The Lou Perez Podcast

I'm joined by anti-feminist psychiatrist,  Hannah Spier . In today's session we talk about Feminism's impact on therapy and how " neurodivergence is a costume worn by narcissists ." We give a shoutout to Theodore Dalrymple and call out Cluster B(itches). Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     Watch my sketch comedy streaming...

My friend  Paul Rossi joins me to talk about the Terra Firma Teaching Alliance , the impact of A.I. on education, how "objectivity is white supremacy," and the magic of calculus. Paul was kind enough to make the drive to Ogunquit, Maine to see me open for the dangerously funny Scott Thompson . (He found out I'm shorter in person.) Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and...

Earlier this year, my friend  Matt Himes (managing editor of The Blaze's Align ) lost his home in the California fires, but he didn't lose his sense of humor or his willingness to try a lot of things he's bad at. It was great catching up with Matt on life after the fire, what it's like to live out a George Carlin bit , " String Theory ," and going into the unknown of rebuilding. I hope you enjoy o...

The great Amy Alkon returns to my podcast to talk about her new book, Going Menopostal: What You (and Your Doctor) Need to Know About the Real Science of Menopause and Perimenopause and to reveal everything I ever wanted to know about Amy's superhuman genetics, carnivore diet, and hot hot flashes—which I blame for all the times her video freezes. It was a fun one. If you're looking for a gift for...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     I always have fun talking with my friend Larry Sharpe of The Sharpe Way . On this episode, I come to him for advice on how to get my child to put/keep his pants on and insights into how bad New York really is, who's behind the migrant crisis and the homeless industrial complex, and just...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy  https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     On this episode I talk with filmmaker and co-host of The System is Down , Dan Smotz , about collapsitarians (my new favorite word), wedding videography, and Who Is Roger Ver? If you're a paid subscriber to my Substack or the Lions of Liberty Podcast Network you're hearing this first. L...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy  https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     This is my first podcast release since joining the Lions of Liberty Podcast Network . Paid subscribers to my Substack, as well as subscribers to Lions of Liberty , will have early access to new episodes and other sweet perks in the werks. Stay tuned. On this episode of TLPP , Father's...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy  https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     I got to talk with mystery novelist Daniel Friedman about his Buck Schatz series (which includes Don't Ever Get Old ) and some true-crime favorites. https://amzn.to/3G0ZFLj   What do Serial , Making a Murderer , and The Central Park Five have in common? (Spoiler alert: They all did it....

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy  https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     My good friend, collaborator, and now producer of The New York Sun 's Sanity podcast, Boris Khaykin , returns to TLP to talk about his days as a 17-year-old phone scammer at the New Jersey call center featured in the HBO documentary series, Telemarketers. We also talk about my heart he...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy  https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     I love getting to talk with my friend Charles Love , author of Race Crazy: BLM, 1619, and the Progressive Racism Movement and co-host of the Cut the Bull! Podcast with Wilfred Reilly . On this episode of TLP , Charles and I cover what it's like to be the only black guy on the school bo...

PODCAST COPY   Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     I had a good time with Mike Lukas, comedian and author of My Effin' Joy Strategy: A Cranky Comic's Game Plan to Find More Happiness in Daily Life and Finding Your Funny Muscle: How to Create Laughs Like a Pro . We talked about how crowd-work clips are hurting comedy, what...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy  https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     I really enjoyed my conversation with writer and teacher of statistics,  Hunter Ash . We talked about "trans widows," my mission to normalize dudes with breasts, as well as the impact of psychedelics on Hunter's ideological and physical transformations. I've been rocking XX-XY Athletic...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r Executive Protection sounds like a John Grisham novel. And if it was its protagonist would be Brady Pesola: U.S. Marine Corps veteran, firearms instructor, and executive protection professional with extensive experience training civilians, law enforcement, and military personnel in firearms...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy  https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r      My guest Joshua Rainer , the host of Rainer Radio , tells me, "The butthole never lies." And it's the truth: The butthole never lies. Especially this butthole, Lou Perez . Believe me: You're going to enjoy this scrumptious, easily digestible episode of The LPP . I talk with Josh about...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r My mother drank Budweiser when she was pregnant with me, so this episode of The LPP on Bud Light is close to my heart. (Albeit Mom was a Bud-Heavy drinker.) I hope you enjoy my very sober conversation with Anson Frericks, a former president at Anheuser-Busch and author of Last Call for Bud...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r My boy Sean Malone (Return on Ideas) stops by to discuss our affection for Florida, David Lynch (who should have been from Florida), and Rick Beato. We take time to goof on the European Union. We mock the greatest living communist, Richard Wolff, who our boy Gene Epstein demolished at their...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     I'm joined by my friend Tran Hoang Calvin of Nodehaus to talk about what's so special about TikTok , being mistaken for Chinese by Chinese people (we've all been there), the iPhone's insistence that you remember you're mortal, and how you might want to change your name (and/or gender) f...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     "Finding oneself [is] a misnomer: a self is not found but made." – From Dawn to Decadence Big thanks to my guest Jon Miltimore for turning me onto the ever so quotable Jacques Barzun (quoted above). On this episode, Jon and I talk about the culture of wrestling—whose default setting is...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r      The next four years are going to be a lot of fun. In no small part because of my good friend Hatem Gabr, with whom I've co-produced live shows with Jimmy Dore, Colin Quinn, and the first Rutherford Comedy Festival. On this special collaboration between The Lou Perez Podcast and Live fr...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     When it comes to crime and policing, Peter Moskos is one of my go-tos. He's a former Cop in the Hood and author of several books, including the aforementioned Cop in the Hood , Greek Americans , In Defense of Flogging , and his latest (get that preorder in) Back from the Brink: Inside t...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     When it comes to crime and policing, Peter Moskos is one of my go-tos. He's a former Cop in the Hood and author of several books, including the aforementioned Cop in the Hood , Greek Americans , In Defense of Flogging , and his latest (get that preorder in) Back from the Brink: Inside t...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r      On this episode, I'm joined by Canadian comedian, actuary, and curler Peter Stewart to talk immigration, say goodbye to Justin Trudeau, and slide into the sport of curling, with all its controversies. Have you heard of "Broomgate"? And why is it that Canada produces the funniest human...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r      I had a great conversation with my friend and former colleague, Angel Eduardo , senior writer/editor at  FIRE (The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression). We talked free speech—including Jew hate on Substack,  Facebook's return to less censorious times , and Bluesky's lynch m...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r      Happy New Year! I'm kicking off 2025 with a great conversation with Ilana Redstone , author of The Certainty Trap: Why We Need to Question Ourselves More―and How We Can Judge Others Less . We talk sociology's (well-deserved) bad rap, bringing online fights into the real world, and more...

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r      Meet your heroes. Become friends with your heroes. Have your heroes on your podcast. With Christmas just days away, this episode of The Lou Perez Podcast with Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini of The Kids in the Hall and Mouth Congress was my gift-to-self. Unwrap this present to hear abo...