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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast

Two 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.

Further podcasts by Steve Koehler and Lyndal Scranton

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 242: Travis Clark from 2023-12-12T18:29:19

It’s always an entertaining and opinionated conversation when we get together with Travis Clark, whose Clark Crew BBQ is a former American Royal World Series of BBQ and Jack Daniels World BBQ In...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 241: Paul Buob, Thomas Gearhart, Craig Verhage from 2023-12-05T18:25:57

On Episode 241 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we visit with two of the candidates for the upcoming Kansas City Barbeque Society Board of Directors election. Paul Buob from Smokin’ Ghost BBQ a...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 240: Bill Heyen, Grill Guys of Missouri from 2023-11-28T21:30:44

After we not only survived, but thrived with our Thanksgiving Weekend cooking adventures we now turn our attention to the stretch run for the final month of 2024. In one of the final big BBQ com...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 239: John Lindsey, Ronald Burns from 2023-11-21T18:04:21

Happy Thanksgiving Week! It’s Episode 239 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast and we visit with two of the best cooks in the country for lots of last-minute Turkey Day tips. John Lindsey of All Que...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 238: Robby Royal, John Shirey from 2023-11-14T16:34:33

You might know Robby Royal of Rescue Smokers from his days on the groundbreaking television show BBQ Pitmasters, or perhaps the Michael Simon program BBQ USA on Food Network. Whatever the case, ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 237: KCBS Chicken champ Norris "Syd" Sydnor from 2023-11-07T20:19:40

When he first tested the competition BBQ waters in 2018, Norris “Syd” Sydnor of Good Googly Good never envisioned being a points chaser or contending for any Team of the Year honors. But when he...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 236: Jordan Kirkpatrick, Chase Willard from 2023-10-31T15:45:07

In a down-to-the-wire KCBS Team of the Year battle, Jordan Kirkpatrick and Janky Leg BBQ came through in clutch fashion. Needing a Grand Championship on the season’s final weekend to leapfrog Br...

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SPECIAL EDITION Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 235: Rod Gray from 2023-10-25T18:14:27

The Kansas City Barbeque Society has released a 16-page report in the aftermath of the scoring errors and subsequent audit following the American Royal World Series of BBQ Open. The link to the ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 234: Boggs Hog BBQ, Richard Fergola from 2023-10-24T23:52:01

The husband-wife team of Greg Boggs and Karryl Boggs - Boggs Hog BBQ out of Audubon, New Jersey - had one career KCBS Grand Championship in 64 career competitions prior to last weekend. And what...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 233: Ercole Chila from 2023-10-17T19:11:46

One year after winning KCBS Team of the Year honors for the first time, Ercole Chila and Uncle Pig’s Barbecue Pit has brought home a Jack Daniels World BBQ Invitational championship home to New ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 232: Jordan Kirkpatrick, David Ellis from 2023-10-10T16:37:57

The American Royal World Series of BBQ Open results saga continues to be a big story and on Episode 232 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we visit with the two pitmasters most affected by the in...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 231: Carey Bringle "Peg Leg Porker" from 2023-10-04T17:48:20

Episode 231 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast was to be an American Royal special, reviewing the event and visiting with the Grand Champion of the Open. But major technical issues delayed the awa...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 230: Darren Warth, Joe Gera from 2023-09-26T15:40:13

The American Royal World Series of BBQ is special to many pitmasters, none more so than Darren Warth. A three-time American Royal Open Grand Champion with his Iowa Smokey D’s BBQ, Darren is read...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 229: "Dr. BBQ" Ray Lampe, American Royal preview from 2023-09-19T18:35:07

It’s always a blast to talk open-fire cooking with BBQ Hall of Famer Ray Lampe, better known as “Dr. BBQ.” This is especially true as the American Royal World Series of BBQ nears and on Episode ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 228: Richard Fergola, Norris Sydnor from 2023-09-13T15:44:30

Richard Fergola has accomplished a lot of awesome things in competition barbecue, but had never won his hometown KCBS event. That all changed last weekend as Fergolicious BBQ earned Grand Champi...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 227: Sean Young, Aaron Huentelman from 2023-09-06T18:29:41

On Episode 227 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we talk to the man behind the upcoming Saluting With Smoke BBQ Festival, Sept. 15-17 in Yorkville, Illinois. Sean Young, an Army veteran who is b...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 226: Brad Leighninger, Kevin Green from 2023-08-29T18:13:03

It might go down in competition BBQ history as the “Basted Triple” or whatever clever phrase you’d like to use. But if Brad Leighninger and Gettin’ Basted win a fourth KCBS Team of the Year, las...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 225: Chris Davis, Shane LeClair from 2023-08-23T18:59:03

Chris Davis of Crossed Rifles BBQ from Schertz, Texas, knocked down the Grand Championship at last weekend’s prestigious Red Raiders Challenge in Lubbock with a huge score of 713.16. We visit wi...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 224: Aaron Stoffer, Alan Larrimore from 2023-08-15T17:06:49

On Episode 224 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, it’s a review of the KCBS World Invitational where it was a weekend to remember for Aaron and Christy Stoffer of Man Meat BBQ. Aaron joins me to ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 223: B'Mackin BBQ, Fine As Swine BBQ from 2023-08-08T17:26:25

On Episode 223 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we take a trip to southern California to visit with one of the top teams on the West Coast. It was quite a 48-hour period last week for B’ Mackin...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 222: Richard Fergola, JP Parran from 2023-08-01T17:33:03

Richard Fergola has been on the competition BBQ grind, cooking three KCBS doubleheaders over the last three weekends. We discuss that mental aspect of that, plus much more with the pitmaster of ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 221: Curt Wallace, Roger Crawford from 2023-07-25T18:44:15

On Episode 221 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we talk it over with Curt Wallace from Smoked & Furious BBQ out of Oklahoma City, the No. 4-ranked team in this week’s KCBS Team of the Year stan...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 220: Joel Fleetwood, John Lindsey from 2023-07-18T16:23:08

Anyone who’s attempted competition BBQ knows how hard it is to win a grand championship, no matter the sanctioning body. Joel Fleetwood and his Meat Rushmore BBQ team is fresh off an impressive ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 219: Fred Robles, Lynette Stokes from 2023-07-11T20:12:10

In addition to being one of America’s great pitmasters, Fred Robles wears many other hats in the BBQ world. The 2019 American Royal World Series of BBQ Open Grand Champion runs his own butcher s...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 218: July 4th review and Kosmo from 2023-07-05T19:06:23

On Episode 218 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, the guys recap their holiday cooking and other adventures and take a dive into the archives to find one of the most-popular guests of our time in...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 217: Christie Vanover, Richard Fergola from 2023-06-27T21:28:45

We head into the long July 4th holiday weekend with a bang on Episode 217 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast. Leading off is a conversation with Christie Vanover, whose website Listen

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 216: Byron Chism, Nick Davis from 2023-06-20T17:15:49

Byron Chism has cooked BBQ all over the world and won 39 Grand Championships along the way. But Chism, who will be inducted into the BBQ Hall of Fame this fall during the American Royal World Se...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 215: O.G. Bandits, Carl McBee from 2023-06-13T23:43:18

On Episode 215 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we visit with the family team fresh off one of the biggest prizes in competition BBQ. The O.G. Bandits out of Oak Grove, Missouri, led by Josh Fa...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 214: Bill Heyen, Nick Barrick from 2023-06-06T19:49:37

On Episode 214 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we catch up with 2021 American Royal World Series of BBQ Invitational Grand Champion Bill Heyen, whose Triple H BBQ picked up their second Grand ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 213: John Lindsey, Joshua DeWitt from 2023-05-31T20:09:47

On Episode 213 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast we catch up with John Lindsey of All Qued Up BBQ about his latest happenings, of which there are many. John leads off by telling us about his role...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 212: John David Wheeler, Larry Krauck from 2023-05-23T17:37:57

Those of us who love BBQ can agree there are few things in life better than a perfectly cooked baby back rib. But outstanding Ribs haven’t been good enough - compared to Pork Shoulder and Whole ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 211: Richard Fergola, John Zervoulakos from 2023-05-17T17:06:06

It’s National BBQ Month and there’s a ton going on to celebrate the occasion at Proud Souls Barbecue and Provisions Kansas City. Richard Fergola, Marketing and Public Relations Director for Prou...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 210: Tim Scheer, Matt Moore from 2023-05-10T19:38:23

Team Blues Hog shocked the BBQ world in 2022 by winning what many consider the biggest prize in competition BBQ - Memphis in May’s Grand Championship - by cooking Whole Hog hot and fast on an ov...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 209: Levi Stoakes, Bo Wheless from 2023-05-03T22:05:37

There’s a new No. 1 team in the KCBS Team of the Year standings this week and we learn more about Colorado Bulldawg BBQ from pitmaster Levi Stoakes on Episode 209 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcas...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 208: Mark Lambert, Rod Gray, Adam Wainwright from 2023-04-25T17:11:54

Buckle up because Episode 208 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast is one of the longest we’ve done, checking in at 72 minutes … but it’s packed full of big names with good and fun info. First up is...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 207: Craig Verhage, David Ellis from 2023-04-18T19:24:06

The open-fire cooking season officially is launching into high gear as we hit mid-April. For those backyard cooks wondering what type of charcoal - hardwood lump, briquette or pellets - are best...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 206: Corey Linton, Richard Fergola from 2023-04-11T18:41:13

What goes into organizing a great barbecue competition? If there’s a template for a KCBS event, Smoke in the Spring in Osage, Kansas, could be it. The 20th annual edition was held last weekend w...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 205: Mitche Graf, Shawn McColligan from 2023-04-05T18:36:21

Everyone loves a great slider. Mitche Graf wants to find out who can cook the world’s best compact burger. Graf is putting together the first World’s Best Slider Championship, coming to Las Vega...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 204: Ed Maurin from 2023-03-29T15:26:07

One of the iconic figures in BBQ joins us on Episode 204 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast. Ed Maurin was a member of the KCBS Board of Directors in the organization’s early days, when he battled...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 203: Justin Bowman, Nick Owensby from 2023-03-21T22:15:11

Cooking in brutally cold weather can test the best pitmasters, physically and mentally. That was the case last weekend at the Qlathe BBQ Championship in Olathe, Kansas, where Justin Bowman of Bu...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 202: Chris Webb, Jason Harris from 2023-03-14T19:51:33

Chris Webb of Colorado’s Bushmaster BBQ had a weekend to remember at the Kansas City Barbeque Society's BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest, in Yuma, Arizona. Chris scored not one, not two b...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 201: Breana Via&Brad Colter; Craig Sharry from 2023-03-09T16:27:33

They were a breakout competition BBQ team in 2022, winning their first KCBS Grand Championship and the Made for KC Grand Championship. The latter included putting their own menu creation and rec...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 200: John Lindsey&Ronald Burns; Kathy Trainor from 2023-03-01T16:39:36

We celebrate a milestone of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast this week, with Episode 200. After three seasons and 154 shows on low-powered, local radio the move to podcast form in 2019 has been a g...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 199: Sterling "Big Poppa" Ball from 2023-02-21T17:17:47

Welcome to Episode 199 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, where we’re joined by one of the giants of competition BBQ and the guitar business. We stick mostly to open-fire-cooking talk during a wi...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 198: Richard Fergola; Tyler Palagi, Evan Carter from 2023-02-15T19:29:50

It’s been a crazy week in mid-America as Chiefs Kingdom celebrates its second Super Bowl championship in four years. On Episode 198 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we go to Kansas City to get ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 197: Megan Day, Rob Weber from 2023-02-08T15:15:43

The ultimate combination of food and football arrives this Sunday and we take a preview of Super Bowl XVII on Episode 197 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast. First up, representing the Kansas City...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 196: Bill Purvis, Randy Vanslyke from 2023-01-31T19:04:29

In his relatively brief competition BBQ career, Bill Purvis and Chicken Fried BBQ has enjoyed considerable success cooking in various sanctioning bodies. But Bill’s Grand Championship at last we...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 195: Moe Cason, Kim Groneman from 2023-01-24T20:09:21

We’re back!!! Season 5 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast debuts with a powerhouse conversation with one of the great ambassadors. He’s a United States Navy veteran who worked more than two decade...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 194: Rod Gray from 2022-12-20T16:43:22

We wrap a bow on Season 4 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast with a bonus edition, featuring Rod Gray, CEO of the Kansas City Barbeque Society. Rod is one of the all-time great competition cooks w...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 193: Travis Clark from 2022-12-14T19:44:07

Travis Clark is arguably the greatest ever to fire up a competition BBQ pit and the statistics back that up. As a two-time KCBS Team of the Year, Grand Champion at both the American Royal World ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 192: Tuffy Stone from 2022-12-07T18:13:50

On Episode 192 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we have an extended conversation with one of biggest names - and one of the nicest people - in BBQ. It’s always a pleasure to welcome Tuffy Stone...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 191: Phillip Breeden, Richard Fergola from 2022-11-29T21:05:05

Phillip Breeden is one of America’s busiest competition pitmasters. His LC BBQ team, based in Bandera, Texas, can be found cooking nearly every weekend on one circuit or another, with his name m...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 190: Tim Scheer, Brian Peyton from 2022-11-22T18:30:29

On Episode 190 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we catch up with one of the busiest people in BBQ a day after the launch of not one, not two, not three … but SIX new Blues Hog spice rubs. Tim S...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 189: Sterling Smith, John Lindsey from 2022-11-16T19:52:18

Long-time BBQ competitor and United States Navy veteran Sterling Smith of Loot ’N Booty BBQ has won numerous grand championships over the years, but his latest ranks at or near the top. Sterling...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 188: Ercole Chila, Kevin Green from 2022-11-09T00:25:38

The Kansas City Barbeque Society Team of the Year race is a combination of outstanding cooking, determination and endurance to pull down the highways and byways of American week after week and a...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 187: Breana Via, Brad Colter from 2022-11-02T17:29:59

On Episode 187 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, it’s a conversation with our KCBS Breakout Team of the Year. Breana Via and Bradley Colter of Black Magic BBQ were good in their first full cooki...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 186: Jordan Kirkpatrick, Randy Vanslyke from 2022-10-25T18:22:48

The KCBS points season is nearing the finish line and it’s been a great one for Jordan Kirkpatrick from the southern Illinois team Janky Leg BBQ. Following his fourth Grand Championship of the s...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 185: Chris Schafer, Norris Sydnor from 2022-10-18T20:09:12

When Chris Schafer cooked at the The Jack Daniels World Invitational BBQ Championship in 2019, he was sick and soon was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Thankfully, Chris made a full rec...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 184: Chris Webb, John Lindsey from 2022-10-12T16:53:58

On Episode 184 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we visit with one of the nation’s hottest pitmasters. Chris Webb and Bushmaster BBQ out of Colorado finished as Reserve Grand Champion at the Ame...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 183: Grant Basiliere, Richard Fergola, Greg Hastie from 2022-10-05T17:19:17

History was made at the 42nd American Royal World Series of BBQ at Kansas Speedway as Grant Basiliere of Que U BBQ pulled off an unbelievable first, winning both the Invitational and Open portio...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 182: Harry Soo, American Royal roundtable from 2022-09-27T20:45:32

It’s American Royal World Series of BBQ week and the Tailgate Guys BBQ competition team is headed to Kansas City for a great weekend! The help preview the weekend, we talk it over with one of BB...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 181: Jess Pryles, Heath Riles from 2022-09-20T20:57:34

Episode 181 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast qualifies as an All-Star edition with two of the biggest names in open-fire cooking joining us for some terrific BBQ talk.

First up is Jess Pr...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 180: Brett Davis, Jason Halterman from 2022-09-14T18:27:58

Imagine cooking a steak that’s worth $10,000. We talk to the man who made that a reality on Episode 180 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast as Brett Davis joins us. Brett, of Springfield, Missouri,...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 179: Ryan Cain, John Lindsey from 2022-09-07T18:01:46

Episode 179 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast features one of the hottest up-and-coming pitmasters on the KCBS circuit. Ryan Cain didn’t begin cooking competition BBQ until 2020, but quickly beca...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 178: Bonus edition with Richard Fergola from 2022-09-01T16:17:12

On a special bonus edition of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Richard Fergola of Fergolicious BBQ gives us details about his joining forces with Colorado-based Proud Souls Barbecue & Provisions. ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 177: Darren Warth, Sean Young from 2022-08-30T20:40:11

We’ve been overdue to visit with one of competition BBQ’s all-time greats, the man who’s known far and wide simply as "The GOAT." Episode 177 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast is a perfect time t...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 176: Joe Pearce; American Royal from 2022-08-23T21:51:08

Joe Pearce has been one of the world’s top pitmasters for the last decade and 2022 is no exception. Joe’s Slap's BBQ ranks No. 2 in the...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 175: Christie Vanover, Dusty Ware from 2022-08-16T17:37:45

Christie Vanover’s GirlsCanGrill.com is a great source of open-fire cooking knowledge, with recipes, cooking tips and videos. On Episode 175 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Christie joins us o...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 174: Ercole Chila, John Lindsey from 2022-08-09T18:32:49

Ercole Chila admits that his part of the country is better known for pizza or other culinary choices before it is for barbecue. But Chila and his Uncle Pig’s Barbecue Pit is making New Jersey pr...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 173: Drew Davis, Randy Vanslyke from 2022-08-02T19:42:13

Imagine rolling into a KCBS competition in a pickup truck hauling one Gateway drum smoker, a table, a 10 x 10 easy up, a cooler and a tub of basic supplies. Then imagine cooking all four meats o...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 172: Sunny Moody, Richard Fergola from 2022-07-26T16:15:23

Welcome to Episode 172 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, where one of the most-engaging people in BBQ returns to the show to share knowledge and stories about food sport. That’s Sunny Moody of M...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 171: Stretch&Black Oxygen; Chuck Simpson from 2022-07-19T21:36:57

On Episode 171 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we combine BBQ and music as one of the great personalities of BBQ - the one and only Stretch - joins us. The Food Network personality, BBQ pitmas...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 170: Brad Leighninger, Jonathan Indermuehle from 2022-07-12T18:15:09

On Episode 170 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we catch up with a world champ and an up-and-comer on the competition...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 169: Dr. Squealgood, Team Arkassippi from 2022-07-06T17:15:46

You might say it’s duos week on Episode 169 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. Up first are Jason Zwiegel and Nick Galligan from newly minted KCBS Grand Champion...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 168: Keith Nebel, Jaime Flores from 2022-06-28T18:29:58

America’s biggest grilling weekend is here and we hope everyone has a tremendous 4th of July weekend! On Episode 168 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we visit with the Grand Champion of one of ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 167: Chris Jackson, Richard Fergola from 2022-06-21T21:47:47

On Episode 167 on the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we take a trip to the eastern portion of the USA to go “Under the Radar” with another up-and-coming competition pitmaster. Chris Jackson’s day jo...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 166: Alex Lawson, Randy Vanslyke from 2022-06-14T16:59:30

Since we began doing the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, it’s become obvious how much BBQ is an international sensation. On Episode 166, we take an audio trip down under to Auckland, New Zealand, to ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 165: Black Magic BBQ, T-Rex BBQ from 2022-06-07T22:57:56

Most weeks on the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we bring you some of the biggest, established names in BBQ. This week, we are going “Under the Radar” to bring a double-barrel dose of pitmasters who...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 164: David Sandusky, John Lindsey from 2022-05-31T22:52:53

Few can boast how they beat arguably the most-famous chef on the planet, but chef David Sandusky did just that on the popular Food Network program “Beat Bobby Flay.” David joins us on Episode 164 o...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 163: Mark Lambert, Richard Fergola from 2022-05-24T22:37:48

It’s an honor to welcome a 7-time BBQ World Champion to Episode 163 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. Mark Lambert recently won the Pork Shoulder division of Memphis in May for the fifth ti...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 162: Tim Scheer, Brad Leighninger from 2022-05-17T22:40:44

There’s nothing bigger in competition BBQ than winning the World Championship at Memphis in May. Unless it’s winning Memphis in May cooking Whole Hogs, Hot & Fast. On Episode 162 of the Tailgate...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 161: Randy Vanslyke; Matt Abdoo&Shane McBride from 2022-05-10T21:44:53

There’s a new BBQ cookbook coming out this month and it sounds like a must-have. On Episode 161 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we find out about “Pig Beach BBQ Cookbook - Smoked, Grilled, Roa...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 160: Brad Leighninger, Derek Johnson from 2022-05-04T22:28:20

On Episode 160 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we visit with a pitmaster who’s carving his name as one of the all-time greats and another who’s just getting started in a big way.

Brad L...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 159: Drew Davis, John Lindsey from 2022-04-26T22:57:47

It’s clear that Drew Davis of Razorracks BBQ loves cooking in Southaven, Mississippi and the judges there enjoy Drew’s cooking. On Episode 159 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit wit...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 158: David Ellis, Richard Fergola from 2022-04-19T19:09:32

On Episode 158 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we take a trip to Minneapolis to visit with David Ellis, pitmaster for Machete Boys BBQ. David and his team often travels several hundred mi...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 157: Wes Patterson&Mark Deeds, Larry Krauck from 2022-04-12T22:45:21

Wes Patterson and Mark Deeds spent careers in law enforcement and found BBQ as a way to break away from the stress of dealing with criminals and make new friends. Now Wes is fully retired, Mark ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 156: Jim Self, Jacob Beine from 2022-04-05T22:44:41

Anyone who’s cooked competition BBQ for any length of time can identify with the ups - and downs - that occur for even the most-experienced teams. Jim Self lived that on back-to-back weekends so...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 155: Bradley Ball, John Lindsey from 2022-03-29T20:29:44

There are so many great people in BBQ who care about making life better for others and Bradley Ball is one of those. An attorney based in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, Ball grew up in the Memphis a...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 154: Sterling Smith, Josh Schluterman from 2022-03-22T21:35:35

Few we’ve met can match Sterling Smith’s enthusiasm and passion for BBQ. The pitmaster of Loot N Booty BBQ out of Scottsdale, Arizona, not only is internationally known as a championship cook wi...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 153: Paul Buob, Richard Fergola from 2022-03-15T23:41:20

Paul Buob recently retired after a long career as a supervisor at Caterpillar in central Illinois. Now, he’s really able to focus on his competition BBQ efforts, with Smokin’ Ghost BBQ. On Episo...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 152: Justin West, Gene Newkirk from 2022-03-08T21:32:44

Justin West enjoyed early success in competition, winning a grand championship in just his third contest. Since that time, the Texan has continued to excel in various sanctioning bodies as Hat C...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 151: David Knight, Sam Heinrichs from 2022-03-02T00:48:30

We enjoy visiting with some of the biggest names in BBQ and this week is no exception as David Knight, BBQ Hall of Fame Class of 2016, headlines Episode 151 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 150: Diva Q, John Lindsey from 2022-02-23T00:25:04

Each time the great Diva Q joins us on the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, our download numbers soar. It’s because she’s not only knowledgeable and a champion pitmaster, but she brings energy an...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 149: Kosmo, Richard Fergola from 2022-02-16T00:11:29

We visit with a pair of world champions on Episode 149 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, beginning with a first-time guest that is so iconic he needs only one name. Darian Khosravi is better kno...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 148: Dave Mara, Jaime Paredes; Chuck Simpson from 2022-02-09T00:19:18

On Episode 148 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we talk it over with Dave Mara and Jaime Paredes who form Meat Candy Q, one of the elite competition BBQ teams on the west coast. In fact, Meat C...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 147: Fred Robles, Ryan Suydam from 2022-02-02T14:41:52

He’s one of the great people we’ve met in BBQ, along with being one of the top pitmasters and it’s an honor to welcome Fred Robles of Rio Valley Meats back to the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 146: Cary Chasteen, Kevin Green from 2022-01-25T23:55:43

After a career of piling up interstate miles as an over-the-road trucker, Cary Chasteen now is traveling the highways and byways of American cooking competition BBQ. On Episode 146 of the Tailga...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 145: Kelly Wertz, Richard Fergola from 2022-01-18T23:03:36

Welcome to Season 4 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast. After a few weeks off, it’s great to back and launch into a new year of talking BBQ and kick it off with one of the great people in the comp...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 144: Sunny Moody, Joel Fleetwood from 2021-12-14T22:14:45

It’s hard to believe that we’ve been doing the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast for three seasons - after three years on local radio. It’s even harder to believe that Season 3 of the podcast wraps up t...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 143: Ryan Cooper, Sean Ludwig from 2021-12-08T01:13:05

With 2021 quickly approaching the finish line, we explore some of the storylines from the Year in Barbecue on Episode 143 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast with two of open-fire cooking’s top aut...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 142: KCBS elite backyard pitmasters from 2021-12-01T01:05:08

We shine the spotlight on some of the nation’s best KCBS Backyard pitmasters on Episode 142 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast.

Backyard Chicken Team of the Year Brian Walker and Jay Honea ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 141: Richard Fergola, Dusty Ware from 2021-11-23T21:50:07

Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to Episode 141 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast where we talk it over with a couple of great guys from mid-America.

Veteran competition pitmaster Richard Fe...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 140: Mike Golic, Tim Scheer from 2021-11-17T00:49:47

One of the most-popular figures in sports media - and a huge BBQ enthusiast to boot - joins us for Episode 140 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. It’s Mike Golic, a radio Hall of Famer after...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 139: Southern Dutch BBQ, Greg Hastie from 2021-11-10T00:23:13

We go international on Episode 139 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast as Tom Raes of Southern Dutch BBQ joins us from The Netherlands. Southern Dutch won 8 of 10 contests in Europe in 2021 to...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 138: Chris Schafer, John Lindsey from 2021-11-02T23:17:36

Chris Schafer confirmed his status as one of America’s premier pitmasters in 2021, nailing down his second straight third-place finish in the KCBS Team of the Year standings with seven Grand Cha...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 137: All Forked Up for Q; Frank Cox from 2021-10-27T02:25:02

While many top competition BBQ teams are a one-person operation with little assistance, it’s a collaborative effort for the Kansas City-area team All Forked Up for Q. Dan Boles and Jamie Stuke s...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 136: Sterling Smith, Brent Howard from 2021-10-19T23:52:54

Sterling Smith of Arizona-based Loot N’Booty has been involved in high-level competition BBQ for more than a decade, also teaching and traveling the world spreading the good word of ‘Q. Now he’s...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 135: Brad Leighninger, Randy Vanslyke from 2021-10-12T23:57:33

It’s been one of the greatest competition BBQ seasons anyone’s ever compiled, with double-digit Grand Championships and a third KCBS Team of the Year honor nearing the finish line. But Brad Leig...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 134: Travis Clark, Beth Breeding from 2021-10-05T21:59:31

It’s Episode 134 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast and we visit with reigning Jack Daniels World Invitational BBQ champion Travis Clark. It's a wide-ranging conversation about The Jack, his ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 133: Travis Duffy, Nick Davis, Kevin Hesse from 2021-09-28T23:44:55

Our American Royal World Series of Barbecue champions tour continues on Episode 133 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast as we’re joined by Grand Champion of The Open, Travis Duffy of Last Call...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 132: Bill Heyen, Stephanie Lewis from 2021-09-21T22:52:45

On Episode 132 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with an American Royal World Series of BBQ Grand Champion - and even get to brag on ourselves a bit! We also tell you how you can a...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 131: American Royal 1st-time competitors from 2021-09-14T23:55:25

The world’s largest BBQ competition is about to fire up. It’s American Royal World Series of BBQ week as nearly 500 teams converge on Kansas Speedway to fill the air with delicious smoke and lig...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 130: Fred Robles, Emily Park, Jim Altic from 2021-09-08T00:33:16

The American Royal World Series of BBQ is just one week away and we have a preview on Episode 130 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. Kicking things off is the reigning Royal Open Grand Champ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 129: David Page, Travis Bickings from 2021-08-31T22:35:06

On Episode 129 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast we have a terrific conversation with David Page, author of the new book “Food Americana.” David was a long-time television news producer, cov...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 128: Phillip Mason, Brian Gunterman from 2021-08-24T23:34:17

He’s a nuclear engineer and, now, a Kansas City Barbeque Society Grand Champion pitmaster. On Episode 128 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we take a trip to Hartsville, S.C., to tell the B...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 127: Emily Detwiler, Nick Davis from 2021-08-18T00:04:02

It’s been far too long since we visited with Kansas City Barbeque Society CEO Emily Detwiler. We correct that on Episode 127 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, with Emily giving us her thoug...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 126: Lee Hickel, Matt Bohannon from 2021-08-11T01:25:31

We hope everyone is having a great BBQ week and is ready for terrific BBQ conversation on Episode 126 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast.

Lee Hickel could be the poster subject for tha...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 125: Carey Bringle; Ale Yeah BBQ from 2021-08-03T23:19:47

When Carey Bringle lost a leg to cancer at 17, the Tennessee native didn’t let it slow him down. Instead, Bringle turned his situation and BBQ knowledge into marketing genius. For a quarter-cent...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 124: Joe Pearce; BnB BBQ from 2021-07-28T01:02:15

There’s a new No. 1 team in the KCBS Team of the Year standings this week and we talk it over with Joe Pearce of Slaps BBQ on Episode 124 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast.

Joe discus...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 123: Harry Soo from 2021-07-20T17:39:23

Harry Soo calls himself an “accidental pitmaster,” a self-proclaimed IT nerd who cooked his first BBQ contest only at the urging of co-workers. What a ride it’s been, as Harry went on to become ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 122: Craig Verhage, BBQ&Baseball from 2021-07-13T22:40:27

On Episode 122 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we catch up with our friend Craig Verhage marketing director for Royal Oak Charcoal to find out about the new Royal Oak charcoal pellets. Cr...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 121: Richard Fergola, Jerry Aguilar from 2021-07-06T23:43:14

We hope everyone is having a great week, as we transition from the 4th of July to the heat of summer. Welcome to Episode 121 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast!

If you’re a fan of good...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 120: Phil Breeden, Tommy Self from 2021-06-29T23:25:31

As we head into the July 4th holiday weekend, Episode 120 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast talks competition BBQ with a pair of pitmasters who are having outstanding seasons.

First u...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Epsiode 119: Kevin Green, Tire Smoke BBQ from 2021-06-23T00:32:02

Welcome to Episode 119 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast where we find out about the rising cost of meat and the outlook for the rest of the summer from one of the industry’s experts. Kevin ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 118: Ryan Cooper, Chuck Simpson from 2021-06-15T13:55:20

On Episode 118 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with one of the insiders of BBQ media as Ryan Cooper joins us. Ryan and Sean Ludwig co-produce The Smoke Sheet, a weekly, free elec...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 117: Megan Day, Kevin Heese from 2021-06-09T01:59:14

When we had Megan Day of Burnt Finger BBQ on the show earlier this spring, she hinted at a big television project but couldn’t yet disclose it. Now she can. On Episode 117 of the Tailgate Guys B...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 116: Sterling Ball, Dusty Ware from 2021-06-02T03:02:46

If you follow competition BBQ you know him. If you cook in the backyard, you might have used his products. Either way, it’s been far too long since we visited with Sterling Ball the “Big Poppa” ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Epsiode 115: James Cruse, Brie Blackford from 2021-05-25T23:37:40

It’s Memorial Day Week, which means the official start to grilling season in the USA. While many of us cook over open-fire year-round, our guests on Episode 116 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Pod...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 114: Tim Scheer, Brad Leighninger, Stan Hays from 2021-05-19T03:47:42

On Episode 114 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we recap Memphis in May by welcoming Pork Shoulder World Champions Tim Scheer and Brad Leighninger. The Missouri duo combined to lead Team <...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 113: Myron Mixon, John Lindsey, Emily Park from 2021-05-11T15:35:57

Myron Mixon is known as the winningest man in BBQ and this week will be shooting for his fifth Memphis in May World Championship. A compelling figure for his role on the iconic television progra...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 112: Megan Day, Toby Antonson from 2021-05-04T22:59:48

It’s always a great conversation when Megan Day of Burnt Finger BBQ joins us and Episode 112 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show is no exception. Megan reviews her and husband Jason’s BBQ journey and ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Epsiode 111: Heath Riles, Chase Willard from 2021-04-27T22:41

One of competition BBQ’s majors is only a couple of weeks away and on Episode 111 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we talk it over with the great Heath Riles about his preparation for Memp...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 110: Bill Gillespie, Larry Krauck from 2021-04-20T23:56

Bill Gillespie is a veteran on the competition BBQ circuit and his Smokin’ Hoggz team from Abington, Massachusetts, has enjoyed big success with grand championships at the American Royal invitat...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 109: Tom Gearhart, Trent Vanderheiden from 2021-04-14T00:09:12

When Thomas Gearhart of California’s Mudville BBQ won the 2019 American Royal Invitational Grand Championship, he figured to ride that momentum into the new season. Instead, the pandemic wiped o...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 108: Marissa Ouverson, Norris Sydnor from 2021-04-06T23:17

Less than a year ago, Marissa Ouverson had never competed in a Steak Cookoff Association event. Now, she’s a World Champion after taking down the $10,000 first prize at the SCA World Championshi...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Epsiode 107: Nikki Rowland, Brian Peyton from 2021-03-31T00:24:48

It’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-gene...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 106: The BBQ Bus, Joe Osbrink from 2021-03-23T20:09:04

When 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 hav...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 105: Donny Teel, Jim Altic from 2021-03-17T00:55:32

If 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 extend...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 104: Craig Verhage, BIll Heyen from 2021-03-10T00:10:16

We 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...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 103: Sterling Smith, Gene Newkirk from 2021-03-03T02:36:44

On 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 ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 102: Bill Purvis, Brad Leighninger from 2021-02-24T00:26:01

We 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 se...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 101: John Lindsey, Ronald Burns from 2021-02-17T01:14:50

John 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...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 100: Diva Q, Josh Farley, Travis Duffy from 2021-02-10T00:16:52

Helping 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...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Epsiode 99: Dr. BBQ, Richard Fergola, Rub Bagby from 2021-02-03T00:52:07

On 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...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 98: Fred Robles, Tony Matassa from 2021-01-27T01:11:12

One 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.

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 97: Travis Clark, Terry Black from 2021-01-20T01:51:50

We 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-ti...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 96: Rub Bagby, Colby Archie from 2020-12-16T00:53:22

We 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...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 95: Kelly Wertz, Kevin Green from 2020-12-08T21:53:13

As 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 gr...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 94: Josh Farley, Vic Clevenger from 2020-12-01T23:25:47

We 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 ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 93: Matt Walker, Ken Fisher from 2020-11-24T23:29:30

The 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 o...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 92: Randy Watson, Todd Smith from 2020-11-18T14:09:12

On 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, wh...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 91: Chiles Cridlin, Hugh Munro from 2020-11-11T01:26:16

This 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 fi...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 90: Brad Leighninger, Greg Hastie from 2020-11-03T20:04:44

Seven 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.

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 89: Chris Bohnemeier, Baseball and BBQ from 2020-10-27T22:30:19

Hot 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 o...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 88: Chris Lilly, Greg Rempe from 2020-10-20T23:32:14

First 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.

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 87: Joe Pearce, John Lindsey from 2020-10-14T00:23:18

The 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...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 86: Darren Warth, Jess Pryles from 2020-10-06T23:20:48

Most 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...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 85: Mark Lambert, Brad Leighninger from 2020-09-30T01:06:41

We 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/oper...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 84: Paul Keltner, Drew Davis from 2020-09-22T19:42:55

A pair of recent KCBS-contest Grand Champions join us on Episode 84 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast - Paul Keltner from Tennessee’s Listen

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 83: Happy Grillmore, Richard Fergola from 2020-09-15T22:48:50

We 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.

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 82: Chris Schafer, Nick Davis from 2020-09-08T22:44:51

On 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 disc...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 81: Tim Scheer, Daina Falk from 2020-09-01T23:40:40

It’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...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 80: Megan Day, Brent Bourland from 2020-08-25T23:09:47

She'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 selli...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 79: Robby Royal, Donald Cook from 2020-08-19T00:47:14

Robby 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...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 78: Jess Pryles, Justin McCabe from 2020-08-11T20:15:48

Jess 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 “Har...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 77: STRETCH, DDR Fab from 2020-08-04T23:54:35

He’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’...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 76: Aaron Stoffer, Emily Park from 2020-07-29T01:27:06

It’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 Listen

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 75: Lee Thompson, Jeni Huelskamp from 2020-07-21T22:13:16

We 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 Podc...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 74: Luke Darnell, Michelle Higgins from 2020-07-14T19:36:30

For 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...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Epsiode 73: Moe Cason, Kevin Green from 2020-07-07T22:16:12

Episode 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 Bo...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 72: Blane Hunter, David Bouska from 2020-06-30T22:52:30

On episode 72 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we chat with a pair of World Champion pitmasters, back-to-back - Blane Hunter of Listen

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 71: Lisa Blackwell, Steve Hayden from 2020-06-24T01:02:09

How 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 Listen

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 70: Tim Scheer, Emily McGee from 2020-06-17T01:24:44

Welcome 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 t...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 69: Sterling Smith, Ozarks BBQ Fest from 2020-06-10T03:32:19

Sterling 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 ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 68: Buddy Hammett, All Q'ued Up from 2020-06-02T22:04:52

Competition 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 ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 67: Noah Glanville, Christie Vanover from 2020-05-27T02:00:49

In 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...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 66: Fred Robles, Eric Burkhart from 2020-05-19T22:43:42

Two 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 o...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 65: Tuffy Stone, Brian Staack from 2020-05-12T22:24:04

It’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...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 64: Matt Walker, Michael Dampier from 2020-05-06T03:31:14

After 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 B...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 63: Bill Gillespie, Ken Fisher from 2020-04-28T18:57:28

When you think of New England, you might think clam chowder before barbecue. But Massachusetts’ Bill Gillespie and his Smokin’ Hoggz...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 62: Joe Pearce, Kevin Green from 2020-04-21T20:52:54

We 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 ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 61: Bobby Stanfiel, Eric Marcol from 2020-04-14T19:41:38

On 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., ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 60: Bethany McAllister, Brett Gallaway from 2020-04-07T20:35:53

Bethany McAllister of 2016 American Royal Invitational Grand Champion 913 BBQ is using the time away from competitions to help others learn to cook...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 59: Brad Leighninger, Nick Parsons from 2020-03-31T20:43:03

The 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...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 58: Mark Lambert, Smiley Mondragon from 2020-03-27T16:51:02

On 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 ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 57: Chris Schafer, Jim Altic from 2020-03-17T18:39:46

How the COVID-19 virus is affecting the BBQ World? He explore that on Episode 57 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast.

Chris Schafer of Heavy Smo...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 56: Heath Riles, Curt Harbers from 2020-03-10T20:17:08

On Episode 56 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we welcome Oliver Branch, Mississippi’s Heath Riles. Not only is Heath a 4-time Memphis BBQ Network Team of the Year, he has an award-winning...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 55: Travis Clark, John Lindsey from 2020-03-03T21:08:38

On Episode 55 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, we check in with two of the best in the open-fire cooking world — Travis Clark of Clark Crew BBQ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 54: Craig Verhage, Mike Radosevich from 2020-02-25T23:45:21

Mississippi’s Craig Verhage is called the “BBQ Ninja” for his flamboyant bandana, sunglasses and take-no-prisoners style of open-fire cooking. Craig also is the new Marketing Coordinator for Listen

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 53: Jerry Aguilar, Jason Hardee from 2020-02-19T21:08:14

We go coast-to-coast on Episode 53 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast with some Midwest perspective from the co-hosts sprinkled in.

Jerry Aguilar of 2019 California BBQ Association Tea...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 52: Brad Leighninger, Matt Barber from 2020-02-11T23:13:18

On Episode 52 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, we welcome two of the world’s top competition pitmasters - Brad Leighninger of Missouri’s Gettin’ Ba...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 51: Richard Fergola, Art Hains from 2020-02-04T23:54:54

Welcome to February and Episode 51 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast. This week, it’s a rare three-guest show as the guys review the big game from all the football, food and entertainment an...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 50: Jess Pryles, Megan Day from 2020-01-28T23:23:56

It’s Super Bowl week, which means more than just a big football game is coming. Super Sunday also has grown into one of the biggest food days of the year and this week, we visit with a pair of p...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 49: Steven Raichlen, Big Raz BBQ from 2020-01-22T15:12:54

It’s great to be back behind the microphones! Welcome to Season 2 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, where we resume our quest to bring entertaining and informative BBQ talk to our audience....

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 48: Matt Walker, Steve Williams from 2019-12-17T19:53:38

Season 1 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast wraps by visiting with Matt Walker, pitmaster of Boomerang BBQ out of Lubboc...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 47: Mudville BBQ from 2019-12-10T23:08:47

Mudville BBQ won one of the biggest events in BBQ - the American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational - in just its 25th cook. It was quite the feat for a relative newcomer of the sport. ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 46: Vannah Cheek; Canadian BBQ Society from 2019-12-03T23:33:27

Morgan and Vannah Cheek form the husband-wife team Sweet Cheeks BBQ out of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. They’re one of the featured teams on the Destination America Show “Bama-Q” and the 2019 Burger Gra...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 45: Harry Soo, Richard Fergola from 2019-11-26T22:10:52

Harry Soo burst onto the competition BBQ scene in 2008 as Slap Yo Daddy BBQ. Since then, he’s won championships and traveled the world to spread BBQ knowledge to the masses. We are proud to welcome...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 44: Diva Q, Chris Schafer from 2019-11-19T22:59:06

She’s traveled nearly a quarter-million miles in 2019 … no wonder it’s taken this long to catch with the fabulous Diva Q. But … it was worth the wait! We visit with one of the world’s great pitmast...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 43: Shane Draper, Smithfield National BBQ Championship from 2019-11-12T21:10:20

You might have seen on the popular Destination America Show Bama-Q on Saturdays, as part of Q Bones BBQ team and with his weekly grilling segment on behalf of Grilla Grills. On Episode 43 of the T...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 42: Darren Warth, Tim Scheer from 2019-11-06T00:19:44

If you want barbecue star power, we deliver it on Episode 42 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast.

Some call Darren Warth the “GOAT” of competition barbecue. Since 2004, his Smokey Ds BBQ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 41: Travis Clark from 2019-10-29T22:20:58

One championship always had eluded Travis Clark - until last weekend. Clark cemented his status as one of the all-time greats with his GC at the Jack Daniels World Invitational BBQ Championship. We...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 40: Dirt Road BBQ, Len Aberman from 2019-10-22T20:01:46

After a grueling weekend in Dallas, Ryan and Karen Murphy of Dirt Road BBQ walked away with $10,000 as the Grand Champion of the WFC BBQ competition. They tell us about what it was like on Episode ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 39: Malcom Reed, Travis Duffy from 2019-10-15T20:42:26

Malcom Reed is one of America’s foremost authorities on live-fire cooking, whether he’s competing as Killer Hogs BBQ or instructing on his website HowtoBBQRight.com. It’s always a good time to welc...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 38: Smiley Mondragon, Mike Peterson from 2019-10-09T13:52:59

We visit with a couple of up-and-coming pitmasters on Episode 38 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast.

Smiley Mondragon and Smilin' Dragon BBQ had a tremendous 2019, just his second full ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 37: Brad Leighninger, Ty & Rick Hamilton from 2019-10-01T23:08:13

On Episode 37 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we talk to the reigning KCBS World Champion, Brad Leighninger of Gettin’ Basted, about a variety of topics. Gettin’ Basted and several other Nat...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 36: Heath Riles, Fred Robles from 2019-09-23T20:07:36

Two of the biggest winners in competition BBQ join us for Episode 36 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast.

Last weekend, Heath Riles pulled off an incredible feat, winning both the KCBS a...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 35: Bill Arnold, David Sandusky from 2019-09-18T01:59:27

Episode 35 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast is the American Royal edition. It includes interviews at the 40th annual World Series of Barbecue at Kansas Speedway with the legendary Bill Arnold,...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 34: Lisa Blackwell, Wes Patterson from 2019-09-10T20:14:22

On Episode 34 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we take a trip Way Down South to chat with Lisa Blackwell, host of the popular Destination America television show “Bama Q.” Season 3 of the sho...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, Episode 33: Loren Hill, Eric Burkhart from 2019-09-03T19:57:25

Loren Hill and The Smoking Hills BBQ team has been off the KCBS trail since Loren suffered a massive heart attack in July. On Episode 33 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with the pa...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 32: Tim Scheer, Drew Davis from 2019-08-27T20:24:20

On Episode 32 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, Tim Scheer tells us about the new Blues Hog Pork and Beef marinade mixes - plus the long process to get them just right and how to use them. Listen

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 31: Matt Walker, Randy Van Slyke from 2019-08-20T22:22:34

On Episode 31 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we heat it up by visiting with the world’s hottest pitmaster - Matt Walker of Boomerang BBQ based in Lubbock, Texas.

Matt and wife Sara...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 30: David Bouska, Emily Detwiler from 2019-08-13T20:56:40

On Episode 30 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with David Bouska of Butcher BBQ and Emily Detwiler, new CEO of the Kansas City Barbeque Society.

The guys also review the Rou...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 29: Megan Day, John Lindsey from 2019-08-06T21:45:01

Episode 29 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show features Megan Day of Burnt Finger BBQ. Whether she and husband, Jason, are cooking KCBS comps or she's appearing on TV, Megan is one of BBQ's brightest amb...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 28: Ernest Servantes, Chris Schafer, Annella Kelso from 2019-07-30T22:53:54

Episode 28 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast delivers a triple header of excellence: Ernest Servantes is a Texas cooking icon, a world-class chef who combines those skills with open-fire cookin...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 27: "Dr. BBQ" and Kelly Wertz from 2019-07-23T21:50:39

On Episode 27 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, we visit with Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe. Known for his many ventures - including pitmaster, author and television personality - Lampe recently added restaurat...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 26: Robby Royal, Stephanie Wilson from 2019-07-16T22:38:01

You’ve seen him on those classic Destination America shows BBQ Pitmasters, Smoked and Pit Wars. Now you can hear Robby Royal of Georgia's Rescue Smokers on our show.

We also have a tremen...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 25: Craig Verhage, Joe Pearce from 2019-07-10T18:42:58

On Episode 25 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show we visit with Craig
Verhage - “The BBQ Ninja” - and Joe Pearce of SLAPS BBQ.

Craig is a member of the legendary Ubon's BBQ team out of Yazo...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 24: Moe Cason, Kevin Green from 2019-07-02T16:50:56

On Episode 24 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with Big Moe Cason about his life in BBQ, his growing product line, his world travels - and what qualifies as a good cigar.

On...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 23: Malcom Reed, Terry Black from 2019-06-26T13:57:41

On this week's show, the guys visit with Malcom Reed whose HowtoBBQRight.com website is one of the best in the business for great “how-to” videos, done in easy-to-understand style and outstanding v...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 22: Mark West (10 Bones BBQ); Michelle Higgins from 2019-06-18T20:48:41

On Episode 22 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, we visit with Mark West whose 10 Bones BBQ pulled off an astonishing “Three-Peat” by winning the Ribs category at Memphis in May in 2016, 2017 and 2018....

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 21: Chris Lilly, Nathan Hudson from 2019-06-11T22:19:06

On Episode 21 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, we talk to BBQ Hall of Famer and five-time Memphis in May Grand Champion Chris Lilly of Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ out of Decatur, Alabama.

Chris tel...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 20: Jay Durbin, Chiles Cridlin from 2019-06-04T21:46:03

We have a doubleheader of star power on Episode 20 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show with two of the best pitmasters in modern ‘Q’ - Jay Durbin of Memphis in May Ribs Champions "Tennessee Mojo BBQ." Pl...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 19: Tuffy Stone from 2019-05-29T00:28:12

On Episode 19 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, we are proud to welcome back the “Professor” Tuffy Stone. Tuffy is coming off leading his Cook Smoke team to the recent Grand Championship at the Memphi...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 18: Kevin Sandridge, MIM review from 2019-05-22T14:12:57

On Episode 18 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, we visit with Kevin Sandridge of the BBQ Beat Podcast. Kevin spent some time helping out the Bull Rush BBQ team in Ribs at Memphis in May, while Lyndal ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 17: Aaron Stoffer of Man Meat BBQ, Heath Riles from 2019-05-15T14:57

On Episode 17 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with Aaron Stoffer of Man Meat BBQ after the team’s remarkable 713.7372 score in taking the Grand Championship at last weekend’s Grassh...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 16: Sterling Smith from 2019-05-08T18:00:36

On Episode 16 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with Sterling Smith of Scottsdale, Arizona’s Loot’n Booty BBQ. Sterling competes, teaches and has a great line of products - and is an ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, Episode 15: Myron Mixon from 2019-05-01T18:19:53

On Episode 15 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, the guys have a wide-ranging conversation with the winningest man in BBQ, the great Myron Mixon.

Myron and his famous Jack’s Old South team are...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 14: Tim Scheer from 2019-04-24T13:16:38

On Episode 14 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast we visit with Tim Scheer, whose Shake’n Bake BBQ team is one of the best in the competition world. Tim also owns and operates Gateway Drum Smoker...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 13: Chester Lewis from "Bama Q," Mike Peters from 2019-04-17T15:50:07

Welcome to Episode 13 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, where we go Way Down South with one of the subjects of the popular Destination America show “Bama Q” and visit with Chester Lewis of The...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 12: National BBQ League, Blind Grillin' from 2019-04-10T16:48:55

On Episode 12 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with members of the National BBQ League - including Luke Darnell of Old Virginia Smoke, Mike Johnson from Sugarfire BBQ, Ryan Muprhy of...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 11: Matt Walker, Brad Leighninger from 2019-04-03T18:06:43

We give you star power on Episode 11 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, with Matt Walker of Boomerang BBQ (No. 1 in the 2019 KCBS Team of the Year standings) and Brad Leighninger of Gettin' Bas...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 10: Heath Riles from 2019-03-27T16:50:11

Heath Riles is one of the world’s premier pitmasters and it’s always an honor to tap into his knowledge. We visit with the four-time Memphis BBQ Network team of the year head coach on this week's s...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 9: Richard Fergola from 2019-03-20T18:55:19

Welcome to Episode 9 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast.

This week, we visit with Richard Fergola of National BBQ League member Fergolicious BBQ and the KC Grilling Company. On our popu...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 8: Rod Gray from 2019-03-12T21:12:13

On this week's edition we visit with Rod Gray of Pellet Envy, Season 4 champion of the television show BBQ Pitmasters. Our “Under the Radar” segment, a conversation with Lee Thompson and Amanda Pod...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 7: Eric Burkhart from 2019-03-06T19:52:29

On this week’s show, we visit with Eric “Bubba” Burkhart of Uncle Bub’s BBQ out of Eugene, Missouri. Bubba was cooking on drum smokers - and winning with them - before drum smokers were cool. We th...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, Episode 6: Brad Leighninger from 2019-02-27T21:10:29

This week on Episode 6 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, the guys visit with the King of Q in 2018, Brad Leighninger from reigning KCBS Team of the Year Gettin' Basted. Brad talks about what's...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 5: Noah Glanville from 2019-02-20T16:06:28

On Episode 5 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, co-hosts Lyndal Scranton and Steve Koehler visit with Noah Glanville, founder/owner of Pit Barrel Cooker Company. Also, in a new segment called "...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 4: Chris Schafer from 2019-02-13T23:10:35

On Episode 4 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, Lyndal Scranton and Steve Koehler visit with Chris Schafer of Heavy Smoke BBQ from St. Louis, Missouri. Chris captured the biggest win of his com...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 3: Travis Clark from 2019-02-06T15:54:05

On this week's show, Lyndal Scranton and Steve Koehler visit with "The Champ" Travis Clark of Clark Crew BBQ, plus Ken and Patti Fisher from Date Night Doins.

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 2: Megan Day from 2019-01-30T05:10:52

Some have called them the "Click and Clack" of BBQ. Lyndal Scranton and Steve Koehler call themselves two regular guys who love everything about BBQ. Now, after three years on local radio, co-hosts...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 1: Tuffy Stone from 2019-01-23T06:44:43

Some have called them the "Click and Clack" of BBQ. Lyndal Scranton and Steve Koehler just call themselves two guys who have a passion for all things BBQ - cooking it, eating it and talking about i...

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