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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes (1225)
Jeremy Hunt’s statement of failure (With Paul Mason)
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Hancock's jungle bungle! TNE returns to Skegness
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COP27 Special: Just Stop Sunak (With Suna Erdem)
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James Ball on Sunak and Suella
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Mitch Benn on the end of Truss
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What the hell is wrong with Suella Braverman?
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The PM who trapped herself
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Tragicomic Trussonomics
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Europe is running out of water; plus Labour and Brexit
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A Royal Special: Why I'm forever linked to King Charles
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What's next for Brits in Europe?
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The last days of Boris Johnson
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The fall of Kabul, one year on
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Is the storm of Britain's civil disobedience coming?
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Six ways to avert economic catastrophe (before it's too late)
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Liz Truss's U-turns, predicting elections and Rishi's lies
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Sunak v Truss, 2012 remembered and car-free cities
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Life in a climate of fear
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Boris Johnson’s resignation: What's next?
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Why is Britain in a self-harm recession?
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The sixth anniversary special: Brexit and its dossier of disasters
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Boris Johnson is waging a phoney war on Europe - to save his own skin
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Is it time for a career move for Boris Johnson?
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Has Boris Johnson survived the Sue Gray report? And, what to look out for from t...
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How Brexit is destroying the Falklands
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Is Europe lagging behind on drugs?
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The killing fields
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The figures don't lie, Brexit has not gone "remarkably smoothly"
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Is France more divided than ever?
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What’s the future for Channel 4?
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Why Ukraine belongs in the European Union
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Why Putin's puppet, Alexander Lukashenko, must be punished
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How Eton changed British public life
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How Britain's farming industry has been lied to, ignored and left out in the col...
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When will the reign of Vladimir Putin come to an end?
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War in Europe: What does the Russian invasion mean for Ukraine and the world?
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A hunt for Brexit opportunities, how Boris Johnson is no laughing matter and THA...
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The 'heshuffle', slurs and Bloody Difficult Women
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Busy cafes, looming war and a pandemic: What is life like in contemporary Ukrain...
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The 27 - Episode 3
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The 27 - Episode 2
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The 27 - Episode 1
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What does the future look like for the BBC?
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Boris Johnson's leadership may be coming to an end, but the red tape nightmare f...
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Is the party over for Boris Johnson?
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"It was an insurrection" : The storming of Capitol Hill one year on
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Christmas Special: What awaits the world in 2022?
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Christmas parties at Downing Street and a party in trouble across the pond
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A problem both sides of the Channel: Is the migrant crisis unsolvable?
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Is Boris Johnson OK and can Keir Starmer win in the polls?
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