The Daily Whatever, August 16: Saturday Good News!
Because even in these Trump times, it can't all be doom and gloom...
It’s a lovely way to end the week by sharing the good news.
We opened the show gushing about Taylor Swift. Not only the announcement of her new record—The Life of a Showgirl drops October 3rd!!!!!—but also her two-hour podcast with Travis and Jason Kelce to announce the release. They’re a charming couple. She’s brilliant.
And we agreed, the best part of it all was watching Travis and Jason demonstrated the consummate living examples of the best sort of male allyship, as their love and admiration of Taylor shone through every moment.
Ladies, pay attention—we all deserve a Travis hyping us up, calling us brilliant, and and willing to step back and shine their spotlight on us.
Other good news!
Gavin Newsom fighting back against gerrymandering with a brilliant redistricting campaign.
Camille Zapata, Newson’s social media manger, and HER ALL-CAP SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.
The Justice Department agreed the Washington D.C. Police Chief gets to retain his job.
Season two of Wednesday dropped on Netflix, with none other than the breathtaking Joanna Lumley—best known as Patsy from AbFab—starring as Wednesday’s grandmama.
The US crime rate fell in 2024, in spite of Trump’s efforts to make it seem otherwise.
Loads of lawyers at the DOJ proclaim “fuck this shit” to defending Trump.
Substacker Stefanie Mullen shared this incredible story about meeting the young man who donated his stem cells to save her life.
And the greatest news of the week, or possibly ever: Lil the tiny triplet goat shunned at birth gets adopted by Luna and Nya the sheepdogs, who love her as their own.
But most of all—all of you Whatevers are our good news! Thank you for tuning in, for offering your insights, and for helping us form this wonderful community.
Huge thanks to The One Minute Daily Boost, MorganX, Linnea, Musings on Interesting Times, Suzanne English, Judith Simmons, Chrissie, Lawrence Winnerman, Karen Marie Shelton, Elizabeth, Jennifer Winningham, Dana DuBois, BiffBiff, Frederic Poag, Melissa Corrigan, she/her, Linda Roberta Hibbs, Jon weston, The Momster 🧷, Marnie, Hannah, Nick Paro, Jo, Linda k Messamore, Beth Cruz, Robert Sawers, Terri Bolsinger, Leo McChaser, Art Beeler, cynmac, Carolyn Fletcher, Candace Dietsch, Noble Blend, Los Gatos Sin Madrid, Claudia Robinson , David Solnit, Erin Buffington, Michael Conrad, JoDee, Yolanda D., Brandon Ellrich, R.V. Hughes, Stefanie Mullen, Tom Young, Rosemary Lisa Jackson, Alexandra Porter and many more.
We love you all, mean it!
Lawrence Winnerman
The science fiction writer
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. All stories by Lawrence
Dana DuBois
The memoirist
Dana DuBois is a memoirist and Gen X word nerd based in the Pacific Northwest. She founded I Write Out Loud, her Substack publication, where she writes across a range of subjects; parenting, music and pop culture, relationships, and feminism are her favorites. She co-hosts The Daily Whatever Show. Em dashes, Oxford commas, and well-placed semicolons make her heart happy. All stories by Dana
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