An Ambivalent Jew Returns to Germany for Taylor Swift
I feel echoes of what once happened here. My daughters felt nothing, till I showed them — and they showed me.
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.
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This Week on the Daily Whatever Show—With Two Bonus Shows!
Week of June 29-July 3, 2026
TDWS: Effed-Up Friday with Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.
Politics, perspective, and plenty of gallows humor as Anne P. Mitchell helped us sort through another week in America.
Last Minute Switch—Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. Joins Us for Effed-Up Friday!
Join us on Friday, June 26th for our weekly news rundown and competition.
The Daily Whatever Show: Effed-Up Friday with Guest Ann Kramer
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman's live video
Effed-Up Friday with Special Guest Ann Kramer
Join us on Friday, June 19th for our weekly news rundown and competition.
The Father I Got Vs. The Father Dementia Gave Me
What happens when the man who scared you becomes the man who needs you?
The Daily Whatever Show - Effed-Up Friday with Ellie Leonard!
Ellie Leonard joined us for our final daily broadcast before summer mode, and somehow the conversation turned into a reflection on parenting, transitions, and the moments we don't realize are ending u
TDWS: Feminist Killjoys, Reporting for Duty
A smart, funny, and surprisingly hopeful discussion about feminism, media, and pushing back against anti-feminist narratives.
The Daily Whatever Show: Dana, Dana, Dana! (And Lawrence)
It was a triple D threat--or as we dubbed it, the Danaverse
The Daily Whatever Show: What We're Working on AMA
A recording from The Daily Whatever Show's live video
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of June 8-12, 2026
The Daily Whatever Show - Effed-Up Friday with Guest Nick Paro!
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman's live video
TDWS: Fine Feminist Hour with Julie Roginsky
A conversation with Julie Roginsky about NDAs, workplace silencing, sexual harassment, and the work of Lift Our Voices to ensure survivors—and the people who support them—can tell the truth.
The Daily Whatever Show Celebrates Rosie the Resister
Rosie the Resister joined us for a final conversation about courage, motherhood, mortality, and the work we leave behind for others to carry.
Talking "Under-Babied" and More on Amped Up
Trump VANISHES for 7 Days — and the Rumors Are Wild
The Daily Whatever Show: Our Summer Vacation AUA (Ask Us Anything)
A conversation about creative burnout, making space for what comes next, and why sometimes the best way forward is to pause.
America Isn't "Under-Babied." It's Motherless.
Dr. Oz wants us to make more babies. But a country that refuses to protect women shouldn't be surprised when women hesitate to raise children inside it.
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of June 1-5, 2026
Saturdays for Sanity
Lawrence & Dana spend an epic Saturday morning live with the Mayday Network
The Daily Whatever Show: Effed-Up Friday with Grounded Podcast
☀️ the Daily Whatever Show Is Going on Summer Vacation ☀️
You Cannot Build Community by Starving the Creators
Nicole Walters joined TDWS for a conversation about reinvention, money trauma, creator burnout, and why so many Gen X creatives struggle to ask for support
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of May 25-29, 2026