The Book of Life Is Long and Boring
On Yom Kippur, a lapsed Jew reckons with guilt, grief, and the holes in our rituals around mortality.
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
The Daily Whatever, Sept 30: In GenX Conversation with MUTHR, FCKD
Viv (aka MUTHR, FCKD) shows why Gen X won’t fade: on joy, audacity, music, and why "And Just Like That" doesn't do us justice
The Daily Whatever, Sept 29: Overton Window 101 with Walter Rhein
Why “radical” ideas like healthcare are common sense everywhere else
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
For the week of September 29th - October 4th
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 27: Let’s Talk Emigration with Elizabeth Silleck La Rue, Esq.
Practical hurdles, cultural clarity, and the courage it takes to walk away from a country in crisis.
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 26: Citizen Journalism with Karen Attiah
From the Washington Post to The Golden Hour: A Masterclass in Courage
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 25: Parenting Teens in Trump Times with Melissa Corrigan & Ally Hamilton
Three brilliant women on launching teens into the world when the world’s on fire
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 24: GenX Women Love Sex with Dr. Amber Hull
From anatomy to toys and beyond...
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 23: How I Learned Not to Date Down
Dana DuBois discussed her most recent article, and what she learned about dating
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 21: Our End of Summer Pledge Drive Four-Hour Marathon
Bah dee ahh! We had the best time ever! Bah dee ahh! Podcasting in September!
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
For the week of September 22th - 27th
The genXy Summer Pledge Drive: Final Check-in!
A recording from Dana DuBois's live video
The genXy Summer Pledge Drive Ends Tomorrow—with an Epic Four-Hour Live
Join us on the 21st night of September to celebrate, as Earth, Wind & Fire intended
The Daily Whatever, Sept 20: Rapid Response Vs MAGA with Kenyon Byers
Tips and trick for Making Substack Great Again
genXy Summer Pledge Drive Check-in: Two More Days Left!
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The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 19: Fucked-Up Friday with Rosie the Resister
Over 1,200 immigrants from Alligator Auschwitz have disappeared. The US media is silent.
I Never Thought Porn Could Make Me so Happy
A bit of late afternoon storytelling...
The Daily Whatever, Sept 18: Life After Divorce with Kerala Goodkin
What do you do when the post-divorce honeymoon ends?
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There's three left in the genXy Summer Pledge Drive. I want to make them count.
How to Divorce Well
My ex’s birth date is a proclamation for how to “march forth” to a strong post-marriage relationship.
The Genxy Summer Pledge Drive Check-In—four More Days!!!
Just four more days to save big and help support genXy and The Daily Whatever Show!
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 17: Constitution Day in D.C. With Melissa Corrigan
Isn't it ironic? Melissa Corrigan witnessed the unveiling of a golden Trump statue and we are all gobsmacked.
The Daily Whatever, Sept 16: The Legacy Media, with Frederic Poag & the Opinionated Ogre
Thoughts on how the legacy media and Eagle Jizz are destroying our democracy
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 15: Writers on Writing
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman's live video