# The Two Matts

A podcast by 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.

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## Latest episodes

- [The Two Matts Q&A: Is John Healey's big day going to be a nothingburger?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/56c06e735d30) (2026-10-24, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6adb4b1993e87ba09b5ad5ce/media.mp3
- [What do the riots in France really signal?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/c4a96d3df462) (2026-10-21, 54 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6ad8b97df92693313cb90517/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Palestine Action lunacy and made up words](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/fc6ec81416d6) (2026-10-17, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6ad1ffe065f99a36ebb7579d/media.mp3
- [Putin's the big winner in Trump's betrayal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/450afeb75a61) (2026-10-15, 58 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6ad0c47c65f99a36eb9be05e/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: The decline of Zack and best ever speeches](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/d527076fa363) (2026-10-10, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6ac8d30639599f7c5666fcaf/media.mp3
- [A disaster for the Green Party](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/3336c272fd1c) (2026-10-08, 55 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6ac7829029b9fbfbe28fdfcf/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: On The New World at 500 and the Burnham bounce](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/cb5ec2a0f53b) (2026-10-03, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6abe5127f06e2ab6b7caa098/media.mp3
- [48 hours after THAT speech… how many marks out of 10?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/0e28f83c978a) (2026-10-01, 58 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6abe499b15f07e54818feac9/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Ketamine epidemic and trouble in Narnia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/97942f9b8b48) (2026-09-26, 56 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6ab677cf4aee750ac7333903/media.mp3
- [A lot of Andy Burnham and a bit of Hitler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/0c8d585fb44d) (2026-09-24, 54 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6ab51564c974afb154072478/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: What is it crypto billionaires love so much about Nigel Farage?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/429e2a3230fd) (2026-09-19, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6aad16b2fce2f8822648dba3/media.mp3
- [Is AI really coming to eat us all... and how do we stop it?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/6c559285e606) (2026-09-17, 55 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6aabe7168de3b43b6a89cc93/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Can’t we have welfare AND defence?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/e64df5814342) (2026-09-12, 56 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6aa3dae3ff74edfd0066087d/media.mp3
- [An historic shift in UK foreign policy towards Israel. Now what?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/60b0fa54fb4b) (2026-09-10, 58 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6aa2ae7ca6e9aef4cc8bea3e/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Is Farage finished? And where are all the women?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/024a3452635b) (2026-09-05, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a9acd243559f17478641b7c/media.mp3
- [REDS - the best political book of the year? With Paul Mason](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/e4495bd89b12) (2026-09-03, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a9949ff054653259acd1b58/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Harry and Meghan, Dolly Parton… and blockbuster books](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/3cbe309a7979) (2026-08-29, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a9160beee851f3f3127d815/media.mp3
- [Andy Burnham’s first big test is around the corner](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/accbb7deed53) (2026-08-27, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a902e316634e0e9ba072449/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: is the Kelly Plan dead? And TURN OFF YOUR BLOODY SPEAKER PHONE!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/3666ef575d1f) (2026-08-22, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a8830c220cb324b7733a8be/media.mp3
- [2026: the year the climate crisis came home](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/bc3e12016ec2) (2026-08-18, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a844cacb9d83ea9ccd46d98/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: On the death of Jason Arday](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/07045d26dc14) (2026-08-15, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a7efa20248fe5d9f8eb699c/media.mp3
- [Andy Burnham vs Geoffrey Howe... and a side order of Jason Arday](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/ddb6e272aab5) (2026-08-13, 58 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a7dad27baea6e03b06bbb6f/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Is Andy Burnham a hot dad, and eff off Gianni Infantino](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/7c08da389400) (2026-08-01, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a6c7513b8ef037caad207e2/media.mp3
- [Burnham’s flying start... but is he also fibbing?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/8f78d14bb7fd) (2026-07-30, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a6b3e98efbf1186970ab01e/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Why tell ourselves lies about prison time? And what do we miss about the 70s?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/c4fbba507766) (2026-07-25, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a6360c4a7fbf9da142279c0/media.mp3
- [What is it about the prospect of a Reform government they don’t get?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/8b6c179272e7) (2026-07-23, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a61fc7344c9eabf3c91d3fc/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Will Self on football and audiobook recommendations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/cc477e2ae48b) (2026-07-18, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a59fdbc62e50b14bd8c1c82/media.mp3
- [It’s not coming home after all](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/3c42808f4b44) (2026-07-16, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a58bb39cebd1afd44b9d562/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Does Andy Burnham live rent-free in Farage’s head?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/5ee85aacd43f) (2026-07-11, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a5106b5a410914b58520de7/media.mp3
- [Have you been Touching Grass? You should be](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/dc2a06bac08f) (2026-07-09, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a4f9092f8a80edf8535b5ce/media.mp3
- [SPECIAL: Farage fighting for his political life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/c56fa0fde015) (2026-07-07, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a4d1dba6ae7b13bb2786b9a/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Hydration Break sponsored by Powerade!*](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/a9a05167aa43) (2026-07-04, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a4795f004fac73b24a77149/media.mp3
- [Why place matters so much to Andy Burnham](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/a55dfd058280) (2026-07-02, 55 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a4656e5be51d57f76535b8f/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Burnham’s to-do list and the shameless Brexit villains](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/58e48257d60c) (2026-06-27, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a3e4eac89bd872840bd82ec/media.mp3
- [Andy Burnham’s first six months](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/a9bbee92cd1b) (2026-06-25, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a3d11146c397667ad71d847/media.mp3
- [POD SPECIAL: It’s the end of the Keir show… now what?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/ec06dcf14756) (2026-06-22, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a391554e88c52614ef15ec6/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Where is Burnham weak? And is America humiliated?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/f18aee6b593c) (2026-06-20, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a352cfbf1612f1c69ade649/media.mp3
- [Game on… Burnham wins; now get on with it Labour](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/65ee56856901) (2026-06-19, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a351fdc4a2a3be0f41e47b6/media.mp3
- [A history of Brexit in 256 disasters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/e7c0a3308adb) (2026-06-18, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a33d670c17f30287639f466/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Do you really want your country back?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/32faa02ab3f4) (2026-06-13, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a2bf0bb0592e8254576281d/media.mp3
- [Farewell David Hockney … and farewell Keir Starmer too?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/7e97b1975c18) (2026-06-12, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a2c25aa685069f99fee9bf1/media.mp3
- [Britain is in grave danger of disintegrating](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/e5168dd3bfa8) (2026-06-11, 59 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a2ab16185cf45e0eb87b087/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Will Starmer survive, and has the Pope got it right on AI?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/cf832f5e1afd) (2026-06-06, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a22daa5e25fe33c7cb91468/media.mp3
- [Nigel Farage gaslights the nation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/d3e7970ebeb5) (2026-06-03, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a2049a644a383b494cbcc62/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: What hope for the next generation and how does Farage get away with it?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/fbefe2099890) (2026-05-30, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a18179d71443cf04a92389a/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: A media scandal and a dementia hero](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/226161ab17dd) (2026-05-23, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a103da080978431daecb05a/media.mp3
- [Britain is failing the next generation. With Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/07694f8f9a6f) (2026-05-21, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a0ed822a9d3d2ec14979476/media.mp3
- [SPECIAL with Misan Harriman: Under attack from the UK’s right wing press](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/0803c907acac) (2026-05-19, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a0c6149d7fab0a53dc4afd2/media.mp3
- [The Two Matts Q&A: Farage and the five million plus Palestine Action trial scandal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/f5dd2d3aa8e1) (2026-05-16, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a06ea39d98ee73f6311cc9e/media.mp3
- [SPECIAL EDITION: The most consequential by-election ever…](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906/e1442ee68bf5) (2026-05-15, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a071b1ed98ee73f63252166/media.mp3

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