Maureen Johnson and Dan Sinker

Says Who?

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In 2016, two friends—and author and a journalist--sat down to ride through the final weeks of the Presidential election by talking to the journalists covering it. They thought they were doing eight episodes. They were wrong. What started as a short trip has become a long and strange journey. They’ve gotten weird. They’ve made friends along the way. Mostly, the weird part, though. Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson, and legendary publisher of Punk Planet Magazine Dan Sinker as they digest the news each week. Says Who: it’s not a podcast—it’s a coping strategy.

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Maureen Johnson and Dan Sinker

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Oct 7, 2026

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Episodes

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS OF AN A**-HANDING CONTEST 02.12.2020

Celebrate the moments of your life, SaysWhovia, that's what Dan says, because it's suddenly December and perhaps we need to remember those moments sometimes. Maureen does, as she's deep in the deadline on her book and doesn't think she's gotten anything done this year, you know other than write three books. So SaysWhovia, if you are listening it means you are here, at the end of the year, and that...

SHRUNKY DUNKS AND THE CAVE OF CUOMO with Akilah Hughes 25.11.2020

Gobble, gobble! It’s Thanksgiving week! In SaysWhovia, we celebrate in the traditional ways: cransberries pie, paper turkeys, and gravy made of whatever that was coming off Rudy’s head the other day! Yes, somehow it’s the end of November. Trump’s weird fall continues to fall weirdly, in a perpetual-motion machine of self-own. But Dan and Maureen aren’t going to talk politics at their Thanksgiving...

SOMETHING ABOUT TEA AND CANADIANS 18.11.2020

It’s been two weeks since the election, and Dan and Maureen are doing great. Maureen is drinking some coffee in a can that she found. Dan is creeping around his house making tea. They discuss the fact that Dan can’t remember any band from the 90s, because there’s nothing going on and nothing else to talk about! Just tea and Canadians. Well, there are maybe some things. Like the fact that Trump won...

PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM 11.11.2020

Hello again, SaysWhovia! It’s been *checks notes* two days since Dan and Maureen last recorded. What a time that was! The crematorium ash had barely settled on Rudy’s shiny bald head back then. Now, everybody’s been to the Four Seasons. What malarkey awaits? Whither Mark Meadows? Who’s the boss in Trumpvania? And what the hell is going on? Grab a podium. It’s time for a presser. You know where to...

SEE YOU TOMORROW 3: SEE YOU TODAY 07.11.2020

Amy Carter's Shoe is going to have one hell of a good four years. Maureen and Dan are still a little shocked by it all, but they're here, to celebrate, with you Sayswhovia! Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

SEE YOU TOMORROW 2: THE TOMORROWER 06.11.2020

Hey Sayswhovia! Dan and Maureen are back with a Friday afternoon update in this never-ending election week.  BUT WAIT: MAYBE IT IS OVER???? Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

SEE YOU TOMORROW 04.11.2020

So last night the election happened. Now it's today. We... maybe know some stuff? Or not? Or maybe? Join Maureen and Dan as they attempt to puzzle it through. There's math! Plus, a very special guest opens the episode. What the actual living f*ck. Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

THE SAYS WHO ELECTION DAY SPECIAL 03.11.2020

It's election day.  Uh, yay?  No, that doesn't sound right. It's going to be a long day, so join Maureen and Dan with some ideas on how to fill the time so you don't spend it all just furiously refreshing FiveThirtyEight. See you tomorrow! Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

ONE WEEK 28.10.2020

It’s just ONE WEEK until the election, and Dan and Maureen are ready. By ready, this means they are not ready. They are sort of ready. They are as ready as they will ever be, which is not that ready, but ready enough. So, not ready. It’s time to talk about final moves, coping, and who might be hiding in your toilet. SaysWhovia…assemble!   Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of o...

RUDY'S MAGIC REPAIR SHOP 21.10.2020

It’s the calm before the storm, SaysWhovia. Or the eye of the storm. Or it’s not a storm. Or it’s not calm. Dan and Maureen are no longer sure. It’s 14 days until Election Day, except it’s not even that because people are voting already so…DAN KNOWS, HE KNOWS. Maureen feels that the quiet is eerie. She has been working a lot. Dan is happy to hear it, because he has a story he would like to tell he...

ALL THE PRESIDENT'S METH 14.10.2020

It’s 21 days until the election at the time of recording. Dan and Maureen have gotten into the groove, now. They’re battle hardened. Do you think those two chumps from 2016 could have handled COVID Trump? They could not. This new Dan and Maureen can. Kind of. Well, they aren’t crying as much as usual. The President is on a lot of drugs and is flying around the country, like some kind of 70s rock s...

COVIDMANIA 07.10.2020

Maureen has had enough of everything and needs Dan to talk her down. Dan is fine with that—also, he has some facts he would like to share about who has COVID in the White House. Hint: almost everyone! Then Maureen taps out and orders a weighted blanket. That’s pretty much it. Into the blanket fort, SaysWhovia. Cuddle up. Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patr...

The Trump-Has-Covid Special 03.10.2020

A lot of things happened between checks notes Thursday and Saturday. A lot.  Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

SIMPLY THE BEST 01.10.2020

What more do you want? Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

BIG METAL FINGER 23.09.2020

It’s Tuesday again or something! Dan and Maureen aren’t sure. They think it is Tuesday. Anyway, things are fine. Dan is dealing well with Zoom Kindergarten, and Maureen has good news to share! Really good news! She had an adventure. Of course, there are things that have to be discussed, like the passing of RBG and failed COVID policies in two countries. And the debates next week. Oh, that’s right....

FOUR MORE YEARS with Ana Marie Cox 16.09.2020

It’s here! The day that was never supposed to come! It’s the FOURTH ANNIVERSARY of Says Who! And, as with every other Says Who anniversary, our very first guest, Ana Marie Cox, returns to reflect on the year passed and the year to come. Dan and Maureen are fine. They’re great. They’re definitely not coming apart at the seams. Maureen has been to Philadelphia and has a story about a turkey in a hat...

WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT 09.09.2020

Splish splash! Dan and Maureen have washed up on the shore of another week. Dan is feeling better, partially because of his Thicky Chex dinosaur arms, and partially because Zoom Kindergarten was canceled today. Maureen is having fond memories of airplane coffee. It’s all about lowering your standards. There’s a lot to discuss, but obviously, when life gives you a boat parade, you watch it sink to...

ZOOM KINDERGARDEN/ARE YOU ON MUTE? 02.09.2020

Look. Dan's five-year-old has started kindergarten on Zoom and it's not going exactly what anyone would describe as, well, "well." But don't worry, Maureen's got just the thing thing to cheer him up. What could possibly go wrong Sayswhovia?  Nothing, that's what.  No thing.   Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

MAN THE LIFEBOATS 26.08.2020

Maureen and Dan are fine. Just fine. Once Dan duct tapes this mic, and Maureen makes sure she hasn’t taken the dog’s medication, they’ll get right to it. Because things are great. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Because today’s SaysWhovia is RETRO. Russian interference? Check. Steve Bannon arrested on a boat? Check. Weird tapes with people talking shit about Trump? Check. Kellyanne Conway rip...

SCHOOL DAZE 19.08.2020

It’s that wonderful time of year when either all students or some or none go back to school for an unknown period of time until everything closes down again and Dan is fine with it. Dan’s own Danlings are staying home, which means turning the house into a school. But all of this makes sense. Loads of sense. Meanwhile, Joe Biden picks a running mate, the DNC starts, the post office is under attack,...

VEEP VEEP 12.08.2020

It’s the big day! Time to learn Joe Biden’s VP pick! Dan and Maureen are here covering it live, and definitely did not record this episode precisely one hour before the news broke. Of course they know who it is! Because they are professionals, they cover all the news of the week, like how good America is at having COVID, how cool reopening plans are, and how bad Maureen’s school was at taking care...

THE NOZZLE KING OF DENVER 05.08.2020

Maureen is home from the woods. It’s good to be home, back in the familiar place, back in… Oh. There’s a little tropical storm happening. Nothing to worry about. Dan’s not worried. He’s…he’s rocking back and forth. What’s wrong with Dan? Has he been watching something? Oh. He watched the Axios interview. Everything seems to be happening at once. It’s August. It’s back to school time, or not. Or po...

AN EXTRA HOUR IN THE BALL PIT 29.07.2020

It’s the height of summer, and Maureen has escaped to the woods for a week. It’s cool and green where she is. She swims in a pond, walks in the forest, buys backdoor food from hippies, and drifts around on an alligator. Dan, meanwhile, is below ground in Chicago, sweating away in the official Says Who basement. He’s fine too. For sure. He’s great. His neighbors have started an illegal, off-brand s...

FACE VELVET CHURCH DAISY RED 22.07.2020

SaysWhovians, it is the dog days of summer, which is something someone said once. But it is summer, and there are dogs! Also, there is a clicking and some banging and honestly, did you hear that? No, that. Anyway, despite the distractions and also the doom, always the doom, Maureen and Dan talk about... beans? There's a lot of bean talk, if we're being perfectly honest here. And they also talk abo...

LIFE, UH, FINDS A WAY with STEVEN RAY MORRIS 15.07.2020

Welcome to day oné̷͕̓ ḩ̶͎̈́ú̶̞̩̎ndȑ̷͖̭ě̶̼d̸̘̅͝ á̶̡̀̚n̴̪̥͒d ṭ̸̜̐͘wěnty̸̙͂ oŕ s̶͉͙̚ơmĕ̸̺͉̀țhīņ̵̡̪͌g of quarantine! Dan and Maureen want you to know they are fine. They’re great. Because they’re so great, they’re going to talk about cool, great things, like Trump wearing a mask one time and plans for school reopening. Because it’s fine. Well, it’s not *fine*, but… Maureen has a new friend she wants D...

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