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. 22h ago

    Veterans BBQ Camp with Frank Magana

    Part 2 of our Veterans BBQ Camp series — and this time it's the founder's story. Charlie Eblen and Derry Wells sit down with Franka Magana, the man who started Veterans BBQ Camp, to hear where it all came from: his own story, the moment the idea took hold, and how a camp built around fire, food, and fellow veterans grew into what it is today. If you caught Part 1, this is the one that fills in the why. If you didn't, start here — then go back. Listen in for all the greatness. Rutherford County's first-ever Veterans Day Parade is Saturday, November 14th at 10:00 AM, going down Main Street in Murfreesboro. Volunteer or sign up to participate at rucoveteransdayparade.org Get involved with the show: charlie@singletreebbq.com | 615-307-0120 Single Tree Nation is a proud member of the Spread The Positive Network! #VeteransBBQCamp #Veterans #BBQ #SingleTreeNation #Murfreesboro

    Veterans BBQ Camp with Frank Magana

  2. Oct 16

    Low & Slow Brotherhood: Inside the Veterans BBQ Camp (Part 1)

    "Cooking, smoking, grilling — it truly is therapeutic for all veterans. And when you bring them all together, you can see the spirits lift. It brings the camaraderie back." Single Tree Nation hits the road! Charlie Eblen and Derry Wells head to Rural Hill Farms in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, for the final day of the 7th annual Veterans BBQ Camp, founded by Marine veteran Frank Magana of Hearty Hog BBQ. For several days, veterans from the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and beyond learn everything from wood selection and butchery to brisket, pork butts, ribs and chicken from pitmasters and subject-matter experts.  But as every vet Derry talks to makes clear, the barbecue is only half the story. The real takeaway is the kinship, the brotherhood and sisterhood, and a place where veterans can finally let their guard down. In this episode: • Derry interviews camp participants: Paul,, Jason, Ramona, Tom and more • The "magic numbers" of low and slow (225–250°F) • Steak lessons from a national champion, tama white sauce and bacon-wrapped jalapeñodates • A three-year waitlist that was "100% wort • Charlie's new trick: writing cook times right on the smoker with welder's chalk • A shout-out to friend of the show Carey BSpirits, one of the camp's sponsors • Friday Feel Good: love the people around you, keep your circle small and make it meaningful Part 2 drops next week with our sit-down with founder Frank Magana. You won't want to miss his story. Want to get involved with the show? Reach out to Charlie at Charlie@singletreebbq.com or 615-307-0120 Single Tree Nation is a proud member of the Spread The Positive Network! For more information visit spreadthepositive.net

    Low & Slow Brotherhood: Inside the Veterans BBQ Camp (Part 1)

  3. Oct 9

    They Moved to Murfreesboro on Faith: Believe Social's Savannah & Lane Knight

    Savannah and Lane Knight run Believe Social, the creative marketing agency behind Single Tree BBQ's socials — and this year they packed up a small town in Mississippi and moved to Murfreesboro on faith. Charlie Eblen and Derry Wells sit down with both of them on the couch. Savannah built the agency four years ago working with boutiques; a client with multiple dealerships kept bringing her to Tennessee until "once every six months" turned into every month. Lane, five years an operator at a paper mill, told her he'd only move if she could replace his income. She did. "Honestly, all God is all I have to say about that." Then it gets into the work: why they're not just making posts to make posts, how analytics drive every piece of content, why both of their work ethics are "insane," which platforms skew which way (and where the bots live), and the Single Tree post that went controversial without trying — plus why Derry Googled Mediterranean food in Murfreesboro and Single Tree Barbecue came up first. Also in this one: Charlie's Mississippi golf story that ended with a fistfight on the 18th green and Uncle Peach putting $1,000 on Herschel Walker's number, Trinidad Chambliss and owning your mistakes, whether politics should touch your friendships, flashlight conversations, "Do y'all's ears not pop?", and an Oscar Wilde Friday Feel Good. FIND BELIEVE SOCIAL • Instagram: @believesocial_ • Facebook: Believe Social • 601-596-9805 CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 0:24 Intro 0:33 Welcome Back to Single Tree Nation 3:31 Savannah & Lane: Who They Are and What Believe Social Does 4:16 Purvis, Mississippi (20 Minutes South of Hattiesburg) 5:30 Charlie's Mississippi Golf Trip 11:25 Fistfight on the 18th Green 13:30 Uncle Peach Puts $1,000 on Herschel Walker 19:03 "Lane, We're Moving to Murfreesboro" 20:50 "All God": How They Ended Up in Rutherford County 21:40 "Do Y'all's Ears Not Pop?" 23:10 Why Hire an Agency? Analytics and Work Ethic 24:14 The Post That Went Controversial 26:30 Owning Your Mistakes (Trinidad Chambliss) 31:02 Which Platforms Skew Which Way 33:55 Bots, Comments, and "Facebook Is Still Your Front Yard" 35:55 Politics Shouldn't Touch Your Friendships 38:25 Googling Mediterranean Food in Murfreesboro 40:17 Why Savannah Wants Every Post Perfect 43:00 Mac or Beans? And Flashlight Conversations 46:33 Favorite Platforms and Doom Scrolling 49:40 Friday Feel Good: "A Good Friend Will Stab You in the Front" 50:48 How to Reach Believe Social Rutherford County's first-ever Veterans Day Parade is Saturday, November 14th on Main Street in Murfreesboro — 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 #SingleTreeNation #BelieveSocial #SocialMediaMarketing #Murfreesboro #SmallBusiness

    They Moved to Murfreesboro on Faith: Believe Social's Savannah & Lane Knight

  4. Oct 2

    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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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)

  8. 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
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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
    154
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    Single Tree Nation Show

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