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The Two Matts

The Two Matts

The New World

683 episodesEN

Show overview

The Two Matts has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 683 episodes, alongside 6 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 540 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 79 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 143 episodes published. Published by The New World.

Episodes
683
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.

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The Two Matts Q&A: is the Kelly Plan dead? And TURN OFF YOUR BLOODY SPEAKER PHONE!

Aug 22, 202645 min

2026: the year the climate crisis came home

Aug 18, 202647 min

The Two Matts Q&A: On the death of Jason Arday

Aug 15, 202624 min

Andy Burnham vs Geoffrey Howe... and a side order of Jason Arday

Aug 13, 202657 min

The Two Matts Q&A: Is Andy Burnham a hot dad, and eff off Gianni Infantino

Aug 1, 202645 min

Burnham’s flying start... but is he also fibbing?

Jul 30, 202649 min

The Two Matts Q&A: Why tell ourselves lies about prison time? And what do we miss about the 70s?

Jul 25, 202638 min

What is it about the prospect of a Reform government they don’t get?

Jul 23, 202651 min

The Two Matts Q&A: Will Self on football and audiobook recommendations

Jul 18, 202645 min

It’s not coming home after all

Jul 16, 202648 min

The Two Matts Q&A: Does Andy Burnham live rent-free in Farage’s head?

Jul 11, 202637 min

Have you been Touching Grass? You should be

Jul 9, 202644 min

SPECIAL: Farage fighting for his political life

Jul 7, 202647 min

The Two Matts Q&A: Hydration Break sponsored by Powerade!*

Jul 4, 202650 min

Why place matters so much to Andy Burnham

Jul 2, 202654 min

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
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