The SmokerBuilder Podcast
By Frank Cox
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Subscribers: 16
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Episodes: 85
Jul 16, 2024
Description
Frank Cox “The BBQ Pit Engineer”™️ of SmokerBuilder shares his tricks and secrets from over 14 years of building smokers
Things like the technical side of designing and manufacturing smokers and grills, fire management, and cooking great BBQ!
Join our private online community at:
https://SmokerBuilderU.com
Check out SmokerPlans.net! Get your Smoker Build Started!
Our YouTube Channel has lots of helpful videos!
Need Tools or Supplies for your build? Check out my Amazon List!
Things like the technical side of designing and manufacturing smokers and grills, fire management, and cooking great BBQ!
Join our private online community at:
https://SmokerBuilderU.com
Check out SmokerPlans.net! Get your Smoker Build Started!
Our YouTube Channel has lots of helpful videos!
Need Tools or Supplies for your build? Check out my Amazon List!
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S7 Ep6: Do You Need Bracing on Cook Chamber Doors for a 250-Gallon Smoker Build?
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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S7 Ep5: Welding Carbon Steel to Stainless Steel for Smoker Projects
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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S7 Ep4: Finding The Sweet Spot: Smoker Efficiency VS Your BBQ Results
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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S7 Ep3: Insulating a Firebox on Your Offset Smoker: Is It Necessary?
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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S7 Ep2: The Secret to Perfect BBQ: Mastering Radiant & Convective Heat!
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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S7 Ep1: How To Source Steel On The Cheap
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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S6 Ep20: A chat with Dell Fort
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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S6 Ep19: Ashley live with John Mann
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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S6 Ep18: Chat with Steven Petrotto Part 2
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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S6 Ep17: Chat with Steven Petrotto part 1
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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S6 Ep16: Competition bbq chat
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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S6 Ep15: Pork steak chat
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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S6 Ep14: Vintage Smoker Design With Guest Dustin of Mule Skinner Smoke Rigs!
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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S6 Ep13: PitMaster Secrets Podcast-The Difference Between Reverse Flow and Offset Smokers
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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S6 Ep12: PitMaster Secrets Podcast- How to Find A Propane Tank
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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S6 Ep11: PitMaster Secrets Podcast- Do you Need A Water Pan For Your Smoker
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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S6 Ep10: Getting Started In SmokerBuilding Biz With Guest Paul From HDM Smokers!
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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S6 Ep9: Welder Repair and Common Equipment Failures With Guest Roy Elkins Of Baker's Gas
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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S6 Ep8: Smoker Design_ What Style Propane Tank Heads Are Best
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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S6 Ep7: Smoker Design_ Are Door Leaks Bad Or Should I Fix Them
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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S6 Ep6: Shirley Fabrication, Bob Moffatt, Aaron Voigt Podcast at SmokerBuilder HQ
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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S6 Ep5: Pit Master Secrets- How to Build a Pit Without a Shop
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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S6 Ep4: Mounting Fireboxes To Cook Chambers And More With Shane Gonzales @sgmetalworks
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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S6 Ep3: From Drum Smokers To Stick Burners With Matt From Cotton Gin Smokers
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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S6 Ep2: Creative Steel Coatings, Patina, and Design with Aaron Voigt of Voigt Metal
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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S6 Ep1: Smoker Design: Smoker Size- How I Size A Smoker- Gallons VS Diameter And Length
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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S5 Ep9: How I Determine Air Inlet Placement And Why
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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S5 Ep8: The Ergonomics Of Smoker design
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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S5 Ep7: Why Is My Meat Black And How Can I Prevent This?
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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S5 Ep6: The Anatomy Of A BBQ Trailer
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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S5 Ep5: How To Move Heavy Things
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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S5 Ep4: How To Determine Smoker Placement On Your Trailer
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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S5 Ep3: Should You Insulate A Firebox?
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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S5 Ep2: Does Steel Thickness REALLY Matter?
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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S5 Ep1: Coming Clean And I'm Changing The Name Of The Podcast
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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S4 Ep5: Warped Doors And Other PitFalls With Chris From GreenMoneyFab
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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S4 Ep4: Favorite Abrasives For Grinding Steel FT. Bob Moffatt
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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S4 Ep3: My Offset Smoker Won't Get Hot Enough, How Do I Fix This?
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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S4 Ep2: Smoker Draft And More: SmokerBuilder Happy Hour With Guest Aaron Voigt @mrvoigt
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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S4 Ep1: The Smoker Biz: SmokerBuilder Happy Hour with Guest Ryan of @backlinefab
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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S3 Ep6: What Kind Of Baffle Should I Use For An Offset Smoker?
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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S3 Ep5: What Kind Of Paint To Use For A Smoker?
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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S3 Ep4: [Q&A] Which Insulation To Use For Building A Smoker?
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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S3 Ep3: Should I Build My Own Smoker?
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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S3 Ep2: How To Find A Meat Supplier
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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S3 Ep1: Have I Been Cooking With Ash Wood?
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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S2 Ep17: Build a StickBurner Without Starting From Scratch
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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S2 Ep16: Should You Cook "Hot & Fast" OR "Low & Slow"
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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S2 Ep15: Why Your Pellet Cooker Could Be Holding You Back
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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S2 Ep14: The Difference Between Drum Smoker & StickBurners
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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S2 Ep13: Can You Grill On A Reverse Flow Smoker?
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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S2 Ep12: Can You Burn Wood in a Drum Smoker?
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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S2 Ep11: PitBuilding With No Welding Experience
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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S2 Ep10: How to Build a Pit Without a Shop
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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S2 Ep9: PitBuilding on a Tight Budget
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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S2 Ep8: What Welder Should I Use If I'm New to PitBuilding?
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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S2 Ep7: How to Find A Propane Tank for Your StickBurner Build
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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S2 Ep6: BBQ MythBusting(With Jessie Stanley the PitMaster Pastor)
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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S2 Ep5: Do You Need a Water Pan in your Smoker?
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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S2 Ep4: How to be a PitHustler (With Special Guest Johnny Briquette of PitHustle BBQ)
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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S2 Ep3: BBQ Life in Quarantine (With Special Guest Johnny Briquette of PitHustle)
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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S2 Ep2: Competition BBQ: Then & Now (With Special Guest Johnny Briquette of PitHustle)
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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S2 Ep1: The Difference Between a Reverse Flow and Offset Smoker
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May 26, 2020 |
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S1 Ep22: Is Thin Metal OK For a Fire Box?
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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S1 Ep21: 21- Beginnings Of SmokerBuilder: Interview With Tom Heath
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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S1 Ep20: 20- How To Use The BBQ Pit Calculator
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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S1 Ep19: 19- BBQ and Legacy
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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S1 Ep18: 18-Right Way And Wrong Way To Build A Smoker
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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S1 Ep17: Do I Have To Paint It?
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Aug 31, 2019 |
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S1 Ep16: 16- Baffle Plates Explained
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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S1 Ep15: 15- There's Ash On My Food!
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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S1 Ep14: Propane Assist And Gas Safety For Your Smoker
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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S1 Ep13: It's All About Thin Blue Smoke
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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S1 Ep12: 12- [Troubleshooting] My UDS Drum Smoker Runs Too Hot
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May 21, 2019 |
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S1 Ep11: 11- [Troubleshooting] My UDS Smoker Won't Run Hot Enough
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May 20, 2019 |
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S1 Ep10: 10- UDS Drum Smoker Start Up
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May 19, 2019 |
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S1 Ep9: 9- What’s the Right BBQ Pit For Me?
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May 07, 2019 |
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S1 Ep8: 8- Basic Ribs Method
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May 06, 2019 |
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S1 Ep7: 7- Gravity Feed 101
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May 03, 2019 |
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S1 Ep6: 6- Get To 1st Base With Your Pit
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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S1 Ep5: 5- What The Air Did To Me!
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Apr 22, 2019 |
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S1 Ep4: 4- Breaking The Chains
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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S1 Ep3: 3- Cooking Wood Basics
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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S1 Ep2: 2- The First Fire
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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S1 Ep1: 1- My Beginning
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Apr 12, 2019 |