The Two Matts

The New World

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.

Episodes · 25

The Two Matts Q&A: Do you really want your country back?

Jun 13, 2026 · 30m

Farewell David Hockney … and farewell Keir Starmer too?

Jun 12, 2026 · 25m

Britain is in grave danger of disintegrating

Jun 11, 2026 · 58m

The Two Matts Q&A: Will Starmer survive, and has the Pope got it right on AI?

Jun 6, 2026 · 40m

Nigel Farage gaslights the nation

Jun 3, 2026 · 38m

The Two Matts Q&A: What hope for the next generation and how does Farage get away with it?

May 30, 2026 · 38m

The Two Matts Q&A: A media scandal and a dementia hero

May 23, 2026 · 41m

Britain is failing the next generation. With Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote

May 21, 2026 · 43m

SPECIAL with Misan Harriman: Under attack from the UK’s right wing press

May 19, 2026 · 33m

The Two Matts Q&A: Farage and the five million plus Palestine Action trial scandal

May 16, 2026 · 42m

SPECIAL EDITION: The most consequential by-election ever…

May 15, 2026 · 44m

AND... THEY’RE OFF!

May 14, 2026 · 47m

The Two Matts Q&A: Starmer timetable, a Telegraph smear and love for David Attenborough

May 9, 2026 · 30m

Election Special: Who will save Britain from Reform now?

May 8, 2026 · 40m

Special: Exploring the Ghosts of Iron Mountain with Phil Tinline

May 7, 2026 · 46m

The Two Matts Q&A: Kings good, zoos bad

May 2, 2026 · 29m

The Starmer Conundrum… with special guest Tom Baldwin

Apr 29, 2026 · 59m

“A KNIFE THROUGH MY SOUL"... pod special on Morgan McSweeney

Apr 28, 2026 · 33m

The Two Matts Q&A: How to pay for the NHS and will robots rule?

Apr 25, 2026 · 44m

Should he stay or should he go now?

Apr 23, 2026 · 1h 3m

Is a brave new world possible? With John Kampfner

Apr 20, 2026 · 51m

The Two Matts Q&A: The fall of Orbán, Corbyn and Kanye West

Apr 18, 2026 · 40m

A New Hope from Hungary

Apr 16, 2026 · 43m

The Two Matts Q&A: Royal visit to the US, Roger Daltrey’s opinions and Italy’s football team

Apr 4, 2026 · 36m

DARK SIDE OF THE MATTS: A spectacular row erupts over NASA’s moonshot

Apr 2, 2026 · 1h 2m