Raise a Glass
A show where two friends, Hunter and Eric, raise a glass (or pour one out) for the art that shapes them.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 77 minutes
- Episodes
- 56
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Raise a Glass to the Mountain: Hunter's Guitar Journey Part 2 (Slash, Don Felder, Joe Walsh, Jeff Beck)
Hunter shares how he is attempting to get off his mountain's plateau, and how he discovered Jeff Beck.
Correction: the lick Jeff Beck uses to pay tribute to Jimi is from Little Wing, not Wind Cries M…
Raise a Glass to the Mountain: Hunter's Guitar Journey Part 1 (Tommy Shaw, Paul Kossof, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and more) Part 1
Hunter talks and plays about some of his favorite guitarists, and how they have shaped his guitar journey.
House of the Rising Sun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4bFqW_eu2I
All Right Now by Free: h…
Raise a Glass to Kim's Convenience and Leaf by Niggle (Potluck May 2025)
Eric and Hunter enjoy a tasty potluck meal with Kim's Convenience and Leaf by Niggle by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Tolkien Reader: https://archive.org/details/tolkienreader0000jrrt (read for free) or https:/…
Raise a Glass to the Grab Bag (Dream of a Ridiculous Man, Wingspan, and more)
Eric and Hunter get back into recording with a grab bag episode.
Raise a Glass to Shane (1953) and The Rider (2017)
Eric and Hunter discuss two films that make various Cowboy flavored impressions about violence and manliness.
Raise a Glass to the Olympics
Eric tries to warm Hunter's cold, cynical heart with his love for the Olympics and the stories we tell about it.
Derek Redmond: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2G8KVzTwfw
Michael Phelps medals: https:…
Raise a Glass to East of Eden Part II
Eric and Hunter fall headfirst into East of Eden and barely stay afloat.
American Born Chinese: https://theroastedbookery.com/product/american-born-chinese
Raise a Glass to Pokemon and How to Train Your Dragon (Potluck 7/14/2024)
Eric and Hunter take different routes through Pokemon and How to Train Your Dragon, back to their childhoods, when there were dragons.
Raise a Glass to the High Kings (3/19 Concert in Ithica, NY)
Hunter and Eric raise a glass to the High Kings before and after the concert, featuring a couple covers and some rainbow chasing.
Raise a Glass to Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Eric and Hunter delve into the world of Thomas Hardy with Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
Hunter's essay: https://write.as/hdansin/a-pure-woman-sits-up-in-a-coffin
The Novels of Thomas Hardy (p245): https:/…
Raise a Glass to East of Eden by John Steinbeck Part 1
Eric and Hunter dive headfirst into Part 1 of East of Eden while munching bunny cookies.
East of Eden Centennial Edition: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=east%20of%20eden%20centennia…
Raise a Glass to the N64 (Super Smash Bros., Golden Eye, Mario Kart)
Eric and Hunter spend a late night session with the N64. Eric shares about the importance of the system to him while Hunter gets a little salty.
Epic Beau's parody, "Up B": https://www.youtube.com/wat…
Raise a Glass to the Playstation 4 (Last of Us, Overcooked, Outer Wilds)
Hunter shares some of his favorite games on the PS4 with Eric.
Guitar work by Hunter, both inspired by the Outer Wilds soundtrack (Travelers and Timber Hearth).
Lady Knight the Brave's video essay on …
Raise a Glass to the Playstation 2 (Battlefront 1, Dynasty Warriors 5, DDR)
Eric and Hunter kick off their series of in person game system episodes with a look at the Playstation 2.
Raise a Glass to The Witcher
Eric and Hunter return to the world of The Witcher. They're a little bit rusty, but the swords are sharp as ever and a couple potions in their glasses get them through.
Note: Geralt is in fact 90-100 …
Hiatus Announcement November 3rd 2023
Hunter gives an update about RAG's hiatus for the holiday season.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles on Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/110
Hunter's essay on Tess: https://hdansin.writeas.com/a-pure…
Raise a Glass to Wheel of Time (Books 1 -3, Seasons 1-2)
On the first episode of Season 3, Eric and Hunter welcome Jordan onto the podcast to discuss the first three books of Wheel of Time. Much like the Wheel of Time all topics promised in the beginning a…
Season 3 Preview
Eric and Hunter discuss the upcoming season of Raise a Glass.
East of Eden by John Steinbeck: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=east%20of%20eden%20john%20steinbeck&sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-…
Introduction for Newcomers to Raise a Glass
Eric and Hunter record an introduction for people new to the podcast.
Raise a Glass to RAG season 2 and 3
Eric and Hunter reflect on Season 2 and talk about plans for Season 3. Consider getting a copy of East of Eden to read along with us next season!
East of Eden: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDet…