The Same Drugs

This week, Laura McNally and Meghan Murphy discuss Mary Kay Letourneau, women who exploit men, the reaction to the Harper's free speech letter, Amy Cooper updates, cars vs video games, and more!

This episode originally live streamed on YouTube on July 9, 2020.

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Meghan Murphy speaks with Lisa Marchiano, a Jungian analyst in private practice in Philadelphia and one of the hosts of the podcast This Jungian Life, about activism and movements as a new form of religion, as well as our codependent relationship with activists. 

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Karlos Dillard, revealed to be a grifter, may have finally pushed the Karen meme too far, revealing the destructiveness and false premise of of the trend. This week on The Same Drugs, Laura McNally and Meghan Murphy continue the tired conversation about Karen.

This episode originally live streamed on YouTube on June 25, 2020. 

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Why does feminism seem hellbent on self-destruction these days? Well, it's nothing new... Jo Freeman wrote about trashing in the feminist movement back in the 70s. Today, thanks to online culture, it's ever more visible and pernicious. Rather than bringing women in, too often they feel pushed out. Those who try to make a difference, who end up in leadership roles, who gain a voice in the mainstream are torn down; women who fail to meet standards of purity politics are smeared and ejected from the movement. How can we do better? How can we replace toxicity with productivity? How can we better engage when feeling attacked? And why is this all happening in the first place?   I spoke with MK Fain, founder of 4W, an American feminist online publication, and co-founder of Spinster, a feminist social media platform about the challenges she's faced in the feminist movement, both from enemies and "allies."   

Follow Mary Kate's work at 4W, find her on Twitter @mkay_fain, join Spinster.xyz.  

Further resources: Jo Freeman's "Trashing: The Dark Side of Sisterhood."

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This week, Laura McNally and Meghan Murphy discuss Brandy Jensen's Jezebel article about Vile Meghan, Gwen Benaway's bamboozling of CanLit, and CHAZ.

This episode live streamed on June 18, 2020 on YouTube.

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Jonathan Kay is a journalist; the Canadian editor and podcast host for Quillette; a National Post columnist; and an author, whose forthcoming Fall 2020 book will be about the history of American film exhibition. I spoke with him on Tuesday, June 16 about the current state of journalism, the New York Times meltdown over Tom Cotton's op-ed, the ousting of Wendy Mesley, the firing of David Shor, why we should consider defunding the CBC, and what a better model for media might be.

This episode is also available to watch on YouTube.

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This week, Meghan Murphy and Laura McNally talk about J.K. Rowling, Wendy Mesley, Kathleen Lowrey, the fact that "safetyism" and cancel  culture actually makes everyone feel UNsafe, and Meghan's 2007 Halloween costume.

This episode live streamed on June 11, 2020 on YouTube. 

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On Friday, June 5, I talked to journalist Zaid Jilani about the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, the impact of rioting, defunding the police, privilege theory, Amy Cooper, and more.

Zaid has published work at The Intercept, Jacobin, The Guardian, and Quillette.

Read his article, "White People Behaving Badly: The shaming of Amy Cooper and the problem with viral racism videos" at Arc Digital.

Follow him on Twitter @zaidjilani.

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This week, Laura McNally and Meghan Murphy talk about how unbearable white people on the internet are right now; #BlackOutTuesday, virtue signalling and faux-politicking online, in response to the protests against police brutality; white feminism; and staying in one's "lane."  

This episode was live streamed on YouTube on June 4, 2020. Unfortunately a bad wireless connection impacted audio in some sections.

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Coleman Hughes is a writer living in New York City who has contributed to Quillette, The Spectator, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and more. In 2019, he testified before a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee at a hearing on reparations for slavery. Meghan Murphy speaks with him and race and racism in America, the Black Lives Matter movement, police violence, the uprisings in response to the killing of George Floyd, the impact of rioting, and more.  This interview originally aired on YouTube on June 2, 2020.