The SmorgShow Podcast (Smorgasbord Radio)

  On this episode, Dave Jackson from the old Chris and Dave Smorgasbord radio show joins Chris and Ally in the studio for a special 45th birthday celebration for Chris.    We look back on the contribution that Steve Jobs has made on the world and play a segment from his 2005 Stanford commencement speech.   We discuss some of our favorite features of the new iOS 5 operating system for the iDevices....

  On this week's show, Chris and Ally discuss a new disturbing craze in India regarding the Reay Road Boys scaling the outside of a moving transit train.   These young daredevils have been caught on video which has gone viral on YouTube, prompting a copycat scenario.   Baba has just returned from the Ganesh Chaturthi festival and witnessed an accident first hand. News Balls:  Pink Floyd's pig flie...

  A 10-year anniversary retrospective of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks.  Chris and Ally present an audio montage against the timeline from that day.   Featured Artist of the Week:   Doug Hanks

  In this week's episode we unofficially close out summer by taking our show to the woods!   We present our very first live streaming event from Waa Kee Sha Park in Oswego, IL.   Join us around the campfire for ghost stories, campfire songs, and an exclusive S'Mores recipe that we like to call "Campfire S'Morgs". Recipe for Campfire S'Morgs : Cinnamon Graham Crackers Marshmallows Granny "Rose" Smi...

  Former Smorgasbord radio show partner Dave Jackson co-hosts the show again with us this week. We feature an exclusive interview with singer-songwriter Jordan Martyn and we debut a brand-new recording of his.   Check out Jordan's website at:  JordanMartyn.com Chris shares his professional demo recordings from his voiceover acting class and makes the announcement about launching SmorgShow Producti...

  On this special Independence Day edition of the SmorgShow Podcast, Granny Rose joins Chris and Ally in the studio for the full show.  Granny shares a holiday recipe and some tips to make your 4th of July picnic more enjoyable.    Then Chris gives Ally and Granny Rose a quiz on fireworks safety. Finally, we share some flag etiquette. Featured Artist of the Week:   Audrey Auld

  Chris and Ally take a travel back in time to the golden years of radio by listening to some vintage radio commercials.  There was a time when it was okay to use the Flintstones to sell cigarettes. Other features include: 'News Balls' where we discuss an assault using a dead weasel, angry crows dive bomb police in Seattle, an unusual donut shop robbery and a contortionist thief.   Baba joins us f...

  Dave Jackson joins Chris and Ally in the studio again this week.   A listener sends in his voiceover demo recordings to the SmorgShow, but we really don't know why.   A discussion about the end of the world which has come to naught once again.   Phillip Donald releases his debut CD and visits the studio for an exclusive interview and gives the crew a special gift.   Baba Gonesh presents news fro...

  SmorgShow Theater Presents Ray Bradbury's ' Zero Hour ', originally broadcast on April 5, 1955 as a part of the Suspense radio series.    Dave Jackson from the original Chris and Dave Smorgasbord radio show narrates this science fiction installment of SmorgShow Theater. Featured Artist of the Week:   Jordan Martyn .   Jordan has been featured on our program before, but on this episode we present...

  Dave Jackson joins us live in the studio again in this action packed episode:  An update on the new SmorgShow Theater radio play, Baba's new podcast is up and running and has a larger audience than the SmorgShow Podcast, Chris quits his day job after receiving an outstanding evaluation from the good folks at the Voices For All voiceover acting school. News Balls:  A new study on belly button bac...

  Chris and Ally are back in the studio together for the 50th SmorgShow Podcast Episode.   Breaking News: Obese Ohio Man Dies After Being Fused to Chair for Two Years,  Chris discusses some famous April Fool's Day job firings, Chris and Ally discuss their plans for their next old-time radio play, another installment of game show, "Get A Life". Baba Gonesh talks about launching his brand new podcas...

  The Chris and Dave reunion show!   Dave Jackson joins Chris in the SmorgShow studio for this special reunion episode.   Chris and Dave discuss their voiceover acting class, go down memory lane from the old Smorgasbord radio show years, and call old SmorgShow contributors Peet McCain and Jerry Malauskas.   Baba Gonesh visits with another installment of 'Baba News' and discusses the 2011 Holi Fest...

  It's Ally's birthday weekend and Peet joins in on the fun remotely from Cleveland.   Peet discusses the gift certificate for a Second City acting class that he gave Ally.   Ally describes how her party this year will involve a video scavenger hunt at the local mall.   Baba Gonesh is in the studio this week to delivery news from India:  Monkey catchers in India finally get a pay increase, the wor...

  Image from Surveillance Video On this episode, Baba Gonesh calls in with a play-by-play recap of the near tragedy at Baba's restaurant where a man tries to blow up the place.    Chris talks about his visit with Dave Jackson over the weekend and his plans to take a voiceover acting class. Featured Artist of the Week:   Kyle Dine

  On this Valentine's Day show, we welcome Granny Rose back to our studio to talk about how to celebrate the holiday.  Baba Gonesh recites a few sentimental love poems, and Phillip Donald performs his latest hit, "Be My Valentine." We also debut our newest segment, "Get a Life" which was originally featured on the Chris and Dave Smorgasbord radio show.   If you have a boring life and want to excha...

  On this special anniversary episode, Chris and Ally look back on their first year of podcasting.   We play the top 5 listener favorite bits from the first year,  Peet calls in with a special anniversary message, and Chris and Ally are featured on the Podcast Answerman show where host Cliff Ravenscraft offers suggestions for growing the SmorgShow audience.   Baba Gonesh presents a disturbing tale...

  Jerry, Ally, and Chris at Baba's Restaurant This week we bring you our show live from Baba Gonesh's restaurant, "The Hidden Palace: A Taste of Baba".   Old Smorgasbord Radio Show member Jerry Malauskas stops in and co-hosts the show with us.   We discuss Indian cuisine including the basics of an Indian meal, terminology, spices, and desserts.   We go through Baba's buffet items and Baba joins us...

  On our first show of the new year, we re-connect with Dave Jackson from the original Chris and Dave Smorgasbord radio program.   Dave gives us an update on what he has been up since Chris and Dave disbanded and the challenges he faced with his radio career. We go down memory lane with a few highlights from the original show.   Baba Gonesh presents the story of "Tenali Raman's Gift", and News Bal...

On this special Christmas Eve episode Granny Rose reads 'Twas the Night Before Christmas".   Baba Gonesh has a very somber message to deliver about the children of India and how the listening audience can help a child in need.   For more information, go to Baba's blog entry at http://www.smorgshow.com/compassion

  This week we devote the entire episode to our latest radio play production, "A Christmas Carol" , by Charles Dickens.   It is a relatively faithful rendition of the original story, shortened to around 45 minutes in order to keep in line with our usual show length.  We brought in a large cast of actors to play the many characters of the classic story.   This was by far our most ambitious producti...

  On this week's show, Chris discusses the tragic decapitation of Bobblehead Chris.  We replay a major error that was overlooked on episode 39.  Then we go into the way-back machine and dig up an old audio segment from an early Chris and Dave Smorgasbord broadcast where a caller performed the classic Dr. Seuss story, " Mr. Brown Can Moo "…and then we debut our own new version of the song!   Baba G...

  Special Thanksgiving Episode:  Turkey Trivia, "Cookies and Milk with Granny Rose": Granny Rose shares some of her favorite Thanksgiving Traditions; Baba Gonesh discusses how not to have a disastrous holiday; "News Balls": First family to line up for Black Friday sales is found outside of Best Buy nine days prior to Black Friday; "Cooking with Judy":  Judy shares turkey preparation tips and a spe...

  It's Baba Gonesh's 68th birthday and we celebrate the special occasion with him live in the studio.  We also discuss the India holiday, Diwali as well as the new NBC sitcom "Outsourced".   Another installment of "Emergency: 911" where we play a couple of outrageous 911 calls.   News Balls: A man is forced to eat his beard, a man is arrested for stealing sandwiches from Subway, a man tries to run...

  SmorgShow SpookFest '10: Chris and Ally share tips for Halloween pranks and provide history behind some well-known superstitions; Scary supernatural stories; Baba Gonesh presents another Indian Folk Tale, "The Wind and the Moon"; Halloween News Balls: Peet delivers a special Halloween dramatic reading, and Chris and Ally read several Halloween-related news stories; Phillip Donald performs.   Thi...

We are back in the basement studio again after a successful radon mitigation.  We talk about our plans for a new home studio.  We then debut a new feature this week called "Emergency!", where we present outrageous 911 calls.   Baba Gonesh presents another Indian Folk Tale "The Golden Swan", and News Balls:  Runaway crocodile blamed for plane crash, a woman drives around with a corpse on her front...