Our featured guest tonight is Jon David Cole. JD is the Owner/Tobacconist at The Country Squire in Jackson, MS, and the accompanying online store. We’ll have JD and Brian talking about their experiences and Jon David's purchases at the Chicago pipe show. There is also news on the Country Squire's bulk tobacco / custom blends program that was impact…

Episode 82: The Grain Game... actually that would be a good title too. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Country Squire Radio

Our featured guest tonight is Austin Bourdo of Pathfinder Pipes. He is an Army Veteran having the highly specialized role of Pathfinder. (Find out what that is on the show. It's super badass cool.) Austin is a father and husband living in his native Wisconsin. He does social work full time and makes pipes part time. It all started when he found his…

With Cedric still camping out in front of the store, he has added a few extra flourishes to draw attention to himself, and earn more money. Inspired by Gilbert the…By Keith Heltsley

Grandpap talks with Abner about going in with Cedric and his tent that he pitched out front. He wants to make some money by setting up a fortune telling racket.…By Keith Heltsley

Cedric is still camped out in front of the Jot ‘Em Down store, but Lum has cooked up an idea that might lure him off the property. Lum intends to…By Keith Heltsley

Relating back to an episode from months ago, Lum and Abner had to sell a strip of their property to Cedric so he could have a library card. In the…By Keith Heltsley

The Wonderful World apartments, a project designed to house every family in Pine Ridge, has been going over like Gangbusters with folks in town. Lum goes over the blueprints and…By Keith Heltsley

Lum tries to talk Mousey into naming the apartment building after himself instead of the name originally picked. Since Mousey thought up the plan, and it’s just like a mother…By Keith Heltsley

Our featured interview on tonight’s show is with Fernando Keops. Fernando is a renowned sleight-of-hand magician, particularly known for his work with cards and gambling effects. He is celebrated for his performances that blend magic, sleight of hand, and a poetic style. He is of course, also a pipe smoker and he attended the Las Vegas Internationa…

With a new direction clearly defined, construction plans for the new, modern apartments are about to begin. Lum is thrilled with the feedback and support that is coming in from…By Keith Heltsley

As Lum and Abner ponder the big picture of solving the problem of how to spend the $10K, Elizabeth phones in to hound Abner about taking care of a few…By Keith Heltsley

Squire has gotten wind of the existence of the $10k prize money, but so far has been fended off from getting his hands on it. Though a winner has been…By Keith Heltsley

Our featured interview on tonight’s show is with Kevin Godbee. Kevin is the owner and founder of PipesMagazine.com, which launched in 2009 as a resource site for pipe smokers and pipe and tobacco collectors. The site has numerous articles from well-known pipe authorities as well as the largest and most active community discussion forums, and of cou…

Lum and Abner had been running a contest on how to spend Diogene’s money. None of the suggestions are worthwhile. Their latest problem is that Ulysses S Quincy insists on…By Keith Heltsley

With the business of the movie premiere over with, it’s time to get down to the topic of what to do with the money that was left for Lum and…By Keith Heltsley

Our featured interview on tonight’s show is with Rick Newcombe. Rick is a well-known author of several pipe books, and he is a prominent collector of Danish pipes, and vintage tobaccos. We catch up with him and see what he's looking forward to at the Chicago pipe show this coming weekend. Rick was in Chicago when the show was first conceived of, an…

Besides the recent ordeal about who will be giving speeches at the premiere, Lum and Abner face the need to have a projectionist to show the film. The celebration is…By Keith Heltsley

Things are going full speed ahead in the preparations of the movie premiere. It has even temporarily overshadowed the $10K give away of the money that Diogenes left. But don’t…By Keith Heltsley

The movie premiere is the talk of the town, and we find Lum on the phone, making arrangements for it with Sister Simpson. As she makes her indecisive preparations, Lum…By Keith Heltsley

Our featured interview on tonight’s show is with Bo Parker. Bo is the new co-host of the Pipe and Tamper Podcast, which is the second longest running pipe podcast after this one. Bo started as the co-host in January 2025, and he is also a member of the Heretics Pipe Club. He is a professional coffee roaster and has the best "first time I smoked a p…

How to do the best with $10k for Pine Ridge, is the question that Lum and Abner have been struggling with lately. Lum has decided to run his own contest,…By Keith Heltsley

Episode 81: A look into the pipe smoking documentary Father The Flame Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Country Squire Radio

Peace and quiet has once more settled over Pine Ridge. The only problem facing Lum and Abner is how to spend the money that Diogenes left them. Rather than keeping…By Keith Heltsley

The manhunt has come to an end when Lum and Cedric came back, bringing Diogenes Smith with them. Wonderful World! Full confessions are made, and Lum is on hand in…By Keith Heltsley

Our featured interview on tonight’s show is with Ben Smith of Redeemed Pipes. Ben is a pipe restorer, buyer and seller. He helps collectors find the estate pipes they are looking for. He started Redeemed Pipes in 2022 at his first Chicago pipe show. He deals with all types of pipes from artisan to factory-made. He actually started smoking pipes in …

The mystery of the missing Lum continues, where we find grandpappy Spears talking with Abner in the Jot ‘Em Down store. Abner faces losing his house, and even the store,…By Keith Heltsley

Lum and Cedric are still missing without a trace. Squire Skimp talks with Mousey Gray in the Jot ‘Em Down store about the situation. Is the manhunt in the hills…By Keith Heltsley

Great excitement has Pine Ridge all abuzz. Lum and Cedric were to stand trial, but both have broken out of jail, and fled. Today Squire Skimp talks to Abner in…By Keith Heltsley

Our featured interview on tonight’s show is with Nate King, the "King of Pipes" and of In-N-Out Burger. Most people know of Nate as an excellent pipe artisan. He also has an honorary Master of Pipes degree from the Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club, and is a member of the prestigious Confrérie des Maitres Pipiers de Saint-Claude. Prior to becoming a…

Lum’s worry deepens as he complains over being framed. Abner gets confused and thinks Lum means having his picture hung in the post office. More old Edwards sayings emerge to…By Keith Heltsley

After Lum caught Abner and Cedric cranking out counterfeit ten-dollar bills, he convinced them it wasn’t due to any magic in the printing press. Today Abner groans at the thought…By Keith Heltsley

Lum has worries that keep growing. Are his partners and friends, Abner and Cedric crazy in giving full ownership in the store and resigning? Where are they getting all their…By Keith Heltsley

Our featured interview tonight is with Mike Morales. Mike showed up at the Vegas pipe show last year with a bunch of professional video equipment and spontaneously arranged interviews with show exhibitors and Brian. The video he produced was at a professional level of a TV show, so Brian had to have him on the show. Mike is a pipe smoking enthusias…

Once Abner has discovered Cedric’s secret, and found that he also has the same magic power, the two of them look through catalogs of goodies to order. The two revel…By Keith Heltsley

The mystery surrounding Cedric, Mr Adams, and the large sums of money continues. Abner grills Cedric to share his magic secret, but he won’t tell. Maybe a little sweet talking,…By Keith Heltsley

Cedric is the center of curious happenings. To get to his secret behind the large sums of money he has been spending, Lum made him a partner in the store.…By Keith Heltsley

Our featured interview tonight is with Rich Esserman. Rich is one of our regular guests that has been on the show many times, and is returning after a one-year hiatus. Rich has penned innumerous articles about pipes and tobacco for several publications, and he is known for collecting quite large pipes. We’ll get caught up with Rich and see what's n…

After hearing grandpap recount the story of Aladdin and the magic lamp, and in light of the way Cedric has been spending money, Lum begins to think the lantern that…By Keith Heltsley

Episode 80: Johann Sebastian Bach and Merlin Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Country Squire Radio

Grandpap is in the library and tells Lum about the story of King Midas. Lum wonders if Cedric has somehow become like King Midas. He’s had a lot of money…By Keith Heltsley

Our featured interview tonight is with Simon Bosko from the YouTube Channel London Calling with Simon. He also produces the LCS Briars line of handmade pipes. London Calling has over 9,000 subscribers and over 2,000 videos. In his pipe making, Simon focuses mainly on 9mm filter pipes in both classic shapes and artistic styles. Simon has lived in Lo…

After Diogenes has left town, he left both Lum and Cedric in charge. Lum tries out his new position by wearing Diogenes clothes. The clothes make Lum feel like the…By Keith Heltsley

Lum surprises Abner by talking like the now missing Diogenes. Lum tells how he has been left in full authority of the work Diogenes started in town with the pamphlets…By Keith Heltsley

Grandpap is in the library to read from the almanac, and recollect a cast of characters who Abner suspects that he’s making up. . The smooth-talking seeker of honesty, Diogenes…By Keith Heltsley

Our featured interview tonight is with J.B. “Brandon” Frady. Brandon was first on the show as a new pipe maker back in 2023. He was already making amazing pipes then, and now he has evolved to even better pipes that are functional works of art. His pipes are freehand and artistic shapes and designs. He is also a freelance writer for any type of pro…

Suspicious night time activities over the past few days have led to Cedric having his license plates stolen and being put into jail. Today Mousey has another report of the…By Keith Heltsley

Lum’s air raid warden duties haven’t turned up any dangers from the sky, but they are beginning to uncover suspicious activities from Diogenes Smith. Mousey continues to watch at night,…By Keith Heltsley

With all the extra duties and jobs that the folks of Pine Ridge put on him, Lum keeps adding trinkets to his new Air Raid warden uniform to fuel his…By Keith Heltsley

Our featured guest tonight is Glen Whelan. The first time we had Glen on he was the Director of Sales for Peterson of Dublin. Now he is the Managing Director. Peterson is a family tradition for Glen. His father worked in the factory for 50 years, eventually serving as Factory Manager. Although Glen now serves as Managing Director, he started as a p…