Cigar Hacks

Cigar Hacks

A bunch of hacks talking cigars, etc.

Episodes

Episode 391: A Chat with “Pat-GPT” – The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA

May 12, 2025 • 96 mins
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 …

Continue reading "Episode 391: A Chat with “Pat-GPT”
– The Tobacco Shack; Rowl...

Mark as Played

Episode 390: Have a Cup of Shut the F-Up – Plaistow Cigar Co; Plaistow, NH

May 5, 2025 • 90 mins
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 …

Continue reading "Episode 390: Have a Cup of Shut the F-Up
– Plaistow Cigar Co; Plaisto...

Mark as Played

Episode 389: Red and Blue Make Purple – Twins Smoke Shop; Londonderry, NH

April 28, 2025 • 97 mins
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 …

Continue reading "Episode 389: Red and Blue Make Purple
– Twins Smoke...

Mark as Played

Episode 388: PCA 2025 Recap – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Backroom; Concord, NH

April 21, 2025 • 92 mins
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 …

Continue reading "Episode 388: PCA 2025 Recap
– Local Spotlight: Castro’s Backroom...

Mark as Played

Episode 387: The Masters with 3Leaf Cigars – Local Spotlight: Plaistow Cigar Co; Plaistow, NH

April 14, 2025 • 70 mins
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
Mark as Played

Episode 386: Party for the Hell of it 4.0 – Local Spotlight: The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA

April 7, 2025 • 96 mins
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 – …

Continue reading "Episode 386: Party for the Hell of it 4.0
– Local Spotlight: The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA"

Mark as Played

Episode 385: The Gifts – Local Spotlight: The Cigar Authority; Salem, NH

March 31, 2025 • 73 mins
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, …

Continue reading "Episode 385: The Gifts
– Local Spotlight: The Cigar Authority;...

Mark as Played

Episode 384: Great Cigars – Local Spotlight: Federal Cigar; Dover, NH

March 24, 2025 • 107 mins
It has been 5 years to the week since we’ve done an episode at Federal Cigar and The Slow Burn Lounge in Dover. With the new management, a Hack behind the bar, and Jim from the Great Cigars Podcast in town the stars aligned in Dover. The lounge is full and the jokes are almost …

Continue reading "Episode 384: Great Cigars
– Local Spotlight: Federal Cigar; Dover, NH"

Mark as Played

Episode 383: Story Time with Special Guest: Jonathan Carney – Local Spotlight: Twins Smoke Shop; Londonderry, NH

March 17, 2025 • 140 mins
Jonathan Carney joins the Hacks this week to talk about his new venture; Bentley Tobacco | USA and Bentley Cigars. We start out be going to the beginning and telling stories around our collective cigar adventures. This is a long one so we smoke two different cigars, both are well received by the panel. Somehow …

Continue reading "Episode 383: Story Time with Special Guest: Jonat...

Mark as Played

Episode 382: Back from Florida – Local Spotlight: Cigar Castle; Tampa, FL

March 10, 2025 • 92 mins
Nurse Rick, Pat McGroin, and Mustang Mike return from Florida with tall tales. This week we record in the 7-20-4 Lounge at Twins Smoke Shop in Londonderry, NH where Nick Goss is holding an HVC Cigars event. The Hidden Herf is an unusual novelty cigar. Three new Hacks are sworn in. Local Spotlight – Cigar …

Continue reading "Episode 382: Back from Florida
– Local Spotlight: C...

Mark as Played

Episode 381: Not Tired of Winning – Local Spotlight: Grumpy’s Cigars & Lounge; Hudson, NH

March 3, 2025 • 63 mins
The crew drops in to Grumpy’s Cigar & Lounge for the Oliva Cigar event this week and we seem to win the majority of the swag. We have to wait until after the event to do the recording because it was just too busy in the lounge. There is a contingent of half a dozen …

Continue reading "Episode 381: Not Tired of Winning
– Local Spotlight: Grumpy’s Cigars & Lounge; Hudson, NH"<...

Mark as Played

Episode 380: Fast Car and Auto-Driving Stories – Local Spotlight: Elite Cigar and Smoke; Rochester, NY

February 24, 2025 • 89 mins
We return to the The Mustang Barn for another panel stumping Hidden Herf. This week it’s cars and driving related stories along with our cigars and bourbon. Ricky and Pat are in Florida this week and leave us a few voice mail messages. Detroit Steve reports on his travels and the cigar lounges he stopped …

Continue reading "Episode 380: Fast Car and Auto-Driving Stories
– Lo...

Mark as Played

Episode 379: Random Voice Mail with Nick Goss – Local Spotlight: Plaistow Cigar Company – Bar and Lounge; Plaistow, NH

February 17, 2025 • 101 mins
Here is a Valentines Day we won’t soon forget! Nick Goss joins The Hacks for an episode on 2/14 after the Black Label Trading Company Cigar Event at Plaistow Cigar. We try a new format for the Florida Report with Nurse Rick. The Hidden Herf receives high marks. Local Spotlight – Plaistow Cigar Company – …

Continue reading "Episode 379: Random Voice Mail with Nick Goss
– Loca...

Mark as Played

Episode 378: Out in the Cold – Local Spotlight: The Mustang Barn

February 10, 2025 • 86 mins
Hackapalooza 7.0 is all over but the shouting. We run down what happened after we recorded last week’s episode. The Hidden Herf is an old friend that no one recognizes, I guess it’s been too long. We spark up a second Herf and do some comparisons. Local Spotlight – The Mustang Barn Conspiracy Corner – …

Continue reading "Episode 378: Out in the Cold
– Local Spotlight: The Mu...

Mark as Played

Episode 377: Hackapalooza 7.0 – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Backroom; Bedford, NH

February 3, 2025 • 74 mins
It’s the second day of Hackapalooza 7.0 with a cast of so many that we split the panel into two halves. We talk about the first 24 hours of the three day annual event and the six lounges we have visited so far. We add a couple new Hacks. Conspiracy Corner is back, no more …

Continue reading "Episode 377: Hackapalooza 7.0
– Local Spotlight: Castro’s Backroom; Bedford, NH"

Mark as Played

Episode 376: Back at the Undisclosed Location – Local Spotlight: White Ash Cigar Lounge; Pawtucket, RI

January 27, 2025 • 84 mins
We bring a few first-timers to the infamous “Undisclosed Location” for this week’s episode. We have a couple of brief call-ins ahead of Hackapalooza. Pat McGroin gives us a run down of his adventure to the White Ash event with Mike the Cop from Rocky Patel Cigars. The Hidden Herf is easy to determine by …

Continue reading "Episode 376: Back at the Undisclosed Location
– Loca...

Mark as Played

Episode 375: Rum and Cigar Pairings – Local Spotlight: The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA

January 20, 2025 • 86 mins
We are back at Shack for the Hackapalooza pregame and rum tasting. Ricky calls in with the Florida report and another Hack is sworn in. The Hidden Herf is picked off early and receives both high and low marks with about an even split. Local Spotlight – The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA Controversy Corner – …

Continue reading "Episode 375: Rum and Cigar Pairings
– Local Spotlight...

Mark as Played

Episode 374: Orisha Cigars of Haiti – Local Spotlight: Grumpy’s Cigars & Lounge; Hudson, NH

January 13, 2025 • 85 mins
We arranged to meet our special guest, Varnell, at Grumpy’s for an introduction to Orisha Cigars, a Haitian brand. Nurse Rick calls in for the Florida Report. We have a few new voices, some fun and games, and a swearing-in to round out the episode. The Hidden Herf is very well received by the panel. …

Continue reading "Episode 374: Orisha Cigars of Haiti
– Local Spotlight: G...

Mark as Played

Episode 373: Rainbow Shrimp – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Back Room; Manchester, NH

January 6, 2025 • 85 mins
We’re back at Castro’s in Manchester for another fun-filled episode and a sequel to Episode 354, “Drink the Rainbow”. The crew is in rare form this week with lots of jokes and poking fun at each other. Ricky’s call-in is a fail. The Hidden Herf is another classic “unicorn status cigar” from Killer’s vault. Local …

Continue reading "Episode 373: Rainbow Shrimp
– Local Spotlig...

Mark as Played

Episode 372: 2024 Wrap Up and Market Branding – Local Spotlight: Ash Cigar Lounge; Kingston, NH

December 30, 2024 • 82 mins
As 2024 comes to a close we have a special guest, Jennifer Thorson, the SVP of Marketing for the Molon Labe brands. It’s a large crew and a very busy lounge this week but we have a lot of laughs and learn about brand marketing. The Hidden Herf is identified early. Local Spotlight – Ash …

Continue reading "Episode 372: 2024 Wrap Up and Market Branding
– Local Spotlight: Ash C...

Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    Are You A Charlotte?

    Are You A Charlotte?

    In 1997, actress Kristin Davis’ life was forever changed when she took on the role of Charlotte York in Sex and the City. As we watched Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte navigate relationships in NYC, the show helped push once unacceptable conversation topics out of the shadows and altered the narrative around women and sex. We all saw ourselves in them as they searched for fulfillment in life, sex and friendships. Now, Kristin Davis wants to connect with you, the fans, and share untold stories and all the behind the scenes. Together, with Kristin and special guests, what will begin with Sex and the City will evolve into talks about themes that are still so relevant today. "Are you a Charlotte?" is much more than just rewatching this beloved show, it brings the past and the present together as we talk with heart, humor and of course some optimism.

    On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!

    Dateline NBC

    Dateline NBC

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

    The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

    The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

    The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.

    The Breakfast Club

    The Breakfast Club

    The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy And Charlamagne Tha God!

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

Explore

iHeart

Live Radio

Podcasts

Artist Radio

Exclusives

News

Features

Events

Contests

Photos

Information

About

Advertise

Blog

Brand Guidelines

Contest Guidelines

Subscription Offers

Jobs

Get the App

Automotive

Home

Mobile

Wearables

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.