About this episode

The Matts answer listener questions on various political and cultural topics.

The Matts answer listeners' questions including: Is the Andy Burnham effect already kicking in? Should Congress give Donald Trump the red card? Who - apart from Count Binface - should take on Nigel Farage? How do we make the BBC great again? Is Elon Musk more Homer Simpson than Homer’s Odyssey ? And what books do the Matts recommend for a summer holiday? Enjoy! Produced by Matt Withers OFFER: Get The New World for just £1 for the first month. Head to https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/2matts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Withers

Topics covered

• Q&A
• politics
• media
• current events
• book recommendations

Keywords

• Andy Burnham
• Donald Trump
• Nigel Farage
• BBC
• Elon Musk
• Count Binface
• Homer Simpson
• Homer’s Odyssey
• book recommendations

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC

Books & works: Homer Simpson, Homer’s Odyssey

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