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The BBQ Central Show is a weekly internet based show that airs live each Tuesday from 9pm-11pm EST and originates from Cleveland, Ohio. Each show is packed with interviews which include top pitmasters on the competition circuit, industry cookbook authors and bloggers, grill manufacturers, BBQ pit and accessory makers and highlighting the top news stories of the week. Subscribe TODAY and never miss an episode of the longest continually running and most downloaded BBQ/Grilling podcast available anywhere!
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Open Segments - Blackstone Sharing, Handshakes, Hot Dog Eating Contest and More!
3d ago00:43:26Tap to summarize(June 30, 2026 - Hour Two)On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):9:14pm & 9:35pm - Grant Pinkerton - Pinkerton's Barbecue10:14pm & 10:35pm - OpenAll this plus a new "Would You Rather" YouTube Poll Question of the week and results from last week's poll.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsPrimo GrillsFireboardMicallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars
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Grant Pinkerton: Pinkerton's Barbecue
4d ago01:02:54Tap to summarize(June 30, 2026 - Hour One)On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):9:14pm & 9:35pm - Grant Pinkerton - Pinkerton's Barbecue10:14pm & 10:35pm - OpenAll this plus a new "Would You Rather" YouTube Poll Question of the week and results from last week's poll.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsPrimo GrillsFireboardMicallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars
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The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less
1w ago00:09:40Tap to summarizeEpisode 439Taking you back to 6/19/2009 - Being featured this week is the current KCBS CEO and pitmaster of Pellet Envy, Rod Gray. Before his CEO position, Rod did the competition circuit and all the way back in 2009, he was on the KCBS BOD where he served as treasurer. In this segment, we talked about why he decided to run for the board…and ultimately…why he chose to resign his position back in the early summer of 2009. I was talking to someone the other day about the history of the show…and as Jon Solberg has said many times…The BBQ Central Show is actually a real-time account of what has been happening, changing and evolving in the BBQ and grilling industry. If you wanted to get a snap shot of the industry over the past 2 decades…you really just need to go back and listen to the shows to see what was popular and important at any particular time between the years 2006 up until 2026. NEAT RIGHT?!?!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 show : Original Air Date: 6/19/209Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE
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The Embedded Correspondents For June 2026
1w ago01:04:52Tap to summarize(June 23, 2026 - Hour Two)On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):9:14pm - Jason Ganahl - GQUE BBQ9:35pm - Carey Bringle - Peg Leg Porker10:14pm & 10:35pm - - The Embedded Correspondents - June EditionAll this plus a new "Would You Rather" YouTube Poll Question of the week and results from last week's poll.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsPrimo GrillsFireboardMicallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars
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GQUE BBQ Is BACK; Peg Leg Porker Has The Spirit Of America!
2w ago01:07:14Tap to summarize(June 23, 2026 - Hour One)On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):9:14pm - Jason Ganahl - GQUE BBQ9:35pm - Carey Bringle - Peg Leg Porker10:14pm & 10:35pm - - The Embedded Correspondents - June EditionAll this plus a new "Would You Rather" YouTube Poll Question of the week and results from last week's poll.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsPrimo GrillsFireboardMicallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars
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The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less
2w ago00:05:01Tap to summarizeEpisode 438Taking you back to 11/22/2016 - I mentioned it a few weeks back…and because he is the best EVP of any podcast every…Jon Solberg went right to work to locate and produce the show that features not only the BEST story ever heard on this show…in my opinion…it is the singular BEST STORY ever TOLD on this show…the ENTIRE history of this show…to me…to many…to the dedicated fans who have been here and heard it all…we all agree that this segment, featuring Chad Ward…of a then “Whiskey Bent BBQ”...is the best story heard and told on this show…I even go so far as to add this qualifier…”And It’s NOT EVEN CLOSE”. If I only got one story out of the entirety of this podcast…THIS is the one that every other segment is compared to. Not even the segment where Michael “Medium Rare” O’Donnell asked me…live on this show…and I quote…”Have you ever fucked an Elephant??” Not even that, comes close to the Chad Ward “Bear Trapper” story that you are set to hear this coming Friday morning!I welcome your feedback…and remember, this segment was the genesis for the very first “animated segment” on the show…which I will go ahead a replay next week…but be sure to listen to the Best Moments Show this coming Friday…and tell me if I am wrong!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 show : Original Air Date: 11/22/2016Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE
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The New Owner Of Pitts & Spitts; Daniel Vaughn Is Eating All The 1/2 Chickens!
2w ago01:03:30Tap to summarize(June 16, 2026 - Hour One)On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):9:14pm - Mike McCloud - WFC9:35pm - Wes Wright - Cookout News10:14pm - Coy Christoffel - Pitts & Spitts10:35pm - Daniel Vaughn - Texas MonthlyAll this plus a new "Would You Rather" YouTube Poll Question of the week and results from last week's poll.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsPrimo GrillsFireboardMicallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars
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Famous Dave's All Star BBQ Challenge; White Label Poul Tree?
3w ago01:00:14Tap to summarize(June 16, 2026 - Hour One)On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):9:14pm - Mike McCloud - WFC9:35pm - Wes Wright - Cookout News10:14pm - Coy Christoffel - Pitts & Spitts10:35pm - Daniel Vaughn - Texas MonthlyAll this plus a new "Would You Rather" YouTube Poll Question of the week and results from last week's poll.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsPrimo GrillsFireboardMicallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars
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The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less
3w ago00:08:20Tap to summarizeEpisode 437Taking you back to 6/8/2010 - And being featured this week is one of the creators of the world wide food craze…The Bacon Explosion…Jason Day…who at the time was a part of the BBQ Addicts along with his team partner Aaron Chronister…today, you might now Jason as Megan Day’s Husband…representing Burnt Finger BBQ…I don’t believe there is any iteration of BBQ Addicts that is still around in 2026.In this episode we talked about the success they had with the Bacon Explosion…and then they wrote a book called “BBQ Makes Everything Better”...and I believe at one point in 2010 - it won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Best Barbecue Book (of the 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 show : Original Air Date: 6/8/2010Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE
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Another Post For Mike Lang; Culinary Innovation At WFC - Chris Tanner.
3w ago00:57:59Tap to summarize(June 9, 2026 - Hour Two)On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):10:14pm - Mike Lang - Another Pint Please10:35pm - Chris Tanner - World Food ChampionshipsAll this plus a new "Would You Rather" YouTube Poll Question of the week and results from last week's poll.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsPrimo GrillsFireboardMicallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars
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