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(April 22, 2025 - Hour One)9:14pm - The first guest tonight makes his BBQ Central Show debut. Jeremy Garrett of Great Events USA joins me to talk about a few BBQ contests that he's putting on this year. HE has been a prolific contest organizer for a number of years and is especially known in the New England area although he branches out in many other states and regions. Jeremy will talk about how he got into contest organizing, what it takes to put on a good contest and what he plans to do in the future.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack.Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase!FireboardPit Barrel CookerMicallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Thank you to sponsor of this episode: Green Mountain Grills________________________________________________Episode 379Taking you back to 5/19/2017 - Myth busting with Meathead...still appropriate to this day? You be the judge!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 5/19/2017Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Thank you to sponsor of this episode: Green Mountain Grills________________________________________________Episode 378Taking you back to 4/1/2018 - Taking you back to me, tearing down the NBBQA Awards of excellence…only the awards…not the convention. This was an organization under a different management/ownership group back in 2018.This was actually a re-release from the show that happened…allowing myself to set up the rant a bit better than I did when it happened live on the show…so, if you like me and rants…you will want to take this Best Moments show this coming Friday.By the way…I will remain steadfast in my take on the AOE…you pay to enter…someone will win because they paid…and that's it. The bottom line is, THIS SHOW SHOULD WIN EVERY YEAR…it's not even up for debate…I am just that much better than every other show available…facts! In fact, I think there was ONE entry in the “BEST PODCAST” category this year…certainly less than 3…so you have 3 to choose form because that's all that paid…I am always skeptical about these kinds of things…just me…but be sure to tune in this coming Friday to hear the classic rant.Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 4/1/2018Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Thank you to sponsor of this episode: Green Mountain Grills________________________________________________Episode 377Taking you back to 4/29/2014 - The first time Steve Ray made an appearance on the show…this was done as a phone caller.Steve used to utilize his “scroll” on his service sign that the show was going to be on…A Superfan to say the leastA superfan who became a regular contributor…then became an Embedded Correspondent…was a part of many important interviews in the show's history…not the least of which was the “Craig Bar” interview…which, as I really think about…”most important interviews” in the life of the show…this one could be at the top. There was so much back and forth getting it put together…and Steve was instrumental in 95% of it…a classic that you have to go check out if you haven't heard it.Maybe I should task John with a request of my own…John, do a Craig Bar Best Moments!!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 4/29/2014Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Thank you to sponsor of this episode: Green Mountain Grills________________________________________________Episode 376Taking you back to 2/26/2016 - Well, Jon has done it again. He has found a portion of show history that, quite frankly, I just totally forgot about. What you will here on Friday is the first ever "BBQ Round-Up". Now, I do remember this show...but I did not recall releasing it on a Thursday. However, this particular clips really gives you all the details on what this show was looking to accomplish...it was a pre-recorded supplement piece to the Tuesday show.Now, you might be asking why I forgot about it...easy...I think this show made it (2) episodes in length before Meathead from Amazingribs.com called me and said, hey...I like what's going on here...I have the Pitmaster's Club...and I am looking to get some recurring new content up there for the members...can I buy the concept and have you do the show for me? So we talked about it, agreed on what that would look like...and then "The Pitcast" was born...and did that show for Meathead for a number of years.Jon, showing why he is the best at doing the Best Moments show...always mining the gold from the archives...and happy to have him back in the fold for the upcoming EC segment!!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 2/25/2016Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Thank you to sponsor of this episode: Green Mountain Grills________________________________________________Episode 375Taking you back to 3/3/2015 - Being featured this week is a guy (and team) that blazed the trails for many a BBQ competitor over the past 20+ years. Winner of many of the most important BBQ events ever held, TV competition star and an innovator of selling BBQ rubs and sauces before a lot of folks actually got into it, Mike Davis of Lotta Bull joined me. In 2015, the Sam's Club BBQ Series was still a thing and we talked about that. We also talked about KCBS judging, his turn in and many other topics as well. Mike has since gotten out of the competition game (or at least not anywhere near where he was once doing them, but Lotta Bull is a truly important team in the history of the KCBS and the competition BBQ world in general.If you aren't familiar with Mike, this is a great introduction to him and how nice of guy he is!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 3/3/2015Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Thank you to sponsor of this episode: Green Mountain Grills________________________________________________Episode 374Taking you back to 3/3/2015 - Featuring Texas Embedded Correspondent Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 3/3/2015Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Thank you to sponsor of this episode: Green Mountain Grills________________________________________________Episode 373Taking you back to 2/23/2016 - This could be billed as a “Back to back” of sorts…as the same show that produced the Jim Burg Killer B's episode also produced this segment that you will hear this coming Friday…with what some consider to be the best competition cook of all time…Darren Warth of ISD BBQ.  In this particular segment, Darren breaks down his entire brisket program…for you…the listener! Darren has said on many occasions that while he isn't someone that does classes like many other cooks do…he is open to sharing his process if you ask him too…so I did…and so he shared. Is it almost 10yrs old…yes…if you have no idea how to cook brisket and you are looking for tips from a pretty good BBQ pitmaster…you might want to check out the show this coming Friday…and then punch into the whole show link to get the entire info set from Darren…who is also now a BBQ HOF'er.Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 2/23/2016Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 2/23/2016 - This week, featuring a pitmaster by the name of Jim Burg from a team called Killer B's. Back in those days, Jim was a highly competitive and successful BBQ cook on the KCBS circuit. Won a number of GCs…had a few interviews on the show for his accomplishments…and then came down with a horrific illness and almost died. Within the minutes of this show that Jon has put together, we talk about how he got into competition BBQ and what really drew him into staying in it. He actually won the 2014 Sam's Club National Title (when that was a thing). I say it every week…but THIS TIME…hit the link for the full interview. This was a deeply moving segment and interview…and if you don't remember it…or you never heard it…I think it is safe to say that this will be time well spent if you check the whole thing out.Jim did recover and is still around today…not completely divesting out of BBQ comps…but is in a different chapter for the most part as we sit here in 2025. In any event, be sure to check out the show this Friday and then click on over for the full segment later and let me know what you think!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 2/23/2016Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 371This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 2/5/2013 - You know gang…there have been so many things that have happened on this show over the last, almost, 20 years…and the one we are bringing back this coming Friday is one of those where, if someone asked what my favorite part of the show has been…or guest…or segment…recency bias comes into play for sure…for, without Jon going back and listening to the old shows, I would have never recalled this one that you will hear Friday…Back in 2013…Chad Ward from Whiskey Bent BBQ and I made a wager… don't recall what the specific wager was…but it seems I WON! I don't know what my side of payment would have been had I lost…but I didn't lose…so no matter. HOWEVER, Chad lost…and his side of payment was, that if he lost…which he did…he would have to come on the show and shave his head and his carefully manicured “chin beard”...which is very important to Chad…and Chad's lady friend at the time, who loved the hair and the beard, is the one that actually did the shaving…I don't have any idea where the video would be on this…but the audio is pretty great…so be sure to grab it this Friday!!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 2/5/2013Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 370This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 1/31/2010 - Derrick Riches - First show that had guest video coming in as a separate feed…we talked about pellet cookers…and specifically about the then, newly released, Grilla Grills pellet cooker…Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 1/31/2010Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(February 11, 2025 - Hour Two)10:14pm & 10:35pm - Leading the 2nd hour is the current CEO and President of Memphis In May, Mack Weaver. Mack and I will talk about his background, his sports achievements, his business experience and how that all helped him find his way to MIM. The 2025 event will be here before you know it..Tune in for a great segment (or two)All this plus a new YouTube Poll Question of the week and results from last week's poll.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Grills - Use Code BBQCENTRAL for $150 off!Primo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack.Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave's All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 369This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 1/21/2014 - Being featured this week is the creator of the Butcher BBQ line of products and the pitmaster of the name sake competition team “Butcher BBQ” Dave Bouska. In this episode, Dave and I talk about a topic that I have mentioned a number of times on this show…that being Horsemeat. Dave and I talk about the general topic, why horses are different and what the thoughts of horse meat consumption are across the country…because it is not the same thought across the globe. Dave brings up some REALLY good points that make a lot of sense to the folks who are open to listening to them…but for the majority of you whom are not open to it…you will take a shit on it like you would do otherwise…and I will continue to try and keep this as a grassroots movement…regardless…I think you will enjoy the segment no matter what side of the fence you are on.Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 1/21/2014Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 368This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 1/22/2019 - Being featured this week is a live fire superstar, a brilliant recipe creator and successful business woman…she's also a quarterly guest here on this show and you've seen her on TV a number of times over the past few years…it's creator of the Hey Grill Hey brand, Susie Bulloch…in fact, this was her very first time on the show…I actually remember this one too! If you don't know the backstory on Susie, or how the whole business started, this is worth the listen…in fact, this one is really worth clicking on the whole show and checking out the full segment…very inspiring, very brave and Susie is a great story teller as well…so check out the Best Moments and then…go check out the whole segment (and show) for that matter.Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 1/22/2019Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 367This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 1/10/2017 -  Being featured this week is Meathead from Amazing Ribs dot com. In this episode we dove into the fascination that many folks in Wisconsin (and the surrounding areas) have with “cannibal sandwich”...basically raw ground beef, on rye bread squares topped with raw onion and black pepper...100% gross. So we talked about that topic, the safety concerns that surround it and so on…we even talked a little bit about the BBQ HOF…Meathead says that he anticipates that he would never get in…history would prove otherwise, of course, as he made it in a few years ago…so get ready to go back 8 years ago and learn about the BBQ HOF and raw hamburger meat eating.Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 1/10/2017Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 366This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 12/31/2015 - Being featured this week is ME! Specifically, this time around, I was doing an “After Dark” segment with NOW, well known BBQ guy, Chad Ward. Chad was hosting his “Whiskey Bent BBQ In The Pit” show and he had me on to do a bit of an “origin story” on me. So, if you missed this one ten years ago, circle back after this “taster” and click the link to get the full interview and episode…it's worth it…especially if you don't know the backstory on how this whole thing got started. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 12/31/2015Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 365This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 12/27/2011 - Being featured this week is a portion of the last show from back in 2011…now almost 14 years ago…as I was doing a “Year in Review”. So, this Friday you will journey back with me as we take a look at the top guests, stories and everything else that Jon jammed inside 8 minutes to wet your whistle to hopefully go back and check out the whole show.Maybe, in 2025, I will do a my best to keep weekly notes on the show to do a recap show at the end of the year…those are always fun…but I also feel like those are lame and require very little work because you are just puking back what's already happened…so I probably won't do a recap…but maybe…I am a hypocrite who is always living right in the middle of hypocrisy!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 12/27/2011Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(January 7, 2024 - Second Hour)10:14pm - Leading of the 2nd hour is my very best friend...so much so...I have never actually met him in person...but enough of that...Sam The Cooking Guy stops by to recap how the year ended for him, what he looks forward to in Q1 of 2025 and many other topics.10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is a BBQ Central Show Guest Hall of Fame'er, a man who can make his own lump charcoal, roll his own cigars, roast his own coffee and is the executive producer of the Best Moments of the BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less, Jon Solberg! Did you know that we are celebrating a milestone in the "Best Moments" show lifecycle? We are!! 7 Years of "Best Moments" shows, if you can believe it, and tonight we talk to Jon about this achievement, how he finds shows to feature, the process of putting them together each week and what he plans for 2025 and beyond.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Grills - Use Code BBQCENTRAL for $150 off!Primo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack.Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase!FireboardPit Barrel CookerThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"

Episode 364This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 12/20/2011 - Being featured this week THE 12 DAYS OF BBQ CHRISTMAS...YOU'RE WELCOME!!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 12/20/2011Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 363This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 12/10/2013 - Being featured this week is a long time friend of the show, and one of the best guys in general, is Bob Trudnak (Bobby T). In this segment we talked about his 2013 competition season and we also talked about the WFC…which was in its sophomore season at that time. Bob won the ribs category that year and we talked about that as well.Interestingly enough…during Jon' s talk out of this week's show, he mentioned that Bob Trudnak is one of, if not the most, under-vslued people in the industry…I have to say, I am not in a position to disagree with that statement. I know there are those of you who go way back with the show and you know what Bob has accomplished…but there is a new generation of live-fire enthusiasts who probably have NO IDEA who Bob is, what he's done in the industry and what he has accomplished on the competition and business side of things…it's just a name…so I will agree with Jon on this…Bob is highly under-valued in regards to his whole body of work in this industry…and from a show perspective…has been associated with me since DAY ONE…legitimately DAY ONE!Bob, hope you are well…hope you are having a great holiday season…and look forward to catching up with you next year!!!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 12/10/2013Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 268 features a candid interview with Greg Rempe, host of the BBQ Central Show and we explore 3,000: Baseball's Elite Clubs for Hits and Strikeouts with Author, Douglas J. Jordan, plus we discuss the possibility of the Golden At-Bat Rule   Greg Rempe is the creator and host of the longest running and most listened to show dealing with live fire cooking, The BBQ Central Show.  He has been extremely supportive of our show with advice, support, and encouragement.  We wanted Greg back to learn more about him, his show, what it takes to produce a successful podcast, his opinions on barbecue and baseball and much more.  His show can be heard live every Tuesday night from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm and is released in podcast format; the first hour on Wednesday and the second hour on Thursday.  Then on Fridays you can catch up on parts of past episodes listening to The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less.  You can find out more about his show by going to http://thebbqcentralshow.com/ Douglas J. Jordan is a retired college professor.  His baseball articles have been published in the Baseball Research Journal and NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture.  He joins us to discuss his newest book, 3,000: Baseball's Elite Clubs for Hits and Strikeouts.  This book goes into detail about the elite players in each category, describing how they collected their historic hit or strikeout and their age at the time. Discover the pitchers who gave up a 3,000th hit and the victims of a 3,000th strikeout. This book covers the near-miss men, the ones who almost made it to the milestone, and predicts which players might reach 3,000 hits or strikeouts next. This comprehensive volume tracks all players who have reached this impressive achievement, all who missed it by a hair, and some who might be poised to claim the title.   We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.   Call the show:  (516) 855-8214 Email:  baseballandbbq@gmail.com Twitter:  @baseballandbbq Instagram:  baseballandbarbecue YouTube:  baseball and bbq Website:  https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook:  baseball and bbq 

Episode 362This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 11/28/2017 - This week we feature our pal Doug Scheiding from Rogue Cookers and the longest running EC from Texas…this week we hear Dough completely eviscerate the 2017 version of the WFC. This segment was done on the Embedded Correspondents segment…from length of time to wait to hear awards to feeling like the BBQ event was treated as a second class citizen, to rules not being clearly written, to people and teams not getting checks on time…Doug really…GAVE IT…to that version of the WFC…so much so…as to say he would never be going back to this event again…EVER!The best part of the segment is the former Tennessee EC, Steve Ray,  telling Doug that DOUG was the only one who didn't seem to know the rules…so classic!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 11/28/2017Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 361This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________11/24/2015 - Tuffy Stone is the guest Jon features this week…and we talk a bit about a one off event back then called “Smokin at the track”...we also talked a bit about how his competition life had changed quite a bit from when he initially started in the game and, in 2015, he was cooking significantly less competitions but still winning at a high clip…he talks about how he was doing it back then.By the way…did you realize, because I think it gets lost in the scope of success and work he has experienced…Tuffy Stone and “Cool Smoke” is a former KCBS Team of the year…and I think he actually was a “CO-TOTY” a year or so before he won it out right…so doing it a long time, won everything but Houston as far as the majors are concerned…and just a great human man…so if you don't know Tuffy…a good intro to him this coming Friday!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 11/24/2015Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 360This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 11/20/2013 - Being featured this week is the first Tuesday of the month regular guest in the 2nd hour, Sam The Cooking Guy! What's even more special about this show…holding Sam to the side…is that this is one of those “Wednesday” shows…remember, there was a short but definitive period in time when the show DID IT LIVE on Tuesdays…and then did an additional hour on Wednesdays!! It was so long ago, I forgot that I did that…this show took place in the basement of my Amy and Ed Levon's house…Yes, of the Wickliffe Levons…because I was in housing transition at this point in time…had to move out of my current home because renters needed in…home we were building at the time wasn't finished…so had to move in with the in-laws for about 8 weeks until everything was done…so I was doing all shows from their basement…they let me take it over, set up the studio and DO IT LIVE from there basement…WOW…that was a time! There is actually a show that Job did a number of months ago where he featured Amy Levon as a guest…we talked about how her, then, young son had an aversion to mashed potatoes…I know…CRAZY!!Anyway, check out the Best Moments show this Friday and listen to a Wednesday show with me and Sam The Cooking Guy talking about Thanksgiving.Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 11/20/2013Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 359This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 11/15/2011 - Being featured this week is a guy by the name of Shane Draper…he was the founder of “Draper's BBQ” back in the day. He ended up becoming a very successful seller of sauce and rub…and eventually became quite an integral part of Grilla Grills before they sold to AOB a few years back…so Shane, if you still listen…hope you are well and that you and yours enjoy a great holiday season.If you go to the full show…there is also a segment with Dr. BBQ talking about deep frying turkeys, so if that's something you might be getting into during the Thanksgiving Holiday, you might want to give that a listen and see if 14 year old content still holds water.By the way, the talk out of this particular best moments show is great…Jon REALLY goes over the top to sell it…and he does it well…even I went to the old show and listened to the whole thing…and, as he promised, it was great and filled with value! So…thank you Jon for the build up!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 11/15/2011Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 358This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 11/3/2015 - Being featured this week is the pitmaster of Sweet Smoke Q…long time friend of this show…Jim Elser. At this time of Jim's life, he had won the WFC BBQ side of things in 2014…so we were talking about his chances of repeating as BBQ champ, if he was going to switch profiles and what products he was thinking about using for the event in an attempt to go back to back…and I won't spoil it for you. Jim has been a tremendous competitor for years, has a great BBQ business and, most recently, fought and is currently winning his own battle with a very serious cancer…so if you don't know Jim, this is a great segment to get to know him and hear about the WFC…by the way, the WFC is set to start this coming weekend in Indianapolis.Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 11/3/2015Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 357This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 11/3/2015 - Taking a break from the American Royal lead up from the past few weeks, today we enjoy a visit from BBQCS Guest Hall of Fame'er, Ray Lampe (Dr. BBQ). In this segment we were talking about a book he was writing from Big Green Egg. It was something that had never happened during his 10+ year relationship with them (at the time). We also answered some "Ask Dr. BBQ" questions as well since Ray was doing a monthly guest segment at that point in the show's life.Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 11/3/2015Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 356This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 9/18/2018 - Gearing up for the American Royal in 2024 by going back to 2018 AGAIN…last week it was Darren Warth and this week Jon is featuring old pal of the show and very successful competition cook and businessman, Dave Bouska from Butcher BBQ. We talked about the Invitational side of things and then we also talked about the open side as well.Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 9/18/2018Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 355This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 9/18/2018 - Featuring a guy whom many consider to be the “Greatest of All Time” when it comes to competition BBQ...in fact, he does refer to himself as “The GOAT” from time to time…and some of his social handles reflect the same moniker…Darren Warth from Iowa's Smokey D's joined me back in 2018 and we talked about him winning the American Royal that year…I believe this was his 3rd…so we talk about how he grades them…if one is more meaningful than another…fun stuff like that.Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 9/18/2018Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 354This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 10/24/2015 - Featuring David Qualls - American Dream BBQ Team, contest organizer and, now, 2 time KCBS Board member.Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 10/24/2015Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 353This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 10/27/2015 - This week we featuring ultra-successful businessman and pitmaster, Kosmo from Kosmo's Q. Always known to share his brutally honest thoughts...I hope you enjoy this look back to a visit from almost 10 years ago.Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 10/27/2015Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 352This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 9/24/2013 - This week we featuring a “group” segment with Barry Martin (CB) and Larry Gain (moink ball?). In this segment…and I am going to say something that I have not done the research on…but I think I actually did a few of these segments with these guys…but in this segment…we do some “myth busting”...everyone loves myth busting…I have no idea what has happened to Barry and Larry…to be honest, I don't know if these guys are even alive still or not…I hope they are and that they are doing well…but this is a good show…as they all are…Jon such a magician in putting these 10min spots together…we are inching closer and closer to episode 400…insane!!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 9/24/2013Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(September 24, 2024 - Hour Two)Full Second Hour: 2024 BBQ Central Show Guest Hall of Fame Nominations and Inductions!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Grills - Use Code BBQCENTRAL for $150 off!Primo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave's All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 351This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 9/22/2020 - This week we feature a long time listener and supporter of this show, a competitive pitmaster and a BBQ TV contestant…Sylvie Curry from Lady of Que…you might remember that, back then, we were in the teeth of the Pandemic and we were watching everything we could possible watch to pass the time…remember “The Tiger King”...well, BBQ Showdown made its debut about 6 months later on Netflix and it was quite a hit…subsequent season have followed…but Sylvie and our friend Rasheed Philips were really the stand out stars of the show that first season…so, if you missed all this, and you want to hear about her accounts of the experience, then you will want to hear the Best Moments show this coming Friday for sure!!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 9/20/2020Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(September 17, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - This coming weekend, the 10th annual Hartville Hardware "Grillfest" will take place (9/21/2024). One of the people responsible for putting this event on is my first guest tonight, Steve McMillen. Steve's day job is a buyer for Hartville Hardware, but him and his team convert the Grillzone into a live-fire lovers paradise one a year. We will talk all about what you can expect if you are coming in to attend this Saturday!9:35pm - After Steve, the BBQ Central Show's official business expert, Wes Wright (Cookout News), joins me to talk about the latest happenings over the last 4 weeks. We will talk about the new Pitts & Spitts cooker, the new Char-Broil grill and if we will see that new Ninja cooker I mentioned on the show last Tuesday night.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Grills -      Use Code BBQCENTRAL for $150 off!Primo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave's All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 350This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 9/6/2011 - This week, Jon continues with his recycling of the old round table shows. Friday you will hear a backyard chicken round table that features guys by the name of Jeremy Shleshman (spelling), Chad Ward and Shane Draper. The ironic part of this show, is when I go around and ask what everyone cooks on…Chad Ward said he cooked on GMG…and further clarified that it's like a Traeger…only better…funny to hear knowing how things have played out for Chad over the years…By the way…shout out to Chad…what's good??  It's time for you to come in for a visit so we can catch up.So, if you are on the hunt for some good chicken techniques for the backyards and you want to hear 3 guys who, at the time, were at the top of their backyard chicken games…this will be a show you will want to check out on Friday!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 9/6/2011Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 349This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 9/1/2010 - Featuring a long standing guest of this show…an Emmy award winning TV producer…a BBQ Hall of Fame'er…and a BBQCS Guest Hall of Fame'er…John Markus. At this point in time…BBQ TV was at its highest level. In this segment we talk about the, then, 2nd season of BBQ Pitmasters…this was the year that the show went from “reality show” to “game show”...and it never switched back after that. We talked about the comments he was seeing on social media…how that pays into future iterations of the show and all that stuff.I would like to say this…first…John is a beauty…one of my favorite BBQ people ever…PERIOD…and for a myriad of reasons…not the least of which is…he is just a great human man…I have been very critical of shows that are “game show style” shows…but it has taken this long for me to realize…that it's easier to continue to do a show in that format…then it is doing any other format…and it took Michael Symon to tell me that for me to finalize realize and accept it…so I do now. I understand why they did it…I understand it had sustained success once they did it…and I hated every season after they made the switch…but I get it now!!So, if you don't know about John Markus or BBQ Pitmasters…this is a great show to check out this coming Friday!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 9/1/2010Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 348This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________8/25/2009 - Back in the day, I did round table shows. This one was focused on backyard ribs with 3 guys you might not ever have known without the benefit of this show. How do the "rib tips" hold up after 16 years?? You tell me!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 8/25/2009Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 347This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________8/26/2008 - Featuring a long standing guest of this show…at one point a monthly guest…the author of “The Barbecue Bible” amongst many many other live-fire books, Steven Raichlen. Now, this wasn't the first time he was on the show…but…it might have been the 1st time he was on the LIVE version of the show, and yes Jon, I do know my Steven Raichlen show history…Steven was my first BIG NAMED guest when the show was just a podcast…even before the live version of the show started in 2008!!Steven even sneaks in some “French” words at the tail end of the clip…so be ready for that! Steven, always a great guest…so be ready this coming Friday for another great “Best Moments” show!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 8/26/2008Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(August 20, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - While I am unable to put my finger on the exact reason, what I can tell you is this...there has been an increased request for BBQCS shirts. So, I am going to lead off this segment telling you about the way you can go about getting the "BBQ Central Show 2024" shirt I have been sporting the past few shows. Honestly, I have never been a fan of "selling" stuff to my audience for many reasons. However, I am here to give you what you want, so, be sure to tune in to the first segment tonight to learn how you can do this.9:35pm - The 3rd Tuesday of the month, in the 2nd segment, brings a visit from our pal over at Cookout News, Wes Wright. Tonight we cover more wireless thermometers and what the future might bring, a new grill from Nexgrill that is BIG and CHEAP, a new collab between Camp Chef and the Mayor of Flavortown and a big retailer is elevating their grilling section!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave's All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) lines of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 346This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 8/16/2011 - Featuring an interview with the creator of the “Butcher BBQ” line of rubs and sauces….Dave Bouska. At this point in time I had Dave on to talk about an event he took part in, along with 9 other of the best competition teams at that time, that was benefiting a family in need in the KCMO area…they were also on Extreme Home Makeover…and Dave was talking about how much money they raised and what work they did for this event. Anyway, a great segment with Dave Bouska…look for it on Friday!!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 8/16/2011Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 345This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 8/11/2009 - Being featured this week…is in my estimation…a BBQ legend in her own right…Candy Weaver. I came to know Candy first from her running the BBQ side of the wood pellet company “BBQ'rs Delight” but since came to know her as a competitive BBQ cook, eventually the President of the KCBS board…and a lady who has owned every pellet cooker known to mankind…has also retrofitted non-pellet cookers into pellet cookers…her most infamous job in doing that was converting a Jambo into a pellet cooker.In this show, which might have been the first time I had her on the show…we learn about how she got into the wood pellet business and how a chance meeting with another legend in BBQ, John Willingham…creator of the WHAM cooker…launched her into wood pellet sales for cookers…by the way…just another tie in to John Willingham…anyway…if you don't know Candy…this is a great introduction to her…and if you haven't tried BBQ'rs Delight pellets…you should check them out…they have quite a selection of flavors!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 8/11/2009Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 344This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 7/3/2013 - This week, Jon features ME…and back in 2013 I brought to the audience a medical first…that bring the first ever “eproctophilia” diagnosis…do you know what eproctophilia is? Are you someone that suffers from it? If you are, PLEASE email me immediately so you can be on the show next week so we can talk all about it. If you aren't aware what it is…I am not going to spoil it for you…just make sure that you grab the show on Friday to get yourself up to speed on this issue that, evidently, is still sweeping the nation…even in 2024!!  Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 7/3/2013Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 343This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 6/29/2010 -  Here's what we've learned over the week…even when you don't directly challenge Jon to find a show…you end up with what you wanted! So this week…you will hear the segment that I mentioned last week…with the one time host of BBQ Pitmasters…Kevin Roberts…AKA Dude Douche! So, just to clear a few things…Kevin does a preemptive strike on me to own the boiling rib thing…but then…he also stakes his claim to, PERHAPS, inventing the yellow mustard binder thing…or at least saying he was WAAAAAY out in front of it…so he hopes that years down the road that people will talk about boiling a rib…Kevin…15 years later…NO ONE IS DOING THAT IN THE INDUSTRY! So while you hit a home run when you invented mustard as a binder…you swung and missed with the par-boiling of ribs catching on within the BBQ/grilling world…Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 6/29/2010Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 342This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 6/29/2010  -  This week we feature a “call-in” from Melissa Cookston…Derrick Riches was supposed to show up…he missed for some reason…and listening that evening was none other than Melissa Cookston from Yazoo's Delta Q…Not only that…we talk about everyone's favorite live-fire host…a guy who nicknamed “Dude Douce”...Kevin Roberts was talked about after his disastrous Today's Show appearance where he talked about par-boiling” ribs…I know…crazy…Ya know…I look back on this show…and after hearing that segment that Jon put together…I am here to tell you…it was a different show back then…in many respects…sound, hosting ability, live phone calls…way more attentive to covering competition BBQ…it was different then…not saying it was good or bad…just different!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 6/29/2010Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 341This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 7/9/2013  -  This week we feature the first Tuesday of the month guest, in the 2nd hour, STCG. Jon is not typically into doing many Best Moments shows with recurring guests…for fear of overload…I don't know if I agree with that thought or not…nevertheless…the subject we hit on back in July of 2013 was former Food Network icon, Paula Deen. You might recall, Paula had some issues with PR stemming from an account from a former employee that she had made some racial comments…also, there was a issue of her keeping back some info about her having Diabetes while creating recipes that certainly didn't shy away from certain unhealthy products…and it all snowballed causing quite a media stir back then…and Sam shared his thoughts on both topics and if he felt that Paula was being sincere in her words or if she was just doing it to try and keep sponsors…great segment from back in the day that you will enjoy hearing this coming Friday!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 7/9/2013Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(July 9, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm - James Hou, co-owner of Winners Products, and the BBQ Central Show's expert in off-shore manufacturing, joins me again tonight to talk about how manufacturing companies approach an established brand to try and get them into their customer portfolio. How do they build ideas together, what things are sacrificed, what values are added and how do both sides maintain a relationship for years and years to come. We will also talk about how business usually runs and how that could leave you, the consumer, in the lurch in certain instances. We might be able to weave a topic from last week's show into the discussion as well because many of you were asking me about that specific pellet grill promo that is currently running.10:35pm - Depending on how we end up with James, we will have some open time to do some giveaways and talk about some other live-fire topics.All this plus a new YouTube Poll Question of the week and results from lastThe BBQ Central Show SponsorsWinners Products  Primo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave's All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

Episode 340This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 6/20/2017  -  This week we feature the first and only time (to date) that I have had Blake Carson from Carson Rodizio on the show. Carson Rodizio is his style and brand of Brazilian style BBQ. So if you aren't familiar with what he sells, it is impressive when they are all running…and if you are into Brazilian style BBQ and are looking for a cooker…Carson Rodizio is certainly something you want to take a look at. Also, just as a person, Blake is certainly unique…dare I say “one of one”. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 6/20/2017Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 339This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 6/14/2016 -  This week we feature George Peters, one of the creators of the "Kettle Pizza". If you own a kettle style cooker, chances are this product will fit on whatever you have...allowing you to make some great high temperature pizza. Great interview with George!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 6/14/2016Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Episode 338This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin!  Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 6/7/2016  -  This week we feature one of our quarterly guests…the CEO and owner of Harcore Carnivore and the creator of recipes housed over at Jess Pryles dot com…Jess Pryles. Indeed…this was the very first time Jess had ever appeared on this show…and now she has brown, not only into a recurring contributor...but as a fan favorite as well. Most of you know the story…but if you don't…this is a GREAT way to get some of the back story on Jess and where she has evolved from…AND YES…right at the beginning of the interview I did what all hack hosts do to an Australian native…I hit her with the G'Day Jess….and the “snicker” she let out said it all…I am surprised she even bothered to come back after such a nonsense move….nevertheless…this is how the relationship started and I count myself and the show lucky to say she is a friend to both things…me and the show!! So be ready for it on Friday!!Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 6/7/2016Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE