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100 episodes
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English
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Nick Dixon
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No
Date created
2023/02/13
Latest episode
2026/10/22
Average duration
36 min.
Release period
8 days

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Comedian and commentator Nick Dixon talks to fascinating guests about politics, the culture war, and anything else that comes up.

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France in Flames - Will Britain Follow? | with Paul Cox
2026/10/22
Dixon Cox is back. This week: -As France burns, we look at the causes and whether it will happen here -The French woman who supported the leftist movement, only for it to destroy her own shop -Reform UK say they’ll sue ITV following the undercover documentary Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/france-in-flames-will-britain-follow Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
Did Burnham Lie About Russian Involvement in Brexit? - with Paul Cox
2026/10/14
Dixon Cox is back. This week: -We unpack Andy Burnham’s comments on Russian involvement in Brexit -What was the nature of Burnham’s relationship with the owners of Man City? -Would Labour really want to rejoin a Europe that is becoming more right wing? -Burnham rules out working with the Greens whilst their ‘Zionism is racism’ stance remains in place -Kemi picks a fight with Farage over Chagos, and is rebuked by US officials -Why are the Tories going for Lib Dem voters rather than the much larger Reform-voting cohort? Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/did-burnham-lie-about-russian-involvement Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
The Tories Still Don't Get It - Conference Breakdown with Paul Cox
2026/10/07
Dixon Cox is back. This week: -Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech is praised for its ‘antiracism’ -Badenoch says Tory ministers ‘didn’t notice’ mass migration -Tim Stanley is thrilled that the British are being replaced -Jacob Rees-Mogg says economic migrants are conservative -Kemi plans to create a new ‘Iron Dome’ for Britain, but doesn’t know what it is -Tories pledge to scrap inheritance tax on family homes -Reform to take ‘aggressive legal action’ against the undercover documentary makers Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/the-tories-still-dont-get-it-conference Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
They Want You to Die for Britain - with Paul Cox
2026/09/24
Dixon Cox is back, with more Cox than ever. This week: -Jacob Rees-Mogg says it’s your duty to go to war and die -Rishi Sunak says being English is about cricket -Sir Jim Ratcliffe gives his opinion on immigration and inept politicians -The BBC erases Mitchell and Webb comedy sketches due to thoughtcrime Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/they-want-you-to-die-for-britain Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
Migrant Crisis: Piddington Votes to Leave UK
2026/09/16
New podcast with just Dixon this week. I discuss Piddington voting to leave the UK, and whether the people there ‘deserve’ to have a huge number of migrants dumped in their village because the wider area is majority Lib Dem. I also look at the bizarre attacks on Sydney Sweeney, and why women are now praising a child murderer, whilst attacking a woman for doing a fairly standard risqué advert. Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/migrant-crisis-piddington-votes-to Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/
Restore Britain's Boomer vs Zoomer Civil War - with Paul Cox
2026/09/02
Dixon Cox is back! This week: -Restore Britain’s civil war -Kemi’s reshuffle -Starmer resigns as MP -Burnham’s first PMQs -James Cleverly puts himself forward for London mayor Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/restores-boomer-vs-zoomer-civil-war Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
The Women Defending Lindsay Clancy Have Lost It - with Paul Cox
2026/08/26
Dixon Cox is back yet again. This week we look at the disturbing case of Lindsay Clancy, and question why hundreds of women are saying they ‘stand with’ a child killer. We also discuss William Clouston standing down from the SDP, and, following the sad death of Dolly Parton, we ask if she was the last celebrity to be loved on both sides of the political divide. Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/the-women-defending-lindsay-clancy Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
They’re Trying to Turn Jason Arday Into the Next George Floyd - with Paul Cox
2026/08/19
Dixon Cox is back, with more Cox than last time. This week: -The sad death of Jason Arday -Some call Arday’s death a ‘lynching’ -Leftists attack journalists and call to censor the press over the Arday story -Arday’s Trafalgar Square vigil becomes a post-truth cult of rage and identity -J.K. Rowling and others brand Nathan Cofnas ‘racist’ -Tim Montgomerie is suspended from Reform UK Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/theyre-trying-to-turn-jason-arday Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
Telegraph vs Restore Britain: The War on the Right - with Leo Kearse
2026/08/12
Dixon Cox is back, except this week it’s Dixon Kearse. This week: -The Telegraph goes to war with Restore Britain -Charlie Downes gets attacked for his Twitter posts -Alex Phillips gets into some nasty exchanges with Restore supporters -Kemi Badenoch stands up for convicted former extremist Joshua Bonehill-Paine Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/telegraph-vs-restore-britain-the Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Leo's links https://www.youtube.com/@LeoKearse https://x.com/LeoKearse
Could Farage Ever Work With Rupert Lowe? - with Paul Cox
2026/08/05
Dixon Cox is back. This week: -Rod Liddle sadly dies, and the usual people are as vicious as ever -Rupert Lowe offers Farage a deal -The five points Restore insist on to work with Reform -Will Reform’s small boats plan work? -The chaos in Ceuta Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/could-farage-ever-work-with-rupert Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
Labour Caught Joking About Prisoners - Paul Cox
2026/07/23
Dixon Cox is back. This week: -Shocking new details in the Ann Widdecombe case -Shabana Mahmood and Wes Streeting caught joking about early release of prisoners -Andy Burnham selects his new cabinet -Natalie Fleet steps down as safeguarding minister -Stella Creasy has a massive birdwatching fail Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/labour-caught-joking-about-prisoners Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
Ann Widdecombe: The Disgusting Messages That Expose the Left - with Paul Cox
2026/07/16
Dixon Cox is back. This week: -The shocking murder of Ann Widdecombe -The left’s sickening response to this tragic event -Zia Yusuf demands proper security for all politicians -Keir Starmer’s last PMQs -Kemi’s approval rating goes positive Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/ann-widdecombe-the-disgusting-messages Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
Nigel Farage's Clacton Gamble - with Paul Cox
2026/07/09
Dixon Cox is back. This week there is plenty of drama and absurdity as: -Farage announces he will resign to stand in a Clacton by-election -The other parties refuse to contest the election -Count Binface announces he will stand against Farage -Farage accuses the media of ‘hounding’ his family Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/nigel-farages-clacton-gamble Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
The Left-Wing Party That Wants to Close the Borders | William Clouston
2026/07/08
Today SDP leader William Clouston returns, as we discuss: -The legacy of Keir Starmer -His take on Andy Burnham -The positive sign for Britain’s future that no one has noticed -Why immigration is the left’s Achilles heel -The implications of the Makerfield by-election -What the future of the right looks like -If Reform UK have peaked -Whether the Tories will recover And lots more! Get the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/the-left-wing-party-that-wants-to Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon   SDP YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCxHouHEwW8AguK_Vi1y_duQ SDP short documentary: https://youtu.be/93sLhfIKgGs?si=YfEhwVtKVHNPS7rk SDP on X: https://x.com/SDPhq Follow William on X: https://x.com/WilliamClouston
Will Andy Burnham Be Better Than Starmer? - with Paul Cox
2026/07/08
We are about to release a new Dixon Cox episode on the Clacton by-election, but here is a clip from last week's show, where we look at whether Andy Burnham will actually fix any of the country's problems. Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/will-andy-burnham-be-better-than Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/

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4.8 out of 5
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Dan Braun 2023/05/13
Essential Listening
Part of my essential listening list. I just wish there were more of them.
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Style councel 2023/05/06
The Great Triad of British Podcasts
This show is a nice addition to The Delingpod and The Weekly Skeptic. Be gentle on Delingpole. I’m on his team. Toby is fighting the good fight even ...
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Dave in Centennial 2023/05/06
Great Work
It seems to me like anyone with an iPhone has a podcast these days. Thus, the quality and value are wide-ranging, to put it charitably. The quality ...
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Klaeukchen 2023/02/26
Great Interview with Lois Mclatchie
I have been a dyed in the wool pro-life advocate all my life, I found this interview so insightful. It made me realize ( yes, I am American) that if w...
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