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  • Lawrence Winnerman

    Gay 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. Co-host, The Daily Whatever Show. Gay AF 🏳️‍🌈

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    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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    Advocate for disability rights, outspoken chronic illness sufferer, veteran - founder at Sick of this Shit Publications, founder at Banner & Backbone Media, and VALOR Media Network Correspondent.

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    Counselor in whole person development. Writer, activist, community organizer

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    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.

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    The best writer you’ve never read. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 I wrote THE ENDED WORLD. Read it—it’s good.

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    Authentic, common-sense straight talk about our politics and culture. Democratic political consultant.

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