Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast
257 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsTwo regular guys talking to the biggest names in BBQ. Tips, techniques, recipes. We even cook against some of the best in the business in KCBS and SCA on occasion.
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Episodes
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Epsiode 107: Nikki Rowland, Brian Peyton
March 31, 2021 00:24 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBIt’s always fun to see new televised BBQ shows roll out and learn about the competitors. On Episode 107 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with Atlanta’s Nikki Rowland, a third-generation pitmaster and personal chef who is one of the contestants on the new Discovery-Plus show Moonshiners: Smoke Ring. Nikki tells us about the show and how she learned open-fire cooking from her father and grandfather plus the family specialty of ribs and what makes them awesome. We also go “Unde...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 106: The BBQ Bus, Joe Osbrink
March 23, 2021 20:09 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBWhen the Chicago father-son duo of Brian and Brendan Dwyer pull into a KCBS competition, they turn heads with their unique BBQ ride. Their team is aptly named “The BBQ Bus” as the the Dwyers have transformed an old school bus into one of the most-unique BBQ outfits on the circuit. They also have become big winners, one of the nation’s top Brisket teams with six perfect 180s - along with a grand championship last weekend in their 2021 opener in Tennessee. We have a fun conversation with Bri...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 105: Donny Teel, Jim Altic
March 17, 2021 00:55 - 1 hour - 89 MBIf you enjoy the history of competition BBQ and stories about whiskey, smoke and cooking with Choice briskets, you will enjoy Episode 105 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. We have an extended visit with one of the great veterans of Comp Q, Donny Teel of Oklahoma’s Buffalo’s BBQ. Donny, a past American Royal World Series of BBQ and Jack Daniels Invitational Grand Champion, begins his 25th season of competition this weekend in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Before that, he talks about the good time...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 104: Craig Verhage, BIll Heyen
March 10, 2021 00:10 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBWe chat with an iconic BBQ veteran and a relative newcomer who’s making a big splash in the competition world on Episode 104 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. Many know Craig Verhage better as The BBQ Ninja for his bandana, sunglasses and flamethrower around all kinds of food. These days Craig, who’s been on Food Network’s Chopped Grillmasters and a featured chef at the James Beard House, is a brand ambassador for Royal Oak Charcoal. We visit with Craig about his busy year ahead and w...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 103: Sterling Smith, Gene Newkirk
March 03, 2021 02:36 - 55 minutes - 77 MBOn Episode 103 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with Sterling Smith from Loot’n Booty BBQ about a variety of topics, including how to properly cook a tri-tip and why a guy who is highly decorated on the competition trail for 12 years just took a BBQ class seeking more knowledge. Sterling, who’s based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is one of the high-energy people in food sport and a great ambassador of spreading BBQ knowledge world wide. He tells us about trying to turn down time d...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 102: Bill Purvis, Brad Leighninger
February 24, 2021 00:26 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBWe are joined by a world champion and an up-and-comer on Episode 102 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show podcast, just a few weeks after their paths intersected atop the leaderboard of a huge early season competition. Bill Purvis of Houston’s Chicken Fried BBQ has been competing for only a couple of years, mainly on the Texas scene. Bill earned his first KCBS Grand Championship recently at the 118-team Humble Rodeo & BBQ near his hometown. He tells us about his rapid ascent, what the win meant t...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 101: John Lindsey, Ronald Burns
February 17, 2021 01:14 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBJohn Lindsey and Ronald Burns were tremendous KCBS cooks before they became two of the top steak cooks on the Steak Cookoffs Association circuit. On Episode 101 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, we have an extended conversation with the duo about steak - and much, much more. Lindsey, from Arkansas’ All Q’ued up competition team has teamed up with Burns, Mississippi’s Hotty Toddy BBQ, to form the nucleus of “Team Arkassippi.” The two have taken their popular line of rubs and combined them into...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 100: Diva Q, Josh Farley, Travis Duffy
February 10, 2021 00:16 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBHelping us commemorate Episode 100 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast is one of our favorite people in BBQ, the great Danielle Bennett - better known to millions of BBQ fans worldwide as Diva Q. Always generous with her time, Diva Q discusses life during pandemic times, when her next book might be coming and she gives some inspiring - and straight talk - to those who need to get in shape. We also talk it over with a pair of top-notch competition pitmasters who are doing a unique tell-al...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Epsiode 99: Dr. BBQ, Richard Fergola, Rub Bagby
February 03, 2021 00:52 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MBOn Episode 99 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we celebrate Super Sunday - which also has become America’s biggest food day - with some powerhouse guests coming to us from the epicenter of the football universe in the St. Petersburg-Tampa area. First up from St. Pete is “Dr. BBQ” Ray Lampe, who tells us how the pandemic has slowed his normally hectic travel schedule and about the restaurant business in these unique times. Ray also gives us a game prediction (he would prefer his belov...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 98: Fred Robles, Tony Matassa
January 27, 2021 01:11 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBOne of America’s elite pitmasters is heading up a new competition BBQ sanctioning body. On Episode 98 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with Fred Robles about this big project. Fred is President of the new Champions Barbecue Alliance. One of its goals is to modernize the competition by using technology to speed the scoring process, while also giving constructive feedback to teams receiving low scores. Fred, the 2019 American Royal Open Grand Champion with his Rio Valley Meats...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 97: Travis Clark, Terry Black
January 20, 2021 01:51 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBWe are back!!! And we’re pumped as Season 3 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast fires up. Getting us started is one of the biggest names in BBQ, Travis Clark of Clark Crew BBQ. A two-time KCBS Team of the Year, 2017 American Royal World Series of BBQ Grand Champion and 2019 Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational BBQ Champion it’s always entertaining to visit with Travis. He tells about the thriving business Clark Crew BBQ Restaurant in Oklahoma City has done, despite opening just a...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 96: Rub Bagby, Colby Archie
December 16, 2020 00:53 - 1 hour - 88 MBWe conclude Season 2 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show in Podcast form by featuring two outstanding BBQ conversations while also discussing some holiday gifts from Santa for the open-fire aficionado in your life. Both our guests on Episode 96 are making their first appearances on the show. Leading off is Rub Bagby, perhaps the most-decorated pitmaster in Florida. The Florida Barbecue Association Hall of Famer tells us about his start in competition cooking in 2003, some of the places BBQ has t...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 95: Kelly Wertz, Kevin Green
December 08, 2020 21:53 - 53 minutes - 73.7 MBAs we steam toward the finish line of 2020 and Season 2 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, we visit with one of the great pitmasters and personalities of competition cooking plus one of America’s great, locally owned meat suppliers. Leading off Episode 95 of the show is Kelly Wertz of 4 Legs Up BBQ out of Great Bend, Kansas. The former Jack Daniels Invitational BBQ World Champion with 35 Grand Championships since he began competing in 2003 tells us what cooking in the early years was like comp...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 94: Josh Farley, Vic Clevenger
December 01, 2020 23:25 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBWe fire up the final month of 2020 with a couple of fun guests on Episode 94 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, one who is dialed into the top-level of KCBS and another who spreads the word of BBQ through the spoken and written word. Leading off is Josh Farley, pitmaster of Piggin’ Whiskey O.G. BBQ team out of Oak Grove, Mo. Josh and his fiancee Ashton Christine Smith finished 14th in the KCBS Team of the Year chase and were second in the tricky Chicken category. They did it by cooking...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 93: Matt Walker, Ken Fisher
November 24, 2020 23:29 - 55 minutes - 77 MBThe Thanksgiving Week edition of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast finds a menu of barbecue knowledge, leading off with one of the world’s best pitmasters. Matt Walker of Boomerang BBQ out of Lubbock, Texas, has been top-five in the KCBS Team of the Year standings the last three years, including a championship in 2019. We visit with Matt about the recently completed, challenging KCBS season, which found Boomerang a solid fifth overall and the addition of Gateway Drums to the cooker arsena...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 92: Randy Watson, Todd Smith
November 18, 2020 14:09 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBOn Episode 92 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we get some pointers on grilling steak and smoking Thanksgiving turkey from chef Randy Watson from the popular website BBQGuys.com. Randy, who’s based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was a high-end chef before joining BBQGuys.com, which is one of the fastest growing businesses that provides outdoor living products like smokers, grills and accessories, outdoor kitchens, patio furniture, and more. Randy was a great first-time guest and we definit...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 91: Chiles Cridlin, Hugh Munro
November 11, 2020 01:26 - 58 minutes - 81 MBThis week on the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we talk to a veteran pitmaster who’s been one of the nation’s best for several years on the KCBS circuit and a newcomer who just completed his first year. Chiles Cridlin of Wolf’s Revenge BBQ out of Henrico, Virginia, chats about a variety of topics. After three consecutive top-10 finishes in the KCBS Team of the Year race, Chiles was 20th in the just-completed season and is off to the KCBS Invitational this weekend. Also a member of the KCB...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 90: Brad Leighninger, Greg Hastie
November 03, 2020 20:04 - 53 minutes - 73.7 MBSeven weeks ago, if you had told Brad Leighninger he would win KCBS Team of the Year honors, what would his answer have been? “You’re crazy.” Or something to that effect. On Episode 90 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, Brad tells us about his improbable and downright historic stretch drive that propelled Gettin’ Basted to its second Team of the Year championship in three years. Brad discusses what it was like cooking in three time zones this fall and if it was jubilation or relief whe...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 89: Chris Bohnemeier, Baseball and BBQ
October 27, 2020 22:30 - 1 hour - 83 MBHot off the grill, it’s Episode 89 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast where we’re talking steaks, spice rubs, sauces and baseball. First up is Chris Bohnemeier from Code 3 Spices out of Collinsville, Illinois. Chris is an accomplished steak cook on the Steak Cookoffs Association circuit, with a golden ticket in hand for March’s SCA World Championship. He also is co-founder of Code 3, whose Patriot Sauce has won two Memphis in May World Series of BBQ sauce championships and the 2020 Amer...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 88: Chris Lilly, Greg Rempe
October 20, 2020 23:32 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBFirst a disclaimer: Episode 88 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast is a long one, but we think it’s worth your time whether you binge-listen all at once, or dial up a little at a time. It’s always an honor to visit with BBQ Hall-of-Famer Chris Lilly of Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ. Chris is a six-time Memphis in May World Series of BBQ Pork Champion and five-time Memphis in May Grand Champion, an American Royal Invitational Grand Champ, author, chef, television personality, brand ambassador and ...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 87: Joe Pearce, John Lindsey
October 14, 2020 00:23 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBThe KCBS Team of the Year race is red-hot and no BBQ source covers it as well as the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show. Teams are crisscrossing time zones and cooking in remnants of hurricanes to chase the crown. On Episode 87, we visit with Joe Pearce of Slaps BBQ, the current points lead after a rainy weekend in Mississippi. Joe tells us about his double Grand Championship the first weekend of October in Casper, Wyoming, how Brad Leighninger of 2018 KCBS Team of the Year Gettin’ Basted pushes him a...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 86: Darren Warth, Jess Pryles
October 06, 2020 23:20 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBMost in the competition BBQ world simply refer to him as the GOAT. His Iowa Smokey Ds has won three American Royal World Series of BBQ Open Grand Championships with the Jack Daniels Invitational and Houston Livestock Rodeo & BBQ also on his list of major titles. Fresh from a Grand Championship last weekend at the 66-team Ottumwa Smoketoberfest, it’s great to welcome Darren Warth back to the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. Also on Episode 86 of the show, after a scheduling whiff with an int...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 85: Mark Lambert, Brad Leighninger
September 30, 2020 01:06 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBWe have a powerhouse hour of Tailgate Guys BBQ this week as a pair of champions join us with news and knowledge. First up is Mark Lambert, four-time Memphis in May champion and owner/operates of Sweet Swine O’ Mine. Mark tells us what a 2020 with few competitions has been like, but the most fun comes when he discusses a Steak Cookoff Association doubleheader he’s hosting in Byhalia, Mississippi Nov. 13. Steak is only part of the story. An ancillary contest will be Whole Hog! How will it wo...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 84: Paul Keltner, Drew Davis
September 22, 2020 19:42 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBA pair of recent KCBS-contest Grand Champions join us on Episode 84 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast - Paul Keltner from Tennessee’s Rooters-N-Tooters and Drew Davis from Arkansas’ Razorracks BBQ. Rooters-n-Tooters is a serious KCBS Team of the Year contender after taking GC honors at the Smoke on the Falls in Gadsden, Alabama. Paul tells us about the team’s history and the outlook the rest of the way as it sits third in the points chase, just behind SLAPS and Heavy Smoke. Meanwhile,...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 83: Happy Grillmore, Richard Fergola
September 15, 2020 22:48 - 59 minutes - 82.5 MBWe bring you the best/most-heartbreaking story of the competition BBQ Weekend - maybe the BBQ Year - on Episode 83 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. Joe Hewer of Happy Grillmore BBQ team captured first place in Ribs, Pork and Brisket at the Smoke on the Trails in Gardner, Kansas. But a 28th-place finish among 48 teams in Chicken left Happy Grillmore in a tie for the Grand Championship with Joe Pearce of Slaps BBQ as both wound up with a score of 704.5372. Joe Pearce won the tie-breake...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 82: Chris Schafer, Nick Davis
September 08, 2020 22:44 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBOn Episode 82 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with two pitmasters having outstanding seasons on the KCBS competition trail and the co-hosts discuss their own open-fire adventures along with a sprinkle of sports. To say Chris Schafer of St. Louis-based Heavy Smoke BBQ has lots of proverbial irons in the fire is an understatement. Heavy Smoke is going back-and-forth with Man Meat BBQ atop the KCBS Team of the Year chase. We visit with Chris about that, plus his line of Heavy ...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 81: Tim Scheer, Daina Falk
September 01, 2020 23:40 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBIt’s a legendary sauce on the competition circuit and in back yards, since the days Bill Arnold made batches in his kitchen. Now Blues Hog and its six flavors is going more mobile and more handy, available in new squeeze bottles. For those who love the Mason jars, no worries. They are staying. Learn more on Episode 81 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, as we visit with Tim Scheer - now the owner of Blues Hog and many, many other endeavors - about marketing of the sauce. We also ask Tim about h...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 80: Megan Day, Brent Bourland
August 25, 2020 23:09 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MBShe's one of the most-engaging people in BBQ, with a smile that could light a fire and mad pitmaster skills to match. You might have seen her on Home Shopping Network selling the Burnt Finger BBQ ready-to-heat-and-eat BBQ meals. Or winning her Episode on Food Network’s Chopped Grillmasters. Or cooking on the NBC Today show. This week, you can hear Megan Day on Episode 80 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. Megan and husband Jason comprise Burnt Finger, an accomplished competition team f...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 79: Robby Royal, Donald Cook
August 19, 2020 00:47 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBRobby Royal, 2014 Grand Champion of the popular television show BBQ Pitmasters, joins us on Episode 79 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. Robby tells us about how the pandemic has thrown his Rescue Smokers team a curve and created even more challenging times than normal in his profession as EMS Director for Turner County Georgia Emergence Medical Services. He also discusses staying connected with the BBQ world via BBQ Champs Academy, an online teaching resource. Donald Cook of North Ca...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 78: Jess Pryles, Justin McCabe
August 11, 2020 20:15 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MBJess Pryles is one of the world’s foremost authorities on cooking meat. An Australian native who now calls Austin, Texas, home, we’re pleased to welcome the “Hardcore Carnivore” back to the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show for the usual, terrific conversation. Jess tells us about being accepted into the Meat Science Graduate Certificate program at Iowa State University and what that involves, plus how she’s staying connected to her many fans during the pandemic. Episode 78 of the show also brings Ju...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 77: STRETCH, DDR Fab
August 04, 2020 23:54 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MBHe’s one of the great characters in BBQ, a man so well known he needs only one name. He’s an artist, cook, restaurateur and television personality. You might have seen him on Food Network’s Guy’s Grocery Games and Diners’ Drive-Ins and Dives, or on Destination America’s BBQ Pitmasters. He’s had a perfect 180 in Chicken at the American Royal World Series of BBQ. And he bottles some of the hottest BBQ sauce on the planet. Who is it? STRETCH joins us for a fun conversation on Episode 77 of th...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 76: Aaron Stoffer, Emily Park
July 29, 2020 01:27 - 57 minutes - 79 MBIt’s been an unusual year on the competition BBQ circuit, with events canceled or postponed and some others put together quickly to fill a void. Aaron Stoffer and Man Meat BBQ has made the most of things, holding on to the No. 1 ranking in the current KCBS Team of the Year standings. We visit with Aaron about the ride on Episode 76 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. Speaking of canceled events, will the American Royal World Series of BBQ join other majors in pulling the plug in 2020? N...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 75: Lee Thompson, Jeni Huelskamp
July 21, 2020 22:13 - 53 minutes - 74.2 MBWe like KCBS judges. We really do. It’s just that a small percentage of really bad ones cast a dark shadow and drive many teams out of the sport. On Episode 75 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we discuss our thoughts on this topic after getting a first-hand look at … um … interesting scoring the past weekend. Meanwhile, we then move on and talk to people a lot smarter than us about BBQ. Lee Thompson of Florida BBQ Association Team of the Year Pig Chicka Cow Cow joins us to talk about...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 74: Luke Darnell, Michelle Higgins
July 14, 2020 19:36 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBFor Luke Darnell, BBQ is now a full-time occupation. The pitmaster of Old Virginia Smoke, a past KCBS Chicken Team of the Year, has started a catering business and the timing has been good. With the COVID-19 pandemic, Luke’s competition schedule has been severely curtailed in 2020. We visit with him about those topics - plus tips on competition chicken - on Episode 74 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. KCBS contest organizer Michelle Higgins also joins us to talk about the challenges o...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Epsiode 73: Moe Cason, Kevin Green
July 07, 2020 22:16 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MBEpisode 73 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcasts marks the return of one of our favorite guests - and one of the most-popular pitmasters on the planet. Big Moe Cason joins us to discuss “Big Booty Judy” his new, whopping 1,000-gallon tank converted into a smoker. Moe also tells us about the latest addition to his product line, the I-10 sauce, plus many other things in a fun segment. We also take get an update on meat shortages and price spikes from industry insider Kevin Green of The Butc...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 72: Blane Hunter, David Bouska
June 30, 2020 22:52 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBOn episode 72 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we chat with a pair of World Champion pitmasters, back-to-back - Blane Hunter of Porky Butts BBQ and David Bouska from Butcher BBQ. Porky Butts BBQ was the 2016 KCBS Team of the Year and 2017 American Royal Open Grand Champion. The fixture on the competition circuit took a break the last couple of years to open Porky Butts BBQ restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska last year. On a hunch, Hunter returned to competition last weekend at a double in ...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 71: Lisa Blackwell, Steve Hayden
June 24, 2020 01:02 - 58 minutes - 81 MBHow do you do a television show about competition BBQ when competitions are canceled. On Episode 71 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, we find out how the popular show Bama-Q is dealing with the pandemic from show host Lisa Blackwell. Look for Bama-Q Live with pitmasters from the show and invited chefs creating culinary content as Bama-Q Live is streamed to the Bama-Q Facebook page, The Bama-Q TV Amazon Fire TV and Roku Channels and also the Pride Outdoor Network’s Amazon Fire TV and Roku Cha...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 70: Tim Scheer, Emily McGee
June 17, 2020 01:24 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MBWelcome to Episode 70 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, where we prepare you for Father’s Day Weekend with a pair of timely guests. First up is "The Tallest Man in BBQ,” who also might be the busiest. Either way, Tim Scheer of Shake 'n Bake BBQ, The BBQ League, Blues Hog and Gateway Drum Smokers joins us after his win in last week's inaugural pay-per-view BBQ FITE Klub event. We also visit with Emily McGee of the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association about outdoor cooking trends - gr...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 69: Sterling Smith, Ozarks BBQ Fest
June 10, 2020 03:32 - 52 minutes - 72.8 MBSterling Smith is wired to “go.” The pitmaster of Loot ’n Booty BBQ out of Scottsdale, Arizona, usually keeps a burning-hot pace, traveling the globe to promote BBQ and teach classes. How has Sterling handled the caution flag that COVID-19 has thrown the world? He tells us in Episode 69 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. We also get the details on the revised Ozarks BBQ Fest, our hometown KCBS and SCA competition. Larry Krauk, event coordinator for Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfie...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 68: Buddy Hammett, All Q'ued Up
June 02, 2020 22:04 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MBCompetition BBQ is starting to fire back up after a three-month shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Episode 68 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we get a feel for what’s happening on the KCBS circuit from Buddy Hammett, pitmaster from Shiggin’ Ain’t Easy out of Westland, Michigan. His team won last weekend’s contest in Warsaw, Indiana, and we talk about safety measures and what it was like in the first KCBS event in “new normal” times. When talking competitive steak cooking, no ...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 67: Noah Glanville, Christie Vanover
May 27, 2020 02:00 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBIn the hot-and-fast cooking world, Noah Glanville was one of the innovators with the Pit Barrel Cooker Company. Noah joins us on Episode 67 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show and updates us on the company and its plans for a new, bigger cooker coming later this year to join the regular and junior models in the PBC lineup. We also welcome first-time show guest Christie Vanover from GirlsCanGrill.com. Christie is an experienced competition cook and KCBS judge and has 33 cookers in her back yard. ...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 66: Fred Robles, Eric Burkhart
May 19, 2020 22:43 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBTwo American Royal World Series of BBQ champions, 12 years apart, join us for Episode 66 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. From south Texas, reigning American Royal Open champ Fred Robles of Rio Valley Meats tells us about how he’s dealing with the lack of competition cooking. Also, as a butcher and owner of Rio Valley Meats, Fred gives us perspective on the meat shortages and price spices that the country is dealing with. On the second half of the program, 2007 American Royal Open ch...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 65: Tuffy Stone, Brian Staack
May 12, 2020 22:24 - 1 hour - 86 MBIt’s always an honor to visit with BBQ Hall of Famer Tuffy Stone. On Episode 65 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we have a conversation with “The Professor” about how weird it feels not to be headed to Memphis this week, where he’s reigning champion of the Memphis in May World BBQ Championship. Postponed by COVID-19 until October, Tuffy said he might throw a couple of pork shoulders on the smoker this weekend, at home in Virginia, to commemorate the occasion. He also tells us about d...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 64: Matt Walker, Michael Dampier
May 06, 2020 03:31 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBAfter traveling America and cooking almost every weekend last year, the cancellation of contests has made for a difficult adjustment for Matt Walker of reigning KCBS Team of the Year Boomerang BBQ. We catch up with Matt on Episode 64 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast and he tells us what he’s doing on weekends. The big story, though, is the upcoming video streaming tell-all class - and head-to-head competition - Matt is doing with Brad Leighninger of Gettin’ Basted. It sounds epic. Go to...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 63: Bill Gillespie, Ken Fisher
April 28, 2020 18:57 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MBWhen you think of New England, you might think clam chowder before barbecue. But Massachusetts’ Bill Gillespie and his Smokin’ Hoggz BBQ team has put New England 'Q on the championship map over the last decade. The 2011 Jack Daniels Invitational World Champion and 2014 American Royal Invitational Grand Champ tells us his story on Episode 63 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. We also have a conversation with Ken and Patti Fisher of the popular website DateNightDoins.com where they have ...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 62: Joe Pearce, Kevin Green
April 21, 2020 20:52 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBWe hope everyone is staying safe! Welcome to Episode 62 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, where we visit with Joe Pearce of Slaps BBQ after his Virtual World Championship in our just-completed Pitmasters Bracket Challenge. Joe talks about missing real competition BBQ and about how he and brother Mike have had to change the business model, on the fly, to keep their renowned Kansas City restaurant in business during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also chat with Kevin Green from The Butche...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 61: Bobby Stanfiel, Eric Marcol
April 14, 2020 19:41 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MBOn Episode 61 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with the current No. 1 pitmaster in the world - as competition BBQ remains in a holding pattern. Bobby Stanfiel of Hill City, S.D., and B-S BBQ Outlaws lead the KCBS Team of the Year standings after a strong start to 2020. We ask Bobby what he’s doing with his competition-free weekends and how he determines whether when championship brisket is done (hint: He doesn’t use a probe). We also will get the perspective of health/food s...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 60: Bethany McAllister, Brett Gallaway
April 07, 2020 20:35 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBBethany McAllister of 2016 American Royal Invitational Grand Champion 913 BBQ is using the time away from competitions to help others learn to cook better Q. Bethany joins us on this week’s Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast and talks about a series of her videos on how to make better Q, whether you cook on the circuit or in the backyard. We also talk to her about 913 BBQ's history and the all-female Real BBQ Wives of Kansas City competition team. Meanwhile, Brett Gallaway of the Steak Cooko...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 59: Brad Leighninger, Nick Parsons
March 31, 2020 20:43 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBThe coronavirus has changed life for all. Brad Leighninger has been affected in many ways with three BBQ restaurants and as one of competition's best pitmasters with Gettin' Basted. On this week's show, he touches on those subjects - plus the re-branding of The BBQ League. Also on the show is Nick Parsons from Hasty Bake Charcoal Grills, a long-time company that's making a new push in the competition world in SCA. Nick tells us about the new 357 Hasty Bake and its features. Thanks to our...
Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 58: Mark Lambert, Smiley Mondragon
March 27, 2020 16:51 - 48 minutes - 77.6 MBOn Episode 58 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we did a video version because we were unable to access our studio location because of a coronavirus lockdown. However, we have converted it to audio. Guests were Mark Lambert, a two-time Memphis in May Grand Champion and four-time MIM Pork Shoulder champ. Smiley Mondragon of Smlin' Dragon BBQ also joined us.