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    <description>We start with expertise and end up in Eurovision. It’s kind of our thing.
Eurovision Song Context is a monthly podcast that looks at the Eurovision Song Contest through an unexpected lens: expert insight. Each episode, a guest from a different field — psychology, fashion, politics, design, linguistics, and more — talk about their work and how it helps us understand 2–3 Eurovision entries in a whole new light. 
Are these songs genuinely good? So bad they’re good? Or just weirdly unforgettable?
Longform episodes come out on the 12th of every month (the "douzeth"). We're where brilliant minds meet bad key changes.
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    <itunes:subtitle>A podcast where we bring in smart people. We talk about smart things, then veer into glitter, wind machines, and geopolitics. Experts. Insight. Eurovision chaos.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>We start with expertise and end up in Eurovision. It’s kind of our thing.
Eurovision Song Context is a monthly podcast that looks at the Eurovision Song Contest through an unexpected lens: expert insight. Each episode, a guest from a different field — psychology, fashion, politics, design, linguistics, and more — talk about their work and how it helps us understand 2–3 Eurovision entries in a whole new light. 
Are these songs genuinely good? So bad they’re good? Or just weirdly unforgettable?
Longform episodes come out on the 12th of every month (the "douzeth"). We're where brilliant minds meet bad key changes.
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  <title>Episode 79: (Part 2) Zero Stars, Nul Points: June Thomas on Failure, Cynicism, and Eurovision</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Bradley is joined by writer and longtime Slate culture critic June Thomas for a conversation about criticism, failure, and what it means for a work to be “truly bad.” They explore the difference between a one-star work and a zero-star work — the kind of cultural object that isn’t just unsuccessful, but “fascinatingly, existentially terrible.” This leads into a discussion of Lucy Mangan’s Guardian review of All’s Fair and questions about ambition, tone, intentionality, and when something collapses under its own concept.

From there, they bring these ideas into the world of Eurovision, using several entries — from joyful chaos to critically praised underperformers — as case studies in how audiences and critics respond to risk, camp, sincerity, and cynicism. Together they ask whether it’s better to flop than be forgotten, why some failures linger while others vanish, and what Eurovision reveals about our tastes, expectations, and the strange afterlives of cultural failure.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Links to June’s Newsletter!
https://buttondown.com/WhereAre
—
June Thomas — Book
A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture
Amazon US
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas
Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas
—
Podcasts by June Thomas
Working (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/working
The Waves (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves
Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)
https://slate.com/podcasts/outward
Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)
https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest
—
Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode
Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw
Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs
Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4
Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk
Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA
Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)
Placement: 19th of 26
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE
—
Guardian Review Referenced
Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible
—
Other Guardian context discussed
Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are
Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews
—
Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse
Slate — review of “American Canto”
https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html
—
Optional background links for listeners
Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BirthofaNewAge
Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnitedKingdomintheEurovisionSongContest_2024
—
Show page &amp;amp; archive
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm
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    <![CDATA[<p>Links to June’s Newsletter!<br>
<a href="https://buttondown.com/WhereAre" rel="nofollow">https://buttondown.com/WhereAre</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>June Thomas — Book</p>

<p>A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture</p>

<p>Amazon US<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas</a></p>

<p>Amazon UK<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Podcasts by June Thomas</p>

<p>Working (Slate)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/working" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/working</a></p>

<p>The Waves (Slate)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves</a></p>

<p>Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/outward" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/outward</a></p>

<p>Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode</p>

<p>Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)<br>
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw</a></p>

<p>Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)<br>
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs</a></p>

<p>Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)<br>
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points<br>
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4</a></p>

<p>Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)<br>
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk</a></p>

<p>Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)<br>
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26<br>
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA</a></p>

<p>Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)<br>
Placement: 19th of 26<br>
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Guardian Review Referenced</p>

<p>Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”<br>
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025<br>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Other Guardian context discussed</p>

<p>Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)<br>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are</a></p>

<p>Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)<br>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse</p>

<p>Slate — review of “American Canto”<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Optional background links for listeners</p>

<p>Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age</a></p>

<p>Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Show page &amp; archive</p>

<p><a href="https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm" rel="nofollow">https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm</a></p>

<p>—</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Links to June’s Newsletter!<br>
<a href="https://buttondown.com/WhereAre" rel="nofollow">https://buttondown.com/WhereAre</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>June Thomas — Book</p>

<p>A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture</p>

<p>Amazon US<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas</a></p>

<p>Amazon UK<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Podcasts by June Thomas</p>

<p>Working (Slate)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/working" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/working</a></p>

<p>The Waves (Slate)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves</a></p>

<p>Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/outward" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/outward</a></p>

<p>Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode</p>

<p>Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)<br>
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw</a></p>

<p>Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)<br>
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs</a></p>

<p>Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)<br>
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points<br>
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4</a></p>

<p>Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)<br>
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk</a></p>

<p>Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)<br>
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26<br>
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA</a></p>

<p>Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)<br>
Placement: 19th of 26<br>
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Guardian Review Referenced</p>

<p>Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”<br>
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025<br>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Other Guardian context discussed</p>

<p>Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)<br>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are</a></p>

<p>Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)<br>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse</p>

<p>Slate — review of “American Canto”<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Optional background links for listeners</p>

<p>Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age</a></p>

<p>Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Show page &amp; archive</p>

<p><a href="https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm" rel="nofollow">https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm</a></p>

<p>—</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 78: (Part 1) Zero Stars, Nul Points: June Thomas on Failure, Cynicism, and Eurovision</title>
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  <author>Bradley Dalton-Oates</author>
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From there, they bring these ideas into the world of Eurovision, using several entries — from joyful chaos to critically praised underperformers — as case studies in how audiences and critics respond to risk, camp, sincerity, and cynicism. Together they ask whether it’s better to flop than be forgotten, why some failures linger while others vanish, and what Eurovision reveals about our tastes, expectations, and the strange afterlives of cultural failure.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Links to June’s Newsletter!
https://buttondown.com/WhereAre
—
June Thomas — Book
A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture
Amazon US
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas
Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas
—
Podcasts by June Thomas
Working (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/working
The Waves (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves
Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)
https://slate.com/podcasts/outward
Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)
https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest
—
Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode
Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw
Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs
Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4
Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk
Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA
Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)
Placement: 19th of 26
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE
—
Guardian Review Referenced
Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible
—
Other Guardian context discussed
Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are
Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews
—
Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse
Slate — review of “American Canto”
https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html
—
Optional background links for listeners
Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BirthofaNewAge
Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnitedKingdomintheEurovisionSongContest_2024
—
Show page &amp;amp; archive
https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm
— 
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  <itunes:keywords>Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest, ESC, culture, cultural criticism, criticism, zero star reviews, one star reviews, Lucy Mangan, All’s Fair, June Thomas, Slate, Working podcast, The Waves podcast, Outward podcast, television criticism, media criticism, pop culture, cultural failure, cynicism, ambition, zero points, Eurovision flops, Eurovision analysis, Jeangu Macrooy, Jendrik, Olly Alexander, Remember Monday, Go-Jo, music competition, taste and identity</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Links to June’s Newsletter!<br>
<a href="https://buttondown.com/WhereAre" rel="nofollow">https://buttondown.com/WhereAre</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>June Thomas — Book</p>

<p>A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture</p>

<p>Amazon US<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas</a></p>

<p>Amazon UK<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Podcasts by June Thomas</p>

<p>Working (Slate)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/working" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/working</a></p>

<p>The Waves (Slate)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves</a></p>

<p>Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/outward" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/outward</a></p>

<p>Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode</p>

<p>Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)<br>
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw</a></p>

<p>Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)<br>
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs</a></p>

<p>Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)<br>
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points<br>
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4</a></p>

<p>Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)<br>
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk</a></p>

<p>Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)<br>
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26<br>
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA</a></p>

<p>Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)<br>
Placement: 19th of 26<br>
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Guardian Review Referenced</p>

<p>Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”<br>
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025<br>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Other Guardian context discussed</p>

<p>Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)<br>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are</a></p>

<p>Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)<br>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse</p>

<p>Slate — review of “American Canto”<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Optional background links for listeners</p>

<p>Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age</a></p>

<p>Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Show page &amp; archive</p>

<p><a href="https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm" rel="nofollow">https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm</a></p>

<p>—</p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Links to June’s Newsletter!<br>
<a href="https://buttondown.com/WhereAre" rel="nofollow">https://buttondown.com/WhereAre</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>June Thomas — Book</p>

<p>A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture</p>

<p>Amazon US<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas</a></p>

<p>Amazon UK<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Podcasts by June Thomas</p>

<p>Working (Slate)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/working" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/working</a></p>

<p>The Waves (Slate)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves</a></p>

<p>Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/outward" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/outward</a></p>

<p>Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode</p>

<p>Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)<br>
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw</a></p>

<p>Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)<br>
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs</a></p>

<p>Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)<br>
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points<br>
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4</a></p>

<p>Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)<br>
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk</a></p>

<p>Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)<br>
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26<br>
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA</a></p>

<p>Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)<br>
Placement: 19th of 26<br>
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0<br>
YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Guardian Review Referenced</p>

<p>Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”<br>
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025<br>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Other Guardian context discussed</p>

<p>Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)<br>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are</a></p>

<p>Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)<br>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse</p>

<p>Slate — review of “American Canto”<br>
<a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Optional background links for listeners</p>

<p>Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age</a></p>

<p>Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024</a></p>

<p>—</p>

<p>Show page &amp; archive</p>

<p><a href="https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm" rel="nofollow">https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm</a></p>

<p>—</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 66: Staging &amp; Body Language Analysis in Eurovision 2025 with Mark Bowden!</title>
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  <author>Bradley Dalton-Oates</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Bradley is joined by body language expert and author Mark Bowden (The Behavior Panel) to break down performances from Sweden, Estonia, Georgia, Austria, and the United Kingdom. They also take a closer look at Martin Österdahl’s body language — and his choice of Rolex.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>In this episode, Bradley is joined by body language expert and author Mark Bowden (The Behavior Panel) to break down performances from Sweden, Estonia, Georgia, Austria, and the United Kingdom. They also take a closer look at Martin Österdahl’s body language — and his choice of Rolex.
Links:
 Martin gets booed at Eurovision 2024 while delivering his tag line “we’re good to go” (30 seconds):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMd0BAyu8wk
Martin Osterdahl's Watch:
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/martin-%C3%B6sterdahl-eurovision-toppchefen-%C3%A4r-nybliven-debutf%C3%B6rfattare-med-8500433cf
Artist: Johannes Pietsch "JJ", Austria
Song: Wasted Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieSTNpxvio
Artist: KAJ, Sweden
Song: Bara bada bastu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIvtyzCYJDg
Tommy Cash, Estonia
Song: Espresso Macchiato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHt5f8hUei4
Remember Monday, United Kingdom
Song: What the Hell Just Happened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hu6R3ZnOdY&amp;amp;list=RD-hu6R3ZnOdY&amp;amp;start_radio=1
Mariam Shengelia, Georgia
Song: Freedom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3wu0dUNd4c
Book, USA: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking 
https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking/dp/1443452092
Book, UK: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking-ebook/dp/B072L52J3D
The Behavior Panel on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheBehaviorPanel/videos
TEDx Mark Bowden, The Importance of Being Inauthentic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40
The King Who Never Was, Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/title/81495974
Bradley reviews Azerbaijan, Estonia, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, &amp;amp; Switzerland on the EuroWhat Podcast: 
https://www.eurowhat.com/262
The Musical Remix of Bradley's Espresso Macchiato rant from the EuroWhat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLQVq95PIwI
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  <itunes:keywords>Mark Bowden, Behavior Analysis, Eurovision, ESC, Eurovision 2025 ESC2025, Austria, Remember Monday, United Kingdom, Estonia, Tommy Cash, Sweden, KAJ, Georgia, EuroWhat Podcast, Martin Osterdahl, EBU, Johannes Pietsch, Austria, melfest, Bara Bada Bastu, Sauna </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Bradley is joined by body language expert and author Mark Bowden (The Behavior Panel) to break down performances from Sweden, Estonia, Georgia, Austria, and the United Kingdom. They also take a closer look at Martin Österdahl’s body language — and his choice of Rolex.</p>

<p>Links:</p>

<p>Martin gets booed at Eurovision 2024 while delivering his tag line “we’re good to go” (30 seconds):<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMd0BAyu8wk" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMd0BAyu8wk</a></p>

<p>Martin Osterdahl&#39;s Watch:<br>
<a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/martin-%C3%B6sterdahl-eurovision-toppchefen-%C3%A4r-nybliven-debutf%C3%B6rfattare-med-8500433cf" rel="nofollow">https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/martin-%C3%B6sterdahl-eurovision-toppchefen-%C3%A4r-nybliven-debutf%C3%B6rfattare-med-8500433cf</a></p>

<p>Artist: Johannes Pietsch &quot;JJ&quot;, Austria<br>
Song: Wasted Love<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieSTNpxvio" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieSTNpxvio</a></p>

<p>Artist: KAJ, Sweden<br>
Song: Bara bada bastu<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIvtyzCYJDg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIvtyzCYJDg</a></p>

<p>Tommy Cash, Estonia<br>
Song: Espresso Macchiato<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHt5f8hUei4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHt5f8hUei4</a></p>

<p>Remember Monday, United Kingdom<br>
Song: What the Hell Just Happened<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hu6R3ZnOdY&list=RD-hu6R3ZnOdY&start_radio=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hu6R3ZnOdY&amp;list=RD-hu6R3ZnOdY&amp;start_radio=1</a></p>

<p>Mariam Shengelia, Georgia<br>
Song: Freedom<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3wu0dUNd4c" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3wu0dUNd4c</a></p>

<hr>

<p>Book, USA: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking <br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking/dp/1443452092" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking/dp/1443452092</a></p>

<p>Book, UK: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking <br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking-ebook/dp/B072L52J3D" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking-ebook/dp/B072L52J3D</a></p>

<p>The Behavior Panel on YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheBehaviorPanel/videos" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@TheBehaviorPanel/videos</a></p>

<p>TEDx Mark Bowden, The Importance of Being Inauthentic:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40</a></p>

<p>The King Who Never Was, Netflix<br>
<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81495974" rel="nofollow">https://www.netflix.com/title/81495974</a></p>

<hr>

<p>Bradley reviews Azerbaijan, Estonia, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, &amp; Switzerland on the EuroWhat Podcast: <br>
<a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/262" rel="nofollow">https://www.eurowhat.com/262</a></p>

<p>The Musical Remix of Bradley&#39;s Espresso Macchiato rant from the EuroWhat:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLQVq95PIwI" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLQVq95PIwI</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Bradley is joined by body language expert and author Mark Bowden (The Behavior Panel) to break down performances from Sweden, Estonia, Georgia, Austria, and the United Kingdom. They also take a closer look at Martin Österdahl’s body language — and his choice of Rolex.</p>

<p>Links:</p>

<p>Martin gets booed at Eurovision 2024 while delivering his tag line “we’re good to go” (30 seconds):<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMd0BAyu8wk" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMd0BAyu8wk</a></p>

<p>Martin Osterdahl&#39;s Watch:<br>
<a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/martin-%C3%B6sterdahl-eurovision-toppchefen-%C3%A4r-nybliven-debutf%C3%B6rfattare-med-8500433cf" rel="nofollow">https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/martin-%C3%B6sterdahl-eurovision-toppchefen-%C3%A4r-nybliven-debutf%C3%B6rfattare-med-8500433cf</a></p>

<p>Artist: Johannes Pietsch &quot;JJ&quot;, Austria<br>
Song: Wasted Love<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieSTNpxvio" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieSTNpxvio</a></p>

<p>Artist: KAJ, Sweden<br>
Song: Bara bada bastu<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIvtyzCYJDg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIvtyzCYJDg</a></p>

<p>Tommy Cash, Estonia<br>
Song: Espresso Macchiato<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHt5f8hUei4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHt5f8hUei4</a></p>

<p>Remember Monday, United Kingdom<br>
Song: What the Hell Just Happened<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hu6R3ZnOdY&list=RD-hu6R3ZnOdY&start_radio=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hu6R3ZnOdY&amp;list=RD-hu6R3ZnOdY&amp;start_radio=1</a></p>

<p>Mariam Shengelia, Georgia<br>
Song: Freedom<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3wu0dUNd4c" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3wu0dUNd4c</a></p>

<hr>

<p>Book, USA: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking <br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking/dp/1443452092" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking/dp/1443452092</a></p>

<p>Book, UK: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking <br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking-ebook/dp/B072L52J3D" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking-ebook/dp/B072L52J3D</a></p>

<p>The Behavior Panel on YouTube:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheBehaviorPanel/videos" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@TheBehaviorPanel/videos</a></p>

<p>TEDx Mark Bowden, The Importance of Being Inauthentic:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40</a></p>

<p>The King Who Never Was, Netflix<br>
<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81495974" rel="nofollow">https://www.netflix.com/title/81495974</a></p>

<hr>

<p>Bradley reviews Azerbaijan, Estonia, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, &amp; Switzerland on the EuroWhat Podcast: <br>
<a href="https://www.eurowhat.com/262" rel="nofollow">https://www.eurowhat.com/262</a></p>

<p>The Musical Remix of Bradley&#39;s Espresso Macchiato rant from the EuroWhat:<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLQVq95PIwI" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLQVq95PIwI</a></p>]]>
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