channel5 from patreon - Philly Streets (Part 4/4)

Thank you for listening to the people.

Casey Dorobek

2024-11-11 20:03:45 +0000 UTC

Because every major city in America is democratic…

Connor

2024-10-16 02:53:43 +0000 UTC

It’s so funny how these are always democrat cities. I wonder why

Ricco Story

2024-10-13 22:40:12 +0000 UTC

No it erases the culture that was there before and replaces it with the culture of the rich. That’s not moving culture forward, it’s homogenizing culture and removing places for the under represented to live and develop their own identities. How do rich people blend with a culture that was developed and maintained by people who are no longer there?

Bigdickbandit

2024-04-01 01:31:26 +0000 UTC

Yeah it does. We spend more on Ukraine than our domestic problems. Just because you’re indoctrinated to believe that it’s our responsibility to police the world, doesn’t mean that everybody needs to believe that, how can you see this footage and think we’re doing enough?

Bigdickbandit

2024-04-01 01:28:56 +0000 UTC

You don’t get the point, do you? Money is basically fictional. The US Government doesn’t have the money for Ukraine. They created it. They could create funds to tackle this issue just the same way. It’s a matter of will, not ability.

Maximilian Rothmayer

2024-03-31 23:18:41 +0000 UTC

I blame Purdue pharma and corrupt politicians/police

christian999 M

2024-02-09 08:28:14 +0000 UTC

Any contracts put out on you guys now that this video has been on YouTube for a while? haha

Eileen Dover

2024-02-02 19:25:15 +0000 UTC

ngl hearing the olden ice cream truck music alongside these absolute horror stories makes it altogether fucking scary.

Avy

2024-02-01 22:54:58 +0000 UTC

There isn't a single entity to blame for this problem. What we're seeing here is the result of capitalism, greed, racism, mental illness, poverty, lack of housing, lack of decent-paying work, etc. We as a nation can only keep applying bandaids to temporarily solve issues for so long before something disastrous occurs.

Nice

2024-01-30 21:45:56 +0000 UTC

This breaks your heart so many lost people and the government only lets it continue.

Jacob Pichette

2024-01-30 21:40:14 +0000 UTC

Final scene brought me to tears. Incredible work, man.

Cole Ford

2024-01-27 22:34:47 +0000 UTC

The final scene is so haunting

Michael Todd

2024-01-27 20:59:59 +0000 UTC

source: trust me bro

Gabriel Gamez

2024-01-27 00:14:28 +0000 UTC

The ice cream truck does put the last dark layer of sugar coated capitalism on top. But it punctuates the innocence, child like hope and inner child that still exists inside the addicts and by extension all of us. The anguish we feel is reality imo. It’s poetic af As for people feeling resignation or a type of way from the ending, I think beyond sleuthing, documentarians will take a point of view as a conclusion or bring everything together for a societal/otherwise solution based ending or further sleuthing to uncover an ultimate source or culprit, helping the viewer make actionable sense in their head for comfortability. But idk, shit be like this though, it feels true in the sense that the resignation or hopelessness we feel can be comparable to the addict and their situation.

Spinoza

2024-01-25 10:45:54 +0000 UTC

what america and americans does outside of its borders is far from feeding people and keeping them safe instead it is the complete opposite. you should check some wiki about the wars in yugoslavia back in 90s and whats going on now in gaza

Danilo Kastratovic

2024-01-25 00:59:04 +0000 UTC

sir, you are a joke and i laugh at you

Darcy Kellett

2024-01-24 13:56:44 +0000 UTC

dislike

Darcy Kellett

2024-01-24 13:55:52 +0000 UTC

dislike

Darcy Kellett

2024-01-24 13:55:41 +0000 UTC

You say "no matter where you are on the political spectrum, we can all agree this needs to be solved, now" but that simply isn't true. Overwhelming numbers of people, primarily from the hardcore religious fundamentalists in our country, don't agree with that, in the slightest! Is it really that hard to comprehend that there are people out there that genuinely don't care for others? That see it as a moral failing and an indictment of character? So drop the naive presumption that this is some bipartisan issue, it's not, it's a cultural issue with people not caring enough for others. It's that simple. And unfortunately, you can't wave a wand and make that change, nor can you blame government for the failings of our socio-cultural teachings on ethics and morals regarding the vulnerable in our society.

James

2024-01-24 06:52:11 +0000 UTC

That is absurd. You think K&A are portals of death, go spend a week reporting from Kherson. Those people are being shelled daily by Russian munitions. Ukrainians in occupied territory are &&&&d, tortured, and murdered. Babies too. Think about that. What that lady said about her mother tricking her, that except its at gun point, sanctioned by an army. Soldiers &&&&&g little boys and girls in front of their mother and father. Then being executed. Then the same for the mother in front of the father. Then the father is liquidated as well. You think about that next time before you deign to express disgust about the life saving and changing work that we have done in Ukraine in helping them protect themselves. And to call it a proxy war is the height of ignorance. We can help nations around the world for .2% of our annual GDP and also help Americans, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. We could house every single homeless person in America for .1% of our annual BUDGET. Not even GDP, just the revenue from the federal government alone, not even including state and local governments. Instead of demonizing the good we've done around the world and implying, even unwittingly, that it is done at the expense of Americans, ask yourself this; why is it that we have the resources to deal with this problems, at least theoretically, but we don't? The uncomfortable truth that "blaming it on Ukraine and Israel" doesn't address is that there are significant portions of the population who don't see addicts as humans. They want them in misery so they pass away quicker. They want them out of sight. They don't want to help, they see themselves as superior, and that reinforces it in their minds. We spend 25 billion dollars, roughly, on the homeless every year. Year after year. Don't tell me that because we send old military equipment to Ukraine that we don't use represents valuing the lives of people around the world more than Americans. It's hard to put into words how infuriatingly offensive it is to question the work we are doing abroad that is literally keeping millions of people alive, safe and healthy, as a scapegoat for a problem that hasn't been solved because, at the end of the day, Americans as a whole don't want to have it solved, at least not in the positive ways that we think of when we talk about a solution. And that lack of will, that has nothing to do with us helping Ukraine. Absolutely nothing.

James

2024-01-24 06:47:23 +0000 UTC

Makes no sense to say that gentrification erases the culture of the place. It creates a new culture, often that blends with the old. It's how culture develops.

James

2024-01-24 05:59:22 +0000 UTC

I think journalism should shed more light on the good history of places that are covered, so people have an example of what good communities look like alongside the reality of our situations.

Gabe

2024-01-22 18:31:37 +0000 UTC

Be fucking grateful for what you have folks.

Jacob

2024-01-17 23:38:12 +0000 UTC

Absolutely haunting! Its soo good.

Kyle Ward

2024-01-17 06:41:48 +0000 UTC

The ice cream truck outro is fuckin Oscar worthy omm

William Stone

2024-01-16 03:45:05 +0000 UTC

In Palestine*

Ricky

2024-01-16 01:26:34 +0000 UTC

I cried when u bought everyone ice cream

William Jett

2024-01-16 01:19:34 +0000 UTC

Hey it’s really cool that you care to show people this stuff Andrew I was using fentanyl for 3 and a half years smoking it with my own dad and I’m sober 5 months now so it’s cool to see people care I’m from Monterey California Salinas area, you should go check that place out

Tri M

2024-01-15 23:22:29 +0000 UTC

The ice cream truck at the end was a really deft move by Andrew and the documentarians (not to say it wasn't a genuine gesture of kindness). The music and scene of them all touching cones was harrowing, it's another consumer product that demonstrates the symbiosis of multiple 'wheelers and dealers' in these areas of society. Another business making money off of the degredation and destruction of others, all wrapped up in a cheerful jacket. Very dark. It reinforces the storytelling conveyed throughout the documentary, leaving me with a miserable sense of resignation about this devasting societal reality.

Douglas macleod

2024-01-15 21:03:49 +0000 UTC

Ice cream trucks looking for opium addicts on the come down lmao

Tri M

2024-01-15 20:45:35 +0000 UTC

There's one last side of the story that's missing, the cops. They're mentioned all the time, appear some, yet we don't hear a word from them in the whole series.

Gautier Dekeyne

2024-01-14 13:07:08 +0000 UTC

🍦

Mike Williams

2024-01-13 21:32:26 +0000 UTC

@KF reminded me of euclid ave up past the cemetery yuuup. they aint pushing development into little italy tho I wonder why-te

Wylcey Keep

2024-01-13 17:36:19 +0000 UTC

pretty sure that was someone using a nail gun.

Liam Costello

2024-01-13 14:32:39 +0000 UTC

You gotta check out the border between case western in Cleveland and "east Cleveland". Very similar to what you're describing here with Temple.

K F

2024-01-13 13:22:35 +0000 UTC

I really like the historical angle quite a lot

Tony Montana

2024-01-13 03:13:32 +0000 UTC

Hopeless?

jesse small

2024-01-13 01:55:36 +0000 UTC

Fascinating insight. I used to work in addiction treatment (videography) and heard the same story again and again. When the opioid crackdown happened, the time release was integrated into the pills instead of as a seal, they also got more expensive and more difficult to acquire, which moved many addicts to street drugs. I will take issue, with the Ukraine comparison. I do realize that it is difficult to see money going to foreign aid when there are such issues at home, but comparatively, I would look at the amount of money in foreign aid compared to what is spent domestically. I don't know that it's a problem that more money can solve. We can't even get people in the US to agree that addiction is a disease, and get insurance to pay for addiction treatment. And if they are covered, they're often sent to less than reputable places for treatment. Not to mention the people who don't want treatment, their hierarchy of needs is whack, and they continue a cycle of addiction. It's not a simple problem of enough money. There are many good people, including those in our current administration who work long and hard on these issues every day. There is also the fact that it's a human problem, maybe not the government's to solve. It's one of our society's biggest challenges, but it's a better comparison to say the fact that billionaires exist in our society, that there are people who have homes they don't even live in and there are homeless than to draw a comparison with a government sending aid to a country fighting and dying for their autonomy. That aside, Great reporting.

Chuck Arnold

2024-01-13 01:05:17 +0000 UTC

In the Philly Streets video you showed a video of what looks like police shooting rifles at a housing project or apartment building. Does anyone know what the f—k this is, or where or when? Andrew, I appreciate you covering more of the historical context surrounding the contemporary events you cover, and suggest you weave even more history into your videos to tell the full picture. Keep up the great work, Channel 5!

Luke

2024-01-13 00:54:20 +0000 UTC

Just wanted to tell the team thank you for putting the whole doc on YouTube. I had been planning to sign up for your Patreon, but that final, surreal scene of Liberty Ice Cream serving treats to everyone made me realize I needed to help support your team in what you do. Keep up the good work showing what real life is like. Like was said in the video, no matter where you sit on the political spectrum, our governments are failing us. And the "leadership" just doesn't care.

Kierogi

2024-01-12 15:25:17 +0000 UTC

That ice cream scene at the end left me feeling a certain way

Steven Yates

2024-01-11 22:14:51 +0000 UTC

What has the U.S. come to. Sad to see. At the end of the day we all just want ice cream from the ice cream man.

Christopher Wells

2024-01-11 17:43:23 +0000 UTC

omg man, that last ice cream scene is straight out of a thriller movie

Caner Eren

2024-01-11 08:58:46 +0000 UTC

Excellent yet tragic camera work

Joshua Rose

2024-01-10 22:22:31 +0000 UTC

Love the ending cheers with the ice cream cones. Bless brother!

FilthyWayz

2024-01-10 22:18:18 +0000 UTC

Magnetizing

PayDray

2024-01-10 20:13:59 +0000 UTC

Amazing journalism as always. Love from Germany

Doomheit

2024-01-10 16:37:12 +0000 UTC

Ice cream truck is the fentanyl dealers cover

orlando ramos

2024-01-10 05:03:12 +0000 UTC

Wow so sad

orlando ramos

2024-01-10 05:00:47 +0000 UTC

Land value tax would be great.

Robert Brewster

2024-01-10 03:35:47 +0000 UTC

Should’ve interviewed that ice cream man

homebrew901

2024-01-10 00:13:36 +0000 UTC

Shoutout Sam Hyde in Williamsburg

homebrew901

2024-01-10 00:01:07 +0000 UTC

The dichotomy of the ice cream truck music in the background whilst you watch people describe their traumatic upbringing is wild...

Luca Pope

2024-01-09 23:13:44 +0000 UTC

Using Connor O'Malley for the Irish mobster bit had me dead...🤣

Andrew Branzell

2024-01-09 20:36:34 +0000 UTC

Totally agree with you JC coming from Strong Towns, but watching this video makes me want to burn it all to the fucking ground. Fuck these developers playing real life Monopoly. Implement a Land Value Tax immediately so that that the money spreads to the community.

Julio Acosta

2024-01-09 08:26:44 +0000 UTC

I'm late to this, but I think one thing you missed in this series was talking to some Temple University people. I don't think what Temple University is doing is right, but normally you try to interview people on all sides of whatever topic you're talking about, and I think you missed out here

Nestor Franco

2024-01-09 05:10:46 +0000 UTC

Young jamie shouted you on rogan too bro i forgot, thats gangster

Casey Nova

2024-01-09 04:33:18 +0000 UTC

The ice cream truck at the end is like a bad dream or trip. Dystopian af

Casey Nova

2024-01-09 04:30:52 +0000 UTC

protect my boy Andrew at all cost 😭

Pierre Gutierrez

2024-01-09 03:48:02 +0000 UTC

I live in a neighborhood next to Kensington and I'll never hear the ice cream truck jingle the same after that hard hitting ending. Amazing job Andrew.

Jason

2024-01-09 03:33:21 +0000 UTC

The backdrop of the ice-cream music coming through these environments is something else...

Timmy Reilly

2024-01-08 19:13:50 +0000 UTC

unsure anything could demonstrate our dystopia more perfectly than that ice cream truck

Josh Weyland

2024-01-08 11:48:35 +0000 UTC

Thank you for specifically covering the women’s stories. Oftentimes I feel their voices get washed out in the grand scheme of drugs, gangviolence, and the general troubles of urban America, so I’m very grateful you are able to give them the space to speak and feel safe. They are smart women, and my heart breaks for them.

alethea

2024-01-08 06:15:00 +0000 UTC

One thing I would push back on is the idea that building new "homogenized" buildings is a bad thing. Cities cannot stay frozen in time. One of the biggest causes of the nationwide housing crisis is the fact that we've made it damn near impossible to tear down old housing and build newer, denser housing in its place, especially in suburban areas with some of the highest property values in the country. Cities have to change, including and especially in their physical form. It's the biggest way to prevent displacement when wealthier individuals start moving into an area. The culture of a place ultimately comes from it's people, not the buildings or the physical form a place. The only way to prevent displacement of the people is to build more housing than there is demand.

Jesus Christ

2024-01-08 01:56:12 +0000 UTC

Fuck these wars

ogmo0n

2024-01-07 21:18:46 +0000 UTC

Another great series. Did you just casually change it from parts 2/3 to 3/4? haha

Isabella Stoner

2024-01-07 09:30:25 +0000 UTC

The contrast between the north & south reminds me of Ursula Le Guin's story of OMELAS

isadora

2024-01-07 08:29:12 +0000 UTC

The ice cream truck music is so fucking eerie

Dante Mallard

2024-01-07 04:01:28 +0000 UTC

if you're making a video about drug use in Philadelphia, why not throw in a quick interview with Hamilton Morris? He's just down the street at St. Joseph's University and I'm sure he'd love to talk to you.

Cuddlefisch

2024-01-07 03:14:48 +0000 UTC

the icecream scene at the end is filmmaking like i've never seen before. you excel at what you do andrew & team.

Aari.H

2024-01-06 13:36:36 +0000 UTC

Incredible work. Hats off to your team.

bryanthrow

2024-01-06 09:10:12 +0000 UTC

Imagine watching this and your take away is this. Buddy your government let Purdue pharma sell heroin to people and tell doctors it wasn’t addictive in abated for nearly 30 years.

FubuJeanJacket

2024-01-06 03:49:37 +0000 UTC

YEEEE you are amazing

Taylor Broussard

2024-01-06 01:51:34 +0000 UTC

Clips of Connor O’Malley as the “K&A Irish gang” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Peter Wolinsky

2024-01-05 20:52:43 +0000 UTC

Was a really important series. Thanks for covering it.

John Pierson

2024-01-05 18:50:04 +0000 UTC

Haunting little juxtaposition with the editing at the end. As always, thank you for the content. It's truly one of a kind.

CosmicTrashPanda

2024-01-05 18:49:38 +0000 UTC

This shit makes me emotional. Never seen a video quite like this.

Jonathan Sippel

2024-01-05 06:52:35 +0000 UTC

Put this series on YouTube, man. People need to see this

Kenneth Baker

2024-01-05 05:36:22 +0000 UTC

Bro I would lose my shit if you and Conner omalley linked up

Sierra Buckley

2024-01-05 02:38:16 +0000 UTC

certified custer alert

Josh Greer

2024-01-05 00:21:10 +0000 UTC

the conner o'malley cut made me spit out my drink, yall need to collab

Josh Greer

2024-01-04 23:55:56 +0000 UTC

Brilliant work on this series! Thank you

Max Davies

2024-01-04 23:41:07 +0000 UTC

Odd how that seems to show up everywhere it’s almost like it’s real

Wyatt Ohse

2024-01-04 21:15:53 +0000 UTC

Overly opinionated "oppressor v oppressed" mainstream far left narrative.

Gabriel Maleh

2024-01-04 20:47:29 +0000 UTC

Love your Irish mob B roll lol

Josiah D Burnham

2024-01-04 19:37:39 +0000 UTC

fantastic coverage

Edwin

2024-01-04 19:19:55 +0000 UTC

damn these videos make me want to be a better person. good shit Andrew and team

Jason Alvarez

2024-01-04 16:54:14 +0000 UTC

Ngl, seeing everyone share ice cream together at the end brought a tear to my eye. Showing that is important.

Alexander Willoughby

2024-01-04 14:51:03 +0000 UTC

Big ice cream strikes again…

joey

2024-01-04 07:57:36 +0000 UTC

Wrote a response that turned into a wild essay on the present if anyone is interested: https://write.as/ur2we6i5gv4u0.md

BlindFaith

2024-01-04 07:42:26 +0000 UTC

Powerful segment. Glad you’re back

Quinten K Krikava

2024-01-04 06:07:45 +0000 UTC

The US supports Ukraine in the conflict to weaken Russia instead of going to war directly with Russia.

Stephen CM

2024-01-04 05:40:06 +0000 UTC

I really appreciate your use of the Connor O'Malley footage. I actually lol'ed, despite the heaviness of this series

Stephen CM

2024-01-04 05:36:44 +0000 UTC

Do it. If you feel inspired just do it. don't form a committee, just do it and put it out and people will join if they are attracted/right fit

BlindFaith

2024-01-04 05:29:48 +0000 UTC

Love the adding some narrative/perspective/speculation, keeps the wider position in focus and hopefully can sneak into people's echo chambers in their minds

BlindFaith

2024-01-04 05:26:35 +0000 UTC

The ice cream music makes this even more sinister. It is HELL, profitable hell seems like, the human cost don't matter to our politicians and developers of a city spiralling

Vasco Varelas

2024-01-04 05:20:30 +0000 UTC

Add a line showing the stock prices of pharmaceutical companies on that black screen at the end

BlindFaith

2024-01-04 05:17:18 +0000 UTC

Was thinking this

S.C. Bellenchia

2024-01-04 05:16:37 +0000 UTC

Thanks Andrew

S.C. Bellenchia

2024-01-04 05:15:18 +0000 UTC

These educational segments should be put into schools asap. I know a lot of schools do health classes where they discuss drugs, etc and your videos would be more impactful than any slideshow of statistics ever can be. Talk about the history and the root causes, but catch minds/eyes with the shocking videos/pictures. say no to drugs doesn't work 100%, but adding such a powerful why might help. Could really be impactful on young people (-from young person)

BlindFaith

2024-01-04 04:47:20 +0000 UTC

Jesus😧 the dread feeling with the icre truck music playing in the background with the images of the decaying city of addict that were once people that had bad luck ....this was Palpable .☠️

adrian houston

2024-01-04 02:24:24 +0000 UTC

That ice cream music is incessant

Toby Park

2024-01-03 19:19:28 +0000 UTC

Hahahaha the Connor O’Malley clip talking about the Irish mob

Andrew Wood

2024-01-02 22:25:17 +0000 UTC

I don't get why the war in ukraine a proxy war. Not saying it is or isn't I just don't understand

Dylan Shakib

2024-01-02 16:50:24 +0000 UTC

I feel the same way after the last few videos i've seen from you! Thanks!

Julian Hüsken

2024-01-01 22:59:43 +0000 UTC

frankly man, all your coverage just makes me wana help people out. you cover a lot, it seems there could be a platform of ideas to remediate some of these problems through your network. kinda related to the mention of tax dollars spent on war vs domestic.. there is a lot of cultural influence here and i wonder if there is a way to surface more of the rational takeaways that may seem obvious but arent being discussed when it comes to elections. i just cant believe there isn't even easily accessible evaluations on these politicians... with so much information available now, it seems like covering something like sf and kensington would be easy to directly tie to the volume of the voting discussion for local politicians, as well as community discussion for spending tax dollars. kinda rambly but, thx for your coverage

aja davis

2024-01-01 05:38:00 +0000 UTC

Conner Omally b roll had me losing it

joey

2024-01-01 02:20:44 +0000 UTC

At first I was like "that's nice of him to get them ice cream," but then I was like "DON'T TOAST YOUR CONES TOGETHER!"

Tendaji X

2023-12-31 22:40:49 +0000 UTC

loved the juxtaposition created by ice cream truck audio at the end

Slav Loli

2023-12-31 19:52:07 +0000 UTC

bro, this stuff needs to be public. Put it on youtube.

Slav Loli

2023-12-31 19:31:33 +0000 UTC

Dude, the gut punch I felt with that ending was like something out of a Darren Aronofsky movie. Rivals any doc that peak Vice in its hey-day might have produced.

BCL

2023-12-31 17:54:40 +0000 UTC

When did you become the boss? Channel 5’s Crip Mac coverage is equally relevant imo

Peyton

2023-12-31 16:59:43 +0000 UTC

Need a doc like this in every city with a population of over 500k in America

Nic soroka

2023-12-31 04:17:14 +0000 UTC

Please do more stuff like this and not crip Mac content

Nic soroka

2023-12-31 03:59:49 +0000 UTC

Man this is incredible work, and I hope you skyrocket even further. The last few mins with the women were heartbreaking, but it was endearing in a bittersweet way to see how happy they were to grab an ice cream together. Not for the sake of being seen as an angel or for ad revenue or whatnot, but to enjoy an ice cream. That warmth is something they so scarcely feel in the environment they're in every single day. This is some real ass shit, and I do hope Andrew realizes that he's a saint for how mindful he is of the humanity that everyone holds.

Not Oscar

2023-12-30 23:51:18 +0000 UTC

Living in Levittown pa the part you did on there was really cool. Everything else was amazing. Getting the male & female addicts point of view of living on the streets, to the 2 brothers who cut all the drugs, to the point of view on the people who have lived there forever. You really got all angles of what’s going on in k&a. The only thing I wish you would do in these videos that could make it better is doing a background on the city how you mentioned Michael Vick. Doing a few sports stories on cities you go to or just like history of the cities like how Philly has a long history with independence hall and all the politics we have I just feel it could add a nice touch to these videos. Regardless the videos are amazing and only have room to grow

Nick Wrazen

2023-12-30 22:51:10 +0000 UTC

Fuck, that Ice cream music at the end is so fitting. Hyper creepy music non stop playing, all in order to make money off the locals. It’s the perfect metaphor for whats going on there.

Austin Ivy

2023-12-30 21:25:54 +0000 UTC

Please give me the michael vick story

_zero

2023-12-30 19:24:41 +0000 UTC

The city's answer to fixing the problem is importing rich white people? Wow, what a sad solution that multiple ivy league educated white men came up with. It's no wonder they get paid so much yearly and are so highly valued by society. And to the imported rich white people who move into these new homes that replaced a neighborhood market, or 50 year old family home, shame on you, go somewhere else, you're apart of the problem as well!!!!!

Jennifer

2023-12-30 14:28:56 +0000 UTC

ya its like the Erie dark horror movie soundtrack to this whole zone

Music Colin

2023-12-30 06:48:08 +0000 UTC

I thought it was weird to paint the city as evil bad guys taking away their childhood memories. What do you want. They were mad about all the crack houses so the city found funding to rehab them into student housing. They can't just magically fix everything. The government is normal ass people playing wack a mole with problem areas. Andrew really can't understand the "unsafe" aspects surrounding the drug trade? And finally of coarse they arrest dealers before users. I don't even understand what they are mad about with that one.

Blood gang John Wayne

2023-12-30 02:38:41 +0000 UTC

I think what's missing from this series vs. the san francisco series is the harm reduction angle. A friend of mine runs Savage Sisters and is doing amazing work in Kensington. But also, your San Francisco series paints a really clear picture of how the tech bubble totally fucked the city. The Temple angle here feels a little iffy? (I'm one of the caucasians on the other side of lehigh)

Jennifer Heintz

2023-12-30 00:57:30 +0000 UTC

I really hope you go and checkout dr Carl hart with this content!

Riley Martin

2023-12-30 00:41:06 +0000 UTC

Andrew I fucking love you please cover ”SUBLOCADE” the new drug aimed towards people with opioid abuse costing up to $2000 monthly; they fabricated the opioid crisis and now they are profiting BIG: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeYydw4p/

Andy

2023-12-29 23:16:08 +0000 UTC

andrew can you please figure out why the hell San Diego has become the most expensive city in the US, beating out NYC & Francisco?

Raymond Vera Cruz

2023-12-29 08:30:40 +0000 UTC

As someone who lives near Philly suburbs and is going to temple soon, you really opened my eyes to what is going on and it’s super messed up but this is amazing journalism keep up the good work fam

JaviV

2023-12-29 07:26:59 +0000 UTC

Would love to see this

kai hansen

2023-12-29 07:16:42 +0000 UTC

great job, the ending was truly depressing. maybe you could've touched on the mental problems some of these guys have

Jacob

2023-12-29 07:04:49 +0000 UTC

are we still going to be getting the Vancouver/ East Hastings video at some point?

Sarah Broad

2023-12-29 05:56:59 +0000 UTC

the icecream music playing in the background while the homeless women describes being sexually assaulted by a cop is crazy

On3sh0t

2023-12-29 05:35:19 +0000 UTC

Thanks for including the content warning before the homeless women interview. In the final YouTube version, it would be helpful if you could include a timestamp or something so that viewers will know how far to skip ahead.

Ian Horner

2023-12-29 05:14:57 +0000 UTC

Sorry to break your bubble. But the rich will not even get scratched. Only the people who just have enough and are barely hanging over the ledge will fall off and will have to bear the brunt of the society falling apart. Most revolutions in history have failed and situation has gotten worse that it was before. You can read the french revolution, Russian revolution etc.

sidank

2023-12-29 05:03:00 +0000 UTC

@Will Tuff Yeah and how much tax dollars are spent to build said equipment in the first place?

Heartbleed

2023-12-29 04:23:20 +0000 UTC

I thought I would be the only one to notice😭😭

Nathan Lucas

2023-12-29 04:04:07 +0000 UTC

What's the name of the rapper at 12:38?

Tanner

2023-12-29 03:09:58 +0000 UTC

That backwards, racist, counter-productive, loser mentality is why you will never ever ever become a successful American. You'll spend the rest of your life a racist loser blaming white people for your personal failings. Because that's what racist losers do.

Lame Lade

2023-12-29 00:46:48 +0000 UTC

The criminal element is CLEARLY bundled in with the culture. It is the culture.

Lame Lade

2023-12-29 00:44:12 +0000 UTC

Andrew eres la polla

Javi

2023-12-28 22:31:57 +0000 UTC

Does the audio cut out a lot for anyone else??

John R

2023-12-28 17:59:26 +0000 UTC

The Conner O'Malley clips whenever he mentions the Irish mob are sending me

Margaret Guzzino

2023-12-28 17:56:04 +0000 UTC

The ice cream music added such a dystopian vibe to the whole thing. Loved it.

John Harper

2023-12-28 17:00:31 +0000 UTC

That Ice Cream truck jingle at the end really sounds like the end times are coming

Zhiyu

2023-12-28 15:27:24 +0000 UTC

No shade against ukraine/israel, just facts pointing out the governments willingness to help in war while completely ignoring their own citizens that are in dire need of help. If you are a tax paying US citizen that should raise concern for you. I want my tax money to go to help people HERE first and then overseas second.

Ejazzle

2023-12-28 15:08:13 +0000 UTC

the only thing thats happened since 2008 is the rich have gotten richer and the poor have gotten pooring. Theres never been a larger wealth gap than there is now. They kicked the can in 2008 and are trying to kick the can again now. Its going to all blow up in their faces soon enough and I can't wait.

Ejazzle

2023-12-28 15:03:10 +0000 UTC

People also don't seem to realise that they're giving equipment, not money. We're just shown the (overvalued) monetary value of the equipment that is given.

Will Tuff

2023-12-28 13:19:45 +0000 UTC

Bro American Cities are turning into Real life Gotham city. It is depressing, I truly believe these are the side effects of 2008 Recession and Covid.

sidank

2023-12-28 10:45:52 +0000 UTC

By crooked powers do you mean the putin who sees himself as an emperor and thought that he would sweep through Ukraine and take it over in 3 days, but was (thank god) wrong? Cause that’s the one who started this and is the only one to blame

Jovaras Skanas

2023-12-28 10:44:19 +0000 UTC

Yes. Ukraine invasion was completely avoidable but the crooked powers that be wanted to make some fucking profit. Billions and trillions are being spent but no money for fucking Americans?

sidank

2023-12-28 10:41:51 +0000 UTC

what's with the shade on the Ukraine support? Nice whataboutism, both problems can be real, and need support at the same time. You think the innocent lives in Ukraine, and whatever comes next (the Baltics, Poland, Moldova) should Ukraine fall matters less?

Jovaras Skanas

2023-12-28 10:07:30 +0000 UTC

That ice cream scene at the end was so poignant.

Alex Bielovich

2023-12-28 08:42:41 +0000 UTC

That was extremely powerful

Narosa

2023-12-28 07:23:57 +0000 UTC

seeing connor omalley and mde clips in this gave me whiplash lmao

Snerple Tiger

2023-12-28 07:00:09 +0000 UTC

THANK YOU for interviewing women. THANK YOU for getting into the real shit that fuels addictions. Please don't forget to interview women of color.

Rachel Swan

2023-12-28 06:11:31 +0000 UTC

It's a well known fact that Connor O'Malley was head of the mob in the Kensington area at the height of their activity.

Kevin Lacasse

2023-12-28 05:17:18 +0000 UTC

I like your content Andrew, but I don’t particularly like when you start putting your own opinions into content. Like for example “it’s ridiculous that the government is sending aid to foreign countries” and the Ukrainian support comes up. It seems like you start narrativizing the video, which personally I don’t particularly like. Especially when those two issues are unrelated. Keep up the good work. Just my two cents

Alex

2023-12-28 02:47:46 +0000 UTC

Your analysis is on point, but despite my agreement I think it’s more valuable to remain an impartial observer rather than inserting your own viewpoints. Keep up the good work Andrew and the crew

Matthias Bernsdorf

2023-12-28 02:16:56 +0000 UTC

You are an incredible filmmaker. Wow. Especially at 14:00. Absolute gold. Please ensure that you put 14:00-17:00 into your YouTube final cut - incredible. This is an incredible documentary. Please share as much as you can of their stories. They deserve to be heard. Thank you for the female perspective.

Sydney

2023-12-28 01:18:15 +0000 UTC

Thank you for treating people like humans

Elton Dunlap

2023-12-27 23:17:31 +0000 UTC

I fucking hate governments

big league jew

2023-12-27 23:13:08 +0000 UTC

big icecream cant keep getting away with this

unsui

2023-12-27 22:28:33 +0000 UTC

The ice cream truck music mixed with the abuse, is something out of a horror film vibe

Max

2023-12-27 22:17:49 +0000 UTC

Gods work, the best coverage I’ve seen that also isn’t blatantly trying to profit off the “ content “ most people are seeking, Thanks again.

Sküch

2023-12-27 21:56:06 +0000 UTC

Insightful, real, raw coverage. I'm such an avid fan of Andrew's journalism because they show that things are complex, have history, and multiple perspectives. Keep up the great work. One POV that would've been interesting to cover is a real estate agent/planner and their vision for South (and North) Kensington.

Eve Li

2023-12-27 21:26:18 +0000 UTC

12:38 kenzo baby by stace banks 🫡

Han

2023-12-27 21:23:01 +0000 UTC

Humans require ice cream

Adam Dev

2023-12-27 20:42:27 +0000 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4IFNKYmLa8

Adam Dev

2023-12-27 20:40:55 +0000 UTC

Would have been very beneficial to get input from reputable community activists and/or academics instead of just the insights of some blockboys who while good-intentioned clearly aren't the most informed on all the different aspects contributing to the situation in Kensington. I thought you struck a good balance between sources in the SF series, this one not as much. Overall I enjoyed the series but I would also love to see more classic content of interviewing weirdos for laughs and finding random freestyle rappers.

Adam

2023-12-27 19:20:03 +0000 UTC

This truly is great documentary. I’m surprised how coherent so many of these peoples stories are. Homelessness could happen to anyone.

jared carson

2023-12-27 19:19:38 +0000 UTC

Definitely keep the slow pacing at the very end with the ice cream music, hell make it longer even. It really made me feel like I couldn't leave.

Noron

2023-12-27 18:20:42 +0000 UTC

Bro this was a crazy series. Thanks for the dedication to finishing this series. The interview with the two ladies at the end was heartbreaking.

Dave

2023-12-27 13:49:14 +0000 UTC

I’d be interested in hearing from the community organizers in Kensington and their work to stop the university and its shells.

Growyourownveggies

2023-12-27 12:23:03 +0000 UTC

Wow, that ending really struck a tone, the fucked up ice cream truck music and the fucked up streets of Kensington. What a journey this series has been. You really showed it from a perfect perspective in terms of the reality of life there. Time and time again this channel makes me open my eyes and leaves me with no words. Inspiring to say the least.

myles

2023-12-27 10:26:01 +0000 UTC

Andrew, we really appreciate the deep dive and education... This is vital work you do. And I think it shines thru how much it matters to you esp since this is your original turf you're talking about, Philly. So sad what these hyper capitalist racist white people are allowed to get away with, and the insane inequality and contrast next to each other. That's one of the main issues in America now, among many, simply how out of control the rich and the corps are these days. 😅😢

Ryan

2023-12-27 09:26:22 +0000 UTC

You had the RV for AGNB so how about a Channel5 Ice Cream truck!

DW

2023-12-27 07:49:38 +0000 UTC

Great call out Jacob! I rewatched that video just last week and still missed the reference til I saw your comment.

DW

2023-12-27 07:02:41 +0000 UTC

Such important work that more people need to see. I'd like to see interviews of those that work in city residential real estate. Curious what they have to say about these gentrification strategies that work in cahoots with the law and city government. Specifically, I want to see how they try to deny it.

Chris Griffin

2023-12-27 06:25:19 +0000 UTC

the distorted ice cream music laid over the shots of Kensington was beautifully horrifying

Elijah Valencia

2023-12-27 05:47:33 +0000 UTC

Beautiful, sobering, and informative.

Aaron M

2023-12-27 04:31:49 +0000 UTC

Yooo, I’ve met and talked with a couple of women who also have been forced into sexual situations from cops, never heard from that scenario again until this video. I cannot fathom it, I 100% believe them.

Kim

2023-12-27 03:32:15 +0000 UTC

Andrew is the truth. Props to the editors and camera crew. You guys rip

Gerald Adams

2023-12-27 03:10:22 +0000 UTC

Keep that ending

Babbitt

2023-12-27 02:53:43 +0000 UTC

Very well done!

Paul

2023-12-27 02:21:25 +0000 UTC

My addiction started when I found my moms pain meds (oxy) when she had cancer. Only by the grace of god I'm 60 days clean and have no desire to return to that life.

rawr

2023-12-27 02:10:09 +0000 UTC

Love your brand of journalism. Real, raw, and respectful. Keep it up, AC

steeldioxide

2023-12-27 01:55:28 +0000 UTC

Great video and love your work man!!!

Hunter Vandel

2023-12-27 01:49:03 +0000 UTC

The artistic touch overlaying the raw content is C5. This was so compelling, so moving. I do hope content like this over the next 5-10 years helps create generational change.

Jeremy

2023-12-27 01:42:35 +0000 UTC

Stace Banks or Staze Banks or Something

Channel 5

2023-12-27 01:01:20 +0000 UTC

As someone from Philly who has lost family to drugs - thank you so much for covering and bringing attention to this crisis. So powerful, thank you Andrew!!

Shirley

2023-12-27 00:58:00 +0000 UTC

Does anyone know the artists name? I can't find "big banks kenzo"

Lade Den

2023-12-26 23:29:08 +0000 UTC

Incredibly powerful stuff

Plainfieldghoul

2023-12-26 22:53:38 +0000 UTC

I haven’t got my zine yet or even tracking info, anyone else in the same boat?

Ben LeMoine

2023-12-26 22:40:55 +0000 UTC

Heavy

Greg Armstrong

2023-12-26 22:23:28 +0000 UTC

The video ended , but the ice cream truck music kept going then. A little longer than anticipated, but the city shots caught my attention. It made me feel a certain way especially as it was right after the women’s interviews. So much emotion behind their words. I hope they heal & stay safe for a long time.

Elizabeth Navarrete

2023-12-26 20:55:56 +0000 UTC

It took me a couple days to watch this. I'm tired of this bleak reality, and your content used to be such s bright spot in my life. I understand you've shifted away from humor, and I'm appreciative of your focus. I still will always miss the old days, and hope you decide to include some levity in your future projects. That ending was truly fucked in a dystopian way. What the fuck is going on in this life? I feel like we're circling to toilet bowl.

Richard Springfield

2023-12-26 20:36:13 +0000 UTC

I love the seriousness and I love the coverage that you're doing. It honestly should be the norm for all journalism. That being said, the clip of Connor O'Malley when you were talking about Irish gangs in the beginning absolutely killed me, lmao

Jacob Dickey

2023-12-26 20:33:12 +0000 UTC

I joined to binge through your Patreon content, with intent to unsub for a while until there was new content, but this Philly series has been some of the most meaningful and hard hitting journalism I've ever witnessed. I resubbed immediately. Keep up the incredible work, Andrew! Oh, and the one thing I might cut is the guy plugging his 'hobby' breeding hustle, no need for that. The rest, I feel, should stay.

Justin Furtado

2023-12-26 20:15:46 +0000 UTC

That ending was extremely powerful. Thank you for sharing the women’s stories as well

Sarah Burstock

2023-12-26 19:49:47 +0000 UTC

This is your best segment- great examination of the context and systemic issues that allow viewers to see the bigger picture surrounding the addiction and poverty. Your interview with the women ending with the ice cream was horrifying as well as heartwarming. Fantastic work.

hoopoebird

2023-12-26 19:24:03 +0000 UTC

The absolute dystopian soundtrack of the ice cream truck next to an alley of addicts. Wild.

Jacob

2023-12-26 17:39:26 +0000 UTC

Love the little Connor O'Malley cameo

Nicholas Hochmuth

2023-12-26 17:37:42 +0000 UTC

That icecream song... no words rly

SpalonaPlastelina/BurntPlasticine

2023-12-26 16:58:22 +0000 UTC

was just gonna say it being detuned as well is almost haunting

Mitchell Winters

2023-12-26 16:06:48 +0000 UTC

As an aside, I believe the commentary made on the US military's poor spending habits is a very human, emotional conclusion to reach. Whether it be factually correct or otherwise, our friends and families are being consistently exposed to mundane horror with little to no assistance (and often recognition) from the powers that be. It's only logical that we're aware of the moral discrepancy in that.

chicomcqb

2023-12-26 14:53:13 +0000 UTC

I've followed this topic very closely online for years, seen all the graphic content I can find to get an understanding of the reality people are experiencing - and what I would probably also be experiencing if my circumstances were any less fortunate. I can say with 100% certainty, that as dire and harrowing as I already know that life is in these situations, nothing has ever moved me so urgently to tears and disgust as the last scene here. Thank you for what you're doing for people and their loved ones, Andrew. This quality of journalism is precisely what many are unwittingly referring to when they use the term "Lord's work."

chicomcqb

2023-12-26 14:29:10 +0000 UTC

dystopian ice cream hellhole. I really hope people find a way to get clean. I have 7.5 years clean so I know it's possible. I was hardcore too.

Magic Plants

2023-12-26 11:57:30 +0000 UTC

Great work as always everybody.

SanestFlexican

2023-12-26 09:37:26 +0000 UTC

Yeah the ending was great. I would love to hear some sort of interview with Philly LE. Some additional perspectives might be good to hear even if it’s just more bs putting them on record at least.

John Fitch

2023-12-26 09:01:43 +0000 UTC

Man, ending with that whacked out Ice Cream truck jingle in the middle of that hellscape was next level dystopia. Kudos on the editing

Sean

2023-12-26 07:22:07 +0000 UTC

MDE never dies

Simon

2023-12-26 07:13:40 +0000 UTC

All the love and all the power man, you doing good work out here fr.

Darien

2023-12-26 06:28:58 +0000 UTC

I think it would be good for Andrew to actually explain how this kind of funds allocation works. Not as simple as take the funds from one place and send it to another. For example with the Ukraine stuff. The $113 billion isn’t cash it’s $113 billion worth of existing weapons, much of which is slated to be decommissioned which only costs more money. It’s like when a bagel place has the option to throw away the bagels leftover from the day or donate it. In this case we “donate” the weapons to Ukraine. That being said understanding the system is important if we seek to change it. We’re clearly not doing the best for our own citizens

RD

2023-12-26 06:13:46 +0000 UTC

I’ll shout it from the mountaintop- the only journalism I can take seriously. And the absurdist reality of the ice cream truck at the end…truly sobering for lack of a better word. Bravo.

Wesley Hamilton

2023-12-26 05:33:51 +0000 UTC

Thank you Andrew.. You are on track here, big pharm is an axel of evil that works along side with big food to keep us sick and weak while our gov funnels money to proxy wars. Its disgusting.

Sara

2023-12-26 04:57:17 +0000 UTC

legend

lorenzo de la o

2023-12-26 04:45:54 +0000 UTC

Thanks a lot. This is civic. Sorry can’t find the words. Just hoping a lot of folks will see this and that America will get better soon.

Nas

2023-12-26 03:50:06 +0000 UTC

I'm sure that you'll have to cut some of it out for the final version, but I think it would be ideal if you cut out none of it. It was all excellent journalism, and I'm not sure that I could preferentially select scenes out of this.

Benjamin Bradshaw

2023-12-26 03:23:15 +0000 UTC

about seven minutes in was basically "The Villa, at Kenny's House"

Benjamin Bradshaw

2023-12-26 02:51:51 +0000 UTC

Andrew is real one for real.

Channing C.

2023-12-26 02:01:56 +0000 UTC

Love that you made a return. It sucks how our government treats the poor and disenfranchised people in this country. Instead of providing them help, they criminalize everything, and blame them for being unable to alleviate themselves of their condition

Adeezy

2023-12-26 00:33:54 +0000 UTC

Thank you for this series. I thought it was well done and very insightful the ice cream song at the end with the shot of people using is haunting. I will never hear that song the same.

Nolan Wilder

2023-12-26 00:28:23 +0000 UTC

This is one of the greatest reports on some issues of the cities and general urban development in the US right now I've seen in a long time! This reminds me more and more of the apartheid like in south africa, which originated in colonialism. Except this time, however, it seems more subtly rooted in general econonomic (instead of purely racist) interests to justify this kind of segregation. Really terrifying to see this happening so unrestrained. I'm really worried that this kind of development will also take place in Europe within the next few decades, if there won't be a drastic change in politics.

Jonas Le Loup

2023-12-26 00:25:03 +0000 UTC

What a finale!! Round of applause! You should put it out in full!

bat kyak

2023-12-26 00:11:32 +0000 UTC

Enjoyed the series! Love watching your progression. A lot of mixed feelings about the subjects, plenty to think about.

Moriah

2023-12-26 00:03:22 +0000 UTC

Side note- you should visit pain management clinics, especially in florida

Grace Kugler

2023-12-25 23:56:42 +0000 UTC

I've worked in behavioral health and child SA is way more common than people think. No one wants to go there and talk about it, so everyone thinks they are alone.

Grace Kugler

2023-12-25 23:56:18 +0000 UTC

doorin covid

J G

2023-12-25 23:25:27 +0000 UTC

The military aid jab is fully justified, time for our politicians to focus on the country they were elected to protect and serve.

HamBaked

2023-12-25 22:50:49 +0000 UTC

Amazing final shot. The juxtaposition of the ice cream truck music (traditionally associated with summer fun/happiness) with the shot of the street is powerful. I'd recommend you definitely use that in your final YT cut

Oliver Sangster

2023-12-25 22:29:43 +0000 UTC

Andrew you gotta get a pop filter for your mic...

David Wojcicki

2023-12-25 22:25:18 +0000 UTC

You articulated my feelings so perfectly! I struggle to put my thoughts into words and youve captured it completely. Agree fully!

Sarah Stupsky

2023-12-25 21:58:43 +0000 UTC

Also feels strangely cryptic and dystopian. Usually for us that sound is associated with childhood and summertime memories. Seeing and hearing the ice cream truck in this environment and context is really eye-opening and very, very sad.

Joe Toomey

2023-12-25 21:35:42 +0000 UTC

One thing I really enjoyed about this series is how it highlights the politics in any given situation. Everyone’s got a finger to point with very little solutions themselves.

Sydney Bothwell

2023-12-25 21:25:44 +0000 UTC

Couldnt agree more. Or maybe frame it not like on or the other. I also like the different perspectives and with that, you can at the end create seamingless a complete picture ... which i easy to follow and challenges common narratives

djdeutschebahn

2023-12-25 20:56:09 +0000 UTC

Goddamn Andrew. Fucking did that one Forreal. You deserve the Hunter S. Thomson Award. If he were still with us, he’d undoubtably give it too you guys. We are are very lucky to have channel 5 news.

Devin Smith

2023-12-25 20:50:06 +0000 UTC

Appreciate the Xmas drop fam

Riley

2023-12-25 20:46:01 +0000 UTC

your stories have gotten so much better. really appreciate the last two series. keep up the great work

Cilv

2023-12-25 20:31:17 +0000 UTC

Absolutely chilling story. There seems to be a clear pattern of events in every major American city and it’s only getting worse. I think a lot of young Americans who are going to these city colleges become so unaware of the environment around them and perhaps there in lies the solution. For profit university powerhouses need to be held accountable for the way they are shaping the city and inciting gentrification, they most certainly know what they are doing. Perhaps by interviewing some professors, who tend to live in the city as well and questioning them on these hard topics can lead to some change, or at the very least expose the inequality that their institution is providing. Idk tho

Adam

2023-12-25 19:50:06 +0000 UTC

Sam hyde?

MrBo

2023-12-25 19:38:12 +0000 UTC

Also Happy Holidays

Michael Maxwell

2023-12-25 17:50:49 +0000 UTC

Looking at Comments: Agree that the dog-breeder and military aid jab should be cut out. Really loved the female perspective, it was very impactful and touch my heart. Also, loved the different perspectives that you bring from the dealers, users, health professionals, etc. If possible maybe get a community leader/politicians view, but I understand that, that may be tricky to incorporate. Really, love your work. Really excited for this migrant coverage since I live so close to the border and is always a hot topic. Even within the latin community

Michael Maxwell

2023-12-25 17:49:30 +0000 UTC

Holy Shit

Aaron Ropson

2023-12-25 16:53:20 +0000 UTC

Those women at the end.. their stories break my heart. I wish there was something I could do for them.

Hunter

2023-12-25 16:33:40 +0000 UTC

This shit is like Robocop.

SUNDERCORE

2023-12-25 16:06:24 +0000 UTC

Masterful and powerful ending, excellent work.

Luke Ford

2023-12-25 15:59:43 +0000 UTC

To be clear I am very much AGAINST Eugenics

Nathan Myers

2023-12-25 15:51:14 +0000 UTC

?? I value life and I'm afraid of when people in power decide that the best way to eradicate addiction and homelessness is to control the gene pool. They literally already tried this in the mid 1900s by performing hysterectomies on "undesireables". Abortion rights are the gateway to full scale genetic control

Nathan Myers

2023-12-25 15:50:34 +0000 UTC

I just wanted to add I think the ice cream truck ending is perfect. Really puts a bow on the humanity of these individuals.

Sarah Stupsky

2023-12-25 15:49:49 +0000 UTC

The divide between the neighborhoods reminds me of Palo Alto and East Palo Alto in CA

Eric Schoonover

2023-12-25 15:43:46 +0000 UTC

Already got your mom

Richard Springfield

2023-12-25 15:38:02 +0000 UTC

Exactly, the oversimplified concept of "we are doing thing A so we cannot do thing B" does not work in politics, especially in an economic behemoth like the the US. The current drug crisis is not characterized by lack of material resources to fight it, but rather a lack of will and interest in doing so. I mean, as we saw with what's going on with gentrification at this point someone may even argue that there is more interest in keeping social degradation as it is rather than find a solution.

DokHome

2023-12-25 15:16:38 +0000 UTC

So legit. What you said about gentrification schemes "empowering hyperlocal criminal gangs" really hit me. And when you said there's no way to stop gentrification, that was so real. This ain't some CBS fantasy news. I wish you could have gotten an interview with Krasner or some law enforcement. The fact that you are tracing this same gentrification pattern across the U.S. is what I feel Channel 5 has been about, is telling the story of what America is. When you bring American points of view together that legacy media keep separate, you guys are at the peak of your game. Thank you so much - we need this, before they tear us apart for good.

Baba Singh

2023-12-25 14:53:05 +0000 UTC

Connor O'Malley sighting... Restart the Irish Mob

evcardin

2023-12-25 14:53:04 +0000 UTC

You are a pathetic insecure person.

The Hollywood Hater

2023-12-25 14:48:03 +0000 UTC

Typical entitlement of a central European that has everything he ever needed and more. Disagrees with one statement after years, and immediately cuts him off. Good riddance my man.

Louis Toadvine

2023-12-25 14:44:42 +0000 UTC

Yes the war machine does create job opportunities...

Jarred Swanger

2023-12-25 14:03:10 +0000 UTC

You don’t even have to explain yourself to this Euro beggar. His own government is not doing shit for Ukraine!! What type of entitlement does one need to have to tell off others on how they should give.

Prince Diop

2023-12-25 13:37:52 +0000 UTC

How about you tell the german government and Angela Merkel to donate to fucking Ukraine and stop making it seem it’s imperative that Americans cough up cash and weapons to secure european sovereignty you bum. I don’t see mass addiction and homelessness in fucking Hamburg. America already has so many problems to deal with, we need to fix issues within our borders first. Fuck off entitled cunt.

Prince Diop

2023-12-25 13:35:59 +0000 UTC

Oh yeah, have not received either.

Jaime Nudd

2023-12-25 12:56:06 +0000 UTC

As an American from a place similarly broken and forgotten. I agree with them completely. Attempting to police the world from a point of moral authority we don’t have is hurting the public. Our military can’t even disclose its budget because of how in excess they are. They basically go to congress and say “we failed to keep track well enough to tell you where the money went”. We’re being robbed. I don’t care at all about Russia v Ukraine. I just see my people and place hurting, and people living in squaller in the one of the richest nations there has ever been. My high school had daily fights and a cop. It was built like a prison, and the education we received there was extremely inadequate. Also local infrastructure is crumbling or being privatized. Every generation is less prosperous than the last. We don’t see a dime of the war profit as every day Americans. All it does is raise the price of scrap metal and lower the price of gas. I’d like to see a little money spent to improve our homeland to make it worth defending. Hopefully I have helped you to understand the kind of place these sentiments come from if you have not been to America and seen how it is here.

Swampy

2023-12-25 12:49:11 +0000 UTC

Yeah helping to arm a conflict that might start ww3 is essential for the safety and security of Americans 🙄

Swampy

2023-12-25 12:38:05 +0000 UTC

Hey there I’m a woman of color and an artist from Oakland California and I just watched these interviews and they shook me to my core and I know now that I need to find out a way to help you get these videos seen, and spread this story. I would like to say please look at what’s happening to us people.. us women..us humans. To our children. Please this is madness and I can’t stand for it anymore it hurts. I truly think we need to talk so we can figure out how to spread these videos and share this content to a bigger platform of people. Or to the people who can really make a difference. I wouldn’t mind doing the work and even going into these places and volunteering. Please I’d like to come together and come up with a solution of how to solve this problem? How I can help you help these people because this content needs to be seen by everyone. @tiffanythecreatrix

Laurence Roy

2023-12-25 10:29:55 +0000 UTC

The girls part is the most powerful in my opinion.

JoePerkins

2023-12-25 10:28:39 +0000 UTC

Unsubscribing (used to be a huge fan since „all gas no brakes“ and used to idolize Andrew and his team for achieving the seemingly impossible neutral stance on the topics covered) after hearing the RIDICULOUS argument of military aid (which is not actually cash and mostly armaments and storage stuff anyway, which when shipped off, creates jobs opportunities cause it needs to be replenished) to countries defending themselves being in way of ending deep-rooted drug problems. Not denying the fact that the whole US military complex has to be gradually shrunk, but why for Christ sake would you want to stop the one actual good thing it has started doing since, I‘m just guessing here, WW2. Have fun with the Trump presidency and with an actual boots on the ground situation which might come to pass after moving borders in Europe gets normalized. Ex-fan, Ukraine-born, writing from Germany

Mark Sementsov

2023-12-25 09:25:32 +0000 UTC

This is wild.

ZBAF

2023-12-25 09:25:29 +0000 UTC

I loved the series and i am absolutely horrified by the scenes shown. The only thing that i wouldn't agree with is the false (in my opinion) choice between military help to Ukraine and solving the US drug crisis. I don't think that the government needs to choose between them and should actually do both.

Shelly

2023-12-25 08:53:34 +0000 UTC

youre the goat bruh

Solomon Wiseman

2023-12-25 08:19:07 +0000 UTC

Merry Christmas Everyone! Stay safe out there.

Gaius

2023-12-25 07:35:44 +0000 UTC

Love the Korine-styled outro!

Ryder from California

2023-12-25 07:33:38 +0000 UTC

Anyone know for sure the guy with the puppies insta??

Zachary Smith

2023-12-25 07:30:56 +0000 UTC

That is a great suggestion. I came to the comments to ask if anyone found that street dudes Instagram with the puppies. I listened back and could not find anyone with “bleedlovekennel_27” or “believeloveken”. I wish there was sub titles for a moment like that but Andrew doesn’t have to plug that guys insta. Anyway great suggestion.

Zachary Smith

2023-12-25 07:30:10 +0000 UTC

Andrew is supplying Pulitzer-level content/journalism. It should not be understated. The raw depiction of people's lives and perspectives, along with his own takes on the topics are more informative than 95% of traditional media...maybe 98%

WeAreThe Q

2023-12-25 07:06:38 +0000 UTC

I need that Michael Vick mini doc 😂

justin kohl

2023-12-25 06:31:48 +0000 UTC

Sad to say that will never happen unless i don't care about being fired and losing my pension

Joby Treegoob

2023-12-25 06:07:27 +0000 UTC

definitely keep the tranq bros interview, also the interviews with the female homeless, that shits sad as fuck

I'gor Bogdanoff

2023-12-25 06:06:32 +0000 UTC

As a lifetime Philly native and City worker in a related field, I need to say I truly wish this series was mandatory training for my staff and all new employees on my team.

Joby Treegoob

2023-12-25 06:01:05 +0000 UTC

Jesus that ending is haunting. Great job Andrew.

Joby Treegoob

2023-12-25 05:50:52 +0000 UTC

Agreed, would have been great to get the transplants perspective or even some people from the city, university, or real estate developers

tony ravioli

2023-12-25 05:49:36 +0000 UTC

This was a good end to the series! Could probably get rid of part 3 and this dudes dog breeding ad for the youtube upload tho

tony ravioli

2023-12-25 05:48:42 +0000 UTC

Bring back the irish mob

tony ravioli

2023-12-25 05:46:44 +0000 UTC

Yes, Williamsburg street interviews. Fantastic if you're an mde fan

tony ravioli

2023-12-25 05:46:28 +0000 UTC

One suggestion is forced subtitles for the rap portions. I'd like to know what they're saying but I don't have the energy or time to rewind and relisten over and over.

Joby Treegoob

2023-12-25 05:35:21 +0000 UTC

Swear same shit happening in edmotnon alberta they deff tryna lower the price of stuff. They just did a big homeless clean up other day as well

Backwood

2023-12-25 04:23:08 +0000 UTC

Dude, this is the best standard of journalism that I have ever encountered. It’s like the exact right balance of hunter thompson’s immersing himself in the world of the subject and theroux’s endless empathy and encouraging of the subject but, without baiting with leading questions to evoke the answers necessary for an engaging documentary, if that makes sense? Your point about how raising awareness of gentrification (plus all the other points) is probably futile seems true to me. But regardless, I think these films will be important at some point in the future. Please, keep doing what you are doing. Also- the point where the guy at the cross of A & K, says that him and his friend have college degrees, but point out that they are not the people targeted by the price fixing/gouging of gentrification because of their skin colour “no offence”, directed towards you really highlighted your authenticity to me. I could not have more respect for what you are doing.

Danielle Whelan

2023-12-25 03:55:37 +0000 UTC

14:`7, is that Sam Hyde? Where is that from?

liam oreilly

2023-12-25 03:47:39 +0000 UTC

Get some bitches

Clinton Weeks

2023-12-25 03:33:56 +0000 UTC

Was that Connor

Clinton Weeks

2023-12-25 03:33:08 +0000 UTC

Great reporting man

Sammy V

2023-12-25 03:22:42 +0000 UTC

Another typical Channel 5 masterpiece

Cody Malcolm

2023-12-25 02:45:01 +0000 UTC

You mentioned the gentrification in N Philly being pushed by Temple University, you might also want to mention the same sort of thing happening in West Philly being pushed by UPenn and Drexel (complete with similar university police patrols).

Jake

2023-12-25 02:34:37 +0000 UTC

Excellent content just getting better every video

24-7 Watcher

2023-12-25 02:33:15 +0000 UTC

yep, grossly unethical

wachi

2023-12-25 02:29:21 +0000 UTC

The ice cream truck music at the end is truly incredible filmmaking.

Lauren Chan

2023-12-25 02:17:18 +0000 UTC

Please go back to gemjam. Please go back to furfest. Please stop this stuff.

Richard Springfield

2023-12-25 02:12:35 +0000 UTC

(meaning the viewer could research, rather than Channel 5 having to present it)

Mallory

2023-12-25 01:57:07 +0000 UTC

I really enjoyed the Philly series but liked that the SF series had organizations/people doing work to help what was going on to support in the videos as well. Sometimes there's not always an active solution happening, but figured I would share this. Could always research agencies supporting homeless women, etc. after viewing.

Mallory

2023-12-25 01:56:06 +0000 UTC

For a second I though the one guy was him in this with the hat lol

Mallory

2023-12-25 01:49:46 +0000 UTC

Incredible content..best on the internet..your the only pateron I support and it's well worth it

Greg

2023-12-25 01:47:40 +0000 UTC

My only criticism is including the pit bull breeder. 😭 I don’t think advertising amateur “hobby” breeders is an ethical practice.

Sarah Stupsky

2023-12-25 01:39:55 +0000 UTC

This was great. People have been talking about drugs and Kensington since the 90s and I’d wager nothing like this has been produced by any media outlet. To answer your question directly, if there is footage touching more on the shift from K&A Gang in 70s/80s to what it is today starting in the 90s. White flight by a criminal element isn’t really explored in these sort of stories. Props on the Schmidt jersey. One of the best mustaches in the business.

dickcacti

2023-12-25 01:39:30 +0000 UTC

I can help with audio probono

Gary Eddy

2023-12-25 01:37:52 +0000 UTC

Damn... Ultimately it's just a bunch of lost kids looking for someone to care and love them. We're all like that in some way, but these Kensington kids were just unlucky enough to end up there, being addicted. All we want is a bunch of Ice Cream and a friend.

Roma 2.0

2023-12-25 00:47:35 +0000 UTC

The contrast between the joyful tone of the ice cream truck music, laid over footage of a pained and dying neighborhood, is so deeply disturbing and powerful

SirLongButt

2023-12-25 00:33:16 +0000 UTC

Dope series Andrew. I think the one thing you missed was interviewing some hipster ass Philly cats on what their thoughts are. I’d love to hear from some nimbys on what they think, how they feel living blocks away from the gates of hell etc. it would also be cool to hear from an ex cop, someone who left the force in any of these cities because of corruption or their hands being tied from not being able to actually do anything.

Joey W

2023-12-25 00:33:12 +0000 UTC

Glad im not the only one that thinks spending on these proxy wars while our own folks go ignored is unhinged. Thanks for interviewing women!

Hannahz

2023-12-25 00:32:46 +0000 UTC

113 billion is a big number I’m sure they could make something of it

Quinn Johnson

2023-12-25 00:27:33 +0000 UTC

This was a great piece of work all around and I don’t think I have any criticisms to say about it. Great work Andrew! Please be safe when you go down to Mexico. Border towns are notoriously dangerous so watch your back and move as a group. Safe travels and can’t wait to see what you dish out next !

Gustavo

2023-12-25 00:26:17 +0000 UTC

Props to Andrew for getting cancelled and not going anti-woke 🫡

Quinn Johnson

2023-12-25 00:22:06 +0000 UTC

Since you bring up the military aid to Ukraine, I was wondering wether those 113 billion could actually be reinvested into this problem or not. As far as I understood it the military aid consists of already existing equipment, although I might be completely wrong.

Pepega

2023-12-25 00:21:23 +0000 UTC

University of Tennessee is literally doing this exact same thing Temple is.

Austin

2023-12-25 00:12:30 +0000 UTC

Shout out to Connor O'Malley and the Irish Mob🫡

The Hollywood Hater

2023-12-25 00:12:00 +0000 UTC

This type of coverage of Kensington is so important. So many videos are surface level and I love that you explained the intersectional problems going on here.

Erika Edberg

2023-12-25 00:07:28 +0000 UTC

Pure journalism. excellent outro. This piece is why I am subscribed and consider Channel5 to be the most authentic form of modern American Journalism

Ryan Todd

2023-12-25 00:06:57 +0000 UTC

Thank you as always for your content. I appreciate you + 5 so much! Stay safe. Separately, the K&A woman's story is heartbreaking. None of my problems matter.

Miccalo

2023-12-25 00:06:06 +0000 UTC

If you don’t want people to blame white people anymore then give a reason not to. Contribute to the community and help address the problems we’ve inherited from the past.

Nate Fifield

2023-12-24 23:57:29 +0000 UTC

have a merry christmas man

Kyle McGlothlin

2023-12-24 23:49:32 +0000 UTC

I like how you incorporated Sam Hyde into the real estate plan.

Ronnie Stelly

2023-12-24 23:38:46 +0000 UTC

ice cream truck music was the cherry on top of this gates to hell sundae video

Mark Dano

2023-12-24 23:28:09 +0000 UTC

The ice cream truck ending made me cry for some reason. Great job.

Jack Ayers

2023-12-24 23:20:42 +0000 UTC

Loved the actual history behind Philly from seeing to who settled there & the idea about building the homes for only white military family’s & pushing out the African Americans to more polluted & not so well areas

Martina Bustos

2023-12-24 23:20:21 +0000 UTC

God help us if Eugenics comes back into the picture to solve this. I guess abortion rights were the first step

Nathan Myers

2023-12-24 23:17:28 +0000 UTC

Aheavo Patrón

Fire Flores

2023-12-24 23:12:52 +0000 UTC

Everything

Channel 5

2023-12-24 23:11:25 +0000 UTC

"the homeless" "Addicts" "Bums" People. The word you're looking for is people. Thanks for the genuine journalism. Keep up the good work.

Adam Anderson

2023-12-24 23:07:10 +0000 UTC

Going into the election year … what are the topics we may see the Channel 5 team cover ?

Fire Flores

2023-12-24 23:06:50 +0000 UTC

Did you not watch the video?

Alexander Henriksen

2023-12-24 23:06:18 +0000 UTC

powerful

Nick Herting

2023-12-24 23:04:14 +0000 UTC

The quality of your content has just been continually improving, man, great job to all the incredible hands at C5

Max M

2023-12-24 23:02:05 +0000 UTC

Eyyy NYU and Columbia been doing the same things in NYC. Village for NYU in the 70s and 80s and more recently in Harlem and other uptown neighbourhoods. Where the playbook at! (Mckinsey, Deloitte or E&Y probably has it)

res87

2023-12-24 23:02:01 +0000 UTC

This was a fantastic series it reminds me a lot of what The Wire was talking about in the early 2000s with the criminals politicians and real estate developers all being in bed together great work as always from Channel 5. Also shout out to my boy Connor O'Malley he's restarting the Irish mob

Beckett Cullen

2023-12-24 23:00:30 +0000 UTC

Has anyone else still not received their zine order? Or like any message about it at all?

Matthias Berger

2023-12-24 22:58:59 +0000 UTC

Fuck, that discordant ice cream truck tune is such a surreal way to end this clip. Great interviews.

Jonathon Angell

2023-12-24 22:58:49 +0000 UTC

The cheerful ice cream truck music echoing through that hellscape is so eery. It's like something out of a Lynch film.

Ada Wofford

2023-12-24 22:55:30 +0000 UTC

Damn fine job Andrew, I’m entirely satisfied with the job you’ve done engaging with these folks. speaking purely from my own experiences with and also the love I have for the hurt and destitute people in this word it’s an absolute blessing just to see you interview with kindness and compassion. More than that I appreciate your genuine curious nature. Your journalism heroes would be proud of you I think.

Trevor MacDonald

2023-12-24 22:51:24 +0000 UTC

No I refers to the cultural exports of a neighborhood or city, which is the non-criminal element

Channel 5

2023-12-24 22:42:14 +0000 UTC

Really interesting to learn about how much real estate ties to these issues in big cities with crime and drug usage. I think that’s a topic that’s worth exploring more. Thanks for the content Channel 5!

Colton

2023-12-24 22:42:08 +0000 UTC

lol, people with money and power are to blame—guess what? In America, those are mainly white people.

Nithin Rajkumar

2023-12-24 22:41:21 +0000 UTC

Please I adore you

Lord of the fleas

2023-12-24 22:41:12 +0000 UTC

Holy fucking shit this is so terrifying . Thanks Andrew . I pray for these people

Matt Guastaferro

2023-12-24 22:41:11 +0000 UTC

Do a ride along in a ice cream truck

Lord of the fleas

2023-12-24 22:40:55 +0000 UTC

Wonderful ending sir.

Caleb Mathsion

2023-12-24 22:38:32 +0000 UTC

I hope Jessica finds peace. Her stories were tragic and y'all barely scratched the surface with her...

Jes Scuderi

2023-12-24 22:36:13 +0000 UTC

Please find wintertime

Anthony Johnson

2023-12-24 22:35:36 +0000 UTC

yep because a couple of people he shows generalizes a full state/ county get educated and actually experience the real world

vapelordthenord

2023-12-24 22:33:49 +0000 UTC

Is "cultural capital" just short for being a scummy criminal with no morals, no ethnics, and a filthy soul? Just robbing hard working people and acting like they're the victims. These people are the problem, not the victims. These people are the worst America has.

Lame Lade

2023-12-24 22:32:18 +0000 UTC

What a Christmas gift hope everyone has a good day

M h71498

2023-12-24 22:26:58 +0000 UTC

As long as you can show the conversation with the dealers in that house....that was so impactful...him saying he doesn't want them dead because then they can't give him anymore money....that bit especially

Martin Day

2023-12-24 22:26:35 +0000 UTC

I'm so sick of them literally always blaming white people for all their problems.

Lame Lade

2023-12-24 22:26:34 +0000 UTC

Tale of two cities

Bernardo Hernandez

2023-12-24 22:25:39 +0000 UTC

I'm curious to see how things are similar or different in the streets of Portland. Good idea taking a break from this topic for now to check out other news worthy things. Always enjoy your content

Eli Kloft

2023-12-24 22:22:19 +0000 UTC

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals

juan

2023-12-24 22:20:51 +0000 UTC

Love the series. Only part id change is the rushed historical perspective—the 100yr+ history of corruption in philly, while being valuable context, is better expressed by your interviews with residents who have lived there for 20+ years.

Michael Hanlon

2023-12-24 22:16:04 +0000 UTC

I’m here babe thanks for letting me know

Carlos

2023-12-24 22:10:06 +0000 UTC

Babe wake up new channel 5 vid

AGM-Prism✦

2023-12-24 22:09:24 +0000 UTC