CDawgVA talks history, career, and philanthropy

Popular KZbin and Twitch personality CDawgVA talks about his history growing up in Wales, moving to Japan to pursue voice acting, and how meeting his friend Ironmouse led him to raise money for IDF.
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[@thewolfpack7718]

My boy Conner out here changing lives. Mouse/monke best combo. An absolutely heartwarming story.

[@Hinona.]

Yeah, the canur and mouse combo is the best and beautiful to see.

[@Osnapchris]

Good timeline

[@dumat100]

Connor: "I'm fluent in Welsh." Me: "Do the thing!"

[@Red-mg4ro]

Crazy how far a British weeb doing butler impressions has gone.

[@IDFvideos]

As much as he's done for us, we should hire someone to be HIS butler.

[@WhiteRabbit644]

@@IDFvideosI know you are joking but that would genuinely be great content for him lol

[@3d20gaming]

@@IDFvideos hes already made videos where he rented a bf, gf, family for the day

[@juandemarko8348]

He is Welsh .

[@Salad-in]

@@juandemarko8348 Indeed, he is Welsh. Wales is a part of the United Kingdom. Wales is part of the continent of Great Britain. Wales is in the BRITISH Isles. Same as England and Scotland, which are also generalized as part of the "British" identity.

[@MazFeffer]

hearing professional and credible people say "CDawgVA" is funny to me. Its like When the UK wanted to call a polar scientific research vessel "Boaty McBoatface"

[@Krageesh]

they didn't? :O

[@NightFoxXIII]

​@@KrageeshBy popular demand and voting it was supposed to happen but then the voting committee changed the name to Sir David Attenborough for the research vessel. However in the Attenborough, they have a Boaty McBoatface for an autonomous underwater vehicle

[@metal.monkey]

@@NightFoxXIII Shinji, get into the Boaty McBoatface!

[@khlilg.h9780]

Ironmouse Deffense Force !!! !!

[@yamete_kudastop4942]

the moment she asked "tell me about anime" oh no no no no

[@IDFvideos]

"Who is this 'Jojo' and what makes his adventure so bizarre?"

[@Mysmarttelevision1989]

@@IDFvideosHow bizarre how bizarre 😂

[@NatzoXavier]

Been watching Connor a very long time and you can never stop watching his stuff. Entertaining guy and genuinely cool to begin with.

[@IDFvideos]

He is a good monke.

[@thatBigfuu]

@@IDFvideosthe coolest Monke in the jungle

[@ssfbob456]

Getting Conner's early life story is a trip, he basically had like 9 anime protagonist story archs instead of a childhood.

[@AhHereWeGo]

I’m surprised that he didn’t include the fact that on top of all the live monitoring for the cyclethon, that he didn’t mention that he had a gremolin in his basket the whole time

[@PeterButchens]

I'm so proud of our Monke. If it weren't for Connor and his subsequent friendship with Mouse, I wouldn't have even heard of the IDF or that there are a lot of auto-immune conditions out there which aren't famous deseases like Aids, with some barely researched. So big ups to him - and of course you guys and ladies at the IDF!

[@Trade4Lewt]

OUG ! OUG! OUG!

[@javi4591]

I watched the CdawgVa action live and it was the best live event I've had the opportunity to watch. So many great and funny moments. I couldn't help but to tear up when the CEO and the "IDF gang" walked up on stage and said a few words. Thank you!

[@Ballacha]

agreed. even without the charity aspect, it would've been one of the best event organised by a content creator. so well coordinated and executed. raising more than $300k for a charity that means a lot to his friend is just a massive bag of cherries on top.

[@edgarcastillo2804]

The man who called TungstenRat a dramatic latina hahaha. Love the wholesome moment of sharing that milk product that was the only thing Mouse could eat/drink for a lot of time of her life.

[@owenz291]

now connor raised 1 million dollars in 1 cyclothon, connor is genuinely so inspiring and clearly just a good person its so refreshing to see.

[@coldhank]

The Ironmouse subathon brought me here

[@othinus]

Connor is such a GigaCHAD

[@amadeus5889]

Connor is a true gentleman and one of the hardest working people out there. That he uses his influence and charm to do what he does for Mouse and for IDF speaks to his character. In an online space where it often pays to be toxic, petty, and cruel, he’s a successful example of the best alternative.

[@thewolfpack7718]

Agree. Well said.

[@josephmosalem]

drinking game: taking a shot every time Connor says "kinda." Jokes aside, its so great to see him grow to this extent.

[@dunzek943]

Connor's exposition on how he manages himself as a person and as a streamer is very inspiring, coupled knowing how successful he is

[@RoxasXIII]

Ironmouse Defense Force lol. I’m really happy Mouse has shined so much light on these types of diseases and bringing so many high profile streamers into this community.

[@Swudz]

29:37 genuine friendship

[@donnachan9605]

he is doing a great job raising money and raising awareness!

[@nicolemontgomery9698]

So proud of Connor and his achievements. I love that his friendship with Ironmouse blossomed into something so beautiful, and that he works so hard to help the community and organization that has helped Ironmouse out, and also bringing awareness to her type of illness. Their dynamic is wonderful, and so happy they are both working so hard to help the IDF. My favorite streamers!!! 🖤 ps go support the gremolin and the IDF with the mouseathon! Lets keep it going until the end of the month!!

[@Zerok147]

Gooo Connor !

[@jaelyz880]

anyone from ironmouse’s stream??

[@DeValiere_]

Yup

[@IDFvideos]

The gremolin queen brought you all here???

[@HarryDober]

@@IDFvideos Yes. She played this on her stream.

[@IDFvideos]

@@HarryDober *blushes*

[@thetcaseaway4306]

Me

[@SilverFlame819]

I love that Connor and Mouse both called themselves little shits in their interviews. 😂

[@princesskristan]

MONKE! Connor is so amazing, and I'm thankful for Ironmouse to introducing me to him, and just seeing him doing all these awesome things for charity is inspiring

[@Jrockten]

I’ve been reading all the comments and replies, shout outs to the IDF for seeming so chill and genuinely engaged in what Connor and Mouse are doing, and not just taking the money. Y’all are great, keep up the amazing work! 👍

[@jwetherill49]

Chaddawgva. Most wholesome friendship on the internet, we all need a Connor

[@massam9343]

Ngl, the only reason i know about IDF is not from ironmouse but after Conner get to know ironmouse and then he talk about ironmouse IDF. Its like ironmouse and him are fated to meet.

[@JuiceboxTheShuckle]

"I was kind of a little shit", you still are, Connor! And we love you for it hahaha

[@emma_nutella58]

Connor is an absolute legend for doing this, my friend is immune deficient and their life is very hard because of it

[@rinylvinyl]

Having watched both Ironmouse and Connor for several years now, I am super proud of how far they have both come, and the amazing attention they have brought to IDF.

[@JadedRevelations-xh3fy]

Love revisiting this video every once in a while, reminding me about how Connor’s come a long way and how the IDF is a great organization.

[@morganqorishchi8181]

If Connor hadn't started doing these charity events for IDF, I never would have known about the IDF or even about plasma donations, honestly. Now I donate plasma twice a year. (It'd be more but my own medical issues keep me from being able to do more safely.)

[@Lawrencewu_]

Nearly 1 million donated in less than a year. Conor and IDF stays winning god damn 🤝

[@silkhenge]

I hope the best for all the foundation's effort into combating ID. Here's to looking for future and current progresses!

[@Dumbcrumb3150]

So many things in this interview that i didn't know about my favorite streamer. So much respect for monke, mouse and idf. The interviewers were also really great!

[@_marimopeace]

just wanted to say a huge thank you for having CC esp as this is an audio-only episode! ty IDF for your mission and for embracing people like Connor who uses his platform to support your community.

[@Ojisan642]

I love Connor and Mousey, and I never heard about CVID or IDF before but I have since donated a lot to the IDF through their charity campaigns, and I plan to do a Walk for PI in the future!

[@nadzhoroo]

30:00 ironmouse part

[@sandenson]

I have a lot to thank Mouse and Connor for, but most of all I thank them for introducing me to this cause and for doing so much to support it with the help of their communities.

[@assistantmagus5213]

The second interviewer coming out of nowhere unannounced at 20:40 was pretty weird ngl lol

[@BonsaiBeard]

Pretty sure Connor has raised atleast a million dollerinos with his community now 🎉

[@socialcancer]

So amazing how Connor doing Voice Acting videos to Funding IDF.Hope Connor reach the goal to his upcoming funding in July.

[@evilcommunistpicklerick3175]

I agree!!

[@brizzy2dope]

Never knew about cvid until i saw ironmouse.

[@Fluffymonkeyem]

I started following Conner after I saw him making videos with Abroad in Japan. Watching his charity cycle got me through a tough time and I made sure to donate during that. I love seeing how the power of friendship like between Conner and Iron Mouse, can actually affect change. This was a great podcast!

[@bijoychandraroy]

Love from Bangladesh to everyone involved in this incredible goal ❤

[@KittRembo]

This was super cool to hear! I have never heard of this condition nor the IDF before these events and just seeing everyone come together for this was incredible! I also got introduced to IronMouse through Connor and it’s amazing how she can light up a room with her happiness despite everything. I remember watching the cyclethon streams and getting really emotional and tearing up at all the money they raised!!! Y’all are incredible and I’m so very happy I can watch the journey!!

[@aaaaanh]

me: oh, didn't know the Israeli Defense Forces had a pod... *see CDawgVA* oohhhh jokes aside, gotta say that I know about IDF because he helped spread the awareness

[@Infinitiverse]

Nice podcast, I hope more of these are done these are great

[@grecha7644]

Welcome to the new episode of Trash Taste

[@infinitenaff]

Our favourite monke!

[@mitchelllayton3264]

Your both amazing have watched Cdawg for years im very happy he has made me aware of yall. Please keep it up.

[@4ntok]

Never change Connor Never change o7

[@ripplecutter233]

so proud of our boy

[@oo0OAO0oo]

Really cool that there are organizations out there like you. And it is extremely cool to see Connor supporting this cause.

[@FlashBO7]

Monky oug oug

[@autohmae]

Goal of maybe 500 000, turns out they got it to 400 000, amazing number either way.

[@nickn8564]

Mouse should come on this podcast.

[@SilverFlame819]

Ask and ye shall receive. 😂

[@davidn7795]

Great Guy, Great Interview!

[@Zelmel]

It's pretty bonkers how much money a frankly random Welsh guy on the internet has managed to raise for the IDF, especially considering that he's presumably not exactly rich himself.

[@SAYTON2]

It would be great if one of you guys showed up at the end of the auction to say thank you

[@nadzhoroo]

Nice hearing this podcast

[@yetanotherwannabeyt14]

this is so cool!

[@chrisjacobsen7265]

I should be able to get a schedule change for Thursday so I can watch the auction live

[@edt3594]

and now i know...ironmouse fan btw

[@KleySanTexala]

Lezz Go, Connor! 🎉

[@PotatoSld]

the goat

[@AndyLifeInVideo]

Monke making moves!

[@sleepofgiants5956]

OUG

[@LunNightMoonLight]

i love conner

[@rektorsown]

sureky his first habe to establish the welshness

[@Astro_retired]

Please correct Chemical Engineering in chapters to Mechanical Engineering

[@Sultansekte]

She sounds like Kronii, maybe she should become a vtuber too ;D

[@LunNightMoonLight]

the trash talk podcast lol classic

[@al_kaloid]

Connor "infaCtuated" Colquhoun

[@victoriazero8869]

Connor Colquhoun aka Monkedawg the Sigma Chad

[@Kevinofrepublic]

Ayyy I found it.

[@BeardyBaldyBob]

Connor kind of says kind of kind of a lot! 😂

[@RomnysGonzalez]

Monke man doing internview

[@yvan164]

Kind of.

[@mysticthecatninja]

[@astra_elysian]

MONKE

[@methanesulfonic]

the Israeli defense force has a podcast??!

[@KeyT3ch]

Kudos to the Israeli Defense Force!

[@RodericGale]

Didn't know the Israeli defense force had a KZbin channel

[@Sambroke]

Kinda messed up what you're doing to the Palestinians

[@RamdanRandom]

bruhh lmaooo

[@Sanjay-nn7ns]

MONKE