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Released every Tuesday, the LOUNGE LIZARDS podcast helps listeners navigate the experience of finding and enjoying premium cigars (both Cuban and non-Cuban) and quality spirits. Episodes are normally around 90 minutes long and feature a variety of different topics including food, travel, life, sports and work. The podcast features seven members: Rooster, Poobah, Gizmo, Senator, Pagoda, Grinder and Bam Bam. This is not your typical cigar podcast. We’re a group of friends who love sharing c ...
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Spain's Thrilling Victory at the Euros!! And What It Says about Spanish Society.
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This week Eoghan is joined by journalist Richard Fitzpatrick to discuss Spain’s incredible victory at the European Championships in Germany. Energised by its two daredevil wingers, Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, Spain won all seven matches at the tournament, while playing wonderful attacking, flowing football. Yet if Yamal and Williams offered the…
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Ep. #142: Casdagli Brothers of the Sabre Brave Piramide (w/ Henry McKenna 10 Years Old Single Barrel Bourbon, The Cigar Authority Podcast Attacks "Lounge Lizards", Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon and Poobah vs ...
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Ep. #141: Fonseca No. 1 (w/ Cazcanes No. 7 Tequila Reposado, Lizards First Cigar Box Purchases, Trinidad EL 2024 Pricing, Cazacanes Achievements & Listener Email)
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Protests and Palmas: A Social History of Flamenco
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Matthew Machin-Autenrieth, an Ethnomusicologist from the University of Aberdeen, joins Alan to discuss the world famous dance from Spain. They discuss the origins of the musical genre, the different components of the songs, the regional and national politics that have shaped how flamenco is seen over the world and how it has been used as a form of …
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Ep. #140: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Cervantes Fino (w/ Jefferson's Ocean Aged at Sea Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Listeners Demand Gizmo Accountability, An International Bourbon Voyage at Sea ...
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Ep. #139: Trinidad Esmereldas (w/ Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Champagne, Trinidad History Discrepancies and 55th Anniv. Media Blitz, Kirby Allison and Cigar Aficionado Frustrations & New Cuban Vintage Program ...
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Ep. #138: Davidoff Maduro Robusto (w/ Pol Roger Réserve Brut Champagne & Orin Swift Papillon 2019, Davidoff Value Debate, Listener Email & Poobah's Birthday Celebration)
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Spectral Spain: Post-Franco Gothic Fiction with Heidi Backes
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Heidi Backes joins Alan to discuss the haunted houses, silent spaces and traumatic memories often seen in post-Franco gothic fiction, such as in Carlos Ruiz Zafón's international bestseller The Shadow of the Wind.' Her new book Spectral Spain looks at how Gothic literature has become a leading genre in contemporary Spain - one capable of confrontin…
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Ep. #137: La Gloria Cubana Glorias LCDH (w/ A. de Fussigny Cognac VSOP, Listener Emails on Defining Lizard Palates, Toasting Cigars and Prohibitive New Zealand Tobacco Laws & Habanos S.A. ELs for 2024 ...
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Spain's European Elections with Laura Seoane and Tim Syme
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Alan is joined by the podcast's new co-host Laura Seoane, together they talk with political philosopher Tim Syme about the results of the European election, Yolanda Diaz's resignation, the breakthrough of Se Acabó la Fiesta (SALF) and what a rightward shift means for the European Union. If you enjoy what we produce then please give us a review on y…
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Ep. #136: Drew Estate Liga Privada T52 Corona Viva (w/ Mezcal Deep Dive ft. Chef/Partner Ricky Camacho of Añejo Restaurant Group)
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Online Politics in Spain: From 15M to the Fachosfera
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This week Eoghan talks to researcher and sociologist Iago Moreno about the evolution of online politics in Spain from the techno-optimist vision of the 15M movement in 2011, with its promise of networked democracy, to the rise of the contemporary fachosfera - the far-right and reactionary online eco-system. Iago also talks about the emergence of a …
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Ep. #135: H. Upmann Half Corona & Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R 44 (Short Smoke Special No. 5 w/ Flor de Caña 12, Lizards Take Cigar Aficionado to Task on Cuba, Minneapolis Cigar Smoking Ban ...
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Craft consciousness: Workers organisation in Early Modern Barcelona
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This week Catherine talks to historian Brendan Von Briesen about how the organisation of skilled labour in medieval and early modern Barcelona, in the form of journeyman's guilds, can be seen as the foundation of the city's later labour and trade union movement.If you enjoy what we produce then please give us a review on your preferred podcast plat…
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Ep. #134: J.C. Newman Julius Caeser Toast Across America 2023 Shark (w/ Calumet Small Batch Bourbon, J.C. Newman History and Fuente Partnership Deep Dive & Bam Bam In Listener Voice Memo Crosshairs)
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Ep. #133: Partagás Aliados (w/ Weller 12, Habanos S.A. Changing Distribution Control and Reducing Supply, Listener Emails with FAQs & Tribute to Gizmo's Mom)
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Ep. #132: San Cristóbal de La Habana El Principe & Davidoff Winston Churchill Belicoso (Short Smoke Special No. 4 w/ Redbreast 12, Generational Cigar Bans in the US, Cigar Bibs Launch on Kickstarter, Listener ...
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Catalan Election Special: Historic losses for the Independence Movement
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This week Eoghan is joined by historian Andrew Dowling to discuss yesterday's historic Catalan election, which saw a definitive end to the decade long push for independence known as the procés. For the first time since 2012, the pro-independence parties failed to secure a majority of seats in the new parliament. As the Socialists secured historic g…
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Ep. #131: Hoyo de Monterrey Double Coronas (w/ S.T. Dupont CEO Alain Crevet, Martell Blue Swift Cognac VSOP, Hoyo History, Habanos S.A. Aging Program Follow-Up & Listener Email)
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Why Rosalia is Not Your Friend - with Anita Fuentes
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This week Alan is joined by culture critic and researcher Anita Fuentes to discuss Spanish celebrities and politics. Should celebrities use their platforms to stand up for injustices like the genocide in Palestine and a recent revival in the Spanish MeToo movement? Furthermore, Rosalia is often claimed to have a progressive image, but is she? From …
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Ep. #130: Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Sonata Maestro (w/ Angel's Envy Port Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon, A New Type of Cigar Boom?, Aging Room's Story & Listener Emails)
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After announcing last Wednesday that he was considering stepping down as Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez revealed this morning he was staying in the job so to fight for "the democratic renewal" of the country. In a move straight out of his favourite TV series Baron Noir, he has orchestrated another theatrical gesture or 'golpe de efecto' so a…
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Ep. #129: Cohiba Siglo V (w/ Pahlmeyer Jayson Cab. Sauv, Fabrica 5 - New Sponsor Alert, Habanos S.A. Announces New Aging Program & Senator vs. Listener Email on Retrohale)
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Basque Election Special - Historic Gains for EH Bildu and the Independentist Left
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This week Eoghan is joined by journalist Ben Wray to discuss last night's Basque elections, which saw historic gains for pro-independentist left EH Bildu - with the new Basque parliament being the most nationalist in 40 years. But Ben argues that this does not mean that independence is any closer but in fact the results reinforces Pedro Sanchez's c…
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Ep. #128: Interview with Industry Legend Steve Saka (w/ Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sin Compromiso Selección No. 4, Weller Antique 107 Bourbon, Wide-Ranging Convo with Saka, Our Final PCA Thoughts, Sharing ...
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Ep. #127: Montecristo Especiales No. 2 (w/ Don Fulano Tequila Reposado, Farewell to Min Ron Nee, Massive Miami Counterfeit Cigar Bust, Recent Civil Unrest in Cuba & Forgetful Pagoda)
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Forged in Spain: British Volunteers and the Spanish Civil War
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This week Eoghan and new co-host Catherine Howley talk to Richard Baxell about his new book 'Forged in Spain' which vividly recounts the lives of the extraordinary men and women who left their families and friends across Britain to risk their lives in the Spanish Civil War. Richard is a historian and former Research Fellow at the London School of E…
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Ep. #126: PCA 2024 - Lizards Live from Las Vegas (w/ E.P. Carrillo Allegiance Sidekick, Flor de Caña 130th Anniversary 20-Year Rum & Trade Show Highlights)
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Paul Preston Interview: Britain's Betrayal of the Spanish Republic
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This week's guest is Paul Preston, one of the foremost historians of the Spanish Civil War. Eoghan talked to Paul about his new book 'Perfidious Albion', which is out today from Clapton Press and which turns the spotlight on Britain’s crucial but often overlooked involvement in the war. Preston argues that the country's policy of non-intervention w…
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Ep. #125: H. Upmann Connoisseur No. 2 (w/ Tomatin 12, Connie Line Finale, Gizmo is Obsessed with the Retrohale & Listener Emails on Cuba Travel and Garage Smoking Setup)
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Eoghan is joined by Christopher James Evans to discuss his new book 'Los Leones: The Unique Story of Athletic Club Bilbao', which is out this month. It looks at Athletic's century long history and the development of its Basque-only footballing philosphy, which makes it stand out as a unique among the great clubs in world football. Please consider s…
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Ep. #124: Padilla Candela Robusto (w/ Jameson Irish Whiskey, PCA 2024 Preview, Candela Wrapper Production Process & New Interactive Listener Segment)
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Ep. #123: Por Larrañaga Montecarlos (w/ Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky, Another Habanos S.A. Price Increase and How It Impacts Smoking Decisions & Origins of Japanese Whisky)
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Portugal Turns Right in General Election
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Yesterday's Portuguese general election saw a surge in support for the far-right Chega party, which tripled its vote share from six to eighteen percent while the governing Socialist Party saw a steep fall in support. To analyse the results, Eoghan is joined by journalist Joana Ramiro - whose work has appeared in The New Statesman, The Guardian and …
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Ep. #122: Foundation The Tabernacle Lancero (w/ E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bourbon, Gizmo Loves to Retrohale, Recent TV Show Favorites & 'Bottled in Bond' Deep Dive)
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Ep. #121: Interview w/ Cohiba Production Manager Danilo Rodríguez Portal (w/ Cohiba BHK 54, Fábrica de Tabacos El Laguito, Cigar Production, Tobacco Procurement and Fermentation, Cigar Authenticity & Cigar ...
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LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA 5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms. Recorded live in Havana, Cuba the lizards welcome Danilo Rogríguez Portal - Production Manager of Cohiba and the El Lagu…
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