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The Two Matts

The Two Matts

The New World

668 episodesEN

Show overview

The Two Matts has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 668 episodes, alongside 6 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 530 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 37 min and 56 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 64 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 143 episodes published. Published by The New World.

Episodes
668
Running
2017–2026 · 9y
Median length
46 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

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.

Latest Episodes

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The Two Matts Q&A: Burnham’s to-do list and the shameless Brexit villains

Jun 27, 202631 min

Andy Burnham’s first six months

Jun 25, 202646 min

POD SPECIAL: It’s the end of the Keir show… now what?

Jun 22, 202642 min

The Two Matts Q&A: Where is Burnham weak? And is America humiliated?

Jun 20, 202634 min

Game on… Burnham wins; now get on with it Labour

Jun 19, 202640 min

A history of Brexit in 256 disasters

Jun 18, 202636 min

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

Jun 13, 202630 min

Farewell David Hockney … and farewell Keir Starmer too?

Jun 12, 202625 min

Britain is in grave danger of disintegrating

Jun 11, 202658 min

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

Jun 6, 202640 min

Nigel Farage gaslights the nation

Jun 3, 202638 min

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

May 30, 202638 min

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

May 23, 202641 min

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

May 21, 202643 min

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

May 19, 202633 min

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

May 16, 202642 min

SPECIAL EDITION: The most consequential by-election ever…

May 15, 202644 min

AND... THEY’RE OFF!

May 14, 202647 min

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

May 9, 202630 min

Election Special: Who will save Britain from Reform now?

May 8, 202640 min
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