Was Abraham Lincoln ugly? Is it Leon's fault that all the traffic lights in Baton Rouge are out of sync? What about tugboats? All this and our new song "Orion's Belt" kick off season two.

Episode 12 - Your Eyes Are Mine

Nov 13th, 2019 54m 23s

In maybe our most epic episode, special guest Tiny Archibald AKA Busta Recap AKA Brenton Francois joins the band in discussing: being raised by librarians, child-rearing, organ theft, Whitman samplers and the traditions of giving explosives to

Episode 11 - Pills

Nov 6th, 2019 37m 28s

The band discuss their song "Pills" while trying to find the buzz in the room. They then tackle pharmaceuticals, the dynamics of post-breakup relations, and what happens the day after a hot dog eating contest. Leon reveals he exists in a realit

Episode 10 - Problematic

Oct 14th, 2019 30m 35s

We discuss Lance's song "Problematic" from our new record NUMBER FIVE but, really, we talk at length about lucid dreaming. We have some weird dreams.

Episode 9 Live on WHYR

Sep 23rd, 2019 57m 31s

Lance and Alex are guests on Billy Callaway's Artist of the Week program on Baton Rouge Community Radio WHYR 96.9 and play acoustic versions of some of the songs on NUMBER FIVE and realier records.SpacemanGonzales LightsSears Tele-Games Vid

Episode 8 - Trophies

Sep 12th, 2019 46m 14s

In this episode, we talk about Alex's song "Trophies," the value of participation, Leon's award-winning fire extinguisher exhibit and how he didn't exactly know who the Rolling Stones were.

Bonus: Leon meets the Grateful Dead

Sep 3rd, 2019 6m 10s

Or, actually, probably not.

Episode 7 - Spaceman

Sep 3rd, 2019 51m 42s

The band takes a ride down I-10 to pick up out the vinyl copies of NUMBER FIVE from New Orleans Record Press and talks about Lance's song "Spaceman." We discuss tardigrades on the moon, Buzz Aldrin punching a dude in the face, "secret rich peop

Episode 6 - Bad Penny

Aug 26th, 2019 35m 21s

The Rakers are joined by our favorite people, Katie and Sam from Palomino Darling, to talk about Alex's song "Bad Penny," personal responsibility in relationships, exorcism and astrology. Also, Leon explains how to hypnotize somebody.

Episode 5 - Rakers Rewind Mixtape

Aug 19th, 2019 58m 49s

We couldn't get together for the podcast this week, so Lance and Alex put together a backwards retrospective of the Rakers' recordings leading up to NUMBER FIVE, which hits the streets Sept. 7The tracks in this episode are:Tracetown, from T

Episode 4 - Sears TeleGames Video Arcade

Aug 12th, 2019 1h 7m

We discuss Lance's song "Sears TeleGames Video Arcade" about the Sears knock-off of the Atari 2600. Video games, cootie-catchers, the use of pinball for gambling, Lewis' possible Mafia ties and cruising the strip are all covered with our specia

Episode 3 - Basic Automotive Repair

Aug 5th, 2019 1h 8m

The band talks about their crappy cars, Leon jumps a Mercedes into a lake and special guest Robby Berringer from The Squanders gets propositioned while getting a ride. It's cars, rock 'n' roll and bad decision making on this episode!

Episode 2 - How I Knew I Wasn't Country

Jul 29th, 2019 40m 13s

In this episode, we discuss Lance's song "How I Knew I Wasn't Country" off the Rakers forthcoming album NUMBER FIVE. Leon remembers sharing love in a parking lot, Lewis reminisces about Your Father's Mustache and how we all suck at fighting.M

Episode 1 - Gonzales Lights

Jul 23rd, 2019 31m 1s

Episode 1 - 7/23/2019 - Lance interviews Alex about his song "Gonzales Lights", the first track on the Rakers' forthcoming album NUMBER FIVE. Anna does some voices and checks our facts and Leon explains how to trap an evil spirit with a pocket

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