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This led to a deal with Doing Things Media, a digital media firm known for working with numerous meme accounts, including @shitheadsteve, @middleclassfancy and @animalsdoingthings.

"At 21, I pitched the idea of a video-based road show to a production company, who loaned me an RV to make videos and explore America with my best friends," writes Callaghan. "I was ecstatic, who I signed an employment contract without reading it."

"Lesson learned."



Fuuuuuuck

Meanwhile, the @allgasnobreaksshow Instagram account, presumably still being run by Doing Things, announced a search for "International correspondents" in a potential bid to bring the show overseas.

Hopefully he has some money by now to do stuff on his own...

I really enjoyed the thread Vibyl.. Thanks a bunch.. Never heard of t this or the YT / twitter channel. My gut right away can't help to get conspiratorial that this is more big media tech social media censorship. He was illuminating some pretty controversial dark and probably true realities of "whats really happening / goings on in the world" ..  In other words, documented and exposed life and this country the way it basically is... a mess.

^Yep

Sorry it happened that he lost his gig...He will surely turn up again

www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/style/all-gas-no-brakes.html

By the end of 2020, the relationship between “All Gas No Brakes” and Doing Things was strained. The crew wanted to produce independent journalism; and didn’t feel they could do that under the umbrella of Doing Things.

“We are always thinking about how to turn our social presence into a product,” Mr. Hailey told The Hustle in November of last year. “Can we make a game? Can we make a beverage?”

Mr. Callaghan’s image became commodified as merchandise. “I remember being in my house and seeing my best friend’s face on air fresheners, Hawaiian shirts and I.P.A. beer cans,” said Mr. Kahn. There were also action figures. Mr. Kahn said the pressure to produce content and the loss of control over the brand began to take a toll on his friend. “He was incredibly stressed,” Mr. Kahn said.

In mid-December, Mr. Callaghan asked for a larger portion of the Patreon earnings and to get out of his contract, which was set to expire in February 2022. A few days after the request, Doing Things locked Mr. Callaghan, Mr. Gilbert-Katz and Mr. Mosher out of the “All Gas No Brakes” social media profiles, citing a security issue.

“Andrew said this was a punishment for us not creating enough content for them and he wished he never signed the deal,” Mr. Kahn said.

In February, Doing Things sent a letter to Mr. Callaghan saying his job would be terminated if he didn’t produce two pieces of Patreon content by March 1. The company fired Mr. Gilbert-Katz and Mr. Mosher, and tried to get Mr. Callaghan to hand the show over to a new host. He refused, and on March 4, he was fired too.

“We’re really bummed it didn’t work out with Andrew,” Mr. Hailey, the C.E.O. of Doing Things, said in a statement. “He was the heart and soul of the show. It was a special moment in time and we’re excited we got to be a part of it. We wish him the absolute best and we’ll be watching along with everyone else for where he goes next.”

Mr. Callaghan is still working on the longform project with Abso Lutely and Doing Things. And he’s assured his fans there’s more to come.

Thank you vibemama!