Illiberal land: Hungary’s empire of ideas
The Slow Newscast
Alice Sandelson
4.6 • 894 Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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This is the story of how and why a small Central European country became the epicenter of global conservatism. It’s the tale of two men…and what happens when we ignore the powerful forces behind a government.
Reporter: David Aaronovitch
Producer: Jonathan Lewis
Artwork: Lola Williams
Sound Design: Dominic Delargy
Editor: Jasper Corbett
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| 1:30.1 | It's about how the head of a small, middle European country has managed to exert extraordinary influence on the leaders of a superpower and the politics of a continent. |
| 1:34.8 | It's always a pleasure to welcome friends from around the world, and it is perhaps true |
| 1:41.0 | that there is no greater friend to American conservatism than the Hungarian government. |
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