Eurovangelists

Our most received question is finally answered with this episode-long response, featuring not only the party-throwing wisdom of the Eurovangelists, but also the UK party expertise of Lindsey Kelk from MaxFun's Tights and Fights! Jeremy's putting together international charcuterie, Dimitry advocates for one slightly larger prize, Oscar's searching for "the note," and Lindsey can't be trusted at a Eurovision party.

Preorder Lindsey's book: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/love-story-lindsey-kelk?variant=41380214210594

The official Eurovangelist bingo card (with help from Terra), printable for parties: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rqALvTqfQ1McHW-f7i_xpW_6mtQh54Hc/view?usp=share_link

Lisa's incredible Eurovision party website: https://lkulawczyk8.wixsite.com/eurovision-party---2

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

Sweden is hosting this year's contest in Malmö, but it's not the first time: each of the their seven previous winners get a moment on this week's episode. Jeremy relives the magic of the early 90s, Oscar casts a spell using martial arts, and Dimitry demands respect for Charlotte.

All seven songs in chronological order: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FsVeMz1F5c&list=PLd2EbKTi9fyXJ3_sTWjOc1bjnyECU23g7

Dana International steals the spotlight from Charlotte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw7iave_F_U

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23IwenoBlAGxFThIKMbahf?si=6dc8715bade34a3e

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

Now that all the entries are out for Eurovision 2024, including the last three internal selections, we compare our personal Top Ten lists and debate who's likely to make the Grand Final and who's going home early. Jeremy still doesn't know anything about these drugs, Oscar just won't behave, and Dimitry's so bored with it all.

Ladaniva's "Jako," the Armenian entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6xfmW0Fc40

Guy Sebastian's "Tonight Again" from ESC 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0EhhZWXTng

Carola's weird speech from ESC 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n-B6QvekNo&t=11s

Oscar's city pop playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/25N3sIOn9LG9uV8BAhQTtP?si=60ac953e525d4520

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZHfYSJBJoXxGMqJeiKXRd?si=86f6cdc2d2854ac4

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

We've got the world's pre-eminent Eurovision scholar Dr. Paul Jordan, a man who wrote his doctoral thesis, The Modern Fairytale, about Estonia's use of Eurovision to forge a new national identity. Jeremy wants Paul's #1, Oscar's over the moon about some behind-the-scenes info, and Dimitry achieves his lifelong dream.

Learn more about Dr. Jordan and his thesis here: http://dreurovision.com/modern-fairy-tale/

Check out Eurovision Old, the YouTube channel with HD versions of ESC classics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvj-gemFI9XNbzQlKwD8-0A

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4P95AKxbV0glZlDson7Jq4?si=f6a106360e5f4f88

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

It's the MaxFunDrive, and the rewards for supporting Eurovangelists are considerable! A whole episode about the Eurovision That Wasn't, Eurovision 2020, with Jordan Morris (Jordan Jesse Go!, Free With Ads) is available NOW for anyone who joins or upgrades their MaxFun membership. Take a listen!

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

This special network wide event is a celebration of The MaxFunDrive! If you?d like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to https://maximumfun.org/join.

We?re kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.

J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong from ?Go Fact Yourself? are joined by:

Jackie Kashian - ?The Jackie and Laurie Show?
Jeremy Bent - ?Eurovangelists?
John Moe - ?Depresh Mode with John Moe? and "Sleeping With Celebrities"

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

This week, it's Portugal's Festival da Canção and Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024, plus the internal selections from Australia and Greece. Jeremy finds a fellow city pop stan, Oscar stands up for mom songs, and Dimitry's yearning for a more manic, madcap Melfest.

The formula, which Back to My Roots fits right into: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY8SwIvxj8o

Jacqline's incredible performance of Effortless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoEEuMEbwI0

An anime-inspired city pop playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCCovrKvAtU

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4sdM9zWBieX874CQu14vMH?si=e1a6a4621b0d482c

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

Israel's song, "Hurricane," has been released, but it wasn't the first song that was submitted by KAN. We talk about what happened and how we plan to cover the song this year.

Contact your congressperson and tell them you support a ceasefire in Gaza: https://act.moveon.org/letter/ceasefire-now-email-your-representative

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

This week the show welcomes its first ever guest: Dr. Ella Hubber of Let's Learn Everything! Dr. Hubber talks with the Eurovangelists about internal selections from Austria, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Switzerland and her home country of the United Kingdom. Also on the docket are Iceland's Songvakeppnin and Serbia's Pesma za Euroviziju 2024. Jeremy wonders if the Wild West can ever truly be tamed, Dimitry's comparing Serbian metaphors, Oscar can't believe Konstrakta lost, and Ella's gone stark raving mad.

Joost Klein's Europapa video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2wY0DjYGo

Konstrakta's In Corpore Sano from PZE 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po7HDHTBBE0

Dami Im's unbelievable belt in 2016: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4aj80s

Ella's Excellent Eurovision Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8gcM05zxlYlKbt9XNrIMV8mVaE4hpnC5

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6AHsvU7w2HUxmkpsvu1wiO?si=d2a500118189409f

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

This week it's just two national finals: Una Voce per San Marino and Croatia's Dora 2024, plus the internal selections from Belgium and Poland. Jeremy puzzles over Italian superstars, Dimitry's got the inside scoop on Croatian folk dances, and Oscar welcomes our new AI overlords.

The ending of Beau Travail featuring Corona's The Rhythm of the Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rop2r0PASlM

Let 3's Baba Roga at Dora 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66g2EPyK6xo

This week's companion playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2pDVaPoEmg7xHyex5RQOQu?si=0fd1237558594499

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

Five national finals gives us five brand new competitors for Eurovision 2024, coming from Germany's Das Deutsche FInale, Moldova's Etapa Nationala, Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT, Denmark's Melodi Grand Prix, and Estonia's Eesti Laul 2024. Jeremy isn't into Estonia's bad boys, Dimitry's in ethno-bop heaven, and Oscar's got the inside scoop on effective handography.

VB Gang's over the top performance of Kaboom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxvNxzfsr7E

The Roop's impeccable Discoteque choreography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNweec5olYw

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/143qRNdHCHmWysZTYLiFmE?si=16e23490dd8a4b22

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

There's a new batch of Eurovision qualifiers to discuss, so we're talking about Finland's UMK, Latvia's Supernova, and yes, even Italy's Sanremo. Dimitry fills us in on why Latvia's less fun that it used to be, Oscar is gagged by multiple performances, and Jeremy's back with another of his Rock Rants.

Finland's UMK with English commentary: https://areena.yle.fi/1-67897911

Latvia's Supernova: https://replay.lsm.lv/lv/ieraksts/ltv/318846/supernova-2024-finals

Italy's Sanremo: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb_Qew9Dujkj2kIA797BjDELEp4iyA6E5

Travolta's ill-fated chicken dance at Sanremo: https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2024/02/09/65c62a4e268e3e9c338b4582.html

The companion playlist for this week's episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4r7tHRFwQlHBt1vzyWC8wQ?si=2e209effe08e4875

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

The first Super Saturday is upon us! We have FOUR national finals to talk about, including Ukraine's Vidbir, Norway's Melodi Grand Prix, Malta's MESC, and Spain's Benidorm Fest. Dimitry's got drama bombs from the MGP semis, Oscar's sad everyone's copying Slo Mo badly, and Jeremy's playing the Gotcha game.

Vidbir 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGXFzJWXpC8&pp=ygUGdmlkYmly

Melodi Grand Prix 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1NkdwnZMRk

MESC's winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IIxDNyIBdE

Beindorm's winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSZqlQZ0_us

Vicco at Benidorm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_5Hhi6qdEY

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

Ireland decides to SEND THE WITCH, and Luxembourg's back for the first time since 1993. Dimitry, Oscar and Jeremy have a ton to say about both of these national finals, plus we'll check out the internal selections from France & Slovenia. Also our very first listener mail segment, or as we call it, Postcards!

Dimitry's guide to internal selections vs. national finals: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xX1tRxHS5X7pNNHx6KfKc-SHGmpJDGtCwfN2Vg-CTeo/edit?usp=sharing

Dana International can't quite handle the heft of the Eurovision Trophy in 1999: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrXZJcxszro

The live performance of Love Love Peace Peace is also worth the watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv6tgnx6jTQ

This week's companion playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Do5c6RRWIdTKbCHxXDerZ?si=7937ea0bf119452c

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

The ongoing war in Gaza has some Eurovision competitors calling for a boycott until Israel is removed from the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. We talk about the reasons countries have been removed from the competition in the past, and how that relates to Israel's participation in Eurovision this year.

The NY Times article about Netanyahu's efforts to dismantle Kan: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/business/israel-government-public-television.html

A deeper dive on the connection between Eurovision, Kan, and their struggle with Netanyahu's government: https://www.timesofisrael.com/no-kan-do-how-israels-public-broadcaster-ended-up-in-the-governments-firing-line/

PBS had this to say about proposed cuts to public broadcasting in the US: https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-statement-trump-administration-proposes-elimination-of-federal-funding-for-most-trusted-institution/

Contact your Congressperson and tell them you support a ceasefire in Gaza: https://act.moveon.org/letter/ceasefire-now-email-your-representative

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

National Finals season has begun! Which means there's some happening nearly every weekend for the next couple months, and our own Dimitry Pompée has the lowdown on which ones are easiest to watch, which ones are the most fun, and which ones are better to skip in favor of living a happy, fulfilling life.

We couldn't find the original Finnish sign language version, but this British sign language version of Cha Cha Cha is also glorious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpFYQsG0Hs

If you think you can handle it, here is La Papa Pingouin from 1980: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUI0FZhhW5g

Much easier to stomach is Dotter's Bulletproof performance from Melfest in 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIF5Ej_VHI

This week's Companion Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/41IPgYObsVfEagYVvNyZvz?si=da3ad707d0444a72

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

It hasn't even been a year, so it's already time to revisit last year's Eurovision Song Contest! For anyone looking to get familiar with Eurovision, last year's contest is still available online and the Eurovangelists are here to take you through our favorites, our least favorites and tell you all the drama behind the competitors. So take a trip back to Liverpool with us and let us know what was your winner for 2023!

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

Welcome to Europe's biggest party! It's the very first episode of Eurovangelists, the Eurovision podcast that aims to make a fan out of you, someone who has never heard of Eurovision. We'll tell you all about the history of the ESC, how we got into it, and everything you might need to know to watch your very first Eurovision with confidence and gusto. 

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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! 

Welcome to Eurovangelists! What has more pomp, spectacle, and sequins than the Olympics, Wrestlemania, and RuPaul's Drag Race combined? The Eurovision Song Contest, Europe?s yearly competition to determine which country has the best original song. It's an extraordinary live musical showdown in which Europe?s most dynamic singers put it all on the line in the name of national pride. And Eurovangelists, a hilarious podcast about all things Eurovision, is here to help you get in on the fun!

Each week, starting January 18, we?ll guide you through everything you need to know about the contest that gave us ABBA, Celine Dion, and a turkey puppet singing on behalf of Ireland. Join superfans Dimitry Pompée, Oscar Montoya, and Jeremy Bent as we get entirely too excited about the latest Eurovision news, argue about which song should win this year, and explore the most inspiring, bizarre, and hilarious stories from the Contest?s start in 1956 all the way to today. Whether you?re a long-time Eurovision fan or completely new to it, we?ll make you into a Eurovangelist too!

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @eurovangelists

Twitter: @eurovangelists

Website: maximumfun.org/podcasts/eurovangelists

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The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O?Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected]. 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!