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
GRILLING PIZZA with MATT FRAMPTON of URBAN SLICER on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Celebrating National Pizza Day, the guys talk dough with Matt Frampton, founder of Urban Slicer Pizza Works. Matt's Urban Slicer brand of pizza dough mixes makes pizza at home as easy a…
SUPER BOWL PARTY RECIPES with MEGAN DAY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Craig Carter, Aces Wild BBQ, joins Todd Johns as co-host this week. Food Network Star and multiple World Champion Pitmaster, Megan Day, returns to the show sharing party ideas for the …
FIRE MANAGEMENT and THEORY with FRANK COX on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
FIRE MANAGEMENT and THEORY with FRANK COX on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
The Pit Engineer, Frank Cox, talks about fire theory and management as it relates to live fire cooking in enclosed pits, op…
ARGENTINA OPEN FIRE COOKING with AL FRUGONI on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
ARGENTINA OPEN FIRE COOKING with AL FRUGONI on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Raised in Argentina, Al Frugoni is the authority on Asado, the open fire cooking style of Argentina. For 25 years, Al and…
From ROOTER to TOOTER with CHRIS LILLY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
ROOTER TO TOOTER - LEVERAGING YOUR BBQ BY-PRODUCTS
When they talk about the best BBQ place in America, one name is ALWAYS in the conversation - 100 year old Big Bob Gibson's in Decatur, …
2025 BOURBON AND BBQ with TANNER AUSTIN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK - w/ BONUS SEGMENT!
It's our annual Whiskey Tasting! This year we invited Whiskey Master and Barrel Captain, TANNER AUSTIN who is going to teach us about the nuances of different whiskey's, including their…
HEAVY SMOKE'S CHRIS SCHAFER on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Chris 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 out of St.…
SMOKE N MAGIC HOLIDAY COOKIN' on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
BRAD 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 yea…
MYRON MIXON & OVER 1800 TROPHIES on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Myron 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 ha…
HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS from BBQ LAB on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
What to get your favorite BBQ'er for Christmas? David Gafford offers suggestions from the many products he has personally used and tested in The Barbecue Lab. They have all passed throu…
CHRISTMAS PROTEIN CHOICES with CHEF TOM JACKSON on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Ham? 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…
DEALING WITH FROZEN MEAT with JESS PRYLES on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
With her “meat scientist” credentialed certification from Iowa State University, Jess Pryles is going to unravel the myths and hesitations with frozen meats.
As a respected authority on …
FAMILY THANKSGIVING with THE GRONEMAN'S on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Some outside the box Thanksgiving ideas as host Andy Groneman reminisces with the 2011 Junior World BBQ Champion, his daughter, Kaylin Groneman. You might be surprised at what comes up …
COOKING GREAT RIBS with CRAIG SHARRY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Before you buy your next rack of ribs you owe to yourself to hear what Craig Sharry says about how you can get tricked into getting what you DON’T want. Craig Sharry is the Pitmaster o…
PELLETS - FRIEND or FOE with MARK LAMBERT on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Mark Lambert is a 5-time Memphis in May World Champion, the 2017 American Royal World Champion in Ribs, and won the 2019 World Championship at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He a…
LOOT N BOOTY'S PITMASTER STERLING SMITH on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Sterling Smith is 2022 World Barbecue Champion at the World Food Championships, US Navy Veteran, barbecue teacher, cookbook author, and owner/Pitmaster of Loot N’ Booty BBQ. Smith has b…
WHY IS AUSTRALIAN LAMB SO GOOD? LET'S ASK AN AUSSIE on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Our guest this week made an in-person studio visit all the way from Australia. Brett Robinson is well known in Melbourne as one of the original adapters of U.S. style BBQ and led the ch…
GET HEALTHY WITH BBQ!?! SUNNY MOODY SHOWS YOU HOW on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
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 BB…
BRAD LEIGHNINGER on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Brad Leighninger of Getting’ Basted BBQ is the very definition of winning consistently. Winning pork at Memphis in May, winning the Jack Daniels Invitational, and back-to-back KCBS Team…
PITMASTER STRETCH & THE AMERICAN ROYAL on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
"STRETCH" Rumaner is completely innovative and original, as his appearance on BBQ Pitmasters proved. A frequent guest of Guy Fieri (he’s part of the famous Mess Lords), and not just on …