12 Points from America
132 episodes Last Updated: May 31, 25
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.
Episodes
May 31, 2025
Episode 259: A 2025 Post-Mortem
With the dust settled on Eurovision 2025, we’ve reconvened to discuss the results and aftermath of this year’s contest. Topics include the quality of Basel as a host city, the […]
May 18, 2025
Episode 258: 2025 Grand Final Reactions
Minutes after this year’s grand final came to a close, the 12 Points team (including Danny) convened to discuss Austria’s win, the numerous surprises in the voting sequence, and what […]
The time is almost here! In what turned into two episodes at once, the team went over their reactions to the stunning results of semifinal 2, and look ahead at […]
After another series of dress rehearsals came and went, the team in Basel reconvened to discuss the absolutely off-the-wall second semifinal, what you can expect to see when watching it […]
After a night of incredible performances, moving interval acts, and a surprising qualifiers list, there is so much to talk about. We break down our reactions to semi 1’s qualifiers […]
On Monday, we had the chance to see the first Eurovision semifinal acts in full! In this episode we’re breaking down our first impressions of this batch of performances and […]
May 12, 2025
Episode 253: Greetings from Basel!
Our on-site team (Sam, Derek, Erik, and Liz) has arrived in Switzerland! To start our week of daily episodes, we’re checking in with our first impressions of the city, the […]
It all comes down to this – which Eurovision act has won over the hearts and minds of 12 Points from America and its listeners? In this episode, we welcome […]
To wrap up our preview series in style, Eurovision legend Krista Siegfrids joins us to talk about her career, memories of the 2013 contest, as well as this year’s entrants […]
As we celebrate a milestone episode, we also welcome our dear friend and fellow ESC sicko Fin Ross-Russell to the show! This week’s extra-packed show features our takes on this […]