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Kevin Godbee - Jul 3, 2018
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Kevin Godbee
Thank you for joining us for The Pipes Magazine Radio Show—the only radio talk show for pipe smokers and collectors. We broadcast weekly, every Tuesday at 8 pm eastern USA time and are available on nearly all podcast sites and apps. Listen on your computer, tablet, phone and even in the car! Our featured interview tonight is with Dr. Steve Brown. Steve is a broadcaster, seminary professor, author, founder and president of Key Life Network, and is of course a pipe smoker. In Pipe Parts, Brian will do a review of Fox Dorisco Mixture. Sit back, relax with your pipe, and enjoy The Pipes Magazine Radio Show!
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Dorisco is a blend that I just can’t get into. I found it bland and off-putting.
The interview was pleasant enough. Steve seemed like a nice person who really didn’t know much about pipes except that he liked them and that’s good enough for me. I can’t understand how positively he views the world. It looks to me like its going to hell-in-a-hand-basket.
Steve sounds like a real nice guy, and it’s a shame smoking has such a stigma in religious circles. I didn’t get around to answering your request a few weeks ago on where our favorite place to smoke is. My favorite place to smoke is in my home office/smoking room. It took years of convincing but I convinced my wife a few years ago and it’s so nice year round.
Brian,
I’m glad you got to interview Steve. He is a nice, non condemning, freedom loving guy. I’ve known about him for many years but never knew much about his pipe smoking. Turns out there is not a lot to know. He is like a lot of “old timers”, they like to smoke pipes and know what they like but don’t get into them like many of us do. I’ve heard that C.S. Lewis used to crush up cigarettes and cram them into his pipe. I guess these theologians have many other things to consider than what to smoke. I did enjoy the interview. It’s amazing how inclusive and diverse the pipe community is. It was neat to hear that Steve got R.C. Sproul into pipes.
The music selection was a great tribute to Independence Day.