The Baba Gonesh Podcast - Lessons in Indian Culture and Breaking News from the Homeland

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Chris and Dave Smorgasbord and SmorgShow Podcast legend, Baba Gonesh launches his very own podcast. Subscribe to hear Baba's various bits of wisdom from his segments "Thought for the Day", "Comedy Camel", "Baba News" and "Indian Folk Tales". Also, get ongoing updates from Baba about his downtown Chicago restaurant "The Hidden Palace - A Taste of Baba". After just a single listen, you will quickly understand why Baba is known worldwide as "The Master of the Wide Open Spaces Between the Ears". You can also catch Baba on The SmorgShow Podcast at SmorgShow.com and at iTunes.

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    Baba's Observations From The Street: The Fashion-Conscious Monkey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 5:16


    A Fashion-Conscious Monkey is cited on the streets of India and Baba Gonesh was there to capture it all.

    Breaking Baba News - The Goat Rebellion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 3:37


    The Great Goat Rebellion - It was bound to happen!

    Breaking Baba News - Air India Filthy Urine Man (The Saga Continues)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 7:33


    Baba obtains the complaint letter from woman who was urinated on while flying Air India. Outrage sparks upon learning the shockingly inadequate penalty the filthy urine man will face after conducting this disgusting act.

    Breaking Baba News - Urinated On Air India

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 5:17


    Filthy Disgusting Urine Man Arrested After Defiling Woman on Air India!

    Breaking Baba News - India Becomes World's Most Populous Country!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2023 3:50


    Baba Gonesh has some exciting Breaking Baba News to share as India officially becomes the world's most populous country, knocking China into second place after nearly 75 year. Baba spikes the cricket ball a bit on this latest installment.

    Breaking Baba News - Mumbai Medical Mishaps

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 5:18


    Baba Gonesh is back after a lengthy hiatus with another installment of Breaking Baba News: Mumbai Medical Mishaps: Surgical Scissors Found in Woman's Stomach Bottle of Vodka Found Inside Man Deodorant Found in Man's Stomach

    Turkey Around the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 5:09


    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.

    Baba Turns 80!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 108:29


    We celebrate the 80th birthday of our good friend and show contributor, Baba Gonesh on this very special episode of Smorgasbord Radio. As you heard on our 40th anniversary episode, Baba has been with us from the very beginning and so our archives are vast and deep. In honor of the spiritual guru's milestone birthday, we attempt to highlight the best of his contributions to the show over the years. We present installments from his profound 'Thought for the Day' series, show his comedic side with his gut-slapping 'Comedy Camel', and kick back to hear his classic Indian Folk Tales handed down from many generations. Also thrown in for good measure are his educational series on Indian holidays and culture, urgent news reports from his award-winning 'Breaking Baba News' series, and a segment from his 'Baba Blue' period. This episode has it all but if after listening, you find yourself craving even more Baba, you must subscribe to the 'Baba Gonesh Podcast', which at the time of this posting, ranks as the #1 Hindu Culture podcast in South Africa and Saudi Arabia.

    Baba Gonesh - Baba's First Arrival to the U.S.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022


    In honor of the Smorgasbord Radio Show's 40th anniversary, Baba calls into the show to reminisce with Chris about how they met so many years ago. Here we finally get to learn about Baba's backstory and how he ended up going from an incense entrepreneur to high school radio legend and a valuable contributor to the SmorgShow Podcast.

    Baba Gonesh - The Ceiling Fan Suicides and India's Culture of Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 56:17


    This installment is taken from episode 144 of the SmorgShow Podcast where we compiled a series of Baba Gonesh man-on-the-street news stories involving India's culture of death. We look back on the string of suicides throughout India involving ceiling fans, and other bizarre stories concerning strange deaths, suicides, or “flirtations” with death.

    Baba Gonesh - Breaking Baba News - The Prophesies of Baba Vanga

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 3:58


    After a 6-month contract dispute with the SmorgShow Podcast, Baba returns with an episode intended for the start of the new year. Baba reports on Bulgarian Clairvoyant Baba Vanga and her predictions for 2022!

    Baba Gonesh - Breaking Baba News - Monkey Kills Delhi Man with Brick!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 2:08


    Baba Gonesh - Baba News: Honey-Trapped Into Treason!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 4:51


    Honey Trap Causes Treason! Rajasthan Man Honey-Trapped by Seductive Women employed by Pakistan's Intelligence Agency

    Baba Gonesh - Spicy Baba: The Wedding Night (Exclusive Bonus Content)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 5:57


    In this exclusive content, bonus episode, Baba Gonesh expert on all things Hindu Wedding, discusses how the bride and groom spend their first evening together as husband and wife. Very Spicy!

    Baba Gonesh - Wedding Planner: Hindu Wedding Vows

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 6:10


    Baba Gonesh takes a break from his duties of International News Correspondent and taps into his wealth of knowledge of Hindu customs and traditions with the third of 3 installments of ‘Baba Wedding Planner'. In this final episode, Baba discusses the 7 Hindu wedding vows.

    Baba Gonesh - Wedding Planner: Hindu Wedding Traditions FAQs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 6:10


    Baba Gonesh takes a break from his duties of International News Correspondent and taps into his wealth of knowledge of Hindu customs and traditions with the second of 3 installments of ‘Baba Wedding Planner'. In this episode, Baba discusses FAQs for Hindu Wedding Traditions.

    Baba Gonesh - Baba Wedding: The Arranged Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 9:29


    Baba Gonesh takes a break from his duties of International News Correspondent and taps into his wealth of knowledge of Hindu customs and traditions with the first of 3 installments of ‘Baba Wedding'. In this first installment, Baba addresses the #1 asked question submitted to him through our feedback hotline, “What is up with India and the arranged marriage?”

    Baba Gonesh - Breaking Baba News: Ganges River Bodies!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 5:18


    The tragedy of COVID-19 rages on throughout India where hundreds of bodies are washing up from the Ganges River. Baba reports from Delhi to provide the details.

    Baba Gonesh - Breaking Baba News: Cock-a-Doodle Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 2:48


    India man is killed by his rooster after being stabbed in the groin with a 3-inch knife that was strapped to the rooster’s leg.

    Baba Gonesh - Breaking Baba News: Bhut Jolokia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 3:12


    The India military now uses the world's hottest pepper, the Bhut Jolokia, in its arsenal. Baba Gonesh investigates live from Punjab.

    Baba Gonesh - India Travel Destinations for the New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 5:50


    Let Baba Gonesh be your travel companion as he provides his personal recommendations for celebrating the New Year in India.

    Baba Gonesh - Chicken Biryani Wedding

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 3:57


    A marriage was called called off over the weekend over the choice of biryani served, according to reports. International news correspondent Baba Gonesh has all of the details.

    Baba Gonesh - Baba Blue: Sunny Leone Involved in Online Spat

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 5:09


    Former adult film star, Sunny Leone is in the news again after sharing a cryptic post on social media, after her name was dragged into Kangana Ranaut’s ongoing public spat with Urmila Matondkar.

    Baba Gonesh - Breaking Baba News: Monkey Mayhem Continues!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 2:18


    Baba Gonesh during COVID-19 Lockdown: Monkeys Invade India Government Buildings

    Baba Gonesh - Breaking Baba News: Monkeys Rule the Streets of India During Lockdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 3:40


    Baba Gonesh during COVID-19 Lockdown: Monkeys Rule the Streets of India!

    Baba Gonesh - Breaking Baba News: India Textbooks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 3:02


    Baba Gonesh‘s investigative reporting exposes the India textbook industry for reporting that Japan bombed the USA in WWII (among other poorly translated historical facts)…the latest of Breaking Baba News!

    Baba Gonesh - Breaking Baba News: Bride Burning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 3:17


    Baba Gonesh delivers another installment of Breaking Baba News where he discusses the disturbing trend of Bride Burning.

    Baba Gonesh - Diwali Explained to Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2019 4:16


    Uncle Baba explains Diwali to kids. Happy Diwali!

    Baba Gonesh - Breaking Baba News: Sunny Leone in Arjun Patiala

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 7:07


    Spicy Baba Gonesh returns with another installment of Baba Blue, this time in a Breaking News story about a man in Delhi who has reported getting hundreds of calls daily from men looking for exotic Bollywood film actress Sunny Leone after she gives out his phone number in the new film, Arjun Patiala.

    Baba Gonesh - Baba Blue (10.05.19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019 4:29


    Spicy Baba - It's Baba as you have never heard him before.

    Baba Gonesh - Baba Blue (09.27.19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2019 4:52


    Spicy Baba - It's Baba as you have never heard him before.

    Baba Gonesh - Breaking Baba News: Sharp Tongue

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2019 2:00


    Breaking Baba News - Urgent News Alert from India - Man Cuts Off Own Tongue to Win Back Wife!

    Baba Gonesh - Breaking Baba News: Monkey On Bus!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 2:51


    Breaking Baba News: Urgent alert from India. Monkey has taken control of bus and mayhem persists for the surrounding area!

    Baba Gonesh - Baba News (12.29.18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2018 10:15


    Baba returns to the U.S. for the first time in 6 years to visit the SmorgShow gang as they celebrate 100 episodes.

    Baba Gonesh - Baba News (10.27.18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2018 7:21


    Baba presents breaking news from Chennai, India

    Baba Gonesh - The Mongoose and the Farmer's Wife

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 3:44


    Baba Gonesh returns with another Indian Folk tale from centuries past.

    Baba Gonesh - Understanding India's Caste System

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 5:39


    Baba Gonesh - Breaking Baba News: Dead Horse!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2018 2:37


    Indian lowest-caste Dalit man killed 'for owning horse'

    Baba Gonesh - Fashion and Beauty Tips for Holi 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 5:22


    Baba shares his personal fashion and beauty tips for celebrating Holi the proper way.

    Baba Gonesh - Thought For The Day: Ghandi's Wit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 3:52


    Baba Gonesh returns to the SmorgShow after many years and delivers a new installment of Thought for the Day

    Baba Gonesh - What is Holi and Why Should You Care?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2018 5:45


    Baba Gonesh kicks off the 2018 Holi Festival celebrations with some interesting historical facts about the holiday.

    Baba Gonesh - Restaurant Reviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2014 19:36


    Peet McCain joins Baba in the studio and reads the latest reviews of Baba's New Restaurant, Baba's Village.

    Baba Gonesh - Jokes from the Homeland

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2014 12:03


    Peet McCain joins Baba in the studio for some rib tickling jokes that Baba picked up from a recent trip to India.

    Baba Gonesh - Jokes for Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2013 3:09


    Baba shares some of his favorite Halloween jokes

    Baba Gonesh - Baba Love: Poems for Valentine's Day (02.13.13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2013 7:20


    Baba Gonesh returns with his annual tradition of Valentine's Day poem readings.

    Baba Gonesh - Baba News (08.05.12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2012 10:56


    Featured stories include: A teacher is jailed for beating up and cutting the hair of a 10-year old student for not conforming to the appropriate code, India pampers its pooches, and the debut of the India National Museum of Toilets. If you would like to see the full video of the event, check out Baba’s site: DeathByCeilingFan.com

    Baba Gonesh - Baba News (07.01.12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2012 22:32


    International News Correspondent Baba Gonesh delivers the latest news from India.

    Baba Gonesh - Dramatic Reading: "The Hunter and the Doves"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2012 6:39


    Baba delivers a dramatic reading of a classic Indian folk tale, "The Hunter and the Doves".

    Baba Gonesh - Baba News (03.24.12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2012 10:17


    Baba discusses “Angry Brides”, a very popular game in India based on Angry Birds, only this game allows brides to get their revenge against opportunistic dowry seekers.

    Baba Gonesh - Baba News (03.04.12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2012 13:42


    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 villagers describing their personal experiences.

    Baba Gonesh - Baba Love, Poems For Valentine's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2012 7:15


    Baba Gonesh presents his carefully selected love poems for Valentine's Day.

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