In this episode of "This Week in Barbecue," we bring you the latest updates from the BBQ world. King Meat Barbecue Supply is officially breaking ground with an expected soft opening in November. Bryan Furman is back at Harvard for the 4th year to teach "The Thermodynamics of BBQ" as part of the Science and Cooking lecture series—mark your calendars for October 21. We also discuss Channing Crowder's fun take on what your grill says about you and announce that "Wrangling Fire" by Cookingwidkunchi is now available on Amazon.

Missed Pitmaster Papi at the Alligator Festival? No worries—you can catch him at the Grill and Chill Fest in Corsicana, TX, on October 11-12. Tay Nelson of Bobby's BBQ has received certification to bottle and sell his own sauces, so expect some amazing flavors coming soon. Aunty is opening a new Delilah's location in a 116-year-old historic storefront on Mitchell St—this will be the first free-standing Delilah's location.

We celebrate Evan's success as a first-time headlining chef at the Food and Wine Ilani, and cover Rodney Scott's new line of coal for all your whole hog and barbecue needs. Plus, we discuss brand deals gone wrong, answer listener questions in our Que and A segment, and check out BBQpluscleaners—a family-owned professional BBQ cleaning and maintenance business—in Sheed's Interesting Finds.

Tune in for all the latest BBQ news and insights!