# The Two Matts

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Official site: https://www.thenewworld.co.uk
Author: The New World
Episodes: 676

## Resource

Join The New World's Matt Kelly and Matt d'Ancona plus occasional guests for weekly chat on politics and media with a side of cultural stuff. A podcast in the spirit of the award-winning New World newspaper - irreverent, witty, surprising, argumentative ... and annoying all the right people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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## Episodes
- [What is it about the prospect of a Reform government they don’t get?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/what-is-it-about-the-prospect-of-a-reform-government-they-don-t-get) — 2026-07-23T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Will Self on football and audiobook recommendations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-will-self-on-football-and-audiobook-recommendations) — 2026-07-18T23:00:00+00:00
- [It’s not coming home after all](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/it-s-not-coming-home-after-all) — 2026-07-16T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Does Andy Burnham live rent-free in Farage’s head?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-does-andy-burnham-live-rent-free-in-farage-s-head) — 2026-07-11T23:00:00+00:00
- [Have you been Touching Grass? You should be](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/have-you-been-touching-grass-you-should-be) — 2026-07-09T12:30:00+00:00
- [SPECIAL: Farage fighting for his political life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/special-farage-fighting-for-his-political-life) — 2026-07-07T15:45:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Hydration Break sponsored by Powerade!*](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-hydration-break-sponsored-by-powerade) — 2026-07-04T23:00:00+00:00
- [Why place matters so much to Andy Burnham](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/why-place-matters-so-much-to-andy-burnham) — 2026-07-02T12:30:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Burnham’s to-do list and the shameless Brexit villains](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-burnham-s-to-do-list-and-the-shameless-brexit-villains) — 2026-06-27T23:00:00+00:00
- [Andy Burnham’s first six months](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/andy-burnham-s-first-six-months) — 2026-06-25T11:00:00+00:00
- [POD SPECIAL: It’s the end of the Keir show… now what?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/pod-special-it-s-the-end-of-the-keir-show-now-what) — 2026-06-22T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Where is Burnham weak? And is America humiliated?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-where-is-burnham-weak-and-is-america-humiliated) — 2026-06-20T23:00:00+00:00
- [Game on… Burnham wins; now get on with it Labour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/game-on-burnham-wins-now-get-on-with-it-labour) — 2026-06-19T11:00:00+00:00
- [A history of Brexit in 256 disasters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/a-history-of-brexit-in-256-disasters) — 2026-06-18T11:30:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Do you really want your country back?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-do-you-really-want-your-country-back) — 2026-06-13T23:00:00+00:00
- [Farewell David Hockney … and farewell Keir Starmer too?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/farewell-david-hockney-and-farewell-keir-starmer-too) — 2026-06-12T15:30:32+00:00
- [Britain is in grave danger of disintegrating](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/britain-is-in-grave-danger-of-disintegrating) — 2026-06-11T13:19:28+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Will Starmer survive, and has the Pope got it right on AI?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-will-starmer-survive-and-has-the-pope-got-it-right-on-ai) — 2026-06-06T23:00:00+00:00
- [Nigel Farage gaslights the nation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/nigel-farage-gaslights-the-nation) — 2026-06-03T16:00:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: What hope for the next generation and how does Farage get away with it?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-what-hope-for-the-next-generation-and-how-does-farage-get-away-with-it) — 2026-05-30T23:00:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: A media scandal and a dementia hero](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-a-media-scandal-and-a-dementia-hero) — 2026-05-23T23:00:00+00:00
- [Britain is failing the next generation. With Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/britain-is-failing-the-next-generation-with-peter-hyman-and-shuab-gamote) — 2026-05-21T10:30:00+00:00
- [SPECIAL with Misan Harriman: Under attack from the UK’s right wing press](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/special-with-misan-harriman-under-attack-from-the-uk-s-right-wing-press) — 2026-05-19T13:10:30+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Farage and the five million plus Palestine Action trial scandal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-farage-and-the-five-million-plus-palestine-action-trial-scandal) — 2026-05-16T23:00:00+00:00
- [SPECIAL EDITION: The most consequential by-election ever…](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/special-edition-the-most-consequential-by-election-ever) — 2026-05-15T13:30:00+00:00
- [AND... THEY’RE OFF!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/and-they-re-off) — 2026-05-14T14:15:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Starmer timetable, a Telegraph smear and love for David Attenborough](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-starmer-timetable-a-telegraph-smear-and-love-for-david-attenborough) — 2026-05-09T23:00:00+00:00
- [Election Special: Who will save Britain from Reform now?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/election-special-who-will-save-britain-from-reform-now) — 2026-05-08T14:30:00+00:00
- [Special: Exploring the Ghosts of Iron Mountain with Phil Tinline](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/special-exploring-the-ghosts-of-iron-mountain-with-phil-tinline) — 2026-05-07T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Kings good, zoos bad](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-kings-good-zoos-bad) — 2026-05-02T23:00:00+00:00
- [The Starmer Conundrum… with special guest Tom Baldwin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-starmer-conundrum-with-special-guest-tom-baldwin) — 2026-04-29T23:00:00+00:00
- [“A KNIFE THROUGH MY SOUL"... pod special on Morgan McSweeney](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/a-knife-through-my-soul-pod-special-on-morgan-mcsweeney) — 2026-04-28T14:00:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: How to pay for the NHS and will robots rule?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-how-to-pay-for-the-nhs-and-will-robots-rule) — 2026-04-25T23:00:00+00:00
- [Should he stay or should he go now?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/should-he-stay-or-should-he-go-now) — 2026-04-23T12:00:00+00:00
- [Is a brave new world possible? With John Kampfner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/is-a-brave-new-world-possible-with-john-kampfner) — 2026-04-20T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: The fall of Orbán, Corbyn and Kanye West](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-the-fall-of-orb-n-corbyn-and-kanye-west) — 2026-04-18T23:00:00+00:00
- [A New Hope from Hungary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/a-new-hope-from-hungary) — 2026-04-16T12:30:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Royal visit to the US, Roger Daltrey’s opinions and Italy’s football team](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-royal-visit-to-the-us-roger-daltrey-s-opinions-and-italy-s-football-team) — 2026-04-04T23:00:00+00:00
- [DARK SIDE OF THE MATTS: A spectacular row erupts over NASA’s moonshot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/dark-side-of-the-matts-a-spectacular-row-erupts-over-nasa-s-moonshot) — 2026-04-02T13:30:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Are we journalists or activists?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-are-we-journalists-or-activists) — 2026-03-29T00:00:00+00:00
- [Here’s how the UK joins the EU and sooner than you think](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/here-s-how-the-uk-joins-the-eu-and-sooner-than-you-think) — 2026-03-26T15:00:00+00:00
- [Podcast special: THIS WAR IS NOT REAL](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/podcast-special-this-war-is-not-real) — 2026-03-24T11:30:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: On Trump, GB News, Tony Blair… and playing the drums](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-on-trump-gb-news-tony-blair-and-playing-the-drums) — 2026-03-22T00:00:00+00:00
- [Inside the GB News scandal - with Alan Rusbridger](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/inside-the-gb-news-scandal-with-alan-rusbridger) — 2026-03-19T17:00:00+00:00
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Oscars, Oakeshott, China and centrism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-two-matts-q-a-oscars-oakeshott-china-and-centrism) — 2026-03-15T00:00:00+00:00
- [The increasingly complex calculus in being the British Prime Minister](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/the-increasingly-complex-calculus-in-being-the-british-prime-minister) — 2026-03-12T13:30:00+00:00

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