TDWS: With Rachel Kramer Bussel of Open Secrets Magazine
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman and The Daily Whatever Show's live video
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
TDWS: In Conversation with Kristina Anne Willis
When the story is too big to rush—and too real to ignore
They Had Access. They Removed Consent.
Why the "online rape academy" story reveals something far more disturbing about men, contempt, and complicity
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show—1st Birthday Edition! 🎂 1️⃣ 🎂
Week of April 20-April 24, 2026
The Daily Whatever Show: EFFED-UP FRIDAY with Michelle Kinney
It's been a particularly fucked-up week for women. On looks maxing, sleep rape, and the men whose first instinct is to correct a woman's statistics
FiveStack: The Daily Whatever Show Talks Top 5 Breaking News — April 16
We guest co-hosted FiveStack today and it was exactly as fun as it sounds
TDWS: Fine Feminist Hour with Dana DuBois & Zuri Stevens & Zulfina
On rape culture, the radicalization pipeline, DEI rollbacks, and why we keep kicking at the darkness
TDWS: New Moon Intention Setting with Karen Marie Shelton & Char Sundust
A recording from The Daily Whatever Show's live video
TDWS: With Bestselling Author Libbie Grant
On sentient AI, a cemetery in Victoria, and the strangest origin story for a novel you'll ever hear...
TDWS: Not Straight Forward with Lawrence Winnerman & Aidan Wharton
A recording from The Daily Whatever Show's live video
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of April 13-April 17, 2026
TDWS: Fucked-Up Friday with Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.
A recording from The Daily Whatever Show's live video
TDWS: Dating, AI, and That Viral Essay with Writer Lindsey Hall
"I'm just not proud of her" — on discovering what your boyfriend really thinks via his ChatGPT thread
TDWS: Interviewing Political Candidates with Walter Rhein & Emily Berge
How Substack can create a political revolution, one progressive candidate at a time.
The Daily Whatever Show with Guest Keira Havens of Citizens' Impeachment
It's the one-year anniversary of Citizens' Impeachment! They've got five impeachment resolutions buried in committee, and a Congress full of jellyfish.
A Spontaneous Live with Jane Pratt!!
A spontaneous, long-overdue conversation with the founder of Sassy Magazine and the woman who shaped my generation
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of April 6-April 10, 2026
The Daily Whatever Show: Effed-Up Friday with Wajahat Ali!
Wajahat Ali dominates the chaos, wins in a landslide, and helps us make sense of another completely unhinged week—before we spiral into peak Gen X nostalgia 🎧
TDWS: Fine Feminist Hour with Zulfina of Lettersfromafeminist
A Gen X American and a Gen Z Uzbeki-Emirati walk into a Substack Live—and find they have everything in common.
TDWS: With Visual Artist Hallie-Claire Weems
A break from the political madness to admire an extraordinary young talent
TDWS: What We're Writing
Call them predators. Don't let them test and apologize.
The Memoirist + TDWS Present: The Memoirist Quarterly Release
Five writers. One question. What do we carry?
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of March 30-April 3, 2026
The Daily Whatever Show: Effed-Up Friday with the Grounded Podcast
When Senator Tester's landline rings, you know you're in the right place...