On Prime Time Special Edition 82, we are honored to welcome the First Lady of Cigars, the one and only Cynthia Fuente of Arturo Fuente Cigars. We will be talking all about Arturo Fuente Cigars including the company’s history, it’s game-changing cigar lines, the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation, and some of the industry challenges. This […]
For Prime Time Jukebox Episode 16, we go through U2’s landmark album “The Unforgettable Fire” for the third installment of our Album Archaeology series. We’re joined by special guest Hector Alfonso who will help us break down this album. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we dig into the […]
When Dave Burck and I launched Prime Time Jukebox this past November, we planned on ten to twelve episodes per year. We are about nine months into this project and we are getting ready to do our 17th show. This has been due to a combination of the great support we have had from our […]
Prime Time hits another milestone as we come upon Episode 150. Tonight, our special guest is George Rico of Gran Habano Cigars. Gran Habano is coming upon 20 years in the cigar business, and will catch up with George on the things happening leading to that milestone – plus learn the story of Gran Habano. […]
For Prime Time Special Edition 81, we are excited to welcome Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars back to the show It’s been a while since we had Omar on the show, and there are a lot of things happening with his company Fratello Cigars, so we will talk about it. Plus, Bear and […]
Tonight we continue our look at the people behind General Cigar Company as we welcome Steve Abbot, Senior Brand Manager. Steve has responsibilities for both the Macanudo and La Gloria Cubana brands and we will dive into each of these with Steve, plus get to know a little more about Steve and his role […]
Episode 15 is all about Ska, and we are joined by the one and only Eric Guttormson to pay homage to this unique genre of music. We will go through the history of Ska, and go through some of our favorite Ska artists. We even will make selections for a Ska Hall of Fame. In […]
Tonight tune in for our Summer of 2020 Virtual Trade Show! The concept of a Virtual Trade Show is not one that came up as a result of COVID-19. We also are not claiming to be the first to do this in the cigar industry. The last two years, we have done a pre-game […]
Baseball’s back and so is the Prime Time Team ready to cover it. Tonight, we bring back our panel of Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads as we preview the 2020 Major League Baseball Season. We will examine how the 2020 Major League Baseball season will be different. Will […]
For Episode 14, the ladies take center stage as we devote an episode to Women in Music. Dave and Coop will explore some of the female artists from both a foundational and contemporary standpoint. We’ll go through some of our favorite female artists and discuss some of our favorite tunes by them. For the cigars […]