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Podcasts
"The Rapcast" has been a staple of Raptors Republic for years. Raptors Republic runs four podcasts.
- Raptors Weekly: Airs every Monday and hosted by Zarar Siddiqi, RW covers the week that was and what's ahead.
- Raptors Weekly Extra: Airs every Friday featuring Blake Murphy and William Lou, RWX takes a broader perspective of events including insights from Blake who covers the Raptors like none other.
- Talking Raptors: Airs mid-week during the season and hosted by Barry Taylor and Nick Reynoldson, TR is the best Raptors culture podcast on the planet.
- The Doctor Is In: Airs occasionally before the All-Star break and hosted by Steve Gennaro, episodes ramp up as the draft gets relevant. Features the Worldwide Roundtable and focuses on college basketball.
Raptors Weekly
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Sep 19 – The House of The Dying
Zarar and Sam have got the Raptors death lineup figured out, and it has a glaring omission. Plus, the excitement of VLOOKUP.
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Raptors Weekly Podcast, Sep 12 – “It had to be done”
Will and Zarar run down the roster and identify individual player improvements. We also discuss mammals giving birth.
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Eastern Conference Preview (2016-17)
Andrew, Will, and Zarar deliver the annual Eastern Conference Preview, and talk everything from the depths of despair to the cream of the crop, and all that’s in between, including Roy Hibbert.
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Aug 29 – Lowry and Patterson’s future
Pinch-hit podcast host William Lou brings on RaptorsHQ’s Harsh Dave to discuss 2017 free agency, what changed in the East, and the Raptors’ new kits.
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Aug 22 – Oh-lympics
Will and Zarar question the level of Carmelo Anthony’s love for Olympic gold, ponder the “fourth big”, discuss Kyle Lowry’s new deal, and wonder if Jonas Valanciunas’ Olympics will impact his NBA season (spolier alert: it won’t).
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Aug 15 – Olympic talk, and avoiding the treadmill
We talk more Olympic ball and take a quick ride on a hypothetical treadmill.
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Aug 8 – Olympic basketball preview
Can the three Raptors and Canadian women show out?
Raptors Weekly Podcast, Aug 2 – Jerrymandering
Tim Chisholm swings by the podcast to talk the Raptors summer and pay homage to the freshly-promoted, Jerry Stackhouse.
Raptors Weekly Podcast, July 25 – YO-nahs vah-lahn-CHEW-nahs
Zarar and Sam fulfill the obligations of the weekly podcast. No more, no less.
Raptors Weekly Extra
Raptors Weekly Extra Podcast, Sept 23 – Training camp preview
The Weekly Extra returns, looking for a new name.
Raptors Weekly Extra: Draft preview with Ridiculous Upside
Teeing up the NBA Draft with Ridiculous Upside.
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Raptors Weekly Extra: Live from The Land
Blake is joined by a guest in Cleveland. It’s a bit of a mess.
Game 3 Post-Game Podcast: Biyombo punks LeBron
William Lou flies solo on a Saturday to break down Game 3. Follow @raptorsrepublicFollow @BlakeMurphyODC
Raptors Weekly Extra: Game 2 Post-Game Podcast
Take lots with alcohol.
Raptors Weekly Extra, May 13 – Game 6 preview
One win away from franchise history. But there will be no counting chips at the table here.
Game 3 Post-Game Podcast: KLOE back, bigs hurt, DeRozan hurting
Kyle Lowry is once again over everything.
Raptors Weekly Extra, May 2 – Raptors-Heat preview
For the first time ever, RR previews a second-round series.
Raptors Weekly Extra, April 30 – Game 7 preview, and predicting the unknowable
We can’t purport to know what’s in the Raptors’ hearts. We can only give ours.
Raptors Weekly Extra – Live from HoopTalks with Raptors HQ
Blake and Will recorded a podcast live at Tallboys with the Raptors HQ crew.
Talking Raptors
Talking Raptors Podcast with special guest Zarar Siddiqi
Nick and Barry are back sit down with the man, the myth, the Raptors Republic Legend, Zarar Siddiqi.
Talking Raptors Podcast – With Special Guest Dan Gladman
Dan aka “Danny G” sits down with the guys to discuss his career, his past times and passions. Its a great conversation with a great guy who has a wealth of knowledge on our beloved team.
Older Podcasts
Talking Raptors Podcast – Summer League
Happy Jared Sullinger Month.
Talking Raptors Podcast – Game 6ix
Incredible highs and demoralizing lows. What a blessed and at the same time, seemingly cursed roller coaster this Eastern Conference Finals has been for the Toronto Raptors.
Talking Raptors Podcast – We’re In The Eastern Conference Finals
Absolutely unbelievable. We are here folks. After an emotional roller coster ride through two rounds, Nick and Barry finally get together for an episode they never really thought they’d record.
Talking Raptors Podcast, S3 E15 – What a time
Nick and Barry cannot believe they live in a time where Cisqo’s an NBA player, and that he gets to guard Kyle Lowry in the playoffs.
Talking Raptors Podcast, S3 E14 – Who Let The Dog’s Out?
With the Raptors threatening to take first place in the conference, Nick and Barry sit down to discuss what’s been going on with the team, the league and the fans.
Talking Raptors Podcast, S3 E13 – The 2016 NBA All Handsome Team
It’s time for the much anticipated All Handsome team announcements. Nick and Barry are back after a brief hiatus (sorry, the universe is conspiring against our schedules) to bring you their favourite episode of the year.
Talking Raptors Podcast, S3 E12 – Keep on Keeping on
On this episode of Talking Raptors, Nick and Barry assemble their thoughts in a somewhat coherent manner and attempt to convey what a happy time it is to be a Toronto Raptor fan.
Talking Raptors Podcast, Feb 16 – All Star Weekend Recap with guest James Keast
Nick and Barry welcome James Keast from Exclaim! Magazine to recap the events of All Star Weekend.
The Doctor Is In
The Doctor Is In Podcast – Special Draft Edition
PhDsteve is back. In a one time special- it’s the annual World Wide roundtable podcast on ESPN TrueHoop Raptorsrepublic.com
#367 – The Doctor Is In Podcast, Dec 15 – Roundtable Returns
It’s the return of The Doctor is In with Phdsteve, I have called in the boys from the world wide roundtable to talk Raptors basketball!
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The Doctor Is In – Pre-Draft Podcast – What Should the Raptors do?
The Doctor’s crew give their take on what the Raptors should be doing tonight. Have a listen, and stay tuned to RR for any Raptors-related developments.
The Doctor Is In Podcast, June 11 – Happy Happy, Joy Joy
Steve and his brother Mike talk NBA Finals, LeBron’s legacy, Tristan Thompson, free agents, the positive of the Raptors roster as-is, and assistant coaches. And in all cases, it’s happy and light. Follow @raptorsrepublicFollow @_sgennaro
The Dr Is In Podcast, June 3 – Weighing in on DeMar
The crew take on the DeMar DeRozan trade talk head-on by weighing in on the man that everyone loves to love, but wouldn’t hate losing. Follow @raptorsrepublicFollow @_sgennaro
The Doctor Is In Podcast, May 22 – Live Mock Draft
The Doctor and the crew present the live mock draft and welcome newcomer Dave Hendrick. Follow @raptorsrepublicFollow @_sgennaro
The Real Raptors Big Board + The Dr Is In Podcast, May 14
This week on The Doctor is In with Phdsteve, we continue our draft coverage with the introduction of our Raptorscentric big board.
The Doctor Is In Podcast, May 1 – Six Degrees of Masai Ujiri
We branch out to explore the marketplace and play a game that really can help divert you away from hours of real work! It’s called 6 Degrees of Separation: How to get out of the 1st round.
The Doctor Is In Podcast, April 17 – Playoff Previewing with the Enemy
This week on a special PLAYOFF PREVIEW edition of The Doctor is In with Phdsteve, we have made an emergency roster substation. Greg Mason isout and Wizards afficionado Kyle Weidie is in. Kyle is the lead writer and editor at the Washington Wizards ESPN TrueHoop site truthaboutit.net.
The Doctor Is In Podcast, April 10 – Yup, There’s Draft Talk
The gang gets together and talks Raptors, and since it’s almost that time of the year, the draft. Follow @raptorsrepublicFollow @_sgennaro