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

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Religion & Spirituality
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The Wisdom and World View of Baba Gonesh, guru of all things spiritual.
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Breaking Baba News - India Becomes World's Most Populous Country!

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.

May 21, 2023•4 min

Breaking Baba News - Mumbai Medical Mishaps

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

Apr 16, 2023•5 min

Turkey Around the World

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.

Nov 24, 2022•5 min

Baba Turns 80!

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 ...

Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 48 min

Baba's First Arrival to the U.S.

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.

Sep 22, 2022•13 min

The Ceiling Fan Suicides and India's Culture of Death

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.

Jul 08, 2022•56 min

Breaking Baba News - The Prophesies of Baba Vanga

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!

Mar 27, 2022•4 min

Baba the Wedding Planner: Hindu Wedding Vows

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.

Jul 02, 2021•6 min

Baba the Wedding Planner: Hindu Wedding Traditions FAQs

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.

Jul 02, 2021•6 min

Baba the Wedding Planner: The Arranged Marriage

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?”

Jun 06, 2021•9 min

Breaking Baba News: Ganges River Bodies!

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.

May 15, 2021•5 min

Breaking Baba News: Bhut Jolokia

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

Feb 26, 2021•3 min

Chicken Biryani Wedding

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.

Dec 06, 2020•4 min

Breaking Baba News: India Textbooks

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!

Feb 23, 2020•3 min

Breaking Baba News: Bride Burning

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

Feb 14, 2020•3 min

Breaking Baba News: Sunny Leone in Arjun Patiala

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.

Oct 13, 2019•7 min
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