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&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&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&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&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&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">giant rat</a> that helped sniff out landmines in Cambodia.&nbsp;&nbsp;Guests and host:<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>Topics covered:&nbsp;<ul><li>Hungary, Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar, populism</li><li>Dairy farming, cows, milk, wellness</li><li>Cambodia, landmines, Magawa, heroRats</li></ul>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</a>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQs page</a> or watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our video</a> explaining how to link your account.&nbsp;<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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