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To Viktor, no spoils: Hungary’s new start

Apr 13, 202621 min
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Episode description

In a momentous election, Viktor Orban has lost power in Hungary after 16 years of increasingly autocratic rule. Our correspondent explains how the country’s opposition led by Peter Magyar ousted a corrupt regime. Why cows in Britain are producing too much milk. And celebrating the giant rat that helped sniff out landmines in Cambodia.  


Guests and host:

  • Matt Steinglass, Europe editor
  • Harry Taunton, Britain writer
  • Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent
  • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
  • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”


Topics covered: 

  • Hungary, Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar, populism
  • Dairy farming, cows, milk, wellness
  • Cambodia, landmines, Magawa, heroRats


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