Originally recorded on 12/15/2024 - Sunday

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Episode 364

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Taking you back to 12/20/2011 - Being featured this week

THE 12 DAYS OF BBQ CHRISTMAS...YOU'RE WELCOME!!

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Original Air Date: 12/20/2011

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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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(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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Episode 363

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!!

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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!

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Original Air Date: 12/10/2013

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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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(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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Episode 362

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!!

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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!

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Original Air Date: 11/28/2017

Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(December 3, 2024 - Hour Two)

10:14pm - Leading of the 2nd hour tonight is the man who created and operates the "Another Pint Please" website (and social handles) Mike Lang. Mike ties up his last visit for 2024 as a quarterly guest. We will talk bout best things to happen during 2024, what he looks forward to for the first half of 2025 and we will also get his suggestions on gift giving this Christmas (or whatever holiday you celebrate).



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(December 3, 2024 - Show Notes)

9:14pm & 9:35pm - Kicking off the last month of 2024 and we are doing in in grand fashion. We normally visit with Malcom Reed at the beginning of each month, however, tonight we get a first visit from Malcom's better half, Rachelle Reed! This is Rachelle's first time doing an interview outside of the How To BBQ Right environment and I am so excited to have her. This has been an interview I have been chasing for years, so to have it happen as we close out the year is extra special for me! We will talk about the impending holidays, nacho cheese dispensing tools and a bit of an origin story on Rachelle to end things!

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Episode 361

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!!

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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!

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Original Air Date: 11/24/2015

Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE