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**The BBQ Central Show**

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!

Latest Episodes:

First Hour Was Great - Where Did The 2nd Hour Go? Jul 09, 2026

Show notes

(July 7, 2026 - Hour Two)

On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):

9:14pm - Malcom Reed - How To BBQ Right

9:35pm - Steve Ray - Owl's Nest BBQ Supply

10:14pm - Sam The Cooking Guy

10:35pm - Ali Khan - Ali Khan Eats

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

The BBQ Central Show Sponsors

Primo Grills

Fireboard

Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Malcom Peels Tomatoes; Steve Ray Eats Poon-Tang?? Jul 08, 2026

Show notes

(July 7, 2026 - Hour One)

On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):

9:14pm - Malcom Reed - How To BBQ Right

9:35pm - Steve Ray - Owl's Nest BBQ Supply

10:14pm - Sam The Cooking Guy

10:35pm - Ali Khan - Ali Khan Eats

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

The BBQ Central Show Sponsors

Primo Grills

Fireboard

Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less Jul 03, 2026

Show notes

Episode 440

Taking you back to 6/24/20089 - This week, featuring Merl Whitebook from the KCBS (back then) and a lot of talk about a common problem even to this day...JUDGING!

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: 6/24/208

Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Open Segments - Blackstone Sharing, Handshakes, Hot Dog Eating Contest and More! Jul 02, 2026

Show notes

(June 30, 2026 - Hour Two)

On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):

9:14pm & 9:35pm - Grant Pinkerton - Pinkerton's Barbecue

10:14pm & 10:35pm - Open

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

The BBQ Central Show Sponsors

Primo Grills

Fireboard

Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Grant Pinkerton: Pinkerton's Barbecue Jul 01, 2026

Show notes

(June 30, 2026 - Hour One)

On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):

9:14pm & 9:35pm - Grant Pinkerton - Pinkerton's Barbecue

10:14pm & 10:35pm - Open

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

The BBQ Central Show Sponsors

Primo Grills

Fireboard

Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less Jun 26, 2026

Show notes

Episode 439

Taking 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: 6/19/209

Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

The Embedded Correspondents For June 2026 Jun 25, 2026

Show notes

(June 23, 2026 - Hour Two)

On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):

9:14pm - Jason Ganahl - GQUE BBQ

9:35pm - Carey Bringle - Peg Leg Porker

10:14pm & 10:35pm - - The Embedded Correspondents - June Edition

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

The BBQ Central Show Sponsors

Primo Grills

Fireboard

Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

GQUE BBQ Is BACK; Peg Leg Porker Has The Spirit Of America! Jun 24, 2026

Show notes

(June 23, 2026 - Hour One)

On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):

9:14pm - Jason Ganahl - GQUE BBQ

9:35pm - Carey Bringle - Peg Leg Porker

10:14pm & 10:35pm - - The Embedded Correspondents - June Edition

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

The BBQ Central Show Sponsors

Primo Grills

Fireboard

Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less Jun 19, 2026

Show notes

Episode 438

Taking 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: 11/22/2016

Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

The New Owner Of Pitts & Spitts; Daniel Vaughn Is Eating All The 1/2 Chickens! Jun 18, 2026

Show notes

(June 16, 2026 - Hour One)

On the show tonight (All Times Eastern):

9:14pm - Mike McCloud - WFC

9:35pm - Wes Wright - Cookout News