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Pondoff's Anonymous Podcast network focusing on addiction, alcoholism and sustainable recovery. Mission Statement: To F**king Help People. How? Write. I can’t sing. I can’t dance. Here.

Pretty simple stupid stuff here, y’all… to help.

…To help anyone who may be struggling with grief and / or alcoholism. Well… for now… the only way I know how. I can’t act. I can model a bit here and there but at 32 (almost 33) I’m a little out of my prime. I mean I still look good as f**k in a pair of boxer briefs but it’s really become a young man’s game… and I’m okay with that. Let ‘em earn. But I can write… so I’ll write. I promise to be real. I promise to be authentic. I promise I am not perfect. I’ll write a couple times a month… sharing glimpses of my journey through grief and alcoholism in an online journal… in efforts to demonstrate that the biggest fear for people desperately seeking to escape the grips of G&A is as tough and as real as that monster in the closet…

You are not alone. You are not alone. We are NEVER f**king alone. I promise.

…and throughout my journal entries… throughout these weekly or bi-weekly posts online… I pray and hope that I can articulate this to as many people that are willing to listen. We are not alone. There are no f**king monsters in the closet. I’ll show you. So what say you? Can we do this? You bet your ass we can. And speaking of ‘we’… sharing this story of mine... in a journal format... is pretty f**king personal. Right? Right. So with that comes the anxiety of exposure and vulnerability… It also opens the floodgates to possible character attacks, underserved (and maybe some deserved) judgement, and the potential to develop a cult-like following primarily made up of beautiful, witty, twenty-something year-old women with an insatiable appetite for my dad bod… in my boxer briefs. Needless to say... there's a little bit on the line here... and if any, or all three, of the aforementioned circumstances happen to be a bi-product of this 'big mouth' 'talk-too-much' tell-almost-all journal (that happens to be pretty feminine but it’s okay because I'm a man's man) than I'm going to go ahead and need it to help someone. So feel free to let it help you. After all… you will be bailing me out from poppin’ peaches all day like freakin’ tic-tacs to combat the never-ending stomach knots that comes with this anxious, apprehensive territory… which wouldn’t be very sober. So thanks! God Bless, y'all. (…even the haters)

Chris Pondoff (NA911)

*Checked into rehab for alcoholism: 03-25-14

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10/16/2026

Please support an incredible organization if you’re able!

20 Years of Connection | 20 Years of Hope | 20 Years of ImpactTwenty years ago, Megan Meier lost her life to su***de after experiencing cyberbullying. While we cannot change Megan’s story, we can change the story for thousands of young people who need support today. In honor of Megan’s life and ...

10/16/2026

I'm pretty sure after this conversation, I'm even more confused about what each base is.

Is Kissing REALLY first base? I figured it was more like batting practice or pre-game stretching.

Doesn't really matter when you're a benchwarmer…

10/15/2026

Remember when restaurants had to get creative just to survive COVID?

For Sugarfire 44, that meant thinking outside the barbecue box.

Kris Glickert joins Pondoff's Anonymous to talk about how the restaurant industry adapted during the pandemic, including some of the unexpected menu creations that came out of it……like the Big Muddy Pizza.

Catch the full episode of Pondoff's Anonymous, available now.

10/14/2026

Somewhere out there, Dominique Moceanu has no idea she missed out on the love of her life. 😂

All because one little boy poured his heart into a love letter… and his mom apparently never mailed it.

Years later, he found the evidence. The betrayal still hurts. 💔

With Zoë out of town, Chris under the weather, and KG too inept to fly the PAFO plane solo, we're doing a "Best Of" this...
10/14/2026

With Zoë out of town, Chris under the weather, and KG too inept to fly the PAFO plane solo, we're doing a "Best Of" this week.

Enjoy some of our favorite moments from this summer's PAFO episodes.

Back to your regularly scheduled PAFO next Wednesday.

Come up to Underground tonight and hear Drue McMichael’s story! Drue is a single mom, and she found Underground three mo...
10/14/2026

Come up to Underground tonight and hear Drue McMichael’s story!

Drue is a single mom, and she found Underground three months ago because she was looking for a meeting that offered childcare.

After a couple of start-and-stops at this thing, Drue has finally surrendered to the fact that her recovery has to come before anything else.

Before. Anything.

So, instead of not going to a meeting because she couldn’t find a sitter - Drue found a meeting where her and her son could go.

That’s surrendering. That’s taking back control. That’s not giving up.

Because surrender does NOT mean quit.

Come up, meet Drue, and hear from The Gathering’s Lead Pastor, Matt Miofsky, as he talks about forgiveness.

See you tonight!

Let us Pray.

When:
5:30 - (coffee is ready!)
6pm - Let’s Roll
6:50 - Cig and a Slice (free pizza!)
715 - Meetings on Campus (AA, ACA, URC 12 Step, URC For Loved Ones, N.B.A)

*FREE PIZZA AND FREE CHILDCARE PROVIDED!

Where:
2360 McCausland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63143

10/13/2026

Getting sober is one thing. Staying sober while working in an industry where drinking has always been part of the culture? That's a whole different challenge.

Kris Glickert, General Manager of Sugarfire 44 has spent years in the restaurant industry and has seen some encouraging changes in how hospitality workers approach alcohol and recovery.

Organizations like Ben's Friends Hope, a support community for people in the food and beverage industry who are working toward sobriety, and the growing availability of mocktails and nonalcoholic b**r, has Kris encouraged by the progress.

"𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝."

Kris shares his perspective on sobriety in the hospitality industry and much more on the latest episode of Pondoff's Anonymous.

10/13/2026

Jamal Roberts needs some help.

You could make a strong case that up to this point, Jamal Roberts of Mizzou has been the SEC's best runningback.

He leads the conference in carries, yards, and is tied for second in touchdowns.

He's also carried the ball 26, 24, and 34 times over the course of his last three games.

On this week's College Football Anonymous, KG talks about Roberts' dominance and the need for Mizzou to find someone to lighten the load and take some of those carries of his plate.

Maybe those carries will come from Ahmad Hardy with some rumors swirling about his return to practice for the Tigers.

🚨 EMERGENCY PAFO MAILBAG! 🚨We need your help.  We've got one PAFO out of town, and another PAFO who is sick, and we need...
10/13/2026

🚨 EMERGENCY PAFO MAILBAG! 🚨

We need your help. We've got one PAFO out of town, and another PAFO who is sick, and we need an episode for Wednesday. So it's PAFO Mailbag time.

Got a dilemma? A workplace disaster? A hot take? An "Am I The A-Hole?" situation? An unbelievable story? Or just a completely ridiculous question you've always wanted us to answer?

NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS.

Send us your questions, stories, confessions, or just an email telling us how incredibly entertaining and good-looking we are.

🤫 Want to stay anonymous? No problem. We won't use your name unless you want us to.

📩 [email protected]

The more deranged your submissions are, the better. E-Mail us in the next 24 hours to be part of our special emergency PAFO Mailbag episode.

You've listened to us say stupid s**t for long enough. Now it's your turn.

10/12/2026

5,000 days. Nearly 14 years without a drink.

When Kris Glickert, GM of Sugarfire 44, was invited onto Pondoff's Anonymous, he happened to check just how long it had been since his last drink. Turns out, he was closing in on a pretty incredible milestone.

Kris has never been shy about his past, and he's more than willing to share his story if it might help somebody else.

Hear the full conversation on the newest episode of Pondoff's Anonymous, available now.

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