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The Two Matts

Busy cafes, looming war and a pandemic: What is life like in contemporary Ukraine?

The Two Matts

The New World

News, News Commentary, Government, Politics

4.4523 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, host Steve Anglesey has many questions from another sane week in British politics, including will Boris Johnson change his name to Boris Dorries when he and his culture secretary tie the knot? He also introduces The New European's three-part pop-up podcast, The 27, a superb investigation into the deaths in the Channel by Clár Ní Chonghaile and Suna Erdem. Author Andrei Kurkov joins the podcast to discuss life in contemporary Ukraine, what people are expecting from the latest aggressions from Russia should war break out and the differences between the Ukrainian and Russian mentalities. Plus, Michael Gove, Nadine Dorries and Ann Widdecombe all feature in the Hall of Shame this week. Enjoyed this episode? Let us know by tweeting @TheNewEuropean.


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Hello, snowflakes, and welcome back to the New European podcast with me, Steve Anglesey.

1:20.8

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please join us at the neweurope.uk slash subscribe. Questions, questions. If the Prime Minister married

1:34.6

Nadine Doris, would he take her surname? Boris Doris? Does Rishis Sunak call the

1:40.3

Lone Ranger the rebate Ranger? Is it true that Speaker Lindsay Hoyle refuses to watch

1:46.3

the Jim Carrey movie Liar Liar until it's retitled inadvertent misleader? Can you try the

1:54.2

Graham Brady excuse with electricity bills? Yes, I did get your letter demanding payment,

1:59.3

but I'm going to do nothing until I collect 53 more of them.

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