Kevin Godbee
Thank you for joining us for The Pipes Magazine Radio Show—the only radio talk show for pipe smokers and collectors. We want to thank you for listening and being one of our loyal 15,000 weekly fans. Your host is Brian Levine and in tonight’s "Pipe Parts" segment we will talk about pipe accessories. There might be more to talk about here than you would think. Some accessories could even have their own segment. Brian will talk about tampers, pipe bags, and even advise on the different nuances of pipe cleaners. Our featured guest is Marco Parascenzo from Rome, Italy. Marco has his own retail store, website, and is the US importer / agent for Castello Pipes. Castello will be the focus of the discussion.

Kevin Godbee
Thank you for joining us for The Pipes Magazine Radio Show—the only radio talk show for pipe smokers and collectors. We want to thank you for listening and being one of our loyal 15,000 weekly fans. Your host is Brian Levine and in tonight’s "Pipe Parts" segment we will recommend some specific tobaccos. Two weeks ago, Greg Pease recommended some different tobaccos in his line that represent different genres. Tonight Brian will mention some other brands and blends that are also good examples of different styles that you might want to try.  Our featured guest is Pipe maker Chris Morgan. Chris makes some extremely creative high grade pipes, and he has also made name for himself with his unique "Briar Cigar".

Kevin Godbee
Thank you for joining us for The Pipes Magazine Radio Show—the only radio talk show for pipe smokers and collectors. We want to thank you for listening and being one of our loyal 15,000 weekly fans. Your host is Brian Levine and in tonight’s "Pipe Parts" segment, the topic is in two parts. Brian will discuss the size of the bowl and how it affects the tobacco smoking experience, as well as the length of the shank in relation to the length of the stem on the pipe. Our featured guest is Ryota Shimizu. Ryota handles customer service for SmokingPipes.com’s Japanese customers in their native language. The interview was pre-recorded during the Chicago pipe show last week. Speaking of the Chicago pipe show, Brian will give his report on what happened there.

Kevin Godbee
Thank you for joining us for The Pipes Magazine Radio Show—the only radio talk show for pipe smokers and collectors. We want to thank you for listening and being one of our loyal 15,000 weekly fans. Your host is Brian Levine and in tonight’s "Pipe Parts" segment, the topic is American Artisan Estate Pipes. Brian will talk about several different American pipe makers that he feels deliver great value between the excellent quality, and prices that are not too high. Our featured guest is a big name in the pipe smoking hobby … he is our first "Mystery Guest" and you are guaranteed to learn some interesting things from him. Since we are in Chicago for the pipe show, we will have some appropriate music from Frank Sinatra.

Kevin Godbee
Thank you for joining us for The Pipes Magazine Radio Show—the only radio talk show for pipe smokers and collectors. We want to thank you for listening and being one of our loyal 15,000 weekly fans. Your host is Brian Levine and in tonight’s "Pipe Parts" segment, the topic is Flake Tobaccos. Brian will talk about the origin and make-up of flakes, along with tips on different ways to pack, rub out, or not to rub out flakes. Our featured guest is Ronni Bikacsan. "Ronni B" is the go-to guy if you want to pimp your pipe. He specializes in customizing pipes to make them better and is a wealth of intriguing information about pipes. So get ready to get "pipe geeky". We’ve got some great upbeat music, my personal favorite rant so far, and it’s somebody’s birthday again this week, so get ready to sing Happy Birthday with us.

Kevin Godbee
Thank you for joining us for The Pipes Magazine Radio Show—the only radio talk show for pipe smokers and collectors. We want to thank you for listening and being one of our loyal 15,000 weekly fans. Your host is Brian Levine and in tonight’s "Pipe Parts" segment, the topic is deep cleaning your pipes. (Listen closely, and see if you can tell us why we probably won’t be getting advertising from a pipe reamer company anytime soon.) Our featured guest is Bill Roberts. Bill has been a contributing writer for PipesMagazine.com, and will soon have a regular monthly column for his tobacco reviews. He is a member of The New York Pipe Club, and is an active member in the forums here using the screen name RomeoWood. We’ve got some great jazz, the winners of the fund raising auctions, and it’s somebody’s birthday, so get ready to sing Happy Birthday with us.

Kevin Godbee
Thank you for joining us for The Pipes Magazine Radio Show starring Brian Levine—the only radio talk show for pipe smokers and collectors. We want to thank you for listening and being one of our loyal 15,000 listeners. Tonight in "Pipe Parts", pipe show etiquette will be the topic. Did you know that you shouldn’t just walk up to a table and pick up a pipe without asking for permission first? Our featured guest is Giacomo Carlesi the Export Manager of Savinelli. Savinelli pipes have been around for 135 years and are the favorites of many pipe smokers and collectors. This will also be the final show for the JDRF fund raiser, and we have two items being auctioned - a Bjarne Viking Pipe and a Collector’s Edition Bound Volume of Pipe Smoker Ephemeris with all the issues from 1965-1979 signed by Tom Dunn, the Editor & Publisher.

Kevin Godbee
Thank you for joining us for The Pipes Magazine Radio Show starring Brian Levine. This is the only online radio talk / entertainment show in the world that is targeted to pipe smokers and collectors. We want to thank you for listening and being one of our loyal 15,000 listeners. Tonight Brian will talk about various brands of Italian pipes. You’ll hear about some of the history of the brands, and how they came about, along with the usual tips on finding pipes that offer good value. It won’t be an exhaustive list as there are too many, but we’ll try to fit in some of the others in future shows. Our featured guest is Craig Cobine. Craig is the Director of The Chicagoland Int’l Pipe & Tobacciana Show, which is coming up on  May 4 & 5, 2013. It’s the largest pipe show in the world with pre-show and post-show events in addition to the dates noted, so listen closely for some exciting and interesting discussion.

Kevin Godbee
Welcome to The Pipes Magazine Radio Show starring Brian Levine. We are the only online radio talk / entertainment show that is targeted to pipe smokers and collectors. We want to thank you for listening and for being one of our loyal 15,000 listeners. Tonight, Brian will offer several various pipe smoking tips making sure to mention a few new pointers that he hasn’t previously discussed. Our featured guest on the show is pipe maker Lee Von Erck. Lee has been making pipes for over 30-years. His pipes are fantastic works of art, and he is a super nice guy as well. Brian will ask him about one of the most closely guarded secrets of pipe makers—oil curing. This is also a special show where we will be auctioning off the pipe Brian is smoking during the show. It’s a fund raiser for his daughter Samantha and her JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes Team.

Kevin Godbee
Thank you for joining us for The Pipes Magazine Radio Show starring Brian Levine. This is the only online radio talk / entertainment show in the world that is targeted to pipe smokers and collectors. We want to thank you for listening and being one of our loyal 15,000 listeners. Tonight Brian will give you his advice on how to prepare for attending a pipe show. Whether you’re a pipe show newbie, or an experienced attendee, you will probably pick-up a tip you didn’t think of previously. Our featured guest is Rabbi Eric Silver. Rabbi Silver has been a pipe smoker since 1959, he did a tour in Vietnam and has met with The Pope three times. In our mailbag segement we will have some shoutouts to forum members that posted about the show, and as usual, Brian has something new to rant about at the end of the show.