Winner, winner, chicken dinner. In a Premium Cigar Retailers Association auction, Nico Sanders was victorious in earning a guest role on Boveda's cigar podcast, Box Press. "Sharing cigars with people and learning more about them and their experiences is the greatest thing," the long-time cigar smoker told hosts Nate Beck and Rob Gagner.

Nico, a lover of anything Fuente, heads up Community Housing Associates, Inc. Making homelessness brief is the group's goal. CHA has developed, managed, or leased housing for more than 900 individuals and families in Baltimore, Maryland. Residents receive services to support physical and mental health, employment, and daily living skills. Find out how you can help at CHA here: https://communityhousingassociates.org/

What is Boveda? Cigar makers protect the flavor and character of their hand-rolled cigars with Boveda, that brown 2-way humidity pack that you find in a cigar box. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor from every cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years. Boveda Protects Your Premium Cigars. Guaranteed.

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00:00 Cold open

00:49 What was your first cigar?

01:28 I tried to hate this cigar, but couldn't

05:56 Shout out to Tampa Sweethearts Cigar Co.

06:33 What's a good everyday cigar from Fuente

07:28 Benefits of membership in a private cigar lounge, like Quintessential Gentleman in Baltimore, Maryland, and Club Carraway in Minneapolis, Minnesota

11:19 Relying solely on the kindness of strangers, like in "The Kindness Diaries"

12:41 Winning a Box Press interview in the PCA auction

16:04 Executive director of Community Housing Associates, which works to secure housing for unhomed people in Baltimore

17:32 People need the basics—shelter, food and jobs

24:16 Where's the safe space to talk about difficult stuff?

30:29 We can always do more. I always strive to be better than I was the day before.

31:29 There's more to life than working 80-hour weeks

33:27 Finding a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Organization