Eurovangelists

Ireland emerged victorious in our New Big Five t-shirt contest earlier this year, which means they've earned themselves an episode about their many fantastic Eurovision entries over the years. We're also joined by listener, Eurovision fan and professor Mel Hardy, who's a delightful guest host for this look at Ireland's history with the contest. Jeremy identifies the anti-Johnny Logan, Dimitry points out his favorite prisoner, Mel out-Dimitrys Dimitry, and Oscar wonders at the additions of the Swarbriggs.
Vote for us in the EMMAs: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGQW7ugpvtGm496yH_ShyX1J2VKgvIK6RVk49ZOlLcv95IwQ/viewform
Watch all the Irish songs from this week's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6rnjCsHN0Q&list=PLdGVPyazOSHE&pp=sAgC
This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0FOFMvwehQdgVknKquBW5S


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Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.
The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.
Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.
The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.
Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at eurovangelists@gmail.com. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

It's finally time for the hotly anticipated South Korean national final, and it delivers... sort of. We discuss what we feel was missing from Korea's Next Wave with the hilarious Sarah Claspell, but it wasn't lacking great songs, thankfully. Plus? Only 90 minutes! Jeremy picks out some very specific anime themes, Dimitry thinks a robbery may have occurred, Sarah wants to send one competitor to the moon, and Oscar wants to makeitloud.
Vote for Eurovangelists in the Eurovision Music & Media Awards!
See Sarah in Living Room, Living Room at the World's Greatest Improv School Theater: https://wgimprovschool.com/shows
Check out Sarah's podcast, Everything Is Rent: https://www.instagram.com/everythingisrent/
Watch Korea's Next Wave on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpvSu9pktts&list=RDOpvSu9pktts&start_radio=1
This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/06fNJm45Txzt5wReqtQiWj

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joineurovangelists
Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.
The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.
Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.
The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.
Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at eurovangelists@gmail.com. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

Mabuhay to all the Filipino music fans out there, because Philippine Selection Night has arrived and with it, another entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest Asia. We're joined this week by the delightful Kevin Rivera to listen to what his home country has to offer, and all four of us fall under the spell of host supreme Vice Ganda. Jeremy's on board for the duet of duets, Dimitry breaks down the dramaturgical function of robot dancing, Kevin is Broken Beyond Repair by one amazing singer, and Oscar, as usual, chooses chaos.

Follow Kevin on TikTok for his reactions to Eurovision Asia & Drag Race: https://www.tiktok.com/@sometimesathird

Watch Philippine Selection Night on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rs_b7uS3UU

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jDKB3XlEIdNpPcxJZgntj

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joineurovangelists
Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.
The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.
Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.
The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.
Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at eurovangelists@gmail.com. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

Despite a false start in 2025, Eurovision Song Contest Asia looks like it's really happening in 2026! The proof? A full-on national final from Bhutan called Rhythm of Bhutan that has everything we love about national finals from small nations, plus a powerhouse internal selection from Malaysia. We talk about all five competitors in the final and what songs are likely to do well in November's contest. Jeremy is always happy to see college kids getting weird, Dimitry gets some rock with a distinctive Bhutanese twist, and Oscar would hire one dancer to do anything.

Watch Aina Abdul's performance at Malaysia's Anugerah Juara Lagu 40: https://youtu.be/RoOL60wUkps

Watch Rhythm of Bhutan courtesy of BBS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V5cSj30SBI

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iU2uyFaPjwdanCddG3Wkl

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joineurovangelists
Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.
The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.
Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.
The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.
Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at eurovangelists@gmail.com. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

We thought we were going to sit down for a nice simple episode of the podcast, and then the EBU announced everything. Burgas! New age limit! No more pre-recorded backing tracks! Less well-defined rules about "conflicts"! But our fantastic guest, Irene White (Superstore, St. Denis Medical), was game to talk about it all, along with a bunch of songs released by artists from this year's Eurovision class. Jeremy's glad to see Sam up to his old tricks again, Dimitry wants you to check out the Jiva back catalog, Irene explains the 90s appeal of Satoshi, and Oscar sees the other side of a melancholy Dane.

Watch the songs discussed this week on YouTube (and several more that we didn't): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfMbx9-Lugo&list=PLVLzzJo26pRw&pp=8AUBsAgC

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Oz1xrFSEuLPX2brv75I9e

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joineurovangelists
Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.
The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.
Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.
The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.
Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at eurovangelists@gmail.com. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!