An 0-4 week serves as the backdrop of a podcast where DeMar DeRozan’s selfishness, Dwane Casey’s planning (or lack thereof) is front and center.
Podcasts
"The Rapcast" has been a staple of Raptors Republic for years. Raptors Republic runs four podcasts, with one of them, The Doctor Is In with PhdSteve currently on hiatus.
- Raptors Weekly: Airs every Monday with the occasional Raptors Weekly Extra airing on Friday; hosted by Zarar Siddiqi
- Talking Raptors: Airs Friday during the season and hosted by Barry Taylor and Nick Reynoldson
- Podcap: Post-game audio and insight from Toronto Raptors home games, created by Ryan McNeill
- The Doctor Is In: Airs Wednesday during the season and hosted by Steve Gennaro (currently on hiatus)
Raptors Weekly
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Feb 23 – Death by Dunk
Will, Andrew, and Zarar (Oxford Comma, son) tackle a huge win, a disappointing loss, a host of Twitter questions, and wonder why people don’t die when they get dunked on. This, and a lot more on a PACKED Raptors Weekly.
Older Podcasts
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Feb 16 – Moneyball Rack
Looking back at the 20 minutes of actual action in the 72 hours that is the NBA All-Star Weekend. And Raptors talk.
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Feb 9 – Long Live James Johnson
Andrew and Zarar convene after the Spurs win and celebrate the inevitability that was James Johnson entering the starting lineup.
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Feb 2 – Gangsta Greivis
The Super Bowl isn’t big enough to stop an airing of Raptors Weekly. The podders blast through topics like a winter snowstorm going through the Six.
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Jan 26 – Mr. Mojo Risin’
Tim Chisholm swings by the RR headquarters with a bag full of opinions on how the season’s been going.
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Jan 19 – Wheels Coming Off
Andrew and Zarar maneuver their way through a terrible week and ponder where it’s all gone wrong, and more importantly, how to rescue a season of promise that is falling apart faster than a Dwane Casey drawn play.
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Jan 12 – “Don’t Tag Me, Bro”
The King of the Morning Coffee joins the pod as we keep it light after a light week, and muse on Matt Devlin, Facebook, and the upcoming schedule which features the East’s elite, bottom, and in between teams.
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Jan 5 – When Small Ball Fails
The podders reflection of a winless week includes an examination of what’s up with Dwane Casey’s infatuation with getting killed on defense.
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Dec 30 – Charging Through the West
Packed with more stats than a Hollinger piece. Blake and Zarar examine the Raptors charge through the West and wonder when someone will pinch us.
Talking Raptors
Talking Raptors Podcast, Feb 13 – All-Star Talk with Curt Russo
For the second year in the row, the guys at Talking Raptors return to the “Talking Raptors Space Station” for an All Star extravaganza. Nick and Barry welcome friend of the show and fan favourite, Curt Russo back to the podcast. They discuss the All Star break/festivities and make some second half predictions.
Talking Raptors Podcast, Feb 4th – with James Keast
On this weeks episode of Talking Raptors, Nick and Barry are joined by a special guest. Editor In Chief for Exclaim Magazine, James Keast joins the guys to talk Raptors ball.
Older Podcasts
Talking Raptors Podcast, Jan 30th – Back in the Saddle
After being separated on different tours, Nick and Barry have converged once again to give you their thoughts and opinions on things in Raptor land.
Talking Raptors Podcast, Jan 16th – With Gareth Wheeler
DeMar’s back. Time to right this ship. Nick and Barry welcome friend of the show and all around great guy, Gareth Wheeler.
Talking Raptors Podcast, Jan 8 – Bring it on Home
The first Talking Raptors episode of 2015! So Happy New Year! Nick and Barry sit down and discuss the Raptors rocky road trip.
Talking Raptors Podcast, Dec 28 – West Coast Flavor
With an exciting and dominating win over the Clippers, the Raptors are soaring high. So the guys take some time to check out some behind the scene stuff going on with the team.
Talking Raptors Podcast, Dec 11 – Special Guest Curt Russo
This week Nick and Barry welcome a special guest, writer,producer and all around great guy Curt Russo (MTV, Comedy Network,TSN).
Talking Raptors Podcast, Dec 5 – Injury and MVP
With the team still soaring, Nick and Barry check out some of the more interesting, behind the scene stories going on in Raptor Land.
Talking Raptors Podcast, Nov 13 – On Top of the Mountain
Nick and Barry bask in the glory of being on top of the league.
Talking Raptors Podcast, Nov 7 – Season So Far
With the Raps off to a 4-1 start, Nick and Barry are back to give you their thoughts on the past 5 games. The season is in full swing and so are the guys.
Podcaps
Podcap: Warriors vs Raptors – Casey, Lowry, DeRozan, Patterson
Here’s audio from Dwane Casey, Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Patterson after Golden State beat Toronto 113-89.
Podcap + Quotes: Wizards vs Raptors – Casey, DeRozan, Williams, Lowry
Here’s audio from Dwane Casey, DeMar DeRozan, Lou Williams and Kyle Lowry after Toronto held on to beat Washington 95-93.
Older Podcasts
Podcap: Clippers vs Raptors – Casey, DeRozan, Lowry, 2Pat
Here’s audio from Dwane Casey, DeMar DeRozan, Kyle Lowry and Patrick Patterson after Toronto shocked the LA Clippers 123-107.
Podcap: Kings vs Raptors – Casey, GV, DeRozan, Lou Will
Here’s audio from Dwane Casey, Greivis Vasquez, DeMar DeRozan and Lou Williams after Toronto beat Sacramento 119-102.
Podcap: Hawks vs Raptors – Casey, JJ, DeRozan
Here’s audio from Dwane Casey, James Johnson and DeMar DeRozan after Toronto’s 110-89 loss to Atlanta.
Podcap: Raptors vs Sixers – DeRozan, Williams, Casey
Here’s audio from Dwane Casey, DeMar DeRozan and Lou Williams after Toronto beat Philly 100-84.
Podcap: Hornets vs Raptors – Dwane Casey, Patrick Patterson, Greivis Vasquez
Here’s audio from Dwane Casey, Patrick Patterson, and Greivis Vasquez after Toronto lost 103-95 to Charlotte.
Podcap: Raptors vs Knicks – Fisher, Casey, Patterson, Vasquez, JJ
Audio from Derek Fisher, Dwane Casey, Patrick Patterson, Greivis Vasquez and James Johnson after Toronto’s 118-108 win over New York.
Podcap: Raptors vs Pacers – Casey, Patterson, Williams, JV, Hibbert, West
Here’s audio from Dwane Casey, Patrick Patterson, Lou Williams, Jonas Valanciunas, Roy Hibbert and David West after Toronto’s win over Indiana.
Podcap – Raptors vs Nuggets: Casey, Patterson, Williams, Shaw, Lowry
Here’s audio from Dwane Casey, Patrick Patterson, Lou Williams, Brian Shaw and Kyle Lowry after Toronto’s 112-107 win over Denver.
The Doctor Is In
Doc Is In Podcast, June 27 – Draft Reaction – They Call Me Bruno
Steve and the crew react to a night which took everyone by surprise, even Bruno Caboclo.
The Dr Is In Podcast, June 13 – The Real 2.0 Big Board
The Big Board sees a makeover as the draft inches closer. New faces aplenty but who ends up in Toronto. The Doc lets you in on what’s up.
Older Podcasts
Dr Is In Podcast, June 6 – Big Board 2.0
The Doc returns with Version 2.0 of the Toronto Raptors Draft Big Board with changes aplenty.
The Dr Is In Podcast, May 30 – Six Degrees of Separation – Road to 50 wins
We branch out to explore the marketplace and play a game that really can help divert you away from hours of real work!
Doctor Is In Podcast, May 23 – Big Board 1.0: It’s a Draft Extravaganza
The Doctor unveils the draft season’s first Big Board as the crew give their view on the NBA draft, the combine, and what the Raptors need to do.
Dr Is In Podcast, May 15 – 2013-2014 For Me
What did we take from the season?
Dr Is In Podcast, May 9 – This is not the end
Time has passed but the hurt still remains. Mike and Blair join me to take a few moments to go back and relive the highs and lows of the greatest season in team history.
Dr Is In Podcast, May 2 – Just win, baby
The Raptors head to Brooklyn looking to close out the Nets in a hostile setting.
Unedited Podcast: Game 3 Reaction – The Pain
Remember the pain, it will turn to pleasure soon. Soon.
Dr Is In Podcast, April 25 – TRoss, THans, F* Brooklyn and The Myth of Clutch
The Raptors head to Brooklyn looking for Terrence Ross and Tyler Hansbrough to show their playoff mettle.