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In this episode of pplpod, we drill down into the life of Adam Carolla, the blue-collar tradesman who became a radio legend and the "podfather." We trace his journey from a chaotic childhood in the San Fernando Valley—where he worked as a carpet cleaner and carpenter—to his big break training Jimmy Kimmel for a boxing stunt on KROQ.

Join us as we revisit his rise to fame co-hosting Loveline with Dr. Drew and creating The Man Show. We also discuss his pivot to digital media, where he turned a radio firing into The Adam Carolla Show, a podcast that broke Guinness World Records for downloads and survived a high-stakes lawsuit against a "patent troll". Finally, we cover his evolution into a filmmaker, car collector, and outspoken critic of "cancel culture".