Quoted from benheck:My guess:
1) Someone DID try and "cancel" him by contacting his business.
2) They laughed it off. (businesses only care if you're sexist or racist)
3) Chris made the story up (if HR did have an issue I doubt he could speak of it publically)
4) He will have a GOTCHA episode and reveal who it was that tried to cancel him.
5) His intended backlash against that company or individual will be muted by the backlash against his hoax.
The Dude is definitely dealing right now and is tangled up in some form of stress. I've spotted him at shows in the past and now the Canada guy just looks like crisis mode with grey and spots (we all get it). I wish the best for him and hope he recovers.
My guess:
6)He's probably going to have a kid or changed his medications and decided to put the podcast stuff to rest because of other demands.
By making up a dramatic work related HR story for the reason why he is shutting down(like peter and the wolf) will make him look like a tragic hero to some, but it will probably come back to haunt him because there are people out there that will call his work and request for him to be allowed to continue his podcast.
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