Hosts Cathryn & Freddie discuss the LIberty championship celebrations. Jonquel Jones MVP, Ellie The Elephant on Late Night, Stewie with the bottles, and more. Then we talk about Cathy Englebert’s controversial NYC dress, Cheryl Reeve going off in the post-game press conference, and the backlash of the finals’ questionable calls. The new Unrivaled L…

Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Esfandier Baraheni to discuss NBA's opening night. What are their early takeaways and are they prepared to walk about any of our early season predictions? Then the 76ers and Joel Embiid are "under investigation" regarding the staus of his injuries and his statement regarding not playing back-to-back games. How shoul…

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath discuss the Toronto Raptors opening loss of the season and how key players performed. They also look ahead to the upcoming games vs. the Wolves, detailing how the matchups will change each game. 0:00 - Introductions + Scrappy Teams 2:05 - The Raptors had ball pressure for a moment 4:20 - Why the defense fell apart 5:50 - …

This week on Confederacy of Dunks, hosts Freddie Rivas and Andy Hull welcome special guest Alan Shane Lewis from This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The Canadian Baking show to talk about insane Toronto Raptors Pre-Season grades that Freddie made up, teams that have never won a championship and they finish off brainstorming nicknames. Learn more about you…

Hello! We’re hosts Cathryn & Freddie and we are live reacting to the end of Game 5 with 2 min left in regulation. Thinking we would spend the rest of our time breaking down the game, the next thing we know, we’re in overtime and live reacting to 40 min of the greatest finals series ever. We hope you enjoy reliving the magic with us. Congratulations…

Samson Folk takes listener questions with Louis Zatzman. They discuss how many All-Stars are on the Toronto Raptors' roster, Scottie Barnes' improvements, and a whole bunch of basketball stuff. 0:00 - Introductions 1:20 - How many All-Stars are on the roster? 5:50 - Gradey Dick's Development 9:30 - Scottie's Unique Development 11:35 - Gradey's Shoo…

Buckets & Tea NBA Show is Back! Hello & Welcome's Jerome Cheng joins host Cathryn Naiker to discuss some wild NBA predictions. Which team is going to surprise a casual out of the East and West? Which team is going on sale (blowing up/trades) by the deadline? and by the end of the season? Who is going to win the stupid NBA Cup LOL Biggest Leap forwa…

Samson & Tre are joined by producer Es to discuss Gradey & Scottie popping off, plus the awards draft. 0:00 - Introductions 2:10 - Boston win recap 4:40 - Gradey's offensive improvements 11:30 - Should Gradey start? 13:30 - Gradey's passing 15:50 - health updates for the team 16:27 - Scottie Superstar 18:40 - Scottie's pnr numbers 20:00 - Scottie's…

On this week of Confederacy of Dunks, Freddie Rivas and Andy Hull welcome guest Anthony Hall from Toronto's Second City. They of course riff on the insane new theme song that Andy has created, and move on to talk a little bit about the Toronto raptors pre-season. The guys talk about IQ, Jamaal Shead, Chris Boucher and Peyton Prichard somehow always…

Hosts Cathryn & Freddie give their thoughts on the first 2 games of the WNBA Finals including a thriller in game 1. Bask in how close this series has been so far and whether it has swayed us to pick a different team. Then The Valkyries Draft. We break down the rules for expansion and what we could expect coming up. Commissioner Cathy Englebert anno…

Samson Folk is joined by dear friend and co-host Trevon Heath to discuss the state of the Raptors. 0:00 - Introductions 2:08 - Addressing the lack of podcasts 2:40 - Is Scottie a better leader now? 6:40 - Scottie's role on defense 8:33 - Update on RJ & Ja'Kobe's injuries 10:00 - Gradey as the 5th starter 10:45 - What Tre liked from camp 12:35 - End…

This week our boy Adon Moss hops on the pod to talk about PRESEASON! But also NBA point guards and Andy tells a story of how he ruined Kraft Hockeyville for everyone! Workin on a NIGHT SHED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Raptors Republic

The Pick Up Pod is celebrating 100 Episodes with a cool new contest! Plus The Liberty defeated the Aces, What does this mean for the Aces going forward and did the LIberty get their revenge? Then we look at Game 5 Lynx vs Sun, Who do we think is going to come out on top, and who do we think will ultimately win the Finals? Then our badass player of …

This week it's just Andy and Freddie and we talk all about the Raptors 2024-25 presser, the expectations and how open everyone was about a rebuild. We also go deep on some jersey talk and then finally pay our last respects to the legend Dikembe Mutombo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

This week hosts Cathryn and Freddie discuss game one Aces vs Liberty and the WNBA Playoffs Semi-Finals, the Liberty are looking good, can the Aces come back? In our next series, can the Sun upset the Lynx? First-round takeaways that include, Is Diana Trausai retiring, should the Storm, Fever, and Dream stay the course? Then they talk about Racist “…

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath are joined by Blake Murphy to discuss the latest in the Raptors realm. 0:00 - Introductions 1:50 - Can you podcast from VIA Rail? 2:30 - Vince's jersey retirement 5:30 - Blake's Raptor Show w/ Matt Bonner 7:50 - Es' on scene reporting of the Vince stuff 12:30 - Ja'Kobe Walter's injury 14:05 - Is IQ injured? 14:35 - Can IQ…

This week Imman Adan is back on the pod and we talk about the Raptors first ever jersey to hit the rafters and all the fun, nostalgic and yes, complicated feelings that come with looking back on Vince Carter's tenure with the team. We also talk about the upcoming seasons expectations and even find some time to shit on Jayson Tatum again. It's a per…

Special Guest Crina Mustafa joins the podcast to discuss the WNBA PLAYOFFS Round One so far, A’ja’s unanimous MVP, Caitlin Clark’s ROTY & more Brought to you By: The Sonar Networkبقلم info@thesonarnetwork.com

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath discuss the latest in the Toronto Raptors realm. 0:00 - Introductions 0:30 - Tre's horrible month 2:00 - Being a family man 2:45 - New Jerseys!!! New Court!!! 7:20 - is the NBA Cup great?? 10:00 - Bruce Brown surgery 12:35 - Will Gradey start? 15:30 - Scottie's statline 24:15 - IQ's statline 31:55 - RJ's statline 42:00 - …

This week Jay Rosales hops on the pod and we take the bait and talk about a list on the internet. Actually 2 lists. LETS DEBATE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Raptors Republic

This week Hosts Cathryn Naiker & Freddie Rivas are joined by special guest WNBA analyst Mark Schindler to discuss first-round playoff matchups, Liberty vs who we think will make 8th place, Lynx vs the Mercury, Sun vs Fever, Aces vs Storm. Who do we think will come out on top which team could play spoiler, Then our badass player of the week and Fred…

Summer is over and we are slowly getting back in Basketball mode. This week we talk with Chelsea Leite from Raptors HQ about which teams need to be all in this year. We also get Chat GPT to pitch us some Raptors slogans for the 30th anniversary season with some interesting results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

This week Hosts Cathryn & Freddie talk about Angel Reese and her season-ending Injury, sending love to a phenomenal rookie season. Then they look at the playoff matchup so far and discuss why the Sun vs The Fever would be so intriguing! Then they look at Caitlin Calrk’s Historic Rookie season and compare it to other historical rookies, is she the r…

This week comedian and producer Dan Galea joins us for some NBA Welcome to Wrexham/Villain talk as well as who we'd upgrade on the current Raptors squad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Raptors Republic

Legend Sheryl Swoops is facing some heat after she missed the broadcast for the Wings vs. Fever game on Sunday, is this a real feud and what does this all really mean? Then we look at different teams and storylines heading into this year’s playoffs. Which team do we think are going to make big runs, and which ones have taken a step back? Then Portl…

Samson Folk answers listener questions about a wide variety of things. Timestamps for you lot. 0:00 - Intros 0:30 - How does Scottie become All-NBA? 3:00 - Prioritizing prospects over Agbaji? 5:00 - Are catch-all stats good? What do possession numbers mean? 9:10 - Putting Wembanyama on the Raptors 10:00 - Quickley's pull-up + Drives 12:27 - Who sta…

This episode we have comedian Arthur Simeon on and we talk who is the best current NBA Jam duo plus we just say the names of some old Raptors and have a bit of a laugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Raptors Republic

This week hosts Cathryn and Freddie talk about another Chennedy Carter foul going viral. is she becoming a dirty player or is over-hyped? Then Gabby William is back with the storm! What does this mean for the team and how fast will they be able to gel and fold her into the mix? Then we look at the playoff picture, who is surprising us, and who do w…

It's an all fun Summer episode this week with Matt McReady and his trivia challenge and then its a DRAFT! We draft the all time international (aka non-US) team and then fail to talk about FIBA basketball for at least another 4 years probably? Go vote for the winning team on twitter and instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…

Dearica Hamby’s lawsuit against the Aces reveals more about discrimination and financial kickbacks, what does this mean for the Aces & the league? We break down the discrimination and financial sides of this lawsuit. The Liberty clinch their playoff spot, are they the new favourites to be champions? Caitlin Clark breaks the all-time rookie assist r…

This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Raptors HQ's Chelsea Leite, to discuss Olympic Hangover highlights, and what we enjoyed most about the competition. Then switching gears and looking at this upcoming season, which teams are we most excited to see again, and which ones do we think are going to flame out? Which free agent moves are we lookin…

Double whammy! This week its just Freddie but he's joined by Baskets and Tea host Cathryn Naiker! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Raptors Republic

Canada's Mens Basketball Olympic Hopes are dashed and will we ever recover? Let's talk it out with our pal Darren Menezes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Raptors Republic

This week, Hosts Cathryn Naiker & Freddie Rivas discuss the USA Women’s Basketball team winning the Gold medal in an absolute all time classic game! Discuss what is happening in France with Basketball and how this team got so good. Prioritization & Gabby Williams, will she be back in the WNBA & more. Then they discuss the new Toronto team and their…

This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Samson Folk who have a fun, and loose conversation about Team Canada's loss to France. Where did it all go wrong? How do they feel about Jordi's decision-making? Why was Zach Edie & Wiggins left off the team and is this an anti-canada conspiracy? (jokes) How to recover emotionally after a bad loss. Then th…

Alex & Samson breakdown Canada's heartbreaking loss to France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Raptors Republic

This week hosts Cathryn Naiker and Freddie Rivas discuss the dominance of the U.S.A. women’s’ Basketball team, who are the international players making noise, and who is in the race for silver. Then they discuss the 3×3 tournament, and how to make it more exciting. Then they discuss the controversy surrounding Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-tin…

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This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Vivek Jacob to discuss Olympic Basketball. Team Canada men's quarterfinal and semi-final odds. Then they discuss the 3x3 basketball tournament, how boring it is, and what can the Olympics do to fix it. The USA basketball team and their DNPs. Is this just an embarrassment of riches or is Steve Kerr up to so…

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We're back this week with a look at Canada's men's basketball team and what they hope to do in the 2024 Paris games. We're joined by RR's own Jonathan Chen and ask him a ton of questions you've also been probably wondering about - the group of death, Zach Edey, and WHERE'S THANASIS? (Very badly injured) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap…

This week Hosts Cathryn & Freddie announce the show is finally on YouTube! There are some major kinks to work out but progress is happening! Then They recap the All-Star festivities! Friday night’s action with the skills challenge, 3 on 3 with Team USA, and the 3-point contest. Which events were successful and which events could use some improvemen…

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Raptors Republic

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This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by COD's Freddie Rivas to discuss Bronny James and the hype around him being a nepo-baby, Jaylen Brown stating that he isn't a professional and where does he go from here. Then they discuss Russel Westbrook to the Denver Nuggets. What are the Nuggets thinking and could this be a good fit? Then we talk Aprons!…

Samson Folk details the Raptors game against the Jazz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Raptors Republic