Jun 26, 2026
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
🍺 Co-host of Happy Hour Econ →
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-hour-econ/id1863476697
📖 Lou's book — That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore:
https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r
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