I Think I've Heard The Rakers

The Rakers

The podcast by and for The Rakers, "The Thinking Man's Drinking Band" from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

  1. 09/14/2020

    S02 E01 Orion's Belt

    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.

    S02 E01 Orion's Belt

  2. 11/13/2019

    Episode 12 - Your Eyes Are Mine

    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 schoolchildren in Avoyelles Parish. Also we talk a little about Lance's song "Your Eyes Are Mine"

    Episode 12 - Your Eyes Are Mine

  3. 11/06/2019

    Episode 11 - Pills

    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 reality bubble extending fifteen minutes into the future.

    Episode 11 - Pills

  4. 10/14/2019

    Episode 10 - Problematic

    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 10 - Problematic

  5. 09/23/2019

    Episode 9 Live on WHYR

    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. Spaceman Gonzales Lights Sears Tele-Games Video Arcade Basic Automotive Repair Your Eyes Are Mine Tracetown Run Like the Devil Bad Penny Stealing Cool Watch the Signs

    Episode 9 Live on WHYR

  6. 09/12/2019

    Episode 8 - Trophies

    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.

    Episode 8 - Trophies

  7. 09/03/2019

    Bonus: Leon meets the Grateful Dead

    Or, actually, probably not.

    Bonus: Leon meets the Grateful Dead

  8. 09/03/2019

    Episode 7 - Spaceman

    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 people space," the technology behind braces and Leon tells how he couldn't wait for the Apollo mission to be over.

    Episode 7 - Spaceman
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The podcast by and for The Rakers, "The Thinking Man's Drinking Band" from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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