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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 17: Aaron Stoffer of Man Meat BBQ, Heath Riles

Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast

Release Date: 05/15/2019

Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 278: Travis Clark show art Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 278: Travis Clark

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On Episode 278 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we visit with one of the all-time greats of competition cooking about his latest business venture. Travis Clark recently opened a new Clark Crew BBQ restaurant in Tulsa to go with his flagship location in Oklahoma City. Travis discusses the myriad of issues that crop up when opening a new venue and how his intense quest for winning in his competition days translate to the restaurant world. Travis also confirms that he is finished with competition BBQ after a successful 11-year run that saw him win 60 KCBS Grand Championships in 258 career...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 277: Joel Fleetwood, Richard Fergola show art Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 277: Joel Fleetwood, Richard Fergola

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Long-time competition cook Joel Fleetwood never dreamed of having his Meat Rushmore BBQ team’s name on a BBQ restaurant. But after winning last weekend’s Made for KC event, that’s exactly what will happen in the fall of 2025. On Episode 277 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Joel talks about what the opportunity to have naming rights, with menu construction and a new line of Meat Rushmore BBQ products means. Also the president of the KCBS Board of Directors, Joel also gives us a couple of newsy nuggets about the organization. We also check in with Richard Fergola for the latest happenings...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 276: Ray Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 276: Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe

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“The Doctor” is in on Episode 276 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast. Ray “Dr. BBQ” Lampe, one of the all-time greats of open-fire cooking, joins us this week and we begin by talking about his time on the Food Network Show BBQ Brawl, Season 5, which aired over the summer. Ray talks about what it was like being “the old guy” on a show with a lineup of young chefs who brought an amazing culinary background to the table. It just didn’t seem right at “Dr. BBQ” was eliminated for being tasked with cooking a meatless steak. He gives his take. We also discuss some upcoming adventures,...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 275: Finger Leikam Good BBQ show art Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 275: Finger Leikam Good BBQ

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On Episode 275 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we shine the light on a recent first-time KCBS Grand Championship winner. Chris Leikam and Devin Schwartz from the Kansas competition team Finger Leikam Good were college friends at Kansas State and enjoyed cooking before Wildcats football games at Snyder Family Stadium. They eventually took their love for open-fire cooking to the KCBS backyard and eventually Master’s competition and now are enjoying the best season of their career. Chris and Devin talk about the journey and why comp Q appeals to them so much. We also head into the big Labor...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 274: Moe Cason, Richard Fergola show art 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 program BBQ Pitmasters. Now, Moe is a full-blown BBQ celebrity who travels the world spreading his love for open-fire cooking. On Episode 274 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, he joins us to talk about his first cookbook, “Big Moe’s Big...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 273: Harry Soo; Buds, Blues & BBQ show art 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 Ribs Cookoff Association event. Event organizer John Borland tells us about what’s happening and other activities that include a music festival on the grounds.  We take our weekly trip for the latest from the Grill Guys of Missouri and...

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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 website in 2015. With recipes, tips, product reviews and much more, it’s a one of the top resources available. Christie joins us on Episode 272 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast and we touch on a variety of topics, including her experience on Food Network’s BBQ Brawl Season 4 and a KCBS competition she’s organizing in her home city of Las Vegas in December. Christie’s segment begins...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 271: David Page, Jonathon Indermuehle show art 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-depth some of the world’s top chefs and up-and-coming cooks - including some from the open-fire world. One of the fast-rising pitmasters in competition cooking joins us at the 40:30 mark. Jonathon Indermuehle of Colorado’s Heifers, Butts...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Epsiode 270: O.G. Bandits; Boo-B-Que news show art 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 again, turned to contest organizer extraordinaire Corey Linton. We’ll hear from both Greg and Corey about plans for Boo-B-Que on Episode 270. We also catch up with the O.G. Bandits, Josh Farley and Ashton Smith. They won naming rights for the BBQ...

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 269: Jordan Kirkpatrick, Matt Fisher show art 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 weekend in Cameron, Mo. On Episode 269 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Jordan Kirkpatrick tells us about his mind-set looking ahead as he also reflects on last season. Our “Under the Radar” segment, where we visit with up-and-coming competition...

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More Episodes

Aaron Stoffer and his team “Man Meat BBQ” didn’t pitch a perfect game - to borrow a baseball term - at last week’s 53-team Grasshopper in DeSoto, Kansas. But they came pretty darned close.

On Episode 17 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we visit with Aaron about the remarkable 713.7372 score that Man Meat BBQ posted in taking the Grand Championship at the Grasshopper and taking down some of competition BBQ’s heavy hitters. We also visit with Aaron about his background in Q, why he started competing and how Man Meat BBQ got its name from one of the classic episodes of the TV show “The Office.”

Smiley Mondragon of Smilin’ Dragon BBQ also joins us to talk about a nationwide KCBS Grilling Awareness event at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World locations this weekend. Smiley will be cooking up samples for the public outside the Bass Pro World Headquarters store in Springfield, Missouri on Saturday.

Also, it’s Memphis in May week. We have an encore presentation of an episode from earlier this spring with Heath Riles, who’s pumped up to go after the Ribs title this weekend at the World BBQ Championships at Tom Lee Park on the banks of the Mississippi River.
Meanwhile, co-host Lyndal Scranton previews his first trip to Memphis in May where he will help John Dawson’s “The Hogfather” team in the Pork Shoulder division.

Thanks for listening! Have a great BBQ Week!