12 Points from America

12 Points from America

12 Points from America

Episodes 50
Avg. Duration 58m
Activity Highly Active
Since Apr 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
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55%
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About This Podcast

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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Recent Episodes

Episode 297: Further Discussion of the Riot

Jun 05, 2026 44m

Eurovision may be over, but is it ever really over? A brief preview of Eurovision Young Musicians, the sudden presence of “Bangaranga” in pro wrestling, and the potential of even […]

Episode 296: Getting Home from the Riot

May 23, 2026 47m

With Sam back stateside and a few days removed since this year’s shocking outcome, we reconvened to discuss how things played out in Vienna, the weird controversies that ensued, and […]

Episode 295: Welcome to the Riot

May 17, 2026 28m

The hype was real, and for the first time, Bulgaria has won the Eurovision Song Contest. Moments after the show concluded, Erik, Liz, and Derek convened to share their immediate […]

Episode 294: Eurovision 2026 Grand Final Preview

May 16, 2026 35m

It call comes down to this. Well, this and the jury final. The team gathered one more time before Saturday’s grand final to discuss the running order, the happenings in […]

Episode 293: Eurovision Semifinal 2 Reactions

May 15, 2026 33m

Though the results were bereft of any huge surprises, the second semifinal inspired a lot to discuss, raises a number of questions. Derek, Liz, Danny, and Erik convened to discuss […]

Episode 292: 2026 Eurovision Wednesday

May 14, 2026 15m

Near the end of a very busy day in Vienna, Erik and Liz caught up with Sam to get her first impressions of semifinal 2, including a few songs that […]

Episode 291: 2026 Eurovision Semifinal 1 Reactions

May 13, 2026 35m

A stacked semifinal was not especially conducive to shocking results, but there is still a lot to discuss about Tuesday’s big show. The full team convened (eventually!) to discuss the […]

Episode 290: 2026 Eurovision Monday

May 12, 2026 31m

Sam’s in Vienna and has seen the first full dress rehearsal of semifinal one. We here in the states mostly just have questions, but she has answers! We’ve got those […]

Episode 289: Our Pre-Eurovision Week Predictions

May 08, 2026 1h 3m

With only the faintest of footage to go from, Liz, Erik, Sam, and Derek convened earlier this week to make some early predictions on how next week’s Eurovision Song Contest […]

Episode 288: 2026 Eurovision Preview, Part 7: Our Results!

May 01, 2026 58m

After six entire weeks of discussing, praising, and complaining about this year’s entries, the time has come to pick our favorites. With a combination of a jury vote (us) and […]

Episode 287: 2026 Eurovision Preview, Part 6

Apr 25, 2026 1h 23m

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for, plus several other moments. In our sixth and final song preview episode, we’re taking a look at the entries from Poland, Armenia, […]

Episode 286: 2026 Eurovision Preview, Part 5

Apr 17, 2026 1h 32m

The great songs and even better opinions continue unabated this week, with our discussions mostly concerning the songs from Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland, Norway, Australia, and the United Kingdom!

Episode 285: 2026 Eurovision Preview, Part 4

Apr 10, 2026 1h 34m

Our preview series rolls on with a truly fascinating group of entries from Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania, Italy, France, and Georgia.

Episode 284: 2026 Eurovision Preview, Part 3

Apr 03, 2026 1h 13m

The takes are heating up as we reach the halfway point of this year’s preview series! This week we’re looking at the songs from Malta, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Latvia, and Sweden.

Episode 283: 2026 Eurovision Preview, Part 2

Mar 28, 2026 1h 15m

It’s that time again – again! This week, we’re passing judgment – often in surprising ways! – onto the Eurovision entries from Ukraine, Romania, Austria, Czechia, Croatia, and Greece.

Episode 282: 2026 Eurovision Preview, Part 1

Mar 21, 2026 1h 20m

Some way, somehow, it is already that time again. This week, Danny returns to the squad as we begin our previews of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. We open by […]

Episode 281: America Mentioned!

Mar 13, 2026 1h 3m

An American-born artist! A Chicago Bears Jersey! Choking! This week’s extensive news roundup has a bit of U.S. flavor, and we couldn’t be more excited. You could say that we […]

Episode 280: What’s Europe Been Up To?

Mar 06, 2026 1h 18m

The hiatus wasn’t that long, but we sure seem to have missed a lot. This week we’re catching up on the last handful of song reveals and national finals, and […]

Episode 279: Damon Karakin on Lightsound and Beyond

Feb 14, 2026 1h 11m

This week, we’re welcoming Damon Karakin of Litesound (Belarus 2012), who is sharing his story of Eurovision highs and lows, becoming a political dissident and prisoner, and starting anew in […]

Episode 278: United By Northness

Jan 31, 2026 1h 4m

After months of toiling over the other, less interesting song contests, the time has come to check out 2025 PanArctic Vision! This week we’re counting down our favorite songs from […]

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