Episode 233: Grievance Committee

The EuroWhat? Podcast

As the EBU works through a litany of complaints about Eurovision 2024, Dr Jess Carniel from the University of Southern Queensland joins us to discuss the issues facing the competition. Along with examining what should be a rebuilding year for the Contest, we chat about Australia's presence at the ESC and reconsider the balance of the jury and televote.

Dr Jess Carniel

Jess is an Associate Professor in Humanities at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Her research focuses on the various dimensions of the Eurovision Song Contest, its fans, politics, and culture. She is the author of Understanding the Eurovision Song Contest in Multicultural Australia: We Got Love, and co-editor with Chris Hay of Eurovision and Australia: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Down Under. She is a firm believer in bangers over ballads.

Grievance Committee Summary

• Welcome, Dr. Jess Carniel! (0:44)
• Grievance: Spain wants Freedom of the Press (6:18)
• Grievance: The European Union Flag (13:19)
• Grievance: Double Standards at Eurovision (18:20)
• Grievance: Juries and Televoting (23:06)
• 2025: A Rebuilding Year? (32:49)
• Studying Australia's Relationship with Eurovision (48:48)
• Did any loose ends get tied up? (55:24)
• Final Thoughts (1:00:54)

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Links:

• RTVE Requests Eurovision Organisers Ensure Press Freedom After Journalist Harassment
• Eurovision. EBU delayed publication of Iolanda's video with symbols of Palestine
• Eurovision responds to complaints of backstage 'tension' and bad behaviour
• Eurovision banned the EU flag. Now the EU is demanding to know why | The Independent
• «Eurovision Song Contest»: Ny utvikling: - Hoder må rulle
• Televizija Slovenija odgovornim pri EBU zastavlja vprašanja o letošnjem izboru za Pesem Evrovizije - RTV SLO