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12 Points from America

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Welcome to the one show that dares to combine a long-time Eurovision expert, a pop music fanboy, a guy who's new to this, and Derek. 12 Points from America is an irreverent and insightful podcast about four best friends coming together to discuss the Eurovision Song Contest. In America! Featuring a mix of trivia, humor, and delightful camaraderie, 12 Points from America is your new favorite look into the world's greatest music event.
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Episodes

Episode 260: The Eurovision 2025 Mailbag

You had questions, and now we have answers! This week we’re chatting all about the results of this year’s contest, what it means for the future, and a whole lot […]

Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 5 min

Episode 259: A 2025 Post-Mortem

With the dust settled on Eurovision 2025, we’ve reconvened to discuss the results and aftermath of this year’s contest. Topics include the quality of Basel as a host city, the […]

May 31, 2025•1 hr

Episode 258: 2025 Grand Final Reactions

Minutes after this year’s grand final came to a close, the 12 Points team (including Danny) convened to discuss Austria’s win, the numerous surprises in the voting sequence, and what […]

May 18, 2025•30 min

Episode 255: 2025 Semifinal 1 Results and Reactions

After a night of incredible performances, moving interval acts, and a surprising qualifiers list, there is so much to talk about. We break down our reactions to semi 1’s qualifiers […]

May 14, 2025•30 min

Episode 253: Greetings from Basel!

Our on-site team (Sam, Derek, Erik, and Liz) has arrived in Switzerland! To start our week of daily episodes, we’re checking in with our first impressions of the city, the […]

May 12, 2025•34 min

Episode 245: Full Fields and Vibrant Videos

Our 37-nation lineup is complete! This week, we take a look at the last few additions to the field. In our main discussion, we’re also pondering how vital the music […]

Mar 21, 2025•44 min

Episode 244: The Bara Bada Bonanza

The run of super Saturdays continues unabated, highlighted by a shocking (or is it?) turn of events in Sweden. This week, we’re breaking down what happened at Melfest and looking […]

Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 1 min

Episode 242: It’s the Måns Zelmer-shöw

It was a lighter week for Eurovision fans, but the news we did get was big – including the reveal of what Måns Zelmerlöw is up to. We discuss the […]

Feb 28, 2025•49 min

Episode 241: Eesti LOL

Erik’s requests to the Baltics may not have panned out, but it was still pretty super as far as Saturdays go. This week we’re looking back on the results in […]

Feb 21, 2025•47 min

Episode 240: The Most Super of Saturdays

Oh what a week it’s been. After a truly super Saturday, we’ve got selections from Ireland, Ukraine, Latvia, Malta, and Finland. We’re taking a look at these selections, discussing what […]

Feb 14, 2025•50 min

Episode 239: Greece and Cyprus, Sitting in a Tree

If there’s one pairing of nations that really gets Eurovision fans worked up, it’s Greece and Cyprus. This week, we’re breaking down the numbers of their undying relationship, as well […]

Feb 07, 2025•53 min

Episode 238: Is “Heroes” Good?

This week, we’re taking another deep dive on a single Eurovision song, and it’s a song that has very much divided the group. Is “Heroes,” the big winner from 2015, […]

Jan 31, 2025•1 hr 7 min

Episode 237: Censored

With a couple of highly suggestive songs making waves during national final season, we’re taking a look at the history of Eurovision’s relationship with profanity and adult content, and what […]

Jan 24, 2025•40 min

Episode 236: Is Dancing Annoying?

Well, is it? This week, Danny is proposing that very idea. Is there too much dancing at Eurovision? Should delegations think twice before adding that big dance break? At what […]

Jan 17, 2025•56 min

Episode 235: Let’s Go, Celtics

Why has Ireland only sent a single song in Irish to Eurovision? Why have several other Celtic languages never made an appearance at all? We’re opening 2025 by exploring these […]

Jan 10, 2025•53 min

Episode 234: Happy Holxdays

As 2024 comes to a close, info about next year has started flooding in! Montenegro picked a song, Czechia named an artist (or is it artxst), a stage design was […]

Dec 20, 2024•1 hr
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