A Thousand Natural Shocks With Gabe S. Dunn

Each week, Gabe will sum up some of the work he’s been doing or researching anti-fascist activism on the ground and keep you updated on the latest developments. This week, Gabe talks about what happened at a House Oversight Committee meeting he attended and reflects on what his grandmother told him about surviving the Holocaust.Join Gabe’s Substack at athousandnaturalshocks.substack.comThis has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Historian Prit Buttar, author of “Into The Reich joins the show to draw parallels between the specifics of World War II and our lives now. It’s much more complex than even your host could believe. Check this out if you want not only a soothing British voice but also a history lesson between two obsessives.Join Gabe’s Substack at athousandnaturalshocks.substack.comThis has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Original Air Date: May 6, 2025 Gabe is thrilled to speak to Kathryn Kellogg, a spokesperson for the zero waste movement, about overconsumption’s impact on the environment and on ourselves.Join Gabe’s Substack at athousandnaturalshocks.substack.comThis has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Each week, Gabe will sum up some of the work he’s been doing or researching anti-fascist activism on the ground and keep you updated on the latest developments. This week, he notes that the State Department has changed the sex marker on the passport website about 4 times in the last few weeks.Join Gabe’s Substack at athousandnaturalshocks.substack.comThis has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Activist Catie Laffoon joins the show to talk about the largest ICE detention center in California, which has garnered almost no media attention, and the example of California City becoming owned by ICE. Catie and Gabe traveled two hours outside LA to what they believe to be a future "slave city" to find scandals, horrors, insanity, and corruption. They discuss their theories and research on how cities will be taken over by the federal government and military.linktr.ee/MakeARuckusJoin Gabe’s Substack at athousandnaturalshocks.substack.comThis has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The world wasn't always organized through capitalism, and viewing that economic system through only a Eurocentric lens won't provide the entire picture. Harvard professor and historian Sven Beckert joins the show to talk about how capitalism started and how we got here. Plus, gender and racial roles in capitalism and why we view the stock market as a mystical god.Join Gabe’s Substack at athousandnaturalshocks.substack.comThis has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ever make a doctor's appointment to trick them into learning about trans people? Uncloak's Kalvin Byrd joins the podcast to talk about his work testing doctors on how they treat trans male reproductive healthcare and connecting them to other safe, vetted doctors and trans patients, using himself as a guinea pig to be the first trans man a doctor has ever seen, and his commitment to healthcare access to save trans lives. Kalvin's an absolute delight and such a fantastic advocate for trans patients.Join Gabe’s Substack at athousandnaturalshocks.substack.comThis has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Candidate for Los Angeles City Attorney Aida Ashouri joins the show to talk about how much power the city attorney has. It is A LOT. Like maybe more than the mayor. It’s crazy. Aida talks about what she would do in that pivotal position. Join Gabe’s Substack at athousandnaturalshocks.substack.comThis has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Taylor Smith, one of Gabe’s fellow activists on the ground in LA, calls in to the show from the federal building as we all await the verdict of our friend on trial against DHS. They discuss the ways we can use humor and memes to fight fascism (the Portland frog) how trolling the officers creates humanity and dispels fear and power, and ways to show up that confuse and disarm.Links for our resources: Linktr.ee/makearuckusJoin Gabe’s Substack at athousandnaturalshocks.substack.comThis has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

tw: suicideAs part of a series of interviews with Gabe’s fellow anti-ICE activists on the ground in LA, we’re joined by Eddy.Mp4, one of the first people that Gabe met downtown this summer. Gabe first saw Eddy in a green Luigi cap telling National Guardsman that hurting American citizens would give them lasting mental health issues. That compassion led Gabe to reach out and the rest is history. Eddy talks to us about going from a regular gay guy to some kind of human rights activist, wild stories he’s experienced that haven’t made the news, and what we both hope everyone can do to wake up and get involved.Tastes like fascism clip: YouTube · BINGE2M+ views · 3 months agoCoolest protester of all time becomes instant icon | Last Week Tonight ...Serbia doc “Bringing Down A Dictator” YouTube · ICNC - International Center on Nonviolent Conflict106.3K+ views · 5 years agoBringing Down a Dictator - English (high definition)Join Gabe’s Substack at athousandnaturalshocks.substack.comThis has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy