The Pipes Magazine Radio Show Podcast

Nov 19 2024 651 ep. 63 mins 333
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The Pipes Magazine Radio Show is a 1-hour talk show where we interview different pipe and tobacco industry people and chat about all the different aspects of smoking a pipe, and trying different pipe tobaccos.

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636: Old School Pipe Smoker Barry Kane. Brian's Take on STG buying MB and Sutliff.

Nov 19 2024 68 mins  
Our featured interview on tonight’s show is with Barry Kane. Barry started smoking a pipe in 1961 when he was 14-years old. Back then it seemed like everybody smoked, and you could buy pipes and tobacco just about anywhere. Barry is a true old-school pipe smoker, sticking to just one blend. See if you can guess which one before listening. At the top of the show Brian will give hi

635: Tobacco Blender James Ravenwood. Ask the Pipemaker with Jeff Gracik.

Nov 12 2024 71 mins  
Our featured interview on tonight’s show is with James Ravenwood. James is the boutique tobacco blender of Ravenwood Blends. His blending started out as a fun hobby, and he now has professionally packaged commercially available products with some great tin art. Part of his interest in pipe smoking goes back to fond memories of a retired Navy Veteran that lived on his street while

634: Doctor of Music Warren Ertle. Ask the Blender with Jeremy Reeves.

Nov 05 2024 66 mins  
Our featured interview on tonight’s show is with Warren Ertle. Warren is an extremely accomplished musician with a PhD in music. He started early as percussionist in sixth grade. Later his grandmother got him a cheap Casio keyboard which he taught himself to play. He started playing in blues bands in high school, and has been a pianist with jazz big bands for years. Even though h

633: Jon David Cole from Country Squire. Tobacco Processing.

Oct 29 2024 72 mins  
Our featured guest tonight is Jon David Cole. JD is the Owner/Tobacconist at The Country Squire in Jackson, MS, and the accompanying online store. We’ll have JD and Brian talking about what's new at the store and in the business in general. At the top of the show, Brian will discuss tobacco growing, what happens to the leaf, and provide updated information on where tobacco is bei

632: Mike Murphy from Pipe and Tamper Podcast

Oct 22 2024 71 mins  
Our featured guest on tonight’s show is the host of the Pipe and Tamper Podcast, Mike Murphy. Brian and Mike will have an extended chat revolving around the days before, during and after the Las Vegas International Pipe Show. We will hear about their travels to the show and the anxiety of Hurricane Milton bearing down on Florida at the same time while running a show and not knowi

631: Pipe Maker Dan Keller. Brian's FU Pipes.

Oct 15 2024 65 mins  
Our featured interview on tonight’s show is with pipe maker Dan Keller from Good Made Better. Dan is from South Dakota. Growing up working in the family hardware store where he was always finding solutions to fixing things, he ended up always wanting to make things. He now makes elegant handmade pens, pen holders, portable desks, blotters, blotting paper, book carry cases, and of

630: Andrew Hopkins Stag Tobacconist. Ask the Blender with Jeremy Reeves.

Oct 08 2024 68 mins  
Our featured interview on tonight’s show is with Andrew Hopkins. Andrew is the General Manager of Stag Tobacconist in Scottsdale, AZ. He is the third generation in the business. His grandfather started with his store Phoenix Pipe Shop in 1974 in downtown Phoenix. It later changed names to Smoker’s Delight. He also owned Ye Olde Pipe & Tobacco Shoppe starting in 1980. Andrew’s

629: Pipe Maker Mike Sebastian Bay. Aging Tobacco.

Oct 01 2024 66 mins  
Our featured interview on tonight’s show is with Danish Pipe Maker Mike Sebastian Bay. Mike got his start in pipe making when looking for someone to repair his father's pipes in the Copenhagen area. He inadvertently found renowned pipe artisan Tom Eltang, and apprenticed under him for several years. He learned Tom's signature rustication technique, and then made it his own. His p

628: Pipe Maker J. Mouton. Three Special Meerschaums in Brian's Collection

Sep 24 2024 70 mins  
Our featured interview on tonight’s show is with pipe maker J. Mouton. Jason was born, raised, and currently resides in Gueydan, Louisiana. He started smoking cigars and then pipes. He is a carpenter and wood turner that likes to make duck calls. This led to making tampers, and that naturally led to making pipes. He makes both classic and freehand shapes. At the top of the show w

627: Under 30 Pipe Smoker Aaron. Ask the Blender with Jeremy Reeves.

Sep 17 2024 73 mins  
Our featured interview tonight is with Aaron from Tobacco Pipe Diary on Instagram. Aaron is a 29-year old pipe smoker from Spokane, WA. His interview is part of our ongoing series of pipe smokers that are under the age of 30. He comes from a family of Japanese tea growers, and his aunt smokes a pipe, but that is not what got him started. He actually started with cigars, and then de