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Jussie Smollett made it up....at least, that's what the Chicago PD has said. The Empire star was not attacked in a "hate crime." Rather, he paid two men to fake an attack on him, so he could garner sympathy and, possibly, get a raise. Yet, when the cable media discusses the story, they avoid talking about some of the victims of this gross hoax.

Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! Today, Tony reviews Pikesville Straight Rye and the Davidoff No. 3 702 Series Aniversario.

April D. Gregory and Fingers Malloy are both believers in the peanut butter and mayo sandwich. Facebook is following you on apps that have nothing to do with Facebook. And if you know how to take a good selfie, let April know.

Eat! Drink! Smoke! was recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN.

April D. Gregory has no interest in Colin Kaepernick's protest move of kneeling for the National Anthem. But what to make of his decision not to play in the AAF? Was it about money, or about Kaepernick being more interested in being a martyr? And since the NFL has allowed people like Kareem Hunt back in the league, can Kaepernick claim that he is really being blackballed?

Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! As for what the real story is with Kaepernick? Tony and April discuss it with Fingers Malloy. (NOTE After the podcast, it was announced that Kaepernick and Eric Reid settled a lawsuit with the NFL for between $60-80 million, though other reporting has the number at far less. Could this open the way for Kaepernick in the NFL? Possibly.)

A man in Saskatchewan, Canada wanted to put his last name on his license plate, but the government said no. Because when you spell his name, it's a potential curse word. Or, he's just Kramer in Seinfeld.

They also review the Le Careme cigar and the Auld Blow-In single grain scotch. Eat! Drink! Smoke! is recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN.

President Trump has declared a National Emergency on the southern border. Is it an emergency, and will the country go along with it? Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke!, and discusses how the emergency breaks down and where the real arguments for and against are.

Along with April D. Gregory and Fingers Malloy, they review the Le Careme cigar from Crowned Heads and a mystery bourbon which turns out to not be a bourbon at all; catch the review of the Auld Blow In single grain scotch from the guys at Backbone Bourbon.

Fingers Malloy has learned that you can lose weight if you don't eat garbage. The LA Times starts a fight by ranking the best fast food french fries in America. Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gives her boyfriend Congressional email priviliges....is that normal?

Eat! Drink! Smoke! is availale on iTunes, and was recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN.

If you need to crowdfund for your wedding, your wedding costs too much.

Tony Katz tells the story of a UK couple that is looking to crowdfunding to pay for their dream wedding. Why is it that some people think the online world has to cater to their unrealistic dreams?

On the other side of the Valentine's Day coin, people who haven't gotten over their ex can take a photo of their ex to Hooters, destroy the photo and get free wings. Fingers Malloy and April D. Gregory chime in on bad ex's, bad relationships and wedding mistakes.

Eat! Drink! Smoke! is recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN.

Tony Katz reviews the $100 Davidoff Royal Salomones cigar. It's the first time Tony has had the chance to try it, and it did not disappoint.

Paired with Booker's Kathleen's batch bourbon, Tony - along with April D. Gregory and Fingers Malloy - break down the latest lies told about the Green New Deal. Did Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and her associates try to gaslight America on her "plan?"

In Virginia, Governor Ralph Northam has not resigned. But the Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, might have to, as a second woman has come forward to accuse him of rape. And can we please stop taking challenges just because they exist on line?

Eat! Drink! Smoke! was recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN.

While reviewing the Avo Classic cigar and Stagg Jr. bourbon, Tony Katz discusses how Nick Jonas wants to be Batman. April D. Gregory wants Kate Beckinsale to choose her over Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson. And Fingers Malloy wants to know who the better actor is - The Rock or Hulk Hogan?

There's also a Sean Young/Catwoman mention. Yeah.....old school.

Some politics gets discussed, like those who wrongly compare a Make America Great Again Hat to a swastika. And how the public accomodation is not aligned with freedom.

Something for everone in this episode of Eat! Drink! Smoke! Snack Size Edition!

It's rare that we are recording the podcast as breaking news is happening, but that's how it went this week as the Saga of Virginia Democrat Governor Ralph Northam was unfolding as we were recording.

A photo of a man in blackface standing next to a person in a KKK robe was discovered on Northam's medical school yearbook page. At first Northam admitted to taking the photo. The next day, he said it wasn't him. And, while we were recording, Gov. Northam was holding a press conference to profess his innocence...while admitting to doing blackface another time in his life!

As Tony Katz notes, the photo is unacceptable. But why is this the story, as opposed to Gov. Northam's acceptance and support of infanticide?

It's a busy Eat! Drink! Smoke!, recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis. Tony, joined by April D. Gregory and Fingers Malloy, review Stagg Jr. bourbon and the Avo Classic cigar.

When you go out to eat, do you do it for the food or for the experience? And why spend $50,000 on a bar mitzvah?

The differences between Baby Boomers, Gen X and Millennials became most obvious at a recent Fleetwood Mac concert.

What the heck is Sweetest Day?

The Necco Wafer company went out of business, so there will be no Valentine's Day heart candies this year. Tony Katz doesn't know who is upset by this, but is amazed to learn that in addition to Valentine's Day, there is the "Hallmark Holiday" Sweetest Day.

Eat! Drink! Smoke! Snack Size edition shares this lack of candy info, the adoration people have for Valentine's Day as well as the difference between a Sweet Tart and a Smartie. AndTom Brady cheats, and 10-year old Ace Davis has scientifically proven this.

Tony is joined by April D. Gregory and Fingers Malloy. Eat! Drink! Smoke! is recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN.

The Government Shutdown Is Over!!!

But, what was the point of it all? Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! where the question gets asked and answered. Tony wonders if we know the endgame, why wait? Why play around with shutdowns?

A woman was found in her car, drunk on vanilla extract. Even Fingers Malloy hasn't done that. But Fingers, Tony and April D. Gregory enjoy the review of Sazerac Rye and the Asylum 13 Medulla Oblongata cigar.

Do we iPhone right? A New York Times opinion piece says late founder Steve Jobs did not the device to be so dominant in our lives. But would have been able to foresee the apps we use and the identity people get from their phones?

Eat! Drink! Smoke! was recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN.

Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! Snack Size edition.

The media had a terrible, awful, very bad week. Between going all in on the Buzzfeed article about former presidential lawyer Michael Cohen, and then trying to cover their mistake by going all in against the Covington Catholic students, there's a lot of embarassment and shame to go around.

The question is: Will They Learn Anything from it?

And Game of Thrones is returning to HBO. Tony can't wait, but April D. Gregory and Fingers Malloy don't care.