The Same Drugs

On September 15, PayPal froze the accounts of The Daily Sceptic and the Free Speech Union , both founded by Toby Young . While some progressives and liberals argue that tech companies like PayPal are private companies, and therefore have the right to deny services to whomever they like, the ramifications of this trend should deeply concern us all. PayPal restored Toby's accounts this week, but the...

Greg Lukianoff is co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind and CEO of FIRE , recently rebranded as the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (previously, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education). Before becoming FIRE’s President in 2006, he worked with the ACLU, which has famously adopted an ideological and activist approach to issues of speech, censorship, and open debat...

Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British comedian, co-host of Triggernometry , and the author of, "An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West." In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with him about the realities of life under communism, political correctness, feminism, the conflict in the Ukraine, Sam Harris, Matt Walsh, his new book, and more!  This episode was made available for early access to pat...

John Carpay is the founder and president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) . Meghan Murphy speaks with him about the ongoing enforcement of the ArriveCan app on those entering Canada, the Trudeau government's plan to introduce a "digital ID," and the potential for this to lead to a China-style social credit system. This episode was made available for early access to patrons....

Kevin Bardosh is a social scientist, affiliate assistant professor at the University of Washington’s School of Public Health, and lead author of a paper published in February, called, “The Unintended Consequences of COVID-19 Vaccine Policy: Why mandates, passports, and segregated lockdowns may cause more harm than good.” The paper looks at unintended consequences of COVID policy in the areas of be...

In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Terry Glavin, a Canadian journalist, author, and columnist at the Ottawa Citizen and the National Post. After publishing a piece outlining the journalistic failures leading to national headlines falsely claiming the discovery of "mass unmarked graves of Indigenous children" at the sites of former Residential Schools in Canada, Terry was slandered across s...

James Lindsay, the man who dared insist 2+2 never equals 5 , has been permanently suspended from Twitter. Meghan Murphy spoke with him live on Sunday, August 7th about kids and gender, drag queen story hour, queer politics, and what he means by “groomer.” James is a mathematician, author, and cultural critic. His podcast, New Discourses, is on YouTube . The Same Drugs is on Twitter @thesamedrugs _...

How did media and journalism become the domain of the elite? Why does liberal media only represent the ideologies, politics, and narratives  of a tiny fraction of the population? What happened to reporting for the masses? In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Batya Ungar-Sargon — deputy opinion editor at Newsweek and author of the book you all must read immediately, "Bad News: How W...

Yannis Pappas is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with him about why he became a comedian, how hardship can be good for people, why YouTube has gone after his content, and what the impact of “wokeness” has been on comedy. Yannis’ podcast, “Long Days, with Yannis Pappas,” is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Watch his special, Mom Love , on YouT...

In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Colin Wright, an evolutionary biologist pushed out of academia on account of his criticisms of gender identity ideology. He moved into journalism, working as an editor at Quillette before founding Reality's Last Stand, a publication dedicated to providing news, articles, and other content related to gender ideology and the science of sex differences. Coli...

Taylor Silverman was forced to take on the woke mob after she lost first place to a male competitor in a RedBull skateboarding competition. Meghan Murphy speaks with her about being a woman in a male-dominated sport and what happened when she decided to speak up online. Watch this episode on YouTube . To gain early access to episodes and select content, subscribe on Patreon . The Same Drugs is on...

Keri Smith is the host of Deprogrammed, a co-founder and host at Unsafe Space, and the founder of Civility Dinners. Keri spent 20 years in what she calls the "social justice cult" before leaving, and now describes herself “former SJW" whose writing, lectures, and podcasts look critically at her old belief system. In this episode Meghan Murphy speaks with Keri about her experiences on the left, wha...

Along with women's empowerment and liberation has come the idea that women can and should "be like men," which has been applied to all sorts of areas, including sex and drinking. While freeing women to be themselves and no longer be restricted to oppressive gender roles has  undoubtedly been a good thing, has the push to behave "like men" been harmful? Sarah Hepola is the author of Blackout ,...

Wokal Distance is known for his epic Twitter threads breaking down woke politics, post-modernism, cancel culture, activist/academic jargon, and more. In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with him about conservatism, the aims of the left, why the woke want to cancel Joe Rogan, and more. To gain early access to episodes and select content, subscribe on Patreon . The Same Drugs is on Twitter @the_sa...

Mike Solana is a Vice President at Founders Fund and the organizer of Hereticon, "a conference for thought crime" which took place in Miami in January. In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with him about UFOs, gender, thought crime, social media censorship, Elon Musk, free speech, Joe Rogan, Bitcoin, the future of Twitter, and more. Find Mike's writing at Pirate Wires . This conversation took pla...

Daryl Davis is a musician who has traveled the world, learning much in the process about ignorance, bigotry, and the value of talking to those different than you. He famously managed to convert around 200 neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and members of the Ku Klux Klan simply by talking to them. Recently, Daryl partnered with Minds, an alternative social media platform committed to free speech. In M...

Michelle Evans is a mom, and is running to serve as State Representative in Texas House District 136. She began to feel concerned about the way schools were restricting parents' access to their kids, and moreso when she learned they were being taught gender identity ideology, and the homophobic and sexist ideas attached to that. Meghan Murphy speaks with her about her concerns and her campaign. Wa...

Do all good men do Jiu-Jitsu? In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Jake Shields, a champion MMA fighter and Jiu-Jitsu black belt, about how men benefit from Jiu-Jitsu training, Lia Thomas’ swimming “win,” and Will Smith’s Oscars outburst. This conversation took place on Monday, March 28th. To gain early access to episodes and select content, subscribe on Patreon . Watch this interview on You...

Journalist and co-host of Blocked and Reported , Katie Herzog , did a deep dive into the case of Florian Jaeger , the University of Rochester professor accused of sexual assault and harassment, cleared of all "charges" numerous times, but whose career and reputation was destroyed regardless. Those who accused him have remained unaccountable in terms of these disproven allegations, and have enjoyed...

Meghan Murphy speaks with Jonathan Kay about Prime Minister Trudeau's response to the Freedom Convoy, the revoking of the Emergencies Act, the impact of this political divide on Canadians, what happened to the left in Canada, and what this all means for Trudeau's career. Jon is a journalist, the Canadian editor and podcast host for Quillette, a National Post columnist, and an author. This intervie...

In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Trish Wood about the impact of the Covid response, media culpability, and what's next for Canada. Trish is an award-winning Canadian journalist and host of the Trish Wood is Critical podcast. For nearly 10 years she was a host of Emmy Award-winning investigative current affairs series, The Fifth Estate. Trish's latest project is five-part documentary seri...

Meghan Murphy speaks with Jay Cameron, a lawyer with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), after Prime Minister Trudeau announces he will be invoking the Emergencies Act in an effort to stop the legal protests happening in opposition to Covid-related mandates and restrictions in Canada. This interview took place on February 14, 2022. The Justice Centre is representing the Freedom...

Meghan Murphy speaks with co-organizer and spokesman for the Freedom Convoy, BJ Dichter , about the roots of the movement, the media coverage, the response from progressives, and the end goal. This interview took place on Thursday, February 3rd.  Watch this interview on YouTube . To gain early access to select episodes and Patreon-only content please sign up as a patron . The Same Drugs is on...

Garrett Jonsson is a public speaker and the host of Fight the New Drug ’s podcast, Consider Before Consuming . He identifies himself as a compulsive porn user who quit, and became an advocate, speaking to people across the country about the harmful impact of porn. In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Garrett about his experiences with porn, how it impacted his relationship — both with himsel...

Christopher Ferguson is a professor of psychology at Stetson University and the author of, "How Madness Shaped History: An Eccentric Array of Maniacal Rulers, Raving Narcissists, and Psychotic Visionaries." In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with him about mental illness, personality disorders, and "madness," and how these have all shaped history, as well as about how our modern understanding o...