The Daily Whatever, Aug 1: Fucked-Up Friday with K.R. Byers
Our weekly competition for the most fucked-up news story out there...

Lawrence Winnerman is a science fiction writer in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After twenty-five years leading technology programs at Amazon and Microsoft, he was chief operating officer of Blue Amp Media. In his Substack publication, The Hinge & The Near Field, he writes about AI and democracy and is serializing his novel Light Shines Through. He co-hosts The Daily Whatever Show.
Our weekly competition for the most fucked-up news story out there...
Our way of saying thank you
Celebrating 60 paid subscribers with two valued members of our Whatever community!
From butt stuff to women's health to expatriating to Canada, Dr. Hull wowed us all
An introduction to Jackie from Light Shines Through
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman and Nick Paro's live video
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman's live video
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A birthday report from Dana, and Brandon jumps in!
Wait....is WizardCounsil going to be a thing?!
In a week full of weird & sucky news, we had a plethora of choices for most fucked-up
From love for a community member to Epstein, we covered a lot of ground
Or, really, lots of stuff about Epstein and a little bit about cats and horses
A conversation about the male gaze and objectification which included a pop-up creep
Lawrence reads us the latest chapter from his novel, and we're all transfixed by his voice.
With our 40th subscriber--and dear friend--Sunny Hong!
Another shitty 💩 news week gives us plenty of fucked-up stuff to talk about
In which we solve all the world's problems in a smidge more than an hour
From 'Three Imaginary Girls' to 'Girl in Red', a lifetime love of live music with Dana
"Write one sentence per day," and other advice, backstories, and insights from our conversation
How can we date if we can't even agree on how we can meet?
Lawrence reads a chapter from his novel, 'Light Shines Through'
Which news story was the most fucked-up one of the week? Our viewers voted!
The lovers, the dreamers, and the Chat being off the hook yet again!