The SmorgShow Podcast (Smorgasbord Radio)

  This episode of the SmorgShow Podcast includes the latest installment of SmorgShow Theater where the SmorgShow Players re-enact Ray Bradbury's classic short story, 'The Ravine'.    Written around 1936 during Mr. Bradbury's formative high school years, 'The Ravine' emerged as a true story of his childhood fears of a dark, foreboding ravine that existed just a short distance away from his Waukegan...

  Chris and Ally are finally back behind the mic after another rather lengthy hiatus.    This time, Chris's Dad and Ally's Grandfather Conrad Cardello is in the studio.    Chris's roots and passion for radio broadcasting are traced back to his dad's early days when he also recorded spontaneous skits with his best friend.    An early recording from circa-1963 was recently unearthed and played here....

  Happy New Year and Happy St. Patrick's Day – The first episode of 2013!   Chris and Ally have a lot of explaining to do about why six months have passed since the last episode. Chris discusses his days on the government dole and his victorious return to the workplace.    Baba Gonesh returns for a belated 70th birthday and delivers the long awaited 'Baba News'. Former Smorgasbord Radio Show Co-Ho...

  It's really hard to believe that it has been 30 years since Dave Jackson and I kicked off the original Smorgasbord Radio Show at Downers Grove North High School radio station, WDGC 88.3 FM .    Dave and I had a unique chemistry that made the show special.     Sadly, at the pressure of parents who wanted me to amount to something, I never pursued a professional radio career, so there was a 25-yea...

  We are proud to present Ally's new song – an original composition called "Untold Stories". We discuss the death of a 44-year old man out of Kalispell, Montana who was killed by a motorist while dressed in a ghillie suit, trying to stage a fake Bigfoot sighting. We then go to Rockwood Tap House in Downers Grove, IL where we find Chris and Dave having lunch together.   They just came back from put...

  Campfire S'morgs '12 :  Live from Waa Kee Sha Park in Oswego, IL.   Last year at this time, we took the remote equipment out to the woods to do a live streaming podcast event.   We called it 'Campfire S'morgs', a clever play on words if you didn't figure it out.   If you missed it, you can head over to  Episode 57 and listen to us do the show from around the campfire.    Given that the weather w...

  In this episode, I prep Ally for returning to school – this time as a high school freshman. It reminds me of a feature that Dave and I used to do on the old Smorgasbord radio show. We would help the incoming freshman survive their first week by making their transition to the big school a little easier. Although 30 years later, I am not sure I know all the right moves myself. It's a good thing fo...

Pizza, beer, and Baba…that's how Chris spends his bachelor week while his wife and daughter are on vacation in Arizona. Chris hosts this week's show alone and discusses a brand new podcast he will be starting up this fall that will focus on issues facing high school students. Baba Gonesh calls in to talk about his new business venture and then joins Chris live in the studio for another installment...

  Former Smorgasbord Radio Show Co-Host Dave Jackson is in the studio this week.   Chris and Ally are back from their Mackinac Island vacation and share some stories from the trip.    It's also Chris's 17th wedding anniversary, so his wife Kim makes a rare appearance on the show. Dave discusses the restaurant review of Baba's Restaurant that he planned to have appear in the New York Times but inst...

  Tim Janus – World Champion, Belch Contest The SmorgShow App for Android is now available at Amazon.com !!   Our show looks great on the Kindle Fire. Ally has graduated middle school and we discuss the awards that were given, including the one for being disciplined no more than once per quarter over the duration of three years.   Really?  Is this an accomplishment?  Has the bar been lowered to th...

  After an extended hiatus, Chris and Ally return with another episode.   Chris discusses the technical disasters that have plagued the production studio since the Titanic episode.   We get to hear a couple of Chris's recent voiceover jobs including an online dictionary reading as well as a farmer character he did for a computer video game.    Chris talks about his new turntable purchase and how f...

  On this episode, we travel back in time and take a special look at voyage of the RMS Titanic for this special 100th anniversary of that tragic night of April 14-15, 1912. This episode originally streamed live at exactly 100 years after the Titanic struck the iceberg. Our special episode is chock full of facts and statistics about the Titanic:  the construction, the launch, the passengers and cre...

  Former WDGC-FM Smorgasbord Co-Host Dave Jackson joins Chris in the studio while Ally is on her 8th grade spring break trip in Florida. Chris and Dave look back on some of their old radio bits including the time when Chris got fired from his job at Time Life Telemarketing.   They discuss a disturbing new product – Twitter toilet paper where you can get your favorite Twitter feed printed on 4 roll...

  We review some listener feedback from Chris's Podcast Mastermind group. The consistent theme is that they enjoy the chemistry and interaction between Chris and Ally and want more of that going forward. Ally is just days away from her spring break trip to Florida with her science class and she walks through her itinerary.    Chris thinks Ally is too young to be heading to Florida for spring break...

  Terror in Mumbai!! Baba Gonesh returns from India where he witnessed first hand the chaos and mayhem resulting from wide-spread panic of the rumored "Monkey Man".  Local residents believe that a peculiar figure resembling a black monkey runs on their roofs at night, swings from tree to tree, kidnaps children, and attacks women before consuming them.  Baba plays actual testimonials from the local...

  We realize that Valentine's Day is not a happy occasion for everyone, so we went out of our way to make sure this is not a warm and fuzzy and "everything is so wonderful when you are in love" episode. Chris and Ally discuss Valentine's Day gifts that guarantee to get you dumped, Baba Gonesh returns with "Thought for the Day: How to Prepare for a Date" as well as his annual reading of his careful...

  Former Smorgasbord Radio Show co-host Dave Jackson joins Chris and Ally in the studio this week.    On this episode, we celebrate our 2-year anniversary of podcasting by listening to some of the highlights and lowlights of the show. Chris talks about the Podcast Mastermind group that he has joined.   Baba Gonesh is back with us in the studio to share an update on how his colonoscopy went and the...

  Chris and Ally talk about the SmorgShow being added to the Stitcher Radio Network. Stitcher allows you to listen to the SmorgShow directly from your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android devices, Kindle Fire, Blackberry or WebOS phones!  Please support our show by downloading the free app and entering the promo code SMORGASBORD when you register. Also featured:  Baba Gonesh calls Chris and Ally to t...

  Chris and Ally ring in the new year by counting down their favorite SmorgShow events of 2011.   Chris discusses Christmas at the Dave Jackson household. Other topics:  The creepiest Craigslist listings of 2011; Baba Gonesh returns from a long hiatus and presents Baba News.   He is rather boastful after receiving much attention from his performance in our "It's a Wonderful Life" radio play. Featu...

  SmorgShow Theater is proud to present its latest radio play production.  This time, we bring you Frank Capra's classic, "It's a Wonderful Life" on the 65th anniversary of the original release.    We had an absolute blast creating this!   We had a cast of dozens out to the SmorgShow studio this past month to lay down their tracks.   The main cast includes: Chris Bockay – George Bailey Ally Bockay...

  SmorgShow Theater returns with a new re-inactment of Charles Dickens'   "A Christmas Carol" .   We have updated our 2010 production so that we could include Dave Jackson in the performance. The Cast: Chris Bockay : Ebenezer Scrooge Ally Bockay : Ghost of Christmas Past Peet McCain : Marley, Ghost of Christmas Present, Nephew Fred Geoff Wells: Bob Kratchit Kim Bockay: Mrs. Kratchit

  A special treat for those who have been with us for the past 30 years. On this episode, the original Smorgasbord Radio Show team – Chris Bockay, Peet McCain, Dave Jackson, and Jerry Malauskas – reunite together for the first time in 10 years. Ally does not make an appearance during this episode because she could not deal with four old men going down memory lane and complaining about the current...

  iColon:  Chris and Dave talk about a new idea for a less intrusive medical device and we share an outtake from our forthcoming radio play "It's a Wonderful Life".

  A special 11-minute episode to bring the audience up to date on the latest happenings and to talk about Ally's performance in IMEA.

  Get ready for thrills and chills as we present our second annual Halloween SpookFest Episode. Features include creepy, dramatic readings from Chris and Ally, Granny Rose shares special Halloween recipes that you can make with friends and family including forked eyeballs and funny bones.  Baba Gonesh presents Baba News, ghostly jokes, and a classic Indian folk tale appropriate for Halloween.  We...