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Hello and Welcome

Hello and Welcome

By: The Nation Network
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 Will Lou, Alex Wong, and producer Jerome Cheng have you covered on all things Raptors, in addition to the NBA and other culturally relevant topics. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

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  • The 2025 August Banter Pod

    The 2025 August Banter Pod
    Aug 27 2025
    Will, Alex, and Jerome recap their summer travels to Europe (6:00), sharing their favorite moments, the Oasis concert in Edinburgh, and Will’s first trip to Anfield to watch a Liverpool game in person. Later, they discuss behind-the-scenes stories from the Serge Ibaka interview and attending the Skechers Canada event with Norman Powell, as well as seeing Oasis again in Toronto (2:00:18). After that, Alex presents a new set of five-dollar ideas (2:36:04) before they wrap up with listener questions and emails (2:59:36).

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    3 hrs and 54 mins
  • Why the Raptors gave Bobby Webster the keys, and 5 things on his to-do list for 2025

    Why the Raptors gave Bobby Webster the keys, and 5 things on his to-do list for 2025
    Aug 25 2025

    Will Lou and Alex Wong return to discuss Bobby Webster's new position leading basketball operations for the Toronto Raptors. They discuss why MLSE decided to give Bobby the reigns, the underwhelming list of external candidates, and 5 things that should be on Bobby's to-do list for 2025.


    #raptors #torontoraptors


    Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys info@hellowelcome.show


    Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link.


    Original Music by DIVISION 88.


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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Serge Ibaka on friendship with OG and Kawhi, and his fondest moments with Raptors

    Serge Ibaka on friendship with OG and Kawhi, and his fondest moments with Raptors
    Aug 20 2025

    Serge Ibaka finally joins the podcast to reflect on the Raptors’ 2019 championship run. He opens up about the pain of getting swept by Cleveland the year before (1:40), Nick Nurse’s impact, and adjusting to fewer minutes after the Marc Gasol trade (8:53). Serge shares his memory of Kawhi’s iconic Game 7 shot (15:00), thoughts on Kevin Durant’s Finals return (20:42), and why he believes Toronto could have won two more titles if Kawhi had stayed (27:17). He also revisits his favorite How Hungry Are You? moments (4:18), the magic of the 2019–20 Raptors, the story behind his legendary scarf (30:07), and gives his take on OG Anunoby’s newfound stardom in New York.


    #raptors #torontoraptors #sergeibaka #kawhileonard


    Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys info@hellowelcome.show


    Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link.


    Original Music by DIVISION 88.


    Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us!

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    33 mins
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