Gabby is a US Marine Officer veteran and a multi-generation cigar family member! She served in the US Marines, and held many different positions as a commissioned officer, and then transitioned into civilian life and started a cigar company called Antipoliticas! Her cigars are excellent and she is supported by her uncle who has been in the industry for decades and has had a factory in Esteli Nicaragua for 20 years! Check them out! Show Sponsors: OC Raw Dog food, Small Batch Cigar (dogsofwar - fo...
Aug 15, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Today was a highlight of an episode for me! I absolutely love Espinosa Cigars! Banger cigars! Erik Espinosa is a Cuban-American cigar blender and an entrepeneur from South Florida! His company Espinosa Cigars and factory "La Zona" are among the top tier of the industry! Espinosa makes the "Knuckle Sandwich" line of cigars for celebrity and TV personalitiy Guy Fieri! I met Erik at PCA 2025 in NOLA and he was a true gentleman and after many trips by the booth gave me a banger interview! He promise...
Jul 11, 2025•56 min
Today I sit down with Mike S of Powstanie Cigars! Powstanie Cigars are some of my favorite smokes! Their core line includes Broadleaf, San Andreas, CT and Habano! We also chat about their special releases including my new personal favorite the Ezekiel 25:17 a Powstanie and Room 101 Collab that is FIRE! Show Sponsors: Small Batch Cigar - www.smallbatchcigar.com use the code "dogsofwar" for a 10% discount and free shipping OC Raw Dog Food - Check them out! What I exclusively feed my dog!...
Jun 04, 2025•59 min
Today I sit down with Aric Bey of Black Star Line Cigars! Aric is also a retired Chicago Fire Fighter who was injured and retired in the line of duty! He started his cigar company and has more than 6 core lines and is growing every day! This episode was filmed outside on new equipment, so its not my normal quality, and we will be fixing this issue going forward! Excuse our lower quality for this episode! Show sponsors - Small Batch Cigar - use the code "dogsofwar" for a 10% discount and free shi...
May 14, 2025•56 min•Season 4Ep. 109
Today I sit down with Lee Marsh! Cigar nerd turned manufacturer, long time football through college player and dog man! Cane Corso breed to be exact! Lee is the founder of Stolen Throne Cigars which are now one of my favorite companies in existence! Their portfolio is THE BEST! They even do a special blend of cigar called "Argos" which directly donates a portion of all proceeds to a Cane Corso rescue! Lee is an awesome dude and I hope you try his cigars, and give him a shout! Show Sponsors: Smal...
Apr 09, 2025•58 min•Season 4Ep. 108
Today I sit down with Robert Allan! He runs Roz's Cigar Emporium in Ocala Florida and has been on the board of directors of Cigars For Warrior's for over 13 years! He is also their director of logistics! Cigars For Warriors or CFW is a 401-C Non Profit that provides free cigars to our deployed troops! They have collected, boxed and shipped MILLIONS of cigars to our troops over the years! One hell of an organization in my opinion! Show Sponsors: Small Batch Cigar - Use the code "dogsofwar" for a ...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 107
Today I sit down with Cody Mobley of Kentucky Gentlemen Cigars! His family has been in the tobacco and cigar business in one way or another for around 100 years! They have a dozen/s of blends and lines of premium cigars and are the makers of the Bourbon Cigar Lineup! Their families have grown, cured and created warehouse distribution for burley tobacco since the beginning. For over 150 years, The Mobley, DeVary, and Jackson Families have seen the once fertile burley tobacco crops slowly fade int...
Mar 12, 2025•56 min•Season 4Ep. 106
Today I sit down with Mike Palmer AKA BDP Palmer of Powstanie Cigars! Mike is the national sales manager for Powstanie Cigars as well as a blender and podcast host! Powstanie is the polish word for "Uprising" and was founded by the Szczepankiewicz brothers Mike and Greg based out of Deltona Florida. Their core line consists of the Habano, Broadleaf and Connecticut! And soon to be San Andreas! The SA release will happen saturday February 22nd! I got to sample one of them and my oh my they are del...
Feb 19, 2025•59 min•Season 4Ep. 105
Today I sit down with Arnold Serafin of Serafin De Cuba Cigars! Serafin is based out of my home town of Tarpon Springs Florida, and is located on the Sponge Docks! Arnold is 4-5th generation of cigar makers from Cuba, and along with his son offer a wide array of revived historic brands and blends from their shop in Tarpon! They make excellent cigars and I had a blast talking with him! Had an absolute blast and hope you all enjoy this episode! Show Sponsors: Small Batch Cigar.com use the code "do...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 104
Today I sit down with Enrique Seijas of Matilde Cigars! Matilde Cigars is a old brand that was started in the 1800s and fizzled out in the early 1900s from the Dominican Republic. Enrique and his father resurrected Matilde and brought it into modern times! Matilde has a core line of very good cigars that are also affordable! They also do special releases and limited exposure releases that are bangers as well! I love Matilde's portfolio and highly recommend you try one today!
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 103
Today I sit down with Jason Haynes of Midwest Legacy Beef! MLB Is a raw dog food company that specializes in whole prey raw beef dog diets! Raw feeding is hands down the absolute best way to feed your dogs and give them the best chance at a long healthy life and extend their street working time! Most kibble is filled with low grade left over agricultural grade meat, synthetic vitamins that are all sourced overseas and mainly in China and fat, starch and legume proteins. Terrible for your dog! We...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 102
Today I sit down and enjoy a Herf with Oliver Nivaud from United Cigars! Oliver is the Director of Operations of United Cigars and a long time cigar lover and key industry player for a very long time! United Cigars encompasses a huge umbrella of brands and make some killer smokes! He is a super cool individual and i thoroughly enjoyed our chat together and hope you do as well! Show Sponsors: Smallbatchcigar.com use the code "dogsofwar" for a 15% discount (through Dec 31 2024 then back to 10%) an...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 101
Today is a very special episode! Our 100th show! I had a very near and dear to my heart and special guest on for this extraordinary accomplishment! Welcome Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigar company! Tatuaje is a cigar company mainly based out of Nicaragua and the US and they have a cult like following for their cigars! They have a very large portfolio of cigars and a bunch of special blends that they release each year! Tatuaje is one of my favorite brands of cigars hands down and I am very thankful ...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Season 4Ep. 100
Today I sit down with friend, dog trainer and former military contractor Travis Lloyd! Travis competes in Ring sport, and trains as a PSA decoy under the tutelage of Shawn Edwards and The Deadpool Decoy School program! Travis recently traveled to India to assist the Deadpool Decoy School seminar being hosted there and has competed and traveled around the country working dogs. Show Sponsors!!! Horton's Quality K9 Equipment Small Batch Cigar Use the code "dogsofwar" for a 10% discount and free shi...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 99
Today I sit down with another cigar aficionado, Matt from the Cigar Hound Dog. The CHD is a YouTube channel as well as a cigar influencer. His content is excellent and focused on smoking and reviewing all types of different cigars! Live! And rating them and giving his honest opinion! Sponsored by Horton's Quality K9 Equipment and Smallbatchcigar.com use the code "dogsofwar" for a 10% discount and free shipping at checkout! The Ryan Samuels Show Modern-day politics discussion and analysis. Conser...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 98
Today I sit down with the smallest Navy SEAL ever! Former U.S. Navy SEAL David Brown was the unlikeliest of candidates for the world's most grueling military selection process. Standing just 5' 3" and weighing 110 pounds, he was unlike any of the others around him who aspired to be SEALs. But through dogged determination and an iron will, he overcame every obstacle that life put in front of him to achieve his dream of becoming a SEAL. David Brown's life has been one of perseverance, tenacity, an...
Sep 29, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Today I sit down with Abe Dababneh the Owner of Smoke Inn. Smoke Inn is a Cigar retailer in south Florida with multiple locations. They also have an extensive online cigar retail site and program. Abe has been in the business for over 30 years and is a wealth of knowledge with many "Firsts" in the industry! Smoke Inn hosts a Retail event every year called "The Great Smoke". They also do many programs such as "The Summer of Saka" where they have killer deals, promotions and raffle type programs t...
Sep 08, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 96
Today is a very special episode! The Navy Seal K9 handler of Cairo that participated on the raid that ended the life of osama bin laden joins me!! I named my dog after his dog! We go deep on this one! DO NOT miss this one! Brought to you by Horton's Quality K9 Equipment! And Smallbatchcigar.com Use the code "dogsofwar" for a 10% discount and free shipping at smallbatchcigar.com! The Ryan Samuels Show Modern-day politics discussion and analysis. Conservative Political Commentator Ryan... Listen o...
Aug 11, 2024•1 hr 54 min•Season 4Ep. 95
Today I sit down with Army Ranger K9 handler and trainer turned civilian head trainer for the Ranger program Mark Kaufmann. Horton's Quality K9 Equipment hortonsk9.com and smallbatchcigar.com are today's show sponsors! Use code "dogsofwar" for a 10%^ discount and free shipping with small batch cigar! Mark Kaufmann is a combat veteran, and former United States Army Ranger. He has held the position of Master Trainer for 2nd Ranger Battalion’s Multi-Purpose Canine program for the last 11 years, loc...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 4Ep. 94
Today we sit down with Army veteran as well as US contracting veteran and cigar afficionado Dave West! Dave West is in charge of all online business for SmallBatchCigar.com as well as their tasting notes and blog posts! I really enjoyed this episode and learning about cigars! Use the code "dogsofwar" at checkout for a 10% discount and free shipping! http: //www.smallbatchcigar.com The podcast is also brought to you by Horton’s Quality K9 Equipment! Check them out hortonsk9.com The Ryan Samuels S...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 93
Today I sit down with retired LAPD k9 Officer/Trainer Extraordinaire Michael Goosby! This is one of my absolute favorite podcasts hands down! And we will absolutely be repeating another episode in the future! Michaels Bio: SERGEANT II (Ret) Mike Goosby Chief Trainer Metropolitan Division K9 Platoon Los Angeles Police Department Mike had 32.5 years (25 years of K9 experience) with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), where he was assigned as the Chief Trainer for the Metropolitan Division K9...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Today I sit down with a 28 year veteran of law enforcement and current k9 handler out of Kentucky, Gilbert Marksberry! Gil also served in the United States Marine Corps, and has a very interesting and deep story to his life. Gil is also a father and a loving husband, and someone I call a friend! I hope you all enjoy this! Brought to you by Horton's Quality K9 Equipment! Also by smallbatchcigar.com use the code "dogsofwar" at checkout for a 10% DISCOUNT and free shipping! The Ryan Samuels Show Mo...
Jun 15, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 91
Today I sit down with Steve Sprouse! Steve was a 30 year law enforcement officer in south Florida. 20 of that in K9. Steve held multiple positions within his department including handler, head trainer etc. Steve is also a pioneer of “picture” and reality based K9 training. Steve developed a line of synthetic prosthetics for dogs to bite realistic appendages. His company Armin Leggan has sold their devices to militaries and police teams around the world! This is an excellent episode you will not ...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 90
Hey guys! Today I sit down with Jason Hanley of On Point K9 Academy. Jason is a police dog vendor, dog trainer and owns a large pet boarding and training business in Scottsville Kentucky! We talk all things pet dogs to police dogs and we highlight the annual On Point K9 Competition and Certification that I have attended the last two years to help and decoy all week. We have a new sponsor!!! Hortons Quality K9 Equipment! We are very pleased to have partnered with Horton's as a new Anchor Sponsor!...
May 05, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 89
Today I sit down with Police K9 Handler Derek Bowles. Derek works in Tennessee and has a wonderful K9 named Storm. We recorded at Jason Hanleys annual "On Point Police K9 Seminar". Derek has had alot of success on the street with his K9, and I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation! Please use my unique sign up code to save 50$ off an annual PocketSuite membership! Pocketsuite is the app that many dog trainers use for their training businesses. It is an all in one app that has so many uses it can b...
Apr 26, 2024•56 min•Season 4Ep. 88
Today I sat down with Sheriff Deputy Jacob Stephens. Jacob began his law enforcement career in the local jail and then got into patrol as a deputy. Shortly after he transitioned into K9 and his first dog was a wonderful German Shepherd named Dax. Sadly Dax passed away March 4th 2024, and he is currently the handler of Malinois K9 Rip. We talk law, dogs and shoot the shit from a Marine infantry war vet to a beat cop! Jacob and Rip won "Hard Dog Fast Dog" at the 11th Annual On Point K9 Competition...
Apr 12, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 87
Today I sit down with a United States Marine Corps SOC veteran and k9 trainer The Mountain. We discuss learning psychology and training as it pertains to police, military, working and pet dogs. Mountain is a balanced trainer who puts the welfare of the animal above all else! Here is the unique code for a 50$ discount on an annual Pocket Suite subscription for your dog training business! I highly recommend any dog trainer or dog training business to use this app! It makes life and business a whol...
Apr 06, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 86
Ian Strimbeck is a former United States Marine Infantry Rifleman who served with 3rd battalion Second Marine Division aboard Camp Lejeune. He has served in Iraq and multiple other locations. Ian is a firearm and edged weapons expert and instructor as well as a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu expert. His company is Rune Nation LLC and he travels around the world instructing law enforcement, military and civilians. Ian is a succesful family man, small business owner and tactical expert who embraces the "suck"...
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 85
Today I am joined by Armin Winkler, or Rivanna K9 and Winkler K9 and Training Institute. Armin has been training working dogs for over 40 years! He currently works with Special Forces K9 teams from all over the world and police agencies. Armin recently launched his "Definitive Guide to Laser Directions" on Rivanna K9 and he collaborated with Pat Nolan. Armin is a huge advocate for the health both physical and mental for all dogs and training. We discuss modern training concepts and philosophies ...
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Season 4Ep. 84
Today I sit down with Afghan contractor and professional dog trainer Travis Lloyd! American K9 Dynamics! We talk dogs and the war! Please rate and review our podcast! Please use my unique referral code for 50$ off an annual Pocket Suite membership! Pocket Suite is the all in one app made by dog trainers FOR dog trainers! Check it out! https://pocketsuite.io/register/full-spectrum-k9-training The Ryan Samuels Show Modern-day politics discussion and analysis. Conservative Political Commentator Rya...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 42
