# Here’s how the UK joins the EU and sooner than you think

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/here-s-how-the-uk-joins-the-eu-and-sooner-than-you-think
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/here-s-how-the-uk-joins-the-eu-and-sooner-than-you-think.md
Podcast: [The Two Matts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331)
Published: 2026-03-26T15:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-new-european-podcast/episodes/heres-how-the-uk-joins-the-eu-and-sooner-than-you-think
Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/69c548329b6be94a1a83d51a/media.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-two-matts-1119331/episodes/here-s-how-the-uk-joins-the-eu-and-sooner-than-you-think
Duration seconds: 3463

## Resource

The Matts open with a war update - the signals from Washington point to an escalation which will be devastating for the world, yet the off-ramp (as it apparently must be called) is difficult to divine. In part two they discuss what seems to be an inevitable movement towards rejoining the EU. Labour are headed towards the position already fully asserted by the Greens and Lib Dems - that Brexit was a catastrophe and needs to be undone. The Matts argue it’s not a case of Rejoin - but Join. Joining what, though? That’s the interesting, most challenging question in European politics today. Enjoy! Produced by Matt Withers OFFER:  Get  The New World  for just £1 for the first month. Head to  https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/2matts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-two-matts-1119331/episodes/here-s-how-the-uk-joins-the-eu-and-sooner-than-you-think/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/here-s-how-the-uk-joins-the-eu-and-sooner-than-you-think.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.