On Episode 304 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, one of the world’s open-fire cooking experts joins us. It’s Heath Riles, who’s headed to Memphis in May next week looking to bring home his first overall MIM Grand Championship after winning the Ribs championship two of the last 3 years. Heath will tell us how he’s been prepping for the world’s most-prestigious competition and his busy world, in which he has little down time with his cooking, shooting Youtube channel videos, promoting his product brand and recording his weekly Shootin’ the Que podcast. We discuss it all with one of the great people in BBQ.  

We also go back under the radar this week, with Brad Vollmer from the Missouri team Meats my Mistress BBQ, learning his BBQ story. Then it’s time for our weekly trip to the Grill Guys of Missouri as Charlie Wallace has the latest from the southwest Missouri BBQ store. Finally,  co-hosts Steve and Lyndal also recap their latest cooking adventures and break down the latest BBQ news, including the list of nominees for the American Royal World Series of BBQ Hall of Fame Class of 2025. 

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