Briley goes off this week on a good old-fashioned Grind My Gears. This time we're talking about building a foundation and bad reactions to that. On writing, ghostwriting, cigars, nonsense, mini strokes and beyond. Sharpen your pencils. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a ch…

This week we're back to talk about — you guessed it — cigars! Corey is in the hot seat, answering some questions about his career in the cigar industry. If you're interested in getting into the industry, there might be some knowledge nuggets in there for you. Questions, nonsense, cigars, and everything in between. Start your engines. Send us a text…

We're back after a couple weeks off and both of us are in recovery, for different reasons. Also, we get into some recent cigar talk. What did you expect? Bubble gut, exhaustion, dehydration, recovery, cigars, and the standard nonsense. Let's go. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pu…

Corey breaks down his recent trip to New Orleans and PCA 2025. We also discuss some new cigars, smoke some new cigars, and talk about general cigar BS. Cigars, PCA, new stuff, tips, and nonsense. The usual. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a cold bev…

Cigars are back in a big way in this episode, not that we ever stopped talking about them. This week we go over new releases from PCA we're excited about and much more. New stuff, excitement, industry happenings and the kitchen sink. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a chai…

Coming off a wonderful lost episode, where we smoked brisket for 10 hours, smoked new cigars and drank some fine sipping tequila, we discuss why the episode no longer exists. Oops. Banter. Podcast talk. Smoking new cigars. Minor announcements and nonsense. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley an…

Just some small talk and silly banter between two bearded dudes. Nothing weird. Jokes. Podcast talk. Cigar talk. Tech review talk. Lots of smoking and laughing. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a cold beverage, maybe light up a stogie with us -- if t…

Corey opens with an interesting tale and then we're off to the races discussing our favorite topic, cigars and the cigar community. Puff, puff, chat. Cigars, jokes, retrohaling, and maintaining a neutral approach. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a c…

Our English language issues are back. We delve into some more Q&A and discuss general nonsense. You know how it is by now. Cigars, life, and everything in between. Just like what we promised. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a cold beverage, maybe li…

We start with a news segnant (yes, segnant), discuss why you should let your cigars rest, and then rant in a little Grind My Gears segnant. Cigars, challenges, fake news, and some random banter. That's what it's all about. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a chair, pour you…

The news segment returns, we discuss some more hard-hitting questions, and Corey opens with a Grind My Gears segment. It's just two dudes having a good ol' time. Cigars, fake news, real news, Milton returns, and lots of nonsense. By now, you get it. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey…

This week, we introduce a new news-based segment where we try to stump Corey and his infinite wealth of wisdom. We also discuss a new home renovation project Corey has going. Cigars, news, contractors, pavers, and nonsense. You know the drill. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull…

In this episode, we review some of our cruise experiences and then discuss some deep, deep cigar questions. It's about time we put Corey on the spot. Cigar knowledge, what ifs, nonsense, cruise shenanigans, and the wonky job market. Check it. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull …

Corey swoops in with some hard-hitting questions that get right to the bottom of our personalities and histories. We also smoke some cigars. What did you expect? Cigars, questions, answers, some chit-chat, some nonsense, and lots of fun. Maybe. Possibly. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and …

Getting ready for our big family cruise, we discuss some of the things we're most excited about (big hint, it's cigars). We also talk about what's been going on lately and some nonsense. Cigars, cruise cigars, cruise entertainment, life experiences and more. You know the drill. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We'r…

Prepping some New Year's resolutions, discussing personal anecdotes, and taking some time to dig into our personalities more. Enjoy. Cigars, winning the lottery, aspirations, and beyond. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a cold beverage, maybe light u…

We're back, baby. In this episode, we go over our top cigars of 2024, with the requirement that our picks were actually released this year. We also talk about some of the changes made around here. Top cigars, the holidays, lay-offs, and more. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull …

The new mics get some revenge, but this week we're having a little fun. We never like to take ourselves too seriously so this week we played another round of "Get to know your hosts." Cigars, nonsense, questions, answers, and more. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a chair,…

We tried new mics and they suck. This week we go over cigar lounge etiquette, alien drones in the sky, cattle mutilations, and more. Cigars, boogers, dark holes, and some nonsense as usual. They can't all be perfect. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a chair, pour yourself …

Nothing crazy here, just some discussions about family trips to theme parks, future plans, and the Tyson-Paul fight. Enjoy. Cigars, Aganorsa, theme park visits, and some nonsense that grinds our gears. Let's get this party started y'all. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a …

In this episode we both try a new cigar for the first time: Southern Draw Decennium. We also take a moment to discuss the upcoming holidays and more nonsense. Cigars, beverage pairings, flavor notes, and some movie quotes. You know, BS as usual. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pu…

First, some Halloween speak, an appearance by Art the Clown, and how to pick the right cigar for the right time. More importantly, Corey likes cigars with coffee. Cigars, Halloween, costumes, on writing, AI, print media, and, as always, plenty of added nonsense. Listen for the frogs. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast…

We switched it up this week and decided to talk about fatherhood. Don't worry, we geek out later on and get into some Marvel speak. Enjoy. Cigars, fatherhood, beard mishaps, Marvel and Deadpool geek-out, and, as always, some added nonsense. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up…

Briley finally shares his experience visiting the Dominican Republic and La Aurora. Spoiler: It was a cigar enthusiast's dream. Plus, some excess chatter here and there. Cigars, La Aurora, visiting DR, complaints about our local HOA, and more. Stay classy y'all. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Bri…

We finally get to share our experience from the 2024 Tampa Cigar Bash at Seminole Hard Rock. Then, Corey has some choice words about a homeowner experience. Cigars, Tampa Bay Cigar Bash, Milton aftermath, and some good old-fashioned ranting and raving. Let's go. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Bri…

Welcome back. For this episode, we complain a little about smokers (you know which ones), share some beard care tips, and have a few good laughs. Cigars, beard care, and some nonsense as always. We always circle back to those hearty laughs. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up…

In this episode, we discuss burn issues while smoking, like canoeing and tunneling, and then we break out the Rated R jokes. Fair warning, they're vulgar as hell. Cigars, burn problems, absolute nonsense, and a few questionable laughs. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a ch…

We take a look at cigar pairings with beverages, and then hit the ground laughing with some Dad jokes. Fair warning, they're cheesy. Cigars, some news, some pairings, and a few giggles. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a cold beverage, maybe light up…

We dive right into some cigar recommendations and explore the art of retrohaling. It will change your cigar game, guaranteed. Cigars, some talk about new releases, and video game trivia. Oh, and watch out for traffic. Sorry about that. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a ch…

Let's get the meeting started with some quick introductions to your hosts Briley and Corey. After, we play around with the podcast format to see how things will go. Cigars, cigar trivia, and fascinating convos abound. Send us a text Support the show Welcome to the Cigar & Loungecast. We're your hosts Briley and Corey. Pull up a chair, pour yourself…