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Host Nick Alliston interviews guests with little credibility as they share their very important opinions that you never thought you needed... and still don't. Episodes include unpopular opinions, light-hearted debates, bad takes, and most importantly, good times.

Nick Alliston


    • Apr 6, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Episode 28: Talking with my high school Spanish teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 31:36


    Nick Alliston and his former Spanish teacher, Señora Spencer, talk through the positives to take from the pandemic as well as relationships between teachers and students. They then discuss whether or not second languages should be required to learn in addition to the pros and cons of being a high school teacher. This is enlightening stuff!

    Episode 27: Is cereal a soup?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 30:35


    Nick Alliston and guest Jacob Hernandez, calling in from Croatia where he is trying to make it as a professional soccer player, discuss his unpopular opinions on coffee/caffeine as well as babies in movie theaters. They then debate if cereal is a soup, and, at the end, Jacob answers a difficult question that is worth thinking about. 

    Episode 26: Should you tip when the service is bad?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 28:21


    Nick Alliston and guest Ryan Dale have a fun discussion over each of their unpopular opinions on hiking in the heat and a phone battery percentage sign, respectively. They then debate whether or not you should tip when the service is bad as well as tipping in general. Also, Ryan has his own podcast which he talks a little about. Listen along

    Episode 25: Should Monday's be eliminated?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 33:26


    Nick Alliston and guest Will Callaway discuss his unpopular opinion over high school relationships and then Nick's on "gross-sounding" words. They then debate if Monday's should be eliminated (whatever that means) and finish with a fun theoretical involving Will playing an NBA basketball game. It's a funny one!

    Episode 24: Should all adults know how to cook?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 33:24


    Nick Alliston and guest Wes Harris discuss his unpopular opinions regarding shelves and toilet seats. Then, the two debate whether or not all adults should know how to cook and finish with a conversation on the ideal sport creation.

    Episode 23: 6 months review!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 17:29


    Nick Alliston and guest... well actually its just Nick. He has a message for the listeners as VIO Podcast celebrates six months since the first episode. He ranks his top 5 biggest debate wins, top 5 closest debates, and shares the top 10 most unpopular opinions guests have shared thus far. It's a different one, but still a fun one!

    Episode 22: A plethora of hot takes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 31:36


    Nick Alliston and guest Karson Spangler talk through her array of unpopular opinions covering t-shirts, washing your hands, subtitles, football, cheer, and waiting lines. She also answers an age old-question at the end. It's a crazy fun time!

    Episode 21: Does a bad teacher have a worse impact on society than a drug dealer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 32:34


    Nick Alliston and guest Stephen Erb discuss his unpopular opinions concerning pugs and shitzus as well as spaghetti, and then they debate whether or not a bad teacher has a worse impact on society than a drug dealer. It's fun; it's interesting. Come along and listen.

    Episode 20: Should kids get a smartphone before high school?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 34:06


    Nick Alliston and guest Carson Walker talk through Carson's arsenal of unpopular opinions about mustard, leftovers, and the top sheet followed by a discussion over when kids should get a smartphone. To end the episode, Carson shares her opinion on proposals in front of a crowd. 

    Episode 19: 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 28:17


    Nick Alliston and recycled, washed up guest Reid Finnegan talk through their unpopular opinions on the show Survivor and types of towels and then discuss New Years resolutions and goal setting. Welcome to 2021!

    Episode 18: Is hot weather better than cold weather?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 33:44


    In an episode opened up with some BIG news, Nick Alliston and, per request, first repeat guest Camryn Murphy discuss their unpopular opinions on love languages and candy canes and then have the old-fashioned debate of hot versus cold weather. Finally, the two lovebirds play the game of two truths and a lie with some surprising revelations. Oh, and it is Nick's BIRTHDAY! This is a must listen.

    Episode 17: Is math important to learn?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 33:06


    Nick Alliston and guest Raleigh Payne, in one of the most interesting episodes yet, discuss Raleigh's opinions on vegetables and showering and then debate whether or not math is important to learn. Yes, really. He is a crazy man. 

    Episode 16: Would it be fun to live forever?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 29:53


    Nick Alliston and guest Matt Fazzalaro share their unpopular opinions on dieting, PB & Js, and ketchup, and then debate whether or not it would be run to live forever. To end the episode, Matt, who spends most of his life looking at a screen, reveals his most prized movie, tv show, and video game. Come and listen!

    Episode 15: Is it ever right to lie?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 30:16


    Nick Alliston and guest Jordan Murphy talk through their unpopular opinions about food touching on a plate, The Polar Express movie, and Christmas lights. Next, they debate whether it is ever right to lie and end with rapid fire "this or that" questions. 'Tis a festive episode!

    Episode 14: Predicting the future of sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 28:27


    Nick Alliston and guest Dylan Fauntleroy discuss his unpopular opinions that jelly/jam tastes good on any breakfast foods and that gym culture is overrated. They then walk through Dylan's predictions for this season in notable sports leagues across the world, talk about whether or not games are only fun when you win, and answer what weird thing would they make socially acceptable if they could. It is a flippin blast!

    Episode 13: Fast Food Tier List

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 31:46


    Nick Alliston and guest farmer Adam Belflower talk about their unpopular opinions over price of food versus satisfaction received as well as Friday's being better than Saturday's. Then, they walk through twenty fast food restaurants and rank them via a conjoined tier list. It's a dandy time!

    Episode 12: Is the end of a friendship worse than a breakup?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 30:56


    Nick Alliston and guest Hannah Rose Basson, who is full of unpopular opinions, talk through three of her unpopular opinions regarding queso, movies with friends, and eating with a knife. They then discuss the end of a friendship versus a breakup and finally hear Hannah Rose's thoughts on America versus her home country of South Africa.

    Episode 11: Broken Apple Watch vs. non-prescription glasses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 28:43


    Nick Alliston and guest Cole Petty, in one of the funniest episodes yet, walk through their unpopular opinions on brushing your teeth before breakfast and reddit versus twitter. The main debate is specific in debating if wearing a non-functioning apple watch is conceptually the same as wearing non-prescription glasses for the way they look, and the episode ends on a long conversation about the idea of trying a human steak. Don't skip this one!

    Episode 10: Could Athens,GA survive the zombie apocalypse?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 30:04


    Nick Alliston and guest Nathan Hales share their unpopular opinions on commercials and burgers as well as how the city of Athens, home to the Georgia Bulldogs, would handle a zombie apocalypse. Later on, Nate explains his diet on a stranded island. It's a fun time!

    Episode 9: Cereal Tier List

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 29:29


    Nick Alliston and guest Camryn Murphy talk through their unpopular opinions on movies versus books as well as long distance relationships. In addition, they go through and rank all the classic cereals in a tier list full of controversy. It is a good one. 

    Episode 8: Does it matter what homeless people do with your money?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 30:20


    Nick Alliston and guest Korey Kramer have a SUPER light-hearted conversation over homeless people and their finances. In addition, they talk through college football being overrated, people being bad with names, and what it would take to take a job that requires isolation in a black room. 

    Episode 7: We don't have a main debate?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 30:36


    Nick Alliston and guest Clay Finnesand, a member of the North Point Worship team, talk through their unpopular opinions on Chick Fil A and IHOP as well as Clay's experience working at Waffle House. The rest of the episode includes some thoughts on Belgian waffles, French toast, breakfast food in general, guest etiquette, Gordon Ramsay chicken, eating out, and the great debate of fighting one horse-sized duck or one hundred duck-sized horses. 

    Episode 6: Should homework be banned?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 30:24


    Nick Alliston and his former soccer coach/guest Jamie Gleeson discuss their unpopular opinions on milk and diet drinks and then debate whether or not homework should be banned. Jamie then shares some of the highs and lows of his coaching career. 

    Episode 5: Are gift cards a bad gift?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 29:53


    Nick Alliston and guest Connor Goldman discuss their unpopular opinions on Marvel and its culture as well as the Avatar movie and then debate whether or not gift cards are a bad gift. Lastly, the two spend the final third of the episode talking through an interesting theoretical situation to find yourself in.

    Episode 4: Do kids who succeed academically deserve scholarships more than athletes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 25:17


    Nick Alliston and guest Reid Finnegan discuss their own unpopular opinions on personality tests and ranch as well as debate academic and athletic scholarships. Reid also gives his own insight on a summer in Texas and whether or not it really is as great as Texans believe. 

    Episode 3: Would it be better to be born in an earlier generation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 24:59


    Nick Alliston and guest Brynne Borner talk through their own unpopular opinions on cooked/dried fruit and concerts as well as debate whether or not it would be better to have been born in an earlier generation. Brynne also gives a little insight in the world of Zumba. Come and hang with us!

    Episode 2: Is a hotdog a sandwich?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 26:53


    Nick Alliston and guest Arda Urgen talk through their own unpopular opinions on tattoos and beaches as well as debate whether or not hotdogs are sandwiches. Arda also shares some insight on a personal question about his experience with video games. It's a fun time!

    Episode 1: Should singers be banned from talent shows?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 29:47


    Nick Alliston and guest Luke Yearwood talk through their own unpopular opinions on folk music and sprinkles as well as debate whether or not singers should be banned from talent shows. Luke also shares his response to a challenging question for any avid Marvel fan. It's a fun time!

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