

A Thousand Natural Shocks With Gabe S. Dunn
Gabe Dunn | Diamond MPrint Productions
After years of attempting to "girlboss" his way out of systemic class divide, Gabriel Shane Dunn, now a trans man and veteran podcaster, relaunches his show, “Bad With Money,” with a furious, funny, and deeply personal exploration of surviving our capitalist hellscape. Ditching conventional finance advice, “A Thousand Natural Shocks,” is a companion show to Gabe’s thriving newsletter of the same name. This isn't just about money; it's about breaking free from the individualistic lies and fighting for collective liberation. Capitalism is killing us. The police state is killing us. Fascism is killing us. But we can no longer feel helpless. We can resist.Send a question or voice memo to GabeIsBadWithMoney@gmail.com.
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Sep 21, 2022 • 49min
Selling Your Body To Science (Your Stories!)
TRIGGER WARNING for medical trauma, abortion, human trafficking and needles. Thank you all for your sharing and vulnerability! In this new listener generated episode, Gaby reads and listens to your varying and harrowing experiences with selling your bodies to science. First, hematomas, misunderstandings around asexuality and Accutane, pain studies with heat, cold, and electricity, side effects from vaccine trials, giving birth as a Black queer person during Covid, and enduring permanent scarring in exchange for rent money. Cory calls in to give the pros and cons of the reality of plasma donation including good money, fainting while waiting, and problematic practices around queerness and tattoos. Plus a BUNCH of experts weigh in: Is it ethical or necessary for pregnant people and babies to participate in national medical research? What should you consider when deciding to donate your body? What is the difference between sale, donation, and medical research and why can't they be conflated?
For a full transcript, visit: https://bit.ly/3BNFAlV
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
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Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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Sep 16, 2022 • 39min
Mailbag: Marvel Being Anti-Semitic?
On today’s mailbag show, Mal and Gaby read a recommendation for a money game from Amanda, an anonymous email from an ex-plasma donation employee, a flattering FB comment and an email about good vs. bad landlords. Then, they discuss a comment about Marvel being right-wing and anti-Semitic, an email about NZ’s relationship agreements, and a response to our question about who has it worse financially - singles or couples. Plus, is it worth it to use GoodRx, Klarna or Honey -- coupon and split payment apps and websites? Finally, a listener voicemail from Daisy about how couples do NOT have an advantage over singles financially.
For a full transcript, visit: https://bit.ly/3UFWk70
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
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Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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Sep 14, 2022 • 1h 12min
OUR BIG BAD DAVE RAMSEY TAKEDOWN with Financial Feminist Tori Dunlap
Hello, my sweet Jesus-loving, gazelle-intense debt-free heroes. It's time to talk about finance's big bad Santa, Dave Ramsey, with one of his biggest public critics, HerFirst100K's Tori Dunlap. This week, Gaby and Tori break down and take down Dave's newest book "Baby Steps Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth--and How You Can Too." The duo get heated and exhausted by the continuous straw-man arguments, anti-socialist agenda, white Christian worldview, and tokenism. Gaby basically writes their second book right there. Tori loses her entire mind. This is an INTENSE ONE.
tw: diet culture, domestic abuse, suicide
For a full transcript, visit: https://bit.ly/3BWdoOM
Links:
Tori's book: https://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-tori-dunlap-book
Dave Ramsey tells woman to leave socialist kids out of will - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGfOSJ40HnI
My husband is changing genders - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWFbJQB0N3w
https://www.reddit.com/r/DaveRamsey/comments/psukv1/how_many_rental_properties_does_or_did_dave/
https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/finance-virtuoso-dave-ramsey-puts-15-45-million-nashville-home-up-for-sale-223948
https://ministrywatch.com/dave-ramsey-lists-nashville-home-for-15-45-million/
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch!
Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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Sep 9, 2022 • 20min
Mailbag: Does Going 'Cash Only' Work?
This week, Gaby and Mal discuss a past episode about pet costs that helped a listener with a painful moment, a couple emails about better versions of Batman and recommendations for Batman comics and TV that get Gotham right (cough Harley Quinn cough), and an incredibly moving, fascinating, and informative email about a movement for suicide prevention for veterinarians. Next, a friendly email about ethical landlords pits Mal and Gaby against each other in the court of public opinion. Then, more ADHD budgeting advice that is VERY SPECIFIC and (gasp!) anti-YNAB. And finally, some lovely Apple reviews from you sweet fans.
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
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Link: Not One More Vet - https://www.nomv.org/
Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
tw: suicide, pet death
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Sep 7, 2022 • 1h 7min
Rich Dad, Poor Dad with Christina Catucci (Tiktok's Steen)
Christina Catucci aka Tiktok star Steen joins Gaby to break down and take down the 1997 international best seller and abusive Republican fan fiction book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert T. Kiyosaki. One of the most popular financial books ever, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" is not the story of two gay fathers, but rather a laundry list of evil advice, horrible and selfish takes, and straight up lies. Plus, was Rich Dad even real?? And why was his ritualistic years of child abuse totally accepted and aspired to? Welcome to another episode of Gaby and their guest growing increasingly angry and confused as each chapter goes on. Fear is the only thing keeping you poor!
tw: child abuse, mental illness
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
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For a full transcript, visit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14CK91BYVRVTv3NJ-JjPddXVGRLegBS3bf2OuwDf6AHw/edit
Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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Sep 2, 2022 • 28min
Mailbag: Student Loan Forgiveness Is Radical Communism
On today’s mailbag show, Gaby and Mal read Instagram comments about Batman and Elon Musk and about a listener who is angry from our prenup episode with Gaby's divorce attorney mom. Then, some emails about divorce and disability, how money gurus suck, and postnups. Finally, Gaby gets a 5 star apple review from a mysterious someone in their hometown, an email about Monzo and your true name (aka not your dead name) being on your credit card, and the Discord channel goes off about the Biden administration's recent student loans changes. Plus, Google "Grimes houseboat." You won't regret it.
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch!
Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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Aug 31, 2022 • 47min
Bad Contracts, Blu Cantrell, and Beyonce's Power with Symphony Sanders
Rob him, sis! Gaby and Welcome To Nightvale's Symphony Sanders break down Blu Cantrell's 2001 girl power hit 'Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops)' which proclaims that if your man cheats on you, you should sell all his clothes and use his credit cards to go on a shopping spree with your friends. We cover the controversial and juicy late 90s-early 00's era of Arista Records, LA Reid, terrible contracts that stole from artists, and how Beyonce and Jay Z fit into all the drama. Plus, is it legal to hit your man up style? What does dissipation have to do with your future alimony? And what ended up happening to Ms. Cantrell? (It's not good.)
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch!
Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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Aug 26, 2022 • 39min
MAILBAG: A Listener Steals A Toilet Seat From Her Landlord
Oh boy, this is a funny one. We have fun here. On today’s show, Gaby and their fiance and co-host Mal read your emails and hear your voicemails about egg freezing, adoption costs, Batman vs. Punisher, plasma sales, and needing a prenup. Are the plasma people vampires? What is a land monarch? And why are people calling in to confess to crimes? (Not that we're saying to stop but....)
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
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Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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Aug 24, 2022 • 48min
Prenups: Gaby and Mal Interview Gaby's Divorce Attorney Mom
Gaby's mom, Caryn Grainer, premiere divorce attorney, joins the podcast to grill Gaby and their fiance Mal about prenuptial agreements. Caryn shares her four decades of marriage, divorce, child custody and legal advice and expertise. She tells stories of undercover operations, clients murdering their lawyers, and not having a prenup horror stories. Plus, her unconventional opinions on marriage. Mal shakes in their boots. Gaby learns some SHOCKING information about their parents.
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
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Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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Aug 19, 2022 • 46min
Mailbag: The Big Gay Landlord
This week, listeners give Gaby and Mal more ADHD budgeting tips, leading Mal to explain why "set it and forget it" works for their ADHD brain. Then, Gaby reads the best email about an older gay landlord they've ever heard. Also, a voicemail from Ramona sets the record straight on genetic testing. Plus, more emails covering everything from IVF to depressed vets, and a parent who won't plan. Then, Gaby reads an intense email about the cost of miscarrying.
Tw: miscarriage and suicide
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch!
Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network, The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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