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- 05 / 06 / 25 -
The microphones fail, Kyle tracks down the problem, there was a weird power incident due to a storm a few days ago, finishing the road safety PSA that was interrupted, the show will be a little different this week, Kyle and Emmanuel are trying to stay connected to Skype past its final day, Kyle puts it all into perspective, the importance of supporting WUSB, completing the legal ID, there is nothing as boring as perfection, why Kyle is "enough," skipping over Trump and the fall of democracy for this week, the Eurovision finals in Switzerland are coming up, how "Meanwhile in Europe" is a show on WUSB that covers Eurovision, trying to explain the upcoming semifinals, how tonight will focus on some favorites of the show, the Eurovision selection from Malta, how people can see all the videos, some controversy involving the title of the Maltese song, the Eurovision selection from Albania, what this song is all about, the Eurovision selection from Spain, Emmanuel explains why it's important for songs to sound like they come from the countries they're representing, how people can see the Eurovision finals in the United States, Kyle describes how the performers are also fans, why the competition is in Switzerland this year, the Eurovision selection from Iceland, accusations of being too similar to an Israeli song, there are 37 countries being represented this year, Moldova has dropped out and Montenegro has returned this year, how Greenland is represented in the Iceland video and why that's significant, some other controversies involving flags, how it's possible to play these songs for American audiences in bars, the Eurovision selection from San Marino, the Eurovision selection from Estonia, some of the controversy surrounding this song, a song that pays tribute to a Soviet space dog named Laika from 1957 who became the first mammal in space, encouraging people to listen to "Meanwhile in Europe" on WUSB, the Eurovision selection from Ireland.
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May 6
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- 05 / 13 / 25 -
Kyle is running back and forth, what this show might normally be talking about this week, Eurovision is going on right now, how it's made so difficult for Americans to see the competition, a rundown of the schedule, the Eurovision selection from Croatia and what's unusual about it, how every country has its own competition before getting to the finals, what Kyle likes about the next selection, the Eurovision selection from Belgium, analyzing the high energy in this track, a rundown of what's happening on the show tonight, what "Meanwhile in Europe" is and when it's on, how the Palestinian demonstrations were handled on Sunday during the Turquoise Carpet ceremonies, why it's important to remember that the musicians are not the guilty ones, the Eurovision selection from Armenia, how this song could be a football anthem, the countries that can't be eliminated in the semifinals, Emmanuel really wants to talk about Trump's jet, the Eurovision selection from Switzerland, how the 37 songs of Eurovision quickly become memorable, the Eurovision selection from Finland, why this song was somewhat controversial, making ordinary things taboo, how these shows are run by the queer and trans communities, the Eurovision selection from Portugal, what this song was inspired by, the Eurovision selection from the Netherlands, the story of immigration that's behind this song, how cross cultural influence is a common theme in many of the songs, why it was important to do these two shows, why people should listen to "Meanwhile in Europe" on WUSB, the Eurovision selection from the United Kingdom.
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May 13
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- 05 / 20 / 25 -
Emmanuel compliments Kyle on the espresso he just made, comments on the "Espresso Macchiato" song from Estonia in Eurovision, the hoops Google required people to jump through to watch Eurovision from the States, some listener mail, why people shouldn't think of themselves as cowards if they're not on the front lines of the fight for democracy, the hypocrisy of people whose ancestors came to this country without permission clamoring to crack down on new immigrants, how these stories of deportation by ICE are much closer than we think, how these actions are encouraging undocumented migrants to not follow the law, the mayor of Newark is arrested for protesting ICE's actions, a congresswoman is charged with assault after the demonstration despite no evidence being presented, what video footage showed, how charges of assault are often abused by the authorities, Kyle brings another espresso, Canada considers joining Eurovision, local representative Nick LaLota may actually be standing up to Trump on the SALT issue, why people's taxes went up under the previous Trump administration, what the SALT issue is all about, how all of this is jeopardizing the passage of Trump's budget, how lifting sanctions on the new Syrian regime was actually a good move by Trump, how Trump is demanding Walmart cover the costs of his tariffs, how James Comey got dragged into an 8647 controversy, Kyle explains why 86 doesn't mean murder, a growing number of countries condemn Israel's latest actions against Palestinian civilians, how justification of Israel's behavior is a step down a dark road, a former Israeli prime minister claims that Israel's actions are very close to war crimes, how accusations of anti-Semitism are being abused, why it's just as wrong not to condemn what happened on October 7th than to ignore what's happening in Gaza today, how Netanyahu doesn't seem to regard Palestinians as human, why we should know the names and stories of all of the people who were victims of this conflict, why Israel needs to be stopped, the death toll of Palestinians in the ten years prior to October 7th was double the number of Israelis killed on October 7th, why we cannot be surprised no matter how horrible the atrocities are, how Israel broke the recent ceasefire despite Hamas abiding by it, the way Israel is not held to account, the winning Eurovision selection from Austria, a miscue.
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May 20
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- 05 / 27 / 25 -
It's the last week of May, there are so many stories to talk about, the toner ran out, a focus on academia, Trump is insisting on canceling all federal contracts with Harvard University, the military parade will be talked about in the future, the strange obsession with foreign students at Harvard, the idiocy of cutting off federal funding to Harvard, the pausing of student visa interviews, the threat of social media surveillance, Scott Pelley from "60 Minutes" gave a commencement speech at Wake Forest University which outlined the many threats being faced due to the current actions, some of the highlights, reading some critical comments, addressing the people with a victim complex, the advantages that people with privilege don't even consider, the "me first" culture, how woke people are able to make fun of themselves, the need to protect those around us, the importance of having a sense of humor and the ability to laugh at oneself, why everyone should be upset at the prospect of the federal government controlling universities, a corrupt sheriff is pardoned by Trump, an Israeli mob chants "death to Arabs," why everyone should be outraged at what Israel has become, the murder of two Israelis in Washington DC, how horrible things could be anticipated because of what's going on in the world, why people should never be afraid to bring up inconvenient questions.
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May 27
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