The Two Matts

Why won’t you talk about the genocide in Gaza? I’m a big fan of both of you and I’m so upset that like all the other Podcasters you are avoiding the issue. Why? It’s like the film The Zone of Interest… it’s happening I front of our eyes. Please look! Thank you Annabel Shaw

I have listened to The Two Matts for a couple of years and, although not always in agreement with every point they make, I appreciated the quality of their conversation. However, they (increasingly?) agree with each other so fervently, I feel they are losing their empathy for other perspectives. The assisted dying conversations have been exceptionally brilliant.

Used to really enjoy this podcast but it’s gone down hill massively in the last 6 months. They used to provide a clear and reasoned explanation of the flaws of the previous government and the idiocy of Brexit but they seem incapable of giving the new government a fair chance. I’m all for providing robust challenge but they seem entirely irrational in their dislike of Starmer and, particularly, Rachel Reeves. They start the latest episode with a clip of an interview with her which includes the question and the start of what was actually a lengthy answer but then cut it off after a few seconds so they can go on and tell listeners at length what a bad answer it was. If it was genuinely bad, let us hear and judge for ourselves. Shall cease listening and be unsubscribing to the New European imminently. Shame.

Ignore the whingers. Not all political messages have to be delivered po-faced. Lighten up.