Episodes

Episode 185 July 19, 2016 - While this time in life might not ring a bell, you might be familiar with the game “Pokemon”. Back in the summer of 2016, the newest version of Pokemon came out...and people were using their phones in order to play it...people were jumping out in the streets and getting hit by cars because they weren’t paying attention to what they were actually doing...While I was concerned about that...I was also concerned with another issue that the compulsion to play this game mig...

Episode 184 June 28, 2016 - Being featured on the show this week is Tim Mikeska from Mikeska brands sausage...known as “The First Family of BBQ”... Tim talks about his family’s long history in the BBQ industry and how the Mikesaka brand has grown over the time. If you have ever had sausage in a BBQ restaurant outside of Texas...there is a pretty good chance that you are eating Mikeska brand sausage. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would l...

(July 6, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - The first Tuesday in the 2nd hour brings a recurring segment with Sam The Cooking Guy. For those of you who are aspiring to be the next great book writer, you will get some great inside info on what it takes during the "process" of writing the book. Do you have what it really takes to be a best selling author?? Tune in for Sam's segment and see! 10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is one of my favorite guys to follow on social media and he also happens to own s...

(July 6, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm - As we begin Q3 of 2021 we are set to be joined by YouTube star and championship pitmaster, Malcom Reed from How To BBQ Right. Malcom will be joining us from his farm, so perhaps, we will get a live dispatching of a chicken or pig (probably not). I will ask Malcom his preparation for the upcoming Galax, VA contest he mentioned last month, his recipe for the peach ribs he did a few days ago on YouTube and his take on pork pricing at the moment. If you have any qu...

Episode 183 July 2, 2013 - Show favorite Ted Reader...THEE MASTER PLANKER, was a guest on the show back then. Before I was joined by Ted, I talked about learning a new way of doing rib prep...which was putting water on the ribs before the rub!! I also asked Teddy for his take on this method. We also talked about the impending 4th of July holiday, getting your grill clean and safe and some menu items he was planning to do. What does Teddy think about having a party where everyone is cooking...tun...

(June 29, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - First time guest and pitmaster of Swine Life BBQ, Mark Williams, joins me to kick off the 2nd hour. Mark has grown to become, not only a successful competition cook, but a very successful YouTuber as well. We will get to know Mark a it more and trach his growth within the live-fire industry! We will also talk about a few of his latest recipes that you might want to try out for the 4th of July holiday coming this weekend! 10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is ...

(June 29, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm - It is a bonus week for June and we are ready to go! First up, the ever popular contributing editor t Southern Living, Robert Moss, joins me to talk about a few topics. The first item to cover tonight has been a question which has raged on for years if not decades on the internet. Robert will definitively answer if a hot dog is a sandwich or not! We will also get his take on the BBQ University class he attended last weekend with host Steven Raichlen. 9:35pm - A...

Episode 182 Taking you back to June 25, 2013 - Featuring Trace Arnold...does that name ring a bell?? Probably not...but he was on the show as a guest in 2013 and we talked about his 80ft offset BBQ and grill (trailer) that he was hauling all over the country that year doing BBQ events. At the time it was the biggest/longest operational BBQ and Grill. He was doing a 13 city tour in it visiting various festivals where he would set up shop and sling bbq to the masses. Trace also owned 3 Stacks BBQ ...

(June 22, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - The Embedded Correspondents join me to reveal our Ruth's Chris Steakhouse expose!! Yes, much like the internal temperature taking of 2019 where we went to a number of restaurants armed with out thermapens to take internal temps of steaks, 3 of us went to various Ruth's Chris restaurants and took our IR pistol thermometers to temp the plates, which they claim to be 500*!! Is there any way that this can be true?? Tune in tonight to hear our finsings...it might ...

(June 22, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm - The owner of Pit Barrel Cooker, Noah Glanville, joins me for the opening segment. We will discuss the current state of live-fire, the best things to cook on the PBC for the upcoming July 4th holiday, the best things to cook REGARDLESS of holiday or day of the week on PBC and we might even announce something new on the show! It will be cutting edge if we do...Tune in! 9:35pm - 4th Tuesday of the month regular guest and BBQ journalist Derrick Riches joins me in ...

Episode 181 Taking you back to May 27, 2014 - Featuring Jamie Purviance, who is a well known and respected live-fire author especially when it comes to the brand of Weber. In this segment we really got to know who Jamie was and tracked his rise in the industry. He is a well traveled person and an accomplished chef in his own right. If you aren’t familiar with Jamie, this is a good introduction to him and how he got to were he is today. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solb...

(June 15, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Quarterly guest and BBQ editor for Texas monthly, Daniel Vaughn, stops by for a visit. We will tackle the top news in Texas BBQ and in the live fire scene in general. We will also get his thoughts on the recent BBQ Hall of Fame class 10:35pm - Creator of Urban Slicer Pizza Worx and the foremost pizza cook in the live fire scene today, Matt Frampton, joins me to announce some new items he is adding to the product stable. Have you been looking for some superior...

(June 15, 2021 - Hour one) 9:14pm - Heading into the 3rd Tuesday of the month and that brings a visit from the creator of BBQ Bible, Steven Raichlen! Steven is actually on location this month joining us from his location for BBQ University. We will talk about what is happening there this time around, what you should be grilling and smoking for the month of June and his thoughts on the class of 2021 for the BBQ Hall of Fame 9:35pm - Currently open at the time of this newsletter BBQ Central Show S...

Episode 117 What’s on tap: Taking you back to March 23, 2010 - The ever popular Round Table Shows make an appearance on this week’s "Best Of" show...The BBQ Pimp, Kyle Laval (The Slabs), Scot Kee (Little Pig Town) and David Bouska (Butcher BBQ) make up the panel for this one. How does their techniques from 2010 match up to what is being done today...if you never heard it...this is a good way to wet your whistle...yo can then go back and hear the whole thing because, like every show, there is a l...

(March 24, 2020 - Hour Two) In the 2nd hour, the Embedded Correspondents fire back up and we are here for YOU!! We are here to entertain and give you some food for your ears. I have been promoting the "BBQ Central Show American Idol edition" and it starts tonight!! The 4 of us will try our hand at Thin Lizzy's break-out hit "Jailbreak"!!! It was brought to my attention that some of my EC's didn't even know about this song...if you fall into this category, here is a link to the original version. ...

(March 24, 2020 - Hour One) In hopes of taking your mind off of the Corona Virus, at least for a few hours, please join the live BBQ Central Show tonight. We have a varying agenda that isn't JUST about BBQ. First up, Ted Conrad from Fireboard, joins me to talk about the 2020 HPBA that took place right before everything started canceling. Ted will recap the show, tell us about the cool things he saw and anything new that caught his eye. We will also learn about some NEW items associated with Fire...

The crowd has spoken...and the bonus content is a HIT!! So let me unveil to you, the 3rd day of new segments. In this edition, I have a REAL-ASS talk with Shawn Walchef and Stover Harger from Cali Comfort BBQ in San Diego, CA. Shawn is a friend of the show and hew gives us a glimpse into his daily operation and how they have been getting along during this virus. Stover also talks about the need for social media, it's benefits to all restaurants and how being diverse in digital media now and goin...

Welcome to another "Bonus Content" show! Today I sit down with Sam The Cooking Guy. If you haven't been watching him on YouTube then you are missing out on some "lock-down" recipes that he's recently posted. We talk about some of those during this edition, we also talk about the cavalier attitude taken by some folks during this outbreak, we talk Mexican food, chicken stock/soup and we also talk about how his businesses are being affected by COVID-19. As always, Sam is entertaining and a great so...

Welcome to a special release of The BBQ Central Show. Yesterday (3/20/2020) I was able to talk with Nick Solares, noted food writer and one of the foremost authorities on eating in New York City. There are no shortage of places to feed your hunger in the Big Apple, but, given the current state of our world, I was interested to get Nick's take on how the restaurant industry might look once COVID-19 finally resolves itself. His outlook?? Perhaps it's a bit a bit grim, but it also speaks to how res...

Episode 116 What’s on tap: Taking you back to 3/8/2011 – Taking you back to 3/30/2010 – One of the biggest BBQ names in the industry, Chris Lilly of Big Bob Gibson's, was my guest during the "after-Dark segment". This was a segment of the show where I was looking to test out extending into a 2nd hour. The After Dark segment was just such a test. Chris and I chatted about a number of topics...fun to hear how 2010 info holds up (or doesn't hold up) over the past 10 years. As always, if you would l...

Episode 112 What’s on tap: Taking you back to 1/19/2010 - The pitmaster of team Hallah-N-Swalla joined me...his name is Alan Hedrick and they were casually on an episode of BBQ Pitmasters...they were the team next to Jack’s Old South at the American Royal that year (whatever year that was)...and they showed Myron taking them under his wing and helping a newer team get their footing at this event. We talked about that, his team and some other things...very interesting conversations and a GREAT te...

(February 18, 2020 - Two) In the 2nd hour, I will be joined by first timer to the show and the Quality manager of Dansons, Andrew Koster! Have you been waiting to hear about Pit Boss, Louisiana Grills, Country Smokers and more?? This is the segment for you! We will explore the history of the company and talk about their entrance into the pellet cooker market, the smokers they offer, the hurdles they have faced recently and the release of their newest "platinum" line of cookers available only at ...

(February 18, 2020 - Hour One) Moving in to the last few weeks of February and we chat with 3rd Tuesday of the month regular guest, Steven Raichlen from The Barbecue Bible. Tonight we chat a bit about his new vegetable grilling book and what it takes to pull that project together. We will also give an update on the June BBQ U class and hit some other topics as well...like Canadian bacon and cold smoking! After Steven, Robyn Lindars from Grill Girl joins me to talk about her recent trip to "The S...

Episode 111 What’s on tap: Taking you back to 2/5/2013 – Some of the most popular shows in my history have been "round table" style show. Most ofthe time they were done with competitors and sometimes with backyard folks. In this particular show, we changed it up and did one with 3 certified BBQ judges. I think it was a pretty cool change of pace and is still a good listen 7 years removed from its original air date.As always, if you would like to hear something specific on an upcoming show, pleas...