Smoke & Mirror: How Barbecue Reflects America Podcast
1) A Conversation with Byron Bradley
We chat with Byron Bradley, chef and instructor at the Southern Food & Beverage Museum, on this Independence Day-themed episode. Bradley discusses how this ever-present communal form of cooking has ev...Show More
2) A Conversation With Barkley Rafferty
Barbecue is often seen as a kick-off to summer and being closely associated with Father’s Day. In this episode, we chat with Barkley Rafferty, owner of the Royal Merchant Trading company, an internati...Show More
3) A Conversation With Liz Williams
In this episode, Liz Williams returns to the podcast to discuss how barbecue is not only a quintessential American experience but is a hugely popular activity on Father’s Day. We look at how different...Show More
4) A Conversation with Jim Early
North Carolinians take barbecue very seriously - it's a point of pride and a source of endless discussion. Jim Early, Founder and CEO of the North Carolina Barbecue Society, stops by the podcast to ex...Show More
5) A Conversation with Marlowe Ivey Vaughan
In this episode, we welcome Marlowe Ivey Vaughan to the podcast. Marlowe is a North Carolina hog farmer and Executive Director of Feed the Dialogue NC. In our wide-ranging conversation, we discuss the...Show More
6) A Conversation with Liz Williams
Liz Williams, founder of the Southern Food & Beverage Museum in New Orleans, discusses the origins of barbecue and how it’s embedded in the American DNA, and explores how the act of barbecuing has bro...Show More
7) A Conversation with Ray Brislin
For the inaugural episode, Ray Brislin joins us to discuss his involvement with the movie, Smoke & Mirror: How Barbecue Reflects America. A former BBC director of photography, Brislin describes his ex...Show More