The Pipes Magazine Radio Show Podcast

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603: Collector and Author Rick Newcombe. Pipes 101 - Best Shape for Which Tobacco. Apr 02, 2024

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Our featured interview tonight is with Rick Newcombe. Rick is a well-known author of two pipe books, and he is currently working on his third book about pipes. He is a prominent collector of Danish pipes, and vintage tobaccos. He has traveled the world visiting pipe makers, and learning their different techniques. He is also the founder and chairman of Creators Syndicate, which currently represents more than 200 writers and artists. At the top of the show we'll have a Pipe Smoking 101 segment discussing best pipe shapes and sizes that are best suited to certain types of tobacco.

602: Kevin the Hobbiton Piper. Ask the Pipemaker with Jeff Gracik. Mar 26, 2024

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Our featured interview tonight is with Kevin the Hobbiton Piper. Kevin was originally on the show in August 2021. The Hobbiton Piper YouTube Channel has 9.24k subscribers and over 120 videos with pipe and tobacco reviews, box openings, food, drink, and more. Kevin's interview was one of our early novice pipe smoker features, so we'll check in and see how his pipe smoking and YouTube channel have progressed. At the top of the show, we'll have an "Ask the Pipemaker" segment with pipe artisan Jeff Gracik.

601: Pipe Collector and Author Rich Esserman. Brian's Most Coveted Tobaccos. Mar 19, 2024

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Our featured interview tonight is with Rich Esserman. Rich is one of our regular guests that has been on the show many times, and is returning after a 15-month hiatus. Rich has penned innumerous articles about pipes and tobacco for several publications, and he is known for collecting quite large pipes. We'll get caught up with Rich, and also get his take on some of the same questions we asked Steve Fallon on his recent episode. At the top of the show we'll have a tour of the tobaccos that Brian is most coveting in his collection right now.

600: Pipe Journeyman and Podcaster Dylan Schlender. St. Patrick's Day. Mar 12, 2024

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Our featured interview tonight is with Dylan J. Schlender. This is the return of our series of interviews with “Journeymen Pipe Smokers” – guys that have been smoking pipes between five and 10 years. Dylan started smoking in 2018 with a Winslow pipe, and Captain Black. (He soon learned that he likes English-style blends much more.) He resides in CT and works in IT. He also co-hosts his own podcast, "Reels of Justice - The Official Fake Movie Court Podcast". He is one of four co-hosts where they put a movie on trial each week. At the top of the show, in celebration of upcoming St. Patrick's Day, Brian will read "Paddy Larrigan's 100th Birthday" by Chuck Stanion. It was originally published on SmokingPipes.com's Daily Reader.

599: Jeremy Reeves from Cornell & Diehl. Brian's "Satou Reds" Pipes. Mar 05, 2024

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Our featured interview tonight is with Jeremy Reeves. Jeremy is the Head Blender at Cornell & Diehl, which is one of the most popular boutique pipe tobacco companies in the USA. Jeremy has been a pipe smoker for over a decade and is passionate about pipes, pipe tobacco, and blending tobacco. Tonight’s discussion will focus on Oriental Tobaccos, and Brian said HE even learned something. At the top of the show, Brian will continue the tour of his pipe collection with the "Satou Reds".

598: Consignment-Auction Powerhouse Steve Fallon. What to do with Tiny Bits of Tobacco at the Bottom of the Tin. Feb 27, 2024

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Our featured interview tonight is with Steve “PipeStud” Fallon. Steve has one of the most popular consignment-auction businesses for estate pipes and vintage tobaccos that he’s been running since 2006. If you know Steve, you know he’s a big fan of the original Dunhill blend, Royal Yacht. The last time Steve was on the show was in 2020, so we'll see what's new with him, and the estate pipes and vintage tobaccos business. At the top of the show, Brian will discuss what to do with the tiny bits of tobacco at the bottom of the tin.

597: Pipe Restorer and Book Author Charles Lemon. Growing Tobacco with Jeremy Reeves. Feb 20, 2024

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Our interview on tonight's show is with Charles Lemon. Charles does pipe repairs and restorations, and is the author of the new book, "Brigham Pipes, A Century Of Canadian Briar". It tells the story of the first 100 years of Brigham pipes, and includes an extensive shape chart with actual photos of the pipes. The book lays out not only the chronology of Canada’s most prominent pipe-maker but also never before compiled information on the pipes themselves, including the stamps, grading schemes and pinning patterns used between 1906 and 2006. In Pipe Parts, Brian talks to Jeremy Reeves, the head blender at Cornell & Diehl about growing, curing, fermenting, and aging tobacco.

596: Tyler Edwards of Levoy's Leathers. Pipes 101 - Long Pipes. Feb 13, 2024

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Our interview on tonight's show is with Tyler Edwards from Levoy's Leathers. Tyler is a commercial truck driver from Amarillo, TX. When he is not driving, he follows his passion for making handmade leather goods. The leather pipe accessories include pipe cleaner holders, valet trays, and leather pipe socks. He also has wallets, drink coasters, and passport holders. They all look beautiful and are reasonably priced. At the top of the show, we will have a Pipes 101 segment to discuss long pipes which include three of Brian's favorite shapes.

595: Jon David Cole from Country Squire. Brian's Seven Jody Davis Pipes. Feb 06, 2024

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Our interview on tonight's show will be with Jon David Cole. JD is the Owner/Tobacconist at The Country Squire in Jackson, MS, and he is the former co-host of the now discontinued podcast, Country Squire Radio. Country Squire Radio ran for 10-years and is still one of the most popular pipe-niche podcasts. Brian and Jon David will be talking all things pipes and tobacco, and we will get an update on what's new at The Country Squire. At the top of the show, Brian will continue the tour of his pipe collection with seven Jody Davis saddle bit pipes.

594: Steph from Steph & Skip Cain on YT. Ask the Pipemaker with Jeff Gracik. Jan 30, 2024

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Our featured interview tonight is with Piping Artist Steph from the Steph & Skip Cain Show on YouTube. Steph is an artistic painter amongst other pursuits. She started smoking a pipe in 2017, smoking aromatics, like many of us pipe smokers. Then she discovered the joys of Latakia, also like many of us. Steph actually introduced her second husband, Skip, to pipe smoking and not the other way around as you might think. Their YouTube channel is six years old with 363 videos, and 1.4k subscribers. Pipe smokers are rare, and female pipe smokers are even more rare. You'll find Steph interesting, entertaining, and unique. At the top of the show, we will have an “Ask the Pipemaker” segment with Jeff Gracik.

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