Episode Details

Meghan Murphy is a writer, podcaster, and one of the original people to get canceled on Twitter — permanently banned in 2018 for tweeting "men aren't women, though" and referring to a man who wanted to get his testicles waxed as "him." She's been writing and podcasting independently ever since, and she now lives in Mexico.

We talked about: the tweet that got her banned and the Yaniv waxing lawsuits that triggered it; Canada's Bill C16 and what it actually means to have gender identity law on the books; losing venues, hiring private security, and getting stalked around her Vancouver neighborhood; how Joe Rogan and Elon Musk both played a role in keeping her career alive; why she left Canada in January 2021; the cartel "protest" that burned some cars, got wildly exaggerated online, and tanked the tourist season in her Mexican town; the fear of fun — Andrew Huberman, Bryan Johnson, Gen Z, and the obsession with optimizing yourself out of actually living; why she's happier single; why "nobody wants you after 35" is not true; and why guys who call attractive women "mid" are almost certainly not having sex with real women.

Follow Meghan on X → @MeghanEMurphy

Meghan on Substack → substack.com/@meghanmurphy

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 — Intro — who is Meghan Murphy?

0:45 — The tweet that got her banned: "Men aren't women, though"

1:36 — Jessica Yaniv and the waxing lawsuits — the rabbit hole

3:20 — Trans widows, skin suits, and Lou's Black Mirror idea

5:15 — Canada's Bill C16 — gender identity legislation and its consequences

6:07 — Getting banned at 11pm on a Friday — and crying at the bar

7:22 — Losing venues, getting no-platformed, and hiring private security for talks

7:46 — Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, and getting back on X

9:10 — How a ban silences other people — the chilling effect

9:54 — Her entire left-wing social circle turned on her

10:43 — Canada's speech laws — brushing up against criminal charges

12:05 — Leaving Vancouver in January 2021 — Covid authoritarianism and fear

13:27 — Stalked in her neighborhood, verbally attacked in public, constant threats

15:03 — Canada vs. America — why things changed here but not there

15:37 — Trump, Canada as the 51st state, and touring with Scott Thompson

18:18 — Life in Mexico — why she stayed and never went back

20:29 — Gentrification, gringos, and the cartel "protest" that tanked the tourist season

26:59 — The fear of fun — Andrew Huberman, Gen Z, and the obsession with optimization

30:55 — Bryan Johnson measuring his son's nighttime erections

33:40 — Living forever for what? If you're not having fun, what's the point?

35:46 — Lou weighs his food — and his brother smokes and has the same cholesterol

37:53 — Being single vs. married — and why Meghan is happier alone

40:12 — "Nobody wants you after 35" — why that's not true

44:10 — Porn, Instagram filters, and why guys don't understand real attraction

48:04 — Lou meets his wife — the audible "wow" at the bar

50:23 — Bitterness is unattractive — and everyone in Mexico is still having sex

50:44 — Outro — follow Meghan on X and Substack

Watch full episodes on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Vb53s4I0A&list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ

Listen on Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lou-perez-podcast/id1535032081

Listen on Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU

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