ACHP Episode 370: TikTok Ban Looms & Trending News: Soap Star Death, NFL Injuries, and Global Quakes
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interested to see how quickly he
switches.
Did he switch it all?
He didn't hear?
He didn't hear his hand.
He hasn't.
Switched, it's just.
Well, I talk first.
Yeah, do I need to switch?
Yes, you need to switch.
That's the whole purpose.
But when I talk, do you have to
switch to me?
Now you talk and then when I'm.
Alright, trending topics.
We got Soap Opera legend dies at
79 for Michael's favorite show.
OK, Eagles linebacker Nikobe is
this.
Do I say Nikobe?
Right.
Keep going.
Nikobe Dean feared to have
suffered a significant knee
injury in the win over the
Packers.
Oh, there was a there was a
price to pay for that win.
Price to pay.
Tsunami advisory triggered after
a 6.9 magnitude earthquake
rattled Japan this morning.
Earthquake was at 7:00 AM local
time and then finally TikTok.
Why you should delete from your
iPhone, Android or app next week
when it stops?
I'm interested to hear about
that one.
That's very trendy.
Now everybody's talking about
TikTok.
OK.
All right, so back to the
beginning.
A soap opera star appeared in
more than 2000 episodes of
General Hospital Is Dead at Age
79, reports Leslie Charleston.
The actress, best known for
playing Doctor Monica
Quartermaine on General
Hospital, died Sunday after long
illness.
Health problems include mobility
issues after falls in recent
years, and she was hospitalized
last week.
She fell down.
That's usually how people die
when they go.
They fell down, they fell.
My dad fell.
That's why he died.
He fell.
He fell and cracked a rib and
punctured his lungs and.
Then he drowned.
Basically, yeah.
Over his period of time, his
body couldn't hold up to the
constant draining of the fluid.
Yeah.
So I can't go on.
Though, and I'm done.
Oh, wait, a steady Oh no, it's
not dead.
I'm good.
It's still, it's next week, next
week.
OK, It's with a heavy heart that
I announced the passing of my
dear friend and colleague Leslie
Charleston, the show's executive
producer Frank Valentine
announced on Instagram.
Her enduring legacy has spanned
over 50 years on General
Hospital alone.
And just as Monica was the heart
of the quarter mane, Leslie was
a beloved matriarch of the
entire cast and crew.
I will miss our daily chats, her
quick wit and incredible
presence on set.
On behalf of everyone at General
Hospital, my heartfelt sympathy
goes out her loved ones during
this difficult time.
She first appeared on General
Hospital in 1977.
I wasn't even born yet.
Well, they said for over 50
years, so I assumed yeah, yeah.
And appeared in 2079 episodes.
That's a lot over 5 decades,
mostly recently in 20230.
She became a star recently, plus
the spin off General Hospital
Night Shift.
Oh, there's a spin off.
A spin off?
No one told me.
Are you not aware?
Of this, it's probably like
there used to be a Baywatch
night shift too.
I wonder is any anything do with
that?
What?
Would happen at night on
Baywatch.
Mostly it looked like they went
to clubs and they were like
private detective type things.
Oh yeah, not a lot, save a lot
of people in the water at night.
So you abandon the whole.
Like, well, Mitch and The Maine
people became, I think private
detectives or something and, and
at night they would chase drug
dealers on the land or
something.
Then it wasn't on long.
It didn't last, no.
Doesn't sound like this show did
either.
You think you would know about
it?
Yeah, everybody loves Hoffman.
Everybody loves the Hoffman.
She was nominated for four
Daytime Emmy Awards and her
Monica Quartermaine character
was known for a love triangle
with Rick and Alan.
Rick and Alan.
Quartermaine.
Were they quartermains too?
I don't it's a.
Family inbred thing.
Here's here's the thing, here's
what I can tell you about
General Hospital.
I don't really know the names of
the people.
Oh, but I I can get some of the
names when they cycle in and
out.
Quartermaine's a big name.
You think that would be like a
main type character?
Maine is they they have a lot of
power on.
Like in Days of Our Lives, it's
the Hortons.
Yeah, it's the and it would be
it and the Horton.
Hospital.
They're the Hortons of General
Hospital, Yeah.
The Quartermaine's are are the.
Much cooler name.
Quartermaine.
Yeah, Alan Quartermaine and the
legend of the something it was.
He's like an Indiana Jones guy.
Oh, OK.
Horton only hears a who?
He does only hear.
Not as exciting.
Just the one time.
Yes, she became legendary for
her mix of comedy.
She famously slapped Co stars on
screen.
Really.
Yes, and drama.
Getting shot, losing three
children and surviving breast
cancer.
I don't know if that's on the
show or in real life.
I'm not sure which.
Which energy drink is that we're
supposed to be monitoring?
This is Red Bull.
It's still an energy drink.
I'm not consuming as much.
Your wife has asked me to keep
an eye on them.
Listen, this has been a hell of
a parlay for the past four or
five days for me.
OK, so I I've been very busy, I
understand very busy.
Today was not any less than
everything else.
What do you mean?
Well, for her birthday she got 4
new tires unexpectedly.
Yeah.
Surprise so so I need AI need a
little pick me up here bud just.
I'm just worried about your
safety.
It's a limited amount of sleep.
Your health and your safety.
We're just going to keep it
going all.
Right.
I'd like to hear the opinions of
our listeners as far as what
energy drink I should be
consuming what?
What's the healthy 1?
What is the best?
What is the best one I'm talking
to?
Thank you.
What is the best energy drink
that Michael can be drinking?
Because normally I drink black
coffee and then I parlay into
Ghost and then Red Bull.
But which is how you've gone
today.
No, no, ghost.
What were you drinking for the
Patreon?
Just my regular meal water.
Oh, it was your orange cup.
Yeah.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Well, your ghost of choice is
orange also 'cause it's the
mango.
Tropical mango.
It's still mango.
It's not orange.
The cans not orange.
Cans yellow.
I think it's an orange yellow.
All ghost cans are yellow.
But anyways, no they're not.
I'm drinking a red one in there.
Are you yes?
Oh, that's probably 1, like a
limited edition or something.
No, it's cherry limeade.
OK.
Limeade Cream, Eagles linebacker
in the Kobe Dean, is feared to
have suffered a significant knee
injury.
So you're sitting here judging
me about my ghost?
My wife has not asked you to
keep track of my intake.
Your wife probably upped her
insurance policy on you and just
gives you more caffeine.
No, I I did just renew one of my
insurance policies. 01 You have
several.
Oh, I have several.
You have several.
I have 3.
Do you have one for me, for you
when you go?
No.
I mean, to replace you is gonna
be a lot.
It's gonna be really expensive.
Yeah, I understand.
OK, well, I'll write one over to
you then.
That thank you.
There's one with State Farm
that's just not that big, but it
might be enough to replace me.
At least for a short period of
time.
Yes, yes, for the first year.
Then after that, you're on your
own.
Then I'm on my own, OK?
So this the Kobe fella?
Yes, go ahead.
Go on.
Philadelphia won't have one of
its key starters for the
remainder of 2024 playoffs.
Eagles linebacker Nicobe Dean is
feared to have suffered a
significant knee injury and
Sunday's Wild Card game win over
the Packers.
Oh no.
So this isn't one of those they
had to win, somebody else was.
This is straight win win thing
for them.
Yeah, we are officially in the
postseason.
OK, so now it doesn't matter.
Now if you win, you go move.
If you lose, you go down.
That's right.
Gotcha.
As like the Bucks lost last
night.
I thought they won that thing I
sent you.
I thought they said they won.
Last second.
No, they lost last night.
They were in the playoffs.
They were the only team in
Florida that made the playoffs.
That's what that was.
And then they screwed it up.
So they lost last night, so not
in the playoffs anymore.
It's over, Johnny.
It's over.
And I'm, you know.
Yeah.
Look, I'm ready to move on from
it.
You know the Your favorite
character from General Hospital
dies.
Your team died in the playoffs.
Not allowed to have all the Red
Bulls he wants.
Yeah, you can't have all the
energy drinks you want anymore.
Life is tough for.
You 2025 is looking rather not.
Starting good for you, is it?
No, I'm not happy.
Were you a fan of Nicobe?
No, I'm not really a big Eagles.
He's not going to tell us if he
is right now, 'cause it's going
really bad.
I'm not really a big Eagles guy.
The only guy who I enjoy
watching on the Eagles is right
now, Saquan Barkley.
Oh, is Mike Garofalo related to
David Garofalo?
They're brothers.
Oh.
NFL Network insiders Ian
Rappaport and Mike Garofalo
reported Monday, per sources,
that an MRI on Monday will
determine the full extent of
Dean's injury.
So by now, they probably know.
Here's what Normally in the NFL,
they know before right When he's
getting off the field, they know
exactly where he's.
At Well, yeah, they just the.
They do an X-ray there or
whatever just to verify they you
know.
Shoot them up with a quarter or.
Not without.
I mean, I'm sure they they
probably can't do an MRI there
or whatever, but.
You would think by now they
would have one like in the
locker room.
Listen, I know dermatologists
that look at your skin and say
that's skin cancer, right?
Without anything else.
Right, right, right, right.
I know what it looks like.
Right.
They're a physical therapist.
There are doctors that, you
know, in sports medicine that
can touch a knee, make it move
and say, oh.
Yeah, yeah, it's floating
kneecap in there, buddy.
It's just no.
I got some bad news, buddy.
You're out.
How was your commentating?
I can't confirm it at this
current time, but here's what it
looks like right.
They and they know, you know.
What I mean, we have a doctor
that diagnosed most of us over
the phone, so I mean it's no
different.
Yeah, I mean, a buddy of mine
that's a doctor.
When?
When Jack's hurt his arm or
whatever, he grabbed it, he
touched it and he said, yeah,
it's you need to take him in.
Like he knew he without saying
anything else.
Sure, he knew.
Right away.
That there is at minimal a
fracture.
I just see how fast he's hitting
the buttons.
Oh, he's doing pretty good with
it, yeah.
See, Dean had been leading the
Eagles in tackles 6 in the early
going, which quickly ruled out
of the game before getting
carted to the locker room.
After the game, the 24 year old
was seen on crutches and wearing
a bulky knee brace.
A former third round pick, Dean
excelled in the first full
season as a starter, finishing
second on the team and tackles
who had 120 tackles.
That's a lot.
Well, also producing 3 sacks, 1
interception and one forced
fumble and two fumble
recoveries.
They're going to, they're going
to miss him.
They are going to miss him,
yeah.
His energetic play makes up for
his undersized frame.
Oh, he's a little fella.
And Shore, handed clean up
behind a stout Eagles defensive
line, was instrument
instrumental in Philly leading
the league in defense in 2024.
Here's what's cool about the
post season about the play offs
when it comes to the NFL.
Well, first, that stupid rule
about if you lose you could
still win or something out of
too confusing that's out of out
the window.
That's gone now.
That's gone so so easier now to
keep track.
That's no longer a thing.
Like we lost, but it's OK, so
did these guys.
So now you win.
I don't know what's.
Going on, no.
So you're deep into the season
at this point and it's just a
question of how many injuries
you've sustained and what is the
will and drive on the team.
So you really kind of see who
has it and, and like what kind
of.
Who's got the heart?
Yeah.
Who's ready to go?
That's the fun.
Part Who's a team player?
Yeah, I'm looking forward to
Detroit.
I want to see Detroit play so
bad.
I like Detroit.
Do you?
Yeah, I'm rooting for Detroit
now.
I mean, the Bucks are gone, so.
Right.
That's Jake's favorite team.
My son Jake.
Oh, yeah?
Well, his his mother's family's
from Detroit.
Is the Lions is his favorite
team?
Yes, yes, yeah, that's the
Detroit team, right?
Yes, OK.
Just making sure we.
Were talking about two teams, so
I didn't know I wasn't fun.
Just making sure something
didn't change I wasn't aware of.
Boots, we don't care if you're
paying attention to us, as long
as you're paying attention to
the cameras.
I'm paying attention.
I know, I'm just saying I'm I'm
not looking.
Yeah, that was a Gray line, Gray
line.
It was a Gray line of is it the
Lions or is it the Bucks?
Oh.
Yeah, OK, OK.
Tsunami advisory triggered after
6.9 magnitude earthquake.
It's a tsunami that gets you.
It's it's pronounced a tsunami.
No, the T The T is silent.
It's a tsunami.
It's not it's tsunami, it's the
T is silent like climb.
It's not climb, but.
No, I remember a long time ago
listening to Howard Stern and.
Well, he's an idiot.
Well, you know what?
He's rich.
He's rich, but he's an idiot.
Are you the king of all of?
What we're doing.
Yeah, I know.
It doesn't mean I don't think
he's an idiot.
What was the Star Trek guy that
would always go on there?
The.
Really real wheel guy.
The what?
The Reading Rainbow guy.
No.
No, no, no, no.
Not Geordie Laforge.
Completely different star Star
Trek show.
George Sakai.
George Sakai.
Mr. Sulu.
Yeah, yes.
There was a guy at the hotel we
used to always stay at in in
China.
There was a guy that looked like
him.
We called him Mr. Sulu.
Nice.
To his face.
And he was like.
Oh yeah, he liked it.
I.
Can't wait to kick this guy's
ass.
And he he was a doorman, so he
wore a Gray tuxedo with tails
and a top hat.
He looked like it, yes.
Oh man, sorry.
Stupid American Stupid so.
Yeah, whole funny.
Whole funny.
So George Sakai would always say
no.
It's pronounced tsunami.
Well.
I believe him bro, you know what
I'm saying?
How crazy is that?
You remember that?
How many years ago was that?
Oh, long time ago.
Less than when the lady started
on General Hospital.
Right, right.
It's good to know that my brain
still works.
Yeah, well, yeah, but like me
though, you start to have these
weird random facts from way
back, right?
And then you don't have room for
anything new.
It triggers in right like
nostalgia.
All the new stuff sort of gets
pushed down.
You're going tsunami to.
Everybody, it's tsunami.
This is such a great clip.
Tsunami advisory was in place
late Monday after strong
earthquake struck off the coast
of Japan's Mazaki prefecture.
Official.
Oh, Mazaki.
Miyazaki.
Miyazaki.
Miyazaki.
Miyazaki.
The US Geological Survey put the
quake's preliminary magnitude at
6.8 that the Japan Metalogical
Agency said it had an intensity
of a lower 5 on the Japanese
scale of zero to seven.
That sounds high.
Zero to A5.
A5 on a scale of zero to seven.
What if you could look up
please?
What is like the highest
earthquake rating that they've
ever had?
What?
What is Ultimate Disaster?
Mean tsunami no.
No, no, this is the earthquake
causes a tsunami.
I thought that you rated the
tsunami on A5 from zero to no
the.
Quake.
The quake is five on a scale of
seven.
Gotcha.
In Japanese terms, OK, It's
like, you know, inches and
meters, they're gonna be
different.
This is this is American
earthquake in Japanese
earthquake.
The American way is the only way
to measure.
Freedom Measurements.
Freedom Measurements.
That's what it's called.
Has he been able to click back
and forth while looking up the
question that you kind of asked
him is the question.
So I.
Believe he is.
He's pre empty.
Go ahead.
Is it you want the question to
be what is the highest
earthquake before a tsunami?
No, No.
What is the highest earthquake
on record?
Strongest earthquake of of
record in Japan?
No, just period.
Oh, that's that doesn't really
help us.
Sure.
It gives us a scale.
I mean, we know we've had
earthquakes here.
All right, here it is.
The largest earthquake ever was
in 1960 Valdivia earthquake in
Chile.
It was a magnitude of 9.5 on the
Richter scale.
So OK, so then 6 is not that
bad.
It killed around 1600 people.
But it.
Lasted 10 minutes.
Their their scale only goes to
seven.
No, no, Japan scale goes to
seven, right?
Not Chili's.
That is on our measurement.
Right, Isn't any universal
scale.
No, no, apparently not, because
in Japan it was a 5 and for us
it was a 6.9.
I'm not going to argue with you
on this 'cause I feel like we're
not going to get anywhere.
I'm just curious if 6.9 is
really big or not.
Oh OK, not 5.
Right.
No, not five.
I'm not doing Japan at all.
I, I 'cause I don't think
anybody else is measuring but
Japan.
Japan.
'S yeah, 6.9 is pretty
significant.
Right.
But nine?
There was a nine somewhere else.
Right.
OK, that's the biggest one ever
though.
I'm glad that we move on from.
That the quake began at 9:19 PM
with its epicenter a few miles
offshore at a depth of about 19
miles, Japanese and American
officials said.
Oh, they agree on where it
started OK, just not how strong
it was.
Which is progress because we
couldn't determine where the
coronavirus started for years.
Yeah, yes.
The Japanese weather agency
issued a tsunami.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Wait, what is it?
Tsunami.
Tsunami steal my microphone
advisory for Miyazaki and Kochi.
Yeah, and expected heights of
about 1m.
OK.
That's pretty big.
A meter?
How big's a meter is that?
Like just under a mile.
I think it's longer than a mile.
Meters more than a mile.
Boots.
Boots.
How long is a meter in inches?
Is a meter longer than a mile?
I believe it is.
We don't need him if it talks.
A mile is longer than a meter.
A mile?
What's?
The comparison.
How many inches in a?
Mile is equal to approximately
1609.34 meters.
Yeah, so a meter's not high.
So what is a meter in inches and
freedom measurement?
That's so small.
That's what I'm saying.
And you're like, Nah, it's a
mile.
So then what are they?
What's the?
Yeah, why are they worried about
this?
Somebody's knees are gonna get
wet.
Yeah, this doesn't sound right.
One inch is equal to .0254
meters.
No Do meters 2 inches the other
way.
Do it the other way.
I mean then I gotta go OK 0.125
and I have to do this 17,000
time. 39.37 inches.
In three feet, so 3 feet in a
meter.
That's why I figured it was
about 3 feet.
How does it make news coverage
if it's if there's gonna be.
A A three foot.
Wave.
That doesn't make any sense.
Well, Japanese, there's, there's
ton of people, right?
Tsunami.
And it's an island, so 3 feet
goes over the island.
No more island.
And they're only two feet tall
anyways.
Right.
So it's up to the it's over
their heads.
Yeah, that's racist and he
already made that joke.
It's.
Not racist.
I didn't say there was anything
wrong with being 2 feet tall.
I said they're tiny people.
Oh, and Kochi residents?
Yes, residents of some areas
were advised to evacuate.
See three feet.
I feel like we're not
understanding the whole story
here.
I'm reading it to it.
Has to be.
It has to be a misprint.
One tsunami wave measuring about
8 inches reached some coast in
ports at about 10:00 PM.
Is it inches in Japanese inches?
No, yes, yes.
One inch in Japan is worth 752
feet.
Yeah, yeah, the Japanese inches
are totally different.
Totally different than our
inches.
Yeah, they incorporated the
name, but they've moved on.
Actually, we don't know how tall
it was because the guy ran so
fast after he had the ruler out
there.
How tall was that?
Oh, we get ruler.
Hold on.
Oh man, 8 inches get the fuck
out of here.
Japanese weather officials said
about an hour after the quake
that they were still gathered
information about disruption.
Some train services were
haltered trains and it was
unclear whether they would be
restarted.
Oh, like trains went off.
I wish.
Well I could call somebody that
knew about tsunamis cause like.
Do we know anybody in Japan do?
We know anybody in Japan.
What about what's his name from
Diesel Justin?
No, Justin's busy in the
Dominican Republic and he'll and
he'll never take a booth.
He never takes our calls.
Yeah, not anymore.
Authorities warn that
aftershocks and other jolts may
still arrive, so residents
should stay in safe places.
Residents were cautioned to be
wary of broken glass or other
debris.
Significant damage has not yet
been reported well from the 8
ditch and there have been no
abnormalities in radiation
levels.
Oh, radiation.
Oh, Godzilla.
He's responsible for all this.
Well, the radiation that, you
know, that's now we got to be
big operations of regional
nuclear power.
Oh, nuclear power plants, they
have a lot of nuclear power.
What are we calling?
Oh please be Mabu who?
Is it's Mabu.
It was a tsunami expert Skip
it's.
Got to be Mabu, it knows
everything.
Telephone number 21.
Oh jeez 21210 Stay tuned for the
other 6 numbers.
What are you calling?
I was calling a a Japanese
tsunami expert.
Oh yeah.
All right, the TikTok ban, Tik
Tok's getting banned on the
19th.
Are you sure?
All signs point to it being
banned.
Is this like the the pornhub
ban?
It's the same thing, huh?
No.
No, no Tik Tok's being banned by
the government.
Porn's been banned by the
governor.
Oh, well, I get, I mean, it's
the same thing, right?
It's a totally different thing.
Yeah, I don't think they think
the porn people are stealing our
secrets through the porn sites.
No, they're just stealing our
children, right?
Exploiting them, yes.
Yes, but not through.
It's not through the website on
my phone if I had one.
Yeah, it's through the website.
That's what's going on.
Like there's a whole like.
You talk about porn or take.
Yeah, the Pornhub stuff or
whatever.
I think they're starting to
figure out that all the websites
are stealing all.
Yeah, they all are in some way
or another, you know, right.
Yeah, I gotta accept all these
cookies.
I don't understand.
Yeah.
What's all the cookies all the
time?
In order to proceed.
I normally just say yes, but
then something happens to my
phone.
There's a.
Oh, there it is.
Notice something happens to
your.
Phone all my bank account
information's opened up and
everything.
You gotta stay off the porn
sites.
I don't go to the porn sites.
Is this is just I mean well.
You get.
Now you go from.
There, everybody.
Yeah, you can't in Florida.
Not even if you wanna do.
But I mean half will I have to
not, I have to say don't allow
every time I go to half will.
Yeah, while I, you know.
Would you know we want your I'm
like, jeez man, spell Chinese.
Oh.
Insider probably get turned off
too because it's owned by
somebody who's saying.
Half wheel's going to be shut
TikTok and half wheel on the
19th.
Well, maybe.
Maybe.
I don't think it happens to
either one.
I don't know the the unless
something happens in the next
what say it's the 13th and the
next week.
As of right now, they've said
no, it's going bye bye.
I'm willing to bet yes.
Well, read the story and then
I'll talk all.
Right there is now just a week
until the ever more than likely
ban on TikTok comes into effect
in the US, and you can expect
non-stop coverage until then as
170 million Americans use users
ask what happens next.
The mood music appears to have
turned against Tik Tok's
argument for a stay, but nothing
is certain yet.
What is certain is that they
should they that they should the
ban happen, all 107 million
users should delete the app on
their phones and Androids, with
the threat of serious
consequences if they do not.
Wait, wait, wait, I'm I'm is
there more into that?
Yes, yes, I'm.
I'm pausing for effect and for
comments.
Dun Dun, Dun.
I particularly chose this story
about TikTok for this reason.
OK.
We can't comment till we hear
more 'cause.
There has to be more.
You can still comment.
Maybe you're wrong, maybe you're
right.
Who knows?
No, I wanna hear it.
Keep going.
Yeah, you gotta keep.
Going This is absurd.
OK, the best thing that could
happen right now is that they
get a stay because Trump takes
over the day after the ban.
OK, So if the if the what's the
court, the Supreme Court gives
them a pause basically, then
Trump can come in and save it,
OK, But if they don't, he can't
bring it back because then they
have to change the laws to bring
it back.
Well, they do that every day.
They.
Change the laws all the time.
Yeah, but that's not an
overnight thing, though.
Senate.
They have to put the lift or
it's a law up.
It's got to go in front of the
Senate.
They have to vote in Congress,
blah blah.
I.
Feel like Biden created a law
for his son like overnight.
That's a pardon.
There's a pardon, not a law.
However, there is.
Have you ever seen the
Schoolhouse Rock?
I am a bill.
I'm only a bill sitting here in
Capitol Hill.
With Jack Black.
No.
Jack Black?
Yeah, he had.
He's too young for Schoolhouse
Rock, but you know, there there
are these things called
executive orders.
I mean, he he could fucking.
Yeah, I don't.
Can executive order just
override anything?
Yeah, I think so.
Could he like do the executive
order that says now you can kill
people?
I don't know how smooth that
would go.
Well, I'm not saying it would be
popular, but could that happen?
Could Trump build an executive
order for a purge?
Right, Purge.
That's what we're looking for.
Yeah, we're not doing the.
Purge.
I think that's how the movie
goes.
Right.
I think that you would have, you
know, a civil war of some type
of upheaval at that level.
You know what I mean?
Like.
Well, that would be a purge.
I can't see anybody grabbing
their pitchforks because because
TikTok saved.
No, but I'm just curious where
where is the line for the
executive order?
Well.
All the money is mine now.
Can he do that?
That, yeah, but then.
Again, the civil unrest and
people.
No, it's worse than that.
The entire economy collapses.
Well, maybe we have Trump
dollars now.
Yeah, that's what I'm saying if
you just removed the US currency
as a whole.
Replaced it with something else.
You would have the global impact
would be huge.
There would be no it.
It would take probably 100 years
to recover from that across the
world.
OK, here's what happened.
When it gets banned, this
immediately has to happen the
the day of.
All right, alright.
Apple and Google will remove the
app from the Play Store and App
Store immediately.
OK, so how do you download it?
You can't.
You can't that's you can't
anymore.
That's the point.
That's the simplest, most
immediate action.
It would stop new users getting
hold of the app and and the half
of Americans that are already
using the platform is byte Dance
points out, which is AI guess a
computer magazine.
Mm hmm.
Unlike ISP blocks in other
countries that have banned
TikTok and other social media
apps, it is unlikely, though not
impossible, that traffic will be
blocked.
So you can get a an IA hidden
ISP and you can still operate
the app.
The problem is, I'll just
summarize this part of this part
of the article.
You no longer get the updates
and the security patches and
whatever else and they average
3A week because people find way
to hack the information and then
they have to go OK, well now I
have to stop this and they put
out a security thing so you will
no longer get updates on the
app.
So then your phone becomes open
to hackers and what else through
the app.
All right, well, I you know, the
fear mongering of all that
doesn't really concern me, but
the reality is that I'm not
going out of my way to keep.
The app.
No, I mean once it once it's not
as usual, the users will drop
down.
It's mostly ads now anyway.
So what's the new thing?
Well, that's just it.
There is not a new one right now
that it can take over.
OK, so but keep going 'cause
you'd like you were talking
about.
OK, the danger in that removing
TikTok from the App Store also
stops it from being updated. 5
versions of the app have been
released in the last month.
Automatically downloading blah
blah blah.
Let's see.
What's the danger of me not
deleting the app immediately
'cause that's what you said?
Right, somebody will eventually
have access to your phone and
all the information on your
phone.
Someone will eventually have.
They will be able to get yeah,
if you open the app back up on
your phone.
Yeah, someone will be able to
get into your phone through the
app.
I thought they were already in
her phone.
That's why TikTok was so
controversial to begin.
With well, that's what they're
saying, that because China,
somebody, a Chinese company owns
it, that they have information.
Well, yeah, people get into your
phones all the time, but they
don't have unlimited access to
your phone.
That's how when you talk about
new shoes, all of a sudden you
get all sorts of shoes apps on
your phone or shoes ads.
I got to be honest, I'm not
really buying that.
I I just don't.
You don't buy the fact that why
they're doing it or that.
No, that just sounds to me that
sounds like media horseshit.
That they'll have access to your
phone.
Well, apparently the updates
that they put out are mostly
security updates to stop people
that have found a way in.
Yeah, I just.
That's like your regular update
you get on your Apple phone.
Same idea.
Yeah, I can't see somebody
saying, OK, well the app exists
on this phone, so now I have the
ability to get into the phone
and access all their stuff.
Well, how is it any different
than anything else that you get
a security update for?
Because that is what has
happened.
Well, you're not going to be
able to open up the app
regardless.
Because no, the the app will
still work, you just can't get
the updates.
You you said before the only way
that the app would still work is
if I had a PN hider or
something.
No, that is what people are
saying to do.
But that's not going to stop it
either, because you still can't
get the updates.
So what you're saying is nothing
changes.
Well the app will eventually
stop working on your phone
because they will still do the
updates but you won't get them.
People in other countries that
use it will get them.
So it'll be like if you have an
old iPhone that won't run the
software anymore on certain
apps.
OK, so it's kind of like when I
post a cigar on TikTok now
anyways, no?
Well, I'm not saying for you
it's not a thing, but you know,
I mean the majority of the
people don't use it with cigar
stuff.
Right, OK, I look, are you done
with the article?
No, any, any app that is
attached to that company.
I forget what the name of the
company is that will that should
not work either because they'll
just shut the company's apps
off, right?
So it's like cap cut lemonade.
And there's another one that was
listed as a one of the more
proficient ones that everybody,
not proficient ones that people
use more often.
Reliable.
That'll work too.
It it's doesn't feel right.
No, that's not the right word to
either Prolific.
Prolific.
Matt Booth.
Oh, Japanese tsunami export.
Matthew.
Afternoon bra.
You're on the podcast.
Oh my God.
Oh.
Shit right like that.
Yeah, just right.
Like, just like that, Matt.
Booth room 101.
What's up, buddy?
Man, right here doing the thing.
OK, I we are.
Running some errands, living
life, ideating on products.
You're getting, you know,
getting groceries.
No.
No, OK.
No, I'm not getting groceries.
New clothes, some new clothes,
new shoes.
Docs.
Docs.
Stocks, actually, I don't, I
don't buy socks too often, man,
those shits are expensive, you
know what I mean?
And like I, I, I go in, I'm
like, I need new socks.
And then I see what they're,
they're commanding, you know?
I know they've gotten so
expensive.
I mean, it's like, you know,
pass on that, bro, you know, too
crazy.
Yeah, I know.
No, I I did.
I did.
I did Cops in Costco socks.
I'm very, very pleased with the,
you know, the product and the
price.
So you know, there we go.
You know, you gotta take these
little incremental wins.
What are you guys up to?
You're out preaching your words
to your your devout listenership
and and and evangelizing
combustible Dick shaped dead
plant rods.
Kind kind of.
We just did a story on on the
earthquake in Japan.
Oh, OK, Shaky.
Shaky.
Yeah, Shaky.
Yeah, we know you have been to
Japan recently.
Yeah, I was Japan in the spring
and we were waiting to go up in
the Tokyo Tower and they came
through and said, everybody down
there's an earthquake.
And I thought, you know, is this
how I fucking go out like this
after all the shit that I have
survived?
I'm a I'm a tourist going up in
the Tokyo Tower and that's how
they fucking Take Me Out.
Yes.
And then it didn't happen.
I, I went up to the top, we
looked around, very nice scenic
outlook type situation.
And then, you know, we left
alive and remain in that
condition to this day.
So go ahead.
There's a tsunami warning out
for apparently a three foot
tsunami that might.
One hit.
Hit the island?
Is that a lot over there?
There the small buildings.
Look man, I'll tell you what,
there's a fucking alert out for,
OK?
And and there's an APDI got out
on cheddar every fucking day of
the week.
OK, your 3 foot tsunami, I, I
hope you go over there and and
baste yourselves in the elixirs
in its divine elixirs.
Go take some artisanal soap,
some shit that they didn't even
make into a perfect rectangle
because their molds are like,
you know, backyard boogie stun.
Go out and bathe yourself in
that tsunami.
You know what?
I'm saying drink the salt water,
take it into your mouth pipe,
get dehydrated.
You know.
But the real war is the war on
Cheddar friends, and that's the
one that never stops.
It never sleeps.
We must remain ever vigilant.
And you know, in, in your
day-to-day, you know, your
travels, you might actually come
into contact with people that
are afflicted both in the chase
of the paper.
And also there are others that
like, I mean, I mean, it's from
my observation, are allergic to
making money.
And this is a horrid affliction.
And many of them don't even
know, you know, and, and, and
you, and you, you find people
that are working harder to, to
keep their jobs than to do their
jobs.
And you know, but I mean, these
aren't hustlers.
These are, you know, like work a
day fuck type people.
So I mean, you can't, some of
them don't know the difference,
right?
It's.
How can you know you're in the
matrix if you've never been
unplugged?
You know, hey, Speaking of
hustling, I just saw on social
media you have a 15th
anniversary cigar coming out
soon.
Oh.
I would like to take you into a
1983 public school bathroom and
I would like to ram your face
into.
The shock powered soap.
Dispenser.
No, I would, you know the one
with the little pokey stick that
you typically.
Yeah, yeah, I know exactly.
And you get the dust on it.
I'm sure these guys are home.
I know exactly what you're
talking about.
No, no, I'm sorry.
Wait, that was uncalled for.
Oh, thank you.
I was lashing out.
I appreciate it.
I get so excited sometimes.
I just, you know, it's like go
crazy.
I don't, I don't know what I'm
doing.
He's got 20 seconds before I
hang up on him.
What?
The fuck do you mean?
20 seconds You're gonna limit
your name bro.
We got to move on to the next
topic.
We got to move on to the next
topic.
Who the fuck are you calling
that's going to be remotely as
provocative or enticing?
I want to.
Call some cigar brand owner
that's going to fucking outshine
me.
Bitch, what are you doing?
We're.
Not we're not going to call
anybody else.
I wanted tsunami information and
that now you're pummeling my
friend in a bathroom in 1983.
I don't.
I don't hear.
The dusty hey.
Apologized.
Hey, hey, toss my salad, how
about that?
All right.
My salad.
All right, we'll have.
With vim and.
Vigor, thank you very much, Mr.
Matthew. 15th anniversary room
One O 1 bitches celebrating
another year of disenchantment
of this industry.
Go out and buy it.
Buy it from Cigar Hustler.
If they actually put it on their
shelf it would be great.
Do it.
Yeah, Thank you, guys.
All right.
I was gonna.
All right.
Love you, buddy.
Bye.
Is that it?
Love you, bye, bye bye.
Bye.
See.
I didn't hang up on him.
I gave him his opportunity.
I gave him an extra 30 seconds.
Do we have that cigar coming?
Yeah, it's a lovely band.
I was going to make jokes, but I
let it go.
I let it go.
I guess you I was going to say
yeah, yeah, they obviously
something wrong.
Right.
You would think that you know
sock.
Thing set him off.
They were too expensive.
You would think that he just had
to pay for four tires on a whim.
Well, is he?
Is he in LA still or?
Well, if he's out shopping, he's
got to be out in California
somewhere.
Yeah.
Oh, he's not in.
He's in.
He's in Northern California.
Oh OK, I was going to say he's
in their.
Fire No.
There's no, he is not in LA at
this current time.
No, no, he's in, you know, he's
in Washington.
Right.
Yeah, it's it's way way.
It's not California, no, but
it's above California.
It's a totally different story
they're getting.
The smoke screen, it's
completely different.
They're getting the smoke
screen.
I don't.
Think the smoke's going north?
OK, all right, so I'm willing to
bet that TikTok is you think?
It's going to be fine, I think.
It's going to be fine.
OK.
I think it's going.
To keep saying that, I thought
you said in the beginning of the
little reading though, that
there was going to be like, like
we're going to get in trouble
from somebody.
Right, Well, that somebody are
the hackers that are going to
get into your phone when the
security gets breached.
For not on him.
There you go.
And now he stopped talking.
Sounds like right?
Well, because he likes looking
at the camera.
I like, I like looking at myself
on the camera.
Hello, how are you?
I like that we're leveling,
we're leveling game our game up
here a little bit.
This is good yes, we're gonna
keep working.
We're gonna we're gonna keep
investing and spending our hard
earned cheddar as.
Cheddar.
Yes, we need more cheddar.
And apparently we're not good at
acquiring it, but we're good at
shelling it out so.
All right, I have.
How do we shell it out if we
don't acquire it?
I don't know.
I have a question from a Patreon
member that we forgot to cover
on the Patreon, but we can do it
here.
That's fine.
Yeah.
Perfect.
All right.
It's from Michael.
What?
So before you go, yes.
Before you stay, I'm leaving.
No, before you go into this
question, yeah.
So our Patreon members,
sometimes they ask us questions,
yes.
And we answer these questions on
Patreon, yes.
So here is a quick glimpse of
like I have no idea what the
question.
Is no.
I usually don't let you see them
before.
And this is just me kind of
giving you my answer, yes?
Raw.
Right.
So if you if you ever have
questions.
Generally they are addressed to
you, yeah.
Please ask these Patreon
questions.
Become a Patreon member 'cause
we have more stuff to buy.
OK, They usually make a comment
to me about something I've
misspoke or something, which he
does, and then they ask you a
question.
OK, All right, this is for
Michael.
I can't pronounce his last name.
Can you read that first?
That last name on the top line?
Yeah, do you want to put the
guy's name out on blast?
It's not bad.
It's not a bad question.
I mean, do you not want to?
Yeah.
Leave it alone.
OK, well, his name is Michael,
Yeah.
Of course, another Mike.
Yes, thanks for the laughs on
the drive in and the lab had me
cracking up.
Yes, that's the the lab.
He almost lost me.
J Boot.
He almost lost me with the full
point on appearance though lol.
Palmer was spotted.
Leopard was good was good too.
I don't remember that they say
he had on spotted letter.
I don't know that that was a
couple weeks ago, you know what
I mean?
Like it's hard to remember.
Yeah, I can't remember what Mike
La Chavetta is the warped broker
here in New York.
It must have been one of the
names for the Rep awards.
Yeah, he also reps them in the
PCA show.
Anyway, I have a question.
What is it about?
This is for you, Michael.
I have a question.
What is it about the Neanderthal
or what are you getting out of
it that makes Mike smoke it
every day?
In the lab speak so wait smoke
it everyday and in the lab speak
so highly about it.
I smoked one the other day and
enjoyed it.
Just wanna make the connection.
Here's why I enjoy the
Neanderthal so much.
The San Andreas wrapper is a
very overbearing tobacco leaf
and a lot of San Andreas cigars
tend to have that one similar
dimension as its flavor profile.
I believe that the the
Pennsylvania broadleaf, the
Green River Valley Sucker one or
the thicker filler that they add
into it offsets that San Andreas
to give it a uniqueness that I
can't find in any other San
Andreas blend.
So because of that, I enjoy that
profile and I can appreciate the
fact that they kind of went
above and beyond when it came to
making that blend.
There was, you know, a
tremendous thought process.
So many people can make a cigar.
Yeah, I'm going to make a San
Andreas cigar.
And you know what?
There is a 90% chance that it's
going to taste like a lot of
other San Andreas cigars.
If you, you know, if you can
make something different with
that wrapper, I'm gonna
gravitate towards it.
So I gravitated towards that
Neanderthal HN.
And you know, even though I've
smoked all of them, like I, the
HSI went on a little small
tangent with the HS and the JCF
and you know, even the little
guys, the, yeah, the shallow
gene pool.
I went back to the standard HN.
Man, the standard HN for me is
just so money.
So much to a point where I bet
you if Skip told me the names of
the pairs and you know, I could
probably start to decipher when
specific who rolled what.
Oh, really?
Just by the overall tension of
the cigar, 'cause there are some
sets that they're a little bit
tighter than others.
'Cause you smoke that many of
them.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And, and and there's not a ton
of pairs in the factory.
There's I think 12 pairs, 12 or
14 pairs, something like that.
He's told me more than once, you
know, it's, Yeah, it's, it's.
Not astronomical is my is my
point.
It's not like there's, you know,
a a room of 300 pairs.
Right, exactly.
Yeah, yeah, there's not rows and
rows of people doing stuff
there.
Exactly.
So.
Are they the only ones that use
the Green Valley sucker whatever
thing?
I think so.
It's possible that other people
do, you know, what's more
important is look is the concept
and the thought behind filler.
And I think that a lot of
companies don't do that.
A lot of companies don't take
the time into specific leaves
for the blend.
And what do I, what do I mean by
that?
Like it's easy to say, here are
the components.
We'll do the Dominican this,
Nicaraguan that and boom, right?
And OK, this tastes pretty good.
We're moving on, right?
Or hey, this is what we have in
the factory and this is what we
can kind of, this is what we can
produce.
And you know, it's it's OK,
good, make it right.
Sure.
You have to go that extra mile
to kind of determine, hey, this,
how do we make this different?
Like how do we make this, you
know, something that no one else
has ever tasted before.
And that Neanderthal for me
falls in that category, man,
hands down.
Well, well, thank you for
answering the.
Question.
Oh, you're welcome, Michael.
Thanks, Michael.
You're welcome.
You're welcome, Michael And
Michael.
I like Michael, by the way.
He's a good dude.
Yeah, that was a good question.
Facebook friends for years.
Oh.
Yeah, nice.
I don't know if we are Facebook
friends or not, but we should
probably should be.
I'm not sure at this point.
Yeah, you will be now.
Yes, yes, certainly.
No.
All right.
You want to do your topic over
there B0 0TS.
We're running out of time here.
The Bo double.
Bo double OTS.
B Double OT.
All right, here we go.
I am the boot in the lab.
Wicked, Wicked.
It's still short, sorry I've
been very busy day.
No, that's the wrong one.
That was the wrong one, yes,
but.
That one.
'S wrong.
It's labeled.
Just delete the other ones.
We use them that's. 2.
Of our login or theme songs.
Oh my God, he can't.
Find it Bay one second button on
the left I believe.
Oh, third.
Hello peoples.
Peoples got it started sooner,
take my part.
You got to let it, yeah.
Hello people.
There you go.
This is B double OTS.
B Double OT.
Oh, hello, peoples.
This is B double OTS.
All right.
A.J.
Brown says book wasn't sign of
frustration.
I'd like to read.
Philadelphia Eagles wide
receiver A.J.
Brown was spotted reading a book
on the sideline during the
second-half of Philadelphia's 22
to 10 wild card round win over
the Packers on Sunday, and that
generated some questions.
What was the book?
Why was he reading it during the
game?
Was it a sign of frustration
because he had just one catch
for 10 yards on three targets?
Brown answered them once, one by
one after the victory.
The book is.
How do I want to guess how to
not kill your quarterback?
I know what the book.
Is Inner Excellence by Jim
Murphy written to train your
mind for extraordinary
performance and the best
possible life?
Brown said he brings the book to
every game.
This is just the first time
cameras caught him reading it.
He said he was.
He has highlighted passages that
he said help bring him a sense
of peace.
And no, he wasn't reading it
because he was discontented.
Discontented.
I wasn't frustrated at all.
I figured that was why y'all
probably thought, Brown said.
Why do you always think I'd be
frustrated?
Dang, I like to read, Brown went
on the.
English is not his first
language.
Brown boots.
Well, either one of them.
Brown went on social media to
further explain why reading
during games works for him.
I use it to refocus and lock in
despite what may transpire in
the game, good or bad, he wrote.
People tend to create
controversy when they don't know
the truth, OK?
That the end.
I'm I keep going.
No, no, that's fine.
It's like he's kind of abrupt.
Can he just, you know, use your
voice and sort of.
I like to read.
Yeah, I like book.
Book.
I mean, he had a lot to say
about his book.
A lot of pictures in his book.
I bet you there was a surge.
And the purchase of that book?
Oh, certainly.
Yeah, I mean, I'm intrigued to
go and get.
Right.
Well, no, there's definitely,
yeah, now there's definitely
going.
To be a certain somebody's
highlighted stuff in it for him
to read what he's playing to.
I I like the fact that he does
that.
I think that's pretty cool.
It would have been cool.
Obviously he doesn't read the
book every game.
Though has he switched at all on
that camera when I've talked to?
Him.
No, no, it.
It's been me ever.
Ever since we started the boots.
The whole time.
Yeah, that's why I was waving,
making faces, you know, telling
him to go.
Switch so it was going to work.
Now he's just flicking back and.
Forth, I may have to get someone
else.
I guess he's not going to.
Be we could do Edgar, we can't
understand her when she talks
either.
Yeah, I guess he's not going to
be a household name after all.
Oh, this show is going to be
bananas right here.
Listen you, you can't handle the
1st 2 buttons.
Don't add actual ones.
It's ridiculous.
Can't find your own theme song
week to week?
Switch the cameras while I read
you guys.
No, no, afterwards when I
started talking.
Oh, it was just a little
slightly handler.
So yeah, I'm intrigued to hear
that, to read that, to read the
book.
But I think it would have been
more badass if he was reading
like Art of War or some shit,
you know what I'm saying?
Well, maybe this is like that.
It sounds like it teaches him
how to.
Focus.
It sounds more meditative,
right?
You know what I mean?
I think it would be he wants
something more to wind you up
than to, you know, wind you
down.
No, JJ Walt would talk about how
he would listen to Adele in the
locker room before he went out
and pummeled people.
Well, maybe it was one of the
upbeat Adele something.
No, no, he said that he needed
to be brought down.
Oh, he's too angry.
Yeah, I need to.
I need to level off.
Just a big Adele fan.
Just loves Adele and then and
then he's a lovely person and
then he made a comment in one of
his interviews that he's like, I
bet after he levelled somebody
he's like, that guy has no idea.
I was just listening to Adele.
While he was pummelling.
No.
Prior to.
Oh, I was just ready for it.
Yeah.
All right.
News button, please.
Oh God.
I know, I'm not kidding.
Did you move it on them?
No.
Start.
Trying start shifting?
Welcome to ACHP News, your
source for the latest updates in
the cigar world and beyond.
Here is our anchor, trusted
cigar media personality Mike.
Palmer.
Bringing you the stories that
matter.
Cuban cigar prices increase in
2025 Cuban cigar prices will
once again go up, though this
year's changes appear to be the
most modest quite some time.
A new price list published this
week in Spain shows that around
365 SKUs have increased from
their 2024 prices, nearly the
entire Cuban cigar portfolio,
with an average increase of 5%.
Wow, this.
Is where you say.
Something.
Yeah, that sounds about right.
OK, thank you.
Using the January 2024 price
list as a comparison, the most
notable increase affects the
Cohiba Bahiki BHK line, A
flagship series from the Habano
essay and three cigars have
increased 21 to 22%.
Yeah.
So, you know, they started
basing it off of Hong Kong
pricing and that shot everything
up.
Inflation shot everything up.
Prices are still going to
continue to move up.
That's not going to change.
You know, like we were looking
at our numbers for production of
this year and there's an
increase.
The question is will we absorb
that cost?
You know, in the past it's
probably in our best interest to
not absorb the cost.
Just don't know what we're going
to do yet.
Gotcha.
So you know, 5%, that's probably
a little over the top.
I would say an average of 3%
overall cost increase makes
sense.
Sure, but they're smarter than
me, they have more money than
me.
They have more, you know, they
have more all of that.
So I'm sure that they factored
in what they what they could do
as far as to make more profits
and, and pass on their
additional cost to their
consumers.
So 5% maybe a little high, but.
Seems reasonable.
Well, these, these this
particular line, the the Cohiba
bahikis are going up 21 to 22%.
That's just supply and demand.
That's a very sought after
Cohiba.
Yeah, I mean, if you can get it,
you can get it.
Well, the reality is, yeah, you
know, if if it's, it's only the
value of it is what someone is
willing to pay for it, right.
Right.
That's what it all.
That's that's what it boils down
to.
And if someone wants to look, if
you're still smoking Cohibas and
Cubans and stuff and you believe
that that's the the best, then
you're going to pay that
premium.
I disagree with you.
I think that, you know, you're
way off more often than not.
There are some Cuban cigars that
I think are really good.
You know, I, I don't see the
purpose of going out of my way
to acquire them and I'm not
going to pay that price.
Certainly right, yeah.
Yeah.
So 5% increase, yeah, OK, makes
sense.
All right, Punch Rare Kuroho
moves to regular production.
Wow.
Since its debut in 2001, the
Punch Rare Kuroho has been a
sought after season release
eagerly weighted by cigar
enthusiasts.
But now General Cigar Company
has announced that the Rare
Kuroho will be transitioning to
a regular production item
available year round.
Are they changing the name?
No.
To not punch regular production
Kuroho.
Oh, they're taking the rare part
out.
Yeah, it's no longer rare.
Punch.
No, this is still rare.
Yeah, Nope, Yeah, the all the
names of the sizes are right
here.
They're still adding.
Still, well, it was never really
rare.
Regular production.
Yeah Punch regular production
Coroho yes Yeah.
The blend remains unchanged,
featuring an Ecuadorian Sumatra
Rosado, rapper Connecticut broad
leaf binder and a combination of
Dominican Piloto, Cubano,
Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers.
Produced at STG Donna Lee, the
iconic cigar will now be
available in eight sizes.
Because it's so rare.
Yes, Additionally a limited
edition size, so there will be a
rare one.
A rare, a rare.
So there's gonna be a rare
Corojo amongst.
The rare Corojos.
The rare Corojos.
Yes, it's a rare size.
The IT will.
Will they call it the rare Rare?
No, it's called the Pressed El
Gordo.
Pressed El Gordo.
Yeah, it's a 6 by 60.
The the, the product is so rare,
yes, it's so rare, yes, that we
could make a cigar that's a 6 by
60 ring gauge, yes, and make
that the rarest 1.
Well, the tobacco's not rare.
The tobacco's no longer rare.
No, it never was.
Just the cigar was rare, the
finished product.
But it's But now it's not rare
at all.
Except for this one.
So this one should be called the
rare.
Yes, this is the rare corrojo
box.
Rare pressed El Gordito.
Rare.
And the other one should just
move to regular production.
Corrojo.
I wanna see that on the name.
Punch Corrojo.
Yeah, just take the the the the.
Punch Corrojo.
Yeah.
Yeah, it's no longer rare.
Oh, they have a Rapido.
Rapido.
A Rapido A.
Rapido A rapido Rapido means
fast.
Rapido.
So this means I guess you smoke
quickly.
It's.
Probably a little cigar.
A5 by 40.
They Oh, there it is.
Yes, and there is an elite.
An elite, elite.
Yeah, a elite.
Elite, elite.
LL litai LOLITI there's no no
second LL the.
L.
IT.
I height you've changed it
several.
Times.
Well, it's not spelled
phonetically here.
I'm trying to do the best thing
you.
Know, you really, if you're
going to pick the joke, you just
kind of wedge it in and stick
with.
It What about the pita?
The pita?
It's a sandwich.
The Pita the.
Kunta the.
The Pita Maria the.
Kunta.
What the He's talking about the.
It's the Nina, the Pinta, and
the Santa Maria.
There's that one Punta whatever.
Kunta Kunta Kinte is the
character from Roots.
Wow.
I did not say that.
Well, that's where you were
going with that Kunta Mr. with
the big forehead and the dark
hair.
Wow.
There is a there is a Magnum
comes with a big mustache.
Oh yeah, from Hawaii, right?
Oh really?
Is it in a Ferrari humidor?
Matter of fact it is.
Yeah, it's a 5 1/2 by 54
Ferrari.
Yeah, V12.
No, it's just an 8.
It's not the standard 8
standard.
OK.
All right, Tetua, hey.
That was it, huh?
Yeah, I mean, there's more, but,
you know, not available to get
around the punch.
Rare crows ready to become a
staple in the humidor.
Both long time fans and new
cigar aficionados.
New.
I feel like you could always get
that cigar before.
Well, it was rare.
OK.
All right.
Tetua Tetuaji.
Boris Karloff's cigars coming
this week.
Tetuaji.
Do we have that?
We don't have that.
We don't carry tetuaji.
We don't.
Unfortunately, we do not do
business with Tetuaji.
That's still Pete.
So Pete, his dad, passed
recently.
Oh, Pete's dad.
That was really cool.
Yeah, he met his dad,
apparently.
I did.
So now he's in the club.
He's in the yeah.
Unfortunately, oh another week
he would have had the same day
as I'm four days away from my
dad.
Unfortunately, he's in the dead
dad's club with the rest of us,
right?
Except for Boots, right?
Yeah, his dad's still hanging in
there.
He looks.
His dad's my age.
He looks great.
He was here.
I saw him out there doing
something in the trailers last
year.
Healthy as a clam?
Yeah.
I don't know how healthy a clam
is.
Yeah, I didn't get that
reference.
Me neither.
As healthy as an ox?
Healthy as an ox, A clammy ox.
Clammy ox, Yeah.
Tetoy said to release a new
cigar honoring Boris Karloff,
legendary actor best known for
his iconic role as
Frankenstein's monster in the
1931 classic Frankenstein.
Anyone wants to say anything,
that's it, alright, that's why
Hey Boris Karloff's cigar,
measuring A5 and 5/8 by 49, is a
full bodied blend featuring
Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over
a Nicaraguan double binder and
Nicaraguan fillers.
The release is a follow up to
the highly acclaimed Tetra Hey
Karloff from 2020.
What's?
The tell me the blend one more
time please.
Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper OK,
Nicaraguan double binder OK and
Nicaraguan fillers.
OK.
That's it.
All right, there you go.
It doesn't.
It doesn't like fire though.
It doesn't light up.
It doesn't like fire.
Frankenstein.
I got it.
No, it's it's not Frankenstein.
It's the guy who played
Frankenstein.
It's totally different.
He played Frankenstein's monster
right, but he ad libbed that
line because he didn't like.
Fire.
But what I'm saying, he really
didn't like fire, right?
In life, he was burned as a
child.
Boris, yes, was burned as a
child.
Yes it was an ad Lib but they
kept it in 'cause it looked so
cool.
He said, ah, fire, yeah.
Really.
Yeah, I don't know if I believe
you.
I.
Don't know what to.
Tell you you normally you're a
web of lies.
Place.
In 2020, he was named Half
wheels #1 Cigar of the Year.
Oh, so this has been.
Out.
No, the Karloff.
The Tatwahe.
Karloff, not the Tatwahe.
Oh, you've already moved on.
You don't even know what's going
on anymore.
No, there's more than one the
way there's a Borscht Karloff.
OK.
And there was another Tetuahe
Karloff from 2020.
Apparently they put this out.
So that's coming back out.
Yeah, yeah, it's a redo.
It's a redux.
The Yeah, like the werewolf and
it's the guys that did the Redux
werewolf and who's.
The guy that played the
werewolf, Jack Nicholson.
Yes, he did actually play a
werewolf in a movie.
I know that.
Actually, that's my I like that
movie.
They like that movie.
Yeah, I thought it was terrible.
Oh, I like that movie.
Yeah, you think you're coming
out of the the Jack Tetuahe Jack
and.
I think no.
You can't.
No 'cause there's already a Jack
in existence.
Yes, the Big Jack.
The Big Jack.
I haven't seen the Big Jack
lately.
Doesn't mean it's not out there.
I wonder, I wonder if the Big
Jack is getting Big Jack
residuals from the Jack.
Probably not.
No, no, probably Jack in him.
It's a hard industry.
Whoa.
Yeah.
The new cigars at $15 each.
It will be sold in 20 count
boxes, with only 1000 boxes
produced at My Father's Cigars
and SLE Nicaragua.
Not my father, but there's a
factory called my.
Thousand boxes.
Thousand boxes.
That's not a lot. 20 count.
Is this is this a regular cigar
or a skinny monster?
No.
It's a 5 5/8 by 49.
OK.
So it's like borderline Corona
Gorda.
Yeah, right.
Ish.
Yeah.
It's debuting this week at the
Evil Empire.
The Boris Karloff will be
available for pre-order.
The shipping dates are
announced.
Other retailers will receive
their allocations later this
month.
The release marks a special
moment to the ongoing
relationship between Tatwahe and
the Evil Empire, as the two
companies previously
collaborated on the Little
Boris.
It was smaller.
Right.
The Tatwahe Boris Karloff is a
must have for collectors and
fans of both the brand and the
actors iconic legacy.
Lovely.
Nice.
Lord Baltimore revives the
Gurkha's Red Witch blend.
Oh, OK, wait.
I remember this cigar.
Holy shit, I'm getting old.
Yeah, wow.
I've been in the industry long
enough to see a cigar go away
and then come back.
That's fantastic.
Well, brought to you by Gurt.
Gurkha.
Lord Baltimore Distributors has
announced a deal with Gurkha.
Right.
To bring back the red witch
cigar and the steak knives.
And the steak.
Which originally was part of
Gurkha's East India Trading
Company kitchen supply line,
first introduced in 2012.
It's only on that long ago.
That was 13 years ago.
I know well in my life it's not
a long time.
Feels like a long time to me.
If it was 13 years ago for your
Palmer, that's thirteen years
less.
Think about.
Oh, think of that.
If it was 13 years ago, it was
13 years.
Less the bits just write
themselves.
He's like a math house kind of
sitting.
Around how old are you?
Are you in your 60s?
If you took no, I'm not in my
60s.
So you'd be in your 40s.
If you took where you're at
right now, yes, and you
subtracted the 13 years, yes,
that's where you would be
thirteen years.
Ago oh oh, thanks for explaining
that I'm.
Happy to clarify.
Thank you very much.
Yeah, the Red Witch maintains
its original blend that they
could.
Yes.
Oh really?
Oh, wow.
Are you sure about that?
12 what, 1213 years later, they
could not figure out how to make
it better.
Tobacco is not super rare.
An Ecuadorian Rosado rapper over
a Dominican binder in Nicaraguan
fillers which were previously
described as 3 year old tobacco.
So now they're.
Oh, from halapa.
So 16.
That's the most reasonable thing
I've heard from Gurkha in a long
time, and it's still a bit of an
exaggeration, but hey.
Still made of the allegedly,
allegedly, of course, still made
at American Caribbean tobaccos,
the same factories before.
So they still found them.
OK, we have some more.
That's good.
We made too many.
We have them in the room for
you.
Oh, the oh, you wanna bring it
back?
Oh, perfect.
We gotta.
Somebody get the red witches
out, they're back.
Yeah, Mortimer.
Mortimer, we're back.
The line will return in its
original 3 vitola's.
Because, you know, that's what
they have sitting around.
Man, Robusto.
Hold on.
Let me guess.
OK, Robusto Toro Gordo.
Except they're calling it an
EXO.
It's a.
Gordo call an exo. 6 by 60,
yeah.
All right, there you go.
730-9879 and 9:39.
That's for A60A. 939 for a
sixty, yeah, yeah.
These are Kirka.
They're not.
I think that.
Tastes terrible.
Lord Baltimore, if anybody has a
red witch.
Oh, the camera has red.
What are these called?
They're not out yet.
They're not out yet.
Well, we obviously can't go over
there and get.
Them.
And they're definitely not.
Going to could you send us?
Could you send us Yolanda?
Could you send us 3 red witches
please?
Yeah, we can't wait to taste
them.
Lord Baltimore, owned by
brothers Steve and David Castro,
also operate.
What if it's at Castro?
Yeah, it's yeah.
It's got to be the same.
Guy, well, they operate.
Davidus cigars.
Davidus.
Davidus.
Not Davidoff.
Davidus.
No, it's David us.
Maybe it's David US.
What is it, David off?
David.
Yeah, David.
It's a cousin.
Yeah.
Did you hear about the other
companies launching what David
on?
Oh, not David in.
Yeah.
Well, David in that's a.
Totally different thing, huh?
Oh, it's a chain of cigar stores
in Maryland.
The revised Red Witch is ready
to ship and expect it to
rekindle interest among cigar
enthusiasts who were around 15
years ago.
Rekindle.
Alright, And finally, our final
story of the day, rising prices
and premium cigars, what
consumers can expect in 2025.
Oh, I'm interested to hear this.
Rising prices.
This is an exclusive commentary
from the Mike and Mike
production Jet GPT.
Oh, OK.
The premium cigar industry has
seen some price increases in
2025 as top brands adjust to
economic pressure, with EP,
Corillio, Artista, Black Star
Line, Oscar, Valdaris, and Oliva
all announcing hikes.
These increases range from 3 to
7%, reflecting rising production
costs, supply chain challenges,
and inflation.
However, despite these changes,
cigar lovers can take comfort in
knowing that the quality and
craftsmanship they've come to
expect remain unchanged.
Perfect.
There's a summary of the
different price increase.
EPS going up three, Artista 4,
Black Star Line 5, Oscar going
up 7, and Oliva is going between
3 and 5%.
Wow.
While it's clear that prices was
clear that price increases are a
trend across the industry,
there's still plenty of optimist
optimism for cigar enthusiasts
as we move through 2025.
The adjustments made by top
brands are largely largely a
response to ongoing inflation
and global supply chain issues,
but many manufacturers are
committed to maintaining their
high quality standards and
delivering great value.
In fact, some brands have been
proactive in absorbing costs
where they can, ensuring that
the price increases remain
manageable for their loyal
customers.
The commitment to quality and
value show that while the
industry faces challenges, is it
adapting with resilience?
Man, that ChatGPT is something
else that's pretty spot on.
You know, I would say you're
right if 3 to 5% is where I
would probably be right that
like that's reasonable.
I think that those numbers make
sense.
Outside of that number, I may
have other questions for the the
the company, like what's going
on that really kind of boost
that additional cost.
But there could still be those
other things, you know, more,
more labor, you know, more
investment in tobacco, whatever.
In general.
Excuse me, but.
I I wasn't talking I.
Didn't want to have the camera
on when he's coughing.
Thanks I.
Don't know what happened.
There, I happened to look over
there like I'll set him on, like
I'm not talking.
He's having an attack.
I had to get him off of him.
Exactly.
That's when you zoom in you.
Don't want to see the death you
want to No, you don't.
You got.
To see jokes.
For those who appreciate a fine
cigar, the future still holds
plenty of exciting
opportunities.
The rising costs are an
inevitable part of global
economy influx.
But cigar enthusiasts, you just
keep coughing over there.
Be quiet.
No, I'm better now.
Because cigar enthusiasts can
continue to look forward to high
quality smokes that offer that
offer both great flavor and
craftsmanship.
Yeah.
So like, you know, I think the
only way that if a company does,
if a company absorbs the cost, I
can see them saying, hey, yeah,
things cost more money, but
we're going to absorb those
costs right this time around.
And then I could also see a
company justifying raising those
prices.
I but and I could also see a
company saying we're not going
to raise prices because our
costs are the same.
I think that if you're saying
that your costs are the same,
you probably just didn't produce
more product.
Right, they already had some
from before.
Yeah, yeah.
The problem with doing that?
Like the red witches?
Yeah.
The problem, the problem with
doing something like that is,
you know, if you don't have, if
you don't start factoring that
in like you could get yourself
in trouble eventually.
Sure, Right, Right.
You know, all of a sudden you
could have a bigger increase
when you go back to production.
Well, what happened?
Like everything costs and.
Everything goes more now.
Yeah, more than it did last
year.
Do you think there's ever a cap
on cigar prices?
Like I know inflation, obviously
there's always inflation, but do
you think there's a time where
people just go, man, cigars are
just $30.00 for a Gurkha Red
Witch?
Like why would I buy that?
Usually things get so high
people stop buying and then it
sort of regulates itself to a
point.
Has that ever happened with
cigars?
With cigars, I don't know.
Yeah, I listen the the, the
best, from what I can see, the
best regulator in the world is
capitalism.
Sure, you're right.
If the price becomes too high,
people seek alternatives, right?
And they will go and buy the
alternatives.
So yes, I have seen that more
than once.
And, you know, things get out of
a person's price range for
purchase and they look for
something else to buy.
It's called capitalism, you
know.
So yeah, that's a thing.
Capitalism's a thing bids OK.
Anything.
Else.
No, thank you for answering my
question.
You're welcome.
Thank you for asking.
It was a great, it was a great
question.
Yeah, no.
Problem it was, it was a good
question.
Thank you.
Hey, anybody got anything else?
Wait, you got a listener in the?
Week.
No, I don't have a listener.
Do you have a listener in the
week?
Yeah.
I go to Listen every week,
Michael.
Ella Theroux.
Oh.
I wonder where that name came
from 'cause we weren't saying
his name random, you know, just
random name.
Thank you, Michael Alvaro.
I left the other week, yes.
Have a shop of the week.
Do I have a shop of the week?
Yes.
Oh, I just did the Mainstream
podcast this week.
It went up on Saturday night.
I guess you did.
They did, yeah.
I had AI, had a great time.
They're a great, great group of
guys.
I'll have to listen to it.
Nice.
So you don't have a shop of the
week?
No, go ahead, they're not from a
shop.
In Fuego, Vegas.
Oh, where Casey was today.
Oh, was.
He.
Casey who?
Did not like my shaving reel, my
beard trimming reel.
Yeah, he didn't like it at all.
Dude, he doesn't like you.
No, I know, I know he comments
on all my stuff, but he got over
404 hundred plays so.
He's your biggest fan.
Right, right.
Yeah, He watches everything.
Yeah, watches and reads
everything.
I I think that he wants to be
you is what it is, I think.
They're here and trimming up on
like.
He would love to replace you
here, you know what I mean?
Like he would.
We have to wait at least another
20 years before he died and when
he dies.
He would go.
He would go.
It might.
Be about the same age.
Yeah, that's.
Never going to happen.
He goes first.
Yeah, he looks less healthy.
You think so?
I think so.
I think you know.
Maybe, maybe you know, but you
are you.
You kind of stressed out about a
lot of stuff.
Oh, I I just don't.
I just look healthier.
I didn't say I was.
Yeah, yes, I I have internal
issues that are going on all the
time.
Stressing out of my mind.
Yeah, right.
You know, no sleep and, you
know, crave sugar all the time.
I think my cortisol levels are
too high.
And that thing where you crave
sugar and don't sleep?
Is that how that works?
That's what I've read.
Interesting.
I think everybody in the entire
US is cortisol.
That's what they say I.
Love sugar?
And you want to know what it is?
It's the people that are coming
for your TikTok and they're
going to steal your phone.
They're going to get you.
Oh, I, I don't care if it goes
away, I'll just find something
else to watch.
That's what's bothering.
I mean, there's reels on other
things you could look at.
Yeah, there is, totally.
I'll just find something else.
Like I said, Tik Tok's become
mostly ads.
I'm eventually going to do a, a
whole breakdown of what I've
noticed as far as social media
trends and like what things we
can do and, and get away with
and oh right, share that
interesting data.
It changes, it seems, randomly.
That's one of the things we
talked about actually on the
mainstream.
Yeah, it's pretty interesting.
'Cause they do reels for their
show really.
But they are a they're, it's
just a man show.
They talk about men things.
It's not a primarily a cigar
show.
Gotcha.
But two of the guys on the show
do smoke cigars.
Do they drink beer?
They do a one of their sponsors
is some liquor store or
something and they do a bottle
like down to her guys.
Do they do a different bottle
every week?
Oh, very cool.
And they don't have trampolines.
No, no, no.
It's called The Man Show.
Man.
Stream The man Stream The Man
Stream podcast The man Stream
podcast.
There's a link on my page.
I'll listen to it this week,
maybe today.
Right now, let's play it.
Right now, No.
Let's play it right now.
All right, that's.
It they are they are sending me
a, they were fascinated with my
BDP and what how I got the name
and all that stuff.
So they're sending me a large
black penis shaped lighter.
That's gonna be perfect for.
You, I said.
I'll just set it right here on
the table.
Next minute will be fine, not.
A problem at all?
And now with the zoom and you'll
never even see it.
Oh yeah, like, well, you can
light your cigars with it.
I'm like, well, we had to stop.
That's how it came out.
We don't smoke on the show
anymore 'cause we were getting
shadow banned.
All right, you got a cute PC.
Right, all right, guys, there's
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Show Notes
Episode 370 ACHP: Trending Topics and Cigar Industry Updates
In today’s episode, we cover the latest headlines making waves, including:
Soap Opera Legend Passes at 79: A beloved soap star who appeared in over 2,000 episodes of General Hospital has passed away. We reflect on their remarkable legacy and contributions to the iconic show.
Nakobe Dean Injury: Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean is feared to have suffered a significant knee injury during their win over the Packers. What does this mean for the Eagles' defense moving forward?
Tsunami Advisory in Japan: A powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes southwest Japan, triggering a tsunami advisory. We’ll break down the latest updates and what’s being done in response.
TikTok Ban—What You Need to Know: The pressure is mounting for the potential TikTok ban. Find out why experts are urging you to delete the app from your phone next week and what this means for the future of the social media landscape.
Cigar Industry News:
Cuban Cigar Price Hike in 2025: With Cuban cigar prices set to increase, we discuss what this means for cigar enthusiasts and what to expect in the near future.
Punch Rare Corojo Moves to Regular Production: Punch’s Rare Corojo series will now become a permanent fixture. What does this mean for fans of the brand?
Tatuaje Boris Karloff Cigar Release: A new Tatuaje cigar featuring a tribute to Boris Karloff is hitting the market this week. We preview what’s in store for cigar lovers.
Lord Baltimore Revives Gurkha's Red Witch: The Red Witch blend is back with a bang as Lord Baltimore takes over. We dive into what’s new with this fan favorite.
ACHP Special Report:
Rising Prices in Premium Cigars: What can consumers expect in 2025 as prices continue to climb in the premium cigar market? We give you an in-depth look at the trends shaping the industry.
Tune in for all this and more in Episode 370 of ACHP!