With the SCA World Championships coming up soon we talk to the winner of last year's event Marissa Ouverson. With her new tell-all class on BBQ Champs and a slew of wins under her belt, we talk to her about what got her there and some tips and tricks she has picked up along the way.

Aaron Gonerway is a former Texan who now cooks in the challenging cold and altitude of Aurora CO. Starting out as a small operation for friends or anyone lucky enough to catch his food for sale on socials to now securing a permanent location. We get to know his story and some pointers on selling and cooking bbq

We head north to have a live chat with Angie Cammack Butcher over at BBQ Pitstop of Logan. We talk about meat cuts and get a butcher's take on good and bad meats. Rusty even gets schooled on porterhouse. If you like meat and wanna learn a thing or 2 about where it comes from, check out this episode.

We check in with John Linsdey of All Q'ued Up and Arkassippi Smoke Live. Co-creator of the now-famous Arkassippi combo. John recently won the prestigious Hog Drop put on by none other than Myron Mixon. A lot has changed since john was on the podcast last, so come catch up and learn what is new with the master of steak

This week we chat with the legendary rub maker and bbq competitor Stephan Franklin of Simply Marvelous. His rubs are used by the best cooks on the circuit and we get to know the man behind one of the best rub lines in history. He drops a lot of info about how to be a successful competition cook so don't miss this one.

This week we have Tony Roberts a very accomplished BBQ cook and owner of Proud Souls Barbecue and Provisions. We chat with him about his adventures in owning a bbq shop, tips and tricks on the comp circuit, and elevation cooking. We cover a lot more and could have gone on for another hour. so we will have to have him back. We hope you enjoy it.

One of, if not the best rib cook in the world James Cruse chats with us about his win at Memphis in May, his new adventure in to rub development with Deep South Blenders and cajun land brand, his wins at Hogs for a Cause, the Saints, which chicken is better out of Popeyes or Churches, what could be the best documentary series ever, and his future in bbq competitive or otherwise. In our opinion probably the most underrated cook in the bbq world right now but that looks like that is gonna change soon.

We have Will Collier of DB180, Jerry Aguilar of Burnin' and Lootin', and Nate Benson of Uncle Jesse's on the show to recap the SCA World Championship and chat SCA in general. We also talk about a new Ancillary.