The Zach and Pat Show

In today's episode we are so excited to bring you the one and only Jordan Dowdy! Jordan is someone we've been waiting to bring onto the podcast for quite some time. Not only due to his long history in pro fighting but also because of the demeanor of the man he is and being such a pivotal member of our squad called TAC Team! This episode not only deals a lot with the topic of combat sports but gets...

Today's episode is very near and dear to our heart as our boys Calvin, Connor, and Oliver will be sitting down in studio for the very first time! Being as this show is about fatherhood, we hope to make it a regular thing annually for them to come on. We always ask our guests that are parents what message they want to leave their kids and we couldn't think of a better way than this! Please like, co...

Welcome to 2026 and a big thank you to our guest Adam Bundren for sitting down with us and telling us about his moving story. Adam's story is all too familiar as we've all felt the sting of grief when losing a loved one and the time it takes to overcome that. Through community and a refocusing on what his purpose really is, Adam has been able to go full steam ahead into raising his young boys, bei...

In today's episode we are excited to bring you another amazing STL Blues alumni in our new friend Tony Twist! Tony played a long career in the NHL and was the muscle for our STL Blues during our childhoods. From there, he was able to dip his toes into entrepreneurship and has never stopped checking big goals off the list, now taking his talents into the world of culinary with his own products and...

In today's episode we are so excited to be sitting down with Dr. Zoe Munie! Zoe completed all of her education here at SLU and like us, we share a common trait of dealing with the nagging injuries and maintenance of martial arts. Having done tae kwon do, bjj herself - knowing there's someone out there who specializes in something so relatable is exactly what the show is about. Tap in as we talk ab...

Today we are pleased to bring you the one and only Becky Neale! Becky is a mom of four who was classically schooled in math and English who took the sum of her experiences and is on a quest to change the way young men are educated through her upcoming Kirkwood School for Boys! As everyone who works on this show is a product of public education, it's refreshing to hear from someone who understands...

In today's episode we are so excited to sit down with Tracy Rumpf and talk all about her mission with Second Chance Ranch! Missouri happens to be the biggest state in the US when it comes to the amount of puppy mills we have. And adding to this, many of the rescue clinics around the country are utilizing euthanasia to necessitate the volume of dogs coming in through their doors. Tracy has done her...

Howdy y'all! Today we are pleased to bring you straight outta Nashville - Ms. Savannah Rae! Savannah is an independent artist with a love for country music that began when she was a youth in Texas. With a firm work ethic and a heart that won't take no for an answer, Savannah has done an amazing job not only getting her name out there but also building her profile on social which in today's market...

Today we are pleased to bring you our good friend Chaz Johnson! Chaz is a bjj black belt, coach, and husband/father. Having had an interest in martial arts early on in life, Chaz was able to pool his more negative emotions into the discipline specifically of bjj. Eventually, this had him looking at his corporate job and feeling unfulfilled. He would leave that job, DoorDash, and build/maintain web...

Please join us in a super special welcome back to The Zach and Pat Show to Connor Silverstein! Connor was actually the first person we ever interviewed as a guest all the way back when we were shooting the show in Zach's spare bedroom lighting the room with lamps and a window. As sure as the show has come a long way, so has Connor. Since we last had him on, Connor has found himself in love and on...

In today's episode we have a really sweet treat for you as we are joined by Tamara Keefe, the owner and operator of Clementine's Naughty and Nice Ice Cream which has become a HUGE staple in our local area. Having grown up in California, Tamara was notes that she's always had a huge love for ice cream and that when budgets were tight - her family would actually make their own. This became somewhat...

Once again we are pleased to sit down with the one and only Josh McKinney! We got to sit down with Josh early in the show's formation back at Zach's house and he's come to visit us at Adventure Unknown as we break down his big announcement pertaining to the sport, his thoughts on how we can preserve and improve bjj long term, how he's grown as a father, and of course - some hot takes you may find...

In today's episode we are so PUMPED to sit down with our producer Murph in for the holiday from South Florida! Having edited every episode of The Zach and Pat Show to date, we're excited to sit down with Murph and hear about his time since moving, his thoughts on the show and where we're headed, as well as reminisce on some of our favorite moments of the last two years working together. And of cou...

In today's episode we'd like to say thank you to Steve Geurin for saving the day and filling this time for us in this episode while we were remote in Nashville! Steve's story is very relatable, as it takes place with a kid trying to find himself in martial arts. Having done karate with a firm love for striking, he would eventually do an extended stay out in Thailand for a few months to practice Ma...

Coming to you once again from beautiful Nashville, TN we are pleased to be joined by the area's own Adam French! Adam's story is all about breaking cycles as he opens up about the nature of addiction and how he broke his family's long history of it. Using this experience combined with an unshakable faith in his higher power, Adam has created systems and solutions in the form of his own faith based...

Coming to you for the first of a three part session that we recorded out in Nashville last week, we just want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for helping us reach our 200th episode! We started this project in late 2023 just wanting to change up the way we do social media content and the laughs, education, and relationships we've been able to build ever since have made this so much more than we ever expec...

In today's episode we bring you one of the most inspiring stories to ever grace our podcast, the great and powerful Jeremy Johnson! Jeremy's upbringing in small town Illinois in a trailer park fueled his fire to escape his surroundings and make something of himself. Through martial arts, he learned discipline and persistence and was able to parlay these qualities into becoming a decorated fight co...

Once again we have our good friend Matt Dickens joining us on the show today! Matt was one of our first guests back when our show was still in single digits and being filmed in Zach's spare bedroom. Since then, Matt has had his daughter and began rediscovering his faith in a higher power, realizing that life without purpose is aimless and without that structure - we tend to fall to a lower frequen...

In today's episode we have another Adventure Unknown contemporary - Nick Metz! Nick's mission in life is simple: be a good dude. Originally wanting to be a history teacher, Nick's life changed when he made his first real estate transaction in college. From there, he created his own team and eventually would pivot into what is now his main business: payment processing where Nick focuses on finding...

In today's episode we are excited to bring you our friend Adam Crutchfield! Adam is a loan officer with Veterans United as well as a purple belt in bjj through TAC Team's own Revive! Having moved from Columbia, MO to STL right around the time of COVID, Adam had a hard time finding a community until he eventually stepped into the doors of Revive BJJ. With the help of folks like Junior, Connor Silve...

Today we have a local St. Louis legend joining the show today! Give it up for the one and only Steve Ewing! Steve has been a pillar of St. Louis for decades with not only his contributions to music being the front man of both The Urge as well as the Steve Ewing Band but also has built quite the reputation for himself slinging dogs with Steve's Hot Dogs for almost just as long! A great dude who ser...

Today we have a local St. Louis legend joining the show today! Give it up for the one and only Steve Ewing! Steve has been a pillar of St. Louis for decades with not only his contributions to music being the front man of both The Urge as well as the Steve Ewing Band but also has built quite the reputation for himself slinging dogs with Steve's Hot Dogs for almost just as long! A great dude who ser...

In today's episode we are joined by Brennan McCloud, owner of Launch It IT Services! Brennan comes from a background where he initially specialized in finance and worked for Merrill Lynch before making a full time shift to information technology and running his own business along side his wife. A high level operator who wants to raise his family as strongly as he runs his business, Brennan's episo...

In today's episode we are pleased to bring on Alex Vaughn! Alex is a worksite benefits specialist for Globe Life Liberty, a wrestling coach for Fox High School, as well as an Adventure Unknown member. Alex's story is all about knowing who you are and where you come from and commemoration of these values, as he has done countless times with permanence across his body as he is one of the most tattoo...

Today we are joined for the second time by our good friend and head of the CXBJJ Invitational Competition, Adam Cella! With Zach competing this weekend we thought it would be a great time to sit with Adam and talk more about the evolution of his competition year to year and discuss where we can expect things to head in the future! If you're local to STL and will be in town this weekend and would l...