Blowing Smoke Podcast

Episode 5 of Blowing Smoke, recorded at the La Havana cigar lounge in downtown Nacogdoches.Ben and David smoke the Fat Bottom Betty by Drew Estate, a sweet-capped Maduro from the Deadwood series.The ratings: Ben 4.0, David 3.0. Overall average: 3.5.Find the cigar here: https://www.nacogdochescigarcompany.com/Then the conversation goes where it always goes: shows and movies worth rewatching every year, a Springfield trip that ended in a gun museum instead of the aquarium, Bigfoot in East Texas, and a new bit where one lie gets planted per episode.We rate the cigar. Then it gets weird.New episodes every Friday.#BlowingSmoke #Cigars #Nacogdoches #FatBottomBetty

Episode 4 of Blowing Smoke, recorded at the La Havana cigar lounge in downtown Nacogdoches.Ben and David are joined by Bryan Patterson to smoke the Rojas Bluebonnet Toro, a Corojo-wrapped cigar.The ratings: Ben 4.2, David 4.5, Bryan 4.0. Overall average: 4.2.Find the cigar here: https://www.nacogdochescigarcompany.com/Then the conversation goes where it always goes: Hutto hippos, pandas that never existed, a Walmart lightsaber duel, a mayor's apology, and faking the moon landing to win the Cold War.We rate the cigar. Then it gets weird.New episodes every Friday.#BlowingSmoke #Cigars #Nacogdoches #Bluebonnet

Episode 3 of Blowing Smoke, recorded at the La Havana cigar lounge in downtown Nacogdoches.Ben and David are joined by Justin, who wandered in off the lounge floor, to smoke the League of Fat Bastards Series Maduro, a Nicaraguan medium-to-full cigar with a creamy, smooth draw and dark notes. The ratings: Ben 4.8, David 4.5, Justin 4.2. Then the conversation goes where it always goes: censorship, social credit, second chances, and raising kids.We rate the cigar. Then it gets weird.New episodes every Friday.#BlowingSmoke #Cigars #Nacogdoches #LeagueOfFatBastards

Episode 2 of Blowing Smoke, recorded live at Tobaccodoches, the 6th annual cigar festival in downtown Nacogdoches, Texas.Ben and David set up at the festival to talk cigars, Brendyn's BBQ, and live music. Andrew Shipp joins the conversation.Tobaccodoches is hosted by Nacogdoches Cigar Company and supports Cigars for Warriors and the Nacogdoches Heroes Foundation.New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe so you do not miss the next one.#BlowingSmoke #Tobaccodoches #Cigars #Nacogdoches

We rate the cigar. Then it gets weird.Episode 1 of the Blowing Smoke Podcast with Ben Schexnider and David Sowell, recorded in the back rooms of their cigar shop in Nacogdoches, Texas.This week: two box-pressed Artista cigars, the Falu (Sumatra) and the Harvest (broadleaf maduro), rated up to five stars. Then the conversation goes sideways: a sketchy bushwhacker deal off Highway 7, flat earth and history repeating, chemtrails and HAARP, the Vatican's alleged Chronovisor, whether dogs have souls, the Snowpiercer-is-a-Willy-Wonka-sequel theory, Disney lore, and Texas politics (reluctantly).Like, comment, and subscribe, and come hang out with us next Thursday. Drop your topic suggestions below, we read the comments until there are too many to keep up with.#BlowingSmokePodcast #CigarReview #Podcast