{"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 174: Mike Szczepankiewicz of Powstanie Cigars","slug":"episode-174-mike-szczepankiewicz-of-powstanie-cigars","published_at":"2026-02-27T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-stogies-14794/episode-174-mike-szczepankiewicz-of-powstanie-cigars","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-stogies-14794","url":"https://simplystogies.podbean.com/e/episode-174-mike-szczepankiewicz-of-powstanie-cigars/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vsk4vmmmuad9sret/Episode174MikeSzczepankiewiczofPowstanieCigars.mp3","summary":"James and Nick welcome Mike Szczepankiewicz from Powstanie Cigars, Pospiech Cigars, Cigar Hustler Lounge in Florida, and ⁨A Cigar Hustlers Podcast. Mike talks about getting into the cigar industry, working with Mike \"BDP\" Palmer, and doing a daily podcast. He talks about how important his family is to him and how he's able to juggle podcasting daily, Powstanie Cigars, his lounge, and coaching while still prioritizing \"family first.\" The trio discuss cigar media, Halfwheel's importance to the industry, and cigar media. We ask Mike about Powstanie Cigars' San Andres being named Halfwheel's number 2 cigar of 2025 (only .079 behind number 1), before he talks about his thoughts on cigar lists. We hope you enjoy the conversation with one of the most positive guys in the cigar industry as much as we did.","meta_description":"James and Nick welcome Mike Szczepankiewicz from Powstanie Cigars, Pospiech Cigars, Cigar Hustler Lounge in Florida, and ⁨A Cigar Hustlers Podcast. Mike t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5356,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/simply-stogies-14794/episodes/episode-174-mike-szczepankiewicz-of-powstanie-cigars/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-174-mike-szczepankiewicz-of-powstanie-cigars.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}