A Thousand Natural Shocks With Gabe S. Dunn

Postdoctoral researcher and anti-data center/anti-flock activist Nick Rabb joins the show to talk about Flock/ALPR cameras, AI surveillance, predictive policing based in military tactics (Project MAVEN) and so much more. https://nickrabb.com/ Episode produced by Lydia Arachne https://www.instagram.com/lydiaontheground/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://...

Activist on the ground Liz joins the show to talk about the many forms and uses of mutual aid, how AI and capitalism destroy community, evil jobs, and what it was like to go viral for being arrested while dressed as the State of Liberty. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Activist Jake Hart returns to the show to talk about his Iranian friends in ICE detention and how to get over the hump of calling your reps. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Honey Mahogany, Director of the SF Office of Transgender Initiatives joins the show to share some trans history about Compton's Cafeteria and the Tenderloin, the creation of the Transgender Distract and what it has done for trans people, and how to connect trans people to their elected officials. This is so good! Please enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-O...

Documentary filmmaker Matthew Solomon joins the show to talk about his film "Seeds For Liberation," aligning Black and Chicano liberation with that of Palestine. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

TW: This book is about eating disorders. Author Chelsea Frank joins the show to talk specifically about the costs and ways to self-publish a book. If you've ever wanted to have it broken down, this episode is for you. We also talk about her novel "Baby Steps," and how to depict eating disorders in enlightening ways. Get the book: The Strand Ebook Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircl...

We're headed to a media monopoly run by one AI tech billionaire and his family. It's also bad for jobs and the economy and art. Activist and organizer Jake Hart takes us through what the heck this whole thing is about. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Activist Addie McKeon joins Gabe to talk about her frustrating experiences visiting politicians' offices and whether we can vote our way out of this. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Riya Khan's mother Masuma Khan spent weeks in an ICE concentration camp in California City, partially over a mistaken identity. Now, they are fighting for better conditions with The Masuma Khan Act (SB995). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ron Placone joins the show to talk about Italy's Anti-Fascist Pasta Nights after Mussolini's rule, making comedy out of history repeating itself, and the Jewish and Italian inclination to be "model minorities." Ron's shows: https://www.ronplacone.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Content warning: SA Comedian Alana Bamfield joins the show to talk about turning her experience as a Larry Nassar victim into her comedy special "Untouchable." We talk about her writing process for new material, her bizarre experiences after Nassar was stabbed in prison, and her parents' support for her stand-up. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzigeuasz2I Advertising In...

Writer and comedian Mary Houlihan joins Gabe to talk about Hollywood's lack of movement on ICE and Palestine and what the media is getting wrong. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Incredible and brilliant author Dean Spade (Mutual Aid, Love In A F*cked Up World) joins the podcast to talk about the early fight for trans rights, the history of organizing as a long-term project, and the community care-based ways of living he's experienced in other countries. It's a wonderful and far-reaching conversation. We can't afford to throw people away. Dean's books: http...

Aleksandra Vaca of Transitics talks about being a 19-year-old independent trans journalist and three trans legislative stories that the mainstream media isn't covering well or at all. Aleksandra's substack: https://www.transiticsnews.com/ Gabe's substack: https://athousandnaturalshocks.substack.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircl...

Disability advocate Annie Segarra joins the show again to speak more broadly about the groundbreaking Olmstead Act, the dangers of Medicare cuts, and the eugenics of disability decisions by politicians. Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Accessibility advocate and long-time YouTube friend Annie Segarra joins the show to talk about the stories of children with disabilities who are in ICE custody and the ways it is easier for disabled people to be disappeared during fascism. Gabe once again goes on his horror movie ableism rant and Annie talks about the effects of COVID to this day. (Vaccine tea.) We end on Halloween... Check out Ro...

Photojournalist Tom Hudson joins the show to give testimony about the ICE surge at the Geo Group prison Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ this month. We discuss the myriad reasons to document this violent dissent into fascism. Tom explains New Jersey state police's collaboration with ICE and where legacy media is failing us. Note for the listener: At 39:19 Tom's dog barks lightly in the backgroun...

Rachel and Jamie from the "Debt Heads" narrative/investigative podcast joins the show to get back to Gabe's Bad With Money roots. The trio discusses the bigger implications of debt in the larger US political and economic system. Plus, Gabe shares some debt that happened after he was attacked in his car in 2024. - Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://w...

This man has STORIES. Career photojournalist Nick Stern shares how he got into photographing ICE and DHS raids and stories of being press during a time when even local law enforcement shoots and arrests reporters.  Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.co...

Maebe A. Girl (Maebe Pudlo) joins the show to talk running for state Senate in California (election is on 6/2), why she runs for office in drag, and having the conviction to be truly progressive despite roadblocks. Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal:  https://www.rosettastone.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.co...

Please don't break your jaw with a tiny hammer. What a fantastic conversation about men and the Internet. I love this one! Please listen if you like smart people like Aidan! Writer Aidan Wharton of Gay Buffet, joins the show to talk about tech, human connection, and the male loneliness epidemic. Gabe grapples with the misconception he had about working for himself, when he realized he actually...

This one is important! Ballots are out! Rev. Rae Huang, the future Mayor of Los Angeles if anyone has any sense, joins the podcast to go step-by-step through her ideas for a better Los Angeles.   Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Writer KB Brookins joins the show to talk about trans news that doesn’t suck. It’s a really great conversation about specific wins and how to see them, use them, and get involved in creating them. Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Author and activist Ben Greene joins the pod to talk about why he focuses on good news. Your despair is someone else's business model. Plus, some extremely insane stories of passing as cis. (Ben's is wild!!!) Good Queer News:  https://www.goodqueernews.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Eligio Guerrero from The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in Seguin, TX joins the show to talk about the organization's work and its return to its roots as a civil rights stalwart in the face of ICE raids. And then the people of Big Bend National Park fight back against a wall. Plus, the children of the Dilley detention center, investing in the youth, and how to make it easier...