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Tigs Bits Podcast
From the tailgate to the table, Brantley “Tigs” Salter explores Louisiana food, Southern culture, tailgating, local creators, music, and sports through conversations and stories from across the state.
Episodes
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We Sat Down to Talk Food… Then Found This Out
I sat down with Asia Wright, better known as The Sage’n Cajun, and her husband Jason for what I thought would be a conversation about food, Louisiana, and her…
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The Cajun Ninja Beyond the Recipes with Jason Derouen
Jason Derouen is known to millions of people online as The Cajun Ninja, but this Tigs Bits conversation goes well beyond Cajun recipes.Jason and I start where…
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Tales From the Tailgate: The Stories You Never See on Saturdays
The first Tales From the Tailgate takes Tigs through two completely different LSU football Saturdays and into the stories happening everywhere except the…
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Catching Up, LSU Football & Tales From the Tailgate
It’s been a while since I’ve done a loose live show, so this one is exactly that. No big theme, no formal interview, just catching up. I talk about the summer…
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The Story Behind Merch by Maggie
Maggie from Merch by Maggie joins me to talk about how it all started, creating her own designs, putting your ideas out there, and why giving back has become…
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Florida Barbecue Is Better Than Texas? | Cooking With Tiffany
Is Florida barbecue really better than Texas barbecue?Tiffany joins for a fun conversation about Southern food, comfort food, family recipes, holiday-themed…
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Farm To Fire Talks Boux-Yah, Birria Tacos & Wing Wars
Farm To Fire Louisiana joins Tigs Bits to talk live fire cooking, Boux-Yah seasoning, birria tacos, Wing Wars, Louisiana BBQ, food content, competitions, and…
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Karen LeBlanc on Hidden Louisiana and LA64
Karen LeBlanc of LA64 joins to talk hidden Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Piney Woods culture, Louisiana food, travel stories, and why every parish has a story…
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Hanna in Louisiana Talks Gumbo, Food & North LA
Hanna Singh, better known as Hanna in Louisiana, joins Tigs to talk Louisiana food, North Louisiana culture, restaurant reviews, real estate, gumbo, hot water…
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Tiggy & The Handler Are Back
Tigs and JR sit down with no real agenda and talk through everything from recent podcast interviews, Coach Jon Sumrall, Widespread Panic, Bubba Army memories…
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Mike Broussard: The 23 Year Old Voice From 1975
Mike Broussard is only 23 years old, but his voice sounds like it came straight out of classic country’s golden era. In this episode of Tigs Bits, Mike joins…
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A Conversation with Florida Coach Jon Sumrall
Florida head coach Jon Sumrall joins the show for a fast-moving and fun conversation. We talk his rise from Troy to Tulane to Florida, building a program in…
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How Hard Times Created The Blue Collar Chef
Rikki Simmons shares how hard times, family struggles, and blue collar life helped create The Blue Collar Chef.
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Tim & Sarah Hymel of Hymel’s Kajun Kitchen
Tim and Sarah Hymel of Hymel’s Kajun Kitchen join the show to talk about crossing 500,000 followers, becoming “The Boudin Man,” Louisiana accents, Cajun…
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Don’t Create Content for Money. Here’s Why | Tory Lemoine
Tory Lemoine and I talk social media, authenticity, trolls, and what most creators get wrong. She explains why creating content for money is the worst reason…
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Cooking With Amber Nicole | Southern Food and Social Media Fame
She just crossed 1 MILLION followers on Facebook… but Amber Nicole didn’t get there chasing trends.I sit down with Amber to talk about how she went from…
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Straight to the Long Grass with Hoss
Cajun Cooking with Hoss joins me for a no-filter conversation about food takes that belong straight in the long grass. We get into gumbo debates, bay leaves…
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Mr. Weatherall | Mardi Gras, Virality, and Louisiana Culture
With Mardi Gras here, this conversation hits different. Mr. Weatherall talks viral parade moments, Louisiana culture, and what it’s really like filming Mardi…
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This One Was for Us
No agenda, no polish. Just honest conversation about content creation, college football, LSU, NIL, wrestling stories, and why we are being more intentional…
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Austin Dennis Talks Content Burnout and Going All In
Austin Dennis sits down with Tigs to talk content creation, burnout, podcasting, social media growth, and going all in on being a creator. Real talk on mental…
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What Makes LSU Tailgating So Different
Tales From The Tailgate Season Finale wraps three LSU home games featuring Texas A&M, Arkansas, and Western Kentucky. Fans traveled from Scotland, Australia…
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We Let the Conversation Win
No agenda, no structure, just a conversation. Tiggy and The Handler talk football, food, music, and real life updates and see where it goes. This one is all…
Tigs Bits PodcastWho Wins the Ultimate Dude Time Bracket?
This week we figure out what the best dude time really is. Bonfire tailgate BBQ all of it. Plus some Hank Jr talk a little tour life and the usual random…
Tigs Bits PodcastHow McKenzie Claire Knapps Is Betting on Herself and Her Music
McKenzie Claire Knapps is one of Louisiana’s most exciting new artists. A powerhouse voice, songwriter, and storyteller who’s carving her own path after years…
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What to Expect at the 2025 Sabine Free State Festival
Get ready for the 45th annual Sabine Free State Festival in Florien, Louisiana. A weekend packed with food, family, and fun! Rae Addison joins me to talk BBQ…
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Across The Pond and Down The Bayou!
LSU tailgate interviews with British and Irish fans, Tiger Stadium atmosphere, Louisiana food debate, and the debut of the Wheel of Flavor segment. Southern…
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Jeff Oliver -The JR The Handler Show
JR is joined by his long time tourmate and production manager extraordinaire Jeff Oliver. They discussed Jeff’s unique route into the Nashville music scene and…
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Rusty Noel: Football, Food, and Fighting for Others
Rusty Noel has lived a life built on grit, hustle, and heart. From surviving a rough childhood to winning 27 national football championships, coaching kids…
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Video Killed the Radio Star: Bubba’s Wild Doc Reviewed
Tiggy and JR break down the documentary and what it means for Bubba. We revisit our Marty Smith interview that predicted today’s NIL chaos, and talk about how…
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They Came From Coast to Coast… for THIS Tailgate?
They came from Buffalo, California, Canada, and beyond—just to experience LSU tailgating. We had Divas, DJs, gator grills, and a couple getting married next…
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One Taste Took Me Straight Back to Grandma’s Kitchen
I judged every dish at the Pit vs Pot cook-off in South Louisiana—from curry chicken and stuffed pork chops to ribs, jambalaya, and the winning pineapple…
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How Cooking Completely Changed His Life
Brandon Osburn, creator of The Average Dad Cooking Channel, shares how he’s building a lifestyle brand through cooking, family, and passion. From Minnesota…
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Why They Left Memphis for Louisiana
They dipped out of Memphis and dove straight into bayou life. Amanda and Nathan from Travel Da Boot joined me to talk about their journey, local fests, and the…
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The Story Behind One of the SEC’s Most Talked-About Voices
We take an inside look at the story behind SEC Unfiltered and its founder, Chris Phillips. We’ll talk about his journey, the grind of building a sports brand…
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They Told Her to Quit — Rachel Felder Didn’t
Southern cooking, viral recipes, and creator life — Rachel Felder shares how she went from home cook to online sensation. We talk trolls, burnout, family, and…
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Blasi Returns: The Brooke Hogan Bombshell and Bubba's Vindication
Blasi returns to break down the Brooke Hogan bombshell that vindicated Bubba the Love Sponge. We dive into the stolen tape saga, Hogan’s silence, and why this…
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Our Childhood Is Disappearing… One Legend at a Time.
Hulk Hogan, Ozzy Osbourne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Chuck Mangione — we lost them all in one brutal stretch. We react to these 80s and 90s icons, plus…
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Exposing the Flaws in Food Judging
The Stirrin’ The Pot Podcast crew joins Tigs to break down the wild world of food competitions—from judging disasters to gumbo disrespect. They share stories…
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They Say Hulk Hogan’s Fine… But Bubba Knows More
Tiggy & The Handler reunite with a loaded episode: Bubba the Love Sponge shares a surprising update on Hulk Hogan’s condition, sparking questions about what’s…
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Why Everyone Knows Mr. Weatherall—Even If They Don’t Know His Name
He doesn't dance in the streets—but he films the people who do. In this episode, I sit down with the man behind some of Louisiana's most viral videos: Mr. John…
Tigs Bits PodcastIs Bubba Going To Retire?!
Tiggy & The Handler return after a wild stretch of adulting with real talk, big laughs, and some breaking Bubba Army news—is Bubba retiring? We cover…
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2,700 Miles, One Viral Troll, and a Trip I’ll Never Forget
I’m back with stories from a wild summer road trip—2,700 miles through Omaha, Fayetteville, Devil’s Den, and Houston. I talk about why we took the trip, a…
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Growth & Grit with Terin
She didn’t wait for perfect — she just hit record. In this episode, I sit down with Terin Gary (aka Traveling with Terin) to talk about how one moment at a…
Tigs Bits PodcastTiggy & The Handler (Bubba Army Exclusive) Ep. 1
This is our brand-new Bubba Army Exclusive show where we break down what’s going on across the Bubba universe—and let that take us wherever it takes us. In…
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How Caleb Bryan Is Building Louisiana’s Wildest Food Cookoffs
Caleb Bryan joins the show to talk about how he went from reviewing restaurants to organizing two of the wildest grassroots food events in Louisiana — the…
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WrestleMania Canceled?! BBQ’s Weird. AI’s Weirder.
WWE pulled WrestleMania 42 from New Orleans, AI girlfriends are becoming a thing, and Kingsford dropped BEER-INFUSED charcoal?! Tigs dives into the chaos…
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Tales from the Pit & Stories That Hit w/ JD Marsh
JD Marsh is back and knocking on the door of the elusive Tigs Bits Five-Timers Club. We catch up on his journey from chili cookoffs to catering MLB teams, the…
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Chris Tate’s Wild Ride from CMT to Blake Shelton
From a frozen field in Louisiana, to texting Stone Cold; The story of how Tater went from playing college baseball to a career as a Tour Manager. Currently…
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T-Bob’s Gone… and So Is My Patience for Crawfish TikTok
T-Bob’s headed to Barstool, a pro fisherman ordered a pizza mid-tournament, and someone boiled ravioli with crawfish. I cut the fat and left in the chaos.
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Enter Sandman, Enter Vice City, Exit Oxygen?
Metallica just shook Lane Stadium, GTA VI’s Vice City is heating up, and NASA says we’re slowly running out of oxygen? Tonight we break it all down—from rock…
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The JR The Handler Show - Drive Me Smooth (feat. Boyd Causey)
JR catches up with fellow Tour Manager and Alabama Brother Boyd Causey. Boyd has toured with artists of several different styles and has some great insight…
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Rattlesnakes, Rockets, and Big Bass
Fishing fun turns dangerous when a rattlesnake shows up! Plus, we break down WrestleMania chaos, Stone Cold’s wild moment, Blue Origin’s space stunt, RFK Jr.'s…
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Back to God's Country: JR The Handler Kicks Off His New Show with Jeff Gossett
On the first episode J.R. sits down with his old buddy and fellow Tour Manager Jeff Gossett (Morgan Wallen). Jeff has just gotten back from New York City doing…
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The Reconstruction of Tigs Bits (Part 2)
"There were three, but now there's two." Tigs and J.R. return after last week’s big reveal with more clarity, more laughs, and a full look at what’s next. From…
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A Chicken Jockey, Cheese Scandal & Blasi’s Big Exit
In this episode of Tigs Tonight, we dive into the unbelievable crowd reactions at the new Minecraft movie (yes, someone really brought a live chicken to the…
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This Might Be the Most Honest Show Yet
This is the episode where things begin to shift. JR announces his solo podcast, Tigs opens up about the state of the show, and the team starts to redefine what…
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Duke’s Mayo Drama, JFK Files & The Pen War You Didn’t Expect
What do Duke’s Mayo, the CIA, and Pilot G2 pens have in common? Apparently, everything. Tigs goes solo and dives deep into Southern brand betrayals, shocking…
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Smashburgers, Bacon Jam & 24K Gold?!
I hit the road to Morgan City for the Cajun Burger Cook-Off—and y’all, one team literally crowned their burger with 24K gold. But that wasn’t the only wild…
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BC Powder, Rattlesnakes, and The Deep State
Blasi’s butt hurt, MJ ate KFC daily, and Cena turned heel?! We open with drama over Bubba’s new show, then hit Trump impressions, wild celebrity riders, and…
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JFK Files Drop, Tracy Morgan Pukes, & Bubba Unblocks Everyone!
The newly released JFK files are here—but are we getting the real story or just more government BS? Tracy Morgan had a courtside meltdown, and March Madness is…