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 […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 147 – Ed Lahmann, General Cigar Company
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On Episode 147, we continue to meet the people behind General Cigar Company, and tonight we’re honored to welcome Ed Lahmann, who manages the Honduran brands under General Cigar. Ed’s the Senior brand manager of two brands that are staples in the cigar world – Punch and Hoyo de Monterrey. We’ll discuss the history […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 146 – Glen Case, Kristoff Cigars
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For Episode 146, the Prime Time Show is proud to welcome Glen Case, Owner of Kristoff Cigars. Glen has well over a decade in the cigar business and took a very different route to getting into it. We’ll learn of Glen’s stories and talk about all of the happenings at Kristoff Cigars. Tune in live […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 79 – Abe Flores, PDR Cigars
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For Prime Time Special Edition 79, Abe Flores of PDR Cigars makes his debut on Prime Time! Abe has built two big operations – his PDR Cigars factory and his PDR Cigars brand. Tonight we’ll talk to Abe about both of them and uncover his journey in the cigar industry. All of this on […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 145 – Rafael Nodal, Tabacalera USA/Boutique Blends
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For Episode 145, Rafael Nodal, Director of Product Capability for Tabacalera USA and owner of Boutique Blends Cigars is our featured guest. We will catch up with Rafael on all of the happenings with Tabacalera USA. Plus catch up on life after winning the #1 Cigar of the Year. We’ll discover how Rafael “lives true” […]
Announcement: Prime Time Jukebox Episode 13 – Album Archaeology #2: Led Zeppelin II (Listener Choice)
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A couple of months ago, Dave ran a listener/viewer poll to see what artist/album should be selected for our second Album Archaeology show and the winner was Led Zeppelin’s Led Zeppelin II album. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we dig into the “Led Zeppelin II” album. We […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 144 – Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr, E.P. Carrillo
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For Episode 144, we are honored to welcome another legend to our show, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. This will be a fun episode as we catch up with Ernesto on the happenings at E.P. Carrillo, including the new Pledge cigar set to hit stores this summer. Plus we’ll talk plenty of blending and industry talk with […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 78 – David Garofalo
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For Prime Time Special Edition 78, we are honored to welcome the one and only David Garofalo to the show. Dave not only loves cigars, he wears many hats in the cigar industry and we’ll talk to him about the journey he has taken. We will also have another “One Must Go” segment tonight, […]
Announcement: Prime Time Jukebox Episode 12 – Battle of the Bands Championship Pre-Game Show
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Over the past few weeks, Prime Time Jukebox has curated a “Battle of the Bands” Tournament. For this tournament, Dave and Coop have each picked 16 musical artists. We seeded them from 1 to 16 and placed each of 16 teams into brackets – NCAA Tournament Style. Our fans have had an opportunity to vote […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 143 – Manuel Inoa, La Aurora Cigars
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Today, we are honored to welcome the one and only Manuel Inoa of La Aurora Cigars as our special guest. Manuel is the Master Blender at La Aurora Cigars, and we’ll discuss his journey in the cigar industry. We will discuss the history of the La Aurora Cigar Factory, and get some of Manuel’s […]