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The Burn Down Podcast brings people together over a cigar. No matter where you’re from, what you believe or how you look, cigars is what connects us! It’s designed to show the world the good that comes out of cigar conversations. Founded by Eric Josefson and Justin Heisig, The Burn Down is a podcast with conversations with people from all walks of life. From interviews with professional athletes like Ed Reed and John Starks, to singers and comedians like Ruben Studdard and Rocky Dale Davis, to mobsters and entrepreneurs like Billy Cutolo Jr. and Armando Montelongo, cigar makers like Robert Caldwell and Tony Gomez even military veterans like Ray “Cash” Care. Eric and Justin are passionate about cigars, but they’re also passionate about people. We created a podcast where guests can feel comfortable opening up and sharing their stories over a cigar. We’re here to inspire, uplift and to provide value. Check out our website: https://www.burndownpodcast.com/
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Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Robert Caldwell of Caldwell Cigars sits down with The Burn Down Podcast. Talks with us about being a bad kid growing up, the things he likes and dislikes about the cigar industry, his journey into cigars and so much more!
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
New York State Supreme Court ruled in favor of 16 sanitation workers who were fired for being unvaccinated against Covid. New York State must reinstate all workers and give them back pay from the date of termination!
They also lifted the vaccine mandate in NYC for the private sector on Nov. 1st!
What does this mean for other public or government employees that were fired for the same reason? Will we start seeing more court orders to reinstate? What does this mean for the rest of unvaccinated America?
Oh how the tables have turned!!!
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Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Nick Fusco the youngest cigar brand owner joins The Burn Down Podcast and talks about his incredible story on how created of El Mago Cigars. Nick created the El Mago Cigar brand as a tribute to his grandparents, Maria and Gonzalo Torre who died on June 24, 2021 in Miami, Florida, when their building The Champlain Towers collapsed in the middle of the night. Nick's grandparents left a huge impression on him and El Mago Cigars is how he keep's their legacy alive.
El Mago Cigars:
CBS Interview:
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/grandparents-died-surfside-collapse-loving-tribute-memory/#app
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Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
HE DID IT! Justin got married! Listen to the wedding recap on this week's episode of The Burn Down Podcast.
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Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Bek Lover a man who has seen a lot and been through a lot. Born in NYC, Bek discusses how his grandfather was an anti-communist fighter and how his family was hunted down by the communist regime in Albania and ultimately fleeing to America. How he lost many people in his lifetime from various events which include the 1999 Kosovo War and his brother. How cigars brought him back to life after the loss of his brother and EVEN being on the ground level of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center.
With the extensive experiences and struggles Bek has gone through, he is more know for being the former king of the New York Nightlife, a motivational speaker and even a podcaster. His podcast The Come Back Team is about helping others by sharing what he knows about this life through his own experiences. After getting knocked down over and over and getting up every single time, Bek’s vision is to help others and make a Come Back!
Check out his podcast: https://thecomebackteam.com/about/
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
NeverAsh is a newer cigar brand that was launched by Tom Grilli and his Uncle Steve Rotondi in 2020. Tom from NeverAsh Cigars joins us as he discusses how he quit his full time IT job and decided to go all in on the cigar business! Also the origination of the catch phrase "NeverAsh" and how it was used amongst family and friends and turned into a cigar business!
NeverAsh Website: https://www.neverash.com/
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Helluva day for The Burn Down Podcast!
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Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
DJ Nino Brown takes his two passions, DJing and cigars and combines them together! If you're at a cigar event in the NYC area DJ Nino Brown is there. When you're named the "premium cigar DJ of New York City" you know we had to have Nino in the studio! He took his vespa all the way from Astoria, Queens to be us. It get no more "New York" than DJ Nino Brown!
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Will the United States BAN cigars from Nicaragua?! Over 200 million cigars were imported from Nicaraguan in 2021! But are they going to STOP that with an embargo on Nicaragua because of Russia? Listen in on these week's episode!
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Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
We love cigars, OBVIOUSLY and in this episode we explain why cigars are in fact really beneficial to ones mental health and well being! Cigars get a negative stigma and our job is to change that narrative. Enjoy!