Podcasts about Eurovision Song Contest

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The Eurovision Song Contest has been thrown into turmoil after four nations said they would boycott next year's event. Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia had wanted Israel to be excluded because of the war in Gaza, but a meeting of the European Broadcasting Union said it could take part. Other countries, including Germany, had threatened to walk out if Israel could not participate. Also: A prominent Palestinian militia leader and Hamas opponent has been killed in Gaza. The US military says it conducted another deadly strike on a boat suspected of carrying illegal narcotics as questions mount over the legality of previous attacks. Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo sign a peace deal in Washington. A British inquiry has found that Vladimir Putin bears "moral responsibility" for the poisoning of a woman in England with the nerve agent Novichok in 2018. And how a volcanic eruption may have helped spread the Black Death in the 1300s.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

President Trump suggested that a land strike in Venezuela may be imminent. Politico’s Megan Messerly joins to discuss how the MAGA camp is getting used to the idea of regime change in Caracas. The World Cup draw is today, when fans learn who the nation they are rooting for will match up against in next year’s tournament. The Athletic’s Adam Crafton explains how the event came to be at the Kennedy Center, and what that says about the way Trump has shaped the institution. The effects of budget cuts on clinical trials are beginning to be felt. Washington Post reporter Allyson Chiu breaks down why the loss of funding could make it more difficult to develop treatments in years to come. Plus, the Supreme Court clears the way for Texas’s gerrymandered congressional map, why some countries are skipping next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, and the duo behind ‘The Rest Is History’ — Apple Podcasts’s Show of the Year — share their favorite moments from America’s past. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny as questions mount over the Pentagon's strikes on suspected drug boats. The Supreme Court greenlights a new Texas map with big implications for the 2026 midterms. Israel is cleared to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. And the Vatican rules out women deacons for now. Plus, we visit the Somali community in Minnesota after Trump's "garbage" comment.  Listen to Morning Bid podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Find the Recommended Read here.   Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Horgan-Jones and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· Ireland, along with Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands, will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest in protest of Israel's participation. RTÉ said in a statement on Thursday that it would be “unconscionable” for Ireland to partake in the event given the “appalling loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there”.· Far more contentious was the proposal to rename Rathgar's Herzog Park in south Dublin. Named in honour of Belfast-born Chaim Herzog, Israel's president from 1983 to 1993, who spent his early childhood in Dublin. Perhaps including the Irish-Jewish community in the process might have dampened a lot of the controversy that has erupted this week.· Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was in Ireland this week, but it was drones more than diplomatic ties that made the headlines. It exposed the gaps in our national security, especially with Ireland holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from next July, when a lot of state leaders will be visiting these shores.· And will the Government's new infrastructure plan to accelerate the delivery of vital projects bear fruit before the next general election? Plus, the panel picks their favourite Irish Times pieces of the week:· Patrick Freyne's continuing vendetta against Kevin the Carrot, a row over state pensions could destabilise Germany's new coalition, and the sudden death of ‘low-key national treasure' Hugh Wallace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The coalition talks hit an impasse as D66 and CDA's hopes of forming a government go up in smoke faster than an Ajax home match. Financial investigators uncover more evidence of Russian influence at the Netherlands' largest shipbuilder. AvroTros confirms it will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest in protest at Israel's participation. Utrecht waits for DNA test results after a suspected "problem wolf" is shot dead. And a kitten dies after contracting bird flu on a goat farm. Link to the NATO Summit documentary: https://youtu.be/cRa8zPS2zoo?si=616TRLrI9zwjwe4v

Ua lagolagoina e fa'alapotopotoga fa'asalalau i Siamani ma Austria le faai'uga a le Iuni o Fa'asalalauga i Europa, le European Broadcasting Union, e lē fa'alavelave pe tete'e ai i le ‘auai o Isara'elu i le tauvaga pese le Eurovision Song Contest o le 2026.

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。

Evelyn O'Rourke, Arts and Media Correspondent, discusses Ireland's withdrawal from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.

It's official, Ireland will not participate in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, nor will RTÉ broadcast the event. Eurovision bosses deny the competition is in crisis, but the increasing fractures are making international headlines. How did RTÉ come to its decision to boycott, and what comes next? Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Kirsty Blake Knox See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia is facing dangerous heat and fire conditions as a broad heatwave spreads across the country; The FBI has arrested a man, charging him with planting two pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol the night before the January 6, 2021, attack; Israel has been cleared to participate in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Slovenia to withdraw; Actress Halle Berry has spoken out on women’s health, criticising California Governor Gavin Newsom for rejecting related legislation; Pantone’s 2026 Colour of the Year has the internet shook. Support independent women's media CREDITS Host/Producer: Tahli Blackman Audio Production: Lu HillBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Europe's largest cultural event is once again confronting the tension between entertainment and geopolitics. After the European Broadcasting Union formally confirmed Israel's eligibility for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, four countries - Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia - immediately withdrew. Their walkout has triggered one of the most serious disputes in the contest's modern history, raising questions about neutrality, artistic expression and how far Eurovision can distance itself from real-world conflicts.

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Vier Länder ziehen sich im nächsten Jahr vom Eurovision Song Contest zurück - aus Protest, weil Israel nicht vom Wettbewerb ausgeschlossen wird. Die Fernsehsender aus Spanien, den Niederlanden, Irland und Slowenien haben am Abend ihren Rückzug bekannt gegeben. Weitere Themen: · Schönheitsideale auf Social Media können Jugendliche beeinflussen - Mädchen noch mehr als Jungen. Das zeigt die neue James-Studie der Zürcher Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften. · Das Parlament diskutiert in diesen Tagen über eine neue Nachtzug-Verbindung von Basel nach Malmö. Unterdessen haben die SBB ihr neustes Nachtzugmodell vorgestellt. · Die Staatschefs von Kongo-Kinshasa und Ruanda haben in Washington einen Friedensvertrag unterzeichnet. Vermittelt hatten die USA.

Russia's leader visits India for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. India's prime minister is under pressure to stop buying Russian oil over accusations the trade is financing the war. Also: The New York Times is suing the Pentagon over its attempt to make journalists sign a pledge to only report authorised information. A study by the Gates Foundation has found that the number of preventable child deaths is due to rise this year for the first time this century. We go to New Orleans to examine the controversy surrounding an operation to arrest undocumented immigrants. A US senator gives us his view on President Trump's comments in which he describes America's Somali community as "garbage". The organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest debate whether Israel should be allowed to continue in the competition.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

Broadcasters in Ireland, The Netherlands, Slovenia and in Spain announced that they would neither show nor take part in next year's competition, due to be held in Vienna. Members of the European Broadcasting Union, which organises the contest, had earlier decided not to hold a vote on barring Israel from competing. Also on the programme: Vladimir Putin is feted by Narendra Modi on his visit to India; and we hear what the late Steve Cropper, legendary session guitarist, taught Otis Reading.(Picture: Israeli entrant Yuval Raphael ahead of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, May 14, 2025 Credit: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

A public inquiry has found that Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, bears "moral responsibility" for the poisoning of a woman near Salisbury. Also: Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands withdraw from next year's Eurovision Song Contest in protest at Israel's participation. And the government has ordered an independent review of the rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services in England.

Ministerpräsidenten der Länder beraten mit Kanzler Merz über Finanzfragen, Bundestag beschließt Paket mit Steuerentlastungen, BSW scheitert mit Forderung nach Neuauszählung, Vor Abstimmung im Bundestag über umstrittenes Rentengesetz, Beweisstücke zur Brutalität des Assad-Regimes ausgewertet, Bundespräsident Steinmeier hält Rede vor britischem Parlament in London, EU lockert Gentechnik-Regeln für Lebensmittel, Europäische Rundfunkunion: Israel kann im kommenden Jahr am Eurovision Song Contest in Wien teilnehmen, Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Preis für Fernsehjournalismus an zwei ARD-Korrespondentinnen vergeben, Handball-Frauen erreichen Heim-WM-Viertelfinale, Das Wetter

Berner Schule testet Viertagewoche, Israel kann am Eurovision Song Contest 2026 teilnehmen, weshalb es in der Schweiz immer weniger Zirkusclowns gibt

Ministerpräsidenten der Länder beraten mit Kanzler Merz über Finanzfragen, Bundestag beschließt Paket mit Steuerentlastungen, BSW scheitert mit Forderung nach Neuauszählung, Vor Abstimmung im Bundestag über umstrittenes Rentengesetz, Beweisstücke zur Brutalität des Assad-Regimes ausgewertet, Bundespräsident Steinmeier hält Rede vor britischem Parlament in London, EU lockert Gentechnik-Regeln für Lebensmittel, Europäische Rundfunkunion: Israel kann im kommenden Jahr am Eurovision Song Contest in Wien teilnehmen, Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Preis für Fernsehjournalismus an zwei ARD-Korrespondentinnen vergeben, Handball-Frauen erreichen Heim-WM-Viertelfinale, Das Wetter

Europäische Rundfunkunion beschließt Teilnahme Israels am Eurovision Song Contest 2026: Mehrere Länder sagen Beteiligung ab, EU lockert Gentechnik-Regeln für Lebensmittel, Die Meinung, Ministerpräsidenten der Länder beraten mit Kanzler Merz über Finanzfragen, ARD-DeutschlandTrend: Mehrheit will stabiles Rentenniveau, Beweisstücke zur Brutalität des Assad-Regimes ausgewertet, Weitere Meldungen im Überblick, #mittendrin aus Bergkamen: Schulungsprogramm für Fairness im Jugendfußball, Das Wetter

Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands have all said they won't send acts to the Eurovision Song Contest next May in protest at Israel's participation. There have been calls for Israel to be excluded because of the war in Gaza, but members of the European Broadcasting Union, which organises the contest, rejected a push for a vote on the issue. Also on the programme: an Inquiry finds the Russian President Vladimir Putin "morally responsible" for the death by poisoning of Dawn Sturgess in Salisbury; and we remember Steve Cropper, the legendary guitarist who's died at the age of 84.

Over-the-top costumes, silly phrases twisted to make catchy hooks, and a backdrop that is not always taken seriously can cause a lot of Eurovision hopefuls to be lumped (or perhaps dismissed) into the category of “joke entries.” We'll explore some examples and try to “get it” in terms of what might be happening under the hood of these songs. Chris Molanphy from Slate's Hit Parade (https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade) will join us to help with analyzing the novelty of Eurovision entries. "Joke" Entries Summary What is a novelty song? (1:19) Does "Europop" automatically mean "novelty"? (7:04) Eurovision Joke (or Novelty?) Entries (10:04) When Eurovision hits the Hot 100 (18:57) 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. Special Guest: Chris Molanphy.

In nearly seventy years of the Eurovision Song Contest, no country has ever won by performing second. Coincidence?This week, Steven crunches the numbers to find out, and the results might surprise even the nerdiest of Eurovision fans!.Mentioned in this episode:Serteb Erener - ‘Everyway That I Can' (Turkey, 2003): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0_QrKnqd5E Marie N - ‘I Wanna' (Latvia, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M-w89U8TEU Kathy Kirby - ‘I Belong' (United Kingdom, 1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeDI52bdntQFrance Gall - ‘Poupée de cire, poupée de son' (Luxembourg, 1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyFnDf8PvmU Sebnem Paker and Grup Etnic - ‘Dinle' (Turkey, 1997): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5J6-bCMz3YJessica Garlick - ‘Come Back' (United Kingdom, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8tokc1B_E0Sahlene - ‘Runaway' (Estonia, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tky7vWXSZrsalyona alyona and Jerry Heil - ‘Teresa & Maria' (Ukraine, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4N82wPpdg8Dino Merlin - ‘Love in Rewind' (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBg3coarF_8 Teach-In - ‘Ding-A-Dong' (Netherlands, 1975): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPxuq4uQ0OU Brotherhood of Man - ‘Save Your Kisses For Me' (United Kingdom, 1976): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yJUi6ke71I Herreys - ‘Diggi-Loo, Diggi-Ley' (Sweden, 1984): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySOCalwr6Yo Laura Thorn - ‘La poupée monte le son' (Luxembourg, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT7ZZBCscUg .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!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://douze-points-a-eurovision-podcast.captivate.fm/neotaste If you want more bingeworthy TV coverage, check out our other shows:

In nearly seventy years of the Eurovision Song Contest, no country has ever won by performing second. Coincidence?This week, Steven crunches the numbers to find out, and the results might surprise even the nerdiest of Eurovision fans!.Mentioned in this episode:Serteb Erener - ‘Everyway That I Can' (Turkey, 2003): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0_QrKnqd5E Marie N - ‘I Wanna' (Latvia, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M-w89U8TEU Kathy Kirby - ‘I Belong' (United Kingdom, 1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeDI52bdntQFrance Gall - ‘Poupée de cire, poupée de son' (Luxembourg, 1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyFnDf8PvmU Sebnem Paker and Grup Etnic - ‘Dinle' (Turkey, 1997): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5J6-bCMz3YJessica Garlick - ‘Come Back' (United Kingdom, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8tokc1B_E0Sahlene - ‘Runaway' (Estonia, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tky7vWXSZrsalyona alyona and Jerry Heil - ‘Teresa & Maria' (Ukraine, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4N82wPpdg8Dino Merlin - ‘Love in Rewind' (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBg3coarF_8 Teach-In - ‘Ding-A-Dong' (Netherlands, 1975): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPxuq4uQ0OU Brotherhood of Man - ‘Save Your Kisses For Me' (United Kingdom, 1976): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yJUi6ke71I Herreys - ‘Diggi-Loo, Diggi-Ley' (Sweden, 1984): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySOCalwr6Yo Laura Thorn - ‘La poupée monte le son' (Luxembourg, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT7ZZBCscUg .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!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://douze-points-a-eurovision-podcast.captivate.fm/neotaste If you want more bingeworthy TV coverage, check out our other shows:

Ja, ihr habt recht. Anna Rossinelli war gerade erst bei uns in der Sendung mit ihrem siebten Studioalbum «Heat». Nach diesem Release ist seit letztem Freitag nun auch ein Dokfilm über das Basler Trio draussen. Muss man den gesehen haben? Wie viel verdient ihr? Sorry für die direkte Frage, aber wenn sie es schon sind, können wir es auch sein. Sie – das sind die Sängerin Anna Rossinelli, der Gitarrist und Schlagzeuger Manuel Meissel und Bassist Georg Dillier. Sie zahlen sich pro Monat rund 2000 CHF aus. Dass man davon nicht leben kann, ist offensichtlich. Geld ist ein Thema, Social Media, die Trennung von Anna und Georg, ihr Auftritt beim Eurovision Song Contest, der eine grosse Enttäuschung war, von Höhen und Tiefen, sich treu bleiben und den eigenen Weg trotzdem gehen – um all das geht es im neuen SRF-DOK «Anna Rossinelli – Die Musikerin hinter den Schlagzeilen».

Alexandra and Nina open the episode with a rundown of the latest news, including ongoing American diplomacy vis a vis Russia and Ukraine, the closure of the Hungarian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a new ruling by the European Court of Justice related to same-sex marriage, the election results in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania's positive progress toward EU membership.Alexandra is then joined by Catherine Baker of the University of Hull for the main interview. Catherine is a specialist in post-Cold War history, international relations, and cultural studies researching national identity and popular music during and after the Yugoslav Wars. Together they discuss some of late Yugoslavia's most famous artists, how their work evolved alongside the borders of the successor states, and how they have been remembered over time and today. Some of the artists and songs mentioned in the episode include:Neda Ukraden - Zora je (1985) Doris Dragović  Željo moja (1986)Severina - Dalmatinka (1993) Ceca - Pustite me da ga vidim (1990)Alka Vuica - Laži me (1994)Lepa Brena - Luda za tobom (1996)Maja Blagdan - Sveta ljubav (1996)Zabranjeno pušenje - Jugo 45 (1999)Bijelo Dugme - 1st reunion tour (2005)Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim (2024)Catherine's latest work focuses on the Eurovision Song Contest, which will be the subject of forthcoming bonus content exclusive to Talk Eastern Europe patrons. Listen online here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/246-bonus-144726903

Welcome to this week's edition of the Eurovision Showcase on Forest FM, hosted by Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett. On today's show, we featured brand new music from Liverpool as Eurovision legend Sonia returns with her latest album, “Love Train (Remixed)”. We played her brilliant, funk-filled cover of the Jackson 5 classic “Let Me Show You The Way To Go (Matt Pop Mix)”, guaranteed to get you moving. Sonia famously represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, finishing in second place with “Better The Devil You Know” — just a few points behind the winning entry for Ireland. Also included in today's episode: Rob's Random Request, Live & Kicking, The Best of the Rest, and the latest Eurovision Showcase News in partnership with eurovoix.com. If you enjoyed this show, make sure you subscribe and follow the Eurovision Showcase for more music, memories, and the latest from the world of Eurovision. Visit www.escshowcase.com for more information, and we'll see you again next time on Forest FM!

Viele Fans stellen sich jedes Jahr aufs Neue die Frage: Wie bekomme ich Tickets für den Eurovision Song Contest? Denn so einfach ist es gar nicht. Man muss sich mittlerweile auf gleich zwei Seiten vorher (!) dafür registrieren, um dann am 13. Januar dabei zu sein, wenn die ersten Karten für die Shows in Wien verkauft werden. In ESC Update bringen wir Licht ins Dunkel und erklären euch genau, was ihr wo machen müsst, um an Tickets zu kommen. Und dann wurden ja auch noch diverse Regeln für den ESC geändert - unter anderem kehrt die Jury in den Halbfinalshows wieder zurück. Was das wohl bringen könnte, klären wir natürlich auch. Wie viele Länder schließlich in Wien antreten, steht noch nicht fest und hängt auch an der EBU-Generalversammlung Anfang Dezember. Klar ist allerdings schon, dass mit Moldau, Rumänien und Bulgarien gleich drei Länder zum Eurovision Song Contest zurückkehren, die zuletzt gefehlt hatten. Warum diese Länder nun wieder dabei sind und was sie geplant haben, hat unser Reporter Daniel Kähler rausgefunden. Und dann steht bald ja sogar eine richtige ESC-Show vor der Tür! Der Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 findet dieses Jahr in Tiflis statt - und läuft in Deutschland am 13. Dezember live im KiKA. Erstmals mit Radiomoderator Felix Schmutzer als Kommentator. Wir stellen ihn vor und besprechen mit Reporter Arne Bartram, auf welche Songs ihr besonders achten solltet. Außerdem verrät uns Deutschlands ehemalige Junior-ESC-Teilnehmerin Susan, welche Länder dieses Jahr ihre Favoriten sind. Zusammen mit Bjarne (Kandidat 2024) hat sie nämlich Songcheck-Videos für den KiKA gedreht, in denen sie alle diesjährigen Titel besprechen. Moderation: Marcel Stober und Thomas Mohr Gäste: Daniel Kähler, Felix Schmutzer, Susan, Arne Bartram Mit einem Beitrag von: Martin Zeyn Eine Produktion des NDR.

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 Laura Thorn (Luxembourg 2025) done at the Eurovision Club Germany's Convention 2025  The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 National Final Season The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Review and Preview (Part 2) Eurovision Spotlight: Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest  with Eurovision Lordship 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  Laura Thorn (Luxmebourg 2025) at  EC Germany's Convention 2025 in Cologne, Germany   Interview with Laura Thorn (Luxembourg 2025):  At the Eurovision Club Germany's annual convention on 22 Nov 2025 in Cologne, Germany four great Eurovision performers where invited to perform in front of an international crowd of Eurovision Fans.  Cesar Sampson represented Austria in 2018 coming third with "Nobody but you".  Then from the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, Jonatan Cerrada represented, as a Belgian, France at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "A chaque pas" coming 15th.   Klemen represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "How much time do we have left" sadly not making it out of his Semi Final.  Luxembourg was represented by Laura Thorn at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, the second year in the new ages, since Luxembourg was absent since 1994 and returned to Eurovision in 2024. Laura won the National Final of the Luxembourg Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "La poupée monte le son" coming 22nd in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Enjoy the interview and a catch up how Laura experienced the contest from her point of view.  The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025: The 23rd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held on Saturday 13 Dec 2025 from the Olympic Palace in Tblisi in Georgia with young artists from 18 countries taking part. In the running order: Malta, Azerbaijan, Croatia, San Marino, Armenia, Ukraine, Ireland, The Netherlands, Poland, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Georgia, Cyprus, France and Albania.  Returning countries are Azerbaijan, Croatia and Montenegro while Estonia and Germany are taking a break. The Hosts of the show are David Aladashvili and Liza Tsiklauri. The show starts at 1700 hours CET. Last year's Winner was Georgia's Andria Putkaradze who won with the song "To my mom".  Radio International will be introducing the songs to the listeners over the next weeks until the week on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025. But also there will some highlights from past editions of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.    The Home Composed Song Contest 2025 - The Grand Final Results Show on 29 Nov 2025: The annual music competition for non-professional musicians takes place again and is already in full swing. The public and jury have the opportunity to cast their votes as well. Visit the website of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 - click here The Home Composed Song Contest is in its 34th year, this is a competition for Eurovision fans who write, perform and produce their own music, who enter their own original song composition (audio only) and then also take part as a jury, to help choose the winning song. This year there are 24 songs from 12 different countries, and you can listen to the songs, and read the lyrics and bios on the official website - click here The Radio International Team once again forms one Jury and you will be able to hear the songs also on thre next three edition sof Radio International. Well done to all participants and may the best entry win. Last week Radio International introduced the first eight of the 24 songs of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025. This week listen to the third and final segment of eight songs from the contest. The results will be published on 29 Nov 2025, 2100 hours CET during the Grand Final Show on the contest's YouTube Channel. Click here to watch the Grand Final.           The Eurovision Spotlight - The history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest:  It is 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 continuing series of the Eurovision Spotlight looking at the history of Austria at the Eurovision Song 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

Marc Roberts, der 1997 für Irland den zweiten Platz hinter Katrina and the Waves holte, erzählt, warum der Eurovision Song Contest im Fall seines Sieges in Nordirland über die Bühne gegangen wäre – und wie es war, in einem Vorentscheid ausgerechnet gegen einen Truthahn, Dustin the Turkey, den Kürzeren zu ziehen. Seine Antworten für die traditionellen Fragen am Schluss sind überraschend: Vom Song Contest 2024 hatte er hauptsächlich den irischen Beitrag von Bambie Thug auf der Playlist. Und er fand die Top 3 Songs waren verdiente Gewinner. Außerdem kommen manchmal alle Songs vom 2024 auf seiner Playliste zurück. Sein Lieblingstitel aller Zeiten ist... schwer zu sagen. Er findet alle irischen Sieger großartig, mit vielen ist er befreundet. Und auch Céline Dion mag er.Außerdem mit dabei: PAENDA. Sie spricht darüber, warum sie so gern „Er gehört zu mir“ singt und verrät, dass eine neue Single ("Her on my mind") von ihr erscheint. Und da sie die meisten der traditionellen Fragen am Schluss schon oft beantwortet hat, bleibt nur die Frage nach dem Eurovision-Titel aus dem Jahr 2025 auf der Playlist: Das ist Tommy Cashs "Espresso Macchiato".Wir plaudern ganz kurz über das Ableben von Alice & Ellen Kessler und ihrem Auftritt beim Song Contest 1959. Doch unser Hauptthema ist natürlich die Pressekonferenz des ORFs.In der Kleinen Song Contest Geschichte am Schluss erzählt Marco von einer russischen Diva in Nöten.Ein Reminder: das Weihnachtsvoting ist im vollen Gange - Welches Siegerlied vom ESC ist das Beste aller Zeiten. Abstimmen auf www.mercicherie.at.   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.

Altersforscherin Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari und Musiker Lukas Hobi teilen sich bei Michèle Schönbächler die Bühne. Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, Ärztin und Forscherin für gesunde Langlebigkeit Seit Juli 2025 leitet Prof. Dr. Dr. Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari den Schweizer Campus für gesunde Langlebigkeit an der Universität Basel und forscht mit ihren Kolleginnen und Kollegen über die Ausweitung der gesunden Lebensjahre. Sie wuchs in Ehingen im deutschen Bundesland Baden-Württemberg mit zwei Geschwistern auf. In ihren Jugendjahren wollte sie Künstlerin werden. In der Schüler-Lehrerband versuchte sie sich als Backgroundsängerin. «Nicht ganz so erfolgre.ich», wie sie mit einem Schmunzeln erwähnt. Umso erfolgreicher zeigt sie sich in ihre berufliche Karriere. Nach der Promotion und Assistenzarztzeit an der Universität Basel in den Fächern Geriatrie, Rheumatologie und Orthopädie arbeitete sie mehrere Jahre in Boston und war Fakultätsmitglied der Harvard Medical School. In dieser Zeit lernte sie ihren späteren Mann kennen. Nach ihrer Rückkehr in die Schweiz gründete sie in Zürich das Forschungszentrum «Alter und Mobilität» und baute den ersten Lehrstuhl für Altersmedizin und Altersforschung an der Universität Zürich auf, bevor sie im Sommer 2025 an die Universität nach Basel wechselte. Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari ist fasziniert von der Weihnachtszeit und der Forschung zur gesunden Langlebigkeit, weil sie eine enorme Innovationskraft birgt. Sie leitet das Globale Konsortium zur Verlängerung der gesunden Lebenserwartung mit 12 Universitäten und ist Vernetzerin. ________________________________________ Lukas Hobi, Musiker «Ich hatte nie Ziele, aber ganz viele Träume», sagt Lukas Hobi. Und viele seiner Träume sind wahr geworden – nicht zuletzt, weil er überzeugt ist, Schmied seines eigenen Glücks zu sein. So stand er bereits auf zahlreichen Bühnen als Musical- und Theaterschauspieler. Mit der A-Capella-Comedy-Band Bliss tourt er durch die Schweiz und prägt die Gruppe als künstlerischer Leiter, Arrangeur und Mitproduzent weit über seine Stimme hinaus. Lukas Hobi ist zudem als Regisseur, Produzent und Komponist tätig. Sein Lied «Made in Switzerland» wurde am Eurovision Song Contest vor einem Millionenpublikum präsentiert. Beim Musikspektakel im Mai 2025 stand Lukas Hobi sogar als Backgroundsänger im St. Jakobpark in Basel auf der Bühne – und erzählt in der Sendung, warum die Technik dabei fast zur Hauptrolle wurde. Dabei war sein Weg alles andere als geradlinig: Nach seiner Ausbildung zum Lehrer unterrichtete er einige Wochen an einer Schule, bevor er sich für eine künstlerische Ausbildung zum Musicaldarsteller entschied. 2018 nutzte er eine mehrwöchige Auszeit, um sich in New York in Schauspiel, Tanz und Gesang weiterzubilden. Mit Bliss gewann Lukas Hobi dreimal den Swiss Comedy Award sowie den Prix Walo als Publikumslieblinge. Für seine Rolle als «Fritz Äberli» in der Produktion «Dällebach Kari» (Thunerseespiele, 2023) wurde er zudem als bester Nebendarsteller für den Deutschen Musicalpreis nominiert. Privat liebt Lukas Spieleabende mit seiner Familie – und hat gelernt, wie bereichernd es sein kann, auch mal allein zu reisen. ____________________ Moderation: Michèle Schönbächler ____________________ Das ist «Persönlich»: Jede Woche reden Menschen über ihr Leben, sprechen über ihre Wünsche, Interesse, Ansichten und Meinungen. «Persönlich» ist kein heisser Stuhl und auch keine Informationssendung, sondern ein Gespräch zur Person und über ihr Leben. Die Gäste werden eingeladen, da sie aufgrund ihrer Lebenserfahrungen etwas zu sagen haben, das über den Tag hinaus Gültigkeit hat.

Vor 14 Jahren sang sich Anna Rossinelli mit «In Love For A While» dank dem ESC in die Herzen der Welt. Heute ist die Baslerin immer noch mit denselben beiden Musikern unterwegs – und hat mit «Heat» ihr sechstes Album veröffentlicht. Es war 2011, als Anna Rossinelli mit «In Love For A While» die grosse Bühne des Eurovision Song Contest betrat. Seither ist viel passiert, doch eines ist geblieben: Die Band ist ohne Manuel Meisel und Georg Dillier nicht denkbar. Diese Konstellation ist für Anna bis heute zentral. Mit «Heat» erscheint nun das sechste Album der Formation – ein Werk, das nicht nur musikalisch, sondern auch persönlich geprägt ist. Elf neue Songs sind entstanden, und obwohl es bereits das sechste Album ist, brennt Anna Rossinelli nach wie vor für ihre Musik. Für die Produktion hat sie mit vielen kreativen Köpfen zusammengearbeitet, um frische Impulse einzubringen. Das Album ist für sie wie Tagebucheinträge: ehrlich, nah und voller Emotionen. Denn die letzten Jahre brachten neue Herausforderungen, so sind nicht nur Anna, sondern auch ihre beiden Bandkollegen Eltern geworden. Mittlerweile bereichern vier Kinder das Bandleben – und trotzdem bleibt die Freude auf Konzerte gross. Ebenfalls in der Sendung: Amaya Gloor. Wir rufen sie live an und lernen sie etwas besser kennen. Die Musikerin aus dem Berner Oberland mit Wurzeln in Jamaika und Costa Rica erzählt von ihrer neuen EP «Unfinished» und warum sie einen Song von Tina Turner covern wollte. Welchen, erfahren Sie in der Sendung.

6 Monate nach der Durchführung des Eurovision Song Contest zieht der Kanton Basel-Stadt eine positive Bilanz. Der ESC habe ganz viel Wertschöpfung nach Basel gebracht. Ausserdem: · Einlasskontrollen: Das Münster erhält Unterstützung von Basel Tourismus während des Weihnachtsmarkts · Künstliches Knochenmark: Einem Forschungsteam der Uni Basel gelingt eine sehr komplexe Aufgabe

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  The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 National Final Season Tribute to the Kessler Twins (Germany 1959)  The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Review and Preview Eurovision Spotlight: Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest  with Ross Bennett 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    Alice and Ellen Kessler (Germany 1959)  at OGAE Germany Convention 2015 Tribute to The Kessler Twins (Germany 1959): The Eurovision Community received sad news on the passing away of Alice and Ellen Kessler also known as the Kessler Sisters or the Kessler Twins, at the age of 89 in Munich, Germany on 17 Nov 2025. The Kessler Twins represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the song "Heute abend wollen wir tanzen gehen" which came 9th. As a tribute, Radio International will rebroadcast the interview that JP and Eric did with the twins at the OGAE Germany Convention in January 2015 in Munich.  The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025: The 23rd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held on Saturday 13 Dec 2025 from the Olympic Palace in Tblisi in Georgia with young artists from 18 countries taking part. In the running order: Malta, Azerbaijan, Croatia, San Marino, Armenia, Ukraine, Ireland, The Netherlands, Poland, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Georgia, Cyprus, France and Albania.  Returning countries are Azerbaijan, Croatia and Montenegro while Estonia and Germany are taking a break. The Hosts of the show are David Aladashvili and Liza Tsiklauri. The show starts at 1700 hours CET. Last year's Winner was Georgia's Andria Putkaradze who won with the song "To my mom".  Radio International will be introducing the songs to the listeners over the next weeks until the week on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025. But also there will some highlights from past editions of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.    The Home Composed Song Contest 2025 - The Grand Final Results Show on 29 Nov 2025: The annual music competition for non-professional musicians takes place again and is already in full swing. The public and jury have the opportunity to cast their votes as well. Visit the website of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 - click here The Home Composed Song Contest is in its 34th year, this is a competition for Eurovision fans who write, perform and produce their own music, who enter their own original song composition (audio only) and then also take part as a jury, to help choose the winning song. This year there are 24 songs from 12 different countries, and you can listen to the songs, and read the lyrics and bios on the official website - click here The Radio International Team once again forms one Jury and you will be able to hear the songs also on thre next three edition sof Radio International. Well done to all participants and may the best entry win. Last week Radio International introduced the first eight of the 24 songs of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025. This week listen to the third and final segment of eight songs from the contest. The results will be published on 29 Nov 2025 during the Grand Final Show on the contests YouTube Channel. Click here to watch the Grand Final. The time of the show will be communicated here nearer the date.         The Eurovision Spotlight - The history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest:  It is 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 continuing series of the Eurovision Spotlight looking at the history of Austria at the Eurovision Song 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

Australia first competed at Eurovision when Austria hosted the 60th Edition of the Contest in 2015. As we approach the 70th Edition (also hosted by Austria), let's explore Australia's history with the ESC and do a pulse check on how the country is doing in the competition. Down Under Summary Australian Artists at Eurovision: The New Seekers, Olivia Newton-John, Gina G (2:47) Why is Australia so into Eurovision? (19:14) Australia at Eurovision (25:38) ...Oh, Canada? (39:57) 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.

Un vent de nouveauté souffle sur l'Eurovision 2026 : le Canada

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  The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 National Final Season The Home Composed Song Contest 2025 (Part 3 of 3) - click here for the website Eurovision Spotlight: Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest  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  National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests  The Home Composed Song Contest 2025: The annual music competition for non-professional musicians takes place again and is already in full swing. The public and jury have the opportunity to cast their votes as well. Visit the website of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 - click here The Home Composed Song Contest is in its 34th year, this is a competition for Eurovision fans who write, perform and produce their own music, who enter their own original song composition (audio only) and then also take part as a jury, to help choose the winning song. This year there are 24 songs from 12 different countries, and you can listen to the songs, and read the lyrics and bios on the official website - click here The Radio International Team once again forms one Jury and you will be able to hear the songs also on thre next three edition sof Radio International. Well done to all participants and may the best entry win. Last week Radio International introduced the first eight of the 24 songs of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025. This week listen to the third and final segment of eight songs from the contest. The results will be published on 29 Nov 2025 during the Grand Final Show on the contests YouTube Channel.. Details where and when will be published here.        The Eurovision Spotlight - The history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest:  It is 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. Chris Poppe will be continuing series of the Eurovision Spotlight looking at the history of Austria at the Eurovision Song 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

With the surprising news that the Canadian government and national broadcaster CBC are considering funding an entry into the Eurovision Song Contest, we discuss whether Canada could join the line-up for next year's competition in Vienna. We also celebrate the return of Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania, and look ahead to Eesti Laul after a number of former Estonian Eurovision stars were revealed to be competing next year.Later on Dr Eurovision himself, Paul Jordan joins us as he explains how he helped selected the acts set to compete in January's Luxembourg Song Contest.Read the latest news on Canada's potential Eurovision returnClick 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.

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  The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 National Final Season The Home Composed Song Contest 2025 (Part 2 of 3) - click here for the website Eurovision Spotlight: Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest  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    Taking you through Autumn 2025 and into the National Final Season of the Eurovisoion Song Contest 2026 but also watch out for the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Coverage.  The Home Composed Song Contest 2025: The annual music competition for non-professional musicians takes place again and is already in full swing. The public and jury have the opportunity to cast their votes as well. Visit the website of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 - click here The Home Composed Song Contest is in its 34th year, this is a competition for Eurovision fans who write, perform and produce their own music, who enter their own original song composition (audio only) and then also take part as a jury, to help choose the winning song. This year there are 24 songs from 12 different countries, and you can listen to the songs, and read the lyrics and bios on the official website - click here The Radio International Team once again forms one Jury and you will be able to hear the songs also on thre next three edition sof Radio International. Well done to all participants and may the best entry win. Last week Radio International introduced the first eight of the 24 songs of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025. This week listen to the second segment of eight songs from the contest. The results will be published on 29 Nov 2025 during the Grand Final Show on the contests YouTube Channel.. Details where and when will be published here.        The Eurovision Spotlight - The history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest:  It is 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. Alasdair Rendall will be continuing series of the Eurovision Spotlight looking at the history of Austria at the Eurovision Song 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 was a busy October in Eurovision Land: The EBU unscheduled an extraordinary member session, two countries announced their return to the Contest, and several national selections are getting their ducks in a row. We get caught up on the headlines as Eurovision 2026 starts to take shape. Momentum Summary EBU cancels "extraordinary session" (1:32) Bulgaria and Romania return to Eurovision (3:21) Gert Kark joins the Eurovision Reference Group (8:15) Patreon: PanArctic Sing-Alongs (10:18) National Final Roundup: Estonia, Spain, Albania, Montenegro, Luxembourg, Austria, San Marino (11:38) Photo by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/photos/man-reading-newspaper-in-bulletin-board-c5QdMcuFlgY) 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.

2025 ist ihr Jahr. Sandra Studer moderierte im Mai den Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, den grössten Musikwettbewerb der Welt. Im Focus spricht sie über diesen Karrierehöhepunkt, über das Neinsagen – und warum ihr das manchmal so schwer fällt. Sandra Studer ist Moderatorin, Sängerin, Schauspielerin und Mutter von vier Kindern. Seit über dreissig Jahren ist sie mit ihrem Mann zusammen. Viele fragen sich, wie schafft sie das alles? Gibt es ein «Sandra Studer Rezept» für ein glückliches und erfolgreiches Leben? Im Gespräch mit Judith Wernli verrät die 56-Jährige, warum es sich lohnt, immer wieder Neues auszuprobieren. Sie erzählt von ihrem Liebesbrief an Björn von ABBA und was nun nach dem ESC zuoberst auf ihrer Bucketlist steht. ___________________ Habt ihr Feedback, Fragen oder Wünsche? Wir freuen uns auf eure Nachrichten an focus@srf.ch – und wenn ihr euren Freund:innen und Kolleg:innen von uns erzählt. ___________________ «Focus» ist ein Podcast von SRF -Host: Judith Wernli -Angebotsverantwortung: Anita Richner _____________________ Das ist «Focus»: Ein Gast – eine Stunde. «Focus» ist der SRF-Talk, der Tiefe mit Leichtigkeit verbindet. Nirgends lernt man Persönlichkeiten besser kennen.

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.

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 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

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