Forget About BDE. Focus on BDB: Between-Date Behavior
Big dick energy only gets him so far. Find a fella who excels at connection in the in-between days. Ask me how I know.
The memoirist
Dana DuBois
Dana DuBois is a memoirist and Gen X word nerd based in the Pacific Northwest. She founded I Write Out Loud, her Substack publication, where she writes across a range of subjects; parenting, music and pop culture, relationships, and feminism are her favorites. She co-hosts The Daily Whatever Show. Em dashes, Oxford commas, and well-placed semicolons make her heart happy.
Stories by Dana
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of November 10 - 15
The Daily Whatever Show, Nov 8: Bestie Day
Unexpectedly without a guest, Lawrence and I wing it and chat about, well, just about everything.
The Daily Whatever Show, Nov 7: Fucked-Up Friday with Rosie the Resister
It's the first week since we started Fucked-up Friday that the top news story was actually... good news? Huzzah for a blue wave!
The Daily Whatever Show, Nov 6: Epstein Files Updates with Ellie Leonard
Writer and researcher Ellie Leonard joins TDWS to unpack the Epstein files, election hope, and why school lunches should be free for everyone.
The Daily Whatever Show, Nov 5: Book Release! With Kerry Beth Neville
Recovery, resilience, and writing your way back to yourself.
The Daily Whatever Show, Nov 4: How I Got to Photography with Jason Odell
Every day should begin with Weird Al's gold lame boxer shorts and beautiful art
The Daily Whatever Show, Nov 3: Metallica, Meathead, and the Politics of Everything with Lisa | We Are the Third Estate
Culture has always been political — even when we pretended it wasn’t.
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of November 3 - 8
The Daily Whatever, Nov 1: We Said NO ONE Left Behind, Dems!
No guest, no filter: Dana and Lawrence roast Vance and Erika Kirk, rage about SNAP cuts, and ideate the world’s first Substack-centric holiday gift guide.
Halloween Boo! Our Very Spooky Visit to "Salty Politics" with Julie Roginsky
It was spooky because it's all true...
The Daily Whatever, Oct 31: Fucked-Up Friday with Marlon Weems
When billionaires hoard, Congress starves, and CBS fires every Black person in the room — you know it’s Friday.
The Daily Whatever, Oct 30: Authenticity in the Time of AI
The one where we get real about nose hairs, dating apps, and the uneasy blur between artificial and authentic.
The Daily Whatever Show, Oct 29: It's Time to Talk About Reparations with Marlon Weems
Marlon Weems joins me for a fearless, deeply personal conversation about why reparations aren’t just possible—they’re long overdue, and essential to America’s healing.
The Daily Whatever, Oct 27: New Music for Olds with Christian Finnegan
The comedian-turned-music-scribe joins us to talk aging, artistry, and why chasing what’s cool will always make you feel like the dad rapping.
The Daily Whatever, Oct 27: Limiting Executive Power with Tony Michaels
Tony Michaels on reclaiming Article I, resisting political kings, and why the next American realignment might finally fix our democracy.
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of October 27 - November 1
The Daily Whatever Show, Oct 25: Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror" Episodes Ranked with Stephen Robinson
Thirty-five years later, The Simpsons is still teaching us how to laugh at the apocalypse.
Happy Six Months of the Daily Whatever Show!
A recording from Dana DuBois's live video
The Daily Whatever Show, Oct 24: Fucked Up Friday with Zuri Stevens!
Zuri Stevens joins us for a wild Fucked Up Friday—where East Wings fall, viruses rise, and resistance stays loud.
The Daily Whatever Show, Oct 23: Letitia James Trial Live! With Melissa Corrigan
Investigating power, privacy, and the price of truth: Melissa Corrigan is doing the work the legacy media won’t
The East Wing
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman's live video
The Daily Whatever Show, Oct 22: Talking Across Political Divides with Egberto Willies
Maybe democracy doesn’t need more shouting—it needs more Egbertos.
The Daily Whatever Show, Oct 21: Blue Amp Media’s Soundcheck Fund with Cliff Schecter
Cliff Schecter on the Future of Independent Media and the Soundcheck Fund