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Sam The Cooking Guy On The Big Island; Jon Solberg Reaches a Milestone! Jan 09, 2025

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(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.

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Malcom Hunts Bison; Kevin Grothe From Memphis In May Jan 08, 2025

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(January 7, 2025 - Hour One)

9:14pm - New Year and New Shows are finally here! Leading off the show and they year is our pal Malcom Reed from How To BBQ Right. If you recall, the last time Malcom was on the show, he was telling us how he was getting ready to go on a "bison hunt" in North Dakota! The trip has taken place and the recap begins tonight. Everything you ever wanted to know about hunting a bison, shipping a bison and maybe even what some cuts are tasting like will be asked. There might be some questions you don't anticipate so be sure to tune in!9:35pm - Last year, Smoke Slam was making ALL THE NOISE as we led into BBQ competitions taking place in Memphis during the month of May. This year, Memphis In May has been doing more of the noise making. Kevin Grothe joins me to talk about the 2025 version of the MIM event and what you can expect to see this year from both a team and spectator perspective. We will also talk about how things ended at Tom Lee Park a few years ago and how they plan to forge ahead using Liberty Park as the base camp for this world famous BBQ competition.

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Happy New Year - Alton Brown Keynote From Thermoworks Dec 31, 2024

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Please enjoy this keynote talk that Alton Brown gave during his visit to the Thermoworks event in June. I recorded this with my field recorder...so it is NOT up to the normal audio standards you have become accustomed to during the normal show. However if you can hear him properly, I think you will find the content to be very good.

See you next week for a new year of live shows!!

Happy 2025!!

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Embedded Correspondents - December 2024 - Year In Review Dec 24, 2024

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Originally recorded on 12/15/2024 - Sunday

New Embedded correspondent content for you...and it as hot as ever!!

Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

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The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less Dec 20, 2024

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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

Cookout News Talks Merger; Let's Close 2024 With Daniel Vaughn! Dec 19, 2024

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(December 17, 2024 - Hour Two)

10:14pm - Leading of the 2nd hour tonight is the creator the best live-fire business outlet on earth...Wes Wright from Cookout News! Could there be a bigger story as we close 2024 then Weber and Blackstone merging? We will break it all down and give our takes on where this will take both brands into the future. We have some other stuff to talk about as well...but this will be a heavy Weber/Blackstone segment to be sure.

10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is a BBQ Central Show Guest Hall of Fame'er, an official Ohio native and the first person to hold a full time position as BBQ editor at a major publication (Texas Monthly). Daniel Vaughn closes out 2024 with our last live interview. We will have a look back at the best stories of 2024 and look ahead to what he sees coming down the pike in 2025!

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Legend - Jack Arnold - Lights It Up! Dec 18, 2024

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(December 17, 2024 - Hour One)

9:14pm & 9:35pm - He was last on the show March of 2019 but first debuted almost 6 years to the day (12/18/2018). Live fire entertainer, grill master and the creator of his own BBQ Tour, Jack Arnold joins the show! A LOT has happened since his last visit. I will talk to Jack about everything that has happened...good and bad...and we will also look ahead to what he has on the agenda for 2025 and beyond. Jack is always positive, always inspiring and is rarely seen in this type of setting. We will get to know Jack on a more personal level and see how he has developed his business from a part-time passion to a full time career! LET'S GOOOOO!

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The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less Dec 13, 2024

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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

WFC 2024 Recap; I Cook You Look Debut! Dec 12, 2024

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(December 10, 2024 - Hour Two)

10:14pm - Leading of the 2nd hour tonight is the creator of the World Food Championships, Mike McCloud. Tonight Mike and I recap the latest version of this event which took place about a month ago. What went well, what went wrong and what 2025's Final Table and next WFC event might look like. Mike is always a great interview and is also a 2024 BBQCS Guest Hall of Fame'er.

10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is a reload from last week. Austin Dennis from I Cook You Look is back on to discuss how he got into the business, when his IG account blew u and how he contionues to stay inspired to create content. We will get some background on him as well and see what he cooks on during his down time...which probably isn't that much.

All this plus a new YouTube Poll Question of the week and results from last week's poll.

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Meathead Gives Up All The Deets On Writing A Book! Dec 11, 2024

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(December 10, 2024 - Hour One)

9:14pm & 9:35pm - He was off the past 2 months, but tonight, he is back and better than ever. Meathead, from Amazingribs.com, joins me to talk all about BOOKS. If you are someone who has been thinking about writing a BBQ book of some sort but you have no idea were to begin, then this is the hour for you. Meathead and I will discuss EVERYTHING it takes to go from idea to sale. No punches will be pulled, all questions will be asked and all answers will be truthful.

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