# The Two Matts Q&A: Will Self on football and audiobook recommendations

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Podcast: [The Two Matts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331)
Published: 2026-07-18T23:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-new-european-podcast/episodes/the-two-matts-qa-will-self-on-football-and-audiobook-recomme
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## Resource

The Matts answer listeners’ questions in their regular Sunday Q&A session, including: Is Will Self right about the impact of football on our national mentality? What is the long term future of the Falklands? What should Andy Burnham’s first message to the nation be? How could Rupert Lowe skew hard right politics? How do we protect MPs? And what audiobooks do the Matts recommend for a population which finds reading books increasingly testing? 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.

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