Episodes

(August 26, 2025 - Show Notes) 9:14pm - One of the most socially successful BBQ'ers in the industry today, our pal Jack Arnold, joins me to talk about his recent concert goings, living the healthy BBQ lifestyle, his upcoming Labor Day evet in Tampa, FL and we will also take a peek into his Fall BBQ Tour! 9:35pm - I left this segment open because I have an incredible item to showcase for all of you tonight (and in podcast). It might become a regular staple of the show in some way. Also, I had a...

Episode 396 Taking you back to - 8/26/2008 - This week we feature the guy who kicked off the show tonight…Steven Raichlen…this time, he was making his first appearance on the LIVE BBQ Central Show…he had made his debut a few years before then on the podcast…but this was the first live appearance. Also, interesting to hear what Steven was talking about and finding important 17 years ago vs. what best practices dictate in 2025…some things similar…somethings…not so much. Lastly…and this is all a...

(August 19, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Susie & Todd Bulloch - Hey Grill Hey The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(August 19, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm - Steven Raichlen 9:35pm - Wes Wright The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 395 Taking you back to - August 12, 2008 - The one and only Gary Vaynerchuck joined me for the very first time back in 2008. At the time, Gary was building his massively successful "Wine Library TV" show on YouTube. As you can imagine, we talked about wine, bbq and some sports. At the time, this was one of the biggest "gets" in the show's short life (at that time). ENJOY hearing Gary before he became the ICON that he is today. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon So...

(August 12, 2025 - Hour One) Mr. Jonathan from the Cigar Authority Podcast joins me and talks A LOT about cigar stuff. The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 394 Taking you back to - September 1, 2009 - Jason Day from Burnt Finger BBQ and the creator of the incredibly popular "Bacon Explosion". Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show:  Original Air Date: 9/1/2009 Ori...

(August 5, 2025 - Hour Two) Doug Scheiding and Rusty Monson show up and give their take on the most recent list of 100% Assurity questions...did your answers change? The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(August 5, 2025 - Hour One) Hour one has <Malcom Reed and Sam The Cooking Guy...what could be better than that? The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 393 Taking you back to - August 4, 2009 - And a 2nd time visit from a legend in the industry and the owner of the famed (and now closed) East Coast Grill, Chris Schlesinger (Slay-singer). Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear th...

Episode 392 Taking you back to - July 26 2013 - Pitmaster Pat Martin…Martin’s BBQ - Whole Hog master… Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show:  Original Air Date: 7/26/2013 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(July 22, 2025 - Show Notes) 10:14pm & 10:35 - Making their usual monthly appearance, The Embedded Correspondents, join me for another round of fresh "100% Assurity Questions". However, we will be missing our pals Doug Scheiding and Rusty Monson...as they are otherwise obligated to work engagements. That's the bad news...the good news is I have (2) fill-in guests to take their place and they are as big as it gets! Be prepared for hot takes, hot opinions and witty repartee in the 2nd hour. The ...

(July 22, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm & 9:35pm - The 3rd Tuesday of the month brings a first hour visit from the VP of Marketing at one of my favorite cigar brands, Amanda Micallef, at Micallef Cigars. Tonight we dive into her background (before cigars), how she got into the cigar business and what she plans to do with the brand as the years wear on. We will also talk about the highly successful "Color Series" cigars that have changed the game when it come to the cigar industry...both in quality an...

Episode 390 Taking you back to - June 18 2013 - This week we feature the pitmaster and creator of Sweet Smoke Q, Jim Elser. This was Jim’s debut appearance on the show and we talk about how he got into competition BBQ…and specifically Florida competition BBQ. We also talked about his experience doing different events sanctioned by different governing bodies…one thing is for certain…as Jim’s competition career wore on, he became a winner in many different sanctioning bodies and many different ev...

(July 15, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Making her 3rd appearance in 2025 is quarterly guest, and fan favorite, Jess Pryles. A Sweden trip recap, what is Tastemade, black coffee, who's the random guy in some her IG videos, a small'ish deep dive on MSG and, of course, a musical game to close the segment. 10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is my middle daughter, Madisyn Rempe. This past weekend was a big one for her academically. She has completed her first full year in Physician Assistant school a...

(July 15, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm - The 3rd Tuesday of July brings a visit from the hosts of the famed "Baseball and BBQ" podcast, Len Aberman and Jeff Cohen. Ironically, the mid-point of the baseball season is upon us TONIGHT. We will discuss the first half of the year, the Mets, The Guardians and some other items as well. We might even talk about some BBQ stuff...who knows! 9:35pm - After the Baseball and BBQ boys, I will be joined by Wes Wright from Cookout News. We missed Wes last month so...

Episode 390Taking you back to June 13 2017 - This week we feature Jess Pryles…whom you will see next week…and in this instance we are talking about the release of her then new RED rub. By the way…make note…she is on the phone…when the show actually had a phone line…so if you have ever wondered what the show “used” to sound like…this was it…your host sounding great…and the guest sounding like they were on a phone…because they were on a phone.Anyway…we do talk about the amount of rubs and sauces e...

(July 8, 2025 - Hour One) 10:14pm - I have some things to cover, some questions to answer and some hot takes to spit! The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(July 8, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm - The 2nd Tuesday of the month (at least this month) brings a visit from the creator of the Barbecue Lab. David Gafford joins me tonight to talk about outdoor kitchens, pellet cookers, gas grills and grill brushes. 9:35pm - After David, I will be joined by the smartest man in BBQ, Robert Moss! Tonight we talk about the latest updates in the Michelin Star Guide and then we transition into "Mac and Cheese" or pork ribs getting dumped into the Ohio river...guess y...

Episode 389 Taking you back to August 18, 2015 - Featuring the newest #1 Texas Monthly BBQ Joints recipient, an accomplished competition BBQ pitmaster and all around nice guy, Ernest Servantes. If you haven’t heard Ernest before…this one does give you a quick look into how he came up…also, how he was able to knock down a bunch of TV appearances back when BBQ was a big thing on TV…you also can hear me act like a complete tool in the beginning of the interview as well…and that’s all I am going to...

(July 1, 2025 - Hour Two: 10:14pm & 10:35pm - Sam The Cooking Guy makes his monthly appearance on the show tonight and it's a special day for a number of reasons. We will talk about his new book that he just signed to do, we will also talk about his latest trip out of the country and, before any of that, we will take a look at foods that originate from the great country to the north of us...CANADA!! We do this because today is Canada Day! I also have a special item planned for our friend Sam th...

(July 1, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm - The 2nd half of 2025 begins TODAY! So, why not take a look at the first part of the year with our monthly guest, Malcom Reed! What happened in business, what happened in food, what happened in life...and then we'll look into the 2nd half of the year and guess how the industry will react to ever changing business climates, threats and other items that impact business in all forms of the live-fire industry. The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spi...

Episode 388Taking you back to May 20, 2014 - Featuring BBQ HOF’er, MIM legend, BBQCS Guest HOF’er…and the list goes on…Chris Lilly from Big Bob Gibson BBQ. We discussed a then 4th overall world GC at MIM…has since notched a 5th one as we know…this one is specifically interesting because it was the year that BBG won shoulder and the overall GC…with frozen pork butts…a great listen if you didn’t hear it back in 2014…a great recounting of this bizarre tale by Chris himself.Ready to make a “BEST OF”...

(June 24, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm - The 4th Tuesday of the month brings a visit from the Embedded Correspondents. We have a fresh and varying list of 100% Assurity Questions. Aaron Huntleman will stick around for the 2nd hour as well so be sure to tune and and play along with us!  The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! F...