TDWS: Not Straight Forward with Lawrence Winnerman & Aidan Wharton
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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
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of March 9-13, 2026
The Daily Whatever Show: Effed-Up Friday, March 6
When the Opinionated Ogre returns for "Effed-up Friday," you know it's going to be the best of times.
TDWS: Fine Feminist Hour with Dana DuBois + Guest Kristi Coulter
We want all that stupid old shit like letters and sodas...
The Daily Whatever Show: Your Weirdo Friend Says Goodbye, Cliff Schecter Joins to Discuss Texas Elections
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The Daily Whatever Show with Surprise Guest Walter Rhein
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TDWS: Not Straight Forward with Lawrence Winnerman & Aidan Wharton | Guest Ben Greene
We're choosing joy and Good Queer News (and none of us started a war this weekend, JFYI.)
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of March 2-6, 2026
TDWS: Effed-Up Friday with Guests Lev Parnas and Dr. G, Your Weirdo Friend
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Live W/ Lisa & Lawrence Winnerman! • 2/25 @ 7Pm CST
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TDWS: With Dash from the Halfway Cafe and K.R. Byers
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TDWS: For Such a Time as This with Andra Watkins
A former insider decodes Christian nationalism and explains why women are in danger.
TDWS: Not Straight Forward with Lawrence Winnerman | Special Guest Aidan Wharton on Open Relationships
February 23, 2026
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of Feb 23-27, 2026
TDWS: Effed-Up Friday with Nick Paro
Reclaiming masculinity in a culture built on chaos...
TDWS: Digging into the Epstein Files with Ellie Leonard
Inside the Fergie emails and the culture that protects powerful men
TDWS: Char Sundust and the Year of the Fire Horse!
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TDWS: Not Straight Forward with Lawrence Winnerman: Guest Füsun Aydın
Monday, February 16, 2026
This Week on the Daily Whatever Show
Week of Feb 16-20, 2026
Saturdays for Sanity with Michelle Kinney, Dana Dubois and Lawrence Winnerman
Send in the clowns, they said. And then they invited me and Dana...
TWDS | Fucked-Up Friday with Michelle Kinney
When voter suppression gets rebranded, surveillance gets a Super Bowl ad, and the extremists stop whispering.
The Daily Whatever Show, Feb 11: Lorissa Rinehart
From Jeannette Rankin to the Save Act: A History of Women Pushing Back
The Daily Whatever Show, Feb 10: Political Stars with Grey Galaxie
Today we explored the ultimate woo of life, politics, and chaos magic.
The Daily Whatever Show, Feb 9: Not Straightforward with Lawrence Winnerman & Guest Aidan Wharton
Going to a gay doc is just better. Ask us how we know...