Latest Ribs Podcast Episodes
FOOD & TRAVEL WRITER LARRY OLMSTEAD on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - May 09, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutesLarry Olmsted is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author who has published several books and thousands of articles for major newspapers and magazines worldwide over the past 25-plus years. He was named one of the “10 Most Extreme U.S. Journalists,” by the Society of Professional Journ...
HOW TO SAVE BBQ WHEN THINGS GO SIDEWAYS with BBQ BUTCHER DAVID BOUSKA on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - May 02, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutesAfter 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 ...
HOW TO SAVE IT WHEN THINGS GO SIDEWAYS with BBQ BUTCHER DAVID BOUSKA on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - May 02, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutesAfter 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 ...
CANNABIS INFUSED BBQ?!? with CHEF FRED NESBITT on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - April 25, 2024 07:00 - 40 minutesChef Fred Nesbitt is one of the country's leading cannabis chefs. Based in San Francisco, Fred is in demand creating dining experiences not for the faint of heart. Classically trained as a chef and augmented with a certification in Cannabis Science & Medicine from the College of Medicine at The ...
COOKING FROZEN MEAT w/JESS PRYLES on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - April 18, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutesAs 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 ha...
7x WORLD CHAMPION BLANE HUNTER on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - April 11, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutesBlane Hunter (a.k.a. Mr. Porky Butts) grew up barbecuing in south Texas from a very young age. With over 27 years of experience combined with a Culinary education from Johnson and Wales and FVTC culinary schools Blane started competing professionally in the world of BBQ in 2013. In the seven sho...
What Makes Hot N' Fast Work? TIM SCHEER of GATEWAY SMOKERS on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - April 04, 2024 15:00 - 41 minutesWhat makes Hot n Fast smoking work? Tim Scheer (who pretty much started the crazy phenomena) explains how his Gateway Drum Smokers get the job done. He will also tell you how he grows Wagyu beef at Marble Ridge Farms. Andy and Todd will have cast iron care and feeding tips for you. www.bbqradio...
GET READY FOR SUMMER with TRAVIS CLARK on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - March 28, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutesTRAVIS 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 great summer of BBQ in your own backyard. Co-Host Todd Johns is going to wax eloquent on grilling fish, including the use of p...
WHAT'S NEW IN BBQ 2024 with THE BBQ LAB on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - March 21, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutesIt's that time of year, so we visit with the guy who monitors the pulse of the BBQ industry for new products and services. David Gafford from The Barbecue Lab will be talking about all the new products unveiled at the Hearth, Patio & BBQ Expo in Nashville last month. On the docket is AI, startin...
CHICKEN WINGS with MIKE STARR of BLAZING STAR BBQ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - March 14, 2024 07:00 - 40 minutes21 year US Air Force Veteran Mike Starr has traveled all over the world. During those travels he experienced unique cultures and tasted unique foods. He is bringing those unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard. Mike guarantees that after you try his natural sauces and seasonings ...
TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR GAS GRILL with SMOKERBUILDER.COM on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - March 07, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutesArmed with a background in the Refrigeration, HVAC, and Food Equipment Industry for 28 years, Frank Cox has made his living with temperature control, fluid dynamics (liquid and vapor), and heat transfer in many applications in the real world. His passion, SmokerBuilder, was founded by Frank in 2...
AARON FRANKLIN GETS YOUR SMOKE RIGHT on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - February 29, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutesWorth Repeating... "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 u...
CRAIG SHARRY of TEXAS PEPPER JELLY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - February 22, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutesCraig 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 Unit...
LAYERING FLAVORS in BBQ with AARON STOFFER of REAL MAN MEAT BBQ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - February 15, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutesAaron 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 (new one's coming out soon). Aaron really gets that we are all about sharing tips and techniques, so he comes loaded to talk about how t...
BIG GAME, BIG MEATS with World Champion MEGAN DAY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - February 08, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutesHaving a get together for the Big Game? Who does the Today Show call? Our special guest and KC homie, Megan Day. Megan 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...
HEALTHY BBQ IDEAS with SUNNY MOODY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - February 01, 2024 08:00 - 40 minutesGetting healthy in your New Year's resolutions? Have we got something for you... 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 ...
BBQ's Julia Child - STEVEN RAICHLEN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - January 25, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutesIt started in 1998, when Workman published Steven 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...
CHRIS LILLY from BIG BOB GIBSON'S BBQ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - January 18, 2024 08:00 - 40 minutesWhen 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. Chris Lilly is a 4th generation partner of Big Bob's and is the head pitmaster of the Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q Competition Cooking Team, ...
TRIPLE WORLD CHAMP CHRIS SHAFER on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - January 11, 2024 08:00 - 40 minutesChris Schafer, pitmaster of Heavy Smoke BBQ, picked up his third world championship title at the prestigious 2022 Jack Daniels Invitational. A restaurateur and BBQ instructor, Chris talks about some of the techniques he teaches (there's a class coming up) as well as having the proper mindset. Ch...
1st ANNUAL BOURBON TASTEOFF on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - January 04, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutesBourbon and BBQ are well acquainted partners in crime and as we close out the year of 2023 we are trying something that we've had in our minds since the show started a few years ago - A BOURBON TASTE OFF. Producer T-Bone randomly selected 8 different bourbons and put them before hosts Andy, Tod...
SMOKE N MAGIC & WATER SMOKERS on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - December 28, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutesBRAD COLTER & BREANA VIA are pretty new to the BBQ scene but have taken off like a rocket in the last year. First they won the 1st Annual Made for KC Cookoff that awarded them a one year pitmaster residency at Kansas City’s new airport terminal. Just to show it was no fluke, they turned around a...
MYRON MIXON & CHRISTMAS on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - December 21, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutesMyron Mixon'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. Mixon's teams have taken three first place whole hogs at the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbeque Competition;...
CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS FOR BBQ with the BARBECUE LAB on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - December 14, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutesWhat to get your favorite BBQ'er for Christmas? David Gafford offers suggestions from the many products he has personally used in The Barbecue Lab. They have all gone through David's rigorous 25 point testing, so you know they are winners. Meanwhile, Todd & Andy will make sure to talk about gif...
CHRISTMAS HAM? PRIME RIB? LAMB? CHEF TOM JACKSON HAS YOU COVERED on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - December 07, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutesHam? Prime Rib? Lamb? Chef Tom Jackson from ATBBQ.com has you covered this Christmas to make an impression at the dinner table. A culinary institute trained chef, Chef Tom Jackson always brings it to the recipes he consistently develops and unveils on YouTube. Check out his fantastic and profe...
DEALING WITH FROZEN MEAT w/JESS PRYLES on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - November 30, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutesAs 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 ha...
CHILES CRIDLIN, WORLD TURKEY CHAMP on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - November 23, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutesThanksgiving 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 ...
FAMILY THANKSGIVING IDEAS with KAYLIN GRONEMAN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - November 16, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutesSome 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. www.bbqradion...
PROBLEMS WITH PELLETS & GETTING GREAT CARAMELIZATION with 7x WORLD CHAMP MARK LAMBERT on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - November 09, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutesMark 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 Memph...
LOOT N BOOTY's STERLING SMITH on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - November 02, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutesSterling 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 trave...
BRETT ROBINSON with AUSTRALIAN LAMB SECRETS on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BBQ RADIO NETWORK with Andy Groneman & Todd Johns - October 26, 2023 07:00 - 41 minutesOur 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 ...