12 Points from America

12 Points from America

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.

Episodes

Episode 216: To Hell and Back

May 13, 2024 • 21 mins
After an increasingly strange and often difficult Eurovision week, the grand final has brought us some much needed closure. The team in Malmö joined up with Derek to give our […]
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Episode 215: 2024 Semifinal 2 Immediate Reactions

May 10, 2024 • 33 mins
After semifinal 2 wrapped up, the full team has gotten together again to talk about the show’s ten qualifiers, a potentially revealing vote leak, and more.
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Episode 214: 2024 Semifinal 1 Immediate Reactions

May 8, 2024 • 41 mins
Our first ten qualifiers are set, and the gang is all here! After the curtain closed on semifinal 1, the team in Malmo connected with Danny and Derek to discuss […]
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Episode 213: Greetings from Malmö!

May 8, 2024 • 36 mins
Sam, Erik, and Liz have arrived in Malmö, and we’re checking in for the final weekend before it all goes down. In this episode, we make one (1) bold prediction, […]
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Episode 212: 2024 Eurovision Preview Wrap-Up (Ft. Liz!)

May 3, 2024 • 58 mins
We’ve added up the scores and have answered the most important question of all – who does 12 Points from America think will win the Eurovision Song Contest? We’ve brought […]
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Episode 211: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 6 (ft. Kristian Kostov)

April 26, 2024 • 96 mins
To wrap up this year’s set of previews, we are welcoming Eurovision legend Kristian Kostov to chat about his ESC experience, what he’s up to now, and to discuss this […]
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Episode 210: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 5 (ft. Nova)

April 19, 2024 • 102 mins
This week we’re excited to be featuring the other half of Novympia – Nova! We’re breaking down this year’s Eurovision entrants from Armenia, Germany, Cyprus, Slovenia, France, and Croatia.
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Episode 209: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 4 (ft. Olympia Avalanche)

April 12, 2024 • 90 mins
To keep our unstoppable train of Eurovision previews rolling, we’re welcoming back beloved friend of the show Olympia Avalanche to discuss this year’s ESC hopefuls from Sweden, Ireland, Serbia, Poland, […]
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Episode 208: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 3 (ft. Ben Smith of Eurowhat)

April 5, 2024 • 87 mins
As we roll into our third week of Eurovision previews, we’re welcoming the Eurowhat podcast’s Ben Smith to discuss this year’s offerings from Ukraine, Latvia, Greece, Moldova, Australia, and the […]
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Episode 207: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 2 (ft. Laura Cress)

March 29, 2024 • 80 mins
For the second week of our Eurovision preview series, we’re welcoming the wonderful Laura Cress of the Nul Points podcast and Adventure Game Hotspot to discuss this year’s Eurovision hopefuls […]
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Episode 206: 2024 Eurovision Preview, Part 1 (ft. Roy D. Hacksaw of Eurovision Apocalypse)

March 22, 2024 • 98 mins
It’s that time again! To kick off this year’s Eurovision preview series, we’re welcoming the multi-talented Roy D. Hacksaw of Eurovision Apocalypse, who joins us in discussing this year’s hopefuls […]
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Episode 205: Finally Filling the Field

March 15, 2024 • 56 mins
This week, we take a look at the last week of a wild national final season and the late releases that fill out this year’s field, react to Sweden opening […]
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Episode 204: A Mostly Eurovision Podcast

March 8, 2024 • 71 mins
While discussing the seven new songs that dropped this week, Danny reflects on his love of Olly Alexander, Erik loses his mind at a new fan favorite, and much, much […]
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Episode 203: Is This A Joke

March 1, 2024 • 51 mins
This year’s large selection of “weird” songs and the discussion thereof has us wondering what exactly is a “joke song”? This week, we try to figure that out. Meanwhile, we […]
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Episode 202: Seven Songs Seeking Success

February 23, 2024 • 67 mins
A whopping seven new songs have been revealed or selected since we last convened, and we need to go over all of them quickly. Will our one-word reviews remain succinct […]
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Episode 201: Allora

February 16, 2024 • 50 mins
With enough news to fill an entire show, this week we’re taking a look at the national final shows in Finland, Latvia, and of course the five-night monster that is […]
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Episode 200: The Mailbag Super Spectacular

February 9, 2024 • 92 mins
Two. Hundred. Shows. What a journey it’s been. For this week’s celebratory episode, we’ve reached out to our amazing fans for questions about Eurovision and so much more. We’re also […]
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Episode 199: A Tale of Two National Finals

February 2, 2024 • 56 mins
National final season is starting to pick up! This week, we’re discussing and comparing the recent selection shows in Luxembourg and Ireland, as well as breaking down the Sanremo duets […]
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Episode 198: Counting Down our Favorite Non-Qualifiers

January 26, 2024 • 62 mins
This week, we’re shifting from our least favorite songs to our favorite songs of the last five years that didn’t make it to Saturday, as well as making one last […]
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Episode 197: The Bottom 5 Songs Countdown

January 19, 2024 • 78 mins
We’ve done a lot of top 5 song countdowns over the years, but what about the opposite? This week, we’re counting down each of our five *least* favorite songs since […]
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