VOLatile Podcast

VOLatile Podcast
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The VOLatile Podcast is your weekly reminder that being a Vols fan is a terminal diagnosis we all share. We're a passionate group of fans who spent hours talking about the Vols every week and decided to open it up to the rest of Vol Nation. Here you get unabashed perspective from the common fan for the common fan.

  1. 23h ago

    Ep. 44 - Vols Travel to Fayettenam to Take on Arkansas

    Fresh off the win over Auburn, we look at how Josh Heupel handled the quarterback announcement and the media drama around it. With George McIntyre now the clear starter, we rewatch the Auburn game: McIntyre's flashes, frustrating mistakes from the skill players, and an offense that suddenly feels different. We also cover Deshaun Bishop's breakout and what it says about Heupel's coaching style, then check in on our predictions and the SEC pick standings. Finally, we preview Arkansas: what Tennessee needs from McIntyre, our matchup worries, talk of the defense slipping, concerns about how the offensive line is developing, and our Tennessee–Arkansas picks.

    Ep. 44 - Vols Travel to Fayettenam to Take on Arkansas

  2. 5d ago

    VOLatile Reaction: Auburn

    Tennessee beat Auburn 24–14, and the Volatile crew was in Neyland for it — eleven rows up, near the 50, behind the Auburn bench. The seats were as good as they get. The section around them was not. A lot of the episode is the “Danny White effect” in real time: expensive chairbacks that never filled, people gone by the third quarter, and the student section and south end zone carrying the noise. Then the game itself. Faizon starts, the offense stalls, and an interception inside the Vols’ own 20 ends his day. George McIntyre comes in, completes a throw on the move, and the offense suddenly moves. The hosts argue over how much of that was the quarterback, how much was the line, and what it says about Josh Heupel’s history of picking the starter. Also in the mix: DeShawn Bishop getting his flowers (and a pointed postgame comment about Alex Golesh), a defense that again looked like the best unit on the field, Jackson Ross pinning Auburn deep, and the usual “Joe texting into the void” segment. They close on Arkansas — the soft spot left on the schedule, and the week Heupel has to decide who is actually the quarterback.

    VOLatile Reaction: Auburn

  3. Oct 2

    Ep. 43 - Embarrassment Against Texas; Here Comes Golesh

    Tennessee takes its first loss of the season, 20–17, to the No. 1 Texas Longhorns. Wendell Moye is out for the year, Sham Umarov is questionable, and the offensive line is the story of the week. Auburn comes to Neyland Stadium on Saturday, October 3 at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Hosts: Mac Williams, Jeff Wright, and Nick Duncan. This upload is the full episode audio. Captions are in the companion .srt file (also embedded in the video). Upload that .srt in YouTube Studio under Subtitles if the embedded track does not import. Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:02 Injury report 23:33 Danny White: early gates and half-price concessions 26:28 Texas recap 1:22:44 Auburn preview 1:42:21 Projections and score picks 1:51:26 Where to find the show Find the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and X at volatile_1998.

    Ep. 43 - Embarrassment Against Texas; Here Comes Golesh

  4. Sep 27

    VOLatile Reaction: Texans Take the Game in Neyland

    Mac, Nick, and special guest Josh Claiborne give you the post-mortem on the UTex / UT game.

    VOLatile Reaction: Texans Take the Game in Neyland

  5. Sep 25

    Ep. 42 (Part 2) - Texas' First Trip to Neyland with Josh Claiborne

    Note: Zencastr keeps dropping the ball so this is a 2 part episodeJosh Claiborne joins Mac and Nick to get you ready for the Horns visit to Neyland and all the crazy that comes with it.Follow Claiborne on X: https://x.com/jclaiborne311

    Ep. 42 (Part 2) - Texas' First Trip to Neyland with Josh Claiborne

  6. Sep 25

    Ep. 42 (Part 1) - Texas' First Trip to Neyland with Josh Claiborne

    Note: Zencastr keeps dropping the ball so this is a 2 part episodeJosh Claiborne joins Mac and Nick to get you ready for the Horns visit to Neyland and all the crazy that comes with it.Follow Claiborne on X: https://x.com/jclaiborne311

    Ep. 42 (Part 1) - Texas' First Trip to Neyland with Josh Claiborne

  7. Sep 18

    Ep. 41 - Kennesaw State Tune Up Time!

    Tennessee is 2–0. The Vols just left Atlanta with a win over Georgia Tech and come home Saturday night to host Kennesaw State in Neyland (Sept. 19, 6:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network). This is your weekly reminder that being a Vols fan is a terminal diagnosis we all share. Mac Williams and Jeff Wright are back. Here’s what’s on the table: What the Bobby Dodd trip actually felt like — skyline, no lines, almost no hostility, and one engineer trying a reverse jinxEthan Davis’s season-ending ACL, and whether it’s the most damaging injury of the year even if you were never a Davis guyWhat 12 personnel looks like without him, and whether Brame, Trent Thomas, or Luca Wolfe can be more than “next man up”Danny White’s Neyland entertainment-district hotel renderings — the river view, the glare, the Instagram-influencer theory, and the security argument Vol Twitter started having the same afternoonMidweek mellow on Georgia Tech: Faison’s completion percentage, the throws that never go over the middle, a muffed punt that almost became a disaster, and a running-back room that might be the most trustworthy unit on the rosterIs that GT tape good enough to beat Vandy and Arkansas… or Kentucky and South Carolina too?A Lenoir Sellers check-in, Jeff’s closest-score streak, and whether Matthews and Staley get force-fed against the Owls so Texas has something to defend besides the runFirst-ever meeting with Kennesaw State: Jerry Mack coming back to Neyland with a couple of former Vols staffers, a pass-happy offense, and a live look at the second-string secondaryPredictions for Saturday, plus who will actually be in the building (Mac at Neyland, Jeff on a Boise State side quest)Nine straight SEC games start after this one. Come sit in it with us. Where to find the showX: @volatile_1998Also on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.Volatile Reaction drops after the game. Remember: it’s terminal.

    Ep. 41 - Kennesaw State Tune Up Time!

  8. Sep 14

    VOLatile Reaction: Georgia Tech - A Win to Grow On

    Mac and Jeff call Nick on the ride home from Atlanta after the Vols took down Georgia Tech in commanding fashion. The guys talk about all they learned and take questions from listeners of the live stream.

    VOLatile Reaction: Georgia Tech - A Win to Grow On
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The VOLatile Podcast is your weekly reminder that being a Vols fan is a terminal diagnosis we all share. We're a passionate group of fans who spent hours talking about the Vols every week and decided to open it up to the rest of Vol Nation. Here you get unabashed perspective from the common fan for the common fan.

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  • Creator
    VOLatile Podcast
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    48
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © VOLatile Podcast
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