Days before the 2026 midterms, Claudia, co-host of ‪@OverHereOverThere‬ podcast, walked through Washington DC. National Guard troops on the streets, fences, and a lone protester on the Lincoln Memorial steps. Is this what normal looks like there?

In this episode of Over Here, Over There, Claudia shares what she saw in the capital: the security fences around Lafayette Park, the White House, and the Ellipse, the enormous concrete wall of the new ballroom, and the subtle signs of dissent, from "Stop him" stickers to "Free DC" messages. Claudia also talks with a protester on the Lincoln Memorial steps about why he comes back every day, whether it works, and what he thinks is driving the anger behind this election.

Questions for you: What are you seeing in your city? Tell us in the comments what you want to hear more of next.

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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.

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world looks different in Europe and America.