Nice Ashes: Cigars and Culture

Mike and Nate smoke a 5 Vegas Series A and talk about Confessions of An Economic Hitman, happiness index, corporatocracy, pollution, shamanism, American ideals, the Matrix, online dating, app privacy, retirement age, job satisfaction, Epstein, Musk, Alex Jones, Ukraine, Area 51, Manson family, and gambling.

Mike and Nate smoke a 5 Vegas Classic and talk about Nate's new recording setup, Brittney Griner, spy balloons, airborne toxic event, railroad contract, social security, retirement, student loan forgiveness, Hunter Biden's laptop, GOP recordings, Twitter files, population control, journalism, Catch 22, Ukraine, halftime shows, higher education, and artificial intelligence art.

In the Season 1 finale, Mike and Nate smoke a Plasencia Alma Fuerte and talk about beards, Stephen King, cigar shop recommendations, 3D printing, bowling, black Friday, drugs, beer, board games, highlights and lowlights from the year, social pressures, A Christmas Story, John Carter and the Princess of Mars, Superman, Dolly Parton, failure, and looking forward to 2023.

Mike and Nate smoke a CAO Extremem Quad and talk about hunting, target shooting, environmental conservation, getting lost, the food cycle, the loss of innocence, Cecil the Lion, fishing, veganism, wine, Nic Cage, and Cowboy Bebop.

Mike and Nate smoke a CAO Flathead V554 Camshaft and talk about cold weather smoking, open enrollment, etymology, are words racist or is it linguistic tyranny, Crocs vs Uggs, cultural appropriation, Middle English, PTSD, and acronyms.

Mike, Nate and special guest Al smoke a Dark Shark and talk about board games, cigarettes, duckpin bowling, youth hunting, G4, video games, We Need to Go Deeper, Vegas, casinos, manicures, and car dealerships.

Mike and Nate smoke a Nub Double Maduro and talk about Lord of the Flies, THC soda, banned books, Robinson Crusoe, Deathwatch, Hatchet, Red Badge of Courage, Julie of the Wolves, media ratings,

Mike and Nate smoke an Oliva Nub Maduro and talk about Hocus Pocus, Hocus Pocus 2, diversity in movies and stories, Cruella, Stargate, Star Trek, television writing, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Batman, Superman, Captain Marvel, Joaquin Phoenix, Pinocchio, politics of Hollywood, Robin Hood, and Obi-Wan.

Mike and Nate smoke an Oliva Nub Connecticut and talk about corrupt non-profit organizations, Catholic churches, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, televangelism, Tammy Faye, porn parodies, telemarketers, Black Lives Matter, NRA, Susan G. Komen, and student debt relief.

Mike and Nate smoke an Oliva Nub Cain F and talk about editing the podcast, cheroots, adding a smoking lounge to a garage, watches, selling on eBay, watch straps, daylight savings, the inexperience of youth, Midlemarch, Victorian literature, American Bloomsbury, transcendentalism, Hunter S Thompson, Winston Churchill, Dune, Stephen King, Presidential biographies,