🌀 the Daily Whatever Show — Week in Review (Oct 6–11, 2025)
Six days, six conversations, zero chill. Here’s what went down on The Daily Whatever Show this week.
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, Oct 11: National Coming Out Day with Aidan Wharton & Brandon Ellrich
We’re Never Going Back in the Closet
The Daily Whatever Show, Oct 10: Fucked-Up Friday with Rich Kagan
What could be more fucked-up than lies, vengeance, and the dumbest science ever?
The Daily Whatever Show, Oct 9: Besties Day!
Corporate burnout, Gen X exhaustion, and the dream of a life beyond the office grind.
The Emperor Has No Chill: How Corporate America Lost Its Humanity
Our toxic work culture isn’t a glitch in the system—it is the system. And it’s grinding an entire generation into dust.
The Daily Whatever Show, Oct 8: Spooky Season Entertainment with Ben Ulansey
Ben Ulansey brews up centipedes, cinematic nightmares, and a masterclass on why horror still matters
The Daily Whatever Show, Oct 7: GenX Stereotypes with Liz LaPoint
Nothing like a genXy meeting GenXcellent conversation to start our days
The Daily Whatever, Oct 6: GenX/GenZ TLOAS Convo with Femcel
Gen Z candor meets Gen X nostalgia in a pop-culture cage match that ends in mutual respect
Greetings from Atlantis
One man’s heroic journey from his bedroom to his office to save GenX from bad soda takes and emotional vulnerability
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
For the week of Oct 6-11
Why Can’t You Just Leave Taylor Alone?!
Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl is the victory-lap pop she’s earned
The Daily Whatever, Oct 4: Horror Films with I Heart Splatter’s Amie Simon
Amy Simon of I Love Splatter joins The Daily Whatever Show to unpack why today’s horror is less about monsters and more about the monsters inside us.
The Daily Whatever, Oct 3: Fucked-Up Friday with Marlon Weems
Taylor’s thighs, Wall Street lies, and an extra-long TDWS with Marlon Weems.
The Daily Whatever, Oct 2: GenX Crisis with Rob Guess
The special magic of high school pals reconnecting 35 years later
The Daily Whatever, Oct 1: On Atonement
A recording from Dana DuBois's live video
The Daily Whatever, Sept 30: In GenX Conversation with MUTHR, FCKD
Viv (aka MUTHR, FCKD) shows why Gen X won’t fade: on joy, audacity, music, and why "And Just Like That" doesn't do us justice
The Daily Whatever, Sept 29: Overton Window 101 with Walter Rhein
Why “radical” ideas like healthcare are common sense everywhere else
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
For the week of September 29th - October 4th
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 27: Let’s Talk Emigration with Elizabeth Silleck La Rue, Esq.
Practical hurdles, cultural clarity, and the courage it takes to walk away from a country in crisis.
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 26: Citizen Journalism with Karen Attiah
From the Washington Post to The Golden Hour: A Masterclass in Courage
Autumn Sanctuary: With Lawrence Winnerman. Writing as Hypnosis. Healing Our Voices and Tending Our Future.
A recording from Lawrence Winnerman and Char Sundust's live video
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 25: Parenting Teens in Trump Times with Melissa Corrigan & Ally Hamilton
Three brilliant women on launching teens into the world when the world’s on fire
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 24: GenX Women Love Sex with Dr. Amber Hull
From anatomy to toys and beyond...
The Daily Whatever Show, Sept 23: How I Learned Not to Date Down
Dana DuBois discussed her most recent article, and what she learned about dating