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Join The New European'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 European newspaper - irreverent, witty, surprising, argumentative ... and annoying all the right people.
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The Two Matts The New European

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    • 4.1 • 21 Ratings

Join The New European'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 European newspaper - irreverent, witty, surprising, argumentative ... and annoying all the right people.
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    Stick or twist? Is it time the Tories gambled on dumping Sunak?

    Stick or twist? Is it time the Tories gambled on dumping Sunak?

    Have the Tories hit rock bottom.. or could things get even worse? The Matts gameplay their options with outcomes ranging from disastrous to cataclysmic. In the second half, they examine the role of satire in society and ask the question: Have we all lost our sense of humour?
    Subscribe to the New European and get a free signed copy of James O'Brien's hardback book, How They Broke Britain (worth £20!) when you use this link >>
    https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/2matts/

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    • 49 min
    Q&A: Does Owen Jones Deserve Better?

    Q&A: Does Owen Jones Deserve Better?

    The Matts discuss Owen Jones resigning from the Labour Party, ponder the need for an upper chamber in the UK parliament, debate the influence of unions, Donald Trump's latest rhetoric and briefly touch on the identity of the next James Bond. Happy Sunday!
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    • 37 min
    Is Rachel Reeves right that Blair was wrong?

    Is Rachel Reeves right that Blair was wrong?

    Rachel Reeves speech on the future of the economy is dense with ideas that will affect all our futures under a Labour government. What did she mean and why does it matter? The Two Matts do the deep dive into one of the most interesting and important speeches from Labour since they lost power. Also - the time Steve Harley gave Matt K the death stare … and George Lucas sent Matt D into a world of journalistic anxiety.
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    • 51 min
    Q&A: Extremist Definitions and Global Interventions

    Q&A: Extremist Definitions and Global Interventions

    Did Deggsy do well for Liverpool? Why is no one intervening in Gaza? Can you ban “extremism”? And is Fargo better than the Big Lebowski? The Two Matts take the big questions of our times head on
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    • 26 min
    "Extreme theories about Princess  Kate"

    "Extreme theories about Princess  Kate"

    The inside track on how Princess Kate and the Royal press offices messed up so badly … and how some of the most famous photographs ever were faked. But first … another week of shambolic governance courtesy of the Conservative Party. Racism, misogyny, dodgy contract relationships and abject failure of leadership. In other words, just another week in Tory land. The Two Matts offer their inimitable perspective on Sunak’s house of chaos.
    Further Reading:
    Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
    How To Tell Someone They Sound Racist by Jay Smooth
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    • 41 min
    Q&A: GB News, Rough Sleeping & UPFs

    Q&A: GB News, Rough Sleeping & UPFs

    Are ultra-processed foods the new cigarettes? Is there a solution to rough-sleeping? And should the fact GBNews lost £75m last year cheer us up .. or scare us even more? All this and more on the Two Matts regular Q&A episode. Enjoy!
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    • 23 min

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
21 Ratings

21 Ratings

k111123 ,

The best political podcast

It’s brilliant - finally a political podcast that cuts the BS and focuses on the proper facts.
Excellently presented - I look forward to this podcast
Huge big fan from Dublin and I’ll be subscribing to the newspaper 🗞
Keep it up and keep those brilliant podcasts running through my veins

Bighjohn29 ,

Babbel

Hi, FYI regarding your quiz this week, in Ireland we don’t have MPs, we have TDS. It’s a small point, but if you were referring to a US Congress person would you call them an American MP?

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