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.

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"

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.

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.

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

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.

Or, actually, probably not.

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.

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.

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. 7

The tracks in this episode are:

Tracetown, from The Rakers, 2018

Run Like the Devil, from The Rakers, 2018

You Killed My Love, from The Rakers, 2018

John the Baptist, from Regina, 2016

Stealing Cool, from Regina, 2016

Chet Baker, from Regina, 2016

My Way to Fight, from Regina, 2016

Bunch of Cans, from Live at the Spanish Moon, 2015

Why Do You Want My Love?, from There is a Snake!, 2014

There is a Snake (demo), 2014

Walk of Shame, from Live at the Spanish Moon, 2015