Wind Machine Podcast
By Danie Tregonning & Mark Perkins
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Episodes: 125
Description
Wind Machine Podcast's hosts provide commentary and critique of Eurovision songs from 1960 to the present.
Incorporating a mix of pop-culture, music, history, geography and politics.
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Episode 110 – “1968: Skivvies, Living Colour, and 138 La’s”
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Episode 109 – “1966: Fashion Clones, Back To The Villa, and Thanks Darls”
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Episode 108 – “1960: Norway’s Debut, Catherine?, and A Bad Boyfriend”
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Episode 107 – “1963: A Snub, The Magic Of Television, and A Beloved Friend”
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Episode 106 – “1961: A Garden Party, Introductions, and The Taboo Lovers”
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Episode 105 – “1965: Ireland’s Arrival, Backstage Slapping, and Singing Dolls”
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Episode 104 – “1964: Missing Pieces, A Protest, and She Was Too Young But Also Old Enough”
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Episode 103 – “1967: Podcrawl!, Oh Vienna, and The Barefooted Mistress of Puppets”
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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WMP Supplemental 15: We Went to Basel Switzerland… And What The Hell Just Happened Indeed – Our 2025 Debrief
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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WMP Supplemental 14: Eurovision 2025 – Basel. Bankruptcy. Bastu.
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Episode 102 – “1969: Surrealism, Girl Power, and A Day The Singing Poet Goes Bang”
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Episode 101 – “1962: The Brownlow, Electricity, and A First Love”
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Episode 100 – “1977: Postponements, Tatooine, and The Bird And The Child…ren”
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Episode 99 – “1976: Bouquets, Judgement, and He Was Only 26?”
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Episode 98 – “1974: Briiiighton, Wombledon, and Finally Facing Our (Spotify) Waterloo”
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Episode 97 – “1970: A Spanish Footballer Who Can Sing A Bit, Boycotts, and Won With Everything”
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Episode 96 – “1971: Sweet Sixteen, A Top Three, and A Rare Win”
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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WMP Supplemental 13: Eurovision 2024: A Contest For The History Books (For Probably The Wrong Reasons)
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May 26, 2024 |
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WMP Supplemental 12: United By Music For a Divided Fandom – Our Probably Unhelpful Guide to Eurovision 2024
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Episode 95 – “1975: Portraiture, New Scores, and Ding Dong The Dutch Are Calling”
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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Episode 94 – “1973: The Muppets, Nestling Swallows, and We Recognise You”
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Episode 93 – “1978: The Lift, Lazy Susan Orchestra, and Alphabet Games”
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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Episode 92 – “1979: Concentric Circles, Stereotypes, and Glittering Suspenders”
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Episode 91 – “1972: Juries Of Two, Scotland The Brave, and A Greek Winner For A Grand Dutchy”
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Episode 90 – “1983: Channel 0/28, Triplicate, and The Gift Of Performing Last”
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 89 – “1981: A Welcome To Cyprus, An Annoyed Mr Naef, and Velcro Skirts”
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Episode 88 – “1985: Underpants, Repeat Offenders, and A Swinging Winner”
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Episode 87 – “1986: Fortress Of Solitude, 7 Kilos Of Dress, and She’s Only 13!”
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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WMP Supplemental 11: Our Long Farewell to Liverpool
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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WMP Supplemental 10: Our Rather Ridiculous Guide To The Songs of Eurovision 2023, Please Don’t Hate Us
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Episode 86 – “1988: Tron, Shoulder Pads, and That Winning Canadian”
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Episode 85 – “1982: Yorkshire Water, Sixty One Points, and A Little Peace”
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Episode 84 – “1984: Teenagers, Similar Staging, and Golden Shoes”
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Episode 83 – “1987: Feuding Broadcasters, Casablaca, and That Bloke From Frankston Again”
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Episode 82 – “1980: A Volunteer, A Tight Budget, and That Bloke From Frankston”
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Episode 81 – “1989: Neons, Cheese, and Rocked By 7 Points”
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Episode 80 – “1990: Too Old, Euro Cat, and Toto Unites Europe”
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Episode 79 – “1999: Religious Education, Red Wine, and That Heavenly Outfit”
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Episode 78 – “1992: EuroBird, Some Bloke Named Christer Björkman, and Why? Johnny Logan!”
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Episode 77 – “1994: Giant Nightmare Heads, Riverdance, and Oops, Another Win”
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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Episode 76 – “1996: A Rebrand, Ooh Aah A-ha, and RTE’s Wallet Opens Again”
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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WMP Supplemental 9: The Sound of Us Chatting About Eurovision 2022
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May 02, 2022 |
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Episode 75 – “1995: Happy 40th, The Kirkorov Factor, and 24 Words”
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Episode 74 – “1993: Sexy Sax, HORSIES!, and a Host Country Win”
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Episode 73 – “1998: Cowbell, Double Wogan, and the Diva We Needed”
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Episode 72 – “1997: Ronan Keating’s Mullet, Bye For Now To Italy, and That Winning Green Shirt”
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Episode 71 – “1991: Allora, A South American Farewell to Yugoslavia, and Those Five Ten Points”
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Episode 70 – “2019: Four Hours Eleven Minutes Twenty Seconds, Fallen Madonna, and In A Big Arcade”
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May 15, 2021 |
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Episode 69 – “2007: Battle of the Bands, Semi Final of Death, and Serbian KD Lang”
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Episode 68 – “2009: Hot Mess Hosts, Hefty Props, and the One Winning Violin”
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Episode 67 – “2008: Lovable Hosts, MySpace, and We Liked Your Other Song More”
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Episode 66 – “2017: Giant Heads, Weird Props, and Fast Food Music”
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Episode 65 – “2010: Orbs, Violins, and Underwear? They’re Blue.”
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Episode 64 – “2011: Slapstick, A Welcome Return, and Drunken Karaoke.”
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Episode 63 – “2005: A Thousand Drums Drumming, a Random Wind Chime, and Our Number One”
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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Episode 62 – “2006: A Confused American, a Button Shortage, and Praise for Hard Rock”
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Episode 61 – “2012: Mouse Clicking, Flames, and The Beginning of A New Era”
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Feb 02, 2020 |
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Episode 60 – “2018: Robberies, Tarts, and a Homeward Bound Pikachu”
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Dec 22, 2019 |
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Episode 59 – “2013: Queen Petra, Bare Feet, and Eric Saade’s Toilet Humour”
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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Episode 58 – “2001: Danish Pride, A Couple of Couplets, and an Aruban Import”
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Oct 13, 2019 |
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Episode 57 – “2015: Our Guy, Two Nul Points, And More Than One Hero”
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Sep 15, 2019 |
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Episode 56 – “2000: Syrian Flags, Sheet Dancing, and The Wings Of Love”
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Aug 11, 2019 |
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Episode 55 -“2003: Russian Screaming, Elton John’s Toupee, and Nul Points”
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Eurovision 2019: Recap and Review
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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Eurovision 2019 – Semi Final 2 First Rehearsals Reaction Podcast
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May 09, 2019 |
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Eurovision 2019 – Semi Final 1 First Rehearsals Reaction Podcast
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May 09, 2019 |
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Episode 54 – “2004: Turkish Pride, Technical Issues, and Wild Dancing”
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Apr 28, 2019 |
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WMP Supplemental: Eurovision 2019 Preview Episode
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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Episode 53 – “2016: Love Love, Peace Peace, and The Heartbreak Of That Tele-vote”
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Apr 07, 2019 |
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Episode 52 – 2014: Boos, Beards, and Boobs
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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Episode 51 – 2002: Passwords, Rachel Hair, and The Last 12 Points
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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Episode 50 – Congratulations, We Have Arrived!
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Dec 24, 2018 |
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Episode 49 – Coulda Shoulda Woulda’s: Part 2
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Nov 25, 2018 |
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Episode 48 – Coulda Shoulda Woulda’s: Part 1
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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Episode 47 – Lithuanian Graffiti
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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Episode 46 – Captain Espania: Civil War
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Sep 23, 2018 |
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Episode 45 – To Belarus With Love
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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Episode 44 – Montenegro The Next Generation
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Aug 10, 2018 |
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Episode 43 – Iceland Discovery
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Jul 22, 2018 |
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Episode 42 – The Hitchhikers Guide to Moldova
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Jul 08, 2018 |
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Episode 41 – The Swiss Redemption
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Jun 24, 2018 |
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Episode 40 – The Maltese Falcon
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Jun 03, 2018 |
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WMP Supplemental – Post Eurovision 2018 Debrief
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May 14, 2018 |
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Episode 39 – All Quiet On The German Front
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May 06, 2018 |
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WMP Supplemental: Eurovision 2018 Preview Episode
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Apr 25, 2018 |
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Episode 38 – Odds and Sods
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Apr 15, 2018 |
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Episode 37 – Guardians of Estonia
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Apr 01, 2018 |
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Episode 36 – Eire Force One
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Mar 16, 2018 |
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Episode 35 – Hungary with a Vengeance
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Mar 11, 2018 |
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Episode 34 – Missing In Turkey
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Feb 24, 2018 |
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Episode 33 – Adventures in Slovenia
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Feb 05, 2018 |
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Episode 32 – Bulgarian Dawn
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Dec 23, 2017 |
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Episode 31 – Romanian Holiday
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Dec 03, 2017 |
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Episode 30 – The Portuguese Legacy
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Nov 12, 2017 |
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Episode 29 – March Of The Ukrainians
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Oct 22, 2017 |
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Episode 28 – Czechmate!
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Oct 08, 2017 |
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Episode 27 – Get Him To The Greek!
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Sep 24, 2017 |
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Episode 26 – The French Connection
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Sep 10, 2017 |
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Episode 25 – The Macedonian Candidate
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Aug 27, 2017 |
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Episode 24 – Dude, Where’s San Marino?
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Aug 11, 2017 |
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Episode 23 – Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Excellent Adventure
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Jul 16, 2017 |
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Episode 22 – The Italian Job
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Jun 29, 2017 |
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Episode 21 – Belgium Beyond
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Jun 12, 2017 |
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Episode 20 – Russia Reloaded
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May 28, 2017 |
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WMP Supplemental: Post-Eurovision 2017 Debrief
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May 15, 2017 |
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Episode 19 – Israel: The Man with the Golden Song
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May 07, 2017 |
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Episode 18 – Serbia and The Beast
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Apr 17, 2017 |
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WMP Supplemental: Eurovision 2017 Preview Episode
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Apr 15, 2017 |
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Episode 17 – Norway by Northwest
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Mar 30, 2017 |
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Episode 16 – Cyprus Revolutions
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Mar 12, 2017 |
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Episode 15 – Denmark: An Unexpected Winner
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Feb 13, 2017 |
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Episode 14 – From Georgia With Love
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Jan 22, 2017 |
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Episode 13 – The UK: Invasion Of The Country Snatchers
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Dec 25, 2016 |
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Episode 12 – Game Of Croats
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Dec 11, 2016 |
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Episode 11 – The Day Armenia Stood Still
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Nov 20, 2016 |
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Episode 10 – The Andorran Games
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Nov 01, 2016 |
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Episode 9 – The Netherlanding Story
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Oct 18, 2016 |
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Episode 8 – The Search of Azerbaijan
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Oct 02, 2016 |
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Episode 7 – Return Of The Albanians
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Sep 15, 2016 |
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Episode 6 – The Last Austrian Hero
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Sep 03, 2016 |
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Episode 5 – The Fast And The Polish!
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Aug 19, 2016 |
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Episode 4 – The Finnish Menace
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Aug 04, 2016 |
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Episode 3 – Latvia Strikes Back
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Jul 22, 2016 |
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Episode 2 – Revenge of The Swedes
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Jul 04, 2016 |
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Episode 1 – The Podcast Awakens
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Jun 19, 2016 |