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Fire & Smoke

by Texas Monthly

A Texas Monthly podcast highlighting the best barbecue in the world, hosted by barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn.

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Episodes

  1. New from Texas Monthly: America's Girls

    The original Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad burst onto the field back in 1972—the same year Title IX passed, the same year Deep Throat came out, and a year before Roe v. Wade. Sarah Hepola digs into the untold stories behind the global pop culture phenomenon, from the stripper who allegedly...

  2. La Barbecue is Feminizing Barbecue One Brisket at a Time

    How LeAnn Mueller and Ali Clem - the only wife-and-wife team in Texas - finally brought Austin's la Barbecue indoors, and why Los Angeles doesn't know what it's missing.

  3. The Resurgence of Bodacious Bar-B-Q

    The East Texas chain of Bodacious Bar-B-Q joints lost its founder, Roland Lindsey, in September. His son-in-law Jordan Jackson looks to not only carry on the brand's barbecue legacy, but improve it one location at a time.

  4. Gobble Gobble

    Sam Greenberg's family has been smoking turkeys the old-fashioned way since 1939 in Tyler, Texas, and he sees no reason to change things at Greenberg Smoked Turkeys.

  5. BBQ Fest Preview with Miguel Vidal Talking Tex-Mex BBQ

    Miguel Vidal of Valentina's Tex-Mex BBQ in Austin provides a preview of his dish at the Texas Monthly BBQ Fest, and we discuss how his San Antonio upbringing informs his current Tex-Mex BBQ menu.

  6. Plant-Based (Don't Call it Vegan) Brisket

    At Houston's Rice University, there's a little less meat in the dining halls because the chefs have embraced plant-based meat substitutes, including their own version of vegan barbecue brisket.

  7. Mad Jack's: A Taste of Lockhart in New Mexico

    Tired of used cars and small town bureaucracy, James Jackson closed his food truck in the barbecue capital of Texas and took his barbecue out of state.

  8. Johnny Walker Shares the Lessons of Momma Jean

    At Momma Jean's BBQ in Lampasas, owner and pitmaster Johnny Walker carries on his family's barbecue legacy.

  9. Did Lockhart Brisket Earn a Whooping?

    Austin American Statesman food critic, Matthew Odam, defends his recent article questioning the quality of the smoked brisket in Lockhart.

  10. Pioneering Pitmaster Etta Randall

    In 1926 Etta Randall, a young black woman from deep East Texas, set off for a lawless boomtown in the Panhandle, where she found unexpected success not in the oil fields but in an old concrete pit.

  11. Tootsie Tomanetz, the Snow's Queen

    Barbecue editor and host Daniel Vaughn tells us the story of Tootsie Tomanetz, pitmaster at the famous Snow's BBQ in Lexington, Texas.

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A Texas Monthly podcast highlighting the best barbecue in the world, hosted by barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn.

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How many episodes does Fire & Smoke have?

Fire & Smoke has 11 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on December 6, 2021.

What is Fire & Smoke about?

A Texas Monthly podcast highlighting the best barbecue in the world, hosted by barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn.

How often does Fire & Smoke release new episodes?

Fire & Smoke publishes irregularly, based on its 11 episodes since May 2018.

Who hosts Fire & Smoke?

Fire & Smoke is created and hosted by Texas Monthly.
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