The SmorgShow Podcast (Smorgasbord Radio)

Happy 12th Anniversary to the SmorgShow Podcast ! We discuss reality TV star Stephanie Matto's  short-lived business venture of selling her farts in a jar. After making nearly $200,000 off her 'product', she lands herself in the hospital. Also, the renovation plans to turn the Notre Dame Cathedral into a woke Disneyland-Style Theme Park.

The SmorgShow Podcast  is re-launched and re-branded as " The SmorgShow Podcast – Buffet Bites ", and will now consist of shorter, more easily digestible episodes for your listening consumption. On this episode we discuss Facebook's latest quest for your nude photos. But hey, it is for your protection, and besides - what could possibly go wrong?

So Long 2021 - Hello 2022! On this last episode of the year, Chris is joined with Ally and son-in-law Thomas to close out 2021 and ring in 2022. We look back on the highs and lows of the yea r in quiz form. Chris tests Ally and Thomas's knowledge on the year's culture, woke and political news. Also, a big announcement concerning the plans for the SmorgShow Podcast in 2022.

This episode is dedicated to Domenico DeFazio (1948-2021) To close out the year, we are proud to look back on our archives and present once again, our radio adaptation of Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life". We apologize for being absent for the past couple of months. We had a death in our immediate family. My stepdad, Domenico DeFazio passed away unexpectedly while on a business trip in Italy....

An old SmorgShow Podcast tradition returns in this episode. Move over Octoberfest because Spookfest '21 is here with Chris running things solo once again. To contribute to the thrills and chills, Chris delivers a couple of dramatic readings that will shake you to your core. Baba Gonesh reports Breaking Baba News from Delhi, India where the evil monkeys are at it again. This time a money kills a ma...

Jerry Malauskas returns to the studio for this long overdue installment of the SmorgShow Podcast. On this episode, we opine on the following: Chris turns 55! Ally's wedding was a success! We reflect back on the special day. Baba News with Baba Gonesh recorded from his Chennai studio: Rajasthan man who was honey-trapped has been arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan, telling investigators that...

On this abbreviated episode, Chris provides an update on Ally's wedding less than 48 hours before the big day. The SmorgShow Gang has taken a brief hiatus while we make preparations for Ally's big day. The podcast will resume its traditional format in October once things get back to normal!

For the first time in over a year, Ally returns to the studio to co-host this very special father-daughter episode with Chris. Chris and Ally catch up on her life since graduating college, leaving home and supporting herself, starting her own business, and planning for her upcoming wedding. Baba Gonesh returns with his final installment of his wedding planner series. In this installment, Baba disc...

Independence Day 2021 - Are we really free and independent? Chief Conspiracy Correspondent (CCC) Jerome Malauskas returns to the SmorgShow studio to opine. With most of the country opening up in time for the Fourth of July holiday, a new fear campaign has started around the Delta variant. We discuss a poll taken of Americans on whether they want government action. Baba Gonesh , Wedding Planner: In...

Phillip Donald drops by the SmorgShow Podcast for an exclusive interview with Chris and Dave on the eve of his debut album, ' Such A Good Ugly Thing '. Shut Your Face April Fool's Day Be My Valentine Grandma's Ghosts I'd Rather Eat All Day Revenge Time Signs of Autumn It's Your Birthday Such a Good Ugly Thing

After a nearly 6-month absence from the show, original Smorgasbord Radio show co-host Dave Jackson returns to the studio. Chris decides to take advantage of Dave's return by dialing the rhetoric back a bit from where the show has gone in recent episodes. Jerome Malauskas has taken his responsibilities of Chief Conspiracy Correspondent (CCC) seriously and as a result, the SmorgShow was starting to...

This could have easily been a two-part episode but we decided to pack it all into this single episode given the timely nature of the topics. Chief Conspiracy Correspondent Jerome Malauskas joins Chris again to co-host this episode. It's a crazy world out there and we are frantically trying to keep up. Topics this week include: Ally finally has her college graduation ceremony 18 months after gradua...

Chief Conspiracy Correspondent (CCC) Jerry Malauskas joins Chris in the studio to co-host this episode. This Episode's Discussion Topics: Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark from First Baptist Church in Malden, MO takes a leave of absence after preaching about the importance of having an attractive wife and that women need to practice "weight control". Anthony Luperini returns to the show to present his ta...

Chris is joined in the studio by Jerry Malauskas, Chief Conspiracy Correspondent (CCC), once again for another episode of the SmorgShow Podcast, now banned in Iran and Cuba! Exciting Topics include: Ally's Wedding Update Chris's Detox Diet Decomposing a Twinkie Anal Coronavirus Tests Woka-Cola: Be Less White The New Genderless "Potato Head" And as always, Baba Gonesh reports live from Punjab for a...

Who's feeling down about saying goodbye to 2020? We know January 1 is just an arbitrary day and that things don't magically change at the stroke of midnight, but there is something comforting about a fresh start. Let's hope 2021 is better for all of us. To start off the year, we invite back to the studio not one, but two former Smorgasbord Radio Show hosts - Dave Jackson and Jerry Malauskas ...The...

We welcome our Chief Conspiracy Correspondent (CCC) Jerry Malauskas back to the studio again to co-host this episode of the SmorgShow Podcast. With the COVID-19 lockdown still in effect and no end in sight, Chris and Jerry sample a flight of moonshine . As 2020 comes to a close, Chris and Jerry reflect back on the year and the state of affairs we find ourselves in. Van Morrison launches the Lockdo...

It's hard to believe that is has been 8 years since the last time we took to the woods, but after a long year of being cooped up indoors due to the pandemic, we head back to the Great Outdoors - this time at Hoover Forest Preserve in Yorkville, IL - to record a very special episode of the SmorgShow Podcast - Campfire S'morgs edition! Unfortunately, most of the gang is not in attendance this time a...

OktoberFest 2020 - With the official festivities in Munich being canceled this year due to COVID-19, the SmorgShow Podcast brings OktoberFest to you! In this 3rd annual tradition of celebrating the occasion, Chris is joined once again with Jerry Malauskas live in the studio and Dave Jackson via Zoom. We discuss some interesting Oktoberfest facts and test the guys' knowledge with a game of trivia....

Special guest co-host Jerry Malauskas joins Chris live in the studio. Jerry is the first visitor to the SmorgShow lounge since the COVID-19 lockdown began in March, so we hope for the best. We celebrate Jerry's 55th birthday (wow, is he old!), discuss Chris's altered vacation after three previous getaway plans were canceled due to the virus shutdowns. Jerry discusses current happenings in the city...

Indie-pop band Echosmith   joins Chris and Ally via Zoom on this episode of the SmorgShow Podcast as the COVID-19 lockdown continues. The Sierota siblings just finished the first leg of their tour to promote their new album 'Lonely Generation', but now they are living through the Coronavirus pandemic just like the rest of the country.  They join us to discuss how they are dealing with life during...

Life During COVID-19: We bring this episode to you during the midst of the Coronavirus lockdown where Chris and Ally, through the miracle of technology, connect remotely with co-hosts Dave Jackson and Jerry Malauskas via Zoom. We discuss many of the subtle ways life has changed during the stay-at-home period and even the positive things that have come out of it. Jerry Malauskas - our Chief Conspir...

Jerry Malauskas is our special guest host for this latest podcast installment. In this post-Valentine's Day episode, Chris talks about his experience with ordering a heart-shaped pizza from Lou Maltati's as well as a new, local restaurant establishment and their impossible-to-follow instructions for calling ahead for seating. Jerry shares a story of how he earned the 'pat-on-the back' good citizen...

First there was Valentine's Day, then Galentine's Day. Now  Chris and Dave  bring you the first annual Palentine's Day…a celebration of manhood.  On this episode we talk about the top recommended male bonding activities as well as the origins and purpose of the man cave.  Baba Gonesh delivers another installment of  Breaking Baba News  where he discusses the disturbing trend of Bride Burning.

It's really hard to believe we have been at this little hobby of ours for 10 years, but the calendar confirms it. This episode is a look back on the past 10 years. This is not the same type of retrospective that we did when we hit our 100th episode. Rather, Ally and I look back on life's events and major milestones of the past decade. Considering we began this podcast when Ally was in 6th grade an...

Recorded and published on the longest night of the year, this episode is dedicated to my father, William Nicholas Bockay , who passed away after a long illness on November 23, 2019. On this episode, I discuss the last several weeks that I spent with my dad, including the final hours I shared with him in the hospital. My dad has made a couple of appearances on this program over the years and I shar...