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

Lex Fridman Podcast

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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Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/andrew-callaghan-transcript

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:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(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