An updated studio version of “Stuck in the Slammer Blues”, a new injury for Chris, and we breaking in the new Pizza Pizzazz after getting a recommendation from Steve Dahl, Philip Donald Performs, Baba Gonesh Jokes.
Featured Artist of the Week: Brett Mikels
An update on Baba’s new restaurant, prosthetic legs for sale, movie trivia, phone calls from the listener hotline, and another installment of “Where’s Tisha?” – the first Tisha Chicken sighting.
Featured Artist of the Week: Justine Bennett
Chris and Ally honor the brave men and women who have died serving our country in this special Memorial Day episode. Also, Baba Gonesh opens his new restaurant and delivers his weekly installment of “Baba’s Folk Tales”. An update on Tisha Chicken.
Featured Artist of the Week: Adam Woodall Band
National Turtle Day honored, Peet calls in asking for technical help with his VCR, Baba Gonesh tells an Indian folk tale, the true cause of Elvis’s death is discussed, and a story about a fatal accident involving a toilet brush handle.
Featured Artist of the Week: Adam Woodall Band
Former WDGC-FM radio partner Daryl Woltman visits the SmorgShow studio. Ally teams up with her friend, Kat for this week’s show while the dads go out for a Portillo’s run; Riddles and stories; Baba Gonesh Comedy Camel.
Chris gets tickets to the upcoming Roger Waters The Wall tour and tries to get Ally excited about going; Chris and Ally explain the sport of Geocaching and launch the official SmorgShow Podcast Cache and Tisha Chicken Travel Bug into the wild; Baba Gonesh gives a lesson on how to clean your camel litter box, and strange news of the week.
Featured Artist of the Week: Allison Crowe
Chris discusses his torn rotator cuff. The SmorgShow Players reenact the old-time radio drama, “On A Country Road”. Also, Baba Gonesh returns with another “Thought for the Day”.
The origin of “ChickenTongue” is discussed, Chris and Ally discuss the teenagers who thought it was cool to destroy their new iPad; Chris plays an old recording of a phone call to Chicken Alaska, Ally wins the “Critic’s Choice Award”, Chris discusses his 25th year high school reunion, and Baba Gonesh Comedy Camel, the search for Dave Jackson continues, and weekly wacky news.
Featured Artist of the Week: Amy Courts
Ally’s performance in the Solo/Ensemble Choir Festival, Baba Gonesh Comedy Camel, the case of the loogie-laced Whopper sandwich, and new artist of the week debut.
Featured Artist of the Week: Dan-O
While Chris goes out for a pizza, Ally sneaks into the studio and does the show by herself. Philip Donald makes his debut appearance on the show.
Sympathy for the Deejay: Chris plays an old audio clip of what got them in trouble on the old Smorgasbord radio show. Chris and Dave reenact the night when Fred Moore called the radio station in an outrage. Fred as a contestant on the game show, “Get a Life”. Chris calls Peet to bust his chops for not listening to the podcast. Peet admits to not being tech savvy enough to download the show. Baba Gonesh Indian Folk Tale, “The Dog Bride”.
The SmorgShow players recreate the classic 1943 radio drama, “Sorry, Wrong Number”. Also, strange news stories of the week, Baba Gonesh’s Indian Folk Tale of the week, and a 2010 remix of “Slime”, from the Cow Dung and Chicken Tongue collection.
‘Murder in the Mansion‘ radio play. After Ally’s recent birthday party where she hosted a murder mystery, the SmorgShow Players create a radio-play version of the party’s script.
This began the springboard for us in creating all the subsequent old-time radio dramas in our SmorgShow Theater series.
We call Peet to ask for his advice and help on a plumbing problem since he has been in that industry for 25 years. He offers no more assistance than if we had referred to the Moen website ourselves. Chris’s dad who lives in Paris comes in for a visit so we give him a French culture quiz to see how well he is assimilating in France.
With Ally off celebrating her birthday with her friends, Chris does the show solo and brings out some old Chris and Dave Smorgasbord show bits (including Talent Line, “Get a Life”, the ‘Algebra – Not Just for Homework Anymore’ commercial, and Comedy Camel). Then, Baba returns from India with a classic Indian folk story to wrap up the show.
Ally’s Birthday Show: Chris and Ally discuss the origin and copyright protection of the “Happy Birthday To You” song; a discussion about birthday traditions around the world, Baba Gonesh calls in from India while celebrating the Indian holiday, Holi. Chris calls old WDGC partner Daryl Woltman, to discuss their daughters’ shared birthday; Peet’s Perspective.
Our version of the ‘The Dating Game’, another installment of ‘Peet’s Perspective’, Ally takes a current events quiz, and Baba Gonesh returns with another profound Thought for the Day.
Valentine’s Day Special: Baba Gonesh comes out of an extended retirement to recite some Valentine’s Day love poems and gives tips on how to prepare for that special date. Peet McCain returns to the program with the debut of his new weekly feature, “Peet’s Perspective”. Judy the Child whips up a special Valentine’s Day dinner, and Chris and Ally submit an entry into the Norah Jones karaoke contest.
Other features: For President’s Day, Ally recites the U.S. Presidents in record time. We receive a call on the feedback hotline from Canadian Astrologer, Mystical Melinda who last appeared on the Chris and Dave Smorgasbord Radio Show back in 1984. Chris unearths an old recording of his love song from 1982 called “The Black Cow”, and we wrap up the program with some very odd news stories.
Peet joins us by phone and talks about the origins of the Smorgasbord Radio show title as well as how Match.com has been working out for him. Ally gets outstanding academic achievement recognition. New game show “What did I say?” and an update on former WDGC-FM General Manager, Fred Moore.
Chris revives the old Smorg brand name after 25 years since Chris and Dave’s last show. This time Chris pairs up with his daughter, Allison in this new weekly podcast series. On this first episode, Chris updates the audience on what everyone has been up to since the original Smorg crew disbanded. Chris and Ally experiment with a helium tank and then make a road trip to the local Sonic.
This was actually recorded 4 years after Episode 1. This serves as a prequel to the SmorgShow Podcast Series for anyone just now stumbling upon our program. Chris and Ally discuss the experience of doing the show together and provide an overview of what the program is all about. If you are just only now discovering our show, we hope you continue to explore the rest of our production catalog.
Listen to the Wisdom of Baba Gonesh and understand why he is known worldwide as ‘The Master of the Wide Open Spaces Between the Ears’.
What’s in a name? Particularly if you are a turkey? For the upcoming U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, Baba provides a history lesson on the discovery of the bird that has come to be known by many names around the world.
The SmorgShow Podcast originates from the Chris and Dave Smorgasbord radio show which aired on suburban Chicago high school radio station WDGC-FM between 1982-1984. The show was known at the time for its edginess for a high school radio program. Chris and Dave’s all-talk format broke the mold by deviating from the station’s rock genre and often pushed the boundaries of acceptable community standards.
In 2010, Chris Bockay resurrected the Smorgasbord brand name and paired up with his daughter, Ally to create a new podcast series staying true to the original spirit and variety format of the old radio show.
After serving as co-host and contributing to nearly 100 episodes, Ally is now grown up and has flown the coop, leaving Chris to fend for himself. As a result, the show has taken a bit of a different turn. Chris now pairs up regularly with original Smorgasbord Radio Show co-host Dave Jackson as well as Jerry Malauskas who serves as the show’s Chief Conspiracy Correspondent (CCC). And let’s not forget ‘Master of the Wide Open Spaces Between the Ears’, Baba Gonesh – who after 40 years of being featured on our show, serves as our International News Correspondent, sending his views and breaking news directly from his homeland of India.
In January 2022, the program was re-launched and re-branded as “The SmorgShow Podcast – Buffet Bites“, and will consist of shorter, more easily digestible episodes for your listening consumption.
While Seinfeld was said to be “a show about nothing”, the SmorgShow Podcast is a show about anything.
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! To get you in the holiday spirit, we bring you All Things Turkey! As the SmorgShow gang takes an extended break for the holidays, we dig into our vast historical audio archives and breathe some life into our old bits concerning Thanksgiving traditions. Segments on this episode include:
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