

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 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
Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch!
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
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 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
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 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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Aug 17, 2022 • 1h 3min
Every Film Portrayal of Batman and Billionaire Bruce Wayne with Andrew Ti
Holy right-wing propaganda, Batman! It's another break down and takedown -- and Gaby has lost their mind AGAIN! In just 48 hours, Gaby watched SIX Batman movies to deep dive into how the films have historically portrayed Bruce Wayne's massive wealth. They're then joined by friend of the show, activist, and Yo! Is This Racist host Andrew Ti to break down and take down the idea of Master Wayne, fictional billionaire and 2022's The Batman. Does his own or his father Thomas Wayne's philanthropy make anything in Gotham better? Why not just pay taxes??? Why would socialist babe Catwoman keep making out with the masked Elon Musk of her city? How can Hollywood keep releasing relevant Batman media when villains like the Riddler and Bane are almost always right?
tw: suicide, school shooting, police violence, racism
The films Gaby watched: The Batman (2022), Justice League (2017), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Batman & Robin (1997), Batman Forever (1995), Batman Returns (1992)
Links:
https://screenrant.com/original-batman-not-billionaire-dc-comics/
https://www.avclub.com/matt-reeves-the-batman-wealth-and-privilege-bruce-wayne-1848661503
How Rich is Batman? (Newsnation) https://bit.ly/3AstNdj
For a full transcript, visit: https://bit.ly/3T8r9AC
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 12, 2022 • 35min
Mailbag: Do Singles or Couples Have It Better Financially?
Ok on today’s show, Gaby and Mal read emails from Katie and Jessica about ADHD budgets, an email from Ally about After The Rapture Christian pet insurance, and one about ESA letters and the realities of being a therapist and more. Then, advice from professional unemployment expert Emily for our listener who was about to be fired, Swetha’s ideas for topics to cover re singles and couples and their different money pros and cons, and Gaby reads a review from someone who hates them.
For a full transcript, visit: https://bit.ly/3AhpOyS
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 10, 2022 • 40min
Gaby Forces Mal To Play Weird "Money Videogames"
In our first "Mal Blum, Professional Guinea Pig" episode, Gaby makes their partner and co-host Mal play Investopedia's "Stock Market Simulator" and The Financial Times' Uber game. Mal flounders on what to do with 100,000 dollars in risky stocks. (It still does not get exciting.) Find out what commodity Mal thinks is the only sound investment and how their "fake stocks" are currently doing. Then, the duo plays "The Uber Game" where Mal tries to pay their 1,000 dollar mortgage by driving rideshare in San Francisco for a week. Gaby shares their own Postmates driving journey. In the game, things go awry and Mal has to make some tough and tiring decisions. Plus, what does NVIDIA Corporation actually do??? Someone let us know.
For a full transcript of this episode, visit: https://bit.ly/3dmka6I
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 5, 2022 • 36min
Mailbag: Should Vets Tell You Prices?
This week, you all wrote in loving the "boring episode" which is shocking to Gaby. Then, a couple of listeners' battle it out over the price of pet's end of life care and Gaby and Mal have differing opinions. BB returns to say their friend group absolutely roasted them on their controversial IRA opinions. What does it mean to "play stocks?" We then come up with a bunch of potential taglines for the show. Plus, Gaby and Mal will be discussing their upcoming wedding plans on the show soon.
For a full transcript of this episode, visit: https://bit.ly/3p5D84k
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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