Eurovangelists

We're heading back in time and to Bergen, Norway for the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest alongside the hilarious Siobhan Thompson of Dimension 20, Rick & Morty and Krapopolis. It's a goofy one, and we've got the irascible Terry Wogan's commentary to guide us. Jeremy documents the rise of the Steinbergers, Dimitry looks for his love in capital letters, Siobhan tells us why we're at peak Eighties, and Oscar's just one of the (European) girls.

Follow Siobhan on IG: https://www.instagram.com/vornietom/

Support Siobhan's movie on Seed & Spark: https://seedandspark.com/fund/treasurefilm#story

Watch Eurovision 1986 with Terry Wogan commentary on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN9_6CVVmw0

Vote in the Shadow Bracket every day on our Instagram page! You can listen to the competing songs on Spotify or watch the performances on YouTube.

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3LjtFAxpw7nqxhkkvynrBF

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 [email protected]. 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!

If we're talking Spain's Benidorm Fest, who better to join us than the two native Spaniards that host one of our favorite ESC podcasts, the Eurovisionphiles? Dr. Barbara Barreiro Leon and Maria Zapata are on the show this week, talking about Spain's former national final that's now a celebration of Spanish pop music. Jeremy isn't feeling very quinqui, Dimitry longs to be a turista, Barbara's sporting two new tattoos, Maria wants to know why men sing so high, and Oscar needs an ear worm surgically removed.

Listen to the Eurovisionphiles podcast: https://www.theeurovisionphiles.com/

Watch the Eurovisionphiles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEurovisionphiles

Follow the Eurovisionphiles on IG: https://www.instagram.com/theeurovisionphiles

Watch Benidorm Fest 2026 on RTVE's website: https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/benidorm-fest/benidorm-fest-2026-final/16938786/

Get ready for the Shadow Bracket by listening to the songs on Spotify or watching the performances on YouTube

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0BB6SnwkDZNbqg8S5DeuKG

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 [email protected]. 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've had a sea change in regards to answering our mail: we've decided to answer postcards mid-national final seasons when the questions are relevant as opposed to waiting until the middle of summer where it no longer matters much either way. So come listen to us try and answer some of the big questions about this year's crop of songs! Jeremy's setting off on the San Francisco Bay, Dimitry reveals one of his most hated songs of all time, and Oscar's out his brain, out his mind.

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4FlGKmbOMRXfmhiz97LReM

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 [email protected]. 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!

Our Super Saturdays have come to an end, which means there's only a cornucopia of new songs to discuss from all the internal selections! We're joined by the fabulous Swede and expert in all things Melfest Karin Björklund of the 12p podcast to take a listen to them all and give our opinions on this year's crop, plus a special guest appearance by Dr. Ella Hubber! Jeremy needs some euros to counter it, Dimitry traces the waspy origins of a trio of competitors, Karin wants more from Cyprus, and Oscar's clutching his pearls.

Follow Karin for more ESC & Melfest takes on IG: https://www.instagram.com/12ppodcast/

Watch all the videos for this week's songs on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzSs51BiQrE&list=PLd2EbKTi9fyVAD4M-Z7GMdGUMGS-dgnqu&pp=sAgC

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3zn4eAC7kmBXBTYFpURNnb

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 [email protected]. 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!

With five more national finals, we've made it to the end of the super Saturdays until 2027, but not without first covering Romania's Selecția Națională, the San Marino Song Contest, Poland's Krajowych Kwalifikacji, Sweden's Melodifestivalen, and Portugal's Festival da Canção. And our beloved Oscar is across the pond this week, so we're instead joined by our Eurovision-obsessed neighbor to the north, Worldvishawn, to talk about what we liked and what we didn't. Jeremy doesn't think one song is all that Bellissima, Shawn finds Portugal to be just a little too chill, and Dimitry revels in the madness that is San Marino.

Watch Romania's Selecția Națională on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/live/EX_FcyzRDFw

Watch our San Marino Song Contest playlist on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7l0Co_QRmM&list=PLd2EbKTi9fyWy6_wKl4jSFHqX8EGGDjyf&pp=sAgC

Watch the performances from Poland's Krajowych Kwalifikacji on TVP's website here: https://vod.tvp.pl/programy,88/eurowizja-odcinki,276170/odcinek-9,S09E09,2793303

Watch Sweden's Melodifestivalen on SVT's website here: https://www.svtplay.se/video/K5dYakN/melodifestivalen/final?video=visa

Watch Portugal's Festival da Canção on RTP's website here: https://www.rtp.pt/play/p16368/festival-da-cancao-2026

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2SLqpKzcsU7ZuDi3HF9tM6

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 [email protected]. 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!