Get the latest Carolina barbecue news from The Lowdown newsletter’s Summer 2024 audio digest. Barbecue rankers, barbecue business, barbecue champions, barbecue events.

The Low & Slow Barbecue Show has hit the half-century mark – 50 BBQ Podcast episodes! – and we’re looking back at some of our favorites. Listen to hear the dozen that left an impression on the host and the audience.

Butts for Babies founder and Carolina pitmaster Kyle Sutton discusses his barbecue journey, managing a BBQ fundraiser, and his recipe for all-purpose rub. Don’t miss Kyle Sutton’s favorite barbecue bites in the Raleigh-Durham area.

Chigger Willard explores the dictionary and the history books to find out the origins of Carolina barbecue. Is barbecue a verb, a noun, or an adjective? We find out and explain why we ask that question during the Low & Slow Showdown.

Black BBQ Cook-off Coordinator Bruce Yeomans joins The Low & Slow Barbecue show to share the scoop on the events 2024 installment in Fayetteville on Aug. 17. Find out how the Black BBQ Cook-off got started, everything that’s involved, and how judges from Southern BBQ Network help elevate the event to a new level.

Meet Cranford Brothers Barbecue pitmaster and culinary director Chef Ben Sullivan. He joins The Low & Slow Barbecue Show to talk about the newest barbecue business in Hickory, NC. Find out what you can expect from a Cranford Brothers Barbecue experience.

The Low & Slow Barbecue Show embarked on another BBQ Road Trip into the Deep South, and we’re sharing everything thing you need to know. Our BBQ Road Trip Review includes stops at Fork Grove Barbecue in SC, and Birmingham-based barbecue spots Carlile’s BBQ and Rusty’s Bar-B-Q.

Meet Gil Barnes, founder and operator of Reed St. BBQ, a Hickory-based catering operation that serves Southern cuisine that relies on wood-fired cooking.

The pitmaster and founder of Ben’s Backdraft BBQ Food Truck shares details about launching his food truck in Western N.C., what his menu includes and where you can find him serving meats cooked low & slow.

Find out the details for some of Chigger Willard’s favorite July 4th BBQ recipes, including July 4th BBQ Ribs, July 4th Baked Beans, and Cheerwine cake.