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
GETTING BBQ CHICKEN RIGHT with CHILES CRIDLIN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Chiles Cridlin is the Pit Master of "Wolf's Revenge BBQ" and is cooking with a smoker that he designed and built himself, taking it across the country on the KCBS circuit to see how his…
BBQ COCKTAILS & APPETIZERS with HEATH RILES 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…
FOOD & TRAVEL WRITER LARRY OLMSTEAD on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Larry Olmsted is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author who has published several books and thousands of articles for major newspapers and magazines worldwide over the past …
HOW TO SAVE BBQ WHEN THINGS GO SIDEWAYS with BBQ BUTCHER DAVID BOUSKA on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
After 34 years of running meat markets, sausage counters, selling wholesale, and running a custom meat processing plant, David Bouska started cooking in his local BBQ competitions. Sinc…
CANNABIS INFUSED BBQ?!? with CHEF FRED NESBITT on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Chef Fred Nesbitt is one of the country's leading cannabis chefs. Based in San Francisco, Fred is in demand creating dining experiences not for the faint of heart. Classically trained a…
COOKING FROZEN MEAT w/JESS PRYLES on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
As a respected authority on Texas-style barbecue, Jess Pryles is also a co-founder of the Australasian Barbecue Alliance, designed and releases the JP Signature Edition Pitts & Spitts s…
7x WORLD CHAMPION BLANE HUNTER on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Blane Hunter (a.k.a. Mr. Porky Butts) grew up barbecuing in south Texas from a very young age. With over 27 years of experience combined with a Culinary education from Johnson and Wales…
What Makes Hot N' Fast Work? TIM SCHEER of GATEWAY SMOKERS on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
What makes Hot n Fast smoking work? Tim Scheer (who pretty much started the crazy phenomena) explains how his Gateway Drum Smokers get the job done. He will also tell you how he grows W…
GET READY FOR SUMMER with TRAVIS CLARK on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
TRAVIS CLARK has 10 World BBQ Titles to his name as Andy and Todd get caught up with his doings in Oklahoma as well as considerations in preparing for getting a run at a great summer of…
WHAT'S NEW IN BBQ 2024 with THE BBQ LAB on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
It's that time of year, so we visit with the guy who monitors the pulse of the BBQ industry for new products and services. David Gafford from The Barbecue Lab will be talking about all …
CHICKEN WINGS with MIKE STARR of BLAZING STAR BBQ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
21 year US Air Force Veteran Mike Starr has traveled all over the world. During those travels he experienced unique cultures and tasted unique foods. He is bringing those unique flavors…
TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR GAS GRILL with SMOKERBUILDER.COM on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Armed with a background in the Refrigeration, HVAC, and Food Equipment Industry for 28 years, Frank Cox has made his living with temperature control, fluid dynamics (liquid and vapor), …
AARON FRANKLIN GETS YOUR SMOKE RIGHT on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Worth Repeating...
"Celebrity Chef" Aaron Franklin was named Best Chef: Southwest by the James Beard Foundation in 2015. After countless hours spent working the pit, he has earned a rep…
CRAIG SHARRY of TEXAS PEPPER JELLY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Craig Sharry is the Pitmaster of Texas Pepper Jelly Competition BBQ team out of Houston, TX. Craig is a 2-time World Champion at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Craig is also a 2-…
LAYERING FLAVORS in BBQ with AARON STOFFER of REAL MAN MEAT BBQ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
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…
BIG GAME, BIG MEATS with World Champion MEGAN DAY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Having a get together for the Big Game? Who does the Today Show call? Our special guest and KC homie, Megan Day. Megan has garnered 5 World Championships, and four of those are for the …
HEALTHY BBQ IDEAS with SUNNY MOODY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Getting healthy in your New Year's resolutions? Have we got something for you...
Sunny Moody is the 2021 WFC Steak Category Champion and has received numerous awards, Grand Champion and…
BBQ's Julia Child - STEVEN RAICHLEN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
It started in 1998, when Workman published Steven Raichlen’s groundbreaking THE BARBECUE! BIBLE, which fired a grilling revolution around the world, transforming the arts of smoking and…
CHRIS LILLY from BIG BOB GIBSON'S BBQ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
When they talk about the best BBQ place in America there are a couple names ALWAYS in the conversation - one of them being Big Bob Gibson's in Decatur, Alabama. Chris Lilly is a 4th gen…
TRIPLE WORLD CHAMP CHRIS SHAFER 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, Chris tal…