This episode gets real—men open up about mental health, fatherhood and self-imposed expectations. So, does cigar smoking help you cope with what life throws at you? Solo, cigar time is meditative. Surrounded by friends (or soon-to-be friends at the lounge), cigars create connection that's so lacking in today's frenetic world.
And what a connection was made winter camping in Northern Minnesota. (Yes, that's a thing!)! Seeking fodder for his latest book, Nick Hammond, award-winning author of Around the World in 80 Cigars – The Travels of an Epicure, journeyed with Box Press cigar podcast hosts, Rob Gagner and Nick Beck. It ended with a trip to the ER. But the rest of THAT story will be featured in Nick's sequel Around The World in 80 Cigars: There and Back Again, which is slated for publication later in 2023.
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Episode breakdown:
00:00 Cold open
02:31 Winter camping in Minnesota
07:29 Nick ended up in the hospital
10:42 Another cigar book? Do we really need that?
13:31 Audio excerpt of Around the World in 80 Cigars – The Travels of an Epicure
21:01 Each cigar punctuates a memory in life
21:55 How men struggle with mental health
26:14 Worlds collide over musician Foy Vance
34:21 How to be the best dad you can be
35:34 Book recommendation: Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff
37:25 In life, don't just talk, just do
46:57 Is there a gin that's good with cigars?
50:13 Gin and cigar pairings
