To celebrate the landmark achievement of reaching an arbitrary but no less round and impressively large episode number, and certainly not due to simple, serendipitous happenstance, we're spending this week's episode talking shop with YouTube musician extraordinaire, RafScrap and her producer/collaborator Gezeus!

Check out their channels:

RafScrap - https://www.youtube.com/@RafScrap

Gezeus Quiryst - https://www.youtube.com/@GezeusQuiryst

If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can catch audio versions of the show on iTunes. Molehill Mountain streams live at 7p PST every Saturday night!

Credits: Molehill Mountain is hosted by Andrew Eisen.  Music in the show includes "To the Top" by Silent Partner.  It is in the public domain and free to use.  Molehill Mountain logo by Scott Hepting.

Chat Transcript:

The chat widget seems to have dumped the first 15 minutes of chat.  Sorry about that!  You can still see the early messages in the video version of the podcast.  Also, the last minute of the podcast somehow got clipped.  Sorry about that too!

7:15 PMKatharine Miller​​Raf is the whole package!

7:15 PMSharon​​HAHGAGA

7:15 PMTinyPagan​​Raf

7:16 PMSharon​​I love that

7:16 PMAri​​Without training? Holy, that’s genuinely so impressive omg

7:16 PMTinyPagan​​Father is the whole package

7:17 PMLyra​​The whole handsome package

7:17 PMLee Showron​​Hey

7:17 PMShadow​​

7:17 PMLacey​​The Bon Jovi cover

7:17 PMKatharine Miller​​lol I was thinking country too 

7:18 PMAri​​Lacey, I’m curious. How long have you and Raf known each other for? :>

7:18 PMSharon​​Ah yes youtaite haha

7:18 PMSharon​​HAHAHA

7:19 PMLacey​​Hahaha Gezeus

7:19 PMLacey​​Also, we’re going on four years 

7:19 PMShortBread Biscuits​​We wanna know the Gezeus lore it's okay !!

7:19 PMLyra​​All the lore

7:19 PMSharon​​The lore intensifies

7:19 PMLacey​​More lore!

7:19 PMTinyPagan​​Yes, the borzoi lore

7:19 PMLacey​​Lore galore!

7:20 PMSharon​​He’s in his badass era with Raffie

7:20 PMLyra​​Hello hello!

7:20 PMSharon​​Lyra recognition!!

7:20 PMSharon​​Also talented

7:20 PMLacey​​Very talented

7:21 PMKatharine Miller​​Let's not forget Sharon and Lacey recognition!

7:21 PMShortBread Biscuits​​Yes !! Everyone is important !

7:21 PMLyra​​I am honored to be able to help Raf however I can

7:21 PMKatharine Miller​​ooh art lore!

7:22 PMLacey​​Very strong, very beautiful, very daddy

7:22 PMLyra​​Super handsome Raf

7:22 PMSharon​​Haha thank you!

7:22 PMAri​​‍♀

7:22 PMSharon​​The fam deserving all the recognition!

7:22 PMLyra​​Sharon and Lacey and Gezeus recognition!!

7:22 PMSharon​​Raf’s oc very daddy

7:23 PMLacey​​Fam recognition!

7:23 PMSharon​​

7:23 PMAri​​You guys changed my life, love all of you 

7:23 PMLacey​​Thank you, I feel so pretty when you draw me. 

7:23 PMLyra​​swooning over Raf in all her forms

7:23 PM♡ . ♢​​Oh my god- aaaaaa  it’s the queens !!!

7:23 PMSharon​​All the Forms!!

7:23 PMLacey​​Every form, every universe!

7:23 PMSharon​​I’m interested!!!!

7:23 PMKatharine Miller​​We are!!!

7:23 PMTinyPagan​​I'm interested into it Raf

7:24 PMAri​​We’re interested!

7:24 PMLacey​​ The RAF talk! We interested!

7:24 PMLyra​​Raf ted talks pls

7:25 PMShortBread Biscuits​​More Raf fam pod casts ! I would love to hear from everyone ♥

7:25 PMLacey​​HAHAHAHAHA

7:25 PMSharon​​HAHA borzoi doing ballet

7:25 PM♡ . ♢​​Raf’s outfit tho- slayyyyyyy 

7:25 PMSharon​​Borzoi and father doing ballet together

7:25 PMTinyPagan​​Someone needs to draw him in a tutu now

7:25 PMAri​​Seriously, tbh we would like to hear from all of you

7:25 PMKatharine Miller​​Borzoi snoot wearing a tutu would be hilarious.

7:25 PMAri​​You guys are great and make such a great team

7:25 PMLacey​​Hahaha oh no, that’s so meannnn. No bottles will be thrown at the borzoi anymore.

7:26 PMLyra​​Oh noo gezeus

7:26 PMSharon​​Oh no gebus HAHAHA

7:26 PMLyra​​ballet borzoi, his next form??

7:26 PMSharon​​his flashbacks

7:26 PMTinyPagan​​We must ask Raf to draw this

7:26 PMShortBread Biscuits​​New arch rival: the water bottle

7:26 PMSharon​​Poor guy

7:27 PMLacey​​Hahahaha

7:27 PMLacey​​It will remain a hidden gem.

7:27 PMKatharine Miller​​Art of borzoi biting and chucking water bottle is now needed for revenge.

7:28 PMTinyPagan​​He was too good

7:28 PMLacey​​Hahaha again Raf’s gave

7:28 PMLacey​​*face

7:28 PMShadow​​youtube video, yes!!

7:28 PMKatharine Miller​​Raf's face and gaze are *chef's kiss*

7:29 PMAri​​What are you guy’s favorite vocaloids?

7:29 PM♡ . ♢​​The makeup is spot on tho 

7:30 PMAri​​I would love to hear more vocaloid songs, especially the story of evil

7:31 PMShortBread Biscuits​​Davy Jones is one of my fav covers ! Lacey & Raf are so lovely together !!

7:31 PMKatharine Miller​​yes the Davy Jones one is my fave too!!

7:31 PMLacey​​Ah, I love that one.

7:31 PMLacey​​Love all of them

7:31 PMTinyPagan​​We need to stop peer pressuring Raf

7:32 PMTinyPagan​​I feel bad now

7:32 PMLacey​​Such a beautiful rendition of the song.

7:32 PMLacey​​HAHAHA Gezeus’ little “oh no”.

7:32 PM♡ . ♢​​Yeah I don’t mind what type of music you post, I honesty just love whatever you put on your content raf :)

7:32 PMLacey​​Hahahaha

7:33 PMAri​​Nobody should force you to do anything. I genuinely think you should make music that you genuinely enjoy producing

7:33 PMLacey​​The Raf taste

7:33 PMSharon​​Yes the raf taste

7:33 PMSharon​​Good taste

7:33 PMLacey​​Yesss Linkin Park

7:33 PMSharon​​As long u enjoy whatever uwu

7:33 PMTinyPagan​​The best taste

7:33 PMShortBread Biscuits​​Lmao raf should let Gezeus pick one song for her channel

7:33 PMKatharine Miller​​The Raf Taste is now what it'll be called.

7:34 PMLacey​​HAHAHAHA YES I WAS WAITING FOR IT

7:34 PMTinyPagan​​YES

7:35 PMLacey​​The borzoi has such a good range

7:35 PMLyra​​LETS GOOO

7:35 PMTinyPagan​​YOU DID GOOD SWEETIE

7:35 PMAri​​ you’re doing great

7:35 PM♡ . ♢​​Ahhhhhh awh that’s adorable! XD

7:36 PMAri​​I genuinely love the range of the ballad of Jane doe, it was heavenly

7:36 PMLyra​​Jane Doe was exquisite I love it so much

7:37 PM♡ . ♢​​ LIKE THE JAME DOE SONG

7:37 PMShadow​​Jane Doe is pure art. I like it too

7:37 PM♡ . ♢​​*jane

7:37 PMLacey​​Hahaha Sharon’s B-Day one

7:37 PMSharon​​I LOVE THE PEACHES

7:37 PMSharon​​MY FAVOURITE

7:37 PMLacey​​So iconic

7:37 PMLyra​​PEACHES PEACHES

7:37 PMSharon​​IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY

7:37 PMLacey​​We love YOU, Sharon!

7:38 PMLyra​​Our Sharon Peach

7:38 PMSharon​​❤❤❤

7:38 PMSharon​​I love da fam

7:38 PM♡ . ♢​​OH ! Oh! Or the goddess one w/ Lacey, Sharron and Lyra!! 

7:38 PMSharon​​I love raffie!!!

7:38 PMShortBread Biscuits​​We love the collaborators

7:38 PMAri​​All hail Sharon ‍♀ (we lOoOooOovE yOouUuuUu)

7:38 PMSharon​​HEHWHWHWH TYANK YOU

7:38 PMSharon​​The collaborations are always fun

7:38 PMLacey​​Haha thanks

7:39 PMLacey​​All sounded so good.

7:39 PMShadow​​agree!!! al sound good

7:40 PMAri​​Literally stunning sounding

7:40 PMTinyPagan​​Villain?

7:40 PMShortBread Biscuits​​Villain is Korean !

7:40 PMCloud​​She did Villain!!!

7:40 PMLyra​​Villain! Villain was in korean!!

7:40 PMShadow​​Spanish: hola amigos!! hahaha

7:41 PMRafScrap​​Sorry i'm just seeing this - yes, I did Villain, it slipped my mind haha

7:41 PMTinyPagan​​Hehehe

7:41 PMLyra​​HI RAF!! <3

7:41 PMTinyPagan​​Father is here

7:42 PMAri​​Wait I have a question for all of you. So, I saw raf reply to a mention on the kill bill song where they guessed that it was duke venomania before it was revealed what it actually was.

7:42 PMAri​​Do you guys have a favorite song from the seven deadly sins songs?

7:42 PMCloud​​English as a second language 

7:43 PMAri​​Also hi raf!

7:43 PMLacey​​French and German are so difficult

7:44 PMCloud​​[message retracted]

7:44 PMCloud​​French is SO hard

7:44 PMAri​​Omg thanks for the mention!!!

7:44 PMSharon​​Omg seven deadly sins!

7:45 PMShortBread Biscuits​​I wish I could stay longer but I am glad I got to tune in!! Lovely seeing you two get the recognition you deserve!!

7:45 PMTinyPagan​​I wonder if she'll do an Ado cover

7:46 PMTinyPagan​​Raaaaaaaaaaaf will you ever do a Ado cover?

7:47 PM♡ . ♢​​I think whatever song she does, (ofc comfortable doing so) I’d love it ^^ I’m sure everyone else will too

7:47 PMAri​​We will!

7:49 PMAri​​Do you guys have a favorite vocaloid song in general? From any series/solo song?

7:49 PMSharon​​Ado cover….odo? Owo

7:49 PMLacey​​Ah I love that song

7:49 PMAri​​Splatoon mention omg, I love listening to it (squid sisters are amazing)

7:50 PMWarren Lewis​​Hey Andrew!!!

7:50 PMTinyPagan​​Awww...

7:51 PMShadow​​Tiny, you are famous now, hahaha

7:51 PMGenericLeia​​Any language you would want to try?

7:51 PMTinyPagan​​Yay!

7:51 PMTinyPagan​​I live in Raf's head rent free

7:51 PMShadow​​yes, true, Tiny, true :)

7:51 PMCloud​​Lfg Tiny

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