Hollywood is dying, but what comes next? Gary “Nerdrotic” joins me to unpack the rot and his journey from battling addiction and prison to fatherhood and YouTube with 1M+ subs, and why pop culture is still worth fighting for. GET YOUR MERCH HERE: BECOME A MEMBER OF THE IC: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter: YouTube: @Nickjfreitas TikTok: @nickfreitas3.0 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:37 Nerdrotic’s New Book 00:05:38 How Gary Went From Prison to YouTube 00:19:49 Going to Prison For the First Time 00:24:22 Getting Out and Going Back to Prison 00:29:28 Prison vs Hollywood Myths 00:34:00 Starting Over 00:42:48 Relapse and the Addictive Mindset 00:43:22 Politics and Government 00:49:43 How Gary Recovered 00:53:05 Fathers, Masculinity, and Cultural Guardrails 00:58:09 Nerdrotic’s Critique of Pop Culture 01:05:53 Outro + Where to Find Gary