
Episode 11: The Shapes We Carry
In this week’s episode of Beyond the Burl, we get into the practical pleasures of bulk blends — from affordability to cellaring to the curious romance of unlabeled jars. Our story from The Ember bring...
27 Jun 20251h 9min

Episode 10: A chat with Nate King
In this landmark tenth episode of Beyond the Burl, we sit down with legendary American pipe maker Nate King for a relaxed and insightful conversation about design, innovation, and the evolving world o...
20 Jun 20251h 32min

Episode 9: Codgers! Codgers! And more codgers!
This week on Beyond the Burl, we trace the dusty trail back through pipe history with a deep dive into codger blends—the old faithfuls that built generations of pipe smoking. We explore what defines a...
13 Jun 202551min

Episode 8: A Pipers Time Machine
In this episode, we pack our bowls and light up across time. From a conversation on the fermentation magic behind Perique to an imaginative journey through history for our deep dive segment, we explor...
6 Jun 202530min

Episode 7: A chat with Pipe and Tamper (Feat. Jay and Bo)
In this special episode, we sit down with Jay and Bo from the Pipe and Tamper podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about the past, present, and future of pipe smoking. We talk about what brought ea...
30 Mai 20251h 28min

Episode 6: Small Talk on Small Batch
In this episode of Beyond the Burl, Seb and Josh explore the craft of building a custom pipe tobacco blend from the ground up, share a listener-suggested ChatGPT tale of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s contem...
23 Mai 20251h 4min

Episode 5: Of Brick and Mortar and Memorable Smoking
In this fifth episode of Beyond the Burl, Josh and Seb explore how where and what you smoke changes everything. They dig into the culture of house blends and local tobacconists, sharing stories of ico...
16 Mai 20251h

Episode 4: What’s in a Pipe?
This week on Beyond the Burl, Josh and Seb explore the materials that shape a pipe — from briar and meerschaum to cobs and clay — and how each one changes the experience in the bowl. They share tips a...
9 Mai 20251h 1min


















