The Daily Whatever, Jun 11: Fathers and Fatherhood with the Opinionated Ogre
A pre-Father's Day cathartic sharing of our paternal origin stories...
The science fiction writer
Lawrence Winnerman
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.
Stories by Lawrence
The Daily Whatever, June 10: Sea Glass in the Womb with Füsun Aydín
Excavating memoir and crafting a writing voice to do it
Olive the Above Olive Reviews: Bleu Cheese Stuffed 🫒
Oooh, these olives 🫒🫒were just dripping wet with olive juice, so salty and slick on my tongue
The Daily Whatever, June 9: LA: The Beginning of the Endgame
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman's live video
In Defense of the National Guard
This moment must sharpen our wit, that the people deployed against us are not our enemy
The Beginning of the Endgame
The worse it gets, the more we need a peaceful General Strike Sit-In everywhere
The Daily Whatever: June 7 - Saturday Grab Bag
Sometimes the best-laid plans go sideways, and you end up having a blast!
The Daily Whatever, June 6: Fucked-Up Friday with the Opinionated Ogre
Turns out, sock-puppet theater is the best way to discuss fucked-up news!
The Daily Whatever, June 5: Parenting and Politics with Melissa Corrigan
...and the power of storytelling to change the world
The Daily Whatever, June 4: GenX Sex & Relationships
Wherein we discuss fucking during the most fucked-up Live ever...
The Daily Whatever, June 3: Queer History with Wendy the Druid
That thumbnail says it all: we laughed, we cried, it was magical!
The Daily Whatever, June 2: Parenting with Pride!
As we welcome Pride month with a conversation about parenting gender-nonconforming kiddos, and more
The Daily Whatever, May 31: Meet the Whatever Community
The episode where we invite members of our community to come on Live and say hello
The Daily Whatever, May 30: Fucked-Up Friday with Mr. Troy Ford
Mr. Troy Ford has a book, and oh, lord, AI is on the rise and demands eyelashes
The Daily Whatever, May 28: GenX Pride
With special guest Brandon Ellrich, who is indeed so gay!
None of This in My Name
The Day I Chose Not To Be A Jewish Warrior For Israel
The Daily Whatever, May 27: The Dating Show with Frederic Poag
Oh good god, what have we done?
The Daily Whatever, May 24: AUA (Ask Us Anything!)
Our first-ever AUA--and certainly not our last!
The Daily Whatever, May 23: Fucked-Up Friday with Jonathan Small
Which horror in this week's news was the most fucked-up of them all?
The Daily Whatever, May 21: Protecting Our Trans Kids
Plus special guest Stewart Mason to discuss the Chicago Sun-Times AI summer books snafu
The Daily Whatever, May 20: Leaving Medium with Patrick Stewart
On losing access to our email subscribers and losing the platform that helped launch us
The Daily Whatever: May 19 - the Democrats Are Doing It Wrong. Again.
A recording from Dana DuBois and Lawrence Winnerman's live video
Democrats, You’re Doing It Wrong. Again.
Deal with the news about Biden quickly & embrace generational change. Then shut the fuck up and get to work opposing Trump.
The Daily Whatever, May 18: Char Sundust on Writing, Sanctuary, and Substack
What do you talk about when you get to hang out on a Live with two of your best friends in the world? Oh, everything.