A Thousand Natural Shocks With Gabe S. Dunn

Piss in your tea. The "shunting." Covert incest. What makes a good boy with good, high society breeding? Horror expert and queer comedian Halle Keifer (Ruined Podcast) joins the pod to talk about the real life horrors of high society, capitalist orgies, and the ways being rich affects your morality. Plus, the absolute spooky disassociation of wealthy families. How can horror reveal the true darkness that lives within the very relevant American "dream." This conversation is soo good and so. much. deeper! than just the movie. Get into it!This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Gabe reads some incisive listener feedback about the recent episode about quitting with author Julia Keller. A software engineer writes in about silly questions Google used to ask to see what potential employees' thought processes would be. A defense of wacky interview questions! Brittany calls in to talk about hiring in education where prospective teachers teach a lesson as part of their interview process. Gabe gives their opinion on working multiple jobs while on the clock. And finally, Gabe asks listeners for any tips on opening a small online shop! (Merch forthcoming!)This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Financial Feminist's Tori Dunlap, formerly of our Dave Ramsey episode, returns for a more formal interview about how she built her business, the imperfect art of hiring and firing, if she actually posts on her own Instagram (!!), fun with taxes, and figuring out if Gabe needs to hire a marketing assistant. Choose your hard!This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We keep on hearing from software engineers about hiring practices in tech! Gabe gives his thoughts on a Toronto organization named FoodShare Toronto who has started paying interviewees for their time during job interviews. Elijah calls in with a question about why their healthcare plan wouldn't be available for use at a hospital urgent care. A listener writes in worried because they are still broke even though they make more money than they ever have. Should we do a whole episode on living paycheck to paycheck? Then, more detailed information about the loophole of the trillion dollar coin and the "debt ceiling." This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Is Blank Check a transmasc allegory root?? Filmmaker and one of Gabe's besties Carly Usdin joins to discuss the 90s aspirational children's comedy Blank Check, where a 12 year old boy steals 1 million dollars and goes nuts with toys and ice cream. And also has an adult female love interest. This movie is very, very bad and very, very nostalgic. Carly and Gabe talk about capitalism in 90s movies, the connection between masculinity and money, and how we portray "business" to young kids. What toxic messages did we take in about manhood and money as children?Correction: In this episode, we refer to Rick Ducommun as "the Canadian John Candy." John Candy is also Canadian, making him in fact "the Canadian John Candy."This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A listener wants to know more about accredited investors, people with tons of assets who can invest in unregulated securities. Does it make sense for this person in debt to pay it off 5 dollars at a time or should they just get an espresso? How does one compare and contrast mutual funds on all levels? More of you share your stories of job interview assignments. Then, HR tips from an HR professional, name change wins and woes, and a nice Apple review from kailajg! This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We get deeply magical this week as we lean into the feelings part of the podcast with Moon Studio's Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. Money is ancestral, symbolic, deeply intimate and has a huge impact on our nervous systems, especially for listeners of this show who are introverts, neurodivergent, or sensitive to conflict. Gabe is excited to get spiritual about finances! What is future-casting? What's the difference between witchcraft, manifestation, and the toxic "wellness industry" mindset? Do we have to believe in angel numbers and signs? What is "enoughness" and how do we achieve it??This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

An autistic listener writes in with a sexual story unrelated to money. (Skip to 3:09 if you want to opt out.) Then, Gabe shares their own autism journey and how weird it's been to share. A fast fashion author quotes Gabe's book Bad With Money in their own book. Julia writes in to talk about how they needed to write an essay in order to be promoted as a software engineer, and how burnt out that made them. Another listener writes in to explain what happened to them when they just stopped paying their credit card debt, and how they got sued. Why did we all have to learn Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing?? Amy Fritz shares her terrible experiences with Dave Ramsey and it sounds way too much like Scientology, and Bubba's food truck exposes problems with Shark Tanks' Daymond John. THE DRAMA! This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Author of "Quitting" Julia Keller joins the podcast to talk about how quitting is good actually, the toxic myth of perseverance, capitalist striving, and grit, and the difference between quitting for a dream and quitting just to vibe. Plus, impulsivity and regret, rethinking living paycheck to paycheck, and ending the judgement around just freaking quitting everything. Set yourself free!A note: At the end of the interview, Gabe and Julia discuss some accidental transphobia that happens in the book and it has a positive outcome. Take care while listening!This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Another German listener writes in about all the weird take home assignments and challenges she's had to do to get a job. Plus, what the heck is an "Experience Day?" Keo calls in to respond to Frank, who wrote in about getting recommended this podcast on a date. And there's a twist!!! Jamie is a hiring manager and has a different view on using tests to hire. Lavinia walks us through her very looooong job interview process as a software engineer. Gabe wants to talk about the trillion dollar coin, which is a real thing that he has become obsessed with. Money is fake. This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy