{"podcast":{"title":"The Two Matts","slug":"the-two-matts-1119331","podcast_index_feed_id":1119331,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/648c40140701dc00113b4626","website_url":"https://www.thenewworld.co.uk","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/648c40140701dc00113b4626/1770294289897-5eaff282-7ad4-42d1-879f-aac66a205a2c.jpeg","author":"The New World","episode_count":676,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T00:17:21.288305+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331"},"episode":{"title":"SPECIAL EDITION: The most consequential by-election ever…","slug":"special-edition-the-most-consequential-by-election-ever","published_at":"2026-05-15T13:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/special-edition-the-most-consequential-by-election-ever","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-new-european-podcast/episodes/special-edition-the-most-consequential-by-election-ever","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a071b1ed98ee73f63252166/media.mp3","summary":"The Matts consider just how much is at stake in the Makerfield by-election, assuming Andy Burnham is allowed to stand. Who will Reform put up against him (we have one idea) and what will Zack Polanski’s move be? Take a chunk of Burnham’s vote or sit it out? And how will Keir Starmer play his cards? If you want to hear two pundits try to work out what the hell any of this will add up to… you’ve come to the right place. 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.","meta_description":"The Matts consider just how much is at stake in the Makerfield by-election, assuming Andy Burnham is allowed to stand. Who will Reform put up against him…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2665,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-two-matts-1119331/episodes/special-edition-the-most-consequential-by-election-ever/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-matts-1119331/special-edition-the-most-consequential-by-election-ever.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}