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
OPERATION BBQ RELIEF ANNIVERSARY with STAN HAYS on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Operation BBQ Relief was founded in May 2011 in response to a need for relief efforts in tornado-stricken Joplin, Missouri, a community of about 50,000 residents. Volunteers from compet…
SUGAR SECRETS with CHRIS PRIETO of PRIME BBQ on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Christopher Prieto is a champion pitmaster and owner of PRIME Barbecue in Knightdale, N.C. His journey into cooking and the world of barbecue began when he was a child. Today, after yea…
CHICKEN & RIBS with AMERICAN ROYAL BACKYARD CHAMPION RYAN CAIN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Ryan Cain went from backyard pitmaster to American Royal Champion and will give us the lowdown on his chicken and ribs, as well as how the Backyard Competition Series works. Dave and An…
BRISKET FOR THE NOVICE with World Champ CRAIG SHARRY 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-…
HOW TO MANAGE YOUR FIRE with MEATHEAD GOLDWYN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
The two game changers for great barbecue are a good thermometer and the ability to manage your fire. This week's guest, Meathead Goldwyn, who was inducted into the BBQ Hall of Fame this…
JOE PEARCE of SLAP'S BBQ - 2020 & 2021 KCBS Team of the Year Reserve Champion on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
We get caught up with competitive BBQer and restaurateur Joe Pearce of SLAPs BBQ in Kansas City. Joe and SLAP's BBQ are the Back-to-Back KCBS Team of the Year Reserve Grand Champion fo…
BBQ SEASON HAS ARRIVED with 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 …
THERMOMETERS & WIN THE NEW FIREBOARD SPARK with TED CONRAD on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Contest information to win a new Fireboard Spark Instant Read Digital Thermometer!
Thermometers. They've been called the #1 difference maker for smoking and grilling. Ted Conrad, co-foun…
WHAT'S NEW IN COOKERS for 2022 with MAX GOOD, Equipment Reviewer for AmazingRibs.com on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Max Good is the man in charge of finding the best products for the AmazingRibs.com Equipment Reviews section. He is the only man in the world who tests grills and smokers for a living a…
BBQ FESTS of Denver, Jacksonville, St. Louis & KC with BRIAN WAHBY 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…
BIG BOOK of BBQ TRICKS Author BILL WEST on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
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…
PEACE, LOVE & BBQ with AMY MILLS on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Amy Mills was raised on smoke, sauce, and Magic Dust®. Owner of the renowned barbecue destination, 17th Street Barbecue, she’s the industry’s go-to girl for all things barbecue. As the …
COOKIN' WHOLE HOGS with RODNEY SCOTT on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
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 …
BBQ ICON STEVEN RAICHLEN on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Steven Raichlen hosts the popular TV shows Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire and Project Smoke, Primal Grill, and Barbecue University on Public Television. His 31 books include the interna…
MYRON MIXON and BBQ KETO on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
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 man in bar…
AGING MEAT with DAVID BOUSKA of BUTCHERBBQ.COM 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…
MORE WOOD FOR YOUR FIRE with NICK BROUGHTON of CHIGGER CREEK WOOD
Barbecue is, to some degree, all about that smoky flavor that can only be provided by burning something. Whether with logs or chips, wood provides a wide palette of seasoning for your …
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BBQ COMPETITION with MIKE ERICKSON on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
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 …
CUSTOM SMOKERS with DUB SIEGEL of KC SMOKER CO on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Our guest, Dub Siegel, was a professional welder by day and for years built custom smokers at night. His hobby is now his profession. He is also a Grand Champion pitmaster from one of …
STAN HAYS of OPERATION BBQ RELIEF - Exciting New Things for OBR on BBQ RADIO NETWORK
Operation BBQ Relief was founded in May 2011 in response to a need for relief efforts in tornado-stricken Joplin, Missouri, a community of about 50,000 residents. Volunteers from compet…