Bad With Money With Gabe Dunn

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Transactors and Revolvers (aka Credit Cards) Apr 05, 2017

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Gaby finds out how credit cards actually work, about ten years too late. Laura Adams (Money Girl podcast), Mandi Woodruff (MagnifyMoney.com, Brown Ambition podcast), and Lillian Karabaic (Oh My Dollar podcast) explain the deceptively simple concepts behind these devious plastic rectangles, as well as the troubling economic psychologies they exploit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A Weird, Messed-Up Game Show (aka Medical Bills) Mar 29, 2017

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Why is it so hard for us to conceive of health care as a basic human right? Gaby talks to victims of the relentlessly profit-driven American healthcare system - a father whose wife died early in their marriage, resulting in a million dollars worth of bills (Eric Ashley); a non-smoking, marathon-running comedian who developed testicular cancer at age thirty (H. Alan Scott); and a YouTuber who was forced to ask her fans to fund a life-saving liver surgery (Akilah Hughes). Plus: Clio Chang on the philosophical underpinnings of our warped perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Screaming Into A Jar (aka Student Loans) Mar 22, 2017

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Season 2 of "Bad With Money" kicks off with a deep-dive on student loans, which leaves Gaby more convinced than ever that it's time to start a socialist revolt. Featuring Kelly Peeler (NextGenVest), Eugenia Kim (Angry Alumni Association), and Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother, Liberal Arts).TW: homophobic language Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A Light in the Fog Feb 01, 2017

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Gaby closes out the season with reflections on her journey thus far, and checks in with her parents and listeners about how the show has affected their lives.For more information on Mark Baumer, visit barefootacrossamerica.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Banks Are Evil Jan 25, 2017

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Gaby is joined by Lisa Servon, author of The Unbanking of America, and Nicole Aschoff, managing editor of Jacobin magazine, for a frank discussion of the deeply twisted ways that banks - and capitalism in general - treat consumers. They explain the evil in painstaking detail, prompting Gaby to wonder if it's time to don a tinfoil hat and move to a commune. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Real Artists Have Day Jobs Jan 18, 2017

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Sara Benincasa has battled depression, agoraphobia, and endless Internet haters en route to a career as a writer. It would all be exhausting enough on its own - except, of course, that Sara's had to claw her way to every dollar she's ever made, juggling a hilarious variety of side gigs to feed her addiction to putting words on the page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Chris Rock is a White Dentist Jan 11, 2017

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Andrew Ti, host of the "Yo, Is This Racist?" podcast, joins Gaby to talk about the ways that money is part of a system which is, in fact, pretty racist. We often assume that earning lots of money helps to erase class distinctions - but as Andrew explains, it actually only makes things more complicated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Don't Let the Fear Steer Jan 04, 2017

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Ashley C. Ford tells the story of how she went from being a class anxiety basket case to being slightly less of a class anxiety basket case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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When's the F*ckin' Door Gonna Open?! Dec 28, 2016

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Kevin Allison is the creator of RISK! and a former cast member of MTV's The State. Once The State went off the air, Kevin found himself adrift, broke, and hopeless in New York City at the tender age of 23. He found himself wandering the streets, literally shouting at the heavens, asking when, and how, he was going to find another job. This week, Kevin's harrowing story of how money literally pushed him to the brink.Trigger warning: suicide and eating disorders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Put Up That Thing You Made Dec 21, 2016

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"Welcome to Night Vale" co-writers Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor have created a worldwide phenomenon with their oddball style of audio storytelling. "Night Vale" famously eschews advertising dollars in favor of making a direct appeal to its fans. Their message is simple: "If you love what we make, you should feel good about paying for it." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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