For Episode 210, we welcome Gerard Abajian, co-owner of Jake Wyatt Cigar Company. Gerard’s an industry veteran and last year he took the plunge into cigar brand ownership. Jake Wyatt has been applauded by many for their quality and craftsmanship and tonight we will learn more about this brand. In addition we will have our […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 56: Christmas and Holiday Music 2021 Edition
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Prime Time Jukebox Episode 56 is our annual Christmas and Holiday Music edition. Before you start hurling Christmas ornaments at us, yes we are recording our annual Christmas & Holiday Music Show this weekend to air on Monday 11/15. The reason we are doing it early is so folks have ample time to enjoy the […]
Prime Time Episode 209: Rafael Nodal, Tabacalera USA/Boutique Blends
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On Episode 209, we welcome back Rafael Nodal, Director of Product Capability and co-owner of Boutique Blends Cigars. We will catch up what’s been happening with Rafael himself, and get an update on the “great things that are happening” at Tabacalera USA and Boutique Blends. We’ll talk “Cuba Libre” in our Live True segment, and […]
Prime Time Special Edition 110: The Baseball Show: 2021 Post Season Edition
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The 2021 Major League Baseball Season is in the annuas of history and tonight. Tonight Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads as well as Aaron Loomis and Ben Lee join Bear and Coop to recap the 2021 Season. We will look back at the stories, teams, and players that highlighted […]
Prime Time Jukebox 55: Album Archaeology #8: Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys
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Prime Time Jukebox Episode 55 features our eighth installment of our Album Archaeology Series. On his episode, we break down The Beach Boys’ landmark album Pet Sounds. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we dig into the Pet Sounds album. We go deep into each of the tracks of […]
Prime Time Episode 208: Kevin Schweitzer, Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group
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For Episode 208, we proudly welcomed back Kevin Schweitzer, owner of Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group. Kevin was in the Perdomo Cigar Studio LIVE – our first in-person guest in almost two years. In the past few years, Kevin has been building up his portfolio of cigars, including two special limited edition cigars this year. We […]
Prime Time Special Edition 109: 2021 Election Night Cigar Show
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In what has now become somewhat of a tradition on Special Edition, we did a cigar show while the 2021 Election Results came in. There are four races we kept an eye on: New Jersey Gubernatorial Race, Virginia Gubernatorial Race, the New York City Mayoral Race, and Bobby Valentine’s quest to become Mayor of Stamford, […]
Prime Time Jukebox 54: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs Part 2 – 450 to 401
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On Episode 54 of Prime Time Jukebox, we continue our recap of the Rolling Stone’s recent refresh of their Top 500 songs of all time. This segment will cover songs 450 to 401 and Dave and Coop will go through some of their favorites that made the list, and assess how fairly these favorites were […]
Prime Time Episode 207: Brad Winstead, Casa de Montecristo
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For Episode 207, we are proud to be joined by Brad Winstead, CEO of Casa de Montecristo. Brad’s got a long history in the cigar industry and we’ll talk to Brad on his journey and how he made it to Casa de Montecristo. We will also discuss what Casa de Montecristo is, and its unique […]
Prime Time Episode 206: Jeremy McDonald, Wildfire Cigar Company
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For Episode 206, we are joined by Jeremy McDonald, the founder of Wildfire Cigar Company Jeremy’s an industry veteran and best known for his tenure at Caldwell Cigar Company. Now Jeremy has struck out on his own and has a unique venture called Wildfire Cigar Company. We’ll talk to Jeremy about his journey and where […]