This Week In Barbecue Podcast
1) Who Gets to Feel Safe in the Kitchen: A Barbecue Conversation, Hold the ICE
This week’s episode of This Week in Barbecue went far beyond smoke and fire. We talked about fear in kitchens, rising costs, recognition, and what happens when the people who make our food feel unsafe...Show More
2) Black-Owned, Black-Facing, and the Illusion of Authenticity
On Episode 121 of This Week in Barbecue, we step into one of the most uncomfortable conversations happening in food right now: authenticity, ownership, and what happens when technology forgets the peo...Show More
3) Barbecue in Flux: Integrity, Influence, and the Cost of Attention
This week on the podcast, Rasheed dives into the shifting realities of modern barbecue. From Traeger’s quiet hiring push and Smokeslam 2026 being put on pause, to the heated conversation around Tender...Show More
4) What Barbecue Needs to Leave in 2025 (and What Deserves to Rise)
This Week in Barbecue, Season 8 Episode 17, Rasheed Philips and Bryan Hull close out 2025 with an unfiltered talk about the state of BBQ. From canceled collaborations to Traeger’s meltdown, from the r...Show More
5) What Chefs and Pitmasters Get Wrong About Each Other
In today’s episode, Rasheed and Bryan sit down with the newest member of the misfitsss barbecue crew Tyler, a professionally trained chef from Canada who’s making the leap into the world of live-fire ...Show More
6) From Open Fire to Open Hearts: What BBQ Teaches Us About Community and Cost
Welcome back to This Week in Barbecue, the podcast where we don’t care when you get your ‘cue, as long as it’s not drive-thru.We’re fresh off the Open Fire Meat Up, I’ll give y’all a quick recap and t...Show More
From Open Fire to Open Hearts: What BBQ Teaches Us About Community and Cost
1:13:21 | Nov 12th, 2025
7) When Passion Isn’t Partnership: Bryan Hull’s Story of Success, Loss, and Self-Worth
This week, the mics get turned in a different direction.No headlines. No festival rundowns.Just two friends and one of the most honest conversations we’ve ever shared.Bryan Hull sits down not as my co...Show More
When Passion Isn’t Partnership: Bryan Hull’s Story of Success, Loss, and Self-Worth
1:00:54 | Oct 28th, 2025
8) Swig & Swine: Love, Loss, and the Heart of Holy Smokes
This week, Rasheed sits down with Anthony DiBernardo, the pitmaster and founder behind Charleston’s beloved Swig & Swine BBQ, to talk about the journey from dream to legacy. Anthony opens up about bet...Show More
9) Darkside of the Grill: Fire, Family & The Craft | This Week In Barbecue S8 Ep12
Rasheed welcomes Mel (Darkside of the Grill) — one of Canada’s top pitmasters — for a fireside-style conversation you won’t want to miss. Fresh off showcasing and winning at Eggtober Fest, Mel shares ...Show More
Darkside of the Grill: Fire, Family & The Craft | This Week In Barbecue S8 Ep12
1:02:41 | Oct 9th, 2025
10) Tradition Meets Tech: Can BBQ Survive the Shift?
This week, we’re taking the gloves off and digging deep into the evolving world of barbecue and culture. From the growing “sample culture” popping up at pits across the country to California’s war on ...Show More