Dana DuBois | I Write Out Loud
Dana DuBois, Libbie Grant, Karen Marie Shelton, Ellie Leonard, Julie Roginsky, Lawrence Winnerman, Rachel @ This Woman Votes, Blue Amp Media, The Mayday Network, The Daily Whatever ShowMemoir and cultural essays about love, politics, parenting, and midlife selfhood. New and old work gathered into one living practice of writing out loud — using art and storytelling to reclaim power in chaotic times.
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I Write Out Loud | Pre-Birthday Podcast 🎂
This week I celebrate the life of Amy Winehouse, who died 15 years ago today, by remembering the time I bumped into her on the streets of Austin during SXSW in 2007. She was lovely.
You all are lovely.
To celebrate her death as I’m about...
Me and Amy Winehouse
On the 15th anniversary of her untimely death, I think of Amy. We had challenging fathers with the same name. Only one of us got the years to outgrow him.
She left no time to regret
A Letter From Dana, Vol 3
Dearest readers,
A Letter from Dana is where to write to you directly—not inside an essay, but simply thoughts from my life: what I’m working on, what’s coming, random thoughts and ephemera from my creative world.
I’m so glad you’re here...
Sunday Salon: Botox, Beauty, and My Birthday Week Ahead
Sunday Salon #14 of the I Write Out Loud project
It was a no-makeup, all natural show to celebrate the ways in which there’s no good way to turn up as a woman online.
It's My Birthday Week. I Have a Request.
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
My birthday is exactly one week from today.
I don’t want any tangible gifts. But I do have an idea, and I could use your help in bringing it to life.
To give credit where it’s due: the idea came from I...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Memoirist & cultural essayist. GenX word nerd. I write out loud. Co-host & booker: The Daily Whatever Show. Fine feminist. Loves storytelling, karaoke, ectomorphs, her two teens, and Oxford commas. Loathes the RHCP.
Writer. Next book: THE ENDED WORLD (Galiot Press, Sept 15, 2026) You might also know my pen name, Olivia Hawker.
I’m a lifelong storyteller, editor, entrepreneur and nerd. I'm still trying to find myself. My work is on Quora & Medium, Substack & Sayzio. I chase ideas across multiple topics, seeking the untold angles. I find humans infinitely fascinating.
Contributing Editor @ Blue Amp Media, child-wrangler, sometimes-filmmaker, Missoulian dropped on my head in NYC. Wandering Agent-lessly Signal: @redpencilscript.10, [email protected], (She/Her)
Authentic, common-sense straight talk about our politics and culture. Democratic political consultant.
Queer sci-fi author writing The Hinge & The Near Field—essays on how democracy bends, fiction on where it lands. Now: Rewiring the Republic—43 repairs, mild to wild. COO @ Blue Amp Media. Co-host, The Daily Whatever Show. Gay AF \ud83c\udff3️\ud83c\udf08
I'm done waiting for civility to work. This is where I rant about DEI, women’s rights, and the slow-motion collapse of democracy. Justice doesn’t happen politely—it’s imposed. If you’re tired of losing with dignity, let’s get chaotic.
Blue Amp Media (BAM) is a pro-democracy media network delivering sharp analysis, accountability journalism, and culture-forward commentary—while amplifying new voices. Founded by Cliff Schecter with David Shuster.
Fiercely independent media that won't bend the knee to anyone.
TDWS is a live morning show about the culture, politics, and creative voices shaping our world. Hosted by lifelong BFFs Dana DuBois & Lawrence Winnerman, the show is curious, candid & a bit wry. The best conversations don’t follow a script.
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