Single Tree Nation Show

STP Productions
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Welcome to the Single Tree Nation Show, where host Charlie Eblen, the founder of Single Tree Wood Fire Barbeque, talks about digital hospitality and storytelling with fellow restauranteurs, entrepreneurs, and small business owners. Each week, Charlie sits down with a new guest to discuss the challenges and triumphs of running a small business in today's digital age. From marketing strategies to customer service, the Single Tree Nation Show covers it all, offering valuable insights and tips for anyone looking to improve their digital hospitality game. So join us and learn how to tell your business's unique story and connect with customers in a meaningful way.

  1. 3d ago

    It Takes a Community to Run a Business

    Just Charlie and Derry this week, and Charlie has had a week. A job candidate showed up 17 minutes late and put his feet up in the dining room. Another came to a restaurant interview with no shoes on. And while Charlie was getting a haircut, a total stranger in a ski mask walked up to the Single Tree smoker and started throwing logs in the firebox "to get warm" — spiking the pit to 400 degrees with ribs on. Then it gets real about running a small business right now. After 33 years in restaurants, Charlie breaks down the math on his $6.99 lunch special: a year ago he made a dollar a plate, today he loses seven cents — while a fast-food combo "on sale" runs $8. Sales are up, profit isn't, and he explains why a lot of small businesses are in trouble if the economy doesn't turn. Also in this one: how to render clear, golden beef tallow at home (grind it, hard fat only, salt it, strain it through cheesecloth), Tennessee football and a president-sized traffic jam in Knoxville, the "Music City nightmare" finish, why college stars don't always translate to the NFL, and the quote that hit Charlie this week: "I don't need to know what they said about me. What I want to know is why they were so comfortable saying it to you." Plus a big Veterans Day Parade update: retired three-star General Hoover is the Grand Marshal, MTSU's color guard carries the colors down Main Street, the Vietnam Veterans of America are marching, and Veteran of the Year, scholarships, and live music are all coming together.  Rutherford County's first-ever Veterans Day Parade is Saturday, November 14th on Main Street in Murfreesboro. We need 75 to 100 volunteers — sign up at rucoveteransdayparade.org Get involved or sponsor the parade: charlie@singletreebbq.com | 615-307-0120 Single Tree Nation is part of the Spread The Positive Network #SingleTreeNation #SmallBusiness #BBQ #Murfreesboro #VeteransDayParade

    It Takes a Community to Run a Business

  2. Sep 24

    Carey Bringle of Peg Leg Porker: Hospital to the BBQ Hall of Fame

    Pitmaster, Hall of Famer, and owner of Peg Leg Porker Brands, Carey Bringle is back — officially a friend of the show. Charlie Eblen and Derry Wells sit down with Carey for a wide-open conversation about barbecue, bourbon, and what it really takes to keep a small business alive in Nashville. Carey breaks down how Peg Leg Porker Tennessee Straight Bourbon went from 15 to 26 states in a year, the hickory charcoal "Carey Bringle process" behind the juice, and how his 12-year-old took best of the entire competition at the World Whiskey Awards. He tells the story behind the new Spirit of America edition — from the hospital to the Hall of Fame — and why he's running toward the fire while everyone else runs from it. Then it gets real: Nashville's property tax reassessment, what Carey calls "weaponized" street parking (he pays $5,700 a month for a gravel lot so his customers can park), street closures choking small business, and whether the name Carey Bringle will ever have a political title behind it. Plus Memphis in May vs. Smoke Slam after 32 years of cooking in Memphis, Bringle's Smokin' Oasis going seven days a week, the two things you need to start a bourbon brand, and big news: Carey just bought a USDA meat plant. FIND CAREY • Peg Leg Porker — Nashville, TN • Bringle's Smokin' Oasis — Nashville, TN • Peg Leg Porker Tennessee Straight Bourbon — now in 26 states • "Live from BS Corner" — on the Peg Leg Porker YouTube channel  Rutherford County's first-ever Veterans Day Parade is November 14th — volunteer or sign up at rucoveteransdayparade.org Get involved: charlie@singletreebbq.com | 615-307-0120 Single Tree Nation is part of the Spread The Positive Network  #PegLegPorker #CareyBringle #BBQ #TennesseeBourbon #Nashville

    Carey Bringle of Peg Leg Porker: Hospital to the BBQ Hall of Fame

  3. Sep 18

    Parents at Job Interviews?! Raising Kids Who Look You in the Eye

    Just Charlie and Derry this week — and it goes everywhere. It starts in the high school pickup line and ends with Carl Jung, with hot links, pork belly tacos, and a Bo Jackson hip injury in between. The heart of it: raising kids who can stand on their own. Charlie lays down his sponsorship rule — if you're a kid and you want Single Tree BBQ to sponsor your team, your parents can't ask. You walk in, introduce yourself, shake his hand, look him in the eye, and tell him what he's sponsoring (and bring the paperwork). Derry brings the stat that people 18 to 25 are taking their parents to job interviews, and Charlie tells the traffic-court story that ends with "Mama drove." Also on the table: why teenagers don't care about getting a driver's license anymore, why "the good school" is only good because parents stay involved, a Nashville hot pork belly taco with smoked pineapple and purple jalapeno slaw, why college football is a better product than the NFL right now, the golden era of Bo Jackson and Prime Time, the best running back of all time, what it actually takes to play college ball today, and an NFL logo trivia question that stumped the room. CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 0:50 Intro 1:00 Welcome Back to Single Tree Nation 3:05 Phones in School Zones & the Pickup Line Free-for-All 4:46 Teaching Teenagers to Drive 9:29 Why Kids Don't Want a License Anymore 11:58 Bikes & BBQ: Hot Links, Poppers & Smoked Pineapple 13:46 Nashville Hot Pork Belly Tacos 17:32 "It's the Whole Number That's Holding Me Back" 20:55 Get Involved in Your Kids' School 23:52 Teaching Kids to Walk Up and Shake a Hand 25:22 Want a Sponsorship? Look Me in the Eye 25:58 Parents at Job Interviews?! 30:53 "Mama Drove" — The Traffic Court Story 34:02 Feeling Socially Nomadic 35:50 College Football: Upsets, NIL & the Transfer Portal 42:39 Bo Jackson, Prime Time & a Golden Era of Athletes 46:00 Best Running Back of All Time? 48:16 Youth Sports Are a Full-Time Job Now 51:18 High School Golf Is on Another Level 55:53 NFL Logo Trivia: One Logo, One Color 59:42 Friday Feel Good: Carl Jung 1:01:46 Rutherford County Veterans Day Parade — Nov 14 Rutherford County's first-ever Veterans Day Parade rolls down Main Street on Saturday, November 14th. Volunteer or sign up to participate at rucoveteransdayparade.org — veteran and military organizations, high school bands, and JROTC programs are free. Sinlge Tree Nation is part of the Spread The Positive Network. www.spreadthepositive.net #SingleTreeNation #Parenting #BBQ #CollegeFootball #Murfreesboro

  4. Sep 11

    "Don't Make Bad Barbecue" - Kevin Bludso (Chef/TV Personality)

    Kevin Bludso is back on Single Tree Nation - and this time the audio worked. The Compton pitmaster behind Bludso's BBQ, Netflix's Barbecue Showdown and a first-of-its-kind Bar Rescue appearance sits down with host Charlie Eblen and co-host Derry Wells for the full story: learning to cook at his granny's little joint, the karate kid years of "sauce on or sauce off," getting terminated from corrections and being told he needed a legal hustle, and opening Bludso's in Compton in 2008. From there it's the business of barbecue at the level nobody warns you about. Charlie's take: we're not amateurs anymore, we're in the big boy leagues, and an error in this game can cost you your mortgage. Kevin's: it's a young man's grind, but television gave him a job he never has to retire from. Plus a Mac & Beans that turned into a confession - Charlie changed his bean recipe after the editor of Texas Monthly said he judges a joint by whether they soak their beans overnight, and very nearly caused a mutiny in Rutherford County. The beans are back. If you don't like the original recipe, kick rocks. Also: Old Hickorys and gas assist, why hickory smacks you in the mouth, the blogger who couldn't tell a beef rib from a pork rib, Kevin's idea for a court show to settle it, advice for anyone opening or growing a restaurant, dinner with Anthony Bourdain, and the quote that should be a t-shirt - don't make bad barbecue. FIND KEVIN Instagram: @bludsosbbq and @kevinbludso Web: bludsosbbq.com New show streaming on Tastemade, Netflix and Prime. GET INVOLVED WITH THE SHOW Charlie@singletreebbq.com 615-307-0120 New episodes of Single Tree Nation drop every Friday.

    "Don't Make Bad Barbecue" - Kevin Bludso (Chef/TV Personality)

  5. Sep 4

    "You Earned Those Benefits" - A Message to Veterans, More Parade Talk, & Football Predictions

    Host Charlie Eblen sat down with General Huber at MTSU's Charlie Daniels Veterans Center last week, and it left him with something he needed to say on this platform: if you're a veteran and you haven't applied for your disability, go do it today. You earned those benefits. They are yours. And you are not less of a soldier - or less of a person - for going to get what you were entitled to. From there, Charlie and co-host Derry Wells get into the Rutherford County Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, November 14 - the sponsors who finally put it over the top, the roughly $10,000 still needed to close the gap, and why a county with 400,000 people and 40,000 veterans has never had one. Also: the drone, the Metro cop, and five kinds of aviation law. Then it's Mac & Beans - offset vs. pellet, why the trim matters more than the rub, the two-hour brisket rest people keep skipping, and a brunch menu with cornbread waffles, brisket gravy, and hotcakes and hollandaise. Plus football predictions and a Friday Feel Good worth writing down. GET INVOLVED WITH THE PARADE Email: Charlie@singletreebbq.com Phone: 615-307-0120 Web: RuCoVeteransDayParade.org Single Tree Nation is part of the Spread The Positive Network and new episodes drop every Friday.

    "You Earned Those Benefits" - A Message to Veterans, More Parade Talk, & Football Predictions

  6. Aug 28

    "I Just Need 100K" for Rutherford County's Veterans

    Charlie Eblen and Derry Wells are back in the studio, and Charlie has a number in his head: $100,000. Schools are raising six and seven figures for turf and Jumbotrons — so where's the line for the 20-plus thousand veterans living in Rutherford County? "You guys that are donating all this big money to the high schools — call me." From there it turns into one of the more honest hours the show has put out: watching your kids find their own talent (a son headed to culinary school, a daughter learning the chair), what it actually takes to cook a brisket right every single day and not just once, and how you handle stress when you're the one everybody calls. Then Charlie gets to the thing he wrote down before he came in: why are people so shy about what they believe? Not just religion — anything. The answer turns into a case for bringing everybody to the table, disagreeing without jumping up and down on each other's heads, and remembering you're not the smartest person in the room. Plus: the hot honey chicken sandwich that started a "glizzy" debate, Savannah taking over the socials, a Mac & Beans callback that goes exactly the way Derry wanted it to, a shout to a friend of the show, and a Friday Feel Good about loving your neighbor. SUPPORT THE MISSION • Veterans Day Parade info, sponsorships & Veteran of the Year nominations: rucoveteransdayparade.org • Or hit the big red button at singletreebbq.com • Sponsorships open at every level — help hit the $100K goal • Contact Charlie directly: charlie@singletreebbq.com | 256-326-0808 • And eat local. Franchises don't need all the money. CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 0:38 Intro 0:44 Welcome Back — A Public Service Announcement 3:27 The Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich (and the Glizzy Debate) 6:01 Savannah Takes Over Social Media 6:58 Jumbotrons, Turf & High School Athletics 10:47 "I Just Need 100K" — The Veterans Ask 13:42 Watching Your Kids Find Their Talent 21:46 Brisket, Pride & Doing It Again Tomorrow 28:53 Mac & Beans: Mountains or Beach? 35:14 How Do You Handle Stress? 42:13 Why Are People Shy About What They Believe? 49:42 Friday Feel Good, Eat Local & the Handshake New episodes of Single Tree Nation drop every Friday. #SingleTreeNation #SingleTreeBBQ #Murfreesboro #RutherfordCounty #Veterans

    "I Just Need 100K" for Rutherford County's Veterans

  7. Aug 21

    Rutherford County's FIRST EVER Veterans Day Parade

    History is coming to Murfreesboro. Charlie Eblen and Dari Wells break down Rutherford County's first-ever Veterans Day Parade — Saturday, November 14th, 10:00 AM, rolling from MTSU straight down Main Street to the historic square. Charlie shares why this one is personal: his grandfather served 28 years in the military and helped draft the Peace Accord for Vietnam. With 400,000 people and over 20,000 veterans in Rutherford County, it's time somebody stepped up. Denied four times — but Charlie doesn't like being told no. Plus: school-zone traffic duty confessions, pecan coffee at Goodness Gracious, the "Tubberware" debate, the $6.99 lunch special story that says everything about hospitality, and a Friday Feel Good for the ones who served. BE PART OF IT • Sign up, volunteer, donate, or nominate Veteran of the Year: rucoveteransdayparade.org • Or hit the big red button at singletreebbq.com • Registration closes mid-October — parade day is Saturday, November 14th, 10:00 AM • Sponsorships open at every level — help us hit the $100K goal so every veteran eats free • Contact Charlie directly: charlie@singletreebbq.com | 256-326-0808 CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 0:43 Intro 0:52 Welcome Back — Just the Two of Us 4:29 School Zones & Traffic-Control Dari 9:19 Pecan Coffee & the Tubberware Debate 11:47 Announcing Rutherford County's First Veterans Day Parade 16:19 The $6.99 Lunch Special — Why Hospitality Matters 19:40 Parade Details: Nov 14, Sign-Ups & the $100K Goal 24:52 High School Ball, JUCO Routes & Finding Talent 32:34 Why This Parade Matters: A Grandfather's Legacy 40:01 The Route: MTSU Down Main Street to the Square 43:12 Friday Feel Good & How You Can Help Single Tree Nation is part of the Spread The Positive Network!  #VeteransDayParade #RutherfordCounty #Murfreesboro #SingleTreeBBQ #Veterans

    Rutherford County's FIRST EVER Veterans Day Parade

  8. Aug 14

    Mike Morbitzer of Stoke Haus Brewing & Barbecue: From Navy Radar Tech to East Nashville Pitmaster

    Special episode of Single Tree Nation! On location at Stoke Haus Brewing & Barbecue in East Nashville, Charlie Eblen and Derry Wells sit down with Co-Owner Mike Morbitzer — the Navy vet turned home brewer turned pitmaster behind one of Nashville's most talked-about brewpubs, sitting at 4.8 stars just eleven months in. Over a table full of Memphis-style dry ribs, hand-pulled pork, warm German potato salad, Baja-inspired slaw, deep-fried plantains, and Brussels sprouts, Mike walks the guys through how Stoke Haus came together with no investors, no safety net, and a whole lot of tearing down and rebuilding by hand. Expect stories from the Navy, the Texas years, the 500-gallon home smoker that started it all, and one of the most moving Dinner For Two answers the show has recorded. Visit Stoke Haus Brewing & Barbecue: 🍖 948 Main St, Nashville, TN 37206 (East Nashville · Five Points) 🌐 stokehausbrewing.com Hours: 🕚 Wednesday–Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM (Kitchen closes 8:00 PM or sold out) 🕚 Sunday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Kitchen closes 7:00 PM or sold out) 🚫 Closed Monday & Tuesday 🥩 Brisket available Saturday & Sunday only — follow their socials for live sell-out updates Follow Stoke Haus: 📸 Instagram: @stokehausbrewing 👍 Facebook: Stoke Haus Brewing & Barbecue | Nashville TN 🎙 Single Tree Nation — real conversations, single takes. Hosted by Charlie Eblen and Derry Wells. 🌳 Part of the Spread The Positive Network. To Connect with the Show: 📧 charlie@singletreebbq.com | 📞 (615) 307-0120 👍 Like, share, and subscribe so you never miss an episode. #StokeHaus #EastNashville #NashvilleBBQ #NashvilleBrewery #MemphisStyleRibs #WagyuBrisket #BrewpubBBQ #NavyVeteran #BBQPodcast #SingleTreeNation #SpreadThePositive #FivePointsNashville ***production disclaimer*** -On site recording...we used remotion and adobe creative cloud products to optimize the audio and reduce background noise. Also to optimize video quality for all cameras used in original capture.

    Mike Morbitzer of Stoke Haus Brewing & Barbecue: From Navy Radar Tech to East Nashville Pitmaster
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Welcome to the Single Tree Nation Show, where host Charlie Eblen, the founder of Single Tree Wood Fire Barbeque, talks about digital hospitality and storytelling with fellow restauranteurs, entrepreneurs, and small business owners. Each week, Charlie sits down with a new guest to discuss the challenges and triumphs of running a small business in today's digital age. From marketing strategies to customer service, the Single Tree Nation Show covers it all, offering valuable insights and tips for anyone looking to improve their digital hospitality game. So join us and learn how to tell your business's unique story and connect with customers in a meaningful way.

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  • Creator
    STP Productions
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    151
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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    Single Tree Nation Show

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