Podcast has been trash since Amanda left - she was the only one with common sense and true interviewing skills. Horrible direction podcast is heading in. Long time listener who no longer cares to tune in.

I honestly think that Nick does a fantastic job and has really sound advice… Unfortunately, most of those in the “household” are dragging him down. I hate to say it because it is not a knock on their marriage, but Natalie is the absolute worst. It is absolutely insufferable to listen to her. I completely agree with the Internet she gives constant “pick me”. And constantly talks about how she slid into Nicks DMs… girl we get it. You gotta have more than that. Refresh it or it should be Nick with one other person… who is not his wife. It is so obnoxious. Get a co host and make this podcast great again.

I’ve been listening to this show for 5 years. I really miss Allie and Amanda on the show. They always brought thoughtful, respectful dialogue to the conversation and were a perfect balance with Nick. In my opinion, “the household” is completely void of charisma. It’s insufferable when they try to be funny and it doesn’t land, the baby-talking, incessantly speaking over each other, the list goes on. Judging by the other recent reviews, it seems like a refresh is needed.

This show is a fun listen! They do a good job of mixing in advice into those more fun/lighter conversations. I really appreciate the conversational tone and the ability to bring in different perspectives.

I have listened to, and been a long time supporter of this show from its genesis. I’ve been here for all of the many producer changes (Rachelle, Krissy, Aly and Amanda) and always appreciated the nuanced perspectives that were discussed and the healthy respectful diologue that existed between Nick and his producers. It was insightful, articulate, and balanced. In the last year or so the show has taken a sharp turn for the worse. The Ask Nick episodes are tired, with the same advice given over and over with a condescension that has seem to become the tone of these episodes, specifically towards callers that tend to be in their 20s. The juxtaposition of listening to Nick talk down to callers, while his (25yo) wife tries to chime in has become really difficult to listen to. I now skip Mondays episodes all together because it’s just different iterations of the same advice, just now way more chaotic. I’m sure Natalie is a great person, but not everyone is meant to be a podcaster. She constantly interrupts, screams, and the weird baby voice she does is distracting. Please consider going back to just nick and one or two producers who contribute something of significance and have some actual life experience The dialogue between “the household”, and its revolving door of gen z’ers is insufferable. Nick used to sound so intelligent and articulate and now everything “is giving”, and is a level of cringe I really wasn’t anticipating this show being able to reach Hopefully feedback is taken and things change, until then this podcast is starting to jump the shark.

I NEVER write reviews this is actually my first review in a podcast, but the episode with Nina Parker doing the love is blind recap was hilarious!!!! You definitely need to add her more on the show since she does live down the road! Please bring her back for the love is blind reunion recap!!! Loved it!

Loved this podcast and the advice nick gives when people call in. Now, there’s so many random people in the household giving uninteresting takes. I do like Natalie, but I wish she would only be on reality recaps. There’s just too many people and the focus is lost unfortunately.

Haven’t listened in a while, so started with old AN episodes and quickly worked my way to current episodes because they were so fun and interesting to listen to. There was such a noticeable decline in the quality of content and advice as I got to current episodes. To the point where I was like “wow, I wonder what recent reviewers are saying” and it felt validating to see that it wasn’t just me. The one newer girl always has to interject and doesn’t add anything but negativity to the conversation. The new people make it painfully obvious they are only there to pull a younger audience.

I really wish the podcast would include timestamps for their segments. It’s frustrating when the hosts spend a lot of time talking about football, especially when it’s unrelated to the episode title. Often, the guests mentioned in the title don’t even appear until much later. Timestamps would make it easier to skip the chit-chat and football discussions. With so many people in the ‘household,’ it takes too long to get to the main content. Why not dedicate a separate episode to the household’s casual conversations? I also miss Amanda’s presence on the show. Her differing perspectives from Nick made for interesting discussions. The episodes were shorter and more focused when Amanda and Ali were part of the team, which I preferred.

I’m now only listening to Ask Nick episodes because the other ones are too full of topics to follow easily or enjoyably. Ask Nick was what got me obsessed with this show a few years back with very insightful, in-depth, conversations regarding relationship dynamics that I was finding myself applying his advice to my own life. The callers now are following the general change of tone of the entire podcast, with “bang-my-head-against-the-steering-wheel,” immature topics. 22 year olds wanting relationships and “can’t find them”, “should I stay with my toxic, emotionally abusive boyfriend?”, “my 25-year-old boyfriend hasn’t started cooking for himself yet….” What’s worse is somehow Nick turns easy questions into 40 minute calls by repeating himself 100x. I keep trying because this was my go-to show just as recently as a few months ago.

When interviewing Joan Vassos Nick treated her like she was a million years old when in fact, he is closer in age to her than his wife! Ironic!

I loved the JOAN episode. What a fabulous, interesting, kind, funny, charismatic, smart woman!! I could’ve listened to y’all talk for another hour! She’s such an exceptional human being. Great interview!

I know the podcast has been going downhill, but I kept listening because I was interested in all the interviews. so I was just skipping to the end. Then the other day when Nick said no one would ever want to marry someone that already had children. I was pretty disappointed because just putting that blanket statement on everyone is wrong and just so disrespectful to so many people. I would be thrilled to marry someone that already had children and be a step parent. now I feel morally obligated to stop listening then when you just sided with Tyler after he fully abandoned, his legitimate biological children that he had on purpose, that is wild to me. I don’t understand how someone is a parent could just blatantly talk about innocent children like they’re not people and support a father who lies and abandon them. so I’m done

Please separate your reality recap podcasts. You are losing me as a listener on those because I am behind on certain ones and don’t want to be spoiled and the timestamps are impossible to decipher because of how they post and it’s too hard to kept up with.

Was an absolute OG listener from back in the day. I cant listen anymore. I’ve actually unfollowed the show. Need more balance with the ages. I cant deal with a whole episode dedicated to football. Im Nicks age and I swear if one more “household” member makes fun of how old he is. Im sad. This was my favorite podcast.

I’m done with The Viall Files after the blatant support of Gypsy Rose Blanchard Anderson, a convicted murderess. She’s now making money off ending her mother’s life, and you’re enabling her to profit from it. This podcast used to be enjoyable, but supporting someone who manipulated and took a life? That’s crossing a line. If I could give zero stars, I would. I won’t be listening anymore.

Ally & Amanda helped make the show - it’s not the same without them. Need to balance the age dynamic.

OG listener but I’ve pretty much stopped listening. The conversation on the pod with Amanda and ally (and before them) used to be intelligent and thoughtful. I hate to say that now it’s fairly vapid, and Justin is wrong about 95% of the time, which is wild.

I actually love that this podcast is longer. I find myself listening while getting ready, cooking, and cleaning. I really enjoy each and every conversation between both the house and guests on the podcast. Everyone brings a different perspective and nobody is made to feel less than for voicing their opinion. I also am obsessed with reality TV, so I’m always sucked into those segments of the show. Currently also appreciating the short NFL bits. I like bravo but I can also like sports - Skol! ;)

Nick was the villain on the bachelor and slowly redeemed himself and allowed people to see he was way more than this edit they gave him through this podcast. He built something so great I couldn’t wait to listen to each episode and now, hate to say it, Natalie has completely ruined it.

Get rid of the annoying, loud wife. I have to turn it down and skip forward with her.

The amount Natalie talks about her birthday and gifts and she can’t even have the present delivered in time? Wow

Just cannot get over the age gap.

Used to religiously listen on my run everyday. Now that certain things are for subscribers only or literally never get updated on certain things; it’s just annoying.

I love the friendship dynamic and guests, but Nick goes on and on and on with callers. Needs to dock the boat a little sooner. I tend to fast forward and miss nothing.

I hope you are thinking of how to make changes because it is clear most of your audience is unhappy and suffering through the garbage you’ve been putting out for the last 10 months

What is happening?

I cant with the ‘household’. Theyre all so annoying. Especially the interview podcasts, if i’m tuning in for the interview i dont want to fast forward 2 hours to get to it.

OG listener and I just can’t anymore. It is unbelievably painful having to listen to the stupidity of the “household”-feel like I’m losing brain cells. Nick-it’s so sad hearing Natalie speak to you and about you in the way she does. You guys are newly married. It’s amazing to me that y'all are still together and that you haven’t kicked her to the curb yet (honestly amazed she hasn’t left yet hearing the way she speaks about you and to you). she sounds awful and like she could care less if you live or die. It’s so sad after hearing how much you wanted to get married and have a family. Hoping y'all are getting professional help. Maybe that’s how Natalie copes/speaks with the way she grew up? This podcast has gone downhill and I don’t know if it can recover unless you take drastic changes. Get Natalie off the pod, get rid of the household, the episodes are way too long and for God sakes hire someone who is somewhere in your age range that can converse with you about normal things so us adults don’t have to be bashing our heads against the wall hearing these children have no idea what you are referring to when you make normal life references and they have no clue what you are talking about.

I think it’s Ciara’s voice that drives me insane. There’s no way she really talks like that - it’s the crispy r’s, the valley girl voice I just cannot stand it. If I attempt to listen I have to skip past her talking or I just turn it off. I’m so sorry but there is no way I’m the only one who feels this way. Cannot stand it. Also wayyyyy too much RH talk. I don’t care about Bravo.

Some interviews are super insightful and some reallly miss the mark

Seems like the topics are all over the place now, I find myself fast forwarding a lot when I never used to during this podcast. And the sports talk needs to go. The intros are cringy too- definitely have to skip over those.

I love hearing about pop culture updates and your opinions but Natalie is always screaming and it makes my head hurt. Justin and Nick have soothing, calm voices and then Natalie comes in screaming, especially at Nick.

Please let other people speak! Turning into the Natalie show

I have been a long time listener to the vial files and have recommended you too many of my friends who I also got hooked. I used to listen to every single episode from beginning to end and loved every minute. My friends and I have been talking lately about how all of the changes and it’s just too broad now and not as good as it used to be. There are too many different topics and although I am a big bachelor and bravo watcher, I can’t watch every show and then it’s boring to hear about shows that I don’t watch. Yes I know I can fast forward but I am finding that there’s so much to fast-forward that I am just no longer listening and I am sad about that. I know you were trying new things, but I am wondering if you would consider breaking up so that you can listen to a whole episode on even just two or three topics. And don’t get me started on you trying to talk about football! That’s honestly what put me over the edge. I hope you get back to some of the core of what made you so great and popular!

I miss Ally and Amanda, they clearly added to the show. Natalie doesn’t add that much, sorry, and I feel like I can see them coming apart, she digs at him every chance she gets. He is losing his touch with advice too in his La La land. He’s not trying to see all sides of the story, and he’s more of a girls guy now. His male perspective on advice is gone with his… 🏈⚾️

I love this podcast, however before you guys talk about real housewives of New Jersey please watch the series from season one. You will have a totally different perspective on Melissa and Joe and Teresa‘s relationship.

As a football fanatic please have Natalie stop talking about football. It is so annoying to listen to. No one wants to listen to someone talk about football that only cares about the team colors and mascots!

He doesn’t even watch the shows he comments on. Gives relationship advice when’s he’s in a failing relationship with someone he groomed. Just a complete loser.

I used to be a stan and now I can’t stand this pod

Between the sports talk (not favorited) and the lack of going deeper and just nonstop real housewives talk I’m like meh now compared. Sad because this was my most favorite podcast ever :( now everyone just talks over each other and it’s less organized feeling plus covering way too many topics and jumping around.

I used to love this show, but I listen to it to escape reality and to hear you guys discuss my favorite, trashy reality shows. If I wanted to hear about football, I’d go talk to my husband. I hear it enough at home.

The second caller is with a loser nomatter what her attachment style is, and no matter how annoying she was. If he loved her, he would have politely asked his friends to leave so he could tend to her in private. Get her changed, food/water, and cuddle her to sleep.. which it sounds like she needed. Let’s not even get into the fact that he went on a vacation and lacked communication and went on to tell her about hanging out with other women. Grosssss. Nick, you give great advice but you lack the ability (because you’re a dude) to give a women’s perspective to these callers. Have your wife join the ask Nick episodes. I think she could add the women’s perspective for you!

The whole pod gives mean girl vibes from Nick

I love this podcast but Mary’s baby talk and annoying voice is driving me nuts. Why add her in? She brings zero value. You can hear Natalie give her a courtesy laugh. She is so painfully not funny.

First time listening- Mormon housewives- had no idea who was talking. Nick being Catholic is not the same as these ppl being Mormon. Won’t listen to any more. Can’t figure out who this guy is either

This mama loves the cussing. Keep it up! lol That’s what headphones are for ❤️

I don’t know that any of the people on this show would be terrible individually, but hearing them talk all together makes me feel like my brain is melting. Their conversations are vapid and too young and there’s nothing to balance it out. Even though Nick is older, he just panders to them. I enjoyed the reality show talk when it first started, but I really don’t care to hear about every single housewife show. I wish they would get back to talking about some topical events in a more in depth way, not just skating over the surface and getting on to the next basic conversation. Also the research into topics is just not there like it used to be. Half the time when they talk about a topic, most of them seem to know nothing about it and the person who brought it up (usually Justin) seems like they read a headline and repeated it without reading the article or doing anything else. We’re getting less and less all the time with this show. No more Ask Nick updates ever unless you subscribe to Viall Files plus (which was just casually dropped in a recent episode with a condescending “we know you understand.”) the interviews seem to be solely reality tv people now, and are rarely thought provoking. I’m not going to hop on the bashing Natalie train, but the balance is off with the co hosts. It seems like everyone just sits around talking about nothing or agreeing with each other. Ali and Amanda always seemed well researched and like they cared, despite being on the younger side. I think a hosting switch up needs to be considered because this just isn’t working.

This is my first time ever watching SLC. Mary is just a rude, in your face, black woman. Typical behavior. I’m not sure why she’s even on this show- she doesn’t fit in.

I love listening. I’ve been listening for a while, but I don’t like how the last couple episodes have political ads especially since they are in favor of trump!