Join Mike and Nate, your friendly aficionados of budget-friendly cigars, as they ignite conversations that go beyond the smoke. Whether you're a seasoned cigar enthusiast or simply curious about the world of affordable smokes, Mike and Nate invite you to kick back, light up, and join the conversation. "Nice Ashes" is where camaraderie meets culture, where the pleasure of puffing enhances the exploration of diverse topics. Tune in for a laid-back and flavorful journey through the realms of literature, media, and society, one budget-friendly cigar at a time.
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Mike and Nate smoke a Gurkha Vintage 2001 and talk about white Russians, iron butterflies, rough weeks and weekends, water heaters, catalytic converters, automotive repair, corporate pollution, and Avatar the Way of Water.
Mike and Nate smoke a CAO MX2 and talk about lighting techniques, the Dune book series, Harry Potter, Noam Chomsky, Star Trek, and Stephen King. Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091758267462
Mike and Nate smoke a LFD Double Ligero with special guest Simcha and talk about webseries, DJs, Chicago, Orthodox Jews, conversions, the smallness of the universe, kosher cigars, instruments, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Jon Voight, Bob Dylan, Charles Manson, Chris Brown, R. Kelly, Jewish Heavy Metal, Korn, National Novel Writing Month, Team Spirit Art House, Walter Benjamin, eternal hell, Bill Hicks, Star Wars, Ahsoka, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ayn Rand, Democracy The God That Failed, co-opting...
Mike and Nate smoke a Gurkha Beast and talk about Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) companies, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Stephen King, the odds of making money, and Bud Light.Link to the report .Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091758267462...
Mike and Nate have some technical difficulties, smoke a Gurkha Beauty, and talk about America being the best country in the world, IMF, World Bank, Human Development Index, The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), health, education, economy, unemployment, inflation, countries going bankrupt, happiness, hustle culture, and prisoners. Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091758267462...
Mike and Nate smoke a Romeo y Julieta 1875 and talk about humidor set-ups for the show sticks, smoking lounges, presidential collectible ashtrays, cheroots, audiobooks, the Trump indictment, grouse, pheasants, hunting, the Oliver North defense, baby shower games, wildlife, natural architecture, shared spaces, national parks, and leaving places better than you found them. Thanks to Gary and Kayla for the sponsor-stick!! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091758267462...
Mike and Nate smoke a MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured and talk about the Stillwater lift bridge, old wives' tales, cold sores, piles, hemorrhoids, chicken soup, eye color, genetics, cows in the rain, weather apps, mobile browsers, middle ground, chopping onions, carrots, radar, fevers, colds, carpet dents, participation ribbons, They Live, Mr. Bean, counting sheep, drinking water, chewing parsley, toothpaste, cleaning pipes, grey hairs, sitting too close to the television, stain removal, and hair of t...
Mike and Nate smoke a CAO Black and talk about tattoos, piercings, age restrictions, professional dress, tanning beds, Nebraska's gender affirming surgery ban for minors, transtrending, plastic surgery, military recruiting, bullying, social media, Gifts From The Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow, writing systems, oral traditions, Star Wars, and camping. Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091758267462...
Mike and Nate smoke a Macanudo Inspirado Black and talk about the movies they've been watching, including Women Talking, Tar, Harvey Weinstein, Brendan Fraser, Avatar The Way of Water, The Mandalorian, Marvel, Book of Boba Fett, Cocaine Bear, Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, South Park, Good Burger, Rings of Power, television writers, the writers strike, Commando, The Barbarians, anime, Tokyo Godfathers, Ghost in the Shell, Your Name, A Silent Voice, Hustle, You People, Brokeback Mountain, and Ru...
Mike and Nate smoke a CAO Italia for a Mike Knows episode about the Amish.
Mike and Nate smoke a CAO Brazilia and get heated about Star Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mandalorian, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ahsoka, train jumping, Rogue One, James Bond, modern writing, Lord of the Rings Victorian novels, and OH MY GOD HOW MUCH DOES MIKE LOVE AHSOKA?!?!?!
Mike and Nate smoke a CAO America and talk about Surly Brewing, tools, hand staplers, and a "Mike Knows" topic about the Manson family.
Mike and Nate smoke a Kristoff Connecticut and talk about Christmas, friends, The Case for Christ, The Case Against the Case for Christ, the origins of religion, Tammy Faye, mega-churches, fetishes, gay conversion, Egypt's sunken city, faith stories and snowmobilers.
Mike and Nate smoke a 5 Vegas Cask Strength, battle tech issues and talk about snow blowers, taxes, Marjorie Taylor Greene, national divorce, secession, moving for work, Britain's 4-day workweek trial, remote work productivity, artificial intelligence, Russian hackers, small towns, light beer, bowling, and technical issues.
Mike and Nate smoke a 5 Vegas Series A and talk about Confessions of An Economic Hitman, happiness index, corporatocracy, pollution, shamanism, American ideals, the Matrix, online dating, app privacy, retirement age, job satisfaction, Epstein, Musk, Alex Jones, Ukraine, Area 51, Manson family, and gambling.
Mike and Nate smoke a 5 Vegas Classic and talk about Nate's new recording setup, Brittney Griner, spy balloons, airborne toxic event, railroad contract, social security, retirement, student loan forgiveness, Hunter Biden's laptop, GOP recordings, Twitter files, population control, journalism, Catch 22, Ukraine, halftime shows, higher education, and artificial intelligence art.
In the Season 1 finale, Mike and Nate smoke a Plasencia Alma Fuerte and talk about beards, Stephen King, cigar shop recommendations, 3D printing, bowling, black Friday, drugs, beer, board games, highlights and lowlights from the year, social pressures, A Christmas Story, John Carter and the Princess of Mars, Superman, Dolly Parton, failure, and looking forward to 2023.
Mike and Nate smoke a CAO Extremem Quad and talk about hunting, target shooting, environmental conservation, getting lost, the food cycle, the loss of innocence, Cecil the Lion, fishing, veganism, wine, Nic Cage, and Cowboy Bebop.
Mike and Nate smoke a CAO Flathead V554 Camshaft and talk about cold weather smoking, open enrollment, etymology, are words racist or is it linguistic tyranny, Crocs vs Uggs, cultural appropriation, Middle English, PTSD, and acronyms.
Mike, Nate and special guest Al smoke a Dark Shark and talk about board games, cigarettes, duckpin bowling, youth hunting, G4, video games, We Need to Go Deeper, Vegas, casinos, manicures, and car dealerships.
Mike and Nate smoke a Nub Double Maduro and talk about Lord of the Flies, THC soda, banned books, Robinson Crusoe, Deathwatch, Hatchet, Red Badge of Courage, Julie of the Wolves, media ratings,
Mike and Nate smoke an Oliva Nub Maduro and talk about Hocus Pocus, Hocus Pocus 2, diversity in movies and stories, Cruella, Stargate, Star Trek, television writing, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Batman, Superman, Captain Marvel, Joaquin Phoenix, Pinocchio, politics of Hollywood, Robin Hood, and Obi-Wan.
Mike and Nate smoke an Oliva Nub Connecticut and talk about corrupt non-profit organizations, Catholic churches, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, televangelism, Tammy Faye, porn parodies, telemarketers, Black Lives Matter, NRA, Susan G. Komen, and student debt relief.
Mike and Nate smoke an Oliva Nub Cain F and talk about editing the podcast, cheroots, adding a smoking lounge to a garage, watches, selling on eBay, watch straps, daylight savings, the inexperience of youth, Midlemarch, Victorian literature, American Bloomsbury, transcendentalism, Hunter S Thompson, Winston Churchill, Dune, Stephen King, Presidential biographies,
Mike and Nate smoke an Oliva Nub Habano 5" and talk about aliens, Steven Greer, Bob Lazar, Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind, Unacknowledged, Ancient Aliens, the god helmet, Star Trek, Erich von Däniken, Coast to Coast, Mysterious Universe, the war on terror, Ukraine, propaganda, ammunition, Gulf of Tonkin, Ghislaine Maxwell, Survival Russia, watches and bowling balls.
Mike and Nate smoke an Oliva Nub Habano and talk about pipe tobacco, Toppling Goliath Brewery, coffee, Oliver Pluff & Company tea, liquor cigars, mixed drinks, and beer.
Mike and Nate smoke a Nub Cameroon and talk about the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Donovan's Reef, Island in the Sky, Alfred Hitchcock, Paint Your Wagon, The Cowboys, Bruce Dern, Night of the Living Dead, Night of the Demons, Stargate, the decline of television shows, professional wrestling, and beard growing.
Mike and Nate smoke Alec Bradley seconds and talk about boots, Slaughterhouse-Five, post-modernist literature, WWII, grandfathers, Game of Thrones, Rings of Power, Fantastic Beasts, and Harry Potter.
Mike, Nate and special guest Dev smoke a Buffalo Trace and talk about how to smoke a cigar, taxing cigarettes, socket adapters, National Night Out, killer bees, the male urge to fight, Fight Club, Cuban cigars, assault weapon bans, wrestling. and prison reality shows.
Mike and Nate smoke a Perdomo Reserve Champagne 10th Anniversary Super Toro and talk about Whole Foods, deodorants, incels, volcels, migtow, MRA, Shakespeare, pornography, Magic the Gathering, offensive jokes, divorce, gender disparity, Tom Cruise, child support, and domestic abuse.
