TDWS: Effed-Up Friday with Qasim Rashid
From Stephen Colbert to New Orleans to Elon Musk’s AI future, this week’s Fucked Up Friday explored what happens when distraction becomes governance
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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TDWS: Fine Feminist Hour with Dana DuBois & Guest Dr. Yamicia Connor
Dr. Yamicia Connor joined Fine Feminist Hour to discuss OBGYN shortages, reproductive rights, feminism, and the increasingly dangerous reality facing American women
The People Demanding More Babies Won’t Protect the Ones Already Here
A conversation about motherhood, trans kids, reproductive rights, evangelical culture, and why so many women are rejecting the systems that raised them
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of May 18-22, 2026
The Daily Whatever Show: Effed-Up Friday with Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman's live video
Maybe the Weird Girls Win After All
Today’s Fine Feminist Hour with Carlyn Beccia explored AI, beauty culture, the manosphere, authoritarianism, and why deeply human weirdness may become our greatest asset
TDWS: With Geezer Magazine
Geezer Magazine founders Laura LeBleu and Paul Von Zielbauer joined TDWS to talk about ageism, art, reinvention, and why so many Gen Xers are finally building the lives they actually want
TDWS: With "Widow in the City" Author Amy Gabrielle
Amy Gabrielle joined TDWS to talk about grief, dating apps, sexual reinvention, and rebuilding a life after loss
Happy Mother's Day to All the Moms. Just the Moms.
Because moms deserve one day that doesn’t center the needs of others.
"Dis-Dick-Formation" and the Fall of Empire
This week’s Effed-up Friday covered AI surveillance, water theft, collapsing institutions, fake Russian hot dudes, and why everything suddenly feels a little off
Kait Justice Is Connecting Dots Most Media Won’t Touch
One of the sharpest independent voices covering Epstein joined TDWS to talk about feminism, power, propaganda, and why curiosity matters
The Night We Got to Thank Jane Pratt
Long before Substack or social media, Sassy and Jane created a home for people who never saw themselves reflected anywhere else. Tonight, we got to thank her for it.
The Daily Whatever Show: With Writer & Filmmaker Betsy Chasse
Because a shark yelling "FUCK!" is pretty much all of us, right now.
The Daily Whatever Show with Guest the Broom Closet Briefing
A recording from The Daily Whatever Show's live video
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of May 11-15, 2026
TDWS: Mayday Effed-Up Friday with Julie Roginsky of the Mayday Network!
We're all drinking "abortion water" now??
TDWS: Fine Feminist Hour with Author, Podcaster & Comedian Courtney Kocak
A recording from The Daily Whatever Show's live video
TDWS: Progressive Candidate Rundown
A visit from Walter Rhein + two Congressional candidates, Ericka Kopp and Shelby Campbell
TDWS: With Guest Sari Botton of Oldster Magazine
On late bloomers, long careers, and achieving "overnight" success after 40 years
All GenX Dating Is Grief
Compatibility isn't chemistry. It's whether your griefs can coexist
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of April 27-May 1, 2026
The Daily Whatever Show First Birthday EXTRAVAGANZA!
We threw ourselves a birthday party. And then 16 co-hosts and nearly 1,600 friends showed up!
The Daily Whatever Show Turns One!
Join us live tomorrow from 10–12pm ET with 18 guests—and celebrate with 70% off subscriptions ($24/year, this week only)
TDWS: Fine Feminist Hour with Dr. Amber Hull
She turned the mic on me—and suddenly Fine Feminist Hour got personal