Episode 180: Code4Cigars' Samantha Baliles
From Simply Stogies by James Giehm
May 8, 2026 · 1h 8m · Episode 257
About this episode
Samantha Baliles from Code4Cigars discusses supporting first responders' mental health through a shared love of cigars.
James and Tim (Jimmy is on vacation) welcome Samantha Baliles from Code4Cigars. Sam explains that Code4Cigars supports first responders mental health by coming together over their love of the leaf. Sam gives first responders an informal way to support each other while dealing with traumatic events. Sam tells us how she started the group, how it has grown, future plans, how she got into cigars, and...somehow...becomes best friends with Tim.
People in this episode
Host: James Giehm
Guest: Samantha Baliles
Topics covered
- mental health
- first responders
- cigars
- support groups
- trauma
Keywords
- Code4Cigars
- first responders
- mental health
- cigars
- support
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Code4Cigars
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