Episodes

(July 12, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm – After an unrealized (then realized) chase over the past 3 years or so I finally land, not one, but two segment with famed writer, sportsman and food enthusiast, Larry Olmsted! Larry is a best selling author (of all the best sellers lists), writes for the biggest news outlets today and has definitive views on where the world of food and BBQ sit today. Since it’s Larry’s first time on the show tonight, we will build the segment from the ground up, ge...

(July 12, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Steaming through July we find our regular visit with Meathead from Amazingribs.com. We have had an eventful past few segments and topics that you are really loving and we hope to continue the trend tonight as we go “Myth Busting” and dive into “The Water Pan” myths that exist out there. What is real and what is crap?? We discover the answers together with Meathead! 9:35pm – After Meathead we take a visit from co-founder of The Fireboard, Red Conrad. Fireboar...

Episode 236 Taking you back to 7/1/2014 – We feature Pitmaster of Simply Marvelous “The Genie” Steph Franklin. You might find it interesting to note, as you will hear in the show, that Big Mista was the one responsible for introducing Steph to competition BBQ. Neil was a pretty big name back in the day…he’s since gotten out of this part of the industry. So, anyway, we learn about Steph’s catering business and how he got into the rub business. For years, Simply Marvelous and Big Poppa Smokers ru...

(July 5, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – How do you start the 2nd hour off right in July? You have Sam The Cooking Guy on to berate me and tell me how wrong I am on how I decide to drive MY show, of course! All kidding aside, Sam joins me to talk about some of his most recent recipes and some other topics as well. We will also try another round of “What Does Sam Like Best” for your chance to win a free prize but you will need to use the troublesome Clubhouse app. We will see how that goes! 10:35pm ...

(July 5, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Welcome to July and we also welcome back first Tuesday of the month regular guest, Malcom Reed. Malcom missed last month because of a sporting event but he’s back and better than ever tonight and we will cover a bunch of topics to include his new 2022 fundraiser for The Palmer Home, a 4th of July recap, a Memphis in May recap, using mayo as a binder and much more! 9:35pm – As you may or may not know, last week was the finale of the BBQ Central Show American I...

Episode 235 Taking you back to 6/26/2012 – Being featured this week is one of my favorites, Diva Q…Danielle Bennett. We go IN DEPTH breaking down the time she was on BBQ Pitmasters and she broke EVERYTHING down that happened on the set and set all of the records straight. This is why people love Danielle…THIS is why people don’t like Danielle…it’s straight shooting, no bullshit, and that tune hasn’t changed over the almost 20 years I have known her and, by the way, it’s the thing that endears m...

(June 28, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 – The Embedded Correspondents join me to run through a new list of 100% Assurtiy Questions because we didn’t do it last month as we were picking our 2022 BBQ Hall of Fame inductees. There are 5 or so question to run through first and then we will evaluate our Hall of fame picks, talk about the Arby’s Wagyu burger (we all had it at least one time) and then, if time allows, talk about tipping! 10:35pm – Tonight, Season 3 of American Idol BBQ Central Show comes to...

(June 28, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Derrick Riches is not normally leading off the first segment in the first hour in the 4th Tuesday of the month, but, he is this time around! Why?? Because we have an incredible amount of content to get through, and we might need the first and a good portion of the 2nd segment to get through all of it. We will talk about how right or wrong he was on his HOF picks last month, his new cookbook, his latest article on “becoming a social media influencer”, the Webe...

Episode 234 Taking you back to 6/21/2011 – My guest this time is fan favorite Ted Reader…and we talk about planning a party and being able to enjoy it instead of being trapped in “working the party” instead of being able to enjoy it. Ted gives a number of tips to help guard against that…we also talk about appetizers and main dishes…all the good stuff. As I was listening back…I did note that Ted seemed to be a little more subdued than the normal energy ball that he is, however, the info is still...

(June 21, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 – In an effort to catch up on another guest that missed his last regular appearance, Daniel Vaugh and I will talk about a number of BBQ and Grilling topics that have transpired over the past 3 months. On the agenda tonight will be, of course, The 2022 BBQ HOF, his visit with Robert Moss in Texas, high heat chicken having a “moment” in Texas, burgers showing up in BBQ joints and are BBQ side dishes really THAT important n the grand scheme of BBQ? 10:35pm – IF th...

(June 21, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Last month we missed our monthly visit from BBQ & Grilling icon, Steven Raichlen because he was in France and, well, the time zone difference didn’t make for a good match (3am in France). However, this month Steven is back and he is ready to talk about everything he has been up to since our last visit in April. There is the trip, the most recent BBQ University from a few weeks back and plenty of other stuff as well! 9:35pm – After Steven, I will be joined by...

Episode 233 Taking you back to 6/7/2011 – eff Stith (Big Creek BBQ at the time) is featured and we get a look at how the Operation BBQ Relief was actually started…if you don’t know the very beginnings…there was an intense storm system in Joplin, MO that spawned wide spread tornados and terrible damage and Jeff and Stan Hays saw a need…had a quick conversation and jumped into action to help…and it has grown from there…an award winning organization…it’s a great listen especially for those of you ...

(June 14, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 & 10:35pm – A few weeks ago there was a new class of BBQ Hall of Fame’ers inducted. Tonight, I grab John Markus and talk to him about the honor and what it means to him as he looks across his heralded and successful career in TV. If you aren’t familiar with John and his work in TV, you are in for a treat tonight, as I execute a fairly impromptu “origin story” of John and how he came to find his passion for live fire and how he pushed it onto every TV set in the ...

(June 14, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Last month when Meathead stopped by we talked about “combustion”. During that conversation we hit on charcoal and we realized that charcoal itself could be its own sub-topic and that’s what we are going to cover tonight. If you have any questions on charcoal, please send them into me and I will ask Meathead while he is on. 9:35pm – After Meathead, I will be joined by the contributing BBQ editor at Southern Living Magazine, Robert Moss. Last week Adrian Mille...

Episode 232 Taking you back to 8/5/2012 – Featuring Meathead from Amazing Ribs. If you are a fan of this show and a long time listener, you know one of the most talked about segments was with Meathead were we argued about BBQ and Grilling. This isn’t the original segment, but this one occurred a few years after and we revisit this conversation as, at the time, Meathead was worried about me not representing his side of the argument properly, so, we got into it to clear everything up! It’s pretty...

(June 7, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – After a month off from being out of the country, Sam The Cooking Guy makes his triumphant return to the show! Sam has been up to a lot since our last visit. Many new YouTube videos cooking on many different cookers, a TV appearance on Good Morning America, the official release of his new book “Between The Buns” and we will recap his travels to Dubai and Singapore! Of course, we will lead the segment with a new version of “What Does Sam Like Best” and this one...

(June 7, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Welcome to June and to the beginning of the 2nd half of the year! Malcom Reed isn’t able to make it this month because of sporting engagements, however, Mark Williams from Swine Life BBQ will be filling and we will recap the success the Killer Hogs BBQ team had at Memphis in May. Mark also released a new recipe on “No-Flip Burgers” that we will also cover! 9:35pm – After Mark, James Beard award nominee and award winner, Adrian Miller, joins me to talk about h...

Episode 231 Taking you back to 6/5/2012 – This week we feature an unusual segment of me talking over some various video clips that I found entertaining back in this time. First up is a clip of Mario Batalli taking a dump on celebrities that criticized his food when he was on Iron Chef. Then, one of my all time favorite YouTube clips ever, Jones BBQ and Foot Massage” and rounding it out was a classic rant from then Representative of Illinois, Mike Bost, putting it on anyone who would listen to h...

(May 31, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – Kicking off the 2nd hour is, perhaps, the most interviewed person over the history of the show. He is an accomplished competition pitmaster, author, TV show guest, pitchman, brand ambassador, BBQ Hall of Fame’er and BBQ Central Show Guest Hall of Fame’er, Dr. BBQ Ray Lampe! Last week the BBQ Hall of Fame was announced and we will break down who got in and why they were deserving of this honor. We will also talk about the new things Ray has going on in his BBQ...

(May 31, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Perhaps one of my favorite “new” guest finds in the past 12 months is the guy who leads the show tonight, Oklahoma Joe Davidson! Joe and I have had a great first 2 interviews tracking his rise in the live-fire industry ultimately leading to his induction into the BBQ Hall of Fame a few years ago. Tonight we talk about the explosions of pellet cookers in the market, why people love them and what makes the Oklahoma Joe’s line of pellet cookers a brand you should...

Episode 230 Taking you back to 5/29/2012 – This week we feature show favorite Ray Lampe (Dr. BBQ)…at this time, we were talking about his new book “Slow Fire – Beginners Guide to BBQ” and we touched on who wrote the foreword of that book (Semi-Famous Dave Anderson) and how that came to be. We spend the rest of the time talking about this book’s vision and his book writing life as well. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear ...

(May 24, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – Kicking off the 2nd hour is the monthly visit from The Embedded Correspondents! Keeping with the Hall of Fame theme for the evening, Doug, Jon, Rusty and I will come up with the (4) people we think “should” be voted in before the official announcement the following day at 3pm Eastern. As time allows, we will also tackle some 100% Assurity picks to end the segment. 10:35pm – Closing the show tonight is the American Idol BBQ Central Show Edition semi-finals! Y...

Be sure to join me at 3pm Eastern today as I welcome back Emily Park from The American Royal as we reveal the OFFICAL list of (4) people who will make up this year’s BBQ Hall of Fame. We will also announce the (3) inductees to the “Legacy” portion of the hall and we will also reveal the first ever “Impact Award”. Who will make up the class of 2022?? Who do YOU think will get in? Be sure to tune in at 3pm Eastern for the answers! This is an exclusive announcement that only the BBQ Central Show ...

(May 24, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – We missed them last week in the 2nd hour but they have graciously rescheduled for the opening interview segment tonight! Susie and Todd Bulloch from Hey Grill Hey join me for their quarterly visit and we will talk about some new products they have coming out, the re-launch of their “Grill Squad”, if they made it to Memphis in May this year and who they would put into the BBQ Hall of Fame if they had votes. 9:35pm – Derrick Riches from his namesake website joi...