How to Find and Listen to Barbecue Secrets Podcast Episodes

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Barbecue Secrets is an audio podcast and blog about outdoor cooking, hosted at barbecuesecrets.libsyn.com. To find episodes, open the site and use the Episodes / All Episodes section, where shows are listed with titles and show notes; older shows are reachable through the year-and-month Archives. The site itself is the listening and browsing hub — it does not state that episodes are available on other platforms, so start there.

What the site offers

The site describes itself as "an audio podcast and blog celebrating the many pleasures of outdoor cooking." Its content mixes full episodes with written recipes, so you will encounter two kinds of posts:

  • Podcast episodes with show notes, such as "BBQ Secrets episode 23 – Canadian Jerk, Craziest Basting Brushes Ever, and Nudism, Rockin' Ronnie Style" (Aug 27, 2015), whose notes describe building a Jamaican-style jerk pit and serving jerked pork bellies at a Vancouver event.
  • Recipes of the week, such as "Latin-Style Smoked Pork Shoulder with Salsa Verde" (Jul 1, 2016), "Beef Burger with Chili Butter Core" (Aug 21, 2015), "Oysters, oysters, oysters!" (Aug 14, 2015), and "Grilled Pink Salmon in Foil" (Aug 7, 2015).

Posts are also grouped under categories such as barbecue general, grilling, plank cooking, salsa, steak, and podcasts.

Steps to find and play an episode

  1. Go to barbecuesecrets.libsyn.com.
  2. Open the Episodes menu and choose All Episodes to see the full list, or pick a category if you want a narrower set.
  3. Scan titles for episode numbers (for example, "episode 23") or for a topic you want — jerk cooking, basting tools, burgers, seafood.
  4. Open the post to read its show notes and reach the audio player.
  5. If you are looking for an older show, use the Archives list, which runs by year and month from 2006 through 2016.

Expected result: you land on a post page with the episode's notes and a player you can start. If you only want the written material, the recipe posts are readable on their own without playing anything.

Common snags

  • Preview mode: the site warns that "Links will not work in preview mode." If links or the player do nothing, you are likely viewing a preview version of the page — load the normal site address instead.
  • Old episodes take digging: the archive is organized by date, not by topic, so a specific episode may require stepping through several months. Note the episode number from a title before you start browsing.
  • Mixed content types: not every post is an episode. Recipe posts such as the salmon-in-foil entry are written recipes; check for show notes or an episode number to confirm you are on a podcast page.

A quick example

Suppose you want the jerk-cooking discussion. From All Episodes, find "BBQ Secrets episode 23," open it, and read the show notes first — they summarize the jerk pit build and the event — then start the audio. If you instead want a dinner idea, skip the episodes and open "Recipe of the Week – Beef Burger with Chili Butter Core," which the site itself flags as prep-heavy: the chile butter and mayo must be made in advance.

The site does not publish pricing or login requirements, so nothing here should be read as confirming free access or an account requirement — check the page itself when you arrive.