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The Dirt Reporters Episode 173: Race names
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 274: Moe Cason, Richard Fergola
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He’s lived the American Dream, a United States Navy veteran who worked the overnight shift at the Des Moines, Iowa, water treatment plant. During his spare time, Moe Cason fired up the smoker and dabbled in competition BBQ. On a suggestion from the legendary Johnny Trigg, “Big Moe” sent in an audition video for the groundbreaking BBQ television pro…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 172: Remembering Scott Bloomquist
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 273: Harry Soo; Buds, Blues & BBQ
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On Episode 273 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we learn about a new competition and festival in mid-Missouri that will include three sanctioning bodies. It’s the Buds, Blues & BBQ in Columbia, Sept. 13-14, with opportunities to enter the KCBS Master’s Series regular comp plus one-meat chicken cook, a Steak Cookoff Association comp and the new Rib…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 171: Talkin' Topless 100
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 272: Christie Vanover
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Whether it’s cooking in the backyard or the highest level of competition, Christie Vanover is someone who has been instrumental in helping open-fire cooks worldwide up their games since she launched her GirlsCanGrill.com website in 2015. With recipes, tips, product reviews and much more, it’s a one of the top resources available. Christie joins us …
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 170: Hall of Famer Todd Turner
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 271: David Page, Jonathon Indermuehle
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Episode 271 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast has arrived and it has a variety of guests as we welcome the month of August. At the 7:58 mark, Emmy-award-winning television news producer turned author and now podcast host David Page returns to discuss his latest project. Page’s new podcast “Culinary Characters Unlocked” debuts Aug. 27 as he goes in-d…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 169: Last lap passes
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Epsiode 270: O.G. Bandits; Boo-B-Que news
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It’s become one of the jewels on the late-season KCBS calendar, a doubleheader to cap the points season. But only a few days ago, the 4th annual Boo-B-Que was on the verge of cancellation. No worries. The Oct. 25-27 event in Oak Grove, Mo., will go on after Greg Hastie, who began the event three years ago but had too much on his plate to run it aga…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 168: Big events in small towns
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 269: Jordan Kirkpatrick, Matt Fisher
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After running hard in 2023, cooking 44 contests as he successfully chased KCBS Team of the Year honors, Jordan Kirkpatrick and Janky Leg BBQ has slowed the pace a bit this season. But after an addition to the family and a home remodel project, Janky Leg is back and ready for a big second half, evidenced by the team’s first GC of the year last weeke…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 167: Different track types
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 268: Meat Candy Q, Richard Fergola
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On Episode 268 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we visit with one of the top teams on the West Coast - and one of the best in the USA. Dave and Shirin Mara from Meat Candy Q out of El Cajon, Calif., is enjoying a terrific 2024 season with one KCBS Grand Championship and and three RGCs in just 10 competitions. Meat Candy is sixth in the Team of the…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 166: Lyndal Scranton
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 165: Midseason awards
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 267: Darren Warth, Norris Sydnor
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Happy 4th of July to all! To celebrate, Episode 267 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast features two great guests. Leading off is one of the best to ever light a pit, BBQ Hall of Famer Darren Warth from Iowa Smokey D’s. While he’s won more than 100 grand championships during his career, including multiple majors, Darren accomplished a first last weeke…
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 266: Mike and Nichole Mulkey
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Mike and Nichole Mulkey of Mulkey’s BBQ from St. Louis are one of the many successful husband-wife competition BBQ teams in the country. On Episode 266 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we learn how they work together after Mulkey’s won the Grand Championship at the 172-team Great Lenexa BBQ Battle. The back-to-back St. Louis BBQ Society Team of th…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 164: Favorite seats
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 265: Cherry Anchor BBQ
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We asked for nominations for up-and-coming competition BBQ pitmasters or teams and our listeners delivered with lots of great suggestions. This week on Episode 265 of the Tailgate Guys BBGQ Podcast, we bring you an extended “Under the Radar” segment with Joe Wilson and B.J. Searcy from the northern California team Cherry Anchor BBQ. Despite only do…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 163: Weekend review
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 264: Richard Fergola, Lane York
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On Episode 264 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, our “Under the Radar” segment returns by popular demand. This week, our look at an up-and-coming pitmaster focuses on Kansas City’s Lane York of Aww Shucks BBQ. York’s primary focus has been on KCBS Backyard competition so far, but he’s done well in limited Masters’ Series attempts and does so withou…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 162: Dream XXX Review
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 263: National High School BBQ; T-Rex BBQ
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It’s an action packed Episode 263 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast with an assortment of guests with good info and stories to tell. First up at the 9:26 mark is Charles Simpson, with a preview of the National High School BBQ Championships coming up this weekend (June 7-9) in Branson, Missouri. As director of the Missouri High School BBQ Association…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 161: Dream XXX Preview
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 262: Drew Davis, Brad Cox
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The 6th annual KCBS World Invitational was held over Memorial Day Weekend in Lebanon, Tenn., and on Episode 262 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast we talk it over with both of the big winners. Drew Davis of Razorracks BBQ out of Pleasant Plains, Ark., has won 28 KCBS Grand Championships during his career. But Drew and wife Chelsey picked up their big…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 160: Memorial Day weekend review
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 261: Barking Dog BBQ
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We’re all about celebrating the iconic BBQ teams on the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, but we also love to shine the spotlight on those up-and-coming teams who achieve big things. This week on Episode 261, we focus on Barking Dog BBQ out of Kansas City, a team of childhood friends Dave Lillis, Kevin Bunting and Brian Tuttle. Barking Dog BBQ (we explore…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 159: Show-Me 100 preview
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 260: Kyle Matuszewski; Brad Colter, Breana Via
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Episode 260 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast takes us to the Phoenix area to visit with Kyle Matuszewski, owner-operator of Your Behind BBQ restaurant in Florence. Kyle is a long-time competitor on the Steak Cookoff Association and KCBS trails and he’s parlayed that success into a red-hot start in the restaurant business. Kyle breaks down his story…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 158: Talkin' Indy
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 259: Chris Schafer, Richard Fergola
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When we’re asked about BBQ restaurant recommendations in the St. Louis area, Heavy Smoke BBQ always is at the top of our list. On Episode 259 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we talk it over with Chris Schafer, the owner-operator of Heavy Smoke BBQ about the constantly overlapping thrills and challenges of the restaurant industry. Chris also is on…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 157: Illinois Speedweek Preview
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 156: Retrospective
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Epsiode 258: Brad Leighninger
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One of the greatest to light a pit - and a great friend of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show since the beginning on local, low-powered radio - joins us for an extended conversation on Episode 258. Brad Leighninger just passed the 11-year anniversary of his first BBQ Grand Championship. Now, 70 GCs later, Gettin’ Basted is a three-time KCBS Team of the Yea…
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 257: Eric Coley
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On Episode 257 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we talk it over with one of world’s hottest pitmasters. Eric Coley from Alabama’s Poppa Pig BBQ is leading the KCBS Team of the Year standings with three Grand Championships and seven top-10 finishes in eight 2024 competitions. It’s a start that’s signaled a breakthrough after Eric went through a two…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 155: Perspective
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Along with recapping recent events, the Dirt Reporters discuss the perspective of looking at Dirt Late Model racing from the outside.By DirtonDirt.com
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 256: Jon Wade of Optimus Swine BBQ
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Jon and Jason Wade of Optimus Swine BBQ out of Williamsburg, Virginia have one of the hottest competition BBQ teams around. Since moving into the KCBS Master’s division a couple of years ago, the Wades have seven Grand Championships and seven RGCs in 63 competitions. They also own and operate two BBQ restaurants in the Williamsburg area, Two Drumme…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 154: Weekend recap and more
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 255: Burnt Trees BBQ, Richard Fergola
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Based in north central North Dakota, Burnt Trees BBQ has a long haul no matter where it goes for a competition. But the husband-wife team of Nick and Shannon Holman is almost always a contender when it arrives, with its 2024 debut proving the point. Burnt Trees BBQ captured the 97-team Smoke in the Spring in Osage City, Kansas, topping the 700-poin…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 153: T-shirts and more
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 254: Leonard Aberman, Jeff Cohen from Baseball & BBQ
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There are dozens of options available these days for BBQ-themed podcasts, unlike just a few years ago when the options were relatively limited. One of the longest-running shows is Baseball and BBQ, with co-hosts Leonard Aberman and Jeff Cohen. Combining two of America’s favorite past times, Leonard and Jeff have found a sweet spot with engaging gue…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 152: Live Streaming and RaceWire
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 253: Sean Ludwig & Ryan Cooper
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Welcome to Episode 253 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, where we’re joined by the founders of America’s foremost weekly digital news authority on live-fire cooking. It’s been a while since we visited with Ryan Cooper and Sean Ludwig from The Smoke Sheet. Their weekly newsletter that arrives in subscribers’ in-boxes each Wednesday and Friday with a…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 151: Lucas Oil Series reset
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 252: Craig Verhage; Pirates of BBQ Bay
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Spring has officially arrived, which means there are BBQ competitions across the land each weekend from now through early November - not to mention hundreds of thousands of backyard cooks are firing up backyard smokers and grills. On Episode 252 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we talk to one of American’s most-colorful pitmasters and brand ambass…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 150: Unforgettable week
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 149: Dustin Jarrett and track chasing
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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 251: Joel Fleetwood, Nick Davis, Joe Osbrink
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It’s another guest-filled show on Episode 251 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast. Leading off is Joel Fleetwood of Meat Rushmore BBQ, which won three Grand Championships in 2023 on its way to an 11th-place finish in the KCBS Team of the Year standings. Joel also was recently voted president of the KCBS Board of Directors. We visit with Joel about his…
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The Dirt Reporters Episode 148: Joshua Joiner talks Hunt the Front
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