The Two Matts

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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.


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Recent Episodes
  • The week the world holds its breath
    Jun 19, 2025 – 47:02
  • The genius of myth-busting ... with Helen Lewis
    Jun 17, 2025 – 48:43
  • Q&A: Is the Trump-Musk rift far from amusing?
    Jun 15, 2025 – 32:43
  • The extraordinary science of creativity with Marcus du Sautoy
    Jun 12, 2025 – 59:40
  • Down and out in the manosphere - with James Bloodworth
    Jun 10, 2025 – 48:31
  • Is the Brexit argument now behind us?
    Jun 8, 2025 – 29:03
  • The New European becomes The New World - with Alastair Campbell
    Jun 5, 2025 – 54:40
  • Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Putin?
    Jun 3, 2025 – 45:55
  • Rwanda 2.0, communications failures and Jane Austen accents
    Jun 1, 2025 – 36:34
  • What were Musk and Trump smoking?
    May 29, 2025 – 41:48
  • What the tragedy in Liverpool tells us about Britain
    May 27, 2025 – 50:44
  • The Daily Mail, wisdom and nostalgia for the Tories
    May 25, 2025 – 33:40
  • Chemical castration and the government’s prison plan … is it nuts?
    May 22, 2025 – 44:05
  • Brexit is dead. Long live the future
    May 20, 2025 – 50:09
  • The big PR debate, Labour comms and Green populism
    May 18, 2025 – 48:41
  • Blessed are the jet-givers: St Donald goes to Qatar
    May 15, 2025 – 48:16
  • Mr Starmer’s strange island of strangers
    May 13, 2025 – 45:30
  • Q&A: Rip-off train fares, vile Andrea Jenkyns and bye bye Weightwatchers
    May 11, 2025 – 31:58
  • The problem with this Labour government is…
    May 8, 2025 – 46:00
  • Zbig: the man who shaped the world
    May 6, 2025 – 52:55
  • Disaster prepping, taxing sugar and enough of Tony Blair already
    May 4, 2025 – 41:18
  • Election special - Be clear, Keir: You’re failing
    May 2, 2025 – 46:27
  • The murder of Virgina Giuffre and Trump’s 100 days
    Apr 29, 2025 – 48:10
  • Q&A: Does Keir Starmer possess a moral compass?
    Apr 27, 2025 – 32:05
  • The truth about Pope Francis … and your reaction to our trans debate
    Apr 24, 2025 – 1:05:14
  • How to grow your moral ambition, with Rutger Bregman
    Apr 22, 2025 – 1:10:59
  • Q&A: why can’t we go to the bleedin’ shop today?
    Apr 20, 2025 – 38:05
  • Supreme sense? The aftermath of the trans rights ruling
    Apr 17, 2025 – 52:32
  • But what is Britain anyway?
    Apr 15, 2025 – 49:29
  • Starmer v Chamberlain and The Stones v The Beatles … fight, fight, fight!
    Apr 13, 2025 – 33:33
  • Trump blinks – but don’t relax yet!
    Apr 10, 2025 – 45:24
  • From the horse’s mouth - Behind the scenes with one of the world’s great diplomats
    Apr 8, 2025 – 1:01:59
  • Q&A: When will Starmer and Reeves wake up to Europe?
    Apr 6, 2025 – 32:19
  • Trump’s tariffs: It’s the end of the world as we know it!
    Apr 3, 2025 – 49:08
  • The Ballad of John and Paul … plus The End for Marine Le Pen?
    Apr 1, 2025 – 55:14
  • Q&A: Does journalism get any better than Adrian Chiles on toilet rolls?
    Mar 30, 2025 – 29:11
  • The failure of Rachel Reeves + the choreography of fascism
    Mar 27, 2025 – 40:59
  • Yes, they are incompetent. Yes, they HATE Europe
    Mar 25, 2025 – 55:16
  • Q&A: Should the French take back the Statue of Liberty?
    Mar 23, 2025 – 29:18
  • Reform’s falling apart - and the best book we’ve read in ages
    Mar 20, 2025 – 37:30
  • Gaza, Columbia and the Copium epidemic
    Mar 18, 2025 – 49:09
  • Q&A: Is this America’s Brexit moment?
    Mar 16, 2025 – 41:57
  • Has Starmer become the PM we need?
    Mar 13, 2025 – 52:41
  • Liverpool and the unmaking of Britain
    Mar 11, 2025 – 1:06:55
  • Q&A: State Visit? Suits you sir!
    Mar 9, 2025 – 33:14
  • The awesomeness of Donald Trump (some say THE BEST)
    Mar 6, 2025 – 54:29
  • Michael Wolff special: Inside the head of Donald Trump
    Mar 4, 2025 – 52:01
  • Q&A: Is Liz Truss Ok?
    Mar 2, 2025 – 37:27
  • The heroism of Zelensky
    Feb 27, 2025 – 41:05
  • The great northern renaissance - with Andy Burnham
    Feb 24, 2025 – 1:07:22
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