#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