Episodes

(October 22, 2024 - Hour One) 9:14pm - Are you familiar with a brand called "Tribal Fire Grill"?? If the answer is no, then you will know all about them before the segment is over. With a variety of open fire cookers, and something called the Game Changer Smoker, you are sure to be enlightened on a brand that is seeing quite a bit of popularity in the backyard and in commercial setting as well. 9:35pm - After Aaron, we will meet first time guest and passionate carnivore eater, Lindsay DeAguila...

Episode 355This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 9/18/2018 - Featuring a guy whom many consider to be the “Greatest of All Time” when it comes to competition B...

(October 15, 2024 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Making her last appearance in 2024, unless there is some kind of emergency that requires her to visit, Jess Pryles stops by to talk about the status of her new TV show, how season two went and what the prospects for a season 3 look like as we close out 2024. We will also talk about new product items and how she decides to share what she does on social media and how that's changed over the years. Also, there will be a music game show at the end of the segm...

(October 15, 2024 - Hour One) 9:14pm & 9:35pm - Last month, the EC's and I put a new class into the Guest Hall of Fame. Tonight we start our "Origin Story" segments with the HOF'ers and we lead with the Smokin Guitar player himself, Fred Bernardo. Back in the day, Fred was a sponsor of the show, a creator of rubs and sauces, a competition pitmaster and a really good musician! He was ahead of his time in many respects and, perhaps unknowingly, laid the groundwork for a lot of pitmasters that wou...

Episode 354This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 10/24/2015 - Featuring David Qualls - American Dream BBQ Team, contest organizer and, now, 2 time KCBS Board m...

(October 8, 2024 - Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm - Attention "Hot Take Champions"! Did you know that the Kansas City Barbecue Society announced their latest KCBS BBQ Hall of Fame? Did you know there was a class before this one? Did you know there was even a KCBS BBQ HOF?? We'll talk all about it tonight! I feel a hot one coming on... The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Schwank Grills - Use Code BBQCENTRAL for $150 off! Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 ...

(October 8, 2024 - Hour One) 9:14pm - Our pal Meathead from Amazingribs.com stops by to talk about the new book that will be coming out next year. There have been some big progress made, secrets to tell and information to give out...so stay tuned! 9:35pm - After Meathead, our good friend Robert Moss stops by to talk about Southern BBQ and how race and marginalized cultures have both been affected by and have contributed to the BBQ scene. As always, this will be a great segment! The BBQ Centra...

Episode 353This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 10/27/2015 - This week we featuring ultra-successful businessman and pitmaster, Kosmo from Kosmo's Q. Always k...

(October 1, 2024 - Hour Two) 10:35pm - Coming out of the bullpen tonight is the pitmaster of Engine 2 BBQ Team and the winner of the 10th Annual Hartville Hardware Grillfest, Gordon Thompson. Gordon is not only an accomplished regional cook, he's been doing other events as well and we'll talk about it all tonight! The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Schwank Grills - Use Code BBQCENTRAL for $150 off! Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal Grill...

(October 1, 2024 - Hour One) 9:14pm & 9:35pm - This week we lead with a first time guest who's bones were not made in the BBQ industry. Does he have interests in restaurants? YES! Is he a captain of industry across business platforms? YES! Does he own the cigar company that makes one of my favorite every day smokes? YAAAAS!! Al Micallef (Micallef Cigars) joins me to talk about how he came into the business world, what businesses he got in to and how it developed into the cigar world...you won't...

Episode 352This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 9/24/2013 - This week we featuring a “group” segment with Barry Martin (CB) and Larry Gain (moink ball?). In t...

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(September 24, 2024 - Hour One) 9:14pm Eastern: Ryan Zboril - Pitts & Spitts 9:35pm Eastern: Hartville Hardware "GRILLFEST" Recap Schwank Grills - Use Code BBQCENTRAL for $150 off! Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal Grills Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more! Fireboard Cookin Pellets Famous Dave’s All Star BBQ Series Pit Barrel Cooker Franklin BBQ Pits The Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% W...

Episode 351This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 9/22/2020 - This week we feature a long time listener and supporter of this show, a competitive pitmaster and ...

(September 17, 2024 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Leading off the 2nd hour is quarterly guest and author of "One Beer Grilling" Mike Lang from Another Pint Please. Mike will be at Grillfest this coming Saturday so we will talk about what he has planned for his live demo. We will also talk about what he will be cooking in the Weber tent to sample out to the public. We will also see what Mike is drinking (and smoking) this time around.  10:35pm - Coming out of the bullpen tonight is the BBQ editor for...

(September 17, 2024 - Hour One) 9:14pm - This coming weekend, the 10th annual Hartville Hardware "Grillfest" will take place (9/21/2024). One of the people responsible for putting this event on is my first guest tonight, Steve McMillen. Steve's day job is a buyer for Hartville Hardware, but him and his team convert the Grillzone into a live-fire lovers paradise one a year. We will talk all about what you can expect if you are coming in to attend this Saturday! 9:35pm - After Steve, the BBQ Cen...

Episode 350This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 9/6/2011 - This week, Jon continues with his recycling of the old round table shows. Friday you will hear a ba...

(September 10, 2024 - hour Two) 10:14pm - Leading off the 2nd hour is the creator of the World Food Championships, Mike McCloud. Mike and I will get the recap of the 2024 Famous Dave's Allstar BBQ Series. What was good, what was bad and what they will look to improve for 2025. After that, we will turn our attention to the impending WFC 2024 in Indianapolis starting November 9th. We will get the lead up to the event, what's new, what celebrities might be there and what the focus is as WFC contin...

(September 10, 2024 - Hour One) 9:14pm - The creator of Amazingribs.com, Meathead, stops by for a monthly visit and he is ready to talk about his favorite BBQ meat...PASTRAMI! We will talk about what pastrami really is, how to make it and a few other things as well. If you have always wanted to know more about pastrami, this is the segment for you! 9:35pm - After Meathead, our BBQ history expert Robert Moss joins us, but we take a month off to talk about some of his new projects before we get ...

Episode 349This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 9/1/2010 - Featuring a long standing guest of this show…an Emmy award winning TV producer…a BBQ Hall of Fame’e...

(September 3, 2024 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Leading off the 2nd hour is our pal and favorite YouTube food guy, Sam The Cooking Guy. It feels like it has been forever since Sam has been on...and, frankly, it has been! So tonight we will catch up on a number of topics to include cast iron skillets, Jollibee spaghetti and a number of questions when it comes to eating out a restaurants.  10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is my long time pal and show favorite, Steve Ray from Owl's Nest BBQ Supply. ...

(September 3, 2024 - Hour One) 9:14pm - The first Tuesday of another new month?? YES!! So let's load in our pal Malcom Reed from How To BBQ Right and see what he's been up to! How does he like cooking on that Primo? HAs he tried a Bubba Burger? Did he watch the hot do eating contest yesterday...and much more! 9:35pm - After Malcom, usual quarterly guest and creator of the Hardcore Carnivore brand, Jess Pryles joins me. We missed her usual slot a few weeks ago and I was other wise unavailable l...

Episode 348This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________8/25/2009 - Back in the day, I did round table shows. This one was focused on backyard ribs with 3 guys you might not ever have k...

(August 27, 2024 - Hour Two) Usually this newsletter breaks down the guests that are scheduled to appear during the show tonight. However, since I am not hosting the show tonight because of a work engagement, I am not bringing you the same email. In my absence, my middle daughter Maddi, will be sitting in for me for the entire show and talking about topics that may or may not be of interest to you. I was not given a list of items to approve but I do know that she wants to talk about a few thin...