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!
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…
"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 …
BRAD COLTER & BREANA VIA are still 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 o…
Aaron Stoffer of THE REAL Man Meat BBQ is gaining a name for himself, not only as a competitor on the BBQ circuit, but for his line of rubs and sauces as well. Aaron wanted to talk abou…
Chris Marks is a nationally recognized elite competition barbeque chef and barbeque business leader from Kansas City. He fills his calendar each year to teach backyard BBQ techniques ac…
Our guest, Mike Erickson, a trained chef and high school culinary arts teacher in Texas, has embarked on a national quest to get high school kids involved in competitive barbecue. This …
In the last 30 years Ray Lampe, a.k.a. "DR. BBQ", has become a legend in the BBQ community, dominating the BBQ competition circuit by winning dozens of competitions all across the coun…
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…
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, Alabama. Our guest,…
Our recent show (next one down in the queue) with 17x World BBQ Champion Chris Lilly alluded to a couple of recipes from his first book in 2009, "BIG BOB GIBSON'S BBQ BOOK". Here they a…
TEXAS vs KANSAS CITY BRISKET
Briskets - we love 'em, but is there a real difference between Texas and Kansas City style (besides the sauce)? Chef Tom Jackson helps Andy and Todd dig dow…
MAKING A WORLD CHAMPION HAMBURGER
Dave Elliott is originally from Minneapolis, he later moved to Kansas City where he found his love of bbq and outdoor cooking. He is the 2022 World Burg…
Malcom Reed is the King of BBQ media with almost TWO MILLION YouTube subscribers to his channel "HOW TO BBQ RIGHT". No smoker yet? How about doing those ribs right on your gas grill? M…
TRAVIS CLARK has 10 World BBQ Titles to his name as Andy and Todd get into cooking delicious ribs right on the grill, as well as get caught up with Travis's doings in Oklahoma.
Co-Host …
In this episode Brad Leighninger is going to get into doing brisket the hot 'n fast way he has become famous for.
Brad Leighninger of Gettin’ Basted BBQ is the very definition of winnin…
Get ready to take notes as we have a true BBQ legend dropping tips and hints left and right. Dave Anderson is the Dave of the more than 200 Famous Dave’s BBQ in North America.
Growing up…
Aaron Stoffer of THE REAL Man Meat BBQ is gaining a name for himself, not only as a competitor on the BBQ circuit, but for his line of rubs and sauces as well (new one's coming out soon…
Sterling Smith, 2022 World Barbecue Champion, US Navy Veteran, barbecue teacher, cookbook author, and owner/Pitmaster of Loot N’ Booty BBQ, has been competing on the professional barbeq…
Our guest swears by it - mastering reverse sear will elevate your backyard game all the way around. And she's going to walk you through it. Danielle Bennett, aka DIVA Q, is being induct…
They have been hounding Craig Carter of Aces Wild BBQ for years to find out how he does his award winning "Scotch Egg" - and we've got the exclusive right from the horse's mouth.