The Daily Whatever Show, Feb 6: Fucked-Up Friday with Mike Nellis
Our Fucked-up Friday took a deep dive into AI racism, billionaire rot, voter suppression, and nuclear brinkmanship.
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 Show, Feb 4: Cliff Schecter
A hilarious-but-dead-serious spiral from feminist takeovers and queer resistance into the terrifying reality that Trumpism is coming for the press, the vote, and democracy
The Daily Whatever Show, Feb 3: Teri Leigh
Direct from Minneapolis, we discussed the omnipresence of ICE and the importance of leading with love.
The Daily Whatever Show, Feb 2: Guest Bob Cesca
How do people keep showing up—creatively, politically, and personally—in a moment that feels unstable and dangerous? Sprinkling shows with Star Trek helps.
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 30: Effed-Up Friday with Kait Justice
We wrestled with a week defined by escalating political abuse, from the arrests of journalists to a sick five-year-old in ICE detention to the U.S. pushing the UN to total collapse. So, fun times.
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 29: Bestie's Day
An intimate bestie episode today--just us two, covering topics from personal grief and GenX dating to AI anxiety and the sudden welcome return of protest music.
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 28: With Frederic Poag
Who needs a script when Frederic comes to chat? Today's show touched on topics related to media power, political danger, and masculinity in crisis.
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 27: With Dissent
Today we explored how nursing is inherently political because nurses see the real-life consequences of corporate healthcare, unaffordable medication, and systemic neglect.
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 26: With Arturo Dominguez
Today we talked about some hard topics including escalation—not violence and but collective pressure. How far are we all willing to go to withdraw our consent?
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.
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.
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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
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
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Week of January 12-16, 2026
The Daily Whatever Show, Jan 9: Fucked-Up Friday with Zev Shalev
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman and GenXy's live video
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Week of January 5-9, 2026
Dash and Lawrence Winnerman
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman and The Halfway Cafe's live video