Episode 18: A Look at the Churchwarden Pipe Style

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Episode 17: A History of the Italian Based Pipe Manufacturer

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...and a little shop called The Country Squire. Enjoy.

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This week Jon David continues the task of training us all in how to train our palates and know best how to identify the various flavors and components that make up our favorite pipe tobaccos. Spoilers: they all taste like raisins. Just kidding... don't tell Jon David I put this here lol.

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This week Jon David begins the task of training us all in hor to train our palates and know best how to identify the various flavors and components that make up our favorite pipe tobaccos.

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Ever wonder where flake pipe tobacco comes from or how to smoke flake tobacco? This week we have you covered!

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Dave Shain started smoking a pipe back in 2007. He loved everything about the hobby, the tobacco, the tastes, the pipes, and the community. Between local pipe smoking friends and online groups he learned a great deal about proper methods and where to buy tobaccos. As his passion for the hobby grew so did his desire to teach others just as he had been taught. Early on, Dave learned about restoring pipes. It was a great way to get pipes that he might not otherwise be able to afford. Dave found great fulfillment in taking old pipes well loved by their previous owners and restoring them to their former glory. Pipe restoration took Dave to places he never thought possible, and in 2017 Dave won the Master of Pipes award from the Chicago Pipe Collectors Club for Dave’s charitable works through The Free Pipe Project. The Free Project was started by Dave in order to help new pipe smokers and those in our military, especially those deployed get their hands on quality restored pipes and tobaccos. The idea came from Dave’s firsthand experience of generosity and care from the wider pipe community when he was a new smoker. Since the first box went out over 4 years ago, Dave and the pipe community have sent out over 400 pipes and 100 pounds of tobacco to new pipe smokers and our military. The project and interacting with pipes smokers from all over the world has given Dave a passion to take his pipe journey to the next level. That is where the idea for this site came from, helping pipe and cigar smokers find products to enhance their smoking journeys whether it be new pipes, estate pipes, vintage tobaccos, cigar accessories, or other merchandise. Dave’s vision is to have a pipe shop like of old, a one stop shop for all of your smoking needs.

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This week we take a look back to a famous pipe smoker of history and art: Norman Rockwell

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What's this? A pipe tobacco podcast talking about pipe tobacco!? How noval... Enjoy!

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It's a Squire Select Rum edition where this week we are pairing up 2 very different Rums with some excellent Pipe Tobacco. Enjoy!

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This week we kick off a new series where we highlight newer products on the market.

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A follow up to our episode 402: The McClelland Legacy

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Alternate Title: Mailbag Shag. This week we take a look at Shag tobacco as well as open up several packages sent in from listeners. Enjoy!

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Formerly ‘Heroes of the Bowl’, The Half Bowl Histories series takes a look into the history, lore, and legacy of individuals, places, and events of interest that helped shape the world we know today for good and for ill. Here we get a chance to revisit some of the famous pipe smokers we’ve covered in the past and shift the focus from what they loved to who they were and the complexities of their lives. This week: The Inklings

Pipe Question:  

• Good morning gentlemen! I have a pipe question for you. How does (if it actually does) the chamber size and shape affect the burn and smoking characteristics of the tobacco? Blessings, Gabriel Roper

Listener Feedback: 

• Hey Guys I'm huge fan of the pirate and tobacco series. Nov 3 I was on a cruise to Nassau Bahamas where they have a pirate museum. Which was amazing . As walked around the island I got to learn alot of pirate history while puffing on my cob with captain black. It was amazing. I had downloaded and listened all the pirate ands tobacco episodes on the plane ride. Good job guys can't wait to hear more tells from the sea. - Antwan Butler
• With all the Pirate-themed episodes you are doing I thought you might like to listen to Alestorm, they are a Scottish Pirate Metal band. I recommend Keelhauled and Hangover to start. Not pipe related, but it is pipe adjacent. Thanks for what you do, I love the podcast and really hope to make the pilgrimage one day. A little planning coming from Ireland, but you never know. Cheers - Dwain Dunn

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This week we are looking at the Zippo lighter and the Zippo Manufacturing Company of Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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A raw and honest look at the impact of McClelland. It's a long one. 

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This week for our Tobacco Talk series we are reviewing Plum Pudding Special Reserve Flake and Esoterica Woodbridge Enjoy!

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That's right! It's been 400 weeks since we started this thing and this week we are taking a look at the past 100 episodes. So much has happened since we sat down to record the 300th at Missouri Meerschaum and we hope you enjoy this celebration of the show milestone with us! 

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Ready to level up your pipe smoking enjoyment? Longtime listeners and pipe enthusiast Russ Hicks is here to help take a look into what makes someone a pipe smoking expert.

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Ready to level up your pipe smoking enjoyment? Longtime listeners and pipe enthusiast Russ Hicks is here to help get you off the ground and into the next stage of your pipe journey!

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Pairing the right pipe tobacco with your whiskey! This week Macallan Scotch and Old Elk Blended Broubon!

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Taking inspiration from Pippin's plea to Aragorn in the Peter Jackson movie adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring, we are pairing all 7 hobbit meals with the perfect after feasting smoke! Now technically, in the books “dinner” and “supper” are two words for the same meal meaning 6 would be more book accurate, however I think you will find the movie approach to be far more beneficial to the Country Squire Radio listener... Enjoy!

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Taking inspiration from Pippin's plea to Aragorn in the Peter Jackson movie adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring, we are pairing all 7 hobbit meals with the perfect after feasting smoke! Now technically, in the books “dinner” and “supper” are two words for the same meal meaning 6 would be more book accurate, however I think you will find the movie approach to be far more beneficial to the Country Squire Radio listener... Enjoy!

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Ok yall... grant us some grace. What we got right here is a really good episode. Like grade A quality stuff... but we completely forgot we already covered this topic back in May 2020. Look it was 2020 ok.... yeah... that's our bad. But still.... it's a good one. I promise.

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What is the pipe's role in modern mythology? Have we lost the narrative entirely? And what responsibility does the modern pipe community have in telling our own stories? Get ready from some major soapboxing this episode.

Pipe Question:  

• Jeremy Dukes - pipe cleaners. They come in “soft’n’fluffy” and “hard’n’bristly”. I’ve always tended towards the hard cleaners because I refurbished so many pipes and used those bristles to really get the gunk out, but some swear soft is the only way to avoid damaging the stem. What are the two different cleaners intended to be used for? Is it preference or do they actually have separate functions?

Listener Feedback: 

• Hi Beau and Master Jon David, Gerson here. I am writing you guys to share with you and all Country Squire Radio community a bit of a special Brazilian folklore character deeply connected with pipe and pipe smoking called Saci Pererê. The Saci Pererê is considered one of the main characters in Brazilian folklore. Of course, there are many versions of his lore, but he is commonly depicted as a young one-legged black kid who wears a red hat and is always smoking his pipe. There are a few stories to explain how he lost his leg, but the most common one is that he lost it fighting capoeira (a Brazilian type of martial art with African roots) or had it chopped off by slavers when he was enslaved himself. It is believed that Saci moves around as a wind swirl and there are ‘techniques’ to capture and imprison him in glass bottles. He likes to play tricks (usually harmless) on people wherever he goes, such as topping people’s hats, spoiling food, and scaring horses.  It is believed that he lives up to 77 years of age and then he is transformed into a poisonous mushroom. There are other versions of this mystical being in other South American countries, such as Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. However, in Brazil, his lore originated in the southern region during the 18th century among the indigenous people know as the Guarani but throughout time, it incorporated European and African influences. But let us get to the point. As I mentioned, Saci Pererê is always depicted smoking his pipe. Of course, there is no way of knowing what he smoked in it, but I guess it was some type of cured twisted tobacco (or “rope tobacco” as we call it here in Brazil), very common among pipe smokers of the past who lived in small towns, villages and farms on the Brazilian countryside. Symbolically, the smoke represents the connection between physical and the spiritual worlds, as it does in many African-based religious ceremonies. The smoking element originates from its indigenous roots but is also influenced by the African culture. Some versions of Saci depict him as having a through-and-through hole in his hand which has the purpose, among other things, of facilitating the emptying of his bowl by knocking the pipe on his hand. Some say the hole is where he keeps the cinder used to light his pipe. I included below a few illustrations o this amazing Brazilian folklore character. - Gerson Fernandino de A. Neto

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WWGD That's right we take a deep dive into the pipe lore sourdoing that most fabled of pipe carvers: Glyn. Do you even Glyn, Bro? Who is Glyn? What is a Glyn Pipe? Can I haz one? Enjoy.

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Oh it's a fun one ladies and gentlemen! We got art, pipe tobacco, holiday festivities, and we are actually alive to enjoy them all! Be sure to check out the art featured on this week's episode:

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Taking a look at the Vest Pipe this week. Alternate title: Is some pipe getting the vest of you? NOTE: Sorry for the delay... bit of surviving a humanitarian crisis kept this episode from going out on time. But I'm good. Freezing to death in Texas seems like a dumb way to die after surviving 2020 so we are doing everything in our power to stay safe and warm.

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Top 3 (Worst 3?) Hamster Cage Tobaccos

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Fun episode but need to give you a heads up... Jon David is recording at the shop and there is construction going on in the background. I hope it's not too distracting because we had a TON of fun on this one. Enjoy!

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This week for our Tobacco Talk series we are reviewing Samuel Gawith Firedance Flake and Ashton Smooth Sailing! Enjoy,

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We're going back in time as we explor the history of pipe cleaners. It's actually alot more fun and intersting than you might think lol.

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That's right. It's the most 101 a 101 epsiode can be. But you long time pipe smokers stick with it... you may have some pointers to pass on to the newbies.

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This year we had so many great catagories, winners, and special mentions that we had to split up Country Squire Radio's Best of special into 2 parts! Congrats to the winners!

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This year we had so many great catagories, winners, and special mentions that we had to split up Country Squire Radio's Best of special into 2 parts! Congrats to the winners!

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Over the past few weeks we have been overwhelmed by the amount of emails sent in to the show and we thought what better day than International Pipe Smoking Day to record a special 'Mailbag' episode to ensure we can get as many of your messages on air as possible before the big 500.

Speaking of which, get your tickets for episode 500 today at TheCountrySquireOnline.com

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On this special Christmas Eve episode of Country Squire Radio we are sending out a message to ask for a few special items to fill our stockings with. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends here at Country Squire Radio!

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This week we've got 3 Christmas blends to help make the holidays jolly! Enjoy!

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Talking about both the stigmas and the benefits of pipe smoking in the Christian faith community, specifically surrounding Church leaders.

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To understand the pipe smoker, you must first understand a person like William Faulkner

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A different take on our 'Trakin and Packin' Thanksgiving series... because you know.... 2020. We're taking a look a various pipe stand styles and share our favorites.

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Pairing the right pipe tobacco with your whiskey! This week Wild Turkey Rare Breed and Russell's Reserve.

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We've got a few really great pipe tobacco reviews for you this week and don't forget to NOMINATE your choices for Best of 2020: CountrySquireRadio.com

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Just what makes a basket pipe, a basket pipe?

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It's that time of year again, and for our Halloween Special we are taking a look at some pipe tobaccos that take inspiration from the dark and twisted mind of HP Lovecraft. Enjoy?

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We've all been there... this week, we talk breaking the bank with pipe buying remorse. A mixture of your stories, our stories, and tips to turn 'huge mistakes' into 'happy accidents'

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The Library or Study has long been the haven of the contemplative pipe smoker. In our ‘From The Library’ series, we take a look into the musings, writings, poetry, and more that pique our interest and consider the mind of the author and how we can, or perhaps can’t, relate from our own experience. This week we have an article from Psychology Today on Integrity

Pipe Question:  

• So I had been smoking my first tin of autumn evening and was enjoying about halfway through the tin I started getting a very sour note that burned the back of my throat I thought it might be the pipe ,but it tastes fine either other aromatic tobaccos. I also smoked it in a different pipe first half of the bowl was good ,but the second half turned sour again why might this happen? - Jared Froese

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Think back to your earliest days of considering pipes. What pipe came to mind for you back then? What did you ultimately choose as your first pipe? And for those of you picking out your first pipes, what really are the benifits of a bent vs a straight pipe?

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Great Scott...ish blends are out there and here are 3 of them! Enjoy,

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Your more likely to run into a unicorn than a true amber stem pipe off the road but this week we take a look at this unique style of stem. Enjoy!

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