Douze Points! - The Eurovision Podcast
Film, TV & Pop Culture
About
Eurovision, but not as you know it! Australia's biggest weekly Eurovision podcast, giving you all the dirt, all the drama and all the scathing opinions you love to hear about the Contest we live for!
Episodes
- We Argue About Whether Australia will be Eclipsed this Eurovision? - Drunk edition!
The Douze Points! Eurovision Podcast discusses Australia's 2026 entry, evaluating if the selection is a calculated move for qualification or a potentially misguided choice. The hosts explore the artist's stage presence and performance auth…
- Slava Ukraine!
This is an episode from the "Douze Points! The Eurovision Podcast" series, titled "Slava Ukraine!". The episode includes several hashtags related to the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Britain Keeps Going, Then Sends A Furby Rave
Douze Points! analyzes the UK's Eurovision 2026 entry by Look Mum No Computer (Sam Battle). The episode covers his unique approach to instrument creation, dry humor, and the authenticity of his entry, despite jury uncertainty.
- How far does nostalgia get you at Eurovision? Estonia 2026
This episode reviews Estonia's 2026 Eurovision entry and discusses whether nostalgia for the band Vanilla Ninja can help them qualify. It examines Vanilla Ninja's history, their 2026 song "Too Epic To Be True," and the role of nostalgia in…
- Switzerland’s Plot Twist Year
This episode covers Veronica Fusaro’s Eurovision 2026 song “Alice,” a ballad about a lovelorn lesbian. It details her career path and assesses the track’s prospects with both juries and the public.
- Bye Felicia!
Send us Fan Mail Finally, we head to Eurovision, where Sweden selects Felicia with “My System”, and we give an honest review of the vocals, the staging, the lyrics, and the immaculate production that may still be a bit too “by the numbers”…
- Senhit Collects Collaborators Like Rare Pokemon
Send us Fan Mail San Marino looks like a postcard kingdom carved into a mountain, but the real surprise is how well it runs. We’re fascinated by the numbers: a small population, booming tourism, low unemployment, and a political system tha…
- The Broadsword Mic Stand And The Softest Metal Surprise
Send us Fan Mail Serbia chooses Lavina to represent them at Eurovision 2026 with Kraj Mene (“By My Side”), a band that has built momentum through touring and strong live performances after their debut album Odyssey. Subscribe, share it wit…
- Romania On Hard Mode
Send us Fan Mail Romania’s had the sort of year that makes you ask how a country can keep functioning at all: Romania’s answer to all that pressure is… a Eurovision entry called “Choke Me”. We also try not to clutch our pearls as we dive i…
- Sexy Medieval Knight Meets Dancing Priests: Poland 2026
Send us Fan Mail Poland rarely does anything quietly, and that energy runs through everything here, from politics to pop performance. Poland’s Eurovision 2026 choice feels like a statement. Alicja returns after a long, bumpy arc: winning T…
- Portugal Stays Charming Even When Everything Goes Sideways
Send us Fan Mail Portugal sends Bandidos do Canti with “Rosa”, blending UNESCO-listed Cante Alentejano tradition with contemporary pop, plusa cheeky rose gesture that screams classic Eurovision charm. We share what works, what feels a bit…
- Norway Sends The Norwegian Chef To Eurovision
Send us Fan Mail Norway’s selection of the chef from the Muppets or you may know him as, Jonas Love with “Yah Yah Yah”, and the kind of delighted chaos that makes you want to hit replay. If you enjoyed it, subscribe, share the episode with…
- Moldova’s Viva Moment
Send us Fan Mail Moldova doesn’t just “pick a song” this year. It picks a direction, and you can hear it in everything from the politics to the punchy, life-filled chaos of “Viva Moldova”. And we face the uncomfortable truth that democracy…
- Montenegro Monte-yah or Monte-nah?
Send us Fan Mail Montenegro is trying to sprint towards the European Union while carrying a backpack full of problems, and we unpack why that matters right now. Montenegro has chosen Tamara Živković with Nova Zora, we dig into her backgrou…
- Malta’s BELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BELLA, BELLA, BELLA!
Send us Fan Mail Malta’s Eurovision 2026 pick is Aiden with “Bella”, a multilingual entry in English, Maltese, and Italian. We run the timeline of his previous contest attempts, controversies, and comebacks, before giving an honest reactio…
- Luxembourg Can Host Anything, But Can It Win Eurovision 2026?
Send us Fan Mail Luxembourg has learned how to punch above its weight by becoming a hub everyone plugs into. We introduce Eva Marija and her entry “Mother Nature”, digging into the details Eurovision fans love looking up later: and a music…
- Witness Me! Lithuania: Fury Road: 2026!
Send us Fan Mail Is Lithuania making the responsible choice, or its own terrible decision? After watching both the national final performance and the official music video, we give a blunt review and yes, we talk about the silver face paint…
- Out Frenching the French! Israel 2026!
Send us Fan Mail Israel has chosen Noam Bettan with “Michelle”, a multilingual track performed in Hebrew, French and English. “Michelle” lands with a romantic, nostalgic 60s flavour and a sultry edge, wrapped around the theme of letting go…
- Latvia 2026 and sell Out a Tour yy Playing Your Nan’s Lounge Room
Send us Fan Mail Latvia’s Eurovision 2026 entry comes with a backstory that’s bigger than a three-minute performance. Connect to the emotional spine of Latvia’s song “Ena” and its themes of social isolation, childhood trauma, and the long…
- Sewers, Selfie Fees, And A Eurovision Earworm: Italy 2026
Send us Fan Mail A $24 billion bridge, selfie surge pricing, mafia arrests, poisoned wolves, and a Eurovision track that makes you want to get up and dance. Italy doesn’t do “quiet”, and we lean into the chaos with a fast, funny, sharply o…
- Greece: Are you ready to Ferto?
Send us Fan Mail Greece does what Greece does best: it steps onto the Eurovision stage and refuses to be miserable. We talk about Greece’s 2026 pick and we react in real time to a song that’s equal parts baffling and brilliant. We also set…
- France sends their regards!
Send us Fan Mail This episode we take a peak at France and take bets on how long it takes before someone declares their love for the Eifel Tower. #eurovision #eurovisionsong contest #eurovisionpodcast #eurovisionaustralia #eurovisionfunny
- Finland brings out the big Playboy Guns!
Send us Fan Mail Finland is getting tipped early as a Eurovision 2026 winner, and we wanted to know why. We connect the dots between national mood and musical choices, because Eurovision songs don’t arrive out of nowhere. All of that feeds…
- Passion! Passion! Passion! More energy! Denmark at Eurovision 2026
Send us Fan Mail This episode we look at Denmark’s pick, Soren Torpegaard Lund, and a Danish-language club track with a very specific plot: hooking up with your ex when you know you shouldn’t. We dig into his musical theatre polish, the “b…
- Plan To Win And Bring The Album; Czechia 2026
Send us Fan Mail Czechia says “Crossroads” and we immediately hear more than a song title. It’s a snapshot of a country that feels pulled between competing directions, and a Eurovision 2026 entry that could either bloom into a live TV mome…
- Love Island To Eurovision - Cyprus Picks Antigoni
Send us Fan Mail Cyprus at Eurovision 2026. Cyprus sends Antigoni with “Jalla”, sung in English and Cypriot, and we dig into her background, her reality TV past, and her real performance chops. Then we give our honest Eurovision song revie…
- Tank Kettles And Mandatory Service: Croatia’s Strangest Lead-In To Eurovision
Send us Fan Mail Croatia’s Eurovision 2026 story starts nowhere near the stage lights. We’re looking at a country juggling Croatia Serbia tension, a major defence spend, and the return of conscription, then asking the awkward question: how…
- Bangaranga Therapy For Political Chaos
Send us Fan Mail Bulgaria’s lead-up to Eurovision 2026 is not just a music story. It’s a snapshot of political turmoil, repeated snap elections, protests over corruption, and the economic reality that more than one in five people live at o…
- Azerbaijan And Belgium Under The Microscope For Eurovision 2026
Send us Fan Mail Eurovision 2026 is heating up, and we’re not waiting for rehearsals to start arguing about who actually deserves a spot in the final. We take two very different entries and put them through the same test: what’s happening…
- Cosmo Brings Tanschein To Eurovision 2026
Send us Fan Mail Austria is having a tough run: recession, soaring energy costs, a housing squeeze, and climate-linked disasters landing at the same time budgets get cut. So when we look at Eurovision 2026, we can’t ignore the context, bec…
- The Eurovision Bunker: New releases reviews part 3
Send us Fan Mail Eurovision isn’t just a show for us, it’s a year long commitment. Join Liz, Sam the Shirtless Tarling and Bucket Bob as jump into part 3 of our past Eurovision performers latest hits, slips and missteps. Subscribe, leave a…
- When Epic Sax Meets Chair Aerobics ; part 2 from the bunker
Send us Fan Mail We went full bunker mode and built a pre-Eurovision 2026 listening party around one of our favourite questions: do Eurovision icons actually stick the landing after the contest, or do they live on fumes and nostalgia? We p…
- Drunk-Testing New Singles From Eurovision Legends
Send us Fan Mail Three adults. One bunker. A steadily shrinking supply of alcohol. We sit down with Bucket Bob and Sam Tarling, to do what Eurovision fans secretly love most: judge the post-Eurovision singles that past performers drop.. We…
- Fish Cults And Chair Dancing At Eurovision: Armenia Unpacked
Send us Fan Mail Armenia’s been living through big headlines, and we can’t stop thinking about how that pressure leaks into pop culture. Then we pivot to Eurovision 2026 and ask the question that matters for fans: what does a national rese…
- When A Country Feels Broken What Should It Sing: Albania 2026
Send us Fan Mail Albania starts our Eurovision 2026 countdown, and we’re not treating it like a three-minute track dropped from the sky. We zoom out first: what’s been happening inside Albania over the past 12 months, what’s been driving t…
- Eurovision Asia Is Finally Real
Send us Fan Mail Eurovision Asia is no longer a rumour whispered in bars and fan threads. It has a locked date, a locked city, and enough real details to start making plans. We also run through the first ten confirmed participating countri…
- Inside The Eurovision 2026 Stage Design And Lighting Plan
Send us Fan Mail No spoilers, no song rankings, no “who will qualify” guesses, just the stuff that actually shapes what you’ll see on Eurovision night. We’re digging into Eurovision 2026 stage design, lighting, and production planning, bec…
- Five Mystical Tupperware Containers Choose Eurovision
Send us Fan Mail Eurovision 2026 isn’t a distant concept anymore. The moment the semi-final running order lands, the whole contest snaps into focus and suddenly you can feel the pressure of those early slots, the “forgotten by midnight” ri…
- Meet Auri The Eurovision 2026 Mascot And The Weird History Behind It
Send us Fan Mail Eurovision 2026 has a mascot. Austria’s broadcaster ORF has unveiled Auri for Vienna, complete with a heartfelt message about unity and togetherness… and a design that is shaggy, loud, and instantly memeable. To make sense…
- Glass Crystals, CGI Kangaroos, And A Nepo Baby Walk Into Eurovision - DOUZE NEWS 2026
Send us Fan Mail Eurovision 2026 just got its faces: Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski. Two names, one very big stage. Want our take on the risks, the upside and the chemistry check that matters most? Press play, weigh in, and help…
- Heat Wave, Hot Takes and Eurovision Rules
Send us Fan Mail We break down the hottest question in the Eurovision universe—why Russia is out and Israel isn’t—we examine the rules and the reasons as best we can. Whilst looking at previous controversies to try to find the answer. We t…
- One last word for 2025. 2026 the journey begins here!
Send us Fan Mail Bring the cat inside and put the slippers on as we get ready to put 2025 to bed and we ponder will there even be a 2026? #eurovision #eurovisionsong contest #eurovisionpodcast #eurovisionaustralia #eurovisionfunny
- Dance Battles and Depression: What Eurovision 2025 Taught Us
Send us Fan Mail Guess who's back in the Eurovision hot seat? After equipment delays and mental cobwebs, your favourite straight-talking podcast host returns to dissect Eurovision 2025 in all its controversial glory. Eurovision 2025 might…
- Dead Dogs and Dance Beats: The Unforgettable Songs of Eurovision 2025 Semi Final 2 Previews
Send us Fan Mail Buckle up for our raw, unfiltered reaction to Eurovision 2025's second semi-final! We're diving into this year's wildest collection of musical offerings before the performances even hit the stage. Australia opens the night…
- When Norway Out-Swedes Sweden and San Marino Out-Italians Italy; Semi Final 1 Preview reactions.
Send us Fan Mail The countdown to Eurovision 2025 has begun, and the first semi-final promises a rollercoaster of musical styles, cultural exchanges, and surprising performances. As 15 countries vie for just 10 qualifying spots, clear fron…
- 2025 And we are back for Eurovision business!
Send us Fan Mail After a long break from the Debbie Downers, Douze Points Podcast is back and reporting for duty at Eurovision 2025! Join us as we deep dive into Switzerland's drawers and rummage through her past to bring you all you need…
- Drop the kids at the pool, it's Eurovision 2024!
Send us Fan Mail A lead performer for Eurovision Semi Final 1 was raced into hospital for an embarrassing illness. Will they be able to pull it together for the big show or are they about to drop Douze points? Can you guess who? But in goo…
- Bigfoot's lady purse sighted at Eurovision!
Send us Fan Mail Look we have a question to ask. Honestly, once you see it, you can't unsee it. We question some fashion choices as people prepare for the big show. We also look at some tips to avoid Euro fatigue and how to recapture your…
- Let's just be kind to each other this Eurovision!
Send us Fan Mail This week Liz received some hate mail and in response she just wants to spread some love and asks if we can all just be kind to each other for three minutes. If we can change for three minutes, maybe we can change the worl…
- EUROVISION 2024 News. The Producers Musical comes to life!
Send us Fan Mail No spoilers episode. This week we take a look at the new Grand Final rules and the 'controversial' 13 Producers Picks in the running order. Is this going to be a runaway success or a runaway trainwreck? Tell us your though…