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
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
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: With Bestselling Author Libbie Grant
On sentient AI, a cemetery in Victoria, and the strangest origin story for a novel you'll ever hear...
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: Interviewing Political Candidates with Walter Rhein & Emily Berge
How Substack can create a political revolution, one progressive candidate at a time.
TDWS: Not Straight Forward with Lawrence Winnerman & Aidan Wharton: Guest Ben Greene
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman and The Daily Whatever Show's live video
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.
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of April 6-April 10, 2026
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.
TDWS: Not Straight Forward with Lawrence Winnerman & Aidan Wharton
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman and The Daily Whatever Show's live video
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of March 30-April 3, 2026
TDWS: Not Straight Forward - Queerness in Media and Culture
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman and The Daily Whatever Show's live video
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...
TDWS: Election Fraud Activism with This Will Hold
T from This Will Hold has receipts — and she's sharing them.
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of March 23-27 2026
The Daily Whatever Show: Effed-Up Friday with Lisa | We Are the 3Rd Estate
Everyone's favorite weekly news recap game show!
The Daily Whatever Show: Guest Christopher Pepper
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman and The Daily Whatever Show's live video
TDWS: Not Straight Forward - Dick Pics, Gay Dating, and Consent with Andrew Restieri
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman and The Daily Whatever Show's live video
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of March 16-20, 2026
The Daily Whatever Show: Effed-Up Friday with Rachel @ This Woman Votes
Dating apps, dead pilots, and Pete Hegseth telling us not to worry about it
The Daily Whatever Show: Guest K.R. Byers!
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman and The Daily Whatever Show's live video
The Daily Whatever Show: Our Latest Writing Projects
We formally introduce I Write Out Loud and The Hinge, where we connect the dots and write it all down.