Eurovision Is My Cocomelon w/ Oscar Montoya

KP Parker and guest host comedian Oscar Montoya tumble down the Eurovision rabbit hole, with a few detours through reality TV obsession and Blake Shelton tabloid lore.What You’ll Hear:Camp Makes the Contest: Oscar explains why Eurovision became a glittery global phenomenon while America’s singing competitions fizzled into polite background noise. Along the way: ABBA, Riverdance, Tommy Cash, and one very memorable chicken song.Pandemic Hyperfixations: KP and Oscar swap stories about the pop culture obsessions that carried them through 2020, from Eurovision deep dives to Survivor marathons and reality TV strategy breakdowns.Competitive Spirits: The conversation drifts into online Traitors games, Survivor audition tapes, and KP’s very real experience surviving five days in a cornfield with only a bite of rice and a dream.CHAPTERS00:00 Intro & Oscar joins The Nightly01:15 Eurovision explained for beginners05:18 Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton & tabloid shopping08:04 Why the American Song Contest failed10:30 Camp, spectacle & Eurovision winners15:06 The Eurovision songs that broke through16:23 Pandemic reality TV obsessions17:30 Survivor strategy talk begins21:00 Playing Traitors for charity22:30 Good nights to Celine Dion & DaraFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.