A bar in Budapest

In Budapest, going out for a drink can be a political act. For the final episode of 2019, Dominic takes us to Auróra, a very special bar at the heart of the fightback against Hungary's authoritarian government.

This is the second in our new series of original reported podcasts, Postcards from Europe, featuring intimate portraits of lives and places across the continent.

This series was made possible by the European Cultural Foundation, who support initiatives that rethink Europe as an open and democratic space.

Thank you also to our generous Patreon supporters and to Budapest band Jü for the music you heard in this episode.

Looking for the infamous Instagram pics of police officers posted outside the bar? You can find them here. Happily, Gyuri says they haven't had to post on the account for two months.

Reporter and producer: Dominic Kraemer. Assistant producer: Philip Pollak. Editors: Katz Laszlo and Katy Lee. Artwork: La Kingsbeer.

Thanks for listening. We'll see you in 2020!

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