Viola Nation: for Fiorentina fans

Viola Station 97: Uh oh

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When we last recorded two weeks ago, things looked pretty good. Fiorentina had won back-to-back Serie A games for the first time all season and had ea...

Viola Station 96: 16th* place never felt so good

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

After back-to-back wins in Serie A for the first time this year and a resounding Conference League triumph thrown in there for good measure, your favo...

Viola Station 95: Another window slams shut

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's a real good news, bad news situation for Fiorentina of late. The bad news is that the team, after briefly showing a pulse, has nosedived again, l...

Viola Station 94: Arrivals and departures

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Every episode of this podcast runs the emotional gamut but, in the wake of Rocco Commisso's passing, this one did in particular. Your favorite Fiorent...

Viola Station 93: Stop, stop, we're already dead

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are back and are every bit as grim as you'd expect. We talk about relegation, of course, and preview the trans...

Viola Station 92: We've almost accepted our fate

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

To quote the Drive-by Truckers, the Viola have been falling for so long it's like gravity is gone and they're just floating. That won't stop your favo...

Viola Nation 91: A New Hope (not really)

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Due to some technical difficulties, this episode is up a couple days late, but fear not: your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are at their best, as...

Viola Station 90: The breaking point

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It happened. It finally happened. A historically slumping Fiorentina finally took some accountability and started firing those responsible. Your favor...

Viola Station 89: It's just this forever, isn't it

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fiorentina's wacky (read: tragic) start to the season continues, with the added wrinkle of apparent competence in the Conference League. Here to talk ...

Viola Station 88: It will get better, right?

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fiorentina has arrived at the unenviable point of the season at which the only way to plumb new depths involves picking up a shovel, and the Viola are...

Viola Station 87: The sight is dismal

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cinders. Ash. Dark, roiling skies. A desolate landscape strewn with rubble. This, dear listener, is where your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots reac...

Viola Station 86: Let's talk about real games, thank goodness

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's taken us months of waiting and we've gotten so frustrated that McMike pulled out all his hair, but we finally have additional games to talk about...

Viola Station 85: So done with the preseason

24 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Endless summer? More like endless bummer. Because Fiorentina isn't playing, obviously. Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are back and we're so t...

Viola Station 84: Scraping the bottom of the friendly barrel

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to Viola Station, everyone, where 2 of your 3 favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots brave the heat and ennui of summer to talk about the Le...

Viola Station 83: Hot hot hot takes

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The mercury's high, the sleeves are short, the sun is hot, and the takes are even hotter. That's what happens when in July, when your favorite Fiorent...

Viola Station 82: More grist for the rumor mill

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're fully into the summer transfer window madness phase of the year and two of your three favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are doing their best to...

Viola Station 81: Beating the heat in the mercato pool

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The mercury's rising, the sun's beating down, and the oppressive heat of another off-season has us questioning our choices. Fortunately for your favor...

Viola Station 80: Everything is Totally Normal

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Viola Station 79: Sadness with a chance of sadness

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's just two of your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots in this one--McMike's off listening to birdsong to write an Oliver Messiaen-type symphony--bu...

Viola Station 78: McMoneybags McMike

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your three favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are back together for the first time in a minute and we've got a lot to talk about. We looked back at th...

Viola Station 77: Unexpected macrofauna and table predictions

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

EDITOR'S NOTE: We didn't talk about the Celje win (?) because we recorded a couple days beforehand. Due to real world constraints, by which we mean Pr...

Viola Station 76: Winning is fun

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The birds sing. The sun kisses your skin. There's no doubt about it, there's something in the air, and that something is a couple of big wins over Juv...

Viola Station 75: Reactions, predictions, and a whole lot of loan talk

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are back for a new episode looking at the same problems plaguing the VIola in deflating losses at Panathinaiko...

Viola Station 74: And now for something a bit gloomier

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you feeling happy? In a good mood? Surrounded by your loved ones? Maybe a kitten purring in your lap? Well, your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiot...

Viola Station 72: 3 dudes in full flail mode over the mercato

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The transfer window has slammed shut, thank goodness. Just before the sash met the sill, though, your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots convened to t...

Viola Station 71: We're sure trying to find some positives

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For the first time in what feels like years, your three favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots reunite to talk shop. While that reunion was pretty joyous,...

Viola Station 70: Welcome to the Winter Mercato

11 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mike and Mike convene to break down the Napoli loss in both scatological and eschatological terms, trying to figure out what went wrong (everything) a...

Viola Station Episode 69: A very nice Christmas special

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh off a disheartening defeat against unpleasant Udinese, two-thirds of your favorite podcast idiots convene to discuss the state of Fiorentina. Pr...

Viola Station 68: Forza Edo

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

While McMike's under the weather and possibly suffering Nyquil hallucinations, your remaining favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots--that'sProducer Mike ...

Viola Station 67: Wait, is this good?

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots have decided to sit down in front of their microphones and tempt fate in a way that would make a Sophocles pro...

Viola Station 66: The semi-coherent post-Roma glee

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Still wrapped in the warm embrace of a 5-1 battering of Roma, your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are in as good a mood as they've been in for qui...

Viola Station 65: Another international break and listener questions

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The club may be on break but (two-thirds of) your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are hard at work. McMike and Tito open this one up with a glimpse...

Viola Station 64: Looking back at Empoli and looking ahead to some other stuff

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are back following a snoozefest of a draw at Empoli to, well, discuss the Viola. We start off with a look back...

Viola Station 63: Hooray, it's not the international break

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Want to know who's happy that the international break is over? Yep, it's your three favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots, who are back on the microphone...

Viola Station 62: Lost in the Woods

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The season's started, the transfer window's closed, and your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots have a lot to say. McMike and Producer Mike try to fig...

Viola Station 61: Welcome to the 2024-2025 season

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the most exciting time of the year for Viola fans: the end of the transfer market and the start of a new Serie A season. The only way we could po...

Viola Nation 60: Mike, Mike, and Misery

11 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Finally, McMike and Producer Mike get a chance to talk without Tito bringing weird medieval history into the conversation. Instead, we can focus on, y...

Viola Station 59: Silly Season with Tito and Producer Mike

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two thirds of your favorite crew of Fiorentina podcast idiots dips into the Viola mercato thus far. Producer Mike and Tito dip into the preseason frie...

Viola Station 58: Transfers, the Euros, and Fiorentina's youth pathway

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're doing a weird one here, as two-thirds of your favorite podcast idiots are unavailable at the moment. Which ones are missing, and why? Which one'...

Viola Station 57: Looking forward to summer vacation

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've lived, laughed, and cried. We've gone through helium-sucking highs and survived the dark night of the soul, and we've come out the other side. T...

Viola Station 56: 2023-2024 end of year

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The end of the Serie A season can only mean one thing: your three favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots stretching their hearts and minds over the 3-fron...

Viola Station 55: Olympiacos and the Red Sea Podcast

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are all back in one place and in fine form, talking about these final few fixtures of the Viola season. The Co...

Viola Station 54: Coaches, Kisses, and Cups

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots recorded an episode on Saturday. Remember Saturday? It was a day of sunshine, joy, hope. The birds sang l'inno...

Viola Station 53: A long overdue chat with the innimitable Giancarlo Rinaldi

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Mike special this week! McMike sat down with Giancarlo Rinaldi to talk Queen of the South, Fiorentina, and the weather. After their chat, the Mikes^...

Viola Station 52: Joe Barone, international break updates, and a tumultuous summer coming up

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's a Tuesday evening so it's time for a new Viola Station. No McMike today, so it's just Producer Mike and Tito to run through the doldrums of the i...

Viola Station 51: Roma, Italiano, and listener questions

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're back. Sorry for being a day late; we encountered and overcame some technical difficulties en route, but we're back. Anyways, this was quite a po...

Viola Station 50: Doom, gloom, and room for improvement

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two-thirds of your favorite Fiorentina podcasts are here with a little doom and gloom. This time, it's Producer Mike and Tito, with McMike allegedly o...

Viola Station 49: The winter mercato, Fiorentina's future, and the new-look attack

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Well hello again, friends. Two of your three favorite podcast idiots are back on the airwaves to talk all things Fiorentina, as we always do. No Produ...

Episode 48: Viola Station 2 Electric Boogaloo

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're back baby. It's been a minute but your favorite podcast hosts are back and have dragged Producer Mike out from behind the curtain. It's been a l...

Viola Station 47: Fiorentina's tactics under Vincenzo Italiano with Marco Lai

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

No Mike this week, so it's just Tito in this one, but the presence of our most tactically-savvy guest ever should more than make up for it. Marco Lai ...

Viola Station 46: The year past, the present mercato, and a future Roma clash with Chiesa di Totti's Bren

14 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The games are coming thick and fast for Fiorentina right now, so your favorite podcast idiots are back in the saddle. This time, we're looking back at...

Viola Station 45: Listener questions send us off on some pretty weird tangents

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With the winter holidays wrapping up, your favorite Viola podcast idiots have a late present for you: an episode devoted entirely to you! That's right...

Viola Station 44: A little bit of Juventus chat with Danny Penza

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Okay, we know this is a Fiorentina podcast, or at least a hipster wine/beer podcast, but when Juventus winds up under federal investigation for fraud,...

Viola Station 43: The World Cup semifinals, Sofyan Amrabat, and Fiorentina's mercato implications

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Your favorite friendly Fiorentina podcast idiots spend this episode searching for the meaning in these meaningless days without the Viola, and they co...

Viola Station 42: Week one of the World Cup and the transfer market

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We've got a slightly different format today, featuring a shorter episode and just a single host. It's just Tito in this one, but McMike will be back s...

Viola Station 41: The first part of the season and the Wold Cup

19 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With the Viola's season on pause for some reason nobody can quite explain, your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are back to bring that splash of pu...

Viola Station 40: International break blues and Massimo Basile

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's not always fun to talk about Fiorentina, and it's even less fun to talk about Fiorentina during the international break. Nevertheless, your favor...

Viola Station 39: The mercato, tactics, and a certain press conference

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are back to talk about a slew of topics. We begin with a breakdown of the Viola mercato (spoiler alert: we thi...

Viola Station 38: Glistening goalkeepers, marriage advice, transfer rumors, and Fiorentina at Moena

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's happened. Everybody, it's happened. Fiorentina has played some games (albeit against your sister's boyfriend's cousin's amateur team), so the cal...

Viola Station 37: Transfers, transfer rumors, transfer wishlists, and other things (that are also about transfers)

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Oh hello. It's been a minute since we released an episode, but we've got plenty of good reasons: We ran out of gas. We... we had a flat tire. We didn'...

Viola Station 36: Strikers, mentality, and BWRAO's Danny Penza

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, this one isn't perfectly timed. Your favorite Viola podcast idiots recorded this on the Sunday before a certain afternoon at the Luigi Ferraris ...

Viola Station 35: A bunch of pretty good listener questions

02 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we languished in the international break, your favorite podcast idiots decided that, since there's not much happening with Fiorentina, we'd open th...

Viola Station 34: Well, that didn't end up being very happy, featuring the Amazing Lorenzo Landini

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're back, Viola fans, and we're ready to talk about all the Fiorentina stuff that we didn't think was going to be a downer before we started recordi...

Viola Station 33: The January mercato, the Coppa Italia, and what to expect for the rest of the year

20 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a minute since we recorded one of these, so let's dive into it. Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots have their plates full. The conversa...

Viola Station 32: The start of the mercato and some scheduling hijinks

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, will you look at that? You blink and all of a sudden half of January's just gone. Normally, we'd be worried that Fiorentina wasn't going to buy ...

Viola Station 31: Let's talk about 2021, which is a year that happened

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ho ho holy smokes, we're just about at the end of 2021. As a belated holiday present, how about a podcast retrospective over the past year, and especi...

Viola Station 30: Cagliari, Dušan Vlahović, and whether Fiorentina's management is getting smarter

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You might not know this about your VN staff, but we’re usually a little behind the times. It’s why McMike’s got an endless supply of 1990s movie...

Viola Station 29: Napoli, Dušan, and the racists

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A back-and-forth game that results in yet another encouraging loss against a top team. A wantaway superstar. Despicable stupidity from the fans. It's ...

Viola Station 28: Win streaks and unbridled optimism

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After knocking off Genoa, Fiorentina made it three wins in a row, which means we got to see our first Viola win streak in almost exactly two years. Th...

Viola Station 27: The Roma debacle, transfer market stuff, and Simone Rosadi

29 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello there. You look ravishing. Can I ask you a question? Did you know that FIORENTINA IS BACK, BAYBEE? Yep, we're talking about Viola games again, a...

Viola Station 26: Extra stupid Moena conclusions, transfer rumors, and the ol' mailbag

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fiorentina have finished the Moena portion of their preseason, so now it's time for your resident podcast idiots to dive into what it all meant (and, ...

Viola Station 25: Antognoni, Fiorentina Femminile, Moena, and Massimo Lelli

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Summer is generally the most optimistic time of year for Fiorentina fans, so we decided to record a happy podcast. And naturally, Giancarlo Antognoni'...

Viola Station 24: Transfers, managers, and you, dear listener

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Last time we recorded one of these, Fiorentina had just hired Gennaro Gattuso and looked to be in a great place. It was very nice of everyone involved...

Viola Station 23: Rocco, Rino, the end of a crazy %@$#ing year, and Massimo Basile

13 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This thrice-accursed season is over, so Mike and Tito pull on their latex gloves and begin the autopsy, discussing what went right (a few things), wha...

Viola Station 22: Press conference blues and Amalia Culp

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are back in the saddle. This time around, Mike and Tito wrap up relegation watch for the year, break down Rocc...

Viola Station 21: Primavera trophies, relegation, stadium updates, and reader questions

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Even though the season's winding down, there's more than enough Fiorentina stuff for Mike and Tito to discuss. This one runs through the Primavera win...

Viola Station 20: Coaching rumors, sporting directors, and fiorentina.it's Niccolò Misul

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, everyone. Mike and Tito return to discuss BeppeBall 2.0 and (of course) the continuing relegation battle. More importantly for this podc...

Viola Station 19: Dušan Vlahović, Dušan Vlahović, Dušan Vlahović, and maybe some other stuff

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're back and we're mostly here to discuss Mike's Large Adult Son, Dušan Vlahović, on the back of his first professional hat trick. We also touch o...

Episode 18: Relegation, promotion, succession planning, and His Eminence Giancarlo Rinaldi

07 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, faithful listener(s?). We're back to bring you another episode of your favorite clueless narrators discussing all things Fiorentina. This time ...

Viola Station 17: New Year's resolutions, out-of-date transfer talk, and Dr. Massimo Balestri

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Well hello there. It's been awhile since we've posted one of these, largely due to some technical difficulties that we've since conquered. If you real...

Viola Station 16: Listener questions, Thanksgiving, and Prandelli's start

06 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Viola Station is back. This time around, your intrepid hosts Mike and Tito get seasonal in discussing what Fiorentina-related things they're thankful ...

Viola Station 15: Mercato review, typical sadness, and Stefano del Corona

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your favorite Viola Nation knuckleheads are back with another episode. This time, Mike and Tito discuss the recent run of poor form, the transfer wind...

Viola Station 14: Stadium talk featuring Dr. Nicola Corvaja

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a little while but Viola Station rides the airwaves again. This time, your intrepid hosts discuss the Inter Milan game (we recorded this in ...

Viola Station 13: Transfer rumors, way-too-early-predictions, and Fiorentina Femminile bulldozing everything in their path

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Viola Nation's Mike and Tito are back to talk all things Fiorentina. This one starts with some birthday wishes for someone who brought a lot of joy to...

Viola Station 12: HOLY SMOKES WE TALKED WITH ANTONIO CINCOTTA

29 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

So this is pretty incredible. Mike and Tito had a conversation with Fiorentina Femmenile manager Antonio Cincotta (follow him on Twitter and Instagram...

Viola Station 11: Dump-trucking Inter Milan, transfer rumors, and Viola Club Israel

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Are you ready to hear Mike and Tito get excited about Fiorentina Femmenile picking up Inter Milan, crumpling them into a small ball, and nonchalantly ...

Viola Station 10: Recap the season that was with the SB Nation Serie A blog idiots

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We've got a sneaky surprise episode for you here, although the bad news is that Mike couldn't make it for this one. On the plus side and for the first...

Viola Station 9: What the bleep just happened?

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The 2019-2020 season has, after what feels like a full decade, finally come to a halt. Mike and Tito return to take a look at what exactly transpired ...

Viola Station 8: A little about the men, but a lot more about Fiorentina Femmenile

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Whoops, it's Tuesday and not Monday, but that doesn't change the fact that Viola Station is back. Mike and Tito spend a bit of time talking about Fior...

Viola Station 7: Matches, community input, and, most importantly, Viola Club Indonesia

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tune into this seventh edition of Viola Station to hear Mike and Tito talk about some of the latest Fiorentina transfer rumors; break down the good, t...

Viola Station 6: More transfer rumors, forwards, and the first match preview in months

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Due to some technical issues, this one's coming out a day late, but that doesn't mean that Mike and Tito aren't as ready as ever to discuss the news a...

Viola Station 5: Roccoversary, transfer talk, midfielders, and Viola Club New York

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With Serie A poised to resume, your Viola Station hosts discuss what's changed under Rocco in his first year, some mercato wonkiness, and the midfield...

Episode 4: Stadiums, wingbacks, coaching carousels, and #NoiStiamoConRocco

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After a brief absence due to technical issues, Viola Station is back. While we can't offer another chat with Fiorentina's owner (thanks again, Rocco!)...

Viola Station #3: WE TALK WITH ROCCO COMMISSO

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Oh my goodness. We know this isn't a Monday, but you didn't expect us to sit on this for nearly a week, did you? The Rocco Commisso joins Mike and Tit...

Viola Station #2: Central defense and the mayor's lasagna

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In Viola Station's second episode, hosts Mike and Tito talk Fiorentina history, why you shouldn't do drugs, and the Viola defense before welcoming Vio...

Viola Station #1: Intros, goalkeepers, and Chloe Beresford

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, world. Viola Nation has a podcast now. Meet hosts Mike and Tito, talk about Fiorentina happenings on this day (or rather, on this day last week...