I spent a lot of years trying to grow up.
Trying to move on. Trying to reinvent myself. Trying to become the version of me that had it all figured out.
But the older I got, the more I realized the stories I was trying hardest to outgrow were the ones still shaping everything.
Like We Were Never Kids is a narrative podcast and original music series where I tell those stories out loud.
Across four decades, twenty episodes, and twenty original songs, I’m going back through childhood, grief, family, trauma, ambition, caregiving, first dreams, big losses, Nashville years, Michigan years, and all the moments that made me who I am - whether I wanted them to or not.
Some episodes are heavy. Some are funny. Some are uncomfortable. Most are all three.
Along the way, you’ll meet my family, hear the people who helped raise me, sit in basement conversations, listen to original songs written for each story, and hopefully remember pieces of your own life too.
Because this isn’t really about nostalgia.
It’s about recognition.
And maybe if we stop pretending we were never kids, we can finally understand the adults we became.
I’ll go first.
Learn more at www.rayewilliams.com (http://www.rayewilliams.com)
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22 Sept 2026
Chapter 2B: Basement B-Side — Like We Were Never Kids
After telling my version of the story, I wanted to hear from two people who lived it too.
In this Basement B-Side, I sit down with my baby sister Erin and my dad after they listened to Chapter 2. We talk about what they remember, what I didn’t see growing up, the roles we all played in our family, and what looks different now that we’re old enough to look back.
Different memories. Different perspectives. Same family.
Give the kid the mic. I’ll go first.
14 Sept 2026
Chapter 2: Like We Were Never Kids
After six weeks of silence between sisters, Raye looks back at the fight, the apology, and the kids they were before either of them learned how to be grown-ups. Featuring the original song “Like We Were Never Kids” - the song that gave this series its name.
2 Sept 2026
Chapter 1C: Studio Cut
Go inside the making of “Sunset Chaser” as Raye and producer Ved Kapic revisit the recording sessions, the story behind the song, and what it meant to return to the studio.
24 Aug 2026
Chapter 1B: Basement B-side with Kim Copeland
After Chapter 1, Raye calls Kim Copeland - the person who shared a life with Susan Tucker and witnessed so much of this story from the other side.
Calling from a solo birthday trip in Colorado, Kim reflects on hearing Susan’s voice in “Sunset Chaser,” the teenager Raye was when they first met, the family they built together, and what Susan might think of this project now.
This is the Basement B-Side: a looser conversation that stays with the story after the chapter ends.
Start with Chapter 1, “Sunset Chaser,” wherever you listen.
7 Jul 2026
Episode 1 - Sunset Chaser
After losing the mentor who changed her life, Raye Williams reflects on grief, legacy, and the people who continue shaping us long after they're gone. Featuring the original song "Sunset Chaser."
6 Jul 2026
Before We Go There: Sunset Chaser
Before every chapter of Like We Were Never Kids, we meet here first. In this first "Before We Go There," Raye shares why this project finally had to exist, why she stopped waiting for the perfect moment, and why maybe life wasn't interrupting the story - it was the story all along.
23 Jun 2026
Trailer: Introducing Like We Were Never Kids
I spent a lot of years trying to grow up.
Trying to move on. Trying to reinvent myself. Trying to become the version of me that had it all figured out.
But the older I got, the more I realized the stories I was trying hardest to outgrow were the ones still shaping everything.
Like We Were Never Kids is a narrative podcast and original music series where I tell those stories out loud.
Across four decades, twenty episodes, and twenty original songs, I’m going back through childhood, grief, family, trauma, ambition, caregiving, first dreams, big losses, Nashville years, Michigan years, and all the moments that made me who I am — whether I wanted them to or not.
Some episodes are heavy. Some are funny. Some are uncomfortable. Most are all three.
Along the way, you’ll meet my family, hear the people who helped raise me, sit in basement conversations, listen to original songs written for each story, and hopefully remember pieces of your own life too.
Because this isn’t really about nostalgia.
It’s about recognition.
And maybe if we stop pretending we were never kids, we can finally understand the adults we became.
I’ll go first.
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