For Episode 178, the one and only Terence Reilly of Aganorsa Leaf returns! We will catch up with Terence on the latest happenings with Aganorsa Leaf. We will ask Terence our questions in our Live True segment, and do some industry talk in our Deliberations segment. Don’t forget, you can catch us on Google Play Music, iTunes, Podbean, […]
Prime Time Special Edition 95: Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr., Cynthia Fuente & José Blanco, Arturo Fuente Cigars
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For Prime Time Special Edition 95, we welcome Carlos “Carlito” Fuente, Cynthia Fuente, and José Blanco of Arturo Fuente Cigars. All three will be pinch-hitting tonight (including Carlito & Jose doing pinch-hitting for a second time). We also will take a look at some really good cigars, but ones that we think could use a […]
Prime Time Episode 177: Billy & Gus Fakih, Artesano Del Tobacco
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Tonight Billy and Gus Fakih make their Prime Time debut. Billy and Gus are the brothers behind Artesano Del Tobacco. This is the company that produces the Viva La Vida product. We’ll hear Billy and Gus’ story, including their roots of owning one of New York City’s iconic retail establishments. We’ll learn a little more […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 32: The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Pre-Game Show
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations are out – and they are as controversial as always. Tonight, we will be joined by Seth “Big Tuna” Geise and break down the nominations – and make our cases for who should be in. Plus on the previous Prime Time Jukebox, Dave and Coop drafted their […]
Prime Time Episode 176: Juan Martinez, Joya de Nicaragua
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Juan Martinez, President of Joya de Nicaragua, is coming back to the Prime Time Show. 2020 was another huge year for Joya de Nicaragua and we’ll catch up on all of the happenings. Plus, we will talk about the upcoming Dos Cientos release coming out this summer. We’ll learn a little more about Juan in […]
Prime Time Special Edition 94: The Candela Show
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It’s not easy being green – except when it comes to cigars. Tonight we explore candela cigars. We will cover the background and history of candela cigars. We will look at candelas’ place in the premium cigar industry. We will also explore some of our favorite candela cigars we have smoked over the years. In […]
Prime Time Episode 175: Jason Lois, Veritas Cigars
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Jason Lois comes over to the Thursday side of the Prime Time Show for Episode 175. He is now the CEO Veritas Cigars and he is shaking things up. We’ll catch up with Jason and find out all of the exciting happenings at Veritas Cigars. Since Jason is from Kentucky, we’ll talk Kentucky things in […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 31: The 2021 Battle of the Bands Draft Show
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We are getting ready for the 2021 Battle of the Bands competition. Battle of the Bands is a bracket-style March Madness tournament where Dave and Coop each pick 16 artists, seed them, place them into brackets and you decide who should move on. We will go through each round on Twitter, until there is a […]
Prime Time Episode 174: Micky Pegg, All Saints Cigars
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For Prime Time Episode 174, Micky Pegg of All Saints Cigars is our special guest. Micky is a cigar industry veteran. After taking an extended hiatus from the cigar industry, Micky is back with his own brand and company called All Saints Cigars. We will look at Micky’s journey in the cigar industry and learn […]
Prime Time Episode 173: Industry Panel #9: 2020 Cigar of the Year Lists
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The 2020 Cigar of the Year List Season has come to a close. For episode 173, Hector Alfonso Sr. of Espinosa Cigars, Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac and John McTavish of Developing Palates are all back for an Industry Panel to recap the highs and lows of the season. This is one of our […]