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#425 – Andrew Callaghan: Channel 5, Gonzo, QAnon, O-Block, Politics & Alex Jones

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Lex Fridman

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.7 β€’ 13K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 13 April 2024

⏱️ 180 minutes

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Summary

Andrew Callaghan is the host of Channel 5 on YouTube, where he does street interviews with fascinating humans at the edges of society, the so-called vagrants, vagabonds, runaways, outlaws, from QAnon adherents to Phish heads to O Block residents and much more. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan: https://www.youtube.com/channel5YouTube
Andrew's Instagram: https://instagram.com/andreww.me
Andrew's Website: https://andrew-callaghan.com/
Andrew's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/channel5
This Place Rules: https://www.hbo.com/movies/this-place-rules
Books Mentioned:
On the Road: https://amzn.to/4aLPLHi
Siddhartha: https://amzn.to/49rthKz

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(08:53) - Walmart
(10:24) - Early life
(29:14) - Hitchhiking
(40:49) - Couch surfing
(49:50) - Quarter Confessions
(1:07:33) - Burning Man
(1:22:44) - Protests
(1:28:17) - Jon Stewart
(1:31:13) - Fame
(1:44:31) - Jan 6
(1:48:15) - QAnon
(1:54:00) - Alex Jones
(2:10:52) - Politics
(2:20:29) - Response to allegations
(2:37:28) - Channel 5
(2:43:04) - Rap
(2:44:51) - O Block
(2:48:47) - Crip Mac
(2:51:59) - Aliens

Transcript

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0:00.0

The following is a conversation with Andrew Calligan, host of Channel 5 on YouTube, where he does

0:05.9

Gazo style interviews with fascinating humans at the edges of society.

0:10.6

The so-called vagrants, vagabonds, runaways outlaws, from Q-Anadherence to Fishheads to Oblock residents and much more.

0:20.6

He created the documentary that I highly recommend called This Place Rules on the undercurrents that led to the January 6th Capitol riots.

0:32.0

And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor.

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Also, if you want to work with our amazing team

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or just want to get in touch with me, go Lex Friedman.

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com slash contact.

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And now, onto the full ad reads.

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As always, no ads in the middle.

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I try to make these interesting.

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But if you must skip them, friends, please still check out our sponsors. I enjoy their stuff. Maybe you will too.

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probably fake from a long time ago. It's either for Walmart or Kmart I don't remember and we talk

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