The Rapcast by Raptors Republic

The podders reflection of a winless week includes an examination of what's up with Dwane Casey's infatuation with getting killed on defense.

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.

Nick and Barry try to shake their holiday hangovers. 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.

Matt Shantz makes his podcast debut on the backdrop of a 4-0 week, and a telling roadtrip looming. It's a pod that features everything including Lou Williams's romance with Cate Blanchett.

Here's audio from Derek Fisher, Dwane Casey, Patrick Patterson, Greivis Vasquez and James Johnson after Toronto's 118-108 win over New York.

Tamberlyn and Zarar discuss the Knicks game, the week that was, fans calling for Casey's head, and building a buffer before the big trip.

Here's audio from Dwane Casey, Patrick Patterson, Lou Williams, Jonas Valanciunas, Roy Hibbert and David West after Toronto's win over Indiana.

This week on Talking Raptors, Nick and Barry welcome the first guest of the season. Sitting down with the guys is friend of the podcast and all around great guy, Curt Russo, writer/producer (MTV, Comedy Network, TSN).

Here's audio from Dwane Casey, Patrick Patterson, Lou Williams, Brian Shaw and Kyle Lowry after Toronto's 112-107 win over Denver.

The 2-1 week serves as the backdrop for Will and Andrew returning to the pod and talking how the Raptors fare in the wide open East. The only thing longer than the topic list is the list of complaints lodged against Terrence Ross.

Here's audio from Dwane Casey and Amir Johnson after Toronto's 105-91 loss to Cleveland.

Episode 5

With the team still soaring, Nick and Barry check out some of the more interesting, behind the scene stories going on in Raptor Land.

The two-game slump hasn't dampened the mood on the pod, well, maybe a little bit, but we took it out on Terrence Ross and now feel much better. Andrew and Zarar review the events of Dallas and LA, and look ahead to a testing week.

Here's audio from Dwane Casey, Kyle Lowry, Patrick Patterson, Greivis Vasquez and Rick Carlisle after Toronto.s 106-102 loss to Dallas.