''Channel 5'' (also known as "''Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan''" on

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company and web channel, billed as a "digital journalism experience." The show is a spinoff of the group's previous project, ''

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'', which was itself based on the book of the same name. The channel is hosted by Andrew Callaghan and has 3.08 million YouTube subscribers as of May 2025. Similar to the format of ''All Gas No Brakes'', the show features

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interviews, interviews with individuals or experts, as well as longer-form documentary film. The shows featuring sit-down, one-on-one interviews with host, Callaghan, are published under with the title "5CAST". The show is first broadcast via

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with content later added to their YouTube channel. An affiliate channel, Channel 5 Clips, and Channel 5's

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page showcase humorous cuts from the longer content. The content of the show is released irregularly, from every few days to less than once a week. The show also hosts an online merchandise store, selling apparel and stickers.

History

Following a contract dispute with Doing Things Media over creative control and profit allocation for ''All Gas No Brakes'', Callaghan, Mosher, and Gilbert-Katz ended the business relationship and created Channel 5 in April 2021, launching a

page to support the channel. The team purchased a decommissioned news van and new production equipment and released limited edition merchandise in September 2021. In December 2022,

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announced a documentary special about the

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titled '' This Place Rules''; the special was created by Callaghan and Channel 5 (with production by

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) and released on December 30. Previews from the documentary special were uploaded to the Channel 5 YouTube page. In early January 2023, shortly after the release of ''This Place Rules'', multiple women accused host Callaghan of sexual misconduct via social media platforms. On January 15, Callaghan responded to the allegations on

and expressed that while some stories about him are "not true," he apologized for his behavior and said he planned to seek professional help. In October 2023, Channel 5 returned with new content for the first time in nearly nine months. According to ''

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'', co-founders Mosher and Gilbert-Katz no longer follow Callaghan and it is unknown who is currently assisting with video production. In 2024, a documentary film produced by Callaghan, entitled

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was released. The film was directed by Andrew Callaghan, Jarrod Nicoson, and Elliot Liedgren. It is also the first film to be released independently by Channel 5, and was screened throughout the US in June and July of 2024. The film follows a man Callaghan met in an interview at a 2021 White Lives Matter rally in

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, as a radical,

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supporter who is estranged from his family following the 2008 financial crisis. The film took four years to produce. In May 2025, Callaghan announced via Channel 5's social media platforms that ''All Gas No Brakes'' had been reacquired by the team.

Personnel

* Andrew Callaghan – Former host of ''Quarter Confessions'' and ''All Gas No Brakes''. ;Former personnel * Nic Mosher – Videographer, skateboarder and skate videographer; childhood friend of Callaghan. No longer affiliated as of October 2023. * Evan Gilbert-Katz – Videographer, childhood friend of Callaghan. No longer affiliated as of October 2023.

Episodes

Music videos

In the "Utah Rap Festival" episode of the web show, Callaghan interviewed multiple young rappers. He flew out two teens to professionally record their song "Clap That", with an accompanying music video, which was released on the Channel 5 YouTube channel on January 4, 2022. * "Clap That" - Rowboat (ft. Lil Xay)

History

Personnel

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Music videos

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