Episode 393

Taking you back to - August 4, 2009 - And a 2nd time visit from a legend in the industry and the owner of the famed (and now closed) East Coast Grill, Chris Schlesinger (Slay-singer).

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Original Air Date: 8/4/2009

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Episode 392

Taking you back to - July 26 2013 - Pitmaster Pat Martin…Martin’s BBQ - Whole Hog master…

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Original Air Date: 7/26/2013

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(July 22, 2025 - Show Notes)

10:14pm & 10:35 - Making their usual monthly appearance, The Embedded Correspondents, join me for another round of fresh "100% Assurity Questions". However, we will be missing our pals Doug Scheiding and Rusty Monson...as they are otherwise obligated to work engagements. That's the bad news...the good news is I have (2) fill-in guests to take their place and they are as big as it gets! Be prepared for hot takes, hot opinions and witty repartee in the 2nd hour.

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(July 22, 2025 - Hour One)

9:14pm & 9:35pm - The 3rd Tuesday of the month brings a first hour visit from the VP of Marketing at one of my favorite cigar brands, Amanda Micallef, at Micallef Cigars. Tonight we dive into her background (before cigars), how she got into the cigar business and what she plans to do with the brand as the years wear on. We will also talk about the highly successful "Color Series" cigars that have changed the game when it come to the cigar industry...both in quality and price point.

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Episode 390

Taking you back to - June 18 2013 - This week we feature the pitmaster and creator of Sweet Smoke Q, Jim Elser. This was Jim’s debut appearance on the show and we talk about how he got into competition BBQ…and specifically Florida competition BBQ. We also talked about his experience doing different events sanctioned by different governing bodies…one thing is for certain…as Jim’s competition career wore on, he became a winner in many different sanctioning bodies and many different events in general. Perhaps one of the most underrated competition cooks of our time…is Jim Elser of Sweet Smoke Q. 

So, if you don't know Jim and you would like the first real intro to him and with the show…THIS is the one to get. Don’t forget, you can click on the complete show link in the notes section and listen to the entire show…which is promised to have been a great one!!

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Original Air Date: 6/18/2013

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(July 15, 2025 - Hour Two)

10:14pm - Making her 3rd appearance in 2025 is quarterly guest, and fan favorite, Jess Pryles. A Sweden trip recap, what is Tastemade, black coffee, who's the random guy in some her IG videos, a small'ish deep dive on MSG and, of course, a musical game to close the segment.

10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is my middle daughter, Madisyn Rempe. This past weekend was a big one for her academically. She has completed her first full year in Physician Assistant school and now heads on to tackle her clinical year. We will discuss the first year expectations and where reality ended up falling and we will also take a look ahead to what round she will be doing over the next year and change.

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(July 15, 2025 - Hour One)

9:14pm - The 3rd Tuesday of July brings a visit from the hosts of the famed "Baseball and BBQ" podcast, Len Aberman and Jeff Cohen. Ironically, the mid-point of the baseball season is upon us TONIGHT. We will discuss the first half of the year, the Mets, The Guardians and some other items as well. We might even talk about some BBQ stuff...who knows!

9:35pm - After the Baseball and BBQ boys, I will be joined by Wes Wright from Cookout News. We missed Wes last month so, tonight, we will recap the past 60 days of BBQ business and take a quick look ahead to the next 30 days.

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(July 8, 2025 - Hour One)

10:14pm - I have some things to cover, some questions to answer and some hot takes to spit!

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(July 8, 2025 - Hour One)

9:14pm - The 2nd Tuesday of the month (at least this month) brings a visit from the creator of the Barbecue Lab. David Gafford joins me tonight to talk about outdoor kitchens, pellet cookers, gas grills and grill brushes.

9:35pm - After David, I will be joined by the smartest man in BBQ, Robert Moss! Tonight we talk about the latest updates in the Michelin Star Guide and then we transition into "Mac and Cheese" or pork ribs getting dumped into the Ohio river...guess you'll have to tune in and find out what we end up going with to close the segment.

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