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TIMESTAMPS
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(00:02:37 – 00:17:06) NOSTALGIC LISTENER EMAIL + ORIGINS OF THE POD (EP 164)

(00:17:06 – 00:23:29) AI IMAGES OF THE LIZARDS / BAM'S NOT HAPPY (EP 170)
(00:23:29 – 00:31:12) REFLECTING ON 200 EPISODES + PAGODA LIGHTS EARLY (EP 200)

(00:31:12 – 00:50:41) CHEF RICKY’S TOWER / INVENTORY TALK + SELLING CIGARS TO FRIENDS (EP 176)

(00:50:41 – 01:05:54) HABANOS / CUBA PRISONER CIGAR-ROLLING STORY (EP 206)

(01:05:54 – 01:38:17) TIMEPIECE DEEP DIVE (EP 205)

(01:38:17 – 02:01:33) FATHER/SON FIRST CIGAR EXPERIENCE + BAM JR. GOES TO COLLEGE (EP 194)

(02:01:33 – 02:02:51) THE DALMORE'S (AND ROOSTER'S) THOUSAND YEAR HISTORY (EP 193)

(02:02:51 – 02:26:17) DAVIDOFF'S ROUGH YEAR: AGE-STATEMENT REINVENTION + “YEAR OF THE HORSE” PACKAGING (EPs 165 & 210)

(02:26:17 – 02:35:57) GIZMO (IN A MOMENT OF VULNERABILITY) + CHER = GILFMO (EP 173)
(02:35:57 – 02:51:06) PAGODA'S ONE WORD REVIEW + CHEF RICKY CULINARY SCHOOL STORY (EP 174)

(02:51:06 – 02:59:04) PAGODA: A MANHATTAN TALE (EP 204)

(02:59:04 – 03:00:00) POOBAH GOES DEEP ON CORPORATE STRATEGY / BAM’S “MARKETING” (EP 173)

(03:00:00 – 03:19:02) REDDIT TALE W/ EVIL MICKEY MOUSE (EP 169)
(03:19:02 – 03:32:58) GRINDER GOES OFF THE RAILS ON TEQUILA (EP 198)
(03:32:58 – 03:51:20) WINE DEEP DIVE (EP 175)

(03:51:20 – 04:02:01) CIGAR STORAGE + CURRENT LIZARD INVENTORIES / “BANE” APPEARS (EP 186)
(04:02:01 – 04:06:28) BAM IN TURKS & CAICOS AND VIOLATES FREEZER PROTOCOL

(04:06:28 – 04:20:11) REMEMBERING NORTH KOREA (EP 211)

(04:20:11 – 04:29:15) BAM'S CROC/TOE CONFUSION/CONCERN (EP 213)

(04:29:15 - END) FOUR-YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOAST / GARÇON RETURNS WITH POL ROGER (EP 209)

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