Eurovision, Chapter One: A Ridiculous Origin Story -- and A Smash Success
Ridiculous History
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4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the most popular talent shows on the planet, with multiple countries showcasing their culture through pop music spectacles in an effort to win the day. Some of the songs are utter bangers, some become one-hit wonders, and others are downright... bizarre. Looking at you, Irish puppet turkey. In the first part of this special two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max explore the surprising origin story of Eurovision, along with some of its more controversial aspects.
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| 0:00.0 | Ridiculous History is a production of IHeart Radio. Welcome back to the show, fellow ridiculous historians. |
| 0:29.7 | Thank you, as always so much for tuning in. |
| 0:33.3 | Let's hear it for The Man, The Myth, our super producer, Max, think about things, Williams. |
| 0:42.0 | What, what, what, what? |
| 0:44.5 | Max, the more you know, Williams. |
| 0:47.2 | Wait, no, Ben, you were referencing a... |
| 0:49.7 | Daddy Freyer, yeah. |
| 0:51.9 | Oh, yes, our Dottie from the Nordic Climes of Iceland. |
| 0:57.0 | Wait, no, Iceland's the green one, Greenland's the cold one. |
| 1:00.0 | Ah, yes, classic bait and switch. |
| 1:03.0 | I am Ben Bowling for the purposes of this show. |
| 1:06.0 | That is Mr. Noel Brown. |
| 1:08.0 | We are talking about something as very exciting for us and may well end up being a two-part series. |
| 1:15.3 | Guys, guys, Eurovision. |
| 1:18.9 | Is this like a special pair of glasses that makes everyone look like they're eating bars of chocolate and smoking cigarettes? |
| 1:24.8 | I mean, I think we're still in the brainstorming phase. |
| 1:29.1 | That's pretty cool. |
| 1:30.2 | I like that bitch. |
| 1:31.7 | Uh, we, uh, we also know it as the Eurovision song contest. |
| 1:38.0 | Hmm. |
| 1:38.5 | Yeah. |
| 1:39.2 | Uh, folks state side who maybe aren't familiar, maybe the closest analog over here |
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