<description>&lt;p&gt;The deadline for song submissions for this year's Eurovision Song Contest has almost passed, and as usual there is a flurry of last minute announcements.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So this week, Steven covers everything from Sweden's sauna song to Austria's operatic anthem with a bit of Kant thrown in for good measure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One thing's for sure - we are in for an entertaining Eurovision season!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mentioned in this Episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Miriana Conte - ‘Kant’ (Malta, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qNK1tt6L5k" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qNK1tt6L5k&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Céline Dion - ‘Ne partez pas sans moi’ (Switzerland, 1988): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXLWfXmlXPc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXLWfXmlXPc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marko Bosnjak - ‘Poison Cake’ (Croatia, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOodVfY8hCs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOodVfY8hCs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Baby Lasagna - ‘Rim Tim Tagi Dim’ (Croatia, 2024): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIBjarAiAVc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIBjarAiAVc&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ogenj - ‘Daj daj’ (Croatia NF, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biI9nzatVfE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biI9nzatVfE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;JJ - ‘Wasted Love’ (Austria, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieSTNpxvio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieSTNpxvio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Erika Vikman - ‘Ich komme’ (Finland, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg3QoTpnqyw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg3QoTpnqyw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bambie Thug - ‘Doomsday Blue’ (Ireland, 2024): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMq8ofCstMQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMq8ofCstMQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Adonxs - ‘Kiss Kiss Goodbye’ (Czechia, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm8CIICKAJU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm8CIICKAJU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;KAJ - ‘Bara Bada Bastu’ (Sweden, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK3HOMhAeQY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK3HOMhAeQY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Måns Zelmerlöw - ‘Revolution’ (Sweden NF, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf1t3xwict8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf1t3xwict8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Måns Zelmerlöw - ‘Heroes’ (Sweden, 2015): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sGOwFVUU0I" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sGOwFVUU0I&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NAPA - ‘Deslocado’ (Portugal, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s1Cc2uEj3U" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s1Cc2uEj3U&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Henka - ‘I Wanna Destroy U’ (Portugal NF, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7dNMbXk7DY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7dNMbXk7DY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Diana Vilharinho - ‘Cotovia’ (Portugal NF, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=944g5hxMsT0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=944g5hxMsT0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Boosta - ‘BTW’ (San Marino NF, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuQ9T1mK8ig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuQ9T1mK8ig&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gabry Ponte - ‘Tutta l’Italia’ (San Marino, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GK2VVpSqUI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GK2VVpSqUI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Rumpled - ‘You Get Me So High’ (San Marino NF, 2025): &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv2IxFxAl3Y" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv2IxFxAl3Y&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you love...</description>

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Kantgate, Saunas and Super Saturday

MAR 9, 202514 MIN
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Kantgate, Saunas and Super Saturday

MAR 9, 202514 MIN

Description

The deadline for song submissions for this year's Eurovision Song Contest has almost passed, and as usual there is a flurry of last minute announcements.

So this week, Steven covers everything from Sweden's sauna song to Austria's operatic anthem with a bit of Kant thrown in for good measure.

One thing's for sure - we are in for an entertaining Eurovision season!

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Mentioned in this Episode:

Miriana Conte - ‘Kant’ (Malta, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qNK1tt6L5k

Céline Dion - ‘Ne partez pas sans moi’ (Switzerland, 1988): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXLWfXmlXPc

Marko Bosnjak - ‘Poison Cake’ (Croatia, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOodVfY8hCs

Baby Lasagna - ‘Rim Tim Tagi Dim’ (Croatia, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIBjarAiAVc 

Ogenj - ‘Daj daj’ (Croatia NF, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biI9nzatVfE

JJ - ‘Wasted Love’ (Austria, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieSTNpxvio

Erika Vikman - ‘Ich komme’ (Finland, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg3QoTpnqyw

Bambie Thug - ‘Doomsday Blue’ (Ireland, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMq8ofCstMQ

Adonxs - ‘Kiss Kiss Goodbye’ (Czechia, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm8CIICKAJU

KAJ - ‘Bara Bada Bastu’ (Sweden, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK3HOMhAeQY

Måns Zelmerlöw - ‘Revolution’ (Sweden NF, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf1t3xwict8

Måns Zelmerlöw - ‘Heroes’ (Sweden, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sGOwFVUU0I

NAPA - ‘Deslocado’ (Portugal, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s1Cc2uEj3U

Henka - ‘I Wanna Destroy U’ (Portugal NF, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7dNMbXk7DY

Diana Vilharinho - ‘Cotovia’ (Portugal NF, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=944g5hxMsT0

Boosta - ‘BTW’ (San Marino NF, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuQ9T1mK8ig

Gabry Ponte - ‘Tutta l’Italia’ (San Marino, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GK2VVpSqUI

The Rumpled - ‘You Get Me So High’ (San Marino NF, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv2IxFxAl3Y

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