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The Two Matts

The Two Matts

By: The New World
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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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Episodes
  • The Two Matts Q&A: Burnham’s to-do list and the shameless Brexit villains
    Jun 27 2026

    The Matts answer listener questions including: What should be on Andy Burnham’s to-do list? How do the Brexit villains get away with it? Is Nigel Farage losing the plot? Should we criminalise climate crisis denial? Has Giorgia Meloni won us over? And why don’t we talk about video games more? 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/

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    32 mins
  • Andy Burnham’s first six months
    Jun 25 2026

    The Matts bring listeners up to speed with all the inside info coming their way on what Team Burnham may have in store for Britain. Who are the people behind the scenes preparing the ground for the new government - in what is surely make or break for Labour? And what are the policies that will define this new administration? How could Andy Burnham’s sense of a politics of place come to change a nation? 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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    47 mins
  • POD SPECIAL: It’s the end of the Keir show… now what?
    Jun 22 2026

    The Matts bring you a special edition after Keir Starmer quit as UK prime minister. These monumentally historic events only occur every 18 months or so on average these days, but all the same - Starmer’s going crystallises the profound danger liberal progressive democracy faces in the UK. What awaits Andy Burnham? And what should his big bet be? The Matts have a plan. 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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    42 mins
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