The Smuggler's Journal

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featured Smoke Signals: New Arrivals on The Rub Hub Shelf This Week

This week's Smoke Signals: three new arrivals on the shelf, a quiet week on the Comp Trail, and a fifteen-minute snags recipe from The Rub Smuggler.

On Oct 29, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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Smoke Signals: A Million-Dollar World Cup and the American Royal Fires Up

⚓ SMUGGLER'S LOG — ENTRY No. 465 Dated this 1st day of October, 2026. Today the radio's been crackling with news from International Waters — a couple of proper big...

On Oct 01, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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Smoke Signals: News from International Waters

Texas brisket, competition sauces, Argentine asado and Japanese yakitori — Darryl Rubb's monthly round-up of world BBQ culture, plus a chimichurri recipe.

On Aug 27, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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The Contraband Chronicles — Issue 01

The launch issue of The Rub Hub's monthly gazette. Inside: the Aussie season finale, the 0.03-point championship nail-biter, the trans-Tasman rematch brewing in New Zealand, news from international waters, and...

On Jul 17, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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