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Sick of this PodPsych Talk - from sick of this shit to doing this shitThank you everyone who came Dana DuBois, Lawrence Winnerman, Wendyđłď¸ââ§ď¸đłď¸âđđ, Lisa J đđłď¸âđ and so many more for coming to the Shit Talk! today, with Cat and Nick Paro discussing issues from a psychological and sociological standpoint, a little Veteran information and knowledge, and what we can to go from sick of this shit to doing this shit. Letâs get active and letâs go win.Also, go sign up to run for something â runforsomething.net â and get involved so that no race goes unchallenged!Authorâs Note: Please go subscribe to my friend Cat, who is amazingly intelligent, has g...2025-07-251h 08
Sick of this PodThe Wizards' Counsil - so beard, much manThank you Wendyđłď¸ââ§ď¸đłď¸âđđ, Dana DuBois, Lisa J đđłď¸âđ, The Bathrobe Guy đ, Cat, and many others for tuning into my live video with Frederic Poag and Lawrence Winnerman! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Sick of this Shit with Nick at sickofthis.substack.com/subscribe2025-07-251h 39
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, July 19: A formal affair to celebrate 40 paid subsItâs not easy to arrive anywhere in formalwear by 9am.But let this be known about Lawrence Winnerman and me: We donât shy away from hard things. Including ties and sequin on a Saturday morning.A couple weeks back, we ask the âWhateversââour amazing Live audience membersâwhat we should do to celebrate reaching milestones in our Summer Pledge Drive. The first suggestion was that we should show up for The Daily Whatever in cocktail attire. This week, we hit our first fundraising goal: 40 paid subscribers.So today, we brought i...2025-07-201h 04
Sick of this PodThe Daily Whatever, July 18: Fucked-Up Friday with Nick ParoThank you FĂźsun AydÄąn, The Bathrobe Guy đ, Richard Francis Hogan, Jeanne Elbe, The Momster, Kimmy Win, Wendyđłď¸ââ§ď¸đłď¸âđđ, Cat, thepoetmiranda and many others for tuning into Dana DuBois and Lawrence Winnermanâs Fucked-Up Friday Live, with me as this weeks special guest! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Sick of this Shit with Nick at sickofthis.substack.com/subscribe2025-07-1858 min
The Opinionated Ogre PodcastThe Daily Whatever, July 17: Antisemitism in America with The Opinionated OgreI dropped in on GenXy with Dana and Lawrence to chat (OK, rant) about the explosion of antisemitism on the âleftâ in America. The people who fancy themselves morally superior on the âfar leftâ but openly call for the murder of Jews and the ethnic cleansing of Israel to preventâŚethnic cleansing.Does it make sense? No. But when has racism ever made sense?Just put on the red hat, guys. We see you.Thank you thepoetmiranda, Thinker at the Gates, Jeanne Elbe, Musings on Interesting Times, Mason/she/her/đđ¤đđ¤, and many others for tuning into my liv...2025-07-181h 05
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, July 11: Fucked-up Friday with Michelle TeheuxHello hello, Whatevers!This week in newsâlike every single week living under this regimeâhas been fucked up. The deadly July 4th floods in Kerr County, Texas made this week particularly bleak. As of this writing, 129 have died, with 170 people still unaccounted for.Itâs extra fucked-up, as we know natural disasters like this are becoming more common due to climate change, and that weâre living in a country that will only hasten such events through inaction or wose.Itâs extra-extra fucked up, as these are deaths caused by Republicans, at both th...2025-07-131h 11
Walter Rhein PodcastThe Daily Whatever, July 9: Karaoke storiesHey Everyone!I always enjoy chatting with Dana Dubois, though I wish Lawrence Winnerman had been there. We had a nice time chatting about karaoke. Iâm constantly astounded how fast these 1 hour sessions can go by. Karaoke was a big deal for me and my wife when we were first dating. Weâd play poker with the American immigrants (I refuse to call them expats), and then weâd take our winnings and go to the movies or sing karaoke.It was pretty rare that we didnât win the card games. Part of...2025-07-101h 01
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, June 30: Reunited!Itâs so good to be home!I returned to Seattle late Saturday night, to the best treat everâLawrence is in Seattle! Yesterday we celebrated our reunion by purchasing a shit-ton of olives and devouring them Live, alongside a bottle of delicious pale French rose. The resulting âOlivepoloozaâ was an outrageously delicious good time. We canât believe Ben Ulansey and Brandon Ellrich havenât weighed in with a rebuttal.But thatâs not all Lawrence and I are up to⌠Weâre here IRL, scheming our schemes, hatching plans to grow genXy and The Dail...2025-07-011h 02
Walter Rhein PodcastEscapist Delights in a Crumbling Democracy w/ Lawrence WinnermanHey Everyone!Today our special guest is Lawrence Winnerman from âThe Daily Whatever.â We had a blast, and I got to get Lawrenceâs pick for the definitive Gen X movie.I should come up with a question for every episode and have everyone write down their answer for the big reveal. That was kind of fun.I was just reflecting with Ben as to how much I enjoy these talks. Itâs great to have an open topic such as film/shows/video games to form the basis of a discussion with all thes...2025-06-281h 00
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, Jun 11: Fathers and fatherhood with the Opinionated OgreLawrence Winnerman and I knew we wanted to host a pre-Fatherâs Day Live where we shared stories about our dads. We decided we needed to bring on an amazing father as our guestâand The Opinionated Ogre was a top choice. So we asked him.He replied yes, and then shared a link. âYou might want to read my story firstâŚâ he told us.And⌠whoa. After reading it, we knew he was the only possible guest for todayâs show. Here are our stories:* âIâm Not Your Biological Fa...2025-06-1159 min
The Opinionated Ogre PodcastThe Daily Whatever, Jun 11: Fathers and fatherhood with the Opinionated OgreThank you Wendyđłď¸ââ§ď¸đłď¸âđđ, Love, Robert Sawers, The Momster, Einstein, and many others for tuning into my live video with Dana DuBois and Lawrence Winnerman! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe2025-06-1159 min
The Opinionated Ogre PodcastThe Daily Whatever, June 6: Fucked-up Friday with The Opinionated Ogre!Thank you FĂźsun AydÄąn, Peter William Murphy, P. J. Schuster, OhDonna, Mason, Storyteller, and many others for tuning into my live video with Dana DuBois and Lawrence Winnerman! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe2025-06-061h 00
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, June 3: Queer History with Wendy the DruidAttention, students! School is in session, the library is open, and it is Time. đ To. đLearn. đ Queer. đ Herstory. đ Periodt. đWendyđłď¸ââ§ď¸đłď¸âđđ the Druid joined Dana DuBois and lilâ olâ me ( Lawrence Winnerman ) for the first of what we hope are many sessions of schoolwerk. First of all, Wendy is the owner of ThistleAndMoss.com, a Substack dedicated toâan amazing combo of things: Queerness, Druidic work, politics, poetry, and elevating other Queer voices. Go subscribe now!And Chat, what didnât we talk about? Also Chat, what didnât you talk about? The Daily Whatever is known for having and active and spicy ch...2025-06-031h 04
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, May 27: The Dating Show with Frederic PoagThereâs 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 ainât clear, Frederic is ALWAYS welcome to talk to us, and when the topic is as spicy as todayâwell, we might just have to make that a thing! âThe GenX Dating Show with Frederic, Dana, & Lawrence!â Smash the heart button â¤ď¸ on this post if youâd like to see that weekly show, friends!W...2025-05-271h 05
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, May 20: Leaving Medium with Patrick StewartPatrick B. Stewart is a writer and publisher and a Taoist/Daoist.When he joined us on The Daily Whatever last week, he dropped a big truth bombâthat Medium stopped giving writers access to the email addresses of their new subscribers, moving forward.And as we GenXers doâhe researched. He aligned with his values. And he pivotedâaway from Medium, removing his The Taoist Online publication. He plans to relaunch on June 1, 2025 at https://thedaoist.online.On todayâs podcast, we discuss why he left, why we think Medium has made these un...2025-05-2058 min
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, May 18: Char Sundust on Writing, Sanctuary, and SubstackToday we had the joy of hosting Char Sundust of Spirit Sanctuary on The Daily Whatever, for a soulful and deep conversation about writing and safety and showing up with our words in the world.Char read her award-winning poem I Want to Move Things with My MindWe had the best timeâa fun reunion of Seattle friends and writers. Yay!We love sharing the love of Substack on Sundays, and hereâs who we recommended:* Char suggested reading Andrea Gibson for their gratitude work at Things That Donât Suck.2025-05-181h 15
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, May 17: Why is the news obsessed with GenX lately?It was just Dana DuBois and Lawrence Winnerman today on The Daily Whatever, talking about the stuff we usually talk about. In this case, it was discussing our latest articlesâDana on her dating debacle, and mine comparing and contrasting the articles on GenX from the Economist and Vogue:In classic The Daily Whatever fashion, we had a wide ranging conversation that ended up with the idea that we need to create a genXy University, where one of the classes is called Understanding This Late-Stage Capitalist Society You Were Born Into, and another is called Understanding Tyrrany (⢠Kare...2025-05-171h 14
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, May 16: Fucked-up Friday with Frederic PoagItâs always an amazing day when Frederic Poag joins your Live.Even when itâs Friday, so itâs 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 usâand 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 âThe Long Walkâ or âThe Hunger Games,â only real life! So fucked-up!* Lawrence...2025-05-1652 min
Walter Rhein PodcastEditing Won't Help You if You're Unable to Face Your MuseLawrence Winnerman recently told me that he visualized his muse as the manifestation of a nonbinary physical being whispering stories. That, to me, is an absolutely beautiful representation that contains more truth than most starting writers would believe.It got me thinking on how I view my own muse. I concluded itâs not so much a being, but more like a knothole in a barrier between worlds. I can crouch and gaze into the knothole. I see all kinds of magnificent things. But the light burns my eye, and itâs both physically and mentally taxing to s...2025-05-1606 min
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, May 2: Fucked-up FridayThank you Walter Rhein, Debra Groves Harman, Polly Walker Blakemore, Karen Marie Shelton, Lahboss and so many others for tuning into The Daily Whatever: Fucked-Up Friday with Lawrence Winnerman and Dana DuBois featuring our guest Kevin Alexander! Yâall! I (Lawrence) got a job! Huzzah! Also, Iâm planning a new side hustle as Santa Claus. Read Santa Lawrenceâs origin story here: Today we had a battle royale for the most fucked-up thing that happened this past week. We agreed that deporting kids with cancer without their meds is by far the worst thing, but it...2025-05-021h 06
The Daily WhatevergenXy | The Podcast: Episode 6 - The GenX Career Meltdown with Jonathan SmallFiguring out job/work/career these days during the Great Career Meltdown feels a little like trying to find a clean bathroom at a music festival â chaotic, unpredictable, and occasionally miraculous. Gen X sits right in the middle of it all, caught between the Boomers' "stay at one job forever" mindset and the Millennials and Gen Z who basically invented side hustles as a lifestyle.Listen as Lawrence Winnerman and Dana DuBois team up to dive headfirst into this wild landscape with our very first podcast guestâ Jonathan Small from the Substack Small Talk. We talked careers crum...2025-04-281h 11
Walter Rhein PodcastHow to Fix Everything That's Wrong With the F***ed Up USAHello Everyone! I jumped into this morning chat with Dana DuBois, who I know from Medium, and Lawrence Winnerman, who is a new friend as of now! We had a nice talk about everything thatâs âF***ed UPâ right now. The conversation has a little more profanity than normal, but I think youâll find it appropriate.Also, thereâs a funny moment when I tried to plug in my headphones only to realize my new phone doesnât have an audio jack. That made me laugh. All laughter is good. The moment only lasts about...2025-04-2556 min
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, April 25: Fucked-up Friday with Walter RheinToday was the debut of âFucked-up Friday,â where we discuss the most fucked-up news of the week in friendly competition. We were joined by the incredible Walter Rhein for an engaging, earnest conversation about the reality that weâre facing down is ethnic cleansingâor more simply put, genocideâ Walterâs suggestion as the most fucked-up news of the week. And really, all the fucked-up news really rolls up to that, doesnât it?Dana DuBoisâ contribution was this horror: Barnard College staff alarmed by federal survey asking if theyâre Jewishâand during Yom HaShoah, no less.Lawrence...2025-04-2556 min
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! Yâall 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 wellâbuilding on the oath he took in the Marinesâto sort of re-certify his commitment to the co...2025-04-091h 18
The Daily WhatevergenXy - The Podcast | Episode 4: genXy Responds to the NYT Article "The GenX Career Meltdown"Steven Kurutzâs March 28, 2025 article in The New York Times, âThe GenX Career Meltdownâ is so on-topic and on-brand for genXy that we couldnât let it go by without commentary. To say that it inspired a wide range of feelings in us would beâŚaccurate.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, weâre resilient and can adapt to new technologyâwhich was one of the primary points we found lacking in Mr. Kurutzâs s...2025-03-3149 min
The Daily WhatevergenXy - The PodcastDana DuBois and Lawrence Winnerman talk about who they are, how they know each other, what âgenXyâ means, and what to expect from the show (and as we learn how to use our cool, new podcast tool.) Get full access to genXy at www.genxy.io/subscribe2025-03-1025 min