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The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, July 14: GenX dating and mating with Frederic PoagFrederic Poag is one of the best humans we’ve had the pleasure to meet on Substack.And for good reason. Frederic has wise words about this political moment in time. He’s also a staunch feminist and ally, using his substantial online blast radius to champion for women and marginalized groups. Simply stated: Frederic is awesome.So when we saw him getting grief for a Note he posted about asking a woman out in a cafe, we knew we had to bring him onto The Daily Whatever to talk about it.Wh...2025-07-151h 26
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, July 10: Finding the Rainbow Connection with Joe GuaySometimes you don’t realize how a song from childhood resonates until someone points it out years later. Joe Guay joined Dana DuBois and me this morning on The Daily Whatever to talk about the burden of surnames, the rise of AI, and the power of “The Rainbow Connection” from The Muppet Movie.We recently published Joe’s story about his connection to the song:As usual, the chat was off the hook, where we learned about things like customer loyalty cards for sex workers (and sluts: mine is a complimentary blueberry muffin (it’s not just f...2025-07-1058 min
The Daily WhateverTACO Tuesday: Trump Tariffs, Trade, and Jeffrey EpsteinWhenever Frederic Poag invites you to join his Lives, you join his Lives!This one was SUCH a blast. I don’t join till well into the episode, but I’m certain everything Frederic says it’s worth a listen. Enjoy!Thank you Lisa, Nick P, Jeanne Elbe, Soso, John saxon, and many others for tuning into my live video with Frederic Poag! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to genXy at www.genxy.io/subscribe2025-07-091h 38
The Opinionated Ogre PodcastDid Trump Cook The Books? w/Frederic PoagGet full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe2025-07-0458 min
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, June 27: Fucked-Up Friday with Füsun Aydin & Frederic Poag AND Dirty Talk with Füsun and Lawrence!!!Thank you Jason Dyer, Alexandra Porter, Anthony Burke, April K Wilson , Becky Martinek , Beth Cruz , Beth Plank , BiffBiff BJ Roberts , bluePNWcats , Brandon Ellrich , Mariellen , Carissa Rogers , Carol Duffy , Cat , CatherineC , Celice Carlough , OldHenCharlie , Cheryl , Christine Balint , Charles , Craig Nixon , Craig Pulliam , Dale Scaringi , Dana DuBois , dani clark , Dan Thornton , Dar Gfree , David Long , Deb17☘️☘️ , Deanna Surber , Denise Cronin , Julie D , Draft of a woman , dra_ma_r , Elli , Emily Suyat , Elaine the Mean Old Feminist , Adrian , saint francie , Füsun Aydın , Gary Whaley , 2025-06-271h 58
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, Jun 20: Fucked-up Friday with Frederic Poag & Walter RheinI always knew this day would come.As many of you know, I’m a west-coaster and a night owl. So a 7am daily podcast requires discipline as well as a loud alarm. Guess which one I forgot to set this morning?It was a delight to realize how much concern you all had for me—so many messages!—and a relief my amazing guests Walter Rhein and Frederic Poag were such good sports about it all. We still had a rowdy chat and such amazing conversation about all the fucked-up news of the we...2025-06-201h 17
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, June 19: Expat Dads in France 🇫🇷 with Rich KaganChat, who amongst us hasn’t had a moment where they’ve thought “You know, fuck this America shit. I’m going to sell my things and move my husband and adorable daughter to quasi-rural France and ride this shit out while drinking some lovely wine with a nice baguette and brie.”?I have! Many times! And I don’t even HAVE a husband and an adorable daughter!But Rich Kagan does, and he and his family have been in Carcassone, France (it’s not just a game! It’s a real place!) We had a great c...2025-06-1958 min
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, Jun 14: No Kings Day news round-up with Frederic Poag & Walter RheinI went into this No Kings Day with huge apprehensions—with just cause.We had a president itching to pull the trigger on the Insurrection Act, a baltallion in Washington DC for his “I’m a Big Boy” military parade, millions gathering for protests, the National Guard deployed in multiple states, the Marines in Los Angeles, and Israel and Iran lobbing weapons at one another. Then we awoke to news of the assassination of Minnesota State Rep Melissa Hortman and her husband Saturday morning.It was a lot.Thankfully, I had Frederic Poag and Walt...2025-06-161h 40
The Opinionated Ogre PodcastTACO Friday! Trump, Musk, and Madness!Thank you Thoughts on the Night, Jeanne Elbe, KaijaJo, Bob Healey, Jason Dyer, and many others for tuning into my live video with Frederic Poag! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe2025-05-311h 03
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, May 27: The Dating Show with Frederic PoagThere’s no business like show business, amirite? And what a show we had today! Thanks to the always loquacious and irresistable Frederic Poag whose wild hair presaged a wild time talking about dating, sex, desire, and a whole lotta nonsense!If it ain’t clear, Frederic is ALWAYS welcome to talk to us, and when the topic is as spicy as today—well, we might just have to make that a thing! “The GenX Dating Show with Frederic, Dana, & Lawrence!” Smash the heart button ❤️ on this post if you’d like to see that weekly show, friends!W...2025-05-271h 05
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, May 16: Fucked-up Friday with Frederic PoagIt’s always an amazing day when Frederic Poag joins your Live.Even when it’s Friday, so it’s time to talk about the fucked-up news of the week.For those of you new to GenXy, each Friday we invite a guest to join us—and all three of us present our pick for most fucked-up news story of the week. Here were our respective picks:* Frederic: Kristi Noem Wants Migrants to Compete for Citizenship on New Reality Show. Like “The Long Walk” or “The Hunger Games,” only real life! So fucked-up!* Lawrence...2025-05-1652 min
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, May 15: ??? with ???Well, that was something, wasn’t it?Friend of the Pod, Untrickled by Michelle Teheux, was booked to speak with us, but her pup, Mr. Joe needed an X-Ray, and so, of course, she had to attend to that. We’re all sending good vibes, Michelle! Let us know how Mr. Joe is doing, please and dogspeed for healing wishes.Another Friend of the Pod, Robin Wilding, volunteered to jump in and THANK GOD she did! No sooner had she joined than Dana DuBois’ phone died, leaving me and Robin to improvise a show from scratc...2025-05-1556 min
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, April 28: Substack friendsToday was a groggy Monday morning Live, but we still had a blast.Why were we groggy? Well, I am trying to adjust my circadian rhythms to adjust to this daily 7am podcast. Good thing I love it so much, it’s like a jolt of energy that sustains me through my day.Lawrence? He was up half the night battling with Descript, trying to make our pre-recorded podcast with Jonathan Small work. It appears Descript won, mostly, as multiple versions of me appear in place of Lawrence or Jonathan in the video. ...2025-04-2956 min
The Daily WhateverCitizen’s Oath w/ Frederic Poag & Lawrence WinnermanThank you Cat, NOT A FASCIST!, Stan Mroczek, Irish clover☘️, Susan Genser, and many others for tuning into my live video with Cat, Susan Genser, and Frederic Poag! We talked about damn near everything under the sun, from us both battling depression, to The Citizen’s Oath (https://thecitizensoath.org) to the nature of the fight ahead of us, to dating. Thanks to everyone who joined, and a huge thanks to Cat and Susan Genser for jumping on the video and taking the Citizen’s Oath!We’ll see you next time, friends! 2025-04-181h 29
The Daily WhateverLive! With Frederic Poag! The Citizen's OathThank you P. J. Schuster, Daniel Williams, techwriter35, Catherine Grassel, and many others for tuning into the genXy live video with Lawrence Winnerman, Dana DuBois, and Frederic Poag! Y’all we had a rollicking conversation, and Frederic illuminated his thinking behind oaths in general, and what something like an oath from regular Americans could mean, about us, each other, and our commitment to this country.Dana and Lawrence have each taken the oath, and Frederic did today as well—building on the oath he took in the Marines—to sort of re-certify his commitment to the co...2025-04-091h 18
The Daily WhatevergenXy - The Podcast | Episode 5: Protests & Power! (With Special Guest Appearance from Frederic Poag)Anyone go to one of the thousands of April 5th “Hands Off” protests yesterday? Lawrence attended in Fort Wayne, Indiana—and of course, we had to talk about it.We discuss Lawrence’s inspiring experiences at the protest, our disappointment in the lackluster pre- and post-event mainstream news coverage, and the overall impact. Early reports indicate thousands of protests around the US and the world, with millions of participants, all peaceful. Lawrence described the sense of hope, optimism, and unity he felt gathering with like-minded citizens and fighting back.We know many of...2025-04-071h 24
The Daily WhateverLive | Frederic Poag and genXyY’all! We just had the best time going Live! Thank you Earl Brownlee, Lynn, Noel, and many others for tuning into my live video with Dana DuBois and Frederic Poag! We talked about—well, what didn’t we talk about: the economy, the history of migration in the USA, Frederic’s colorful past, tariffs are taxes y’all!, the onsetting brain drain for the US in the face of a crashing economy, and ever so much more…We talked about our top genXy songs, and man we came up with some good ones. What would you ad...2025-04-041h 06
The Daily WhatevergenXy - The Podcast | Episode 4: genXy Responds to the NYT Article "The GenX Career Meltdown"Steven Kurutz’s March 28, 2025 article in The New York Times, “The GenX Career Meltdown” is so on-topic and on-brand for genXy that we couldn’t let it go by without commentary. To say that it inspired a wide range of feelings in us would be…accurate.Then our podcasting tool told us we were cut off for the month, so we decided to try our weekly podcast Live. And it was fun. When GenXers face a challenge, we’re resilient and can adapt to new technology—which was one of the primary points we found lacking in Mr. Kurutz’s s...2025-03-3149 min
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Frederic PoagFrederic is a former political organizer who now works in the entertainment industry.Topics: The Democratic ticket is enthusiastic and joyful and they are FIRE; Kamala mom'd a heckler and it was glorious, why Tim Walz was a great choice for VP; Trump has no more field offices and ads have slowed--and now Eric Trump is promoting cryptocurrency, hmmmmm; Trump enticing coming up in September; how to deal with election deniers who refuse to certify if/when Trump loses. All that and much more.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out...2024-08-081h 09Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Frederic PoagFrederic is a former political organizer who now works in the entertainment industry
Topics: The Trump effect on the GOP; GOP is out of money in many states--it's shrinking as The Democratic Party is growing; Election Day 2023 saw a giant blue wave with abortion rights; there's a lot to be optimistic about heading into 2024~ with abortion rights and legal cannabis winning the day.
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