Maureen Johnson and Dan Sinker

Says Who?

News EN ↓ 451 episodes

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.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: sayswhopodcast.com

Author

Maureen Johnson and Dan Sinker

Category

News

Podcast website

sayswhopodcast.com

Latest episode

Oct 7, 2026

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android almost 10M downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

SEE YOU TOMORROW-ISH 26.06.2024

This week’s episode is a little shorter, because Dan and Maureen have agreed to watch and record their reactions to Thursday’s debate.  Dan is falling to pieces and Maureen is getting fancy for a secret party.   It’s all kicking off, SaysWhoavia. So give a listen to today's 30 minute SEE YOU TOMORROW, and come back Friday more ALSO MORE SEE YOU TOMORROW. Says Who is made possible by you, through y...

FROG AND CARROT SOUP 19.06.2024

Dan’s coming in hot today. He’s got a lot of jobs. Dad. Podcast producer. Guy who collects dog pee. Teacher. And number one pal to Maureen, whose clothes are inside out. Somehow, this ends up in a reasonably coherent conversation about how racism can be found in the darnedest places in American history! That stuff is everywhere! Maureen gives a short history on eugenics at state fairs. We learn ab...

DOUBLE GUN SOCKS 12.06.2024

Well, well, well. Dan and Maureen are running a tight ship today! Maureen knows where she’s going. Dan knows what’s going on. And once they get Maureen’s unused planner into the act, nothing can go wrong! Dan guides Maureen on a deep dive into Rudy Giuliani's head, much like that billionaire sub guy took that cursed group of fellow billionaires into the depths to look a doomed wreck. Maureen learn...

THE MUSICAL EPISODE 05.06.2024

This week, Maureen tells a barely disguised tale of recent events, and then talks about her blood test results in a lot of detail. The conclusion? Oats. Meanwhile, Dan has been avoiding reality, but reality has been taking him on a map and finally caught up. This leads nicely to the Trump conviction afterparty and the strangely torrid tale of Hunter Binder’s trial. But this is actually the musical...

TRUMP IS GUILTY SPECIAL 02.06.2024

Hey main feed, surprise! This week's Town Watch episode, usually JUST for our Patreon supporters (which you should totally become!) is coming out on the main feed too! Why? Because Trump is guity and that's just too much fun to not go worldwide. So enjoy!! Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

BUG THE PANTS 29.05.2024

Oh dear. Maureen is having a moment. She had a challenging week and is coming to pieces. Luckily, Dan is here! With news! Dan always brings news. It never helps. This has been going on for eight years and is unlikely to change. The UK has done the most UK thing ever by announcing an election no one is excited about. The Prime Minster stood in the pouring rain with no umbrella to give the news. Why...

RUDY'S PARTY 22.05.2024

Rudy got served at his birthday party and Dan and Maureen are excited about it. That’s nice, because Maureen is having a bad week. But then Dan tells her all about his favorite insect: the cicada. It’s a hot cicada summer. Meanwhile, Trump’s first trial begins to wrap up. And there are going to be debates? Next month? In THIS economy? Summer is in the wings, clearing her throat and getting ready t...

SCORPION 15.05.2024

Maureen is still in France! Surprise! She could not leave when there was still cheese to eat. Plus, she made a little friend. Back in her home city, much is happening. Dan needs to tell her all about it. Stormy Daniels was on the stand, talking about shampoo. Michael Cohen apologies. Plus, a book with a terrible dog story and a Richard Scary worm lives in RFK’s brain. 2024! It’s deranged! Grab you...

DON'T GO IN THE BASEMENT 01.05.2024

This week, it’s time to talk emcampments and trials.  But first, we need to help Dan get through some avoidance issues. We need to help him get to the basement of his mind palace.  Come.  Take our hand, SaysWhovia. Let’s go down the steps together.   Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

NEW YORK STATE OF MIND 24.04.2024

This week, we find out that Maureen’s been right about New York all along: It’s the place to be.  Everything happens there! Broadway! Great food! Amazing music! Cutting-edge dance and fashion! Large-scale arrests! Weird trials! Trash in bins! You name it, New York has it. It’s all NYC, all the time this week. Chicago can absolutely eat it.   Says Who is made possible by you, through your support o...

SNOOZEFLASH 17.04.2024

Oh hello, SaysWhovia. Maureen was just getting her mail. What’s this? A jury summons? LOL, that’s a joke, of course. She would never be so lucky. It’s the ticket of the season! Which lucky New Yorkers will get to hang out in a waiting room with hundreds of other hopefuls, all trying out for one of the big roles as a Trump juror. Everyone is excited! Except, perhaps, except Donal Trump, who keeps t...

WOODCHIPPER 10.04.2024

Oh hello, SaysWhovia. We were just examining this ancient book of spells and portents. Let’s see…an earthquake, an eclipse, lightning hitting the Empire State Building…oh. Just a typical week in New York City. Nothing weird going on at all. Oh wait. The Trump trial is about to start in Maureen’s hometown! That must be it. 2024 is finally turning on the gas and showing us what’s made of. Or IS it?...

THE LENTIL PRINCESS 03.04.2024

SaysWhovia, Maureen has had a rough week. But it's OK because she's TOTALLY FINE. Yes, that's what she is. She is also the lentil princess, so she has that going for her.  Meanwhile the world is going to complete and utter shi...  Happy days for she's the lentil princess! Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

INCORPORATE THE INTERRUPTION 27.03.2024

Says Whovians! 2024 is starting to show its whole ass now as the former president Goes Through Some Things in the last 24 hours and somehow has emerged... better off? Great. Also, Dan is in Colorado and Maureen is at her folks and, well, she's coming in hot. And then, suddenly, she's reading from the elaborate guide for getting on the internet she made for her parents back in the 90s. As one does....

A CAREFULLY BALANCED DAN IN A CAREFULLY BALANCED VAN 20.03.2024

Sometimes, SayWhovia, it’s important to think about balance. Work and life balance. Physical balance. Bank balance. The balance of an overladen van teetering on the edge of a cliff. This is the balance episode, where all of these things will come up. Dan’s work and life balance is a little off again. Maureen is learning physical balance! Trump has a low bank balance. And off of us are living out t...

FOG OF JUDGEMENT 06.03.2024

It’s Super Tuesday, SaysWhovia! How are YOU celebrating? A party? A casual gathering? A quiet cry in the closet? All of these are valid! And who will win? No one knows! Except, everyone! Meanwhile, Maureen reveals the joys of living in New York City once again, Dan gets a new fencepost, and COVID is over! More importantly, plans for Disney on Election Day are being finalized. It’s really happening...

TICK TOCK DOLE WHIP O'CLOCK 28.02.2024

This week, Maureen spends a lot of time convincing Dan it’s time to get serious about making Disney plans for the election while Dan falls gently to pieces.  It’s that time. Get in line with us, SaysWhovia. Note: this episode contains a brief discussion of the death of Aaron Bushnell. There is no detailed discussion of physical events, but the significance is discussed for a short time.   Says Who...

AN IDEA, A FEELING, AND A HAT 21.02.2024

Brrrr. Shut the door! There’s a cold winter wind blowing. All is snug and safe here in the Says Who fort.  Dan’s son is recovering from COVID and has had adventures in a hotel room. Mauren wants to get right to the news! 2024 is ramping up! Trump is making shiny shoes because he owes SO MUCH MONEY. So much money! Surely these shiny sneakers will fix everything. Seriously, though—he owes all the mo...

HAUNTED WHITE HOUSE 14.02.2024

It’s 2024, SaysWhovia. Everything has changed. Dan has too many jobs. Maureen bought a planner. Trump is running against Biden and Biden is running against Trump. Wait… We’ve been on this ride, haven’t we? No matter. We’ll get in line again. And there are always new twists. For example, Dan’s new job is in the MORNING. Maureen’s new planner is DIFFERENT. Trump is threatening to KILL US ALL. It’s s...

TALE OF THE WHALE 07.02.2024

Maureen is in paradise; Dan is in Chicago. You can probably guess how this is going to go. Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

MAUREEN'S PLAN 24.01.2024

It’s the first big political event of 2024, sort of! It’s the New Hampshire primary, and everyone is excited. Right? Is that excitement? Dan isn’t sure.  Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the race, dragging Florida down with him into the swamp, where he will live with sewage and alligators. Trump continues to be on trial. So…is any of this news? Is it news if you knew it already? What to do with thi...

IOWA YOU AN EXPLAINATION 17.01.2024

Come in! Take a seat her by the fire that Maureen and Dan have made sure to keep burnin’. Have some hot tea. Get a blanket. It’s cold! At least, it is at Dan’s house. For some reason, Maureen’s place is a thousand degrees, her feet are trapped in a footstool, and she can’t see right out of one eye. No matter. No one wants to come into 2024 being able to see all of it. Best to keep it in soft focus...

GHOSTWROTER 10.01.2024

Oh hey! Dan and Maureen are swinging into the first week of 2024 with ease and style! Maureen has left behind her dead snake and gotten a fast car back to New York City because things got complicated. Dan dropped his son off at the airport to return to school and is definitely not still crying. But also, VAXXING. Because COVID is back for year four. And would you believe it, it’s infecting people...

KEEP BURNIN' 03.01.2024

Welcome to 2024, motherf****rs. Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

PREPISODE: 2024 27.12.2023

SaysWhovians! The year is RAPIDLY coming to a close, and Maureen and Dan are building a (don't call it a) bunker and stocking it with everything we need to make it through 2024.  Yes, it's a VERY SPECIAL Prepisode!    (Note: this was recorded ahead of Maureen heading to England in mid-December)   Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

Listen to the Says Who? podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.