Summary: <p>We know, we know, not everyone loves Eurovision — but we think you'll enjoy this week's interview even if you're not as nuts about the annual celebration of euro-kitsch as we are. <a href="https://deanvuletic.com/" target="_blank">Dr Dean Vuletic</a> is the world's pre-eminent Eurovision historian, and we were delighted to talk to him about how the contest came into being and why it's always been so political. We're also talking about the EU's Russian oil embargo, a row over WWII reparations in 2022, and a first for wind power in the Mediterranean.</p> <p>We'll be running a Eurovision sweepstake for our Patreon supporters on the night of the finals, May 10! More details soon at <a href="http://patreon.com/europeanspodcast" target="_blank">patreon.com/europeanspodcast</a>.</p> <p>Financing Putin's war: you can find the real-time tracker of EU fossil fuel imports <a href="https://energyandcleanair.org/financing-putins-war/" target="_blank">here</a> and read the Atlantic Council's research on replacing Russian gas <a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/the-eus-plans-to-replace-russian-gas/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>This week's Isolation Inspiration: <a href="https://www.douglasdstuart.com/books-1" target="_blank">'Young Mungo' by Douglas Stuart</a>, the photography of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wolfgang_tillmans/?hl=en" target="_blank">Wolfgang Tillmans</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvEyUOoLehI" target="_blank">Russian Doll, Season 2</a>.</p> <p>02:26 (Tentative) Good Week: The EU's Russian oil embargo<br> 10:24 Bad Week: Italy, Germany, and WWII reparations<br> 15:57 Interview: Dean Vuletic on the history of Eurovision<br> 32:45 Isolation Inspiration: 'Young Mungo', Wolfgang Tillmans and Russian Doll, Season 2</p> <p>Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few euros / dollars / pounds a month at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/europeanspodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/europeanspodcast</a>. You can also help new listeners find the show by <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-europeans/id1315776736" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">leaving us a review</a> or giving us five stars on Spotify.</p> <p>Producer: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak</p> <p>Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina</p> <p>This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at <a href="https://www.areweeurope.com/audio-family" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">areweeurope.com/audio-family</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/europeanspod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/europeanspodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/europeanspodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="mailto:hello@europeanspodcast.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hello@europeanspodcast.com</a></p>
