We chat with Chris Ayres of Zia Smoke BBQ. We chat about why chopped brisket is better and why you should never say you cook better than a restaurant pitmaster.... and of course a whole lot more.

We talk with Caray Ann Sharp of Hot Mess Express. She won a few big steak comps, and her method is, well, different. Join us to discuss more the philosophy of comps than the methods.

We talk to Mike Erickson Founder of National High School BBQ Association about what he is doing to keep the bbq flame going in our youth through high school bbq comps, Tune in and check out The National High School BBQ Association

We catch up with Brett Galloway co-founder of the SCA. We talk about his new book, the world championship and more.

This week we tried to get a guest but they had other plans. Instead, you get the first episode of Rusty's new food truck podcast. We hope you enjoy. We will back to 100% this next week

We explore the interworkings of a BBQ Association. Bobbi chats with us about the association, its work, and how to get involved.

We catch up with Ronald Burns of Hotty Totty Rubs and sauces. A legendary rub maker and a hell of a competition cook as well.

We chat with Dan Phelps and Christie Vanover about the new GE indoor pellet smoker. They have had a few serious cooks on it and we break it down.

We have John Lindsey of All Q'ued Up joins us again. We catch up but mostly we talk about the side of sponserships nobody wants to hear or talk about.

We talk to Joe Wilson and BJ Searcy of Chaery Anchor BBQ. They are a new BBQ team that is already out winning big contests. We chat with them about winning Bullhead and some of their processes.