The Smoking Barrel Podcast
The Smoking Barrel Podcast
Cody Barrett and Grant Full
Marietta’s Big Smoke: Organizing & Winning the River City BBQ
1 hour 12 minutes Posted Apr 12, 2026 at 1:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail What does it take to run a premier BBQ competition? Tonight on The Smoking Barrel, Emmeline Wharton pulls back the curtain on the logistics and the "sport" of the Marietta River City BBQ Competition. To get the view from the pits, we’ve also brought back Shawn McCulligan of T&S Barbecue. Together, we explore the evolution of the Marietta scene, the technicalities of the four meat categories, and what Sean is doing to keep his edge this season. If it’s "kissed by fire," we...