A Thousand Natural Shocks With Gabe S. Dunn

Cal Matters' Sameea Kamal joins the pod to talk about mandatory voter registration, "diarrhea bills," state budget deficits and what is happening at the state legislature. This is an episode for everyone about how we can know more and do more on a local level. Then, a deep dive into redistricting and what your representatives are actually doing for you. It's all very exciting even...

Activist and host of the podcast "Yo, Is This Racist?" Andrew Ti returns for Part 2 of our deep dive into conservative media. Is there money to be made in switching from leftist to right wing? Who are the players? What are we getting wrong about all this? Should Andrew and Gabe become Fox News contributors? Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Donate to Our Movie: https://www...

Host of "Yo, Is This Racist?" Andrew Ti joins Gabe down a rabbit hole on whether right-wing or left-wing pundits and influencers make more money. Is a pivot hard right worth the money and fame? Why do people switch sides and how have the reasons changed over the years? Gabe has done the research: who are the biggest players? Why do right wingers get elevated to the top of the party while h...

A listener writes in with an exciting and positive follow up to their story about a heinous commute. Then, Gabe begins a short discussion of our BWM book club book Same As Ever: A Guide To What Never Changes by Morgan Housel and the pros and cons of pop psychology. Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Donate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-m...

Gabe is joined by friend and comedian Tristan J. Miller on a gallivanting journey through ancient Babylon as we find out what this 1926 "MUST READ" financial book has got to teach us all today in 2024. Get your camels, oxen, and donkeys ready, because Gabe's lost his mind going over all these fairy tales and parables. Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Donate to Our Mov...

Author Michael Arceneaux comes back to answer your questions about the assumptions that Black readers are too homophobic and that white readers are too racist. Gabe shares his own wild stories about being a marginalized person in Hollywood. Plus, people who partied and traveled during peak Covid, how parents can talk to their kids about student debt, and realizing how hard life can be. Join My Pat...

Author Michael Arceneaux joins to talk about his books "I Don't Want To Die Poor" and "I Finally Bought Some Jordans," economic mobility and student loans, and how to mix paying off debt with valuing our time on this Earth. Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Donate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/ This has been a Not...

A listener writes in with an incredibly comprehensive explanation of what we should have in our emergency kits. Max calls to ask questions about leaving Tennessee after the drag ban and about how Gabe feels about "little treat" culture. Then, MANY listeners have opinions on our listener who wanted to forgo owning a home so that they can get a dog. Next, a plea for Gabe to not join a fitnes...

Entertainment lawyer and friend of the pod Keely Weiss joins us to answer the mid-life crisis question: Should you go to law school? Keely shares the exact steps, the heavy costs, and the realistic benefits of becoming a lawyer. Plus, what it's been like for her now, a few years from having graduated. Was it all worth it? Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Donate to Our Movie:...

Eva writes in wondering if they should move out of a cheap apartment to be able to get a dog or if they should save up for a house. Should Gabe let the show get more political? Next, a follow up from Bethany Roberts, our librarian guest, with all kinds of information about what's free at the library and what her budget for new books looks like down to the dollar. Plus, help me choose a book fo...

Teen librarian and fan of the show Bethany Roberts joins the pod to share everything free your local library has to offer. You're already paying for it, may as well use it! Plus, banned books and drag queen story hours. How scary! Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Donate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/ This has been a Noted Bisexu...

For this week's bonus bag, Ben Sheehan, the author of "OMG WTF Does The Constitution Actually Say?," returns to answer YOUR questions about Project 2025 and the upcoming election gathered from the Patreon and Discord channels.  Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Donate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/ This has been a Noted B...

Ben Sheehan, author of "OMG WTF Does The Constitution Actually Say?," joins the pod to explain Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation, Trump's connection, and the consequences for The Supreme Court and the executive branch. Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Donate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/ This has been a Noted Bisexu...

A big update on what's changing for our mailbags! Then, a financial submissive writes in in the wake of our financial domination episode to anonymously answer all your submitted (pun intended) questions. Write in your questions about law school for an episode on if it's worth attending, and also write in any fun memories or hot tips about your local library.  Link:  https://www.nytimes.com...

An exciting interview for the creative mind! Why was the Try Guys launch of paid content seamless while Watcher suffered? How can finding an online audience give you confidence in real life? Which platforms censor you and which don't? Kim Winder of RedDot Comics joins the podcast to talk about the pros and cons of monetizing spicy comics, her process for being so prolific and running a trustwo...

Content warning: this is about diet and exercise. Listeners provide so much amazing advice on fitness and eating vegetables. Except it turns out vegetables aren't even real. Join us in the botany rabbit hole.  Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Donate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/ This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint...

Queer And Trans Wealth's Leo Aquino joins the podcast to explain the history of the War Tax Resistance Movement and what it means to withhold taxes during wartime. We're not endorsing this method! This is merely for educational purposes. Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Donate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/ This has been a N...

How many therapy episodes is too many episodes? A listener with rich, entitled siblings shares the family tea and struggles to relate to "rich people problems." Should you be posting all of your success on social media? Send me your break up stories! Advice on how to support your local library and what you can find there. Send in your questions for.a financial submissive. https://www.youtu...

"The Outside Advantage" author and Babes founder Ciera Rogers comes on the show to talk about starting one of the first brands to create affordable clothing for women with curves. How do you know when an idea should be a business? Plus, how having less money can make you more creative, how to recover from a big mistake, and why you should start a business from a place of fixing a problem i...

Gabe wants to know how to work out or eat a vegetable without breaking the bank. Listeners write in wanting to know more about crowdfunding your healthcare and tell stories about how pet insurance saved them a bunch of money. What other gender affirming care isn't covered? What contract should this renter sign from the two their landlord is offering? A man's ex wife lent his money to her b...

I love this episode! A real thinker. Author Darius Foroux used the philosophy of stoicism to create value neutral reactions to emotions around finances. Darius and Gabe discuss eliminating shameful and negative narratives about yourself, what philosophers can teach us about money, and how to stop living in extremes.  Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Donate to Our Movie: https://w...

A listener writes in with ask about car insurance, a librarian provides tons of information about how to make the most of their libraries, and a multi-millionaire new parent wants to talk about rich people problems. Gabe wants to be a tradhusband. Will Social Security be around in the future? In the news, Dell fails in AI growth, Twitch fires its security and safety policy makers,   Join My Patreo...

Podcaster and author Tina Horn joins the podcast to talk about financial domination, sugar babies, and how money motivates us in kink spaces and outside of them. Money equals power, so why are people into that? Plus, Renee Zellweger in the show What/If, the movie Indecent Proposal, and Gabe's own experiences with sex work, money, and power. Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Do...

A listener writes in wondering what Gabe thinks about "budget culture." A listener, who is having a baby with a new partner, writes in asking if they can ask their ex for money back after they paid off his student loans while they were married. OpenAI's Sky chatbot uses Scarlet Johansson's voice without her permission after she rejects them. Donald Trump will probably be President...

Nora Kenworthy has been studying crowdfunding for 10 years and her new book explores the true costs of using it for medical expenses. What sorts of people trust websites vs. show up in person vs. rally politically and when did that all change? What do we owe each other? Our online identities have become defined by where we give money on the Internet. Plus, what the right and left both get wrong ab...