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This discuss the recent news about Neuralink and future implications. They also discuss the straight cut. Bill wants to bring it back to regular use. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/30/neuralink-musk-first-human-brain-chip/

https://www.reuters.com/technology/neuralink-implants-brain-chip-first-human-musk-says-2024-01-29/

They discuss a new company trying to bring to market an enzyme that converts sugar to fiber. We assume we'll use it to finally get the fiber we need in out diet and lose weight. All the while they're enjoying the Abel Exposito 1957 and sip St Cloud Abstrakt.

https://www.wired.com/story/startup-sugar-fiber-enzyme-zya/

They discuss more of TPE 2024, discuss cigar cuts briefly, and have a some clips from Robert Caldwell and Matt Booth. They smoke an ADventura Explorer and sip some Balcones 15th Anniversary Cataleja.

They have a bit more discussion about TPE and cover a recent article about a research group who used hemoglobin to make a battery.

They smoke a La Gloria Cubana Serie R and sip on the Still Austin Cask strength Bourbon.

https://www.iflscience.com/blood-battery-prototype-powered-by-hemoglobin-unveiled-in-world-first-72731

Bill and Darrell sit down with Dave Arlinghaus of Cigar Life Guy. He is a cigar smoker and life insurance purvayor for cigar smokers. He serves the cigar community by connecting cigar smokers with companies that do not charge cigar smokers cigarette smoking prices. https://www.cigarlifeguy.com

NFTs in the cigar and liquor space represent real values. Not just rights to images. They discuss some of the values and offerings. They smoke the Rocky Patel Dark Star and sip the Ironroot Grayson blended bourbon, a blend of 4 Texas distillers. They will have actually already been to TPE when this airs and we'll have lots more content from it coming soon. 

How NFTs Are Changing the Spirits Industry for the Better https://www.alcoholprofessor.com/blog-posts/nfts-spirits-industry

Cigars & NFTs: A Breakdown

https://cigarworld.com/education/cigars-and-nfts-a-breakdown/

Alcohol Brands Are Getting into the NFT Space. What Does This Mean for Legal Compliance?

https://daily.sevenfifty.com/alcohol-beverage-brands-nft-space-legal-compliance/#:~:text=The%20NFT%20is%20essentially%20the%20title%20to%20a,may%20redeem%20the%20NFT%20for%20the%20physical%20item.

NFTs And The Future Of The Alcoholic Beverage Industry

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2022/02/24/nfts-and-the-future-of-the-alcoholic-beverage-industry/?sh=141c92ba2173

 We discuss Elon Musk's next move in the area of robotics. We smoke the ADVentura La Llorona and drink the  Benchmark Full proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. They continue discussing odd things including weird kid actions and odd mistakes. They briefly discuss housing prices 

https://www.fierceelectronics.com/electronics/latest-rumblings-elon-musk-may-affect-future-robotics

Bill and Darrell sit down with David Dayter and discuss IT security as well as a number of other IT topics. They introduce him to the Cohiba Blue and they drink this years Tri Barrel blend from Ironroot Harbinger line. It's just 8 proof from being a hazmat barrel.

They discuss the amburana finish cask hitting the whiskey market. They drink some finished whiskey and call out the 4 top amburana finished bottles according to one article. They smoke the 2012 by Oscar Valladares and drink Ironroot Apotheosis SBW finished in PX Sherry and Amburana casks.

https://punchdrink.com/articles/amburana-wood-whiskey/

Bill and Darrell list all the cigars they had on the show in 2023 and pick their top 5. They smoke the 601 La Bomba Napalm and drink El Dorado 12 year old rum. They wrap up with what they did for their holiday season.