The Two Matts
Hosted by Matt Withers and Matt · The New World
4.2from 259 ratings
- 706
- Episodes
- 362
- Transcribed
- 259
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 476K
- YouTube views
About 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- The New World
- Category
- government · news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 May 2017
- Latest episode
- 8 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
362 of 706 episodes have a transcript.
8 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Two Matts Q&A: How did Russell Brand get away with it for so long?
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
BUMPER EDITION: Trump's disaster and Sophia Smith Galer on How To Kill A Language
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Laura Kuenssberg: Pay Attention... they're wrong about the BBC
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The Two Matts Q&A: How did Russell Brand get away with it for so long?
Published 8 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So, you know, he was he was he was coining it. And it looked like he might become a major Hollywood star, which he didn't. All of which is to say that, you know, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that at that time, because he was seen as a cash machine wearing a wig, people turned a blind eye. […]
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- YouTube views
- 475,794
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 48 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.1 / 5
- 211 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100
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- Quality
- 81
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 66
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Who hosts The Two Matts?
Matt Withers and Matt host the show. Published by The New World.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Two Matts take guests?
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