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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
For the week of September 15th - 21st
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 13: Politics & Theater Talk with Stephen Robinson
No one mourns the wicked...
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 12: Fucked-Up Friday with Julie Roginsky
What, was anything major going on in the news this week...?
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 11: Charlie Kirk Ruined Our Episode
We were supposed to talk about writing and our latest pieces, but then Charlie Kirk had to go and be assassinated in the Most. Ironic. Murder. EVAR.
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 10: ASMR U Fucking Kidding Me?
Okaaaay. So we tried a thing that didn't work, but then magic happened...
Join Me for ASM-R-You-Kidding-Me Live on the Daily Whatever Show!
A recording from Dana DuBois's live video
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 9: Sex Work in Amsterdam with Füsun Aydın
From the ache of mornings, to compassion for clients, to Amsterdam as a character, what a show
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of September 8th - 13th
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 8: Framing the Conversation with Shane Yirak
From understanding the Overton window to the Hot Dog Index
The Daily Whatever, Sept 6: Memoir Writing with Kiki Walter
Chatting memoir and personal essays with the founder of The Memoirist
Where Are All the Feisty Femmes? 🔥
Apologies for all the alliteration, but I'm in need of more amazing women writers and podcasters in my life (and Substack feed).
The Daily Whatever, Sept 5: Fucked-Up Friday with Carlyn Beccia
She's done a *lot* of penis drawings...
Escapist Delights in a Crumbling Democracy W/ Dana DuBois
A recording from Dana DuBois and Ben Ulansey's live video
The Daily Whatever, Sept 4: How to Make Work, Work
With The Momster and OMG Baby Grace!
The Daily Whatever, Sept 3: Epstein Press Conference Pre-Show
Not what we originally had planned
Off the Page with Dana DuBois
Ally Hamilton and I discuss family of origin stories, our shared love of the em-dash, and the ultimate memoir question: who's story is it?
The Daily Whatever, Sept 2: Protecting Your Mental Health with Margaret Williams
How to stay grounded and center yourself, even as things change around us
I Went on My Third First Date in Over Six Years
(The first was too hot. The second, too cold. Would my third first date be just right?)
A genXy Summer Pledge Drive Update
It's September, so summer is fleeting--as is our number of days to meet our pledge drive goals!
I Went on My Second First Date in Over Six Years
This time, I’m pretty sure it was a date.
The Daily Whatever, Aug 30: Surviving Evangelical Trauma with Stephanie Drury
Stuff Christian Culture Likes is most def stuff genXy likes...
Coming Next Week on the Daily Whatever Show
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The Daily Whatever, Aug 29
From kids getting shot while praying to the compromised CDC to Trump's self-professed "unmatched business acumen" saving Cracker Barrel--we had a lot of fucked-up news to discuss.