The SmorgShow Podcast (Smorgasbord Radio)

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 – Narrator, The Bailey Kids, Tilly, Mrs. Hatch
• Kim Bockay – Mary Hatch-Bailey
• Geoff Wells – Clarence
• Dave Jackson – Joseph, Burt the Cop, Nick the Bartender, Bridgekeeper
• Jerry Malauskas – Mr. Potter
• Daryl Woltman – Mr. Gower, Uncle Billy
• Chase Woltman – Young George Bailey
• Peet McCain – Harry Bailey
• Baba Gonesh – Ernie the Cab Driver
• Domenico DeFazio – Martini
• Terrylynn DeFazio – Ma Bailey
• Larry Coon – Peter Bailey
• Joe Personality – Sam Wainwright

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 state of affairs.

Among the various topics discussed: Peet and Jerry duke it out to play the best Mr. Potter on the forthcoming SmorgShow Theater production of "It's a Wonderful Life". In the spirit of that classic story, we discuss what life would have been like if there had never been a Jerry Malauskas. We discuss the culture of high school radio WDGC-FM before and after the Smorgasbord show era, and the impact General Manager Fred Moore had on us. We discuss the trend of moving away from terrestrial radio and toward internet radio and podcasting. We also discuss the current state of the music industry. On a positive note, we do not discuss any of our medical issues.

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 also sprinkle a few Halloween songs throughout the show by Featured Artists: Earl Clifton Radio, Ben Twisted, and Brian Baker.

A good time for the entire family, so gather them up but be sure to hold on to your little ones…This episode is not for the faint hearted!

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. Chris discusses his meet and greet with Cliff Ravenscraft, the Podcast Answer Man. Other features include, Baba News and Get a Life. Peet McCain and Granny Rose phone in birthday greetings for Chris.

Featured Artist of the Week: Adam Woodall Band

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 flies again outside the Battersea Power Station in London, and a man on Salt Lake airlines threatens a man's life over the armrest.

A new installment of "Get a Life". If you want to trade in your old, worthless life for a brand spanking new one, call our hotline (312-95-SMORG) and tell us why you are deserving of a new life. Be sure to specify door number 1, 2, or 3 and we will give you a new life!

Additional stories in Baba News: Bihar man commits suicide after cow's death, Child dropping ritual banned in Bangalore, Ceiling fans from IIT Technical University removed to curb suicides. Then we close out with a new song by singer-songwriter Phillip Donald.

Featured Artist of the Week: Derek Clegg

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