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 the phone. Who knew where that would go. The Hidden Herf is also dialed back a bit.

Local Spotlight – Smokers Abbey / Fervor Festival; Nashville, TN

Conspiracy Corner – It’s Johnny D-Day

Castro’s 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 changed or how the panel perceives it more than a year latter.

Local Spotlight – Castro’s Backroom; Bedford, NH

Conspiracy Corner – Cuban Cigars and Freedom of Speech

It’s 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 familiar friend and garners a decent rating. Ricky tells us about Ashtray Condoms?

Local Spotlight – Granite State Cigar Shop

Conspiracy Corner – Bees and Honeys w/Pat-GPT

It was inevitable that the Hacks bring in some Artificial Intelligence outside of Conspiracy Corner. Don’t worry, there are still way too many Hacks to make this a fully AI show. We have a newly minted participant and a couple of folks we haven’t heard from in quite a while. The Hidden Herf is a blast from the past, but still does fine.

Local Spotlight – The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA

Conspiracy Corner – Start your own Conspiracy Theory

Back home in Plaistow where this all began, we check out the new lounge seating, Dennis mans the bar, and we hear from the Maltese Falcon. The Hidden Herf fools some of the people some of the time, but not all the people all of the time.

Local Spotlight – Plaistow Cigar Co; Plaistow, NH

Conspiracy Corner – The Flim-Flam Scam

The Hacks sit down with the Amanda and Lauren from Micallef Cigars to get the latest details on the Color Series. Things go off the rails early because we have been sitting in the lounge for a couple hours with the podcast juice flowing while the technical issues were resolved. This is an educational and entertaining episode with a high rating for the Hidden Herf.

Local Spotlight – Twins Smoke Shop; Londonderry, NH

Conspiracy Corner – Who Lived in Argentina?

The crew is back from New Orleans and PCA 2025, where we get a couple of perspectives from their PCA experiences. This month marks the end of an era for Castro’s in Concord. The mail bag is full and Nurse Rick takes a beating from Miserable Nick. The Hidden Herf receives ratings at both ends of the spectrum.

Local Spotlight – Castro’s Backroom; Concord, NH

Conspiracy Corner – 3D Chess with the EU

The annual Masters event is in full swing in Plaistow Cigar and we are here for another year with 3Leaf Cigars. The lounge is shaping up now that the new bar is in. The Hidden Herf has aged well.

Local Spotlight – Plaistow Cigar Co; Plaistow, NH

Conspiracy Corner – Tartaria

We are at the Tobacco Shack’s “Party for the Hell of it 4.0” and it’s a fuller house than last year. We are joined by Mike the Cop, our local Rocky Patel rep who conspires with one of our own on the Hidden Herf. It turns out to be a good one!

Local Spotlight – The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA

Conspiracy Corner – The 15 Minute City

It’s a six-pack of Hacks this week in the Mustang Barn. It’s time for low keyed recording but it turns out to be a very funny episode with a few surprise gifts. Sure, alcohol was a factor. The Hidden Herf falls “short” but still gets a good rating.

Local Spotlight – The Cigar Authority; Salem, NH and Oz Family Cigars

Conspiracy Corner – Election Validation