Sunday Afternoon Smokes

Sunday Afternoon Smokes

Sunday Afternoon Smokes is a casual conversation podcast that highlights business professionals, entreprenuers and entertainers in the Upstate of South Carolina. These are the people that cause the Greater Greenville area to be consistently ranked one of the top 5 places to live in the country. Your host, Chris Strother, is also an entrepreneur. He is the owner / operator of The Cigar Box, a mobile cigar bar that serves the Upstate and beyond which he launched summer 2022. He is a realtor with C. Dan Joyner, BHHS, and he took a chance on launching this podcast. The vast majority of conversations are enjoyed over a cigar. You can reach us at sundayafternoonsmokes@gmail.com, or if you're interested in booking The Cigar Box for your next event, please fill out the booking inquiry form at www.mobilecigarbox.com If you're in need of his services as a realtor, shoot Chris an email to cstrother@cdanjoyner.com

Episodes

Episode 34 with Bob McCoy

June 29, 2025 • 111 mins
Bob McCoy, owner of JXB Media and creator of The Glorious Beard Podcast, records a remote podcast with SAS. Chris lights up the new Notorious by Connor McGregor while Bob misses out on a smoke due to inclement weather. They kick off the podcast with some of Bob's personal history in music, how he got sucked into a cult, and then things turn to cigars and a pretty good dive into the world of pipe smoking. Chris and Bob talk about Th...
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Episode 33 with Chris Haile

June 22, 2025 • 99 mins
SAS Ep 33 features Chris Haile, Franchise Business Coach with Garage Living. Chris lights up an Alec Bradley Chunk Maduro, and your podcast host (also Chris) fires up a CAO Nicaragua. Right out the gate they dive into family life, and navigate the topics of marriage, divorce and remarriage. Eventually they get into some cigar talk, and finish up the pod with his role at Garage Living, a business that helps you give your garage a ma...
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Episode 32 with Cam Hill

June 15, 2025 • 119 mins
The Executive Director of Lead Collective, Cam Hill, joins Chris to talk about the ways they're helping youth and neighborhoods in the Upstate of South Carolina. Cam fires up a Ferio Tego Metro Connecticut, while Chris opts for a CAO Nicaragua. After a brief bit of cigar talk, they jump into a lengthy discussion on Christianity and the Bible, and then the conversation turns into how their 3 ministries; GOAT, Eleos, and Reach are he...
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Episode 31 with Jake Henderson

June 8, 2025 • 85 mins
Jake Henderson, owner of Hendo Strength Systems and Head of Carolina Barbell Club, sits down with Chris for an ep of SAS. They both light up a Montecristo by AJ Fernandez, and they dive into the world of cigars, strength training, strong man competitions, and what Jake and CBBC are offering to the Upstate of South Carolina.
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Episode 30 with Adam Hayes and Kristina Murphy

June 1, 2025 • 146 mins
Executive chefs and co-owners of Larkin's Restaurants, Adam Hayes and Kristina Murphhy join Chris for Episode 30 of Sunday Afternoon Smokes. They each light a cigar and dive into the world cigar smoking, the Larkin's Restaurants brand here in the Upstate of SC, chef life, the cost of doing business, and how they each wound up at the executive level of the restaurant business. https://larkinsgvl.com/ https://www.larkinscatering.com...
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Episode 29 with Matt and Amy Buxbaum

May 25, 2025 • 121 mins
Matt and Amy Buxbaum of Greenville Firepit Nights sit down with Chris for an episode of SAS. Chris lights up a La Aurora Corojo, and Matt fires up an Artista Buffalo Ten. Matt and Amy detail their journey from Ohio to Greenville, SC, their artistic and engineering background that culminated in their business of crafting, renting and selling firepits for events in the Upstate, and they wrap up the conversation with some cigar talk. ...
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Episode 28 with Paul and Leslie Barto

May 18, 2025 • 118 mins
Leslie Barto, head of Mamre Missions, and her husband Paul have a sit down for a chat on Sunday Afternoon Smokes. As always, cigars are first on the docket, and then they move into the help that Mamre Missions provides to families struggling to afford food, providing students with lunches during the summer, the partnerships that make this possible, and the ins and outs of homeschooling. https://www.mamremissions.com https://www.in...
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Episode 27 with Jeff Pence & Davie Dill

May 11, 2025 • 123 mins
Jeff Pence of Magic Rooster Tattoo in Mauldin, SC, and his apprecntice, Dave Dill, join Chris for an episode of SAS. They each light up a cigar and discuss the cigar life, tattoos, tattoo culture, Jeff's love to give back to the community, music and more. https://www.gofundme.com/support-jennifer-stewarts-medical-recovery https://www.instagram.com/magicroostertattoo https://www.magicroostertattoo.com https://www.mobilecigarbox.c...
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Handling Trauma

May 1, 2025 • 47 mins
Chris' (the creator and host of Sunday Afternoon Smokes) wife Jennifer Stewart suffered a brain aneurysm April 20 and had a massive stroke during her surgery on April 21. Many challenges lie ahead for Jennifer to make a full recovery. Chris and Jennifer are facing a challenge that many in this world have already faced, and unfortunately many more will. Your perspective matters a great deal on whether or not you make it through mom...
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Episode 26 with Mark Thoennes & Richard Cox

April 20, 2025 • 150 mins
Mark Thoennes, luxury custom home builder, and Richard Cox, Broker in Charge of CDJ BHHS Augusta St Office, sit down with Chris for a cigar and a chat. Chris and Richard fire up a Crowned Heads Mil Dias Robusto, with Mark opts for a YR Cigar Connecticut Robusto. They discuss cigars, the ins and outs of building a luxury home from the ground up, revitalizing distressed neighborhoods in Greenville, SC, as well as entrepreneurship, po...
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Henry Clay War Hark Review

April 15, 2025 • 28 mins
Chris lights up a Henry Clay War Hawk Robusto by Altadis USA. He highlights the blend, talks about tobacco from Honduras, and coaches cigar smokers through the technique of retrohaling. https://www.mobilecigarbox.com https://thecigarbox.printful.me https://x.com/mobilecigarbox https://www.instagram.com/mobilecigarbox https://www.instagram.com/sundayafternoonsmokes https://www.youtube.com/@SundayAfternoonSmokes https://open.spotify...
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Episode 25 with Kevin Dobbins

April 13, 2025 • 190 mins
Episode 25 of SAS features Kevin Dobbins, a mortgage lender with Homeside Financial. No cigars due to inclement weather, Chris and Kevin pour up some bourbon and discuss cigars, give some serious eductation about the home buying process, taking care of your credit, and get into beards, Christianity, the importance of scheduling and living a goal oriented life kdobbins@homeside.com https://www.homeside.com/lo/kdobbins https://www.i...
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Jake Wyatt Icarus Robusto Review

April 11, 2025 • 23 mins
Chris lights up the Jake Wyatt Icarus Robusto and discusses the blend, the issues with tunneling and canoeing, as well as the upcoming Southern Roots BBQ Festival happening tomorrow in Traveler's Rest, SC. https://jakewyattcigars.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jakewyattcigars/ https://x.com/JakeWyattCigars https://www.mobilecigarbox.com https://thecigarbox.printful.me https://x.com/mobilecigarbox https://www.instagram.com/mobilec...
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Episode 24 with Andrew Rodriguez

April 6, 2025 • 180 mins
Andrew Rodriguez of Blue Ridge Cabinet & Design in Easley, SC joins Chris for an episode of SAS. They each light up an Artista Art 56 Maduro cigar and discuss the beginning of Andrew's cigar journey, entrepreneurship, and the launch of Blue Ridge Cabinet. To wrap up the show they discuss Andrew's immigrant father, BBQ Brisket, religion and Christianity, and Elon's desire to get to Mars.
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Episode 23 with Mayor Lisa Talbert

March 30, 2025 • 112 mins
The Mayor of Easley, SC, Lisa Talbert, sits down with Chris for Episode 23 of Sunday Afternoon Smokes. A smokeless episode as they're recording in the Mayor's office, Chris and the Mayor discuss issues surrounding tobacco in the US, individual freedom, the current status of the City of Easley, as well as the healthcare industry.
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YR San Andreas & Camacho Pre-Embargo with Keith Boling

March 28, 2025 • 36 mins
Cigar smoking mates, Chris and Keith, are back for another cigar smoking episode. Chris opts for the YR San Andres by YR Cigar, while Keith reaches for a Camacho Pre-Embargo. They talk shop about their smoke, dive into the world of cigar reps which takes a turn into the art of salesmanship. @sundayafternoonsmokes - Instagram @mobilecigarbox - Instagram @smokeybeardsc - Instagram www.yrcigars1991.com/home https://us.davidoffgeneva....
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Bonus Episode with Cigar Show Tim & Kyle of Smoke & Revelry

March 28, 2025 • 80 mins
In this bonus episode of Sunday Afternoon Smokes, Chris is joined by Cigar Show Tim & Kyle of Smoke and Revelry. Both of these guests are in cigar media: reviews of cigars, and cigar accountrements. All 3 light up and discuss the cigar smoking, cigar media, as well as the accidental happenings of entrepreneurship. You can find everything they do at the links below. CIGAR SHOW TIM @cigarshowtim on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X ...
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Episode 22 with Daniel Keown

March 23, 2025 • 108 mins
Chris sits down with pocket knife maker, Daniel Keown of Keown Fine Folders. Daniel smokes his first cigar, a Montecristo half Corona, while Chris lights up an AJ Fernandez Nicaraguan Series Rothschild. Spirits, coffee, cigars, knife making, comedy and psychadelics are on the docket for episode 22.
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Aladino Corojo Robusto Review

March 21, 2025 • 26 mins
Chris lights up the Aladino Corojo, which is billed as a cigar that embodies the classic, old-school Cuban style experience. Grown in the Jamastran Valley of Honduras, this cigar is comprised of 100% Honduran grown Corojo tobacco.
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Episode 21 with Dan Eastland

March 19, 2025 • 185 mins
Dan Eastland of Dogwood Custom Knives sits down with Chris for Episode 21. A smokeless show due to inclement weather, but it's not light on topcis. Knife making, military, Haiti, rugby, trips to the Amazon, and the combination of manhood and fatherhood are all on deck!
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