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Musings from the weekend--from the murder in Minneapolis to my time spent in LA with my daughter
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 Show, Jan 23: Effed-Up Friday with Matt McNeil
As always, our Friday show lived up to its name: a game where everyone loses, especially when the truth always wins.
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 22: Bestie Chat
Today’s show unfolded as a spontaneous bestie day, with Lawrence and I holding a fun catch up chat when our scheduled guest slot fell through.
Crone Cocktail Hour: An Introduction
Fill a few crones with some love potion tea and cocktails, light a few candles, and the magic begins!
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 21: Cass Fewell
Between chicken anecdotes, thoughtful reflections on community, and raw honesty about our country, today’s show was a warm, grounding, and slightly wry conversation.
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 20: Marlon Weems
Some days there’s an agenda. Today wasn’t one of them, but somehow, that made it exactly what it needed to be.
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 19: Living MLK Jr.'s Dream with Dr. Mary Marshall
Our conversation felt less like an interview and more like sharing space with someone who carries history inside her.
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of January 19-23, 2026
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 16: Fucked-Up Friday with Ahmad Baba
Where we talked about Trump's demand for Jewish faculty lists at University of Pennsylvania, a banned toxic chemical used in Minneapolis and improperly trained ICE agents.
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 15: Jenn Budd
Where we talk ICE, CBP, and the Border Patrol with ICE agent turned immigrants-rights advocate, Jenn Budd
Ossiana Talks to Dana DuBois: Parenting in Trump's America
A recording from Dana DuBois and Ossiana Tepfenhart's live video
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 14: Kerala Goodkin on Parenting & Politics
As we talk about the year we did hard things...
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 13: Bree Fram and Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.
Dana DuBois, Lawrence Winnerman, GenXy, and The Daily Whatever Show
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 12: Community Day!
Dana DuBois, Lawrence Winnerman, GenXy, and The Daily Whatever Show
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of January 12-16, 2026
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 8: Leo Caldwell
A recording from Dana DuBois's live video
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 7: With Samantha Paige
Samantha Paige returns to TDWS to talk radio, identity, and what real visibility looks like in everyday life.
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 6: With Egberto Willies and Guest Co-Host Melissa Corrigan
With Egberto Willies, we dig into Venezuela, creeping authoritarianism, and what ordinary people can still do about it.
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 5: With Rachel (This Woman Votes) and Guest Co-Host Melissa Corrigan
A recording from Dana DuBois's live video
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of January 5-9, 2026
Happy New Years Sanctuary: With Dana Dubois on a Sharing Life and What We Want to Create
A recording from Dana DuBois and Char Sundust's live video
A Spontaneous Final Live for 2025…
A recording from Dana DuBois's live video
The Daily Whatever Show, Dec 26: Fucked-Up Friday with Qasim Rashid
Our final Fucked-Up Friday for 2025 touched on the next potential pandemic, Trump’s global war posture, and why student loan borrowers are about to get crushed again.
The Daily Whatever Show, Dec 24: Ellie Leonard on the Epstein Drops!
A conversation about the Epstein files, journalistic restraint, and what it means to take truth seriously in an age built for distortion.