Sunday Afternoon Smokes

Chris lights up a YR Cigar Connecticut for review. He discusses the blend, the Olor Dominican binder, as well as the company's other offerings and their great rep, Roberto Jimenez.

Keith Boling (@smokeybeardsc on Instagram, @smokeybeard on Facebook) joins Chris for a review of AJ Fernandez's 20th Annviersary Cigar. They light up and talk about this special edition smoke, but they journey on into the other areas of the cigar world. Chris and Keith give us their current top 5 cigars and make plans to have a 2025 round up at the end of the year.

Chris' Top 5

1. Red Meat Lovers

2. Ferio Tego Metro Host Maduro

3. La Gloria Cubana Serie R

4. CAO Brazilia

5. JFR Lunatic

Keith's Top 5

1. Aging Room Quatro

2. Enclave Broadleaf

3. New World Maduro

4. Knuckle Sandwich Maduro

5. Jacob's Ladder Southern Draw

Krista McFarland is the Director of Talent and Culture for High Spirits Hospitality, an event company here in Greenville South Carolina. Chris lights up a St. Luis Rey Serie G, and Krista fires up a hazelnut cigarillo from Carolina Cigar Company. Over cigars, Chris and Krista have an in depth discussion about Canada (she's native Canadian), hockey, the USA, entreprenueurship, a business' culture and environment, her immirgation to the States, and quite a few other things!

In this episode of Sunday Afternoon Smokes, host Chris Strother sits down with Travis Chafin for a candid conversation about men’s health, masculinity, and the life-changing impact of low testosterone.

Travis shares his personal story of struggling with depression, anxiety, and declining energy, eventually discovering that severely low testosterone levels were affecting nearly every part of his life—from his mental health to his marriage and sense of identity as a man.

What begins as a conversation about hormone health and testosterone therapy quickly turns into a deeper discussion about men’s purpose, addiction, spiritual struggle, and the pressure many men carry silently.

Chris and Travis explore the connection between physical health, emotional well-being, and faith, reflecting on how personal transformation often begins when a man is finally honest about what he’s facing.

Light a cigar and settle in for a thoughtful and honest conversation about men’s health, depression, masculinity, marriage, and the journey toward healing and purpose.

Chris lights up a La Aurora Cameroon and discusses cutting, tasting, and the various offerings from La Aurora.