The Poetic Pipe Podcast

James

Join us as we talk tobacco, pipes, and do some easy reading for a break from the world.

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    Southbound

    The skies are filling with migrating waterfowl, the marshes are coming alive, and duck season has returned to Texas! In Episode 9 of The Poetic Pipe Podcast, we're celebrating the annual journey south and the traditions that bring us back to the water year after year. From the sound of wings overhead to the quiet anticipation of a November morning in the duck blind, there's something special about this time of year. Join James beneath the magnolia tree for four poems celebrating birds, autumn, and the natural world: The Wild Duck — John Masefield To a Waterfowl — William Cullen Bryant The Last Walk in Autumn — John Greenleaf Whittier The Sandpiper — Celia Thaxter Our featured tobacco is Cornell & Diehl's Black Duck, a fitting companion for an episode devoted to waterfowl, changing seasons, and the beauty of the outdoors. Whether you're a waterfowl hunter, a birdwatcher, or simply someone who enjoys a quiet autumn morning, pull up a chair and join us as we head Southbound. Good Stories • Slow Smokes

    Southbound

  2. Oct 31

    A Haunting in the Briar

    The nights are growing longer, the shadows are creeping closer, and something strange is stirring beneath the magnolia tree. Just in time for Halloween, The Poetic Pipe Podcast trades its usual peaceful afternoon for an evening of ghostly encounters, unsettling mysteries, and tales best enjoyed by candlelight. Join James for four haunting readings: Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace and The Raven, Ambrose Bierce's The Boarded Window, and H. P. Lovecraft's The Music of Erich Zann. So draw your chair a little closer, fill your pipe with something you enjoy, and settle in for an evening of Gothic literature and things that go bump in the night. And should you hear something moving beyond the magnolia tree... perhaps it's best not to investigate. Good Stories • Slow Smokes

    A Haunting in the Briar

  3. Oct 24

    Of Pipes and Pendragons

    Hear ye, hear ye! The gates are open, the minstrels are playing, and adventure awaits! Inspired by the opening of the Texas Renaissance Festival, this episode of The Poetic Pipe Podcast takes us from beneath the magnolia tree to the legendary court of King Arthur. Join James for two classic Arthurian tales, The Drawing of the Sword and The Sword Excalibur, followed by Sir Melias and the Elfin Knight, a selection from Malcolm Guite's Galahad and the Grail. Accompanying our medieval adventure is a familiar favorite, Ravenwood's Hobbits Leaf, making its return to the pipe for another journey into the world of fantasy and folklore. So gather round, fill your pipe, and settle in for an evening of knights, legends, and a little medieval merriment. Good Stories • Slow Smokes Huzzah!

    Of Pipes and Pendragons

  4. Oct 10

    The Wild Things of Autumn

    Autumn is happening all around us—and not just in the changing leaves. In this episode of The Poetic Pipe Podcast, James slows down to listen to the animals that inhabit the fall woods and reflects on how our relationship with wildlife has changed from survival and conquest to conservation, observation, and appreciation. Featuring Dallas Lore Sharp’s The Muskrats Are Building and A Chapter of Things to Hear This Fall, along with G. White’s poems The Nuthatch and The Wood Thrush. In the pipe is The Old Black Cat, an aromatic created to accompany G. White’s first book, The Old Black Cat and Other Ghosts. Join us beneath the magnolia tree for muskrats, birds, autumn woods, poetry, and a slow October smoke. Good Stories • Slow Smokes

    The Wild Things of Autumn

  5. Oct 3

    October Country

    The mornings are cooler, the leaves are beginning to turn, and squirrels are busy in the hardwoods. October has arrived. In this episode of The Poetic Pipe Podcast, James heads into “October Country” with three readings inspired by autumn woods, squirrel hunting, and memories of growing up outdoors: Bradford Torrey’s A Full Migration, John Muir’s Young Hunters, and Winthrop Packard’s The Squirrel Harvest. Paired with the Gatlin-Burlier blend from The Gatlin-Burlier Tobacconist, it’s an hour and a half for remembering cool mornings, leaves underfoot, old hunting memories, and the simple pleasure of wandering through the woods in October. Good Stories • Slow Smokes

    October Country

  6. Sep 26

    There and Back Again Before Supper

    Inspired by Hobbit Day, we’re gathering beneath the magnolia tree to celebrate some of life’s simple pleasures: green fields, country roads, good stories, and, of course, a good pipe. For this episode, we’re filling our bowls with Ravenwood’s Hobbits Leaf and settling in with four readings that capture a little of that hobbit-like spirit: Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Hayloft” and “Farewell to the Farm,” Edward Lear’s wonderfully strange “The Jumblies,” and John Greenleaf Whittier’s “The Barefoot Boy.” Together, we’ll wander through hayfields and farms, set off on strange little adventures, and remember the pleasure of going barefoot beneath an open sky. It’s an episode about wandering, imagination, home, and finding a little adventure in ordinary places—with every intention of making it back in time for supper. So find a comfortable chair, pack a bowl, and join us beneath the magnolia tree. Good Stories. Slow Smokes.

    There and Back Again Before Supper

  7. Sep 19

    Summer’s Last Slow Smoke

    Summer never seems to leave all at once. The afternoons are still warm, the cicadas are still singing, and there’s still plenty of green beneath the magnolia, but the evenings are arriving a little earlier, and autumn is beginning to make itself known. In “Summer’s Last Slow Smoke,” we settle in beneath the magnolia with a bowl of Low Country Natural Virginia & Oriental to linger in the final days of the season. This episode features three readings reflecting on summer, nature, memory, and the quiet passage of time: “A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett, “Homesick” by Julia C. R. Dorr, and “Summer” by Richard Burton. Pack a pipe, find a comfortable chair, and stay beneath the canopy awhile. Autumn will be here soon enough. Today, though, belongs to summer. The Poetic Pipe PodcastGood Stories • Slow Smokes

    Summer’s Last Slow Smoke

  8. Sep 12

    When The Smoke Clears

    The Things We Don’t Say There are some things men are good at carrying quietly. Grief. Fear. Loss. The weight of expectations. The things we tell ourselves we’ll deal with later—or maybe never talk about at all. In this episode of The Poetic Pipe Podcast, we slow down and spend some time with the works of Gary White as we reflect on men’s health, grief, and the often difficult task of facing our own emotions. This isn’t a conversation about having all the answers. It’s about making room for the things we feel, the people we’ve lost, and the parts of ourselves we sometimes find easier to ignore. So pack a pipe, find a quiet place, and sit with me for a while. Sometimes the things we don’t say are the things we most need to hear. The Poetic Pipe PodcastGood Stories • Slow Smokes

    When The Smoke Clears

  9. Aug 29

    Summer Fishing

    There’s something about fishing that has never really been about catching fish. In the inaugural episode of The Poetic Pipe Podcast, we settle in with BriarWorks Back Down South in our pipe and a reading of Washington Irving’s The Angler. Irving takes us along the English countryside for a quiet reflection on fishing, nature, good company, and the simple pleasure of spending a day beside the water. So find a comfortable chair, pack a pipe if you’re so inclined, and slow down for a while. Good Stories • Slow Smokes

    Summer Fishing
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