{"podcast":{"title":"Simply Stogies","slug":"simply-stogies-14794","podcast_index_feed_id":14794,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/simplystogies/feed.xml","website_url":"https://simplystogies.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/4335207/new3.png","author":"James Giehm","episode_count":259,"summary":"A podcast for cigar enthusiasts and cigar aficionados. Interviews with blenders, principles, owners, and others in and around the cigar industry. From the PCA Trade Show to local B&Ms and regional events, we cover it all. Join James and Nick Syris (owner of LH Cigars) on the 1st and 15th of every month.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-stogies-14794"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 173: David Garofalo of Two Guys Cigars, United Cigars & The Cigar Authority","slug":"episode-173-david-garofalo-of-two-guys-cigars-united-cigars-the-cigar-authority","published_at":"2026-02-13T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-stogies-14794/episode-173-david-garofalo-of-two-guys-cigars-united-cigars-the-cigar-authority","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-stogies-14794","url":"https://simplystogies.podbean.com/e/episode-173-david-garofalo-of-two-guys-cigars-united-cigars-the-cigar-authority/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ikc4u5rathiegfc2/Episode173DaveGarofalo.mp3","summary":"James and Nick welcome entrepreneur, author, and podcaster David Garofalo to the show. The trio discuss Dave's 40 years of experience with Two Guys Cigars, his reason for moving his stores from Massachusetts to New Hampshire, and how he has fought against raising taxes on cigars at the state level. We dive in to the retail side of the business as Dave talks about competition and working with them instead of against them, selling cigars vs being an \"order taker,\" collaborating with cigar manufacturers, and much more. We ask Dave about starting United Cigars, The Cigar Authority podcast, and The New England Cigar Expo. This is a great conversation that you do not want to miss!","meta_description":"James and Nick welcome entrepreneur, author, and podcaster David Garofalo to the show. The trio discuss Dave's 40 years of experience with Two Guys Cigars…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7371,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/simply-stogies-14794/episodes/episode-173-david-garofalo-of-two-guys-cigars-united-cigars-the-cigar-authority/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-stogies-14794/episode-173-david-garofalo-of-two-guys-cigars-united-cigars-the-cigar-authority.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}