PAFO - Pond Around and Find Out

Darin Atkins AKA The Plowboy or The Plowhawk is back behind a microphone, and apparently he had some things he needed to get off his chest.

The former TMA board op joins Chris, Zoë and KG for an episode that starts with old radio stories and somehow ends up covering fatherhood, marriage, drugs, religion, college football, bathroom disasters and an alarming amount of ass hair.

Darin talks about what life has looked like since leaving ...

The girls are back, and we've got opinions, babe.

This week, we're talking St. Louis sandwiches (because some of us have taste), why men make giving a simple compliment so damn complicated, and the difference between being admired and being objectified.

We also get into some heavier conversations about consent, assault, and why women are so fucking tired of having to explain the obvious.

And because we believe in balance, we finish th...

The girls are back together, and PAFO immediately goes off the rails. Chris, Zoë and KG get into Bonnie Blue’s alleged million-dollar baby name, looksmaxxing, a mysterious dead rabbit, shower etiquette and why Americans apparently have strong opinions about how the rest of the world wipes its ass.

KG admits to pissing in the shower, Zoë questions whether a button is actually a button if you’re only tapping it, Chris expl...

Doug Vaughn spent 30+ years on television in St. Louis. Apparently that still wasn’t enough punishment, because now he’s doing PAFO.

The longtime St. Louis sportscaster joins Chris, KG and Zoë and they take a look back on his broadcasting career, from making $9,600 a year at his first television job in Rochester, Minnesota, to working in Miami and eventually spending more than three decades at KMOV.

He talks about coveri...

Clayton Patterson stopped by for what was supposed to be a meeting and somehow ended up behind a PAFO microphone. Two hours later, we had covered everything from John Mayer to childhood trauma, anxiety, alcoholism, parenting, House Hunters, family, sobriety and an argument over who can still skate.

Clayton opens up about spending most of his life struggling with anxiety and a lack of confidence despite presenting himself to the worl...

Chris, Zoë and KG are back for an episode that goes in about as many directions as humanly possible.

What starts with Bridgerton, PAFO’s questionable audio equipment and KG’s miserable trip to Columbia eventually turns into a thoughtful debate over booty shorts, body image, double standards, purity culture and why Americans are so quick to connect nudity with sex. Zoë makes the case for wearing what makes you comfortable...

Chris, Zoë and KG are back for another episode of PAFO despite the fact that no one seems to know what a PAFO is.

KG has a new gym crush, which naturally leads to Zoë offering to help orchestrate an elaborate plan to make a move. He also reveals some unexpected personal growth after turning down another “business transaction.”

From there, KG recounts his investigative mission to a UPS Store to determine whether Iggy was ...

The critics said Girls in the City was dead. The critics were wrong.

KG and Zoë are back, glossed up and ready to speak their truth.

This time, the conversation goes from honesty, Mother Nature and the questionable necessity of structure to creativity, music and why both KG and Zoë have a habit of getting extremely excited about a new hobby before occasionally abandoning it completely. KG admits he's starting to realize he's a lot mo...

TMA producer Jackson Burkett joins Chris, Zoë and KG for an episode that starts somewhere in the middle of a conversation and pretty much stays there.

Jackson talks about growing up in St. Louis, studying golf before eventually finding his way into sports media, and the strange full-circle journey that took him from a 16-year-old using a high-school project as an excuse to visit TMA to producing the show himself years later.

Along t...

Chris, Zoë and Kurt are back for another PAFO recapping KG's first episode of College Football Anonymous, talking women's sports and who would actually survive if the three of them were abandoned in the wilderness. Zoë also gets candid about PMDD, bipolar II and what experiencing a mixed episode actually feels like.Plus: disgusting air fryers, TikTok algorithms, whether socks belong in the bedroom, Chris offering up his own body in...

Chris, Zoë and KG are back for another PAFO that goes just about everywhere.

KG brings some potentially life-changing news involving his extremely tall wrestling crush Lillith Khan, including an unexpected DM and a possible path to finally getting her on the show. The conversation naturally spirals into Mick Foley, wrestling injuries, whether wrestling is actually a sport, and why KG apparently wants “the strap.”

KG als...

The band's back together.After a few weeks apart, Chris, Zoë, and KG are finally back in the same room.This week, the gang catches up on church camp, summer trips, Boys Day at the Cardinal game, Gracie Abrams, TV shows that everyone swears you'll love if you "just get through the first season."Things eventually take a more thoughtful turn as they talk about confidence, self-talk, why it's so easy to be cruel behind a keyboard, and ...

The Girls In The City are back and they're talking bald women, forgotten birthdays, and Kurt accidentally giving Monty an extra year of life but in the antithesis of GITC Episode 1, KG & Zoë actually get pretty deep and meaningful in this one. They talk about what it really means to love someone well, where the line is between parenting and control, why people are usually looking to be heard more than they're looking for advice...

When the girl's away, the boys will play.With Zoë away at Church Camp, and with a last-minute guest cancellation, Chris and KG sit down with absolutely no agenda... and somehow end up covering just about everything.The guys talk about the growth of the podcast network, the different audiences each show attracts, the comments section, TV crushes from the '90s, Saved by the Bell, 90210, Dawson's Creek, hockey players, soccer, golf, r...

This week on PAFO, Chris, Zoë, and KG welcome back Theresa Solsten to break down Zoë's first-ever trip to Deer Creek—a three-night Phish experience she agreed to despite never hearing a Phish song before getting in the car.

The crew relives the weekend from start to finish: Shakedown Street, hippie culture, jam bands, concert etiquette, Phish Around and Find Out, "Girls in the Creek," and what it's like experiencing one of Ame...

While Zoë heads to Deer Creek for a Phish weekend, Iggy steps into the co-host chair Episode 26 of PAFO, aptly titled "Boys In The City."Chris, KG, and Iggy bounce from recovery culture at jam band concerts to social media backlash over Girls in the City, birthday stories, family memories, Italy adventures, podcast growth, TMA, and everything in between. The laughs come easy, but the episode also takes some heartfelt turns as the g...

Welcome to Girls in the City.

What started as a PAFO spinoff quickly became something else entirely.

With Chris away in Italy, Kurt and Zoë settle into the couch for an unfiltered conversation that somehow covers solo travel, dating, friendship, candy taste tests, Whitney Houston, dogs, TikTok tears, and the surprisingly deep philosophy behind what it actually means to be a "Girl in the City."

Along the way, they build the unofficial...

This week may be the most off-the-rails PAFO yet. Chris, Zoë, and KG somehow cover conspiracy theories, first dates, AI doing everyone dirty, and an article from across the pond that sends the entire conversation into a tailspin. If you've ever wondered how three people can spend over an hour getting from debating whether Stevie Wonder can actually see to bedroom activities from our neighbors in the UK, you've found your podcast.Th...

This week on PAFO, the crew is settling into the newly renovated studio. Talking sponsorship opportunities and international travel plans, near-death experiences, and the ongoing debate over who is and isn't "in the know."KG recounts a terrifying highway encounter involving a flying tire, Chris had a close call with a falling tree branch and is convinced fate occasionally keeps people around for a reason. Meanwhile, Zoe introduces ...