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

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: - ShipStation: }https://shipstation.com/lex and use code LEX to get 60-day free trial - BetterHelp: }https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - LMNT: }https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack - MasterClass: }https://masterclass.com/lexpod to get 15% off - AG1: }https://drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 month supply of fish oil 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 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: }https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: }https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: }https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: }https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: }https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: }https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: }https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: }https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: }https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: }https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: }https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman 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