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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Is the Brexit argument now behind us?
Jun 8, 2025 – 29:03
The New European becomes The New World - with Alastair Campbell
Jun 5, 2025 – 54:40
Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Putin?
Jun 3, 2025 – 45:55
Rwanda 2.0, communications failures and Jane Austen accents
Jun 1, 2025 – 36:34
What were Musk and Trump smoking?
May 29, 2025 – 41:48
What the tragedy in Liverpool tells us about Britain
May 27, 2025 – 50:44
The Daily Mail, wisdom and nostalgia for the Tories
May 25, 2025 – 33:40
Chemical castration and the government’s prison plan … is it nuts?
May 22, 2025 – 44:05
Brexit is dead. Long live the future
May 20, 2025 – 50:09
The big PR debate, Labour comms and Green populism
May 18, 2025 – 48:41
Blessed are the jet-givers: St Donald goes to Qatar
May 15, 2025 – 48:16
Mr Starmer’s strange island of strangers
May 13, 2025 – 45:30
Q&A: Rip-off train fares, vile Andrea Jenkyns and bye bye Weightwatchers
May 11, 2025 – 31:58
The problem with this Labour government is…
May 8, 2025 – 46:00
Zbig: the man who shaped the world
May 6, 2025 – 52:55
Disaster prepping, taxing sugar and enough of Tony Blair already
May 4, 2025 – 41:18
Election special - Be clear, Keir: You’re failing
May 2, 2025 – 46:27
The murder of Virgina Giuffre and Trump’s 100 days
Apr 29, 2025 – 48:10
Q&A: Does Keir Starmer possess a moral compass?
Apr 27, 2025 – 32:05
The truth about Pope Francis … and your reaction to our trans debate
Apr 24, 2025 – 1:05:14
How to grow your moral ambition, with Rutger Bregman
Apr 22, 2025 – 1:10:59
Q&A: why can’t we go to the bleedin’ shop today?
Apr 20, 2025 – 38:05
Supreme sense? The aftermath of the trans rights ruling
Apr 17, 2025 – 52:32
But what is Britain anyway?
Apr 15, 2025 – 49:29
Starmer v Chamberlain and The Stones v The Beatles … fight, fight, fight!
Apr 13, 2025 – 33:33
Trump blinks – but don’t relax yet!
Apr 10, 2025 – 45:24
From the horse’s mouth - Behind the scenes with one of the world’s great diplomats
Apr 8, 2025 – 1:01:59
Q&A: When will Starmer and Reeves wake up to Europe?
Apr 6, 2025 – 32:19
Trump’s tariffs: It’s the end of the world as we know it!
Apr 3, 2025 – 49:08
The Ballad of John and Paul … plus The End for Marine Le Pen?
Apr 1, 2025 – 55:14
Q&A: Does journalism get any better than Adrian Chiles on toilet rolls?
Mar 30, 2025 – 29:11
The failure of Rachel Reeves + the choreography of fascism
Mar 27, 2025 – 40:59
Yes, they are incompetent. Yes, they HATE Europe
Mar 25, 2025 – 55:16
Q&A: Should the French take back the Statue of Liberty?
Mar 23, 2025 – 29:18
Reform’s falling apart - and the best book we’ve read in ages
Mar 20, 2025 – 37:30
Gaza, Columbia and the Copium epidemic
Mar 18, 2025 – 49:09
Q&A: Is this America’s Brexit moment?
Mar 16, 2025 – 41:57
Has Starmer become the PM we need?
Mar 13, 2025 – 52:41
Liverpool and the unmaking of Britain
Mar 11, 2025 – 1:06:55
Q&A: State Visit? Suits you sir!
Mar 9, 2025 – 33:14
The awesomeness of Donald Trump (some say THE BEST)
Mar 6, 2025 – 54:29
Michael Wolff special: Inside the head of Donald Trump
Mar 4, 2025 – 52:01
Q&A: Is Liz Truss Ok?
Mar 2, 2025 – 37:27
The heroism of Zelensky
Feb 27, 2025 – 41:05
The great northern renaissance - with Andy Burnham
Feb 24, 2025 – 1:07:22
Q&A: Is It Time For TNECon?
Feb 23, 2025 – 31:08
The moment of truth for Germany
Feb 20, 2025 – 41:35
A new world order is underway. Will we survive it?
Feb 17, 2025 – 50:30
Q&A: Yvette Cooper's Video Nasty
Feb 16, 2025 – 30:55
If this is a coup, what will Trump do next?
Feb 13, 2025 – 40:04

Recent Reviews

AceByLori

heroes and villains

Time magazine: the person of the year is not a hero nor villain. It’s a person that has had the most influence Hitler was on the cover of time as person of the year and he is certainly no hero. I’m glad I found you guys today. Looking forward to more.
AudibleAngel

Excellent. Informative and Entertaining.

My favorite podcast. Excellent information and entertaining. I look forward to it every week and think it’s fantastic.
NAR14

Brexit Ear Gold

I don’t like my ears hearing anything else. Do a live pod from Texas so I can come.
XSnuggleyBunnyX

Fight Brexit (the Smart, Witty & Informative Way)

For anyone wanting to stay up to date with the myriad goings-on and general insanity that is Brexit, this comprehensive weekly podcast will do the job - albeit sometimes in a rather meandering, roundabout (and hilarious) manner. This is the podcast I look forward to most each week: I know that I’ll learn something new, stay up to date on Brexit news, and laugh hard enough that if I’m listening in a public place, people will look at me in a way that clearly conveys they are in the process of assessing my sanity (or lack thereof). I value this podcast enough that I jumped on board their steadyhq without even checking what the exchange rate was. Seriously, why are you still reading this review? Just LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ALREADY. You won’t regret it.
Gopal from Richmond VA

I listen and support

This is one of the few podcasts that I listen to and support financially because they are presenting the European point of view on the uk which I don’t see anywhere else.
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Brexit Bimbo

The Anti Brexit Squad

These guys are great! Love the pod and the paper.
MasterMRK

Love the podcast!

Fighting Brexit from the States, as I may be your only American listener—all of you at The New European do great work, and I look forward to each week’s podcast! Keep up the great work!