Behind the Burger

About Behind the Burger

Behind every burger is a story. Produced by the New Mexico Beef Council, Behind the Burger introduces you to the ranchers, families, and industry professionals who raise cattle, steward the land, and keep beef at the center of New Mexico’s culture and economy. We go beyond the plate to explore heritage, hard work, nutrition, and the future of beef in our state - sharing transparent conversations that connect consumers to the people behind their food.

Publisher

New Mexico Beef Council

Category

arts · business · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Feb 2025

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   How A Family Ranch Built A USDA-Inspected Processing Plant with Tommy Casados

   Send us Fan Mail A lot of people say they want “local beef,” but almost nobody gets to see what it takes to make that real. We’re in Tierra Amarilla with Tommy Casados, co-owner and CEO of C4 Enterprises, walking through how his family ranch grew into an on-farm USDA-inspected slaughter and processing plant plus a direct-to-consumer beef brand. From cow-calf roots to building a vertically integrated beef business, Tommy shares the decisions, risks, and day-to-day work that keep a rural, famil...

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   From Ranch Hands To Bronze Stories In New Mexico with Cowboy Artist Curtis Fort

   Send us Fan Mail A working cowboy who can tell a story with a rope, a horse, and a hunk of bronze tends to notice details the rest of us miss. From the way a horse holds its ears to the unspoken rules around a chuck wagon, Curtis Fort has spent a lifetime learning what’s real, and then turning it into Western sculpture that makes people say, “I’ve been there.” We’re in Tatum, New Mexico with Curtis, a renowned artist and lifelong cowman, talking about where it all started: growing up on the ...

3. 

   15 Sept 2026

   How A Navajo Family Builds A Black Angus Herd In A Dry Climate with the Lantana Family

   Send us Fan Mail The auctioneer hums in the background at Four Corners Stockyards, and it’s the perfect soundtrack for a straight-from-the-source conversation about New Mexico beef. We’re in Kirtland with the Lantana family: Marjorie Lantana, her daughter Trina Lantana-Platero, and granddaughter Kynlie Lantana-Platero, who represent six generations of Navajo ranching rooted near Crownpoint and Farmington. We talk about how their cow-calf operation evolved from a small, mixed herd into Black ...

Who has been a guest on Behind the Burger

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Heidi Humphries
• Sarah Fitzgerald
• Boe Lopez
• Ross Foster
• Jim Hill

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

112,572

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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