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588: Writer / Editor Chuck Stanion. Jeremy Reeves of Cornell & Diehl.
20 december 2023 · 1 uur 11 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Chuck Stanion. Chuck is quite well-known in the hobby as the Editor of Pipes and tobaccos Magazine for 21 years. They ceased publishing in 2019. Since then, he has been responsible for most of the writing about pipes, tobaccos, pipe makers, pipe culture and other areas related to the hobby in his Pipe Line column at SmokingPipes.com. Chuck was awarded Dr. of Pipes at the 2016 Chicago pipe show. Brian and Chuck will be talking about pipe smoking at Christmastime, amongst other things. At the top of the show we will have an Ask the Tobacco Blender segment with Jeremy Reeves. Jeremy is the Head Blender at Cornell & Diehl, which is one of the most popular boutique pipe tobacco companies in the USA. Lees meer
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587: Pipe Maker Jeff Gracik. Cringle Flake 2020 Review.
13 december 2023 · 1 uur 8 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Pipe Artisan Jeff Gracik. Our regular listeners will know Jeff from our ongoing series, "Ask the Pipemaker". Jeff makes J. Alan Pipes and is an expert, artisan pipe maker for 20-years. He is involved in a new line of pipes that are exact replicas of hand-made artisan pipes. Jeff is working with two pipe makers in China, GH Zhang and Ping Zhan, who have set up CNC Manufacturing / Machining. With this they can replicate complicated hand designed pipes. They will be limited production, co-branded pipes that are licensed and authorized by the pipe makers. The pipe makers get a cut of each pipe sold, and reach a new audience that normally didn't have the budget for one of their hand made pipes. In Pipe Parts, Brian will review a tin of Sutliff Cringle Flake from 2020. Lees meer
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586: Per George Jensen. One of the Last Satou Smio Pipes.
6 december 2023 · 1 uur 11 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Per George Jensen. Most pipe enthusiasts know Per as the longtime Mac Baren Tobacco Company spokesman. Earlier this year he made some changes in his life. He got married, moved to Germany and parted ways with Mac Baren, but not with the tobacco business. He is consulting with Sutliff Tobacco Co., and he created the popular and unique signature tobacco series, "Pipe Force". At the top of the show Brian will discuss his latest pipe acquisition, which is one of the last pipes made by late Japanese pipe artisan, Satou Smio, who died in July of this year. Lees meer
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585: Glen Whelan from Peterson Pipes. Ask the Pipemaker with Jeff Gracik.
29 november 2023 · 1 uur 8 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Glen Whelan. Glen is the Director of Sales for Peterson of Dublin. Peterson is a family tradition for Glen. His father worked in the factory for 50 years, eventually serving as Factory Manager. Although Glen now serves as Director of Sales, he started as a part-time retail associate in the Peterson store at the age of 16. After more than a decade in Peterson retail, Glen joined the sales team in Sallynoggin. At the top of the show, we will have an "Ask the Pipemaker" segment with Jeff Gracik. Lees meer
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584: Jon David Cole from The Country Squire Co-Hosts
22 november 2023 · 1 uur 12 min
We have a special show tonight where there will not be an interview, but we will have Jon David Cole as co-host. JD is the Owner/Tobacconist at The Country Squire in Jackson, MS, and he is the former co-host of the now discontinued podcast, Country Squire Radio. Country Squire Radio ran for 10-years and is still one of the most popular pipe-niche podcasts. Brian and Jon David will be talking all things pipes and tobacco, and we will get an update on what's new at The Country Squire. We will be preempting our usual first segment to start right off with JD. We will have the usual music, mailbag and rant at the end of the show. Lees meer
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583: Pipe Maker Tanner Halligan. Pipes Smoking 101 - Flake Tobacco
15 november 2023 · 1 uur
Our featured interview tonight is with Tanner Halligan. Tanner is from Columbus Ohio, and makes the Butterbone Briars line of pipes. He first tried pipe smoking in high school with some friends, and enjoyed it on and off. About a year ago he began making pipes part-time, but was struggling until he decided to buy some pipe making kits by RawKrafted. The kits are made at Smoker's Haven in Columbus. Tanner went into the shop and was immediately hired by shop owner and pipe maker Premal Chheda. With Premal's mentoring, Tanner's pipe making skills took a big leap forward. At the top of the show, we'll have a Pipe Smoking 101 segment on flake tobaccos. Lees meer
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582: Adam Boolen of Cloudbear Custom Blends. Jeremy Reeves of Cornell & Diehl.
8 november 2023 · 1 uur 7 min
We have a tobacco filled show for you tonight. Our featured interview is with Adam Boolen of Cloudbear Custom Blends. He became interested in pipe smoking when he walked past the Tinderbox in the Cerritos Mall while he was in high school. He smoked a pipe on and off again with years in between. When he became interested in pipes again five years ago, he downloaded a book on home tobacco blending, which eventually lead to Cloud Bear Custom Blends. At the top of the show we will have an Ask the Tobacco Blender segment with Jeremy Reeves. Jeremy is the Head Blender at Cornell & Diehl, which is one of the most popular boutique pipe tobacco companies in the USA. Lees meer
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581: Pipe Maker Grey Van Kuilenburg. Pipes 101 - Cuts of Tobacco.
1 november 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Grey Van Kuilenburg. Grey makes the Van Kuilenburg line of pipes. He has always been into art and design, and he started drawing seriously when he was just three years old. He is a tattoo artist full time, and also hand carves custom electric guitars and basses for the last 30-years. Grey started smoking pipes at the Original Tinder Box in Santa Monica, CA, and Brian McNulty took him under his wing, learning the ropes of doing repairs and cleaning, and then started making pipes. He's been making pipes for three years now. At the top of the show we will have a Pipes 101 segment discussing the different cuts of pipe tobacco. Lees meer
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580: Pipe Collector / Pipe Show Organizer Dave Peterson
25 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 15 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Dave Peterson. Dave is Brian's partner organizing the Las Vegas International Pipe Show. Influenced by his childhood friend's father, he always wanted to be a heavy equipment operator, and that is what he became and worked at his entire life. He started smoking a pipe at 14-years old. This time influenced by Hugh Hefner. He even started with Mixture 79, but he's come a long way since then. Dave is also one of the first members of the Pipes Magazine Forums, having joined in May 2009 when the site was only a few months old, and he is still an active participant. His forum handle is "daveinlax", and no, he does not live in the Los Angeles airport. We are skipping our opening segment for an extended chat with Dave. Lees meer
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579: Pipe Maker / Restorer Richard Madley. Palate Fatigue.
18 oktober 2023 · 59 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Richard Madley. Richard got into pipe restoration in 2020 when he found his late father's pipes in a storage unit. He has some amazing before and after pictures on his Instagram of pipes he's restored. Now he also makes his own line of pipes - Mad Pipes, which are beautiful. He's been smoking for years, and he still smokes the vanilla cavendish that his father smoked for the wonderful nostalgia it conjures. He is a former U.S. Marine, and currently works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. At the top of the show, and by request from PipesMagazine.com Forum's member yanoJL, Brian will talk about Palate Fatigue, and how he refreshes his palate. Lees meer
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578: Pipe Maker Reid Robertson. Pipe Smoking 101 - Types of Tobacco.
11 oktober 2023 · 1 uur
Our featured interview tonight is with Reid Robertson. Reid is a relatively new pipe maker, but—get this—his first memory of pipe smoking goes back to when he was two years old. He started smoking pipes when he was 18, and starting making them in 2021. Pipe carver David S. Huber started mentoring him in the fall of 2022 and he is now making beautiful quality pipes. At the top of the show, we will have a Pipe Smoking 101 segment with a quite basic talk on the two main types of tobacco that are used for pipes. This will be an ongoing series that will become more detailed, and less basic as it proceeds. Lees meer
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577: Tom Kuhn from Pipes, Tobacco & Whiskey. Ask the Pipe Maker with Jeff Gracik
4 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 8 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Tom Kuhn. Tom is a retired band director and a "professional pipe enthusiast". He is the co-host of the weekly Pipes, Tobacco & Whiskey show on YouTube, which is described as "Impressions and helpful information on affordable and readily available pipes, pipe tobacco and whiskey from a perspective of multiple backgrounds and types of pipe enthusiasts." They currently have 3.88K subscribers and 230 videos. At the top of the show, we'll have an "Ask the Pipe Maker" segment with pipe artisan Jeff Gracik. Lees meer
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576: Pipe Maker Jesse Kulp. Pipes 101 - The Tamper
27 september 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
Our featured interview tonight is with pipe maker Jesse Kulp. Jesse makes the Oliphant brand of pipes. He's been a pipe smoker since he turned 18 in 2001. He started carving pipes in 2014 and started restoring estate pipes in 2016. He resides in the state of Wisconsin. When he is not making pipes, or smoking pipes, he is smoking meat. At the top of the show we will have a Pipe Smoking 101 segment where Brian will review the pipe tamper. Lees meer
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575: Jon David Cole Co-Hosts Our 12th Season Kick-Off
20 september 2023 · 1 uur 8 min
We have a special show tonight to celebrate the start of our 12th year. In lieu of an interview, Brian will be joined by another popular pipe podcast host - Jon David Cole. JD is the Owner/Tobacconist at The Country Squire in Jackson, MS, and he is the former co-host of the now discontinued podcast, Country Squire Radio. Country Squire Radio ran for 10-years and is still one of the most popular pipe-niche podcasts. Having these two pipe and tobacco brainiacs bouncing off of each other for over 45-minutes will be a blast. We will be preempting our usual first segment to start right off with JD. We will have the usual music, mailbag and rant at the end of the show. Lees meer
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574: Michael DiCuccio - TInBids.com Owner. Listener Mailbag Q&A
13 september 2023 · 1 uur 13 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Michael DiCuccio. Michael is the President of TinBids.com, "The Pipe Collector's Auction Site" where you can buy and sell vintage and rare tobacco tins, tobaccos, pipes and accessories. He has been collecting for over 30-years, and has a personal pipe collection of over 1,100 pipes. Michael also has his own IT company and is a self-proclaimed "computer geek". At the top of the show we'll get caught up on a backlog of emails and messages from our listeners with some great questions and comments. We will still have our regular mailbag segment at the end of the show as well. Lees meer
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573: New Pipe Maker Brandon Frady. Tobacco Blender Jeremy Reeves.
6 september 2023 · 1 uur 8 min
Our featured interview tonight is with J.B. "Brandon" Frady. Brandon is a new pipe maker making the Ash Cooper line of pipes which just launched earlier this year. His pipes are freehand and artistic shapes and designs. He is also a freelance writer for any type of project, but has been published for music reviews, concert reviews, and a single anomalous video game review, and other writings in a couple dozen professional publications. His full time job is with State Farm Insurance. At the top of the show we will have an Ask the Tobacco Blender segment with Jeremy Reeves. Jeremy is the Head Blender at Cornell & Diehl, which is one of the most popular boutique pipe tobacco companies in the USA. Lees meer
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572: Jay Furman, Co-Host of Pipe and Tamper Podcast. Pipes 101 - The Stem.
30 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Jay Furman. Jay is the co-host of the Pipe and Tamper podcast. He is a long-time member of the pipe community. He started smoking pipes in the 1980s, and owns hundreds of pipes and hundreds of pounds of pipe tobacco. His first pipe shopping experience was at Wally Frank, a famous New York chain of shops, also nationally known for their large mail order catalog business. Jay loves artisan pipes as well as health and fitness. At the top of the show, our Pipe Parts segment will be Pipes 101 Revisited where Brian will talk about the stem of the pipe. Lees meer
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571: Pipe Maker Stefan Cashwell. NASPC Pipe Show Report.
23 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 2 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Stefan Cashwell. Stefan is a part-time pipe maker and a full time musician. Looking at his pipes, you would never know that he has only been making them for a few years. They are real masterpieces created in standard shapes, standard shapes with an artistic twist, and some with a Danish design flair. On the music side, Stefan plays guitar, piano, and sings. Look for his album, "Peace Becomes a River" at BandCamp, or where ever you get your music online. It's great music to smoke a pipe to. At the top of the show Brian will have a trip report from last weekend's NASPC show in Columbus, OH. Lees meer
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570: Journeyman Pipe Smoker James Conarroe. Ask the Pipemaker with Jeff Gracik.
16 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 7 min
Our featured interview tonight is with James Conarroe. James is a caricaturist, father of five, and a self-described "Pizza Connoisseur" and "Follower of Christ". This is the 12th in our series of interviews with “Journeymen Pipe Smokers” – guys that have been smoking pipes between five and 10 years. At the top of the show our segment will feature pipe artisan Jeff Gracik with another installment of "Ask the Pipemaker". Lees meer
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569: Japanese Pipe Artisan Satou Smio Memoriam
9 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 7 min
Tonight's show will break out of our usual format in honor of the late Japanese pipe artisan, Satou Smio. Satou made high-grade pipes that are works of art, and wonders in engineering at the same time. He was trained in both the Danish and Japanese styles of pipe making, and combined both skill-sets in his masterpiece pipes. "Satou Smio, pipe maker, aged 79, died on July 16th, 2023, following a prolonged illness. While not as prolific as in his earlier years, he continued to make pipes until a few months before his death." - From: "A Legend Passes: Satou Smio". The author of that post is Sykes Wilford, founder and CEO of SmokingPipes.com, and he will join Brian for a memoriam for Satou for the entire show. Satou was interviewed on the show back in May 2016 on episode 192. We will still have the end-of-show segments for music, mailbag and rant. Lees meer
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568: Jeremy McKenna from Sutliff Tobacco. Smitty's Pipe Show Report.
2 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Jeremy McKenna. Jeremy is the President of the Sutliff Tobacco Company in Richmond, Virginia. Sutliff is the oldest American pipe tobacco maker at 174 years old. Jeremy has been with the company since 2015. Brian and Jeremy will be talking about the Birds of a Feather line, limited re-issues of old discontinued blends, small-batch tobacco runs, and more. At the top of the show, Brian will report on his pipe smoking trip to Smitty's in Gainesville GA for their pipe show. Lees meer
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567: Jon David Cole from Country Squire. Pipes 101 - The Parts of the Pipe.
26 juli 2023 · 1 uur 6 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Jon David Cole. JD is the Owner/Tobacconist at The Country Squire in Jackson, MS, and he is the former co-host of the podcast, Country Squire Radio, which ended their 10-year run earlier this year. We'll have JD with the new "From the Country Squire" segment talking about the recent PCA (Premium Cigar Association) Convention. At the top of the show, we'll have Pipe Smoking 101 - Parts of the Pipe. Lees meer
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566: Christian Probst from Cigar World in Germany. Ask the Tobacco Blender with Jeremy Reeves.
19 juli 2023 · 1 uur 10 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Christian Probst. Christian is the Pipes & Tobacco Category Manager for Cigar World in Düsseldorf, Germany. He initially became interested in smoking a pipe from his friends back in 1996. His father and other family members also smoked pipes, and then he was lucky enough to turn pipes and tobaccos into a job in 2004. In Pipe Parts, we will have an Ask the Tobacco Blender segment with Jeremy Reeves. Jeremy is the Head Blender at Cornell & Diehl, which is one of the most popular boutique pipe tobacco companies in the USA. Lees meer
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565: Les Young - Slow Smoke Champion. Pipes 101 - The Draft Hole.
12 juli 2023 · 1 uur 4 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Les Young. Les has been a fixture at pipe shows for many years. He is the 2023 U.S. Slow Smoking Champion, and goes by "lestrout" on the PipesMagazine forums. Hailing from the Philadelphia area, he worked for Dupont for 40 years and is now retired. He started smoking a pipe while attending MIT in Boston in 1961 - the good ol' days when you could smoke in the classroom. At the top of the show we will have a Pipes 101 Revisited segment with a discussion of the draft hole. Lees meer
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564: Pipe Maker Rich Rosseli. JDRF Auction Items.
5 juli 2023 · 1 uur
Our featured interview tonight is with Rich Rosseli. Rich has been making the Smith House brand of pipes for about five years now. His path to pipe making was paved by two gifts he received. First, he received a pipe from his uncle and discovered that he loved pipe smoking. Later, his wife gave him a pipe making kit for Valentine's Day, and the rest is history. At the top of the show, Brian will go over the JDRF Fundraiser Pipes and accessories items to bid on. Lees meer
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563: Journeyman Pipe Smoker Jason Lynn. Pipe Maker Jeff Gracik.
28 juni 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Jason Lynn. Jason is a lobbyist working in Washington, D.C. He primarily focuses in the areas of energy, environment, and transportation infrastructure. This is the 11th in our series of interviews with “Journeymen Pipe Smokers” – guys that have been smoking pipes between five and 10 years. At the top of the show our segment will feature pipe artisan Jeff Gracik with another installment of “Ask the Pipemaker”. Lees meer
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562: Pipe Maker Kevin Foster. Pipes 101 - The Shank.
21 juni 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Kevin Foster. Kevin is a part-time pipe maker residing in Atlanta. His full time job is flying Boeing 767s for a commercial airline in and out of Atlanta, South America, and Europe. Kevin started smoking a pipe in college, on and off. He got back into smoking during the 2020 COVID lockdown, and while reading Rick Newcombe's book, "In Search of Pipe Dreams" where the author described the special way he liked to have his pipes drilled wider, Kevin became curious and inspired. He is just two years shy of pipe making experience, and has already developed quite a following. At the top of the show we will have a Pipes 101 Revisited segment with a discussion of the pipe shank. Lees meer
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561: Journeyman Pipe Smoker Jacob Lundl. Father's Day Book Ideas.
14 juni 2023 · 1 uur 4 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Jacob Hundl. Jacob is a licensed geologist residing in Charlotte, NC. He has a bachelor’s degree in economic geology and a master’s degree in engineering geology. He had the exciting opportunity to tie together his vocation along with his enjoyment of pipes by exploring a meerschaum mine in Turkey. This is the 10th in our series of interviews with “Journeymen Pipe Smokers” – guys that have been smoking pipes between five and 10 years. At the top of the show, Brian will provide his selection of books for gift giving for Father’s Day. Lees meer
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560: Jon David Cole from Country Squire. Listener Submitted Questions.
7 juni 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Jon David Cole. JD is the Owner/Tobacconist at The Country Squire in Jackson, MS, and he is the former co-host of the podcast, Country Squire Radio, which ended their 10-year run earlier this year. There was a big event to close out the show that we’ll hear about, as well as JD’s first experience as a vendor at the recent Chicago pipe show. At the top of the show, we’ll have an extended “Pipe parts” discussion with two user submitted questions – one about aging tobaccos and if there’s any difference between topped and non-topped tobaccos related to aging, and the other asking for suggestions on how to slow one’s pipe puffing cadence. Lees meer
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559: Journeyman Pipe Smoker Jason Smith. Solani Blue Label 369 Review.
31 mei 2023 · 1 uur 9 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Jason Smith. Jason has lived in Cincinnati most of his life, and his first influence towards pipe smoking was from his grandfather who seemingly only didn't smoke his pipe if he was sleeping. This is the ninth in our series of interviews with “Journeymen Pipe Smokers” – guys that have been smoking pipes between five and 10 years, and Jason has a great journey to tell us about. At the top of the show, Brian will have a review of Solani Blue Label Blend No. 369. Lees meer
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558: The Pipe Professor - Kyle Andrew. Pipes 101 - The Tobacco Chamber.
24 mei 2023 · 1 uur 4 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Dr. Kyle Andrew a.k.a. "The Pipe Professor". Kyle holds a PhD in the field of educational leadership. His "The Pipe Professor" YouTube Channel has 93 videos, and 2.3k followers, and he has been at it for eight years. He reviews all kinds of pipe tobacco, and does an occasional cigar review as well. At the top of the show we will have an installment of Pipe Smoking 101 covering the inside of the bowl, or the tobacco chamber. Lees meer
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557: Journeyman Pipe Smoker Steve Davenport. Jeff Gracik on The Battle of the Briar.
17 mei 2023 · 1 uur 6 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Steve Davenport. Steve is a geologist working in the field of environmental consulting. This is the eighth in our series of interviews with “Journeymen Pipe Smokers” – guys that have been smoking pipes between five and 10 years. At the top of the show we will have Jeff Gracik reporting on the "Battle of the Briar" pipe making competition that was held at the Chicago pipe show. Lees meer
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556: Benedict Goes from the Amsterdam Pipe Museum. Captain Black Platinum Review.
10 mei 2023 · 1 uur 8 min
Our featured interview tonight is with c. Ben is the Director of the Amsterdam Pipe Museum. He became the director in 2015, but has been involved with the museum since 2013. He was the Co-founder and Secretary of the Amsterdam Pipe Smokers Club from 2000-2010. The museum has over 2,500 pipes on display and "ten times that in reserve". They were all collected by one man over 60+ years. So, next time your wife tells you that you have too many pipes, tell her that it's all relative. At the top of the show, Brian will a tobacco review of the new Captain Black Platinum. Lees meer
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555: Pipe Maker Josh Whitehead. Chicago Pipe Show Report.
3 mei 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Josh Whitehead. Josh is an artisan pipe maker from Florida. When he is not making pipes he also does woodworking projects, crafts pens, does ink drawings, and makes bread. Josh has been making pipes on a part time basis for ten years. He works in IT for his regular job. At the top of the show, Brian will have a trip report on the Chicago Pipe Show from last weekend. Lees meer
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554: Journeyman Pipe Smoker Kirk Keener. Pipes 101 Revisted.
26 april 2023 · 1 uur 4 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Kirk Keener aka "Kaptain_Kirk32". This is the seventh in our series of interviews with “Journeymen Pipe Smokers” – guys that have been smoking pipes between five and 10 years. Kirk has worked as a machinist, and played guitar in bands in the past, and he has a YouTube Channel with 604 subscribers and 236 videos devoted to pipe smoking and tobacco reviews. At the top of the show, Brian will start a new series of segments devoted to Pipes 101 Revisited. Lees meer
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553: Pipemaker Paul Lucas. The Paper Inside Tobacco Tins.
19 april 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Paul Lucas. Paul is the pipe maker behind the Paw brand of pipes. By looking at his pipes, you would never guess that he's only been making pipes for three years. He started in 2020 during lockdown when he had nothing to do except to make pipes. One year later, he quit his job and became a full time pipe artisan. He makes both freehand and standard shape styles, but even his standard shapes are artsy. At the top of the show, Brian will answer a listener's question about the paper liners that are typically found inside the tins of tobacco. Lees meer
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552: Journeyman Pipe Smoker Portland Paul. HH Old Dark Fired Tobacco Review.
12 april 2023 · 1 uur 8 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Portland Paul. This is the sixth in our series of interviews with “Journeymen Pipe Smokers” – guys that have been smoking pipes between five and 10 years. Paul is a professional musician currently in three bands and working on album number 15. One of the bands that he plays guitar and sings in is Cicero, which is a 90's emo throw back trio. We will feature one of their songs in the music segment. Paul has been smoking a pipe since 2013. At the top of the show, Brian will have a tobacco review on McBaren HH Old Dark Fired Ready Rub. Lees meer
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551: Adam from Get Piped Podcast. Deception Pass Tobacco Review.
5 april 2023 · 1 uur
Our featured interview tonight is with Adam Floyd. Adam is a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, and the host of the Get Piped Podcast. He has the best, most unique story ever on how he got started with pipes. The first tobacco he smoked was an aromatic in a corn cob, but you'll never in a million years guess the rest. As an extra bonus, Adam is actually in-studio with Brian. At the top of the show, Brian will will have a tobacco review of The Seattle Pipe Club's Deception Pass. Lees meer
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550: Journeyman Pipe Smoker Pastor Joda. Muletown Pipe Show Report.
29 maart 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Pastor Joda. This is the fifth in our series of interviews with “Journeymen Pipe Smokers” – guys that have been smoking pipes between five and 10 years. Joda grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and knew several people working in the tobacco business. Before he became a pastor, he had a graphic design business that took on a job from Scandinavian Tobacco Group, which left some pipe tobacco in his office. It wouldn't be until years later that he would become a regular pipe smoker though. His pipe smoking journey will have you knowingly nodding, if not laughing a little. At the top of the show, Brian will report on his trip to Tennessee and The Muletown Pipe Show. Lees meer
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549: Journeyman Pipe Smoker Neville Smith. Ask the Pipemaker with Jeff Gracik.
22 maart 2023 · 1 uur 11 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Neville Smith. This is the fourth in our series of interviews with “Journeymen Pipe Smokers” – guys that have been smoking pipes between five and 10 years. Neville is from Perth, Australia and is a Senior Consultant with The Illuminate Group. He is a company director with over ten years working in the corporate training and speaking industry. He is a renowned public speaker and an award winning Toastmaster. At the top of the show our segment will feature pipe artisan Jeff Gracik with another installment of “Ask the Pipemaker”. Lees meer
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548: Andre Tessier from United Pipe Clubs. Brian's Custom Blend from 2019.
15 maart 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Andre Tessier. Andre was born and raised on Long Island, New York and still resides there today. He is a member of the New York City Pipe Club, and is the Secretary for the United Pipe Clubs of America. He is also a member of New York Sky Blues which is New York City’s Official Supporters Club branch of Manchester City. At the top of the show, Brian will give us an update on his custom-blended tobacco that he's been aging since December 2019. Lees meer
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547: Dan Croxall - Journeyman Pipe Smoker. Country Squire Trip Report.
8 maart 2023 · 1 uur 7 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Dan Croxall. This is the third in our series of interviews with "Journeymen Pipe Smokers" - guys that have been smoking pipes between five and 10 years. Dan is a professor at his alma mater, the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Prior to returning to academia, Dan practiced law at the world’s largest law firm (DLA Piper LLP) as a complex civil litigator and white-collar criminal defense attorney. He then opened the world’s smallest law firm (Croxall Law) in 2013 to focus his practice on representing California Craft breweries and related parties. At the top of the show, Brian will have a trip report on his visit to Jackson, MS to The Country Squire for the party and last recording of the Country Squire Radio Podcast. Lees meer
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546: Jon David Cole from The Country Squire. When Your Friend Wants to Start Smoking a Pipe.
1 maart 2023 · 1 uur 9 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Jon David Cole. JD is the Owner/Tobacconist at The Country Squire in Jackson, MS, and he is the co-host of the podcast, Country Squire Radio. After a 10-year run, and approaching their 500th episode, it was announced that they would record their last episode live on March 4 at a big party in Jackson, MS. In addition to talking about the podcast and the retail store, our main discussion will be JD's recommended pipe tobaccos in each genre that are readily available for purchase, as opposed to vintage collectible tobaccos that are hard to get. At the top of the show, Brian will answer a question on how to proceed when your friend wants to try smoking a pipe for the first time. Lees meer
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545: Journeyman Pipe Smoker Ethan Talley. Behind the Scenes Tobacco Manufacturing.
22 februari 2023 · 1 uur 7 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Ethan Talley. This is the second in our series of interviews with "Journeymen Pipe Smokers" - guys that have been smoking pipes between five and 10 years. Ethan has been a Level 4 Kayak Instructor, an instructor in Canoe, Kayak, and Raft Rescue, and has a Masters in Professional Counseling. He got his first taste of pipes and tobaccos in 2013 at Boda Pipes and Cigar Lounge in Greenville, SC. At the top of the show, Brian will answer a listener's questions on some behind the scenes tobacco manufacturing practices. Lees meer
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544: Podcast Host Beau York. Tales from an Industry-Insider.
15 februari 2023 · 1 uur 13 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Beau York. Beau is the co-host of the soon-to-be ending pipes and tobacco based podcast, Country Squire. After a 10-year run, and approaching their 500th episode, it was announced that Country Squire would record their last episode live on March 4 at a big party in Jackson, MS. Read the press release here. In addition to co-hosting Country Squire, Beau is the CEO of Satchel Player, creator of Podastery Studios, and host of several podcasts including Flash TV Talk and Panel to Screen. Brian has worked in the pipe and tobacco industry for the majority of his life, and at the top of the show, he will have an industry-insider story from his past. Lees meer
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543: Pipe Maker Scott Thile. Other Collectibles.
8 februari 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
Our featured interview tonight is with pipe maker Scott Thile. Scott has been making pipes since 2004. In addition to making pipes, Scott is a piano tuner and re-builder, and a bass player. Scott also founded Pipedia.org, and he was on the show way back in 2012 on Episode 10. Scott's son, Chris is also a musician, and his band, Nickel Creek will be our featured music with their Platinum record, "In The House Of Tom Bombadil". At the top of the show, Brian will be answering a listener question related to other collectibles in the pipe and tobacco world. Lees meer
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542: Gabe Skypala - New Journeymen Series. Retired Pipe Makers to Seek Out.
1 februari 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Gabe Skypala. This is the first in our series of interviews with "Journeymen Pipe Smokers" - guys that have been smoking pipes between five and 10 years. Gabe is a native Texan from Amarillo. He grew up helping out on his uncle's cow farm and thought that might be his trade at the time. He also played college basketball (he's 6'9"), was pre-med at Samford University, did some youth ministry, and is now in sales in the electrical equipment business. Gabe also is a BJJ white belt, and amateur pipe maker. At the top of the show, Brian will give us a list of pipe makers that have quit making pipes that you should seek out on the estate market. Lees meer
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541: Jeff Gracik, Fred Hanna, Rich Esserman
25 januari 2023 · 1 uur 14 min
We have a pipe personalities packed show tonight. We've been running two different series with two different prominent pipe collectors and authors. We have "Inside Fred's Head" with Fred Hanna. He is the author of the book, “The Perfect Smoke”, and known for collecting straight grain pipes. The other series is a follow-up to Fred, "Rich Responds" with Rich Esserman. Rich has penned innumerous articles about pipes and tobacco for several publications, and he is known for collecting quite large pipes. We'll be featuring the final remnants of those two series all in this show. As if that's not enough, at the top of the show our segment will feature pipe artisan Jeff Gracik with another installment of "Ask the Pipemaker". Lees meer
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540: Pete Prevost from BriarWorks. Sutliff Kringle Flake Vintage Comparisons.
18 januari 2023 · 1 uur 7 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Pete Prevost. Pete is a pipe maker and the President of the BriarWorks pipe factory in Columbia Tennessee. BriarWorks is a a pipe maker co-op with several other pipe makers, including Todd Johnson, who co-founded it with Pete. Brian and Pete will be talking about that as well as the up-coming 2023 Muletown Pipe Show which is held at BriarWorks. In a past life, Pete was the guitar player in the band Sanctus Real. Our music segment will feature one of their Grammy-nominated songs. At the top of the show, Brian will give us his comparisons between three different vintages of Sutliff's Kringle Flake tobacco from the last three years. Lees meer
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539: Matthew McCranie from McCranie's. Brian's Recent Pipe Trades.
11 januari 2023 · 1 uur 6 min
Our featured interview tonight is with Matthew McCranie. Matthew is the third generation from McCranie's pipe and tobacco shop in Charlotte, NC. Matthew tells us of the founding of McCranie's by his grandfather in 1979. There's a fun Florida connection including inspiration from Edward's Pipe & Tobacco in Tampa, and some streets named McCranie in Lakeland. We'll also hear about McCranie's long-running, highly popular tobaccos, and how things have evolved from the early days. At the top of the show, Brian will give us a recap of his pipe trading from the Chicago and Columbus pipe shows. Lees meer