About

All Gas No Brakes or AGNB is a web series produced by Seattle-based journalist Andrew Callaghan in August 2019. The series, released on YouTube and Instagram, features Callaghan interviewing members of fringe subcultures or at people attending events like Burning Man, furry conventions and Flat Earth Conference. In early March 2021, Callaghan then split with AGNB in a public feud after citing issues with the media company that owned it, subsequently starting a similar project called Channel 5. In early January 2023, a viral controversy surrounding Callaghan spread online after multiple women accused him of alleged sexual assault.

History

In 2018, Andrew Callaghan^[1] wrote and self-published "ALL GAS NO BRAKES: A hitchhikers diary" which is described as "a chronicle of short stories from my 70-day lonely drift through the American heartland.. featuring tales from deadbeat fathers, outlaws and runaways."^[2] On August 22nd, 2019, Callaghan turned the idea of his book into an interview show on Instagram and YouTube. That day, his Instagram account All Gas No Brakes uploaded a video of a man talking about politics and race which garnered over 18,700 likes in seven months.

On September 9th, All Gas No Brakes uploaded their first YouTube video titled, "Burning Man" (shown below, left). The video, which features Callaghan interviewing a number of people talking about drugs, dreads and spiritual journeys, gained over 754,000 views in six months. On January 3rd, 2020, All Gas No Brakes uploaded the YouTube video "Flat Earth Conference" which became the most popular video on the channel accumulating over 1.4 million views and 59,000 likes in two months.

Andrew Callaghan's Departure

On March 9th, 2021, Andrew Callaghan, the creator of All Gas No Brakes announced his departure from the show, citing a loss of creative control over the property. He wrote, "I am no longer associated with All Gas No Brakes. I no longer receive any of the Patreon crowdfunding, YouTube monetization or any other show income. Nic and Evan, who lived in the RV and created the original show material, are also no longer involved. We have no control over the accounts or future of the show." The post received more than 129,000 likes in less than 24 hours (shown below).

That day, Doing Things, the company that produces All Gas No Brakes announced the search for international correspondents (shown below).

Reception

Callaghan's videos have been shared on various subreddits and he has been interview by publications like Pop Dust.^[6] On December 26th, 2019 Redditor tcmrp posted an All Brakes No Gas video to r/tooktoomuch^[7] and received over 6,700 points (98% upvoted) in three months (shown below).

On December 30th, Redditor Pete_Za_Face uploaded All Gad No Breaks "Florida Man " to r/PublicFreak^[8] out (shown below, left). On January 15th, 2020, Redditor blood_bag shared All Gas No Brakes' Furry Convention video to r/mealtimevideos^[9] and gained over 326 points (98% upvoted) in two months. As of March 2020, All Gas No Brakes has over 308,000 sbscribers on YouTube,^[3] One Million followers on Instagram^[4] and 11,000 followers on Facebook.^[5]

Related Entries

Channel 5

Channel 5 With Andrew Callaghan is the spiritual successor to All Gas, No Brakes, a YouTube channel that is known for extremely off-the-cuff and unscripted interviews with real people out in the wild. The channel is comprised of the same team from All Gas No Brakes, which left their former show in March 2021 after citing issues with the media company that owned it.

2023 Sexual Assault Allegations

Andrew Callaghan Sexual Assault Allegations refers to a controversy that broke in early January 2023 following accusations from multiple women coming forward with allegations of sexual assault spanning several years by the YouTuber and content creator Andrew Callaghan from Channel 5 and All Gas No Brakes. The allegations and their closeness to the release of Callaghan's HBO documentary This Place Rules on the January 6th Capitol Riots, particularly TikToker cornbreadasserole's video on January 5th, 2023, led to intense viral debate online after they spread on platforms like TikTok, Twitter and Reddit, among others.

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