with Kelsey Bellante (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025): On Sat. 08 Feb 2025 Miriana Conte and her song "Kant" (now "Serving") was selected by the jury and Maltese public to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2025 in Basel in May. Miriana successfully placed Malta in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest ranking 17th at the end of the voting sequence.   Earlier on in February 2025, Radio International conducted interviews with all the contestants at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and more. This week, Radio International will broadcast an interview with Kelsey Bellante who took part in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The song she competed with is called "365" and was eliminated from Semi Final 2 of the contest.       Kurt Anthony (Malta Eurovisioon Song Contest 2025) Interview with Kurt Anthony  (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025):  The second interview from the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is from Kurt Anthony who performed the song "Miegħek biss" in Semi Final 2.  You can watch all the interviews Radio International did at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025  by visiting the Radio International YouTube Channel - or check out our complete coverage of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest - click here.     Eurovision Weekend - FanVision Song Contest 2025:  The Eurovision Weekend 2025 took place in Malta from 11 - 13 July 2025 following the victory of Martina Fennech in FanVision 2024 representing Malta. The FanVision Song Contest is part of the Euroision Weekend, where artists representing different Eurovision Fan Clubs, the OGAEs) performing covers of the Eurovision Song Contest. Artists from 11 Eurovision Fan Clubs from across Europe tooks part in the contest: Austria, Denmark, EC and OGAE Germany,  Italy, Malta, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. Over the next few weeks Radio International will broadcast the interviews with the participating artists and their songs.    Congratulations to David Schuler who represented OGAE Germany winning the FanVision Song Contest 2025 with the song  "Tous l'Univers" which was the Swiss Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry by Gjon's Tears coming third.    Eurovision Weekend 2025 - The FanVision Song Contest Scoreboard 1.    (160)   OGAE Germany - David Schuler - Tous l'Univers (CH 2021) 2.    (157)   OGAE Switzerland - Francisco Ribeiro - Roi (FR 2019) 3.    (128)   OGAE Malta - Krista Sujak - It's my time (UK 2009) 4.    (118)   OGAE Poland - Baby Danka - Rim Tim Tagi Dim (CR 2024) 5.    (118)   OGAE Italy - Jessica Lipari - Tattoo (SWE 2023) 6.    (118)   OGAE Slovakia - Blazey "Bado" Fabian - Miss Kiss Kiss Bang (GE 2009) 7.    (117)   OGAE Slovenia - Zorica Prtovic - 1944 (UKR 2016) 8.    (107)   OGAE Austria - Elisabeth Sutrich - Mon Amour (FR 2024) 9.    (092)   OGAE Norway - Claus Michael Fasting - Amar Pelos Dois (POR 2017) 10.  (083)   EC Germany - Jonathan Perez Esquinas - Sugar (MOL 2021) 11.  (070)   OGAE Denmark - Mikal Johansen - Higher Ground (DEN 2018)     Radio International already broadcast the interview with the winner David for OGAE Germany and this week listen to the interviews with Jessica representing OGAE Italy singing "Tattoo" (Sweden 2023 performed by Loreen). Then representing OGAE Slovenia is Zorica Prtovic who performed a cover of "1944" which was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 for Ukraine by Jamala. And due to time constraints last week we could not broadcast the interview with Blazey "Bado" Fabian representing OGAE Slovakia performing his cover of "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" original by Alex Swings Oskar Sings (Germany 2009). Radio International will be broadcasting it this week.    The Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Eurovision's Magic Numbers:   With  the start of the Summer 2025 the Eurovision Spotlight Team Members decided to continue where the left off last year at the end of summer with Eurovision's Magic Numbers. Enjoy this unique way of featuring the songs of the Eurovision Song Contest on the show. This week Dermot Manning will be joining JP with his collection of songs. Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar:Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forrotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....   For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

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:

Swedish band ABBA – made up of Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, and Anni-Frid – conquered the global record charts in the 1970s, and became one of the most successful music groups of all time, conservatively selling more than 150 million albums worldwide. After winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, the quartet would release a string of smash hit songs that made them household names across Europe, the Americas, Australia, and even parts of Asia. The group disbanded in 1982, but found renewed success in the 90s and 2000s thanks to their inclusion in cult-movie soundtracks, the record-breaking compilation album ABBA Gold, and a blockbuster musical adaptation – and eventual Hollywood film – Mammia Mia. Now, more than 50 years after the group's debut, the Great Pop Culture Debate wants to determine the Best ABBA Song of all time. Songs discussed: “Dancing Queen,” “Thank You for the Music,” “Waterloo,” “Voulez-Vous,” “Super Trouper,” “Money, Money, Money,” “Lay All Your Love On Me,” “Mamma Mia,” “Gimme Gimme Gimme,” “Chiquitita,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Take a Chance On Me,” “S.O.S.,” “The Name of the Game,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” and “Fernando.” Join host Eric Rezsnyak and GPCD panelists Curtis Creekmore, Derek Mekita, and Kate Racculia as they discuss 16 of the most beloved songs by ABBA. Play along at home by finding the listener bracket here. Make a copy for yourself, fill it out, and see if your picks match up with ours! For the warm-up to this episode, in which we discuss even more ABBA songs we love that didn't make the bracket, become a Patreon supporter of the podcast today. Looking for more reasons to become a Patreon supporter? Check out our Top 10 Patreon Perks. Want to play along at home? Download the Listener Bracket and see if your picks match up with ours! Sign up for our weekly newsletter! Subscribe to find out what's new in pop culture each week right in your inbox! Vote in more pop culture polls! Check out our Open Polls. Your votes determine our future debates! Then, vote in our Future Topic Polls to have a say in what episodes we tackle next. Episode Credits Host: Eric Rezsnyak Panelists: Curtis Creekmore, Derek Mekita, Kate Racculia Producer: Bob Erlenback Editor: Eric Rezsnyak Theme Music: “Dance to My Tune” by Marc Torch #abba #abbasong #music #70smusic #1970s #disco #eurovision #sweden #popmusic #mammamia #dancingqueen #voulezvous #fernando #thewinnertakesitall #knowingmeknowingyou #supertrouper #thenameofthegame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Grand Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest featured 21 songs with non-English lyrics, the most to appear since the language rule was abolished in 1999. In this episode, we'll explore the history of the language rule and why language diversity has returned to the Contest. Lingua Franca Summary The introduction of the Language Rule at Eurovision (4:17) The End of the Language Rule (17:17) What may be contributing to language diversity at Eurovision? (27:29) 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 (week of August 25) Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (week of September 8)

Videos, in denen abgemagerte Geiseln in Gaza zu sehen sind, haben international für Entsetzen gesorgt. Netanjahu hatte das Internationale Komitee vom Roten Kreuz (IKRK) um Hilfe bei der Versorgung der Geiseln gebeten. Die Hamas bekundete, einen Einsatz erlauben zu wollen – unter Bedingungen. Weitere Themen: · Wie geht es jetzt weiter zwischen der Schweiz und den USA? Das ist die grosse Frage nach den Zollankündigungen von Donald Trump. Der Bundesrat will weiter verhandeln und hofft, dass er die 39 Prozent Zölle abwenden kann, bevor sie am Donnerstag in Kraft treten. Es wird bereits darüber diskutiert, in welchen Bereichen die Schweiz den USA noch mehr bieten könnte – zum Beispiel mehr Investitionen in den USA oder tiefere Pharmapreise. · Die Schweiz kann Gross-Anlässe: Das hat sie in den letzten Wochen gezeigt. Zuerst der Eurovision Song Contest in Basel und dann die Fussballeuropameisterschaft der Frauen – beides Anlässe, die für Offenheit, Vielfalt und Akzeptanz von beispielsweise sexuellen Minderheiten stehen. Verändern diese Anlässe auch das Bild der Schweiz im Ausland und kommen jetzt andere Touristinnen und Touristen zu uns? · Lange war es still um den bekannten «Mystery Park» in Interlaken. Nun ist der Park, der zuletzt unter den Namen «Jungfraupark» lief, verkauft worden. Das berichten die Tamedia-Zeitungen. Die neuen Besitzer wollen aus der Anlage einen sogenannten «Zukunftscampus» machen. · Kleine Plüschmonster erobern gerade die Welt: Labubus heissen sie, Gestalten mit spitzen Ohren, grossen Augen und breitem Grinsen. Begonnen hat der Labubu-Hype in China und inzwischen zeigen sich Kinder, junge Erwachsene und Stars überall mit ihren Labubus – auch hier in der Schweiz.

We're joined by Eurovision royalty on this episode of A Gay And A NonGay — the winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, JJ! Fresh from Vienna, JJ chats with James and Dan about everything from broken trophies and bubble wrap fails to navigating unrequited love in the queer community. They open up about the struggles of dating when everyone seems a little self-obsessed, the importance of listening to your friends' red-flag warnings and why being true to yourself is key in love and life. Plus — JJ teases their brand new music following the smash hit Wasted Love, with 29 million plays and counting. Follow A Gay & A NonGay TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gaynongay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gaynongay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gaynongay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gaynongay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠gaynongay.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠us@gaynongay.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quite a bit has happened since we last checked in on Eurovision news. Executive Supervisor Martin Österdahl will be stepping down, there's a new head of the Reference Group, and we know which cities have made bids to host next year's competition. Good to Go Summary Eurovision Host City: Innsbruck vs Vienna (1:00) Martin Österdahl Steps Down (4:48) Have you joined the Eurowhat AV Club? (10:43) 17 Participants so far for Eurovision 2026 (11:59) Eurovision YouTube: Non, Stop Hits (and Geoblock?) (21:17) 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 (week of August 11) That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (week of August 25) Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (week of September 8)

It's July (or Dzuli), so it's time for a summer playlist courtesy of the Eurovision Song Contest's songbook. The Eurovangelists are joined by world traveler Garrett Palm of Agents of Travel to talk about the breeziest songs in ESC history as picked by your hosts and put together the ideal poolside playlist. Jeremy warns against nachos abroad, Dimitry reveals a secret superstar, Garrett wonders if Swedish anatomy might be a little different, and Oscar bets it all on Baccara. Listen to Garrett's podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agents-of-travel/id1639815514Watch all our picks on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddeJ6rtS_Vo&list=PLd2EbKTi9fyVubunfE3I7cRhQOv4nEBnEThis week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4p2HFnL4hEdOvWHqVRLYTF 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!

Tommy and Ben discuss President Trump's policy changes on Syria and his man-crush on its president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, what lifting sanctions on Syria could (and should) look like, more details on how Qatar's plane bribe came together, and Tulsi Gabbard's shocking politicization of the intelligence community. They also talk about the continuing crackdown on journalists and human rights activists by Nayib Bukele in El Salvador, the dire–and indefensible–humanitarian situation in Gaza, the lack of any meaningful progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, and elections in Portugal, Romania and Poland. Then, Ben speaks with Dr. Feroze Sidwha, a trauma surgeon who has volunteered twice in Gaza, about his experience treating patients in Khan Younis. Finally, Ben and Tommy are forced to endure some selections from this year's Eurovision Song Contest.