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
Football, politics and the rise of sado-populism
In this week's episode, host Steve Anglesey is joined by writer and broadcaster Steve Richards who rebukes claims that football results have a direct effect on political polls. Writer, communicator a…
00:55:37 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
Cannes Film Festival Special
In this special edition episode, Jason Solomons is in Cannes to bring listeners the sounds of the world's most glamorous and influential film festival. He speaks to European style icon Charlotte Gain…
00:51:08 |
Wed 14 Jul 2021
The problem with vaccine nationalism and finding a solution to protest politics
In this week's episode, host Steve Anglesey is joined by author and journalist John Kampfner to discuss why the West's vaccine nationalism has done the world no favours. But, not before he offers a v…
00:46:47 |
Thu 08 Jul 2021
Waiting for Boris Johnson's inevitable fall, and what to watch from the Cannes Film Festival until then
In this week's episode, Steve Anglesey is joined by Politics.co.uk's Ian Dunt who explains why everyone hated Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and how reclaiming the Brexit narrative could mean the demise of B…
00:44:37 |
Thu 01 Jul 2021
How David Bowie predicted Brexit, and phoney proclamations of patriotism
In this week's episode, Steve Anglesey is joined by comedian and author Mitch Benn who pleads the nation to stop with these mandatory and fake proclamations of patriotism at every corner. Broadcaster…
00:55:29 |
Thu 24 Jun 2021
The realities of the Australia trade deal, talking politics with Brexiteers and flag patterned socks
In this week's episode, Steve Anglesey is joined by chair of the European Movement Andrew Adonis to discuss how the pandemic has clouded the real impact of Brexit, and shares why he will be donning h…
00:48:22 |
Thu 17 Jun 2021
How John Major unintentionally sparked Brexit, and the fall of the Murdoch empire
In this week's episode, Steve Anglesey is joined by historian James Hawes to look back at how Brexit could have been sparked by former pro-European prime minister John Major. Journalist Liz Gerard lo…
00:47:23 |
Thu 10 Jun 2021
Radical Joe, Germansplaining and Brexiteer remorse
On this week's podcast, host Steve Anglesey is joined by former German newspaper editor Tanit Koch to give a European perspective on post-Brexit politics and culture. Award-winning journalist James B…
00:48:15 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
Dominic Cummings, Putin's Arctic gamble, and Labour's love-hate relationship with the unions
On this week's podcast, Steve Anglesey discusses Dominic Cummings' select committee appearance and is joined by award-winning journalist John Kampfner to talk about Vladimir Putin's latest gamble in …
00:48:53 |
Thu 27 May 2021
The rise of the Green Party and Boris Johnson's latest culture war
On this week's podcast, Steve Anglesey is joined by Frances Weetman to discuss the rise of the Green Party across Britain. Can they become England's third party? And what does it mean for the rest of…
00:44:57 |
Thu 20 May 2021
Local elections fallout, Labour's path to victory, and the problem with Buy British
Professor Paddy Hoey joins Steve Anglesey to talk about how Labour can avoid a repeat of last week's dismal election results and the glimmers of hope for Keir Starmer that many are ignoring. Plus, fo…
00:57:12 |
Thu 13 May 2021
The Jersey stand-off, Labour woes, Line of Duty v Boris and the DUP's election
Comedian Mitch Benn joins Steve Anglesey to talk about the battle over fishing rights and why it's hard for Remainers to not say "we told you so". Plus, how Keir Starmer can improve and Jed Mercurio'…
00:54:06 |
Fri 07 May 2021
Elections Preview Part II with Alastair Campbell, Tim Walker and Chris Deerin
Former Downing Street communications director Alastair Campbell talks about the scandals engulfing Number 10 and how Keir Starmer helped produce a 'Kevin Keegan' moment at PMQs. Journalist Tim Walker…
01:15:06 |
Thu 29 Apr 2021
May 6 Elections Countdown - Part One
Can Labour overcome vaccine euphoria and Brexit memories to hold on in Hartlepool? And can they bounce back in Wales, where the independence movement is growing - but so are calls to scrap the Senedd…
00:56:06 |
Fri 23 Apr 2021
Tory sleaze, Lib Dem revival, and local elections
This week, Steve Anglesey is joined by veteran pollster Peter Kellner and Guardian columnist Steve Richards to discuss the latest Greensill developments and battleground seats in the upcoming local e…
00:55:19 |
Fri 16 Apr 2021
Bent Boris and violence in Northern Ireland
Steve Anglesey is back to shine a light on another week in politics. This week he's joined by Irish journalist Matt Cooper and former FT correspondent Ben Fenton to discuss the violence in Northern I…
00:58:28 |
Fri 09 Apr 2021
The old Etonian obsession and the Tories' election strategy
Steve Anglesey is back to shine a light on another week in politics. This week he's joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Ball and columnist Tracy King to discuss the country's obsession …
01:01:11 |
Fri 26 Mar 2021
Tackling Leveson ten years on with Alastair Campbell
Steve Anglesey is back to shine a light on another week in politics. This week he's joined by former Downing Street communications director Alastair Campbell and columnist Liz Gerard to discuss the L…
01:08:41 |
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Rishi Sunak's unofficial election campaign and Piers Morgan's future
Matt Kelly and Steve Anglesey are back to make sense of another week in politics. This week they're joined by journalist Tim Walker and comedian Mitch Benn to discuss Piers Morgan's future; London To…
00:58:42 |
Fri 12 Mar 2021
The Budget, Meghan and Harry's press feud, and David Frost and the Bloodlands
Matt Kelly and Steve Anglesey are back to make sense of another week in politics. The two discuss David Frost's first week back in office; Rishi Sunak's social care black hole; the prospect of a gene…
00:57:01 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
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