
#ELOsoFumarTakes delivers abbreviated interviews, thoughts, and insights with cigar industry personnel and fans. Host Bear Duplisea's vision is to give the audience a peak into industry culture as well as show the human side of its inner members.
Episodes

Jan 3, 2025
Jan 3, 2025
2 hr 46 min
This week on #ELOsoFumarTakes, we're back! William Cooper and Mike Szczepankiewicz celebrate the last show of 2024 with a unique cigar and discuss fatherhood, celebrations, and the year ahead.

Dec 2, 2024
Dec 2, 2024
2 hr 18 min
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes some very special guests for our #314thTake - a tribute to life of Mike Peacock, Owner of Michaels Tobacco of Euless & Michaels Tobacco of Keller. We will have a panel of wonderful guests, who knew him well and some more than most. We are honored to have his son, Bob Peacock, join us. Current General Manager of Michaels Brandon Payne heads a trio of famous shop alums, along with industry reps Tracy Spence & Austin Borgstede. And finally, William Cooper who knew Mike from trips, visits and working with Mike's time on the PCA board. This is a very special tribute!
In memory of Mike, please make donations to The Cigar Family Charitable Foundation: https://cf-cf.org/ways-to-donate/

Nov 26, 2024
Nov 26, 2024
2 hr 46 min
This week, We welcome the return of Joe Gro of Casa de Montecristo to sit down for our #313thTake! Joe has been a man on the move since his last time on the show. From a key mover at Drew Estate to a Shaker at Quality Importers to now move' and groovin' at Casa de Montecristo, we take a deeper look back at Joe's journey, why he loves this industry and why the hell he loves the word's worst "comedian".

Nov 19, 2024
Nov 19, 2024
2 hr 5 min
#ELOsoFumarTakes is pleased to welcome for the first time the incomparable Janine Perdomo of Perdomo Cigars. For 30+ years, she’s worked side by side with her husband and family to build one of the premiere companies in the industry. It all started in a garage and now we’re here. Now, we hear her #Take! Enjoy!

Nov 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024
4 hr 3 min
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes turns 7!!! Our #311thTake promises a celebration you hardly ever see. Why? Because instead of celebrating the past - we look to the future! Seven burning questions for the next 7 years in the cigar industry. We've assembled William Cooper, George Brightman, Jay R. Davis, and honorary guest host - Tim Wong.

Nov 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024
2 hr 35 min
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes commences our annual "Bear's Birthday Take". Tradition has returned as we welcome Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and Juan Martinez of Joya de Nicaragua Cigars for our #310thTake! The last 41 years have been good to me, it's time to celebrate with great cigars and even better friends. Enjoy!

Nov 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024
2 hr 19 min
This week, Camacho Cigars’ Jack Heyer joins us for our #309thTake. Jack always brings a zany, yet humble distinction to our guest chair and tonight promises to be nothing different. You have to love Jack’s humor and enthusiasm for cigars! Enjoy!

Oct 28, 2024
Oct 28, 2024
2 hr 56 min
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return of How Bout That Cigar for our #308thTake! Host Matt Tye brings the new cohost of HBTC - Raul Ramos with him to get the full #ELOsoFumarTakes treatment. We'll have some industry topics dipped in for good fun and we'll be diving into why, after all these years, they still like snails, er I mean cigars. See you Sunday and Enjoy!

Oct 28, 2024
Oct 28, 2024
2 hr 56 min
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return of How Bout That Cigar for our #308thTake! Host Matt Tye brings the new cohost of HBTC - Raul Ramos with him to get the full #ELOsoFumarTakes treatment. We'll have some industry topics dipped in for good fun and we'll be diving into why, after all these years, they still like snails, er I mean cigars. See you Sunday and Enjoy!

Oct 13, 2024
Oct 13, 2024
2 hr 38 min
