{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/69dcbe4a3472e03bc7e2fade?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"To Viktor, no spoils: Hungary’s new start","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1776073712564-1efbbaeb-aad0-4447-8ef0-4aaef99d4c49.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In a momentous election, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/04/12/peter-magyar-topples-illiberal-hero-viktor-orban-in-hungary?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Viktor Orban</a> 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 <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/03/26/britains-dairy-farmers-are-pouring-milk-away?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">cows in Britain</a> are producing too much milk. And celebrating the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/04/09/cambodia-honours-a-life-saving-rat?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">giant rat</a> that helped sniff out landmines in Cambodia.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Matt Steinglass, Europe editor</li><li>Harry Taunton, Britain writer</li><li>Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Hungary, Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar, populism</li><li>Dairy farming, cows, milk, wellness</li><li>Cambodia, landmines, Magawa, heroRats</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}