The Two Matts
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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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 561
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
"Hide The Pain"
In which The Fourth Matt is revealed, Zuckerberg takes it to Elon and the Matts celebrate The Boss.
A Rethink Audio production, for The New European.
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00:42:17 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
"A Tale Of Two Cities"
London is a political mess and Paris is on fire … the Two Matts explore this tale of two cities. Have the Tories abandoned the capital… and why do French police shot dead so many more than cops in an…
00:38:26 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
"The Angry Centrists"
The Brexit Referendum is now 7 years ago, and Matt & Matt rake the coals searching for the glimmer of good news in amongst the procession of bad. Spoiler alert: They fail.
Also discussed: the incredib…
00:45:11 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
Introducing: The Two Matts
Missed us? The New European Podcast returns at The Two Matts, now with editor Matt Kelly and editor-at-large Matthew d'Ancona discussing the week's political developments. New episodes every Friday.
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00:00:59 |
Mon 19 Jun 2023
Inside the NHS crisis, plus: Liz Truss' comeback
As another round of strikes loom, a GP joins The New European podcast to lay bare the scale of the problems facing healthcare workers and to answer the big question: Is a quality, free-to-all Nationa…
00:45:56 |
Thu 02 Feb 2023
The real-life story of The Swimmers... plus Zahawi in hot water (with Suna Erdem)
Why did Greece try to jail Sara Mardini, one of the real-life heroes who inspired Netflix hit The Swimmers? The New European's Suna Erdem explains all.
And what does the Nadhim Zahawi affair mean for …
And what does the Nadhim Zahawi affair mean for …
01:01:01 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
The Book Of Lies: Boris Johnson's autobiography (with Mitch Benn)
Comedian Mitch Benn looks forward to former prime minister Boris Johnson's autobiography, and asks: Where is Liz Truss hiding? Plus: Nadhim Zahawi, Jeremy Hunt and Suella Braverman are thrown into ou…
00:47:35 |
Thu 19 Jan 2023
Sunak, the man who isn't there (with James Ball)
Award-winning journalist James Ball joins Steve Anglesey to explain why Rishi Sunak might yet be the worst prime minister ever. Plus: Another Boris Johnson goes down in flames as Partygate rears its …
00:37:08 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Sunak and Starmer decoded (with Jonty Bloom)
Broadcaster and economics expert Jonty Bloom joins Steve Anglesey to dig through major speeches by Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer and find out each man’s vision for Britain’s economy and the future of …
00:56:08 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
Looking back on '22 and forward to '23 (with Alastair Campbell, Bonnie Greer and more)
A host of New European contributors share their highlights and lowlights of 2022 and their hopes and wild predictions for 2023. With Bonnie Greer, Will Self, Lionel Barber, Tanit Koch, Jonty Bloom, E…
00:30:12 |
Wed 21 Dec 2022
2022 Review: The Year Everyone Saw Through Brexit (with Jonty Bloom)
Business expert Jonty Bloom joins New European editor Steve Anglesey to assess the damage done to Britain's economy by another year out of the EU. Plus: Eleanor Longman-Rood and Matt Withers ask if t…
00:59:51 |
Thu 15 Dec 2022
Zelensky is our European of the year (with John Kampfner)
Best-selling author John Kampfner joins The New European team as we look back on a triumphant year for Volodymyr Zelensky and the dangers that lie ahead for Ukraine’s unlikely hero. Plus: What’s behi…
00:48:08 |
Thu 08 Dec 2022
Inside the brain of Donald Trump (with Bonnie Greer)
What's really behind Donald Trump's decision to run again for president of the USA? What happens if Ron DeSantis beats him to the Republican nomination? And would Joe Biden defeat either of them and …
00:34:16 |
Thu 01 Dec 2022
War in Ukraine & more Brexit battles (with Owen Matthews)
Overreach author Owen Matthews on Russia's disastrous invasion of Ukraine. Plus: More Brexit nightmares, Boris Johnson returns and Rishi Sunak enters the Hall of Shame. With Steve Anglesey, Eleanor L…
00:57:26 |
Thu 24 Nov 2022
Jeremy Hunt’s statement of failure (With Paul Mason)
Paul Mason joins the podcast to discuss Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement, Rishi Sunak’s future as PM and the return of Donald Trump with TNE editor Steve Anglesey. Plus TNE’s Eleanor Longman-Rood and M…
00:58:48 |
Thu 17 Nov 2022
Hancock's jungle bungle! TNE returns to Skegness
Steve Anglesey and Ellie Longman-Rood discuss Matt Hancock on I'm A Celebrity... and ask who his appearance will damage most: the ITV show, Rishi Sunak or Hancock himself. Plus: Five years on from a …
01:07:19 |
Thu 10 Nov 2022
COP27 Special: Just Stop Sunak (With Suna Erdem)
In this week’s episode, host and The New European journalist Eleanor Longman-Rood discusses another sane week in British politics as Matt Hancock joins the cast of this year’s I’m a Celebrity and Ris…
00:43:54 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
James Ball on Sunak and Suella
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Ball joins Steve Anglesey, Ellie Longman-Rood and Matt Withers to talk about the new prime minister's dodgy start in Downing Street, and if his controversial h…
01:00:12 |
Thu 27 Oct 2022
Mitch Benn on the end of Truss
In this week's episode, comedian Mitch Benn joins Steve Anglesey, Eleanor Longman-Rood and Matt Withers to discuss the fall of Liz Truss and what comes next. Should there be a general election? Where…
00:47:51 |
Thu 20 Oct 2022
What the hell is wrong with Suella Braverman?
In this week's episode, Matt Withers and Eleanor Longman-Rood remember the years preceding the Truss era before discussing the new Netflix series The Empress that's being touted as Germany's answer t…
00:38:41 |
Thu 13 Oct 2022
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