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The Two Matts - Podcast

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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Politics News Commentary Government News
Update frequency
every 2 days
Average duration
47 minutes
Episodes
561
Years Active
2017 - 2025
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Fake World Cup fever, NHS at 70 and favourite car parks

Fake World Cup fever, NHS at 70 and favourite car parks

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return to delve into another week of Brexit lunacy.

Richard and Steve discuss how every Brexiteer now seems to be football crazy and ask why Jacob Rees-M…

00:52:53  |   Fri 06 Jul 2018
The magnificent People's Vote march, cabinet chaos and where is Jeremy Corbyn?

The magnificent People's Vote march, cabinet chaos and where is Jeremy Corbyn?

Richard Porritt and Steve Anglesey dive into another bonkers week of Brexit chaos.

The team relive the march to demand a People's Vote, imagine Cronus the tarantula as prime minister and crown another…

00:43:05  |   Fri 29 Jun 2018
Choo Choo ... all aboard the 100th issue party podcast

Choo Choo ... all aboard the 100th issue party podcast

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return to digest another week of Brexit madness as The New European publishes its 100th issue. 

This week we do the news from a train, play Brexit bingo …

00:38:15  |   Fri 22 Jun 2018
Cuddles the Brexit monkey and more fudging from May

Cuddles the Brexit monkey and more fudging from May

Richard Porritt and Steve Anglesey round-up another bonkers week on Planet Brexit.

In this episode the team take a look back at a momentous week in the House of Commons, ponder what exactly Labour's r…

00:55:15  |   Fri 15 Jun 2018
Brexican stand-off, Corbyn is a cult and Super Tuesday preview

Brexican stand-off, Corbyn is a cult and Super Tuesday preview

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return to review another wild week in post-common sense Britain.

Richard and Steve tackle hard man David Davis and ponder 'exactly what is the point of J…

00:52:40  |   Fri 08 Jun 2018
Caroline Criado Perez, Jacob Rees-Mogg and playing real tennis on cobbled streets

Caroline Criado Perez, Jacob Rees-Mogg and playing real tennis on cobbled streets

Richard Porritt and Steve Anglesey tackle another week of Brexit madness and ask the question "who is Rees-Mogg trying to kid?" 

Matt Kelly is joined by New European guest Editor Caroline Criado Perez…

01:10:48  |   Fri 01 Jun 2018
Daily Mail madness, cancelled holidays and the Irish question

Daily Mail madness, cancelled holidays and the Irish question

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott are back with another round-up of Brexity shenanigans.

In the news the team discuss the looming return to the Commons of the Brexit Bill and whether Ther…

00:51:39  |   Fri 25 May 2018
Corbyn at the PLP, the White Paper and more procrastination

Corbyn at the PLP, the White Paper and more procrastination

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey, Geri Scott and Neil Perry deliver another round up of the week's Brexity madness.

This week Neil chats to Richard about the promised Brexit White Paper and Geri ponder…

00:39:12  |   Fri 18 May 2018
'Crazy' Boris, the Throbbing Gristle appreciation society and the pod is ONE!

'Crazy' Boris, the Throbbing Gristle appreciation society and the pod is ONE!

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return to celebrate The New European podcast's first birthday.

The team tackle the week's news including thrilling Lords' votes and Boris going rogue - a…

00:59:18  |   Fri 11 May 2018
Local election fallout, Alastair Campbell chats and mutant 'Kippers

Local election fallout, Alastair Campbell chats and mutant 'Kippers

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott round-up another week in post-commonsense Britain. 

The team look in-depth at a bad night for Labour, Sajid Javid's appointment and New European Editor-a…

01:05:48  |   Fri 04 May 2018
Amber Rudd's woes, racist Britain and microchips in your bum

Amber Rudd's woes, racist Britain and microchips in your bum

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return to tackle the week's biggest stories.

In this episode the team discuss the ongoing Windrush scandal, the Lords and crown another Brexiteer of the …

00:50:01  |   Fri 27 Apr 2018
Lords take on government, Windrush scandal and Morrissey breaks hearts

Lords take on government, Windrush scandal and Morrissey breaks hearts

This week Richard Porritt and Steve Anglesey talk Syria, the fallout from the Windrush debacle and ask what happens now after the Lords slap down the Brexit bill.

And another Brexiteer of the Week is …

00:57:10  |   Fri 20 Apr 2018
A silly man in serious times, the new centre and lending Betty Blue to a millennial

A silly man in serious times, the new centre and lending Betty Blue to a millennial

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott are back to review another week in Brexit.

This week the team discuss the new centrist party, bungling Boris Johnson and the pitfalls of lending DVDs to …

00:53:03  |   Fri 13 Apr 2018
State of the parties with local elections looming, the SDP and Liam Fox’s magical socks

State of the parties with local elections looming, the SDP and Liam Fox’s magical socks

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott round up another week in Brexit. 

The team take a closer look at where the parties stand as campaigning for the local elections begins and they ask if a …

00:55:25  |   Fri 06 Apr 2018
Cave dwellers of the world unite, whistleblowers and the NHS

Cave dwellers of the world unite, whistleblowers and the NHS

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott take on the madness of Brexit once again.

This week the team discuss more claims about Cambridge Analytica, mark a year to go until Brexit and discuss th…

00:48:24  |   Thu 29 Mar 2018
Facebook, Eminem lyrics and should I stay or should I go?

Facebook, Eminem lyrics and should I stay or should I go?

Richard Porritt and Geri Scott delve in the the murky world of data mining, Steve Anglesey crowns a Brexiteer of the Week and Matt Withers reports back from the Should I Stay or Should I Go? conferen…
00:35:52  |   Fri 23 Mar 2018
The Corbyn question, Spreadsheet Phil's greatest hits and bonkers Brexiteers

The Corbyn question, Spreadsheet Phil's greatest hits and bonkers Brexiteers

Richard Porritt, Geri Scott and Steve Anglesey delve into the week's Brexit news, take a look back at the Spring Statement and crown a Brexiteer of the Week. And Editor Matt Kelly talks about Jeremy …
00:40:08  |   Fri 16 Mar 2018
Hope lies in the Lords, Cameron rules out boyband move and the Costa del Brexit

Hope lies in the Lords, Cameron rules out boyband move and the Costa del Brexit

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott tackle the week's Brexit news and crown another Brexiteer of the week. And in this episode Geri reports back after going deep undercover on the Costa de…
00:38:01  |   Fri 09 Mar 2018
A Major intervention, bungling Boris and MPs on drugs

A Major intervention, bungling Boris and MPs on drugs

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott tackle a blockbuster Brexit week. The team discuss the former Prime Ministers who are on our side, Jeremy Corbyn's watershed moment and crown a Brexitee…
00:43:57  |   Fri 02 Mar 2018
Corbyn interview, Norman Lamb and biscuits for the many

Corbyn interview, Norman Lamb and biscuits for the many

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return for another review of the week in Brexit. This week we have a chat with Jeremy Corbyn, Lib Dem Norman Lamb and crown another Brexiteer of the Wee…
00:45:37  |   Fri 23 Feb 2018
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