Raptor Queens Podcast
The FIRST ever women-led Toronto Raptors podcast. Tune in for game and player analysis, team news, fun topics around the league, and a little gossip here and there aka "tea time". Featuring co-hosts Sarah Kalil and Alison Hope.
Episodes
78 episodes
The Annual Paul Jones Episode! Riding the Ferris Wheel of Franchise Ups and Downs
THE ANNUAL PAUL JONES EPISODE! We're joined by legendary Raptors play-by-play broadcaster Paul Jones. Paul has been with the team from its inception and knows a thing or two about franchise history. Who better than Paul than to provide some per...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:02:22
Raptors Post-Trade Identity: Explaining the Trades, and Predicting the Future
****Special Guest Tre Heath @Pullup_Tre****Join us for our post deadline episode and our wide ranging discussion about who's in, who's out and what the rest of the year will look like. Why isn't Chris Boucher getting playing time? Why i...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:11:37
The Break-Up Episode: Siakam to Indiana. The End of a Love Story and the Beginning of a New Era
**Special Guest Zulfi Sheikh @zulfi_sheikh**After 2 years of rumours, Pascal Siakam was traded to the Indiana Pacers. Emotions are high: sadness, betrayal, anticipation, relief...all post-break-up emotions are valid and possible in the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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1:11:53
A NY (New Years') Miracle? The OG for RJ and IQ trade!
****Special Guest Jamar Hinds**** When all appeared most gloomy, a NY (New Years) miracle happened...a trade. Now the Raptors have a winning streak along with fresh optimism and dare we say it - a balanced roster?? We analyze ini...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:05:33
Raptors: Finding and Answering the Right Questions
The quarter mark the seasons, and the Raptors are decidedly mediocre. The Front Office is evaluating but what questions are they asking? What questions should they be asking? And what answers are they finding? The Raptors Queens discuss what is...
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58:19
Raptor Queens Season 5: New developments, new coaches, and lifelong villains.
We back! In our 5th year of covering the Toronto Raptors! We've got analysis. We've got fun AND we've got love for the game. First up, our observations as credentialed media for a Raptors home game, behind the scenes. Then a detailed brea...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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56:25
Resolving Tensions: Roster Failures vs. Coaching Failures and a Good-Bye to Nick Nurse
Parting is such sweet sorrow. Nick Nurse fired - where did it all go wrong? How to fix it? We discuss roster construction, chemistry, short leashes and long goodbyes. And what's to be gleaned from Masai's post season comments? We've got that to...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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42:58
Playoff Predictions, Raptors Awards and Keeping it Real on Betting Odds
It's here! End of the season awards for the Raptors and the NBA as handed out by the Raptor Queens. Hard to believe 82 games have been played but now we're focused on the play-in. The 3 keys to a Raptors W and we expect our analysis will age we...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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54:42
Raptors Preferred Play-in Match: Swipe Right on ???
Play-in with our special guest Adon Moss aka "37-year-old Kyle Lowry" from Raptors Republic! We examine potential play-in matchups - which teams are more favorable/less favorable for the Raptors to get into the play-offs? Are season series reco...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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57:15
Starters and Non-Starters: the Raptors Road to the Play-in
Incoming! New episode with special guest Imman Adan from Yahoo Sports/Dishes and Dimes. We look at the recent 5 game road trip and what went wrong....some fixable, some roster driven and some intangible. Fair criticism with a dash of hope for t...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:07:22
The Final Stretch and a Special Guest - Raptors End-Of-Season Run!
New episode alert: with special guest Jamar Hinds. 20 games left and we've got analysis on the Raptors D and O since the trade deadline. We diverge into analysis of other favorite teams around the league and revisit our preseason predicti...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:06:44
They have a Cave Troll. I mean, a Center. The Raptors have a Center.
Incoming Post Trade Deadline Special. We assess the impact of Jakob Poeltl on the Raptors offence, what he brings and how the schemes might change. How does this trade stack up against the expectations of the fanbase? Is there a grand pla...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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50:06
The Raptors Slump: Shooting, Team Chemistry, and Optimism through Misery
The Raptor Queens latest episode, unscripted as we weigh in on the topic everyone's talking about - The Raptors...Slump. We look at the reasons and yes, we had a lot to choose from, but our answers may surprise you. Trade talk is heating up - D...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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50:06
Bugs, Slumps and The Next Generation: Raptors Ball has it all.
Raptor Queens coming your way to kick-off a slower Raptors schedule for the next 2 weeks. Think the Raptors have been bitten bad by the injury bug? Some surprising context...as bad as you imagined or better than you thought? What happens with O...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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52:05
Spicy Early Season Takes: Impact Players, Changing Roles, and League-Wide Collapses
Raptors Queens incoming with early-seasons trends and analysis. Some positive surprises, and some glaring weaknesses. Who is the Raptors most-impactful player to start the season? There are at least 2 right answers. How has the Raptors offence ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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56:17
Raptors Back in Action: First-Week Observations & Young Gun Projections. Kicking off our 4th season in style.
Holla! Celebrating our 4th season of Toronto Raptors coverage, ad-free. No lawn care or mattress sales, just good vibe coverage of your favorite team. We kick off the season with an in-depth look at the Raptors first week in action, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:05:18
Raptors Higher Ambitions: The Future is Now, and it's Spicy! All Aboard the A'Chui-Chui'wa Train!
What a week! From 3-0 to 3-2 and a fighting chance. We look at games 3-5, the broad strokes and the standouts, who is winning the battle of the coaches, and of course give kudos to the freshly minted ROTY. Yes, we are all up in our feels....
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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44:19
The Annual Paul Jones Episode
It's here! The Annual Paul Jones Episode just in time for the playoffs. Paul has been there with broadcast calls and analysis since the Raptors inaugural season and believe us, he's seen it all. Wanna know how the Raptors stand in their first r...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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1:11:14
Mismatches, ROTY Race, and deep-dive look at Precious! Raptors basketball with a special guest!
New episode today with very special guest, THE Samson Folk, beloved #RaptorsRepublic writer and podcaster. A run down of the Raptors record over the past two weeks then we hit the ROTY conversation hard. Samson brings his meticulous attention t...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:07:07
Raptors All-Star Break! Shifting Eastern Conference Dynamics, Premature Playoff Predictions, and Final Stretch Hopes
All Star Week! Our Raptors aren't back in action until Friday night but there's still a lot of ball to talk. A look at where we stand 57 games in, the expectations and the reality. A retrospective with some of our preseason predictions and some...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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58:15
An All-Star! A Win Streak! A Player of Week! Raptors coming in Clutch!
Need an excellent pairing with your morning coffee? Check out the @RaptorQueens for analysis of the 6-game win streak, emerging trends in the half-court, on D, and in the clutch, and standout individual performances. What a streak it has been! ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:01:17
Raptors on a Run! Plus Ad-Free FVV Propaganda!
Holla! Raptor Queens have your week of coverage and what a week it was! 6-0 winning streak comes to a halt with a loss against the Suns but we have your coverage of the games vs Jazz, Bucks and Pels too. Let us tell you, there was lots to talk ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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45:35
Hot Takes and Bold Predictions: From now to the All-Star Break
Welcome special guest @AdamCorsair, podcasting legend and host of @southofthe6ix! The Raptors team is fully healthy for the first time all season, so of course, the first question we need to ask is: "Who do you trade? FVV, Siakam or OG?" ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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54:14
A Tale of Many Grades: Raptors Q1 Report Card
It's that time of the year....Report Card Time. We're one quarter of the way into the 2021-22 NBA season. The Raptors are the youngest team in the league, full of potential and aspirations, fronted by a leadership group led by Masai Ujiri. And ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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54:14
Bet on Fred and Bet on Analytics - Raptors basketball in perspective!
End of week 4 in the NBA and the Raptor Queens have analysis for the Boston, Philly and Detroit games...what we saw, who stood out and who showed out. Is the Casey Curse a thing? An in-depth look at Fred VanVleet and his evolution into a premie...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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55:18