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Episode 400: Summa-Palooza 2025 – Local Spotlight: On the lake; New Hampshire
July 14, 2025

Warning: This episode is totally uncut and unedited. This is how it sounds after a couple days of drinking, smoking, sun, fishing and fun on the barge. Its the 8th annual summer trip on the barge and

Episode 399: Now Open Under New Management – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Cigar Lounge; Bedford, NH
July 07, 2025

Castros in Bedford has changed hands and changed its name. The Hacks go direct to the source for the latest information and renovation details. The Hidden Herf is a definite plant to see if Pat can p

Episode 398: Cigar Hacks European Vacation – Plaistow Cigar Co; Plaistow, NH
June 30, 2025

Its a week of reports from European vacations and local cigar events. Everyone on the panel who was not out of commission has an event story to share. The Hidden Herf is well received. Local Spotligh

Episode 397: Jane, Jen, Sammy, and Eldon – Local Spotlight: Ash Cigar Lounge; Kingston, NH
June 23, 2025

As we work our way through the Widow Jane that was bequeath to us by the Stogie Hunter last week, Mama McGroin joins us at McGroin Manor a for segment. The Hidden Herf is sort of guessed and is a dece

Episode 396: In Remembrance of the Reverend – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Back Room; Manchester, NH
June 16, 2025

The Reverend Harvey has smoked his last cigar on this earth. We gather to celebrate The Revs contribution to hundreds of episodes in a way that Harvey would have enjoyed. Its a bittersweet episode w

Episode 395: The Stogie Hunter Comes Calling – Local Spotlight: Mr. J’s Havana Cigar Lounge; Coventry, RI
June 09, 2025

We have a special out of town visitor this week for what is shaping up to be a Mini-Palooza. Direct from the Tobacco Shack we bring you this weeks episode and get to know a new old-friend of the show

Episode 394: Dialing it Back – Local Spotlight: Smokers Abbey / Fervor Festival; Nashville, TN
June 02, 2025

We dial things back a bit this week with a three member OG panel for a quiet evening, that is until Nashville Dave calls in. N-D is at the Nashville Fervor Festival VIP party where he puts Candice on

Episode 393: Hidden Herf Retest – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Backroom; Bedford, NH
May 26, 2025

Castros in Bedford is changing hands and The Hacks are on top of the situation with the latest public information. The Hidden Herf is a deliberate repeat and a bit of a test to see how the cigar has

Episode 392: Firepit Etiquette – Granite State Cigar Shop; Laconia, NH
May 19, 2025

Its a relatively small crew of six this week around the firepit for our first outdoor episode of the season. The mailbag sends us in a couple different directions. The Hidden Herf looks like an old f

Episode 391: A Chat with “Pat-GPT” – The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA
May 12, 2025

It was inevitable that the Hacks bring in some Artificial Intelligence outside of Conspiracy Corner. Dont worry, there are still way too many Hacks to make this a fully AI show. We have a newly minte