Eurovangelists
@eurovangelists.com
The Silver Signal Award-winning podcast about the greatest competition in the history of the world, the Eurovision Song Contest! New episodes every Thursday on Maximum Fun
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It’s almost Thanksgiving, so what better time to celebrate the many great indigenous artists in the Eurovision Song Contest over the decades? We’re joined by the hilarious writer & actor Jana Schmieding to talk about some great songs! Check it out here:
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Episode 95: Indigenous Artists in Eurovision | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists discuss indigenous artists in Eurovision alongside Jana Schmieding.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It’s almost Thanksgiving, so what better time to celebrate the many great indigenous artists in the Eurovision Song Contest over the decades? We’re joined by the hilarious writer & actor Jana Schmieding to talk about some great songs! Check it out here:
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In honor of some recent team ups by some Eurovision faves, we’re taking a whole episode to talk about ESC collaborations! We’ve got a fun playlist of Eurovision artists coming together to make great songs, so check it out!
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Episode 94: ESC Collaborations | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists take a look at a playlist full of collaborations between Eurovision artists.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In honor of some recent team ups by some Eurovision faves, we’re taking a whole episode to talk about ESC collaborations! We’ve got a fun playlist of Eurovision artists coming together to make great songs, so check it out!
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We’re taking a second look at second place this week, as it’s time to celebrate those Silver Medal Superstars once again! We’re joined by Cecily Herzig of Royalton Community Radio in Vermont to give some love to a bunch of these near winners. Enjoy!
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Episode 93: Silver Medal Superstars 2 | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists take another look at second place songs in Eurovision that deserve some love.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We’re taking a second look at second place this week, as it’s time to celebrate those Silver Medal Superstars once again! We’re joined by Cecily Herzig of Royalton Community Radio in Vermont to give some love to a bunch of these near winners. Enjoy!
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In honor of Halloween, we’ve got Biqtch Puddin’ of the Boulet Brothers Dragula talking spooky songs with us! Some classic dark-sided jams, some creepy lyrical content, and an absolute evisceration of an Oscar favorite. Take a listen… if you dare!
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Episode 92: Spooky Eurovision Songs | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists talk about the spookiest songs and performances from Eurovision in honor of Halloween.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In honor of Halloween, we’ve got Biqtch Puddin’ of the Boulet Brothers Dragula talking spooky songs with us! Some classic dark-sided jams, some creepy lyrical content, and an absolute evisceration of an Oscar favorite. Take a listen… if you dare!
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psa for british podcast fans: a @maximumfun.org subscribtion is increasingly good value; my $10 sub was £8.14 in january, now it's £7.51!
i suspect this is not a good indicator for the american economy as a whole, but it does support artist-owned podcasts so why not sign up?
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We’re courting controversy with this week’s episode by picking songs we think need to be shelved (just for a bit!) in favor of other worthy songs from the ESC songbook. The main offender? Waterloo. We suggest our own replacements, but feel free to offer up your own!
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Episode 91: Inside the Eurovision Vault | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists decide which songs need to be retired (temporarily) and which songs should take their place.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We’re courting controversy with this week’s episode by picking songs we think need to be shelved (just for a bit!) in favor of other worthy songs from the ESC songbook. The main offender? Waterloo. We suggest our own replacements, but feel free to offer up your own!
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Psst… to all our MaxFun backers, check your BoCo feed for this month’s But Enough About Eurovision Already. We have a nice long chat about… well, you’ve probably already watched it. And if you haven’t, it’s probably in your queue. It’s a fun one!
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October 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Psst… to all our MaxFun backers, check your BoCo feed for this month’s But Enough About Eurovision Already. We have a nice long chat about… well, you’ve probably already watched it. And if you haven’t, it’s probably in your queue. It’s a fun one!
This week’s episode is about our favorite Eurovision documentary, Dax’s Eurovision, a 2006 documentary by BBC3 about Dax Sampson, the UK competitor. It’s incredible, and we’re joined by @ogaeireland.bsky.social’s president Frank once more to discuss this masterpiece.
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Episode 90: Daz’s Eurovision (2006 BBC Documentary) | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists discuss the 2006 BBC3 documentary, Daz’s Eurovision, about the UK entry, Daz Sampson.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This week’s episode is about our favorite Eurovision documentary, Dax’s Eurovision, a 2006 documentary by BBC3 about Dax Sampson, the UK competitor. It’s incredible, and we’re joined by @ogaeireland.bsky.social’s president Frank once more to discuss this masterpiece.
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You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers - this week we’re answering listener postcards, including questions about who will breaking their non-winning streak first, ESC social media and more! Check it out, and keep sending in your questions - Dimitry sees them all.
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Episode 89: Listener Postcards 2025 | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists answer listener questions about small ESC nations, denied Romanians, ESC social media and a different kind of winner’s curse.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers - this week we’re answering listener postcards, including questions about who will breaking their non-winning streak first, ESC social media and more! Check it out, and keep sending in your questions - Dimitry sees them all.
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It’s the start of spooky season, so we’ve got a downright TERRIFYING episode this week all about… the Death Slot! Performing second in the Grand Final means you’re guaranteed not to win, but is it really that bad? Well… it depends. We take a listen and find out!
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Episode 88: Death Slot Deep Dive | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists take a look at the curse of the second position (or lack thereof), a.k.a. the Death Slot.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It’s the start of spooky season, so we’ve got a downright TERRIFYING episode this week all about… the Death Slot! Performing second in the Grand Final means you’re guaranteed not to win, but is it really that bad? Well… it depends. We take a listen and find out!
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If you are sitting up late (Pacific Time) wishing you could vote for Eurovangelists in the Signal Listener's Choice Awards, have we got a video for you
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October 2, 2025 at 5:55 AM
If you are sitting up late (Pacific Time) wishing you could vote for Eurovangelists in the Signal Listener's Choice Awards, have we got a video for you
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We’ve got a really fascinating look at Eurovision songwriting camps this week with Norway’s own Mathilde SPZ! You might know her great song Woman Show from 2024’s MGP, but get ready to learn a whole lot more about her and making music for Eurovision on this week’s ep!
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Episode 87: Eurovision Songwriting Camps | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists are joined by artist Mathilde SPZ to learn about ESC songwriting camps.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We’ve got a really fascinating look at Eurovision songwriting camps this week with Norway’s own Mathilde SPZ! You might know her great song Woman Show from 2024’s MGP, but get ready to learn a whole lot more about her and making music for Eurovision on this week’s ep!
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Have you ever wondered how long the longest Eurovision song is? Waaayyy too long (in our opinion). This week, we’ve got a whole episode about Eurovision records - most expensive outfit, most years without winning, and yes, longest song. Take a listen here!
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Episode 86: Eurovision Records | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists take a look at Eurovision entries that have broken records over the years.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Have you ever wondered how long the longest Eurovision song is? Waaayyy too long (in our opinion). This week, we’ve got a whole episode about Eurovision records - most expensive outfit, most years without winning, and yes, longest song. Take a listen here!
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We’ve got an all-new recap for ESC 2015 with the hilarious @rossbryant.bsky.social joining us! It’s the last time Vienna hosted the contest, and the last time the UK sent electro-swing. Balkan ballads, avant-garde dance, and anti-booing tech - that’s Eurovision, baby!
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Episode 85: Eurovision 2015 Recap | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists discuss Eurovision 2015 in Vienna, Austria with special guest Ross Bryant.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We’ve got an all-new recap for ESC 2015 with the hilarious @rossbryant.bsky.social joining us! It’s the last time Vienna hosted the contest, and the last time the UK sent electro-swing. Balkan ballads, avant-garde dance, and anti-booing tech - that’s Eurovision, baby!
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We’re back! Just in time for Eurovision New Year, we’re covering the BBC’s celebration of 60 years of the contest, Eurovision’s Greatest Hits! Not a Snoop Dogg or a Kelly Clarkson in sight - it’s Graham Borton and Petra Mede, thank God. Link in the show notes!
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Episode 84: Eurovision’s Greatest Hits (2015 BBC Show) | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists discuss Eurovision’s Greatest Hits: 60 Years of the ESC from 2015.
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September 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We’re back! Just in time for Eurovision New Year, we’re covering the BBC’s celebration of 60 years of the contest, Eurovision’s Greatest Hits! Not a Snoop Dogg or a Kelly Clarkson in sight - it’s Graham Borton and Petra Mede, thank God. Link in the show notes!
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We’ve finally reached the end of the American Song Contest, and the finale actually delivers some great performances! There’s also some military-grade cringe, but isn’t that why we watch sometimes? We’ll be back to our beloved ESC next week, but until then, enjoy!
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Episode 83: American Song Contest, Finals | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists discuss the finale of the American Song Contest from 2022.
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August 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We’ve finally reached the end of the American Song Contest, and the finale actually delivers some great performances! There’s also some military-grade cringe, but isn’t that why we watch sometimes? We’ll be back to our beloved ESC next week, but until then, enjoy!
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The American Song Contest rolls on as we finish out the qualifiying rounds and cruise right through both semifinals on this week's episode. A near ethnobop from American Samoa? A TSwift clone from Michigan? Sisqo?! That's the ASC, baby!
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Episode 82: American Song Contest, Week 5 & Semis | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists discuss Week 5 and the Semifinals of the American Song Contest.
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August 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The American Song Contest rolls on as we finish out the qualifiying rounds and cruise right through both semifinals on this week's episode. A near ethnobop from American Samoa? A TSwift clone from Michigan? Sisqo?! That's the ASC, baby!
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The pick is in - it's Vienna for ESC 2026! Hope to see you all there!
We're going back to Vienna for Eurovision 2026! 🇦🇹
The Austrian capital will be the Host City of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest on 12 | 14 | 16 May
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The Austrian capital will be the Host City of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest on 12 | 14 | 16 May
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Eurovision 2026: Vienna is our Host City for the 70th
Austria’s capital Vienna has been selected by Host Broadcaster ORF and the EBU to host the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2026.
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August 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The pick is in - it's Vienna for ESC 2026! Hope to see you all there!
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We're going back to Vienna for Eurovision 2026! 🇦🇹
The Austrian capital will be the Host City of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest on 12 | 14 | 16 May
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The Austrian capital will be the Host City of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest on 12 | 14 | 16 May
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Eurovision 2026: Vienna is our Host City for the 70th
Austria’s capital Vienna has been selected by Host Broadcaster ORF and the EBU to host the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2026.
eurovision.tv
August 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
We're going back to Vienna for Eurovision 2026! 🇦🇹
The Austrian capital will be the Host City of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest on 12 | 14 | 16 May
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The Austrian capital will be the Host City of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest on 12 | 14 | 16 May
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Hey backers! Our monthly BoCo series that's all thanks to YOU is up on MaxFun, and this month we're talking live music: firsts, favorites and least favorites. Are we all embarrassed by our first concert? Yep!
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August 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Hey backers! Our monthly BoCo series that's all thanks to YOU is up on MaxFun, and this month we're talking live music: firsts, favorites and least favorites. Are we all embarrassed by our first concert? Yep!
If you're not a backer, you can become one at any time via maximumfun.org/join/
If you're not a backer, you can become one at any time via maximumfun.org/join/
Learn podcasting from our own Jeremy Bent!
I'm teaching the basics of podcasting in a six week online class starting September 20th! Podcasting's given me a lot over the years, and I knew essentially nothing about it when I started. Check out the link for more info.
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Podcasting Classes – Jeremy Bent
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August 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Learn podcasting from our own Jeremy Bent!
It’s a Thursday in August in 2025, and that means we’re back with more of the American Song Contest, covering weeks 3 (yikes) and 4 (actually… good?) of the show! Are we coming around on the American Experiment? Listen and find out!
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Episode 81: American Song Contest, Weeks 3 & 4 | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists discuss weeks 3 & 4 of NBC’s American Song Contest from 2022.
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August 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It’s a Thursday in August in 2025, and that means we’re back with more of the American Song Contest, covering weeks 3 (yikes) and 4 (actually… good?) of the show! Are we coming around on the American Experiment? Listen and find out!
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The time has come. The Eurovangelists descend into that Unholy Land, that cursèd place from where there is no return. That’s right: we’re covering the American Song Contest. Join us for our month-long recap… if you dare.
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Episode 80: American Song Contest, Weeks 1 & 2 | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists discuss the first two episodes of the American Song Contest from 2022.
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August 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The time has come. The Eurovangelists descend into that Unholy Land, that cursèd place from where there is no return. That’s right: we’re covering the American Song Contest. Join us for our month-long recap… if you dare.
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No new episode this week as we break for SummerSlam. But we’ll have the usual full conversation and nonsense NEXT week.
If you’re a MaxFun member, listen to @julianburrell.bsky.social and Dimitry Pompeii from @eurovangelists.com break down AEW and All in!
If you’re a MaxFun member, listen to @julianburrell.bsky.social and Dimitry Pompeii from @eurovangelists.com break down AEW and All in!
August 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
No new episode this week as we break for SummerSlam. But we’ll have the usual full conversation and nonsense NEXT week.
If you’re a MaxFun member, listen to @julianburrell.bsky.social and Dimitry Pompeii from @eurovangelists.com break down AEW and All in!
If you’re a MaxFun member, listen to @julianburrell.bsky.social and Dimitry Pompeii from @eurovangelists.com break down AEW and All in!
We’ve got the cure for post-Eurovision depression - it’s listening to new songs by this year’s artists with us and our special guests, the Eurovisionphiles! We go through a bunch of our faves and talk about what we’re looking forward to in 2026. Check it out!
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Episode 79: Songs from the Class of ’25 | Maximum Fun
The Eurovangelists are joined by the Eurovisionphiles to talk about new songs from ESC 2025 artists.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We’ve got the cure for post-Eurovision depression - it’s listening to new songs by this year’s artists with us and our special guests, the Eurovisionphiles! We go through a bunch of our faves and talk about what we’re looking forward to in 2026. Check it out!
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