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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

It’s crazy to think about now, but when “Fuego” first released, it wasn’t seen as much of a contender. This week, we’re taking a deep dive on Cyprus’s 2018 entry […]

To celebrate the holidays and the end of 2023, the 12 Points team is giving out the greatest gift of all – trivia questions! To ring in another year of […]

What started out as a deep dive into the history of Albania at Eurovision took a sudden and incredible detour when the Olly Alexander news came in as we were […]

It’s been a while since we’ve checked in on that whole Eurovision thing, and a good number of things have happened. But where do we start? Who do we talk […]

France has done it again! This week, we’ve brought along some special guests for our reactions to another spectacular Junior Eurovision event: we’ve got Liz joining us from the podcast […]

Happy Junior Eurovision week! This year’s stellar field has arrived in Nice and has begun rehearsing, and in this episode we’re sharing our initial reactions. We also discuss our experiences […]

Who’s our pick to win Junior Eurovision? This week, we’re taking a closer look at the songs from Malta, Ukraine, Poland, and Spain, as well as counting down our favorite […]

The countdown to Nice is rolling along, and so are we! This week, we’re looking at this year’s Junior Eurovision hopefuls from Italy, Germany, North Macedonia, Georgia, Portugal, and Armenia. 

The world’s smallest Eurovision is later this month, and it’s shaping up to be an extremely strong year. This week, we welcome Sam back to the fold and kick off […]

In the first of a new occasional series, this week we’re dedicating a full show to a single Eurovision song. In the spirit of Halloween, we’re starting with one of […]

In the spirit of Halloween (well, sort of), Danny, Derek, and Erik discuss some fears about the potential future of Eurovision. Too many changes? Not enough changes? The inevitable skeleton […]

Butter churns! Mechanical bulls! Weird orbs! On-stage props have been an integral part of Eurovision since nearly the very beginning. In this episode, we’re naming our favorite ESC props, going […]

Dignity. It’s that thing we all have, sometimes. It’s also a thing Eurovision acts try to do, with highly varied results. This week, we’re looking at the cases where trying […]

Getting no points sucks. While a few acts have arguably earned the distinction, a majority of nul-pointers absolutely deserved better. This week we’re highlighting our favorite songs that got nothing […]