BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Welcome to BBQ RADIO NETWORK, America’s #1 nationally syndicated BBQ radio show! Each week, we bring you the biggest names and hottest brands in the BBQ world, all dedicated to helping backyard grillers and pitmasters get the best results from their smokers and grills.
We dive into everything from low-and-slow smoking to high-heat grilling, competition secrets, and must-have gear.
Our guests include BBQ Hall of Fame members, Food Network stars, world champion pitmasters, and top BBQ pit builders—all sharing their expertise and passion for great barbecue. Whether you're a weekend warrior or a seasoned pitmaster, we’ve got the tips, techniques, and expert insights to take your BBQ to the next level.
Tune in for expert interviews, listener Q&A, product spotlights, and championship-winning advice!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 266
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
KELLY WERTZ - Making Your Own Sausage with a Jack Daniels World Champ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
THIS WEEK'S GUEST, KELLY WERTZ, will be talking about making your own sausage to grill and smoke. "4 Legs Up BBQ" is one of the most successful BBQ teams on the Professional BBQ competi…
BRAD LEIGHNINGER Chases His 2nd Consecutive KCBS Team of the Year on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
The “epitome of consistency” is exactly who our guest is from week to week on the KCBS competition circuit. Brad Leighninger is the head pitmaster for the championship winning Gettin’ B…
TUFFY STONE - 5X World Champion on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
If barbecue had a Mount Rushmore, it's no exaggeration to say this guy would be on it! Tuffy Stone is an icon to even the most experienced pitmaster. His legendary precision and obsess…
HEATH RILES & His 70+ Grand Championships on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Over the years, guest Heath Riles has not only established himself as a master of the cooking styles of both of the two principle sponsoring bodies in the industry – the Memphis BBQ Net…
DEBORAH JONES of Jones BBQ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Jones Bar-B-Q restaurant is one of those iconic Kansas City BBQ joints that you don’t hear enough about. For owners/sisters Deborah “Little” and Mary “Shorty” Jones, barbecue is a way …
JOHN ATWELL of Jousting Pigs BBQ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
John Atwell, owner and pitmaster of Jousting Pigs BBQ in historic Liberty, MO began his transition from accountant to professional BBQ'er with a visit to Austin, TX and hitting the best…
TODD JOHNS of Plowboys BBQ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
The heart of Plowboys BBQ is competition-style barbecue. It began in 2001 when Todd Johns and his brother-in-law, Randy Hinck, started Pork Pullin Plowboys, their competition team. For …
DAVID KNIGHT, the Legend Behind Ole Hickory Pits Smokers on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
If you’ve ever eaten at a really good BBQ restaurant then this week’s guest has already had a profound effect on you. David Knight is the President and founder of Ole Hickory Pits, a l…
MIKE TRUMP of OAKRIDGE BBQ - King of the Rubs on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
This Week’s Guest – Mike Trump of Oakridge BBQ
Oakridge BBQ Rubs have been involved with receiving over 8,400 Top Ten competition awards, more than any other brand in the history of comp…
KOSMO from KOSMO'S Q on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Darian (KOSMO) Kozz got involved in competitive BBQing the same way thousands of other folks across America do. Kozz started cooking in the backyard with neighbors, friends, and was qui…
TRAVIS CLARK, 2019 Jack Daniels World Championship Grand Champion on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Travis Clark's "Clark Crew BBQ" has won over 700 Top-10 awards in competition barbecue, culminating with being crowned the Grand Champion of the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitat…
JOE PEARCE of SLAP's BBQ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Competitive BBQer and restaurateur Joe Pearce is our guest. Joe has been featured on TV in BBQ Pitmasters and teamed up with Bobby Flay on the Food Network to compete for the crown of …
MEATHEAD GOLDWYN - How Salt is Unlike Any Other Spice or Rub on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
This week's guest, Meathead Goldwyn, will be inducted into the BBQ Hall of Fame this September at The American Royal. Author of "Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling", …
BRAD LEIGHNINGER - 2018/2020 Team of the Year KCBS Masters Series on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Brad Leighninger is the head pitmaster for the championship winning Gettin' Basted Competition BBQ Team. This team has finished no less than 7th place in the last 6 consecutive KCBS Tea…
BRIAN WAHBY on BBQ FEST in Denver, Jacksonville, St. Louis & KC on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Brian Wahby is owner of Eximius Productions which produces huge public BBQ & music festivals in St. Louis, Denver, Jacksonville and Kansas City – with more cities joining the line up al…
TIM SCHEER from Blues Hog Takes Down Memphis on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
This week's guest, Tim Scheer, head of BluesHog.com and Gateway Smokers, took a trip to the World BBQ Championship in Memphis last week. He went against convention as well as advice an…
MITCH BENJAMIN author of BBQ Revolution on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Author of BBQ Revolution, Mitch Benjamin has a world championship winning competition barbecue team (MEAT MITCH) from Kansas City. After more than a decade of honing his craft, Mitch an…
MEGAN DAY from Burnt Finger on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Megan Day (one of our favorite guests) has been featured on The Today Show, Food Network’s Chopped Grill Masters (winner), the Amazon Prime documentary Smoke & Ribbons, the front page o…
ANDY GRONEMAN, 25-Time Grand Champion, Talks Through Brisket on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
25-Time Grand BBQ Champion Andy Groneman takes you through brisket, from picking it up at the store to pulling it out of the cooker.
MARK LAMBERT, Multiple Time World Champ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Mark Lambert is a 4-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 a…