Bad With Money With Gabe Dunn

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BONUS EPISODE: Mara Wilson Aug 16, 2017

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Gaby sat down with actor and author Mara Wilson (Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, Welcome to Night Vale, Where Am I Now?) a few months ago for a wide-ranging conversation about success, commodification, class, and much, much more. We couldn't find a good spot for it in our first two seasons, so today we bring it to you as a bonus episode, along with an exciting announcement about Gaby's fall tour with Allison! Find more info on that at http://gabyandallison.com, and find Mara on Twitter at http://twitter.com/marawilson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Queering Money (aka God Forbid We Have To Think About Something) Jun 07, 2017

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In the season two finale, Gaby talks to a range of people from the parts of American financial culture the system would rather not think about: queer, black, gender non-conforming thinkers like Alaina Monts, former sex workers like Chris Zeishchegg (aka Danny Wylde), trans financial advisers like Natalie Miller, and proud polyamorous writers like Carolyn Yates and Erin Judge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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What If You're F*cked? (aka No, Seriously - What Then?) May 31, 2017

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What happens if you find yourself in a situation where practical financial advice doesn't apply? This week, Gaby explores a variety of money quandaries without easy answers: long-term freelance work (with Manjula Martin), identity theft (with Kathryn McCauley), bipolar disorder (with Julie Fast), and substance abuse recovery (with Wade Berstler). Find Manjula's work at http://manjulamartin.com, and Julie's writing at http://juliefast.com. Read more about Wade here: http://wahdaimelon.blogspot.com/2017/03/getting-lyft.html?zx=2ae7ea2c0ea28331. (TW: Discussion of bipolar disorder) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Stone Cold Good Damn Reasons (aka Tips and Tricks) May 24, 2017

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Gaby attempts to balance practical financial advice with her growing sense that the entire financial system is irreparably busted. Along the way, Sarah Wilson (youtube.com/budgetgirl), Bobbi Rebell (author of "How to be a Financial Grownup"), and Jean Chatzky (The Today Show) provide some actual practical advice you can use between freakouts about the dire state of the American financial system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jane Mayer's "Dark Money" (aka We're All Going to Die) May 17, 2017

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Gaby's in a panic after reading Jane Mayer's Dark Money - and you should be, too. Jane joins Gaby for a deep-dive into the sinister inner workings of political messaging and the billionaires who fund it - with catastrophic results for poor and marginalized people all across the country. Jane is a staff writer for The New Yorker, where she first began the reporting on the influence of money in politics which led to the publication of Dark Money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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There's No Magic (aka Retirement) May 10, 2017

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Gaby explores the conundrum of saving for retirement. So much of the rhetoric around retirement has to do with rewarding yourself for a life of hard work - but what if you can barely afford to live your life in the present? Why should you bother fixating on the future? Featuring Bola Sokunbi (clevergirlfinance.com), Ken Raskin (Allison's dad), and Piggy and Kitty of bitchesgetriches.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A Myth We Somehow Believe (aka Money and Politics) May 03, 2017

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Why does the idea of a businessman as president make so much sense to people? Especially when the actual president is a terrible businessman? Gaby explores the enduring myth of trickle-down prosperity - and learns some surprising facts about the religious tradition that seems to underpin a lot of Donald Trump's "morals." Featuring Helaine Olen (author of Pound Foolish), TIME correspondent Elizabeth Dias, and Talia Jane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Who Can Afford to Have Sex? (aka Babies) Apr 26, 2017

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Everybody loves babies - they're adorable, and if you're a comedian, they're the best audience you could ever hope for. But childbirth is also an emotional and financial minefield. Worse, American society has some warped ideas about who gets to make the choice about whether to have a baby in the first place. This week, Gaby wanders through the minefield with guests Anna Sale (Death, Sex & Money), Noel Leon (DC Abortion Fund), and Think Progress senior editor Tara Culp-Ressler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Last Living Fantasy of the Modern World (aka Marriage) Apr 19, 2017

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Gaby tries to figure out why on earth people a) spend a fortune on weddings, and b) want to get married in the first place. Featuring Jasmine Lilly (Avowed podcast), Anne Chertoff (Anne Chertoff Media), Rebecca Eisenberg (Upworthy), and the one and only Caryn Grainer, our first member of the Bad With Money Three-Timers Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Part of Living in a Country (aka Taxes), ft. Cecile Richards Apr 12, 2017

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Gaby tries to understand the social philosophies behind her tax return. Joined by Taxgirl (TM) Kelly Phillips Erb (Forbes), Laura Mandanas (Autostraddle.com), and Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, she explores the way our tax code reflects our cultural values, for better or (surprise!) for worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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