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🗓️ 18 April 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Plus, Hungary's new Prime Minister vows to dismantle Orban's "factory of lies"

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0:00.0	You're being compared to Victor Orban. You can only be great for the press.
0:04.0	Hungary's newly elected Prime Minister Peter Magyar says he wants to overhaul state media and support a free press.
0:11.0	And changes are already underway.
0:13.0	Those independent outlets that had survived the 16 years of Orbanism
0:18.0	will continue to be the main sources of information for much of the country.
0:23.0	The other ones, those ones who are on government payroll, will have a very tough time building their
0:28.0	reputation back.
0:29.2	From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.
0:32.0	I'm Brooke Gladstone.
0:33.4	Also on this week's show, a political career cut short.
0:37.4	Multiple women have accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct and assault.
0:41.5	Breaking news coming just 20 minutes ago, Eric Swalwell announcing he's suspending his run for California's governor.
0:47.4	Set in motion by a whisper campaign and a couple of influencers.
0:52.1	The story comes out and they all just burst into tears. It's all coming up
0:55.9	after this. From WNYC in New York, this is on the media. Michael Lohengers out this week on
1:06.2	Brook Gladstone. Two weeks ago, Eric Swalwell was a Democratic congressional representative, a cable news
1:13.7	darling, and one of the top candidates running to be the next governor of California. But then...
1:20.4	Multiple women have accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct and assault. This Capitol Hill
1:25.7	staffer is coming forward for the first time on camera to talk about
1:30.1	her experience with Congressman Eric Swalwell.
1:32.9	I kept figuring out ways to blame myself.
1:35.7	Well, Eric shouldn't have raped me.
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