{"id":23021,"date":"2017-02-03T08:52:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T13:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=23021"},"modified":"2017-06-08T09:48:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T13:48:31","slug":"enjoy-burnt-ends-and-zombies-with-z-nations-craig-engler-in-episode-28-of-eating-the-fantastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/03\/enjoy-burnt-ends-and-zombies-with-z-nations-craig-engler-in-episode-28-of-eating-the-fantastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy burnt ends and zombies with Z Nation<\/em>‘s Craig Engler in Episode 28 of Eating the Fantastic"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I moved out of New York more than 30 years ago, there was no such thing as authentic BBQ there. (Well, as far as I knew. Feel free to prove me wrong.) But all that’s changed, as my visits to such places as Hometown Bar-B-Que<\/a> and BrisketTown<\/a> show. So when this episode’s guest recommended we record at John Brown Smokehouse<\/a>, which Eater has called<\/a> \u201cthe most faithful rendition of Kansas City-style barbecue in NYC,\u201d I was so<\/em> in.<\/p>\n

My guest for this 28th episode of Eating the Fantastic is my former Syfy boss of more than 13 years, Craig Engler, who\u2019s now the Co-Creator\/Writer\/Co-Executive Producer of the hit zombie TV show Z Nation<\/em>, which was recently renewed for a fourth season on Syfy. (And would you like to see me taking a bullet in the head for Craig? Of course you would!<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Join us as we discuss what life’s like when you’re a professional game player for Nintendo, how running the Syfy Channel’s digital side led to him getting a shot at writing TV movies such as Zombie Apocalypse<\/em>, why he wrote Weight Hacking<\/em>, his geek guide to losing weight and getting fit, plus much more, including behind-the-scenes secrets on the past, present, and future of his hit zombie TV show Z Nation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s how you can share the BBQ—<\/p>\n

1) Subscribe over at the iTunes store<\/a>, where you’ll also find all 27 previous episodes.<\/p>\n

2) Download the episode to the device of your choosing via the show’s RSS feed of http:\/\/eatingthefantastic.libsyn.com\/rss<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3) Or give the episode a listen right here via the embed below.<\/p>\n