Claudia and Dan switch places as she goes on a six-week tour of America, while Dan continues podcasting in her Bavarian homeland in Munich. Claudia will be doing field reporting and has been asked whether she should go at all. Her answer: Especially now, we need to keep the conversation going. What's your view: should journalists keep travelling and reporting across borders, even when it's tense? Tell us in the comments.

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Orbán Lost. Can Trump Be Next? What Hungary Teaches the USA — and Germany

In April 2026, Viktor Orbán lost. After 16 years in power, Hungary's nationalist
strongman was crushed at the ballot box — 138 of 199 seats gone, nearly 80% voter
turnout, the highest since Hungary became a democracy in 1990.

Now the US midterms are due. Democrats lead in the polls.
And everyone is asking the same question: can the same thing happen in America?

In this episode of Over Here, Over There, we look at what Hungary's election
actually tells us — and what it doesn't. Why the comparison with America is real
but complicated. What Péter Magyar did right that others keep getting wrong. And
why, from a German perspective, the lesson from Budapest goes deeper than any
poll number.

Because when people truly understand what they stand to lose, they show up.
Eighty percent of them did in Hungary.

🎙️ Over Here, Over There — the transatlantic podcast comparing how the same
world looks different in Europe and America.

Why are voters losing faith in democracy—and what might restore it? Over a pint in a lively London pub, the hosts of Over Here, Over There compare the political mood in Britain, Germany and the United States.

They discuss Andy Burnham’s new premiership and the pressure to deliver results, the AfD’s surge in Saxony-Anhalt, and why some voters feel frustrated or disconnected from democratic politics. Is the public expecting change too quickly—or reacting to real problems such as the cost of living, political distrust, and a sense that globalisation hasn’t worked for everyone?

The conversation also explores how social media fuels comparison and pessimism, whether London’s international character can broaden our perspective, and what a democratic “fightback” might look like in the US. Plus: a preview of the hosts’ upcoming “Dump-o-meter.”

A candid, cross-border conversation about democracy, populism, political polarization and everyday life in the UK, Germany and America.
What matters more to you: fast results from political leaders, or protecting democratic checks and balances? Share your thoughts respectfully in the comments.

This episode is a conversation and political commentary, not a news bulletin. The views expressed are those of the hosts.

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