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!
Megan Day has garnered 5 World Championships, and four of those are for the incredible rubs and sauces in the BurntFinger.com line-up. Megan (one of our favorite guests) has been featur…
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…
Chef Brad Wise originally never had any culinary aspirations. A serendipitous tag-along led to a job mopping floors at Jake’s Pizza. Now, he’s one of the Central Coast Region of Califor…
We've had many American Royal winners on the show before, but not like this guy.
It's never been done before! Our guest this week just won BOTH major events (Invitational and Open) at th…
Jess Pryles is a full fledged Hardcore Carnivore. She’s a cook, author, and TV personality specializing in the field of meat, with a particular expertise in beef. She’s also a respected…
Bill West writes about Country music and Barbecue Tricks. West served as one of the founding board members for the Southern Barbecue Network and is a certified SBN judge. His website at…
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. Consistent high scores in…
Christie Vanover is the California AND Nevada State BBQ Champion and is making waves on the west coast with GirlsCanGrill.com, a website filled with blogging, recipes, tips, rubs and mo…
What's the one thing BBQ legend Johnny Trigg had wished Tim Scheer had told him about hot and fast drum cooking before he started? We've got it right here for you. If you are thinking a…
Pitmaster Rodney Scott has been cooking whole-hog barbecue over wood coals since he was 11 years old. For the next 25 years he worked with his family in their BBQ stop in Hemingway, SC …
Sunny Moody is the 2021 WFC (World Food Championships) Steak Category Champion and has received numerous awards, Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion plus multiple 1st place finish…
Travis Clark's "Clark Crew BBQ" has won over 700 Top-10 awards in competition barbecue, culminating with being crowned the Grand Champion of one of the most prestigious BBQ competitions…
After winning The American Royal, Pitmaster Todd Johns built a Kansas City BBQ reputation well known by many, in and out of KC. Three Plowboys restaurants and THE barbecue go-to at Arro…
In the last 20 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…
Let’s Talk Ribs with National Champion Rod Gray
Rod Gray, was crowned undefeated Grand Champion of the 2013 Kingsford’s BBQ Pitmasters (Season 4) on national television. A National Cham…
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…
Brad Colter and Brie Via finally found their sweet spot to win their first ever BBQ Grand Championship. This time the stakes were the highest they’ve ever been with a $25,000.00 first p…
Our Annual 4th of July Burgers, Brats and Dogs (Oh My!) show is back. This time around Chef Tom Jackson of All Things Barbecue (www.atbbq.com ), was assigned the task to tell us how to …
REPEAT - After more than thirty years of winning contests for his smoked hogs, briskets, ribs, and chickens, Myron Mixon knows a whole lot about barbecue. So what does the “winningest m…
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…