Explore every episode of the podcast BBQ RADIO NETWORK
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| Champions of the Flame: Featuring Luke Darnell & Matt Basile | 19 Dec 2025 | 00:44:28 | |
This week on Barbecue Radio Network, it’s a special spotlight on two giants of competitive barbecue — Luke Darnell of Old Virginia Smoke and chef Matt Basile. Host Freddie Bell brings you stories, flavor, and the fire behind the champions. From live-fire wisdom to competition secrets, you won’t want to miss this smoky, soulful episode of Barbecue Radio Network. Tune in and turn up the heat! | |||
| From Barbecue Beginnings to Beekeeping and Beyond: A Chat with Eric Pearson | 11 Dec 2025 | 00:42:18 | |
In this episode of Barbecue Radio Network, host Freddie Bell talks with Chef Eric Pearson, a seasoned pitmaster known for his expertise in clean smoke and deep flavor. Pearson shares his journey from grilling to barbecuing, discusses his inventive techniques including using peach nectar for marinating pork chops, and touches on his experiences with beekeeping and maple syrup making. The conversation also covers tips for beginners and explores the nuances of creating a balanced smoky flavor. | |||
| Old Virginia Smoke: The Pitmaster’s Journey | 09 Oct 2025 | 00:44:57 | |
Champion pitmaster Luke Darnell of Old Virginia Smoke joins host Freddie Bell to share his barbecue journey—from backyard pig roasts to competing on the national stage. Luke dishes out competition secrets, backyard tips, and the importance of patience and tenderness in great barbecue. Plus, hear personal stories about family, teamwork, and what it takes to fire up championship-level flavor. | |||
| DEALING WITH FROZEN MEAT w/JESS PRYLES on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 30 Nov 2023 | 00:40:51 | |
As a respected authority on Texas-style barbecue, Jess Pryles is also a co-founder of the Australasian Barbecue Alliance, designed and releases the JP Signature Edition Pitts & Spitts smoker, created an internationally- acclaimed line of meat seasonings under the Hardcore Carnivore® brand and has partnered and been ambassador for numerous brands including Kingsford Charcoal, Lone Star Beef, Gerber Legendary Gear and Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation. | |||
| CHILES CRIDLIN, WORLD TURKEY CHAMP on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 23 Nov 2023 | 00:40:48 | |
Thanksgiving is here so we grabbed back to back KCBS Turkey Smoke Team of the Year leader, Chiles Cridlin, to talk about doing that turkey right for the holidays. Chiles is the Pit Master of "Wolf's Revenge BBQ" and is cooking with a smoker that he designed and built himself, taking it across the country on the KCBS circuit to see how his recipes and skills rank against other professional BBQ teams. Hint: Very high! | |||
| FAMILY THANKSGIVING IDEAS with KAYLIN GRONEMAN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 16 Nov 2023 | 00:41:11 | |
Some outside the box Thanksgiving ideas as host Andy Groneman reminisces with the 2011 Junior World BBQ Champion, his daughter, Kaylin Groneman. You might be surprised at what comes up when they list their favorite Thanksgiving meals. Creativity is in no shortage with this family. | |||
| PROBLEMS WITH PELLETS & GETTING GREAT CARAMELIZATION with 7x WORLD CHAMP MARK LAMBERT on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 09 Nov 2023 | 00:40:58 | |
Mark Lambert is a 5-time Memphis in May World Champion, the 2017 American Royal World Champion in Ribs, and won the 2019 World Championship at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He also was the first runner up at the 2018 World Food Championship BBQ competition. Residing just outside of Memphis, Tennessee, Mark will tell you that his aim is to cook meat to blow your mind, not to taste like something you’ve had before. He is considered to be one of the best pork pitmasters in the world! In this show Mark is going to talk about the real issue with pellet cookers (avoidable) and getting that great caramelization on your meat. Todd Johns will discuss with Andy how to glean from TV pitmasters and competition champions (like himself). | |||
| LOOT N BOOTY's STERLING SMITH on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 02 Nov 2023 | 00:40:53 | |
Sterling Smith is 2022 World Barbecue Champion at the World Food Championships, US Navy Veteran, barbecue teacher, cookbook author, and owner/Pitmaster of Loot N’ Booty BBQ. Smith has been competing on the professional barbeque circuit since 2009. In that time, Sterling and his family have traveled nationally and internationally to compete in major competitions including the Jack Daniel’s World BBQ Invitational, where they won the title of World Pork Champion, the American Royal World Series of BBQ, where they won Reserve Grand Champion in 2014 and 2022 out of more than 500 professional BBQ teams, and won the title of Chicken World Champion and The Kingsford Australian World BBQ Invitational where they won the title of Brisket World Champion. Loot N’ Booty BBQ Rubs and Sauces are sold nationally and internationally at hundreds of retailers world-wide, and Sterling teaches competition and backyard style BBQ classes at locations across the world. For more information visit: www.lootnbootybbq.com | |||
| BRETT ROBINSON with AUSTRALIAN LAMB SECRETS on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 26 Oct 2023 | 00:41:24 | |
Our guest this week made an in-person studio visit all the way from Australia. Brett Robinson is well known in Melbourne as one of the original adapters of U.S. style BBQ and led the charge for teaching and it becoming so popular in Australia. He's going to let us in on some flavor profiles for lamb and we get an explanation of why it is more popular there (because they are doing it right). | |||
| HEALTHY & FIT WITH BBQ!?! SUNNY MOODY SHOWS THE WAY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 19 Oct 2023 | 00:40:42 | |
Sunny Moody is the 2021 WFC Steak Category Champion and has received numerous awards, Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion plus multiple 1st place finishes in many categories in BBQ and Grilling. After a life altering diagnosis of a brain and spinal malformation along with MS, Sunny went through a major lifestyle transformation losing 80 pounds which ignited a fire inside her to become a certified nutrition coach and personal trainer. She now develops recipes some of which include wood, smoke, and seasonings to infuse flavor to create healthy options. Nothing gives her more satisfaction than teaching others how to create mouthwatering food through BBQ and Grilling. Todd and Andy will be going through some delicious ideas for grilling fruit. | |||
| STRETCH'S AMERICAN ROYAL ANTICS on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 05 Oct 2023 | 00:41:28 | |
"STRETCH" Rumaner is completely innovative and original, as his appearance on BBQ Pitmasters proved. A frequent guest of Guy Fieri (he’s part of the famous Mess Lords), and not just on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, STRETCH is becoming a common fixture on Food Network shows. He is a wild man and is always a favorite of the show. He actually ziplined a whole hog into the American Royal for smoking. This show he is going to be talking about some of the other famous antics he is known for while cooking whole hogs at The American Royal. | |||
| MODIFY OR BUILD YOUR OWN SMOKER w/FRANK COX of SMOKERBUILDER.COM on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 28 Sep 2023 | 00:41:29 | |
Frank Cox, known as “The BBQ Pit Engineer”™️ has been building BBQ Smokers as a hobby and business for over 13 years. Armed with a background in the Refrigeration, HVAC, and Food Equipment Industry for 28 years, he has made his living with temperature control, fluid dynamics (liquid and vapor), and heat transfer in many applications in the real world. | |||
| PERFECTLY TENDER RIBS with AARON STOFFER on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 21 Sep 2023 | 00:41:10 | |
AARON STOFFER ON GETTING PERFECTLY DONE RIBS, PLUS "A TON OF SECRETS" Aaron Stoffer of THE REAL Man Meat BBQ is gaining a name for himself, not only as a competitor on the BBQ circuit, but for his line of rubs and sauces as well. Aaron wanted to talk about how to get perfectly done ribs every time, and as Todd said in the show, “He’s giving away a ton of secrets!” | |||
| Flavors Over Fire: An Interview with Chef Matt Basile | 02 Oct 2025 | 00:44:48 | |
Freddie Bell interviews Chef Matt Basile on the Barbecue Radio Network. They discuss Matt’s culinary journey, live fire cooking techniques, and the importance of patience and simplicity in barbecue. Matt shares insights on essential grilling tools, wood choices, the balance of flavors, and his favorite cuts of meat. He also talks about his projects with Alchemy Grills and his passion for international flavors. | |||
| BBQ LEFT-OVERS IDEAS with MEGAN DAY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 14 Sep 2023 | 00:41:28 | |
Megan Day has garnered 5 World Championships, and four of those are for the incredible rubs and sauces in the BurntFinger.com line-up. Megan (one of our favorite guests) has been featured on The Today Show, Food Network’s Chopped Grill Masters (winner), the Amazon Prime documentary Smoke & Ribbons, the front page of the New York Times, Fox & Friends, and the Cooking Channel – just to name a few. Join us for some incredible ideas on how to handle those BBQ leftovers. | |||
| WORLD CHAMPION BURGERS with DAVE ELLIOTT, WFC BURGER CHAMPION on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 07 Sep 2023 | 00:39:53 | |
MAKING A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BURGER Dave Elliott is originally from Minneapolis, he later moved to Kansas City where he found his love of bbq and outdoor cooking. Although he specializes in outdoor cooking, he has competed in the Dessert, Pasta, Burger and Steak categories at the prestigious World Food Championships. In 2013, his team finished 2nd in Dessert and then went on to become the 2013 World Food Champion! He is currently the 2022 World Burger Champion and in 2023 he will again be competing in the Burger category. He has won several bbq contests and has received over 150 awards. At the American Royal World Series of Barbecue, he has received two perfect scores of 180 in the Dessert category! Who else would we turn to to get a handle on creating burgers your family, friends and neighbors will never forget? | |||
| BRISKET & BEATING THE STALL with MEATHEAD GOLDWYN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 31 Aug 2023 | 00:39:47 | |
This week's guest, Meathead Goldwyn, BBQ Hall of Fame inductee & author of "Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling", is recognized as one of the leading authorities on BBQ. His website, www.AmazingRibs.com, is probably the most popular BBQ website on the internet. What is indisputable is the fact Forbes calls it the "BEST". He will discuss getting your brisket spot on and how to deal with the infamous stall that invariably happens. Andy and Todd will be talking about trimming and cooking “Thor’s Hammer”. | |||
| FLAVOR PROFILES w/STERLING SMITH on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 24 Aug 2023 | 00:40:51 | |
We are going to get into how to play around with your flavor profiles with Sterling Smith, 2022 World Barbecue Champion, US Navy Veteran, barbecue teacher, cookbook author, and owner/Pitmaster of Loot N’ Booty BBQ. Smith has been competing on the professional barbeque circuit since 2009. In that time, Sterling and his family have traveled nationally and internationally to compete in major competitions including the Jack Daniel’s World BBQ Invitational, where they won the title of World Pork Champion, the American Royal World Series of BBQ, where they won Reserve Grand Champion in 2014 and 2022 out of more than 500 professional BBQ teams, and won the title of Chicken World Champion and The Kingsford Australian World BBQ Invitational where they won the title of Brisket World Champion. Loot N’ Booty BBQ is a 4-time Arizona BBQ Team of the Year and was featured on an episode of Destination America Channel’s Smoked, where Sterling and his wife Molly won the title of “Smoked BBQ Boss.” Loot N’ Booty BBQ Rubs and Sauces are sold nationally and internationally at hundreds of retailers world-wide, and Sterling teaches competition and backyard style BBQ classes at locations across the world. For more information visit: www.lootnbootybbq.com | |||
| COOKING FOR LARGE GROUPS with BIG JIM STANCIL on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 17 Aug 2023 | 00:40:51 | |
REPEAT BROADCAST DUE TO HEALTH CONCERNS | |||
| PELLET PROBLEMS & GETTING GREAT CARAMELIZATION w/7-Time World Champ MARK LAMBERT on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 10 Aug 2023 | 00:40:58 | |
Mark Lambert is a 5-time Memphis in May World Champion, the 2017 American Royal World Champion in Ribs, and won the 2019 World Championship at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He also was the first runner up at the 2018 World Food Championship BBQ competition. Residing just outside of Memphis, Tennessee, Mark will tell you that his aim is to cook meat to blow your mind, not to taste like something you’ve had before. He is considered to be one of the best pork pitmasters in the world! In this show Mark is going to talk about the real issue with pellet cookers (avoidable) and getting that great caramelization on your meat. Todd Johns will discuss with Andy how to glean from TV pitmasters and competition champions (like himself). | |||
| DELICIOUS PORK STEAKS with BLANE HUNTER (MR. PORKY BUTTS) on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 03 Aug 2023 | 00:41:30 | |
NEW SHOW · 7 World Championships · 2016 KCBS National Grand Champion – Team of the Year · 2016 KCBS National Ribs Champion · 2017 American Royal Open World Champion · 2017 King of the Smoker Grand Champion · Multiple KCBS Perfect Scores in Chicken, Ribs, Brisket and Pork | |||
| TRAVIS CLARK Gets You CUED UP (AGAIN) TO 'QUE THIS SUMMER on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 27 Jul 2023 | 00:41:11 | |
REPEAT - NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEK Co-Host Todd Johns is going to wax eloquent on grilling fish, including the use of planks. | |||
| JOEY MACHADO of TEXAS ORIGINAL CHARCOAL on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 20 Jul 2023 | 00:41:02 | |
REPEAT - Joey Machado has over 20 years in BBQ and 10+ years in the business of BBQ specializing in brand and product building. He helped build B&B Charcoal to its current ubiquitous state but is now a charcoal and BBQ pit manufacturer at his own “Texas Original Brands”. He also specializes in white labeling and consulting in the BBQ Segment. We will talk to him about how and why there is such a difference in charcoal brands. | |||
| BBQ CHICKEN TIPS w/WORLD CHAMP CHILES CRIDLIN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 13 Jul 2023 | 00:40:57 | |
ALL ABOUT CHICKEN | |||
| BBQ Traditions and Innovations: Conversations with Chris Lilly and Steven Raichlen | 30 Sep 2025 | 00:43:20 | |
Freddie Bell of Barbecue Radio Network hosts a special episode featuring Chris Lilly from Big Bob Gibson's Barbecue celebrating their 100th anniversary and 18 world championships. Chris shares the history, traditions, and cooking techniques of their legendary barbecue establishment. In the second half, Steven Raichlen provides expert advice on grilling techniques, fuel choices, and essential tools for both beginners and seasoned grillers, while also discussing upcoming projects including a memoir and a book on Barbecue University. | |||
| RIBS with CRAIG SHARRY from TEXAS PEPPER JELLY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 06 Jul 2023 | 00:40:55 | |
Before you buy your next rack of ribs you owe to yourself to hear what Craig Sharry says about how you can get tricked into getting what you DON’T want. Craig Sharry is the Pitmaster of Texas Pepper Jelly Competition BBQ team out of Houston, TX. Craig is a 2-time World Champion at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Craig is also a 2-time winner of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cook-Off, the 3rd largest sanctioned cook off in the United States where over 220 teams competed. He has won well over 80 Grand Championships and Reserve Grand Championships combined during his 15+ years of cooking. Many backyard BBQ enthusiasts and competition cookers all over the world have used his Texas Pepper Jelly, Rib Candy and Craig's Sauce in their BBQ cooking over the past 13 years. Todd and Andy will also expand on the use of “jelly’s” in BBQ and what to consider before getting your next cooker, as well as a little bit about electric smokers. | |||
| HEALTHY BBQ with SUNNY MOODY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 29 Jun 2023 | 00:40:42 | |
Sunny Moody is the 2021 WFC Steak Category Champion and has received numerous awards, Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion plus multiple 1st place finishes in many categories in BBQ and Grilling. After a life altering diagnosis of a brain and spinal malformation along with MS, Sunny went through a major lifestyle transformation losing 80 pounds which ignited a fire inside her to become a certified nutrition coach and personal trainer. She now develops recipes some of which include wood, smoke, and seasonings to infuse flavor to create healthy options. Nothing gives her more satisfaction than teaching others how to create mouthwatering food through BBQ and Grilling. Todd and Andy will be going through some delicious ideas for grilling fruit. | |||
| HOT 'N FAST PRIMER with BRAD LEIGHNINGER on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 22 Jun 2023 | 00:40:20 | |
Brad Leighninger of Getting’ Basted BBQ is the very definition of winning consistently. Winning pork at Memphis in May, winning the Jack Daniels Invitational, and back-to-back KCBS Team of the Year Championships (which he has won 3 out of 4 years), all of that while running multiple restaurants. Brad has become the benchmark of consistency. In this episode Brad is going to get into some specifics of the hot ‘n fast revolution in barbecue and how you need to approach cooking this way in a drum. | |||
| FLAVOR EXPERIMENTING with STERLING SMITH of LOOT N BOOTY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 15 Jun 2023 | 00:40:51 | |
Sterling Smith, 2022 World Barbecue Champion, US Navy Veteran, barbecue teacher, cookbook author, and owner/Pitmaster of Loot N’ Booty BBQ, has been competing on the professional barbeque circuit since 2009. In that time, Sterling and his family have traveled nationally and internationally to compete in major competitions including the Jack Daniel’s World BBQ Invitational, where they won the title of World Pork Champion, the American Royal World Series of BBQ, where they won Reserve Grand Champion in 2014 and 2022 out of more than 500 professional BBQ teams, and won the title of Chicken World Champion and The Kingsford Australian World BBQ Invitational where they won the title of Brisket World Champion. Loot N’ Booty BBQ is a 4-time Arizona BBQ Team of the Year and was featured on an episode of Destination America Channel’s Smoked, where Sterling and his wife Molly won the title of “Smoked BBQ Boss.” Loot N’ Booty BBQ Rubs and Sauces are sold nationally and internationally at hundreds of retailers world-wide, and Sterling teaches competition and backyard style BBQ classes at locations across the world. For more information visit: www.lootnbootybbq.com | |||
| BIG JIM STANCIL is COOKING FOR THE MASSES on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 08 Jun 2023 | 00:40:51 | |
If you love BBQ, there is a very good chance you have heard of Big Jim Stancil, or at least his company, Bare Knuckles BBQ, which was featured during season 3 of BBQ Pitmasters on Destination America. Big Jim is a full time corporate caterer with 2 Grand Championships and a slew of category wins under his belt. HIs number is on speed dial across the NFL with teams like the New York Jets and his hometown Atlanta Falcons putting in requests for him to show up and cook for the team. Suffice it to say, he knows how to knock it out for large, hungry groups of people. | |||
| TRAVIS CLARK Gets You CUED UP TO 'QUE THIS SUMMER on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 01 Jun 2023 | 00:41:11 | |
TRAVIS CLARK has 10 World BBQ Titles to his name as Andy and Todd get caught up with his doings in Oklahoma as well as considerations in preparing for getting a run at a summer of BBQ in your own backyard. Co-Host Todd Johns is going to wax eloquent on grilling fish, including the use of planks. | |||
| AARON FRANKLIN GETS YOUR SMOKE DIALED IN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 25 May 2023 | 00:41:28 | |
REPEAT DUE TO ANDY TEACHING AMERICAN BBQ IN SOUTH KOREA In April of 2015, Franklin published his first cookbook titled Franklin Barbecue: A Meat Manifesto. The cookbook has been dubbed a definitive resource for the backyard pitmaster, providing readers with a top-to-bottom education on cooking meat and brisket. Available May 9, Aaron's new book "Smoke" will be available everywhere, including Amazon (where it can be pre-ordered). | |||
| ALL CHARCOAL IS NOT CREATED EQUAL with JOEY MACHADO from TEXAS ORIGINAL on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 18 May 2023 | 00:41:02 | |
Joey Machado has over 20 years in BBQ and 10+ years in the business of BBQ specializing in brand and product building. He helped build B&B Charcoal to its current ubiquitous state but is now a charcoal and BBQ pit manufacturer at his “Texas Original Brands”. He also specializes in white labeling and consulting in the BBQ Segment. We will talk to him about how and why there is such a difference in charcoal brands. | |||
| How MEGAN DAY Went From "NOVICE TO NAILED IT" on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 11 May 2023 | 00:40:53 | |
Megan & husband Jason Day have garnered 5 World Championships, and four of those are for the incredible rubs and sauces in the BurntFinger.com line-up. Megan (one of our favorite guests) has been featured on The Today Show, Food Network’s Chopped Grill Masters (winner), the Amazon Prime documentary Smoke & Ribbons, the front page of the New York Times, Fox & Friends, and the Cooking Channel – just to name a few. In this interview Meagan talks about the moment the light came on for her and she went from a backyard novice to NAILED IT. Remember BBQ Fatties? NO?!?! 4x World BBQ Champion Todd Johns will reintroduce us to this BBQ classic. | |||
| BURNT END CORN DOGS w/CHEF TOM JACKSON on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 04 May 2023 | 00:40:53 | |
A culinary institute trained chef, Chef Tom Jackson always brings it to the recipes he consistently develops and unveils on YouTube. If you have a weekend BBQ with friends and family, this is the guy to listen to when you have to get ready, and it doesn't even have to be a holiday. Just the same, Tom is going to share some recipe ideas, like how to get that wonderfully thin Tavern Style crust for your pizza as well as Burnt Ends Corn Dogs. Check out his fantastic and professionally produced videos by searching "allthingsbbq" on YouTube. Oh, and hit that Subscribe button! | |||
| BBQ Pioneers: A Deep Dive with Craig Sharry & David Bouska | 18 Sep 2025 | 00:44:20 | |
The episode features Craig Sharry, a two-time world champion pitmaster and creator of Texas Pepper Jelly, discussing his journey in competitive barbecue and product development. It also includes an interview with David Bouska of Butcher BBQ, who shares insights on barbecue techniques, product innovations, and maintaining authenticity while expanding his business. Both guests offer valuable barbecue tips and personal stories. | |||
| DEALING WITH FROZEN MEAT w/JESS PRYLES on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 27 Apr 2023 | 00:40:51 | |
As a respected authority on Texas-style barbecue, Jess Pryles is also a co-founder of the Australasian Barbecue Alliance, designed and releases the JP Signature Edition Pitts & Spitts smoker, created an internationally- acclaimed line of meat seasonings under the Hardcore Carnivore® brand and has partnered and been ambassador for numerous brands including Kingsford Charcoal, Lone Star Beef, Gerber Legendary Gear and Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation. With her “meat scientist” credentials from Iowa State University, Jess is going to (with her warm-heart) unravel the myths and hesitations with frozen meats. | |||
| Australia's PITMASTER ADAM ROBERTS on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 20 Apr 2023 | 00:40:52 | |
Pitmaster Adam Roberts is a multiple-trophy-winning barbecue contest competitor. Adam has also authored two international best-selling books 'Ribs & Sides' in 2017 and 'Barbecue Like a Boss' which was released in late 2021. Both books were awarded Top 5 Barbecue Book of the Year (USA) in 2018 & 2022 respectively. Roberts also co-founded the Austral-Asian Barbecue Alliance in 2014 and the New Zealand Barbecue Alliance in 2017 and was both organizations inaugural General Manager until 2021 before renewing his focus to undertake a greater range of promotional activities to grow the profile of barbecue through reaching new audiences. | |||
| GET YOUR SMOKE RIGHT with AARON FRANKLIN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 13 Apr 2023 | 00:41:28 | |
"Celebrity Chef" Aaron Franklin was named Best Chef: Southwest by the James Beard Foundation in 2015. After countless hours spent working the pit, he has earned a reputation as one of the top celebrity chefs in the BBQ. It all began in 2009 when he and his wife Stacy opened up the first location of Franklin Barbecue, a food trailer located just off the interstate in Austin. In just 2 years, they would move to a real brick and mortar location and the restaurant earned a feature on Anthony Bourdain’s TV travel series No Reservations in 2012. Very soon Franklin BBQ garnered several mentions from reputable sources as the best BBQ in America. In April of 2015, Franklin published his first cookbook titled Franklin Barbecue: A Meat Manifesto. The cookbook has been dubbed a definitive resource for the backyard pitmaster, providing readers with a top-to-bottom education on cooking meat and brisket. Available May 9, Aaron's new book "Smoke" will be available everywhere, including Amazon (where it can be pre-ordered). | |||
| 2023 BBQ PRODUCT REVIEWS with THE BARBECUE LAB on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 06 Apr 2023 | 00:41:00 | |
David Gafford has carved out a niche for himself reviewing backyard items, from fire pits to BBQ pits, while running and operating www.thebarbecuelab.com. His videos and articles are keeping people up to date on the latest BBQ products that can help raise their game in search of that perfect smoke. Recently David attended the Hearth, Patio, BBQ Association Expo trade show in Louisville, KY and will share some of the more interesting items he came across. After that Richard Fergola will open our new featurette, "Competition Corner", with a discussion of competing as a team versus solo. | |||
| THE BBQ! BIBLE 25th Anniversary with STEVEN RAICHLEN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 30 Mar 2023 | 00:41:25 | |
Steven Raichlen is synonymous with barbecue. The James Beard Award-winning author of an impressive array of New York Times bestselling cookbooks, a Barbecue Hall of Famer, and a PBS star, he has shaped America’s obsession with live-fire cooking for decades. It started in 1998, when Workman published Raichlen’s groundbreaking THE BARBECUE! BIBLE, which fired a grilling revolution around the world, transforming the arts of smoking and grilling to the cult status it enjoys today. When this 500-recipe homage to global live-fire cooking was first published, American grilling was limited to simple summer weekend cookouts with little technique or creative thought. And now, it’s hard to believe that there was ever a time when grilling and barbecue weren’t as American as apple pie. 25 years later; 1 million copies in print; and countless accolades, including the Julia Child Cookbook Award, The Barbecue! Bible is a generational book, and Steven Raichlen is one of the most influential and celebrated barbecue pioneers of our time. BBQ RADIO NETWORK is celebrating with Steven on this show and giving away a dozen autographed copies of the latest edition of what is truly THE BARBECUE BIBLE! 4x World Champion Todd Johns co-hosts with 2x World Champion and show host Andy Groneman will discuss the impact of Steven's contribution to the BBQ world. | |||
| 17x WORLD BBQ CHAMP CHRIS LILLY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 23 Mar 2023 | 00:41:26 | |
When they talk about the best BBQ place in America there are a couple names ALWAYS in the conversation - one of them being Big Bob Gibson's in Decatur, Alabama. Lilly is a 2016 inductee into the Barbecue Hall of Fame and in 2019 he was presented with the 2019 Pioneer Award for his work in barbecue. Also, in 2020, Lilly was awarded the Legends of Barbecue Pitmaster Award by the National Barbecue Association. Lilly has appeared on “Live with Regis and Kelly,” “The Today Show” fourteen times, “The Martha Stewart Show,” “ESPN College Football Live,” and “ESPN Game Day,” as well as numerous Food Network programs, including judging BBQ Brawl with Michael Simon and Bobby Flay. Lilly is a Celebrated Chef of the National Pork Board and serves as a proud Ambassador for Kingsford Charcoal and Yeti Coolers. His private catering jobs include work for high-profile celebrities such as Keith Urban and work for companies like Nissan, Smithfield, NASCAR, and Microsoft. In 2009, Lilly authored a compilation of recipes, stories, and advice: BIG BOB GIBSON’S BBQ BOOK, Recipes, and Secrets from a Legendary Barbecue Joint. In 2014, Lilly’s authored a second book titled: FIRE & SMOKE, A Pitmaster’s Secrets. | |||
| STRETCH, PIZZA & ROCK N ROLL on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 16 Mar 2023 | 00:40:54 | |
Artist STRETCH Rumaner is completely innovative and original, as his appearance on BBQ Pitmasters proved. A frequent guest of Guy Fieri (he’s part of the famous Mess Lords), and not just on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, STRETCH is becoming a common fixture on Food Network shows. He is a wild man and is always a favorite of the show. He actually ziplined a whole hog into the American Royal for smoking. This show he is going to be talking about pizza, which is a favorite at his many restaurants. Special Co-Host Rich Fergola will be going into grilling the perfect ribeye. | |||
| MYRON MIXON with SMOKERS & BBQ KETO on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 09 Mar 2023 | 00:41:02 | |
THE WINNINGEST MAN IN BBQ! He’s won over 200 grand championships resulting in over 1,800 total trophies, 30 state championships, 8 Team of the Year awards, and 11 national championships. Myron’s team has taken three first place whole hogs at the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbeque Competition; has been the Grand Champion at the World Championship in Memphis three times: 2001, 2004 and 2007; and, has also taken first place in the Whole Hog category at the World Championship in: 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007. And, his team is the only team to win Grand Championships in Memphis in May, Kansas City BBQ Society, and Florida BBQ Association in the same year. In 2013, he was inducted into the Barbecue Hall Fame in Kansas City. In 2018, he was awarded the Carolyn and Gary Well “Pioneer of Barbeque” Award by the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue. On TV, Myron is the Executive Producer and host of “BBQ Rules,” host of “Smoked,” and star of two other hit shows “BBQ Pitmasters” and “BBQ Pitwars”. Now he's lost 100 pounds eating BBQ and has written THE book on it. | |||
| THE SMOKE SHEET with THE BBQ TOURIST, RYAN COOPER on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 02 Mar 2023 | 00:40:56 | |
Ryan Cooper is the founder of BBQ Tourist and co-founder of The Smoke Sheet BBQ Newsletter, based in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, for the last several years he has been traveling throughout the country, seeking to experience and understand barbecue in all of its many forms. He regularly covers barbecue news, events, restaurants, products, and trends on social media and in The Smoke Sheet, as well as in the Kansas City Barbeque Society’s publication, The Bullsheet. He is also a frequent guest on national barbecue podcasts. A 3-time winner of the NBBQA Award of Excellence, "The Smoke Sheet is Barbecue News Worth Consuming". Andy Groneman will also be giving lots of advice for your brisket cook. | |||
| ESSENTIAL KNIVES FOR YOUR BBQ ARSENAL with THE BBQ BUTCHER on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 23 Feb 2023 | 00:41:25 | |
After 34 years of running meat markets, sausage counters, selling wholesale, and running a custom meat processing plant, David Bouska started cooking in his local BBQ competitions. Since then, David has won hundreds of competitions INCLUDING the World Champion BBQ Pitmaster of 2012, followed by a second World Championship in 2018. David appeared on season 4 & 5 of the hit TV reality show, BBQ Pitmasters & BBQ Pitmasters All Stars. There's no one better we can think of to talk about knives than the man behind www.ButcherBBQ.com | |||
| The Barbecue Bible: Steven Raichlen's Flame-Fueled Journey | 11 Sep 2025 | 00:44:48 | |
In this episode of the Barbecue Radio Network, host Freddie Bell interviews Steven Raichlen, an award-winning author and TV host who has significantly influenced global grilling through his books and shows. They discuss Raichlen's journey into barbecue, the evolution of American grilling, essential grilling tips, and innovations such as Barbecue University. Raichlen also shares insights on tools, techniques, and flavors that elevate home grilling to professional levels. | |||
| GLAZES & RUBS with 2-TIME WORLD CHAMP CRAIG SHARRY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 16 Feb 2023 | 00:41:19 | |
Craig Sharry is the Pitmaster of Texas Pepper Jelly Competition BBQ team out of Houston, TX. Craig is a 2-time World Champion at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Craig is also a 2-time winner of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cook-Off, the 3rd largest sanctioned cook off in the United States where over 220 teams competed. He has won well over 80 Grand Champions and Reserve Grand Champions combined during his 15+ years of cooking. Many backyard BBQ enthusiasts and competition cookers all over the world have used his Texas Pepper Jelly, Rib Candy and Craig's Sauce in their BBQ cooking over the past 13 years. | |||
| SB LVII WATCH PARTIES with Super Bowl Winner MITCHELL SCHWARTZ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 09 Feb 2023 | 00:41:12 | |
Mitchell Schwartz played in the NFL for 9 seasons on the offensive line and earned 4 Pro Bowl nods and a Super Bowl ring with the Kansas City Chiefs. Mitch is also known for his prowess in the kitchen and behind the grill and has thousands of followers on Instagram, as well as www.mitchinthekitch.blog Guest co-host Todd Johns will be joining Mitch to talk about getting ready with snacks and munchies for this years game featuring teams from Philadelphia and Kansas City. Todd will also be talking about how much smoke is too much? | |||
| BRINES & INJECTIONS with KOSMO on BBQ RADIO NETWORK | 02 Feb 2023 | 00:41:47 | |
When it comes to brining and injections, Kosmo is THE guy we talk to. Darian (KOSMO) Kozz got involved in competitive BBQing the same way thousands of other folks across America do. Kozz started cooking in the backyard with neighbors, friends, and was quickly hooked. Over the past decade and a half Darian’s business Kosmo’s Q has slowly transformed from backyard griller into a competitive BBQ empire that sells their special brand of rubs, injections, and soaks at their online store KosmosQ.com, as well as dozens of retailers selling their product throughout the United States. | |||