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More Memphis News; Wes Wright Thinks Blackstone Is Doing It Right! Dec 20, 2023

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(December 19, 2023 - Hour One)

9:14pm - A guest drops out...but new Memphis News DROPS IN!! Here comes the $$$$!!!

9:35pm - After Joey we will talk to our news and business expert, Wes Wright from Cookout News. Tonight we discuss the latest release from Blackstone, the Trager Flatrock recall and much much more. We will also get his thoughts on where the market will trend in the first part of 2024.

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The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less Dec 15, 2023

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Episode 312This 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 - 12/16/2008 - A long time ago! Dave Lefkow, one of the founding partners of a product called Bacon Salt, was my guest…and we talked all about the origins of the product. Little known fact…the company got its start from Dave’s kid hitting him in the face with a wiffle ball and it won an episode of America’s Funniest Home Video…they took that $5k in winnings and started the Bacon Salt empire…it is still around…bacon salt dot com…lots of flavors…so if you haven’t tried it…give it a hot…and it was originally made to help those who aren’t allowed to eat bacon to get the flavor in a “legal” way…100% kosher!!

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Tim Scheer Origin Story - Shake N Bake BBQ/GDS/Blues Hog/Marble Ridge Dec 14, 2023

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(December 12, 2023 - Hour Two)

10:14pm & 10:35pm - Last week it was an Origin Story of Fast Eddy Maurin and this week we do the same deal but with an elite BBQ competitor, business owner and tall man, Tim Scheer of Shake N Bake BBQ/Gateway Drum Smokers/Blues Hog BBQ and Marble Ridge Meats. We will trace Tim from birth to present day and hear all about him as a youth, athlete, husband and how he got into live-fire and developed into an incredible force in the industry.

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What is A Pump-tini?? ; Robert Moss Predicts BBQ Evolutions in 2024 Dec 13, 2023

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(December 12, 2023 - Hour One)

9:14pm - Welcome back our pal and creator of Amazing Ribs website, Meathead! He graciously took last month off as we did the "Origin Story" of Robert Moss but tonight he is back and better than ever and we tackle the gift list of 2023, what he wants the most this year, what 2024 looks like and much much more!

9:35pm - After Meathead, we will be joined by monthly guest Robert Moss. We didn't get to the topic last month because we were deep diving on him, but Robert has his own thoughts and hot takes on the Memphis in May situation and what this new event in Tom Lee Park will mean to this whole weekend in 2024. As time allows, I will ask Robert about the history of some of the most cherished main dishes for the Holiday season.

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The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less Dec 08, 2023

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Episode 311This 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 - 12/01/2009 - Being featured this week is BBQ Central Show Guest Hall of Fame’er and the original creator of The BBQ Pitmasters Series, John Markus. In this segment…we are actually going back to when Pitmasters was being released for the very first time…and as I think about it…why the hell was a TV channel deciding to release a BBQ show in the middle of winter?? So weird when you think about it…however, it didn’t diminish the amount of buzz that was going around the industry back then and how excited everyone was to have the industry exposed to the mass public…and really…this is the show that caused the “golden era” of BBQ that I mention every so often on the show…with John Markus and without this show…we have known of what we had in that 5-8 year stretch. So, if you aren’t familiar with John or BBQ Pitmasters…this is a good way to get acquainted with both. By the way…BBQ Pitmasters still plays routinely on cable TV (like THIS weekend)

The Origin Story of Fast Eddy Maurin Dec 07, 2023

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(December 5, 2023 - Hour Two)

10:14pm & 10:35pm - Normally you see a visit from Sam The Cooking Guy in this slot, but tonight we change it up! 2023 BBQCS Guest Hall of Fame inductee, Ed "Fast Eddy" Maurin joins me for the 2nd hour and we do the "Origin Story" of Ed. Some of you may know him from his days on the competition circuit, more of you might know him as a premier builder of pellet cookers but there are many other things that you might not know about Eddy at all. Tonight, we reveal all! Be sure to join us for what promises to be a great 2 segments!!

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Malcom Reed & Heath Riles Talk Memphis! Then A Chat with Mike Lang Dec 06, 2023

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(December 5, 2023 - Hour One)

9:14pm - Welcome to the last month of 2023 (Rapidly coming to a close) and we open the show tonight with the biggest story going in 2023. Yes, Memphis in May and the new BBQ competition in Memphis have regained control of "hottest topic" of the year and tonight we talk about all the angles with two of the biggest names in the biz right now. First Tuesday of the month regular guest, Malcom Reed from Killer Hogs BBQ team and Heath Riles of Heath Riles BBQ will join me to talk all about this topic and where they see it going over the next few months as it then culminates on the very same weekend in May 2024! You won't want to miss this segment!

9:35pm - After Malcom and Heath, I will be joined by quarterly guest, Mike Lang from Another Pint Please. We will discuss holiday meals (Hanukah starts Thursday) to make this year, sides dishes and drinks to pair and then we will discuss gift guides and 2024 trend predictions!

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The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less Dec 01, 2023

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Episode 310This 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 - 12/1/2009 - If you are a fan and historian of KCBS competition BBQ, the year 2009 must surely stick in your head as one of the closest competition races for Team of the year title…back then it was a 3 way battle of now legendary teams…Iowa Smokey D’s, I Smell Smoke and Pellet Envy. Spoiler alert…Pellet Envy ends up winning the last contest of the year and thus, the 2009 KCBS TOTY title…but in this interview I spoke with Darren Warth and Steve Farrin…here’s what I take away from both pitmasters from back in 2009…Darren was using a pair of WSM as that time…and both Darren and Steve were also using an FE100 pellet cooker…my how times have changed...but back then, the FE cooker was a favorite pit by many of top pitmasters on the competition trail.

November Edition of The Embedded Correspondents Nov 30, 2023

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(November 28, 2023 - Hour Two)

10:14pm & 10:35pm - The 4th Tuesday of the month means the Embedded Correspondents stop by for their monthly visit. There is a better than average chance that our pal Rusty Monson will not be joining us tonight. However, Doug and Jon (and myself) are ready to bring the actual heat with a new round of 100% AQ and we have some other topics to dig into as well.

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Fireboard Beacon Is Here & Did You Know There's A New Memphis BBQ Festival In Town? Nov 29, 2023

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(November 28, 2023 - Hour One)

9:14pm - Leading off the show tonight is one of the Founders of Fireboard Labs. Ted Conrad joins me to talk about the new Fireboard Beacon and how it can be used in your everyday cooking life...both live-fire and every day kitchen cooking. If you own a restaurant or some other professional setting where temperatures are important, you will want to make sure to check this segment out as the Beacon can change the game!

9:35pm - If you are a fan of competition BBQ, you certainly know about Memphis In May. But did you know that, as of this past Wednesday, there is a new kid on the block looking to take over on the same weekend and in the same city? If you want to go one step further, this new contest is going into the longtime home of Memphis In May, Tom Lee Park! How did we get here and what's it all about? Carey Bringle from Peg Leg Porker joins me to talk all about it!

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