“We tease him a lot because we got him on the spot”. Tonight, its Welcome Back Justin – Justin Andrews of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG). This is the second of two shows around our 6 year anniversary! There is plenty to talk about with Justin on the happenings of brands of both General Cigar and […]
Prime Time Episode 263: José Blanco, Arturo Fuente
William Cooper Podcast No Comments Arturo Fuente, Developing Palates, Fuente, Podcast, Prime Time Show
This is the first of two shows around our 6 year anniversary! Tonight the first of two great guests as we welcome back the one and only José Blanco! José will talk Arturo Fuente and weigh in on a ton of industry topics. Plus we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, […]
Prime Time Episode 262: Media Panel #14
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This week it’s our 14th Media Panel show – and we are bringing in Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo and John McTavish of Developing Palates to participate. Since this is a media panel, we won’t just hit industry topics, but we will hit a bunch of stuff that affects the media. Plus we will have our […]
Prime Time Episode 261: James Brown, Oveja Negra Brands
William Cooper Podcast No Comments Black Label Trading Company, Black Works Studio, Developing Palates, Emilio, Oveja Negra Brands, Podcast
This week we welcome back James Brown to the Prime Time Show. It’s ten years since Brown launched Black Label Trading Company, and today Brown has established himself as a force in the small batch world of cigars. We will talk to James about the latest happenings at Black Label Trading Company, Black Works Studio, […]
Prime Time Episode 260: Jeffrey Amendola and Chris Monaco, Amendola Family Cigar Co.
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The Amendola boys are back! Tonight we welcome back Jeffrey Amendola and Chris Monaco, the two principals behind Amendola Family Cigar Company. We’ll catch up with Jeff and Chris and we’ll get the insights behind their first release in their NYC Series – the West Side Story.. In addition, we will have our Cattle Baron […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 97: Best Last Tracks
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Back on Episode 78, we looked at the best first tracks on albums. This time, for Episode 97 we take a look at the best final tracks on albums. We will go through what we think makes a great final track and come up with some of our all-time favorite selections. We also pay tribute […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 96: In Memoriam: Harry Belafonte
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On Episode 96 we look back at the life and career of Harry Belafonte. Harry passed away on April 25, 2023 at the age of 96. Harry had a very versatile music career and a great commitment to social causes – and we will cover it on this episode. In this episode, Dave smokes the […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 95: The Beginning of the End
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On Episode 95, Dave and Coop take on a project known as “The Beginning of the End”. There is a point an artist releases an album, but for several reasons the signs are beginning to point that things are heading downhill. It could be because the artist isn’t keeping up with the times, the band […]
Prime Time Special Edition 138: Alex Tavella, Smoke Inn/KMA Talk Radio
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The 2023 edition of the The Great Smoke (TGS) is in the annuls of history. Tonight we welcome one of the key members of the team at Smoke Inn that puts on that event, the GOAT – Alex Tavella. Alex will join the whole coalition team as we will talk TGS and some industry talk. […]
Prime Time Special Edition 137: Alec Bradley Mt. Rushmore
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It’s been a while since we visited the cigar version Mt. Rushmore, but tonight we once again journey to this iconic monument. This time we look at candidates from Alec Bradley. A new era is coming to Alec Bradley as Scandinavian Tobacco Group has acquired the company and the brands that go along with it. […]