Episode 11: Dr. Eurovision

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-gemFI9XNbzQlKwD8-0AThis week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4P95AKxbV0glZlDson7Jq4?si=f6a106360e5f4f88 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joineurovangelistsEurovangelists 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 [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!