Chris-Chan

Let Me Tell You About...Chris Chan is the 10th episode of the mainline Let Me Tell You About... podcast lineup, initially released on Oct 11th, 2016. Joe joins Tad for a discussion on one of their favorite internet all stars: Christian Weston Chandler, notorious lolcow and creator of the Sonichu ""webcomic.""
It should be noted that this episode is essentially a time capsule of events and attitudes towards Chris's tale up to 2016, and does not reflect any...recent developments in Chris's life. In the description, Tad encourages any morbidly-curious viewers to visit the CWCki for the full story.
== Synopsis ==
TBD
== Context ==
This episode aligns with the "Renaissance" era of Christory (2014-2017:) when Chris's new gender identity, Trump attacks, attempted courtship of Planet Dolan's DoopieDoOver, and calls to FIX SONIC'S ARMS IMMEDIATELY, SEGA!!! earned him a broader following than ever before, gaining new attention amongst YouTube creators. It was released in the wake of both Down the Rabbit Hole's serious and PCP University's comedic takes on the subject, while predating GenoSamuel's comprehensive documentary.
== Impact ==
At over 600K views garnered between the original and remastered versions, Chris Chan remains the most-viewed episode of the entire podcast. Many longtime fans credit this episode to their discovery of the podcast, with others attributing it as their first exposure to the Great Internet Bugbear altogether. On the LMTYA Discord, Joe and friend of the podcast Old Man Higgins lead a group of Chris Chan devotees known as the "Miscreants" (named in homage to CWC's original trolls,) who convene in VC on most Sundays to discuss lolcow-related topics.
This episode also marked Bubby's big LMTYA debut, who to this day remains stuck fast on the hearts of fans like a clogged artery. Malevolent Movies/Man With No Brain cohost Tyler Amm also cameos as the owner of the third party's home Tad and Joe record in. He would later appear as a cohost in "Guest Boyz 3."
By Allah's grace, Chris himself has either not discovered or said anything about the episode.
=== Chris Chan: Part 2? ===
Shortly before April 1st, 2022, Tad teased an apparent follow-up episode as a premiere. This turned out to be a bait-and-switch: instead presenting a crude Top 10 Funko Pops list video, with the number one spot going to a series of US/UK government-themed figures interspersed by headlines about conspiracies and atrocities the two committed. The video's title was later changed to "top 10 F.U.nko pops (April Fools '22)."
Shenanigans were obvious to anyone who looked close enough at the premiere date. Given all that transpired since the 2016 episode - the Idea Guys' influence, the Dimensional Merge, Chris's delusions of godhood, and the affair with Barb - some still hoped that an update was due. Tad, however, has expressed on two separate occasions why a follow-up would not be a good idea:
* Similar sentiments arose when new devious details came out about Assigned Male creator Sophie Labelle. Tad responded to a comment with concern that a second video might cause YouTube to put greater scrutiny on LMTYA as a "bullying" channel.
* In the Discord, Tad said that he wasn't interested in anything CWC-related right now, as Chris just isn't doing anything funny anymore.