Bad With Money With Gaby Dunn
258 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsGaby Dunn unapologetically examines the intersection of finances, feelings and the f*cking system. Each week NY Times best-selling author and comedian Gaby brings a social justice, feminist, and unabashedly radical point of view to conversations with top journalists, student loan experts, tax specialists, mutual aid organizers and other money disrupters in their fields. Leave Gaby a voicemail at 844-474-4040 or write [email protected].
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S1E15: The Fear-Based Economy
November 30, 2016 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBWhen Gaby left BuzzFeed, a lot of people were confused. Why would anyone leave a job that seemed like a dream-come-true for creatives? The reality, of course, was much more complicated. First, Gaby is joined by Bloomberg's Rebecca Greenfield, who explains that companies like BuzzFeed are often using perks to mask troubling employment practices. Then, Brittany Ashley, who was fired by BuzzFeed under controversial circumstances last summer, sits down with Gaby to try to make sense of how it all...
The Fear-Based Economy
November 30, 2016 05:00 - 34 minutesWhen Gaby left BuzzFeed, a lot of people were confused. Why would anyone leave a job that seemed like a dream-come-true for creatives? The reality, of course, was much more complicated. First, Gaby is joined by Bloomberg's Rebecca Greenfield, who explains that companies like BuzzFeed are often using perks to mask troubling employment practices. Then, Brittany Ashley, who was fired by BuzzFeed under controversial circumstances last summer, sits down with Gaby to try to make sense of how it all...
The Guilded Age of Content
November 23, 2016 05:00 - 43 minutesHank Green is a bonafide media mogul. He's been supporting himself as an artist on the Internet for nearly a decade. Among (many) other things, he's the co-founder of Vidcon, the annual gathering of tens of thousands of YouTubers and their fans. Now he's got something even bigger up his sleeve: the Internet Creators Guild, which aims to band artists together to push back against the ripoffs, scams, and abusive business practices that so many of them face. Plus: economist Jodi Beggs explains w...
S1E14: The Guilded Age of Content
November 23, 2016 05:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBHank Green is a bonafide media mogul. He's been supporting himself as an artist on the Internet for nearly a decade. Among (many) other things, he's the co-founder of Vidcon, the annual gathering of tens of thousands of YouTubers and their fans. Now he's got something even bigger up his sleeve: the Internet Creators Guild, which aims to band artists together to push back against the ripoffs, scams, and abusive business practices that so many of them face. Plus: economist Jodi Beggs explains w...
S1E13: Get Rich or Die Vlogging
November 16, 2016 05:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBAn audio essay in which Gaby explains the tortured plight of content creators on YouTube, featuring the voices of some of the medium's most original creators. Too often, Gaby reveals, artists who are simply trying to keep the bills paid are branded as sellouts. Left without much in the way of options or support, many artists are beginning to view the situation as hopeless.This is an audio version of a piece Gaby originally published at Fusion in December of 2015, with editing by Nona Willis A...
Get Rich or Die Vlogging
November 16, 2016 05:00 - 26 minutesAn audio essay in which Gaby explains the tortured plight of content creators on YouTube, featuring the voices of some of the medium's most original creators. Too often, Gaby reveals, artists who are simply trying to keep the bills paid are branded as sellouts. Left without much in the way of options or support, many artists are beginning to view the situation as hopeless.This is an audio version of a piece Gaby originally published at Fusion in December of 2015, with editing by Nona Willis A...
S1Episode 13 Teaser
November 14, 2016 16:13 - 47 seconds - 773 KBYouTube content creators basically have two options: get rich or die vlogging.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 13 Teaser
November 14, 2016 16:13 - 1 minuteYouTube content creators basically have two options: get rich or die vlogging.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1E12: The New American Dream
November 09, 2016 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBStephanie Beatriz grew up as an immigrant kid in Texas, and now she's on top of the world. She shares her surreal and inspiring story with Gaby, as America prepares to reckon with itself as a nation of immigrants following the presidential election. Plus: Why Oh Why host Andrea Silenzi on the depressing economics of breakups.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The New American Dream
November 09, 2016 09:00 - 49 minutesStephanie Beatriz grew up as an immigrant kid in Texas, and now she's on top of the world. She shares her surreal and inspiring story with Gaby, as America prepares to reckon with itself as a nation of immigrants following the presidential election. Plus: Why Oh Why host Andrea Silenzi on the depressing economics of breakups.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
S1Episode 12 Teaser
November 08, 2016 21:48 - 36 seconds - 592 KBStephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) joins Gaby to talk about growing up in Texas as an immigrant with risky creative dreams.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 12 Teaser
November 08, 2016 21:48 - 1 minuteStephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) joins Gaby to talk about growing up in Texas as an immigrant with risky creative dreams.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1E11: Goodbye Depression, Hello Pound Puppies
November 02, 2016 04:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBGaby's comedy partner Allison Raskin makes a triumphant return to the podcast to talk about the psychological quandaries of "success," both real and imagined. Plus, Sara Schaefer shares her journey from profligate standup comedian to moderately successful standup comedian - and the peculiar role that stuffed animals have played in her quest.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Goodbye Depression, Hello Pound Puppies
November 02, 2016 04:00 - 34 minutesGaby's comedy partner Allison Raskin makes a triumphant return to the podcast to talk about the psychological quandaries of "success," both real and imagined. Plus, Sara Schaefer shares her journey from profligate standup comedian to moderately successful standup comedian - and the peculiar role that stuffed animals have played in her quest.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
S1Episode 11 Teaser
October 31, 2016 15:31 - 36 seconds - 598 KBSara Schaefer is sick of this ride.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 11 Teaser
October 31, 2016 15:31 - 1 minuteSara Schaefer is sick of this ride.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1E10: I'm the Prius
October 26, 2016 04:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBComedians/wives of each other Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher are more than the funniest couple you're likely to meet - they're also a family business. For Rhea, that's meant giving up on the main way she's always defined herself: getting up and going to work every day. Instead, she keeps the house, walks the dog, and keeps her wife sane, while Cameron tours relentlessly, maintaining a steady flow of cash to ensure that there's a house to keep and a dog to walk. But now, with their TV show ...
I'm the Prius
October 26, 2016 04:00 - 54 minutesComedians/wives of each other Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher are more than the funniest couple you're likely to meet - they're also a family business. For Rhea, that's meant giving up on the main way she's always defined herself: getting up and going to work every day. Instead, she keeps the house, walks the dog, and keeps her wife sane, while Cameron tours relentlessly, maintaining a steady flow of cash to ensure that there's a house to keep and a dog to walk. But now, with their TV show ...
S1Episode 10 Teaser
October 24, 2016 19:10 - 1 minute - 983 KBIn which Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher talk about the challenges of treating their love as a small business.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 10 Teaser
October 24, 2016 19:10 - 1 minuteIn which Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher talk about the challenges of treating their love as a small business.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1E9: What Is A Stock?
October 19, 2016 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBGaby gets some basic questions answered by feminist investing guru Sallie Krawcheck and Bloomberg reporter Rebecca Greenfield. In addition to what exactly a stock even is, Gaby discovers that there may be a solution to the gender wage gap that's been been available to women for a long time - we just couldn't see it through the toxic haze of finance bro-jargon. Until now!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What Is A Stock?
October 19, 2016 07:00 - 41 minutesGaby gets some basic questions answered by feminist investing guru Sallie Krawcheck and Bloomberg reporter Rebecca Greenfield. In addition to what exactly a stock even is, Gaby discovers that there may be a solution to the gender wage gap that's been been available to women for a long time - we just couldn't see it through the toxic haze of finance bro-jargon. Until now!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn mo...
S1Episode 9 Teaser
October 17, 2016 16:18 - 48 seconds - 787 KBWe comin' for ya, finance bros.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 9 Teaser
October 17, 2016 16:18 - 1 minuteWe comin' for ya, finance bros.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1E8: Exes Hold 'Em
October 12, 2016 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MB"Freaks and Geeks" star Samm Levine enjoyed the sort of trajectory that performers everywhere fantasize about: he was cast on a sitcom as a teenager, and immediately started raking in thousands of dollars for his acting abilities. In fact, he's never had to rely on anything else to support himself. Maddeningly, he's still managed to grow up into a well-adjusted, fiscally responsible adult. Mostly.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Exes Hold 'Em
October 12, 2016 04:00 - 38 minutes"Freaks and Geeks" star Samm Levine enjoyed the sort of trajectory that performers everywhere fantasize about: he was cast on a sitcom as a teenager, and immediately started raking in thousands of dollars for his acting abilities. In fact, he's never had to rely on anything else to support himself. Maddeningly, he's still managed to grow up into a well-adjusted, fiscally responsible adult. Mostly.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
S1Episode 8 Teaser
October 10, 2016 15:32 - 50 seconds - 807 KBWhy does "Freaks and Geeks" star Samm Levine always have so much cash in his pocket?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 8 Teaser
October 10, 2016 07:00 - 1 minuteWhy does "Freaks and Geeks" star Samm Levine always have so much cash in his pocket? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1E7: Difficult Bitch
October 05, 2016 05:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBOscar nominee/tosser of truth bombs Lexi Alexander joins Gaby for a frank assessment of Hollywood's abysmal track record when it comes to jobs for women. The situation is decidedly bleak, but Lexi reminds Gaby that while speaking out about it may feel scary in the moment, ultimately it's the only way for people (i.e. you, dear listener) to recognize how dire the situation is. Also! We want you to tell us about the podcasts you enjoy, and how often you listen to them. So we created a survey th...
Difficult Bitch
October 04, 2016 07:00 - 47 minutesOscar nominee/tosser of truth bombs Lexi Alexander joins Gaby for a frank assessment of Hollywood's abysmal track record when it comes to jobs for women. The situation is decidedly bleak, but Lexi reminds Gaby that while speaking out about it may feel scary in the moment, ultimately it's the only way for people (i.e. you, dear listener) to recognize how dire the situation is. Also! We want you to tell us about the podcasts you enjoy, and how often you listen to them. So we created a survey th...
S1Episode 7 Teaser
October 03, 2016 19:30 - 51 seconds - 831 KBFilmmaker Lexi Alexander joins Gaby to detonate some truth bombs about sexism in Hollywood.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 7 Teaser
October 03, 2016 07:00 - 1 minuteFilmmaker Lexi Alexander joins Gaby to detonate some truth bombs about sexism in Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1E6: Charge It To The Game
September 28, 2016 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBHelloGiggles co-founder Molly McAleer tells Gaby about her lifelong identity as a hustler - and why it sometimes makes her crazy to be as good as she is at scraping together enough money to get by. Now that her website has sold for millions, she suddenly finds herself wealthy beyond her wildest dreams. Molly reveals that while she always envisioned a prosperous life for herself, now that she has it, she's not actually sure she wants it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
Charge It To The Game
September 27, 2016 07:00 - 39 minutesHelloGiggles co-founder Molly McAleer tells Gaby about her lifelong identity as a hustler - and why it sometimes makes her crazy to be as good as she is at scraping together enough money to get by. Now that her website has sold for millions, she suddenly finds herself wealthy beyond her wildest dreams. Molly reveals that while she always envisioned a prosperous life for herself, now that she has it, she's not actually sure she wants it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
S1Episode 6 Teaser
September 26, 2016 15:11 - 45 seconds - 733 KBMolly McAleer warily ventures into the "Bad With Money" studio.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 6 Teaser
September 26, 2016 07:00 - 1 minuteMolly McAleer warily ventures into the "Bad With Money" studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1E5: So Close to Normal
September 21, 2016 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBCarrie Wade joins Gaby to talk about the warped economics of life as a person with a disability. From bizarre expectations to harsh financial disincentives masquerading as benefits, it can be very difficult to see yourself as a valued member of society when you're disabled - in part because society doesn't have much use for you if you can't work. But what does "work" actually mean in America? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
So Close to Normal
September 20, 2016 07:00 - 40 minutesCarrie Wade joins Gaby to talk about the warped economics of life as a person with a disability. From bizarre expectations to harsh financial disincentives masquerading as benefits, it can be very difficult to see yourself as a valued member of society when you're disabled - in part because society doesn't have much use for you if you can't work. But what does "work" actually mean in America? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1Episode 5 Teaser
September 19, 2016 13:50 - 49 seconds - 800 KBThis week, Autostraddle's Carrie Wade joins Gaby to talk about how money affects people with disabilities.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 5 Teaser
September 19, 2016 07:00 - 1 minuteThis week, Autostraddle's Carrie Wade joins Gaby to talk about how money affects people with disabilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1E4: Tokens For Your Tokens
September 14, 2016 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBRoxane Gay joins Gaby to discuss her journey towards creative self-worth, taking on the publishing patriarchy, troll-slaying, and t-shirt design. Roxane spent years working for little or no money on her passions - and she has no interest in apologizing for the fact that her talent costs big bucks these days. Roxane is the author of "Bad Feminist," "An Untamed State," and many other books and articles. Tangling with her on Twitter is not recommended - she will destroy you. Following her on Twi...
Tokens For Your Tokens
September 13, 2016 07:00 - 42 minutesRoxane Gay joins Gaby to discuss her journey towards creative self-worth, taking on the publishing patriarchy, troll-slaying, and t-shirt design. Roxane spent years working for little or no money on her passions - and she has no interest in apologizing for the fact that her talent costs big bucks these days. Roxane is the author of "Bad Feminist," "An Untamed State," and many other books and articles. Tangling with her on Twitter is not recommended - she will destroy you. Following her on Twi...
S1Episode 4 Teaser
September 12, 2016 19:07 - 53 seconds - 854 KBRoxane Gay's on the show this week, with tips on t-shirt design, as well as other more important things.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 4 Teaser
September 12, 2016 07:00 - 1 minuteRoxane Gay's on the show this week, with tips on t-shirt design, as well as other more important things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1E3: A Bag Full of Money and a Stun Gun
September 07, 2016 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBAnother very personal episode featuring Garrett Werner, Gaby's boyfriend (and a comedian in his own right). He tells Gaby that he's never been as worried about her spending herself into oblivion as she thinks he is - in part because he was raised according to a prosperity-first philosophy that he ultimately decided to leave behind. You may not think commodities traders with $80,000 salaries have dark nights of the soul - but Garrett did, and he's never been happier to leave anything behind. H...
A Bag Full of Money and a Stun Gun
September 06, 2016 07:00 - 33 minutesAnother very personal episode featuring Garrett Werner, Gaby's boyfriend (and a comedian in his own right). He tells Gaby that he's never been as worried about her spending herself into oblivion as she thinks he is - in part because he was raised according to a prosperity-first philosophy that he ultimately decided to leave behind. You may not think commodities traders with $80,000 salaries have dark nights of the soul - but Garrett did, and he's never been happier to leave anything behind. H...
S1Episode 3 Teaser
September 05, 2016 13:52 - 49 seconds - 801 KBThis week, Gaby reluctantly admits that her boyfriend might have a point about her spending.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 3 Teaser
September 05, 2016 07:00 - 1 minuteThis week, Gaby reluctantly admits that her boyfriend might have a point about her spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1E2: Gaby Gets Her Head Examined (aka Plan Bay)
August 31, 2016 06:05 - 38 minutes - 35 MBGaby gets her head examined by financial psychologist Dr. Brad Klontz, who explains the phenomena of Rich Person Thinking and Poor Person Thinking. Guess which one Gaby tends to do? Plus: a confrontation with Gaby's sister Cheyanne, for whom Gaby has become an accidental enabler.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gaby Gets Her Head Examined (aka Plan Bay)
August 30, 2016 07:00 - 43 minutesGaby gets her head examined by financial psychologist Dr. Brad Klontz, who explains the phenomena of Rich Person Thinking and Poor Person Thinking. Guess which one Gaby tends to do? Plus: a confrontation with Gaby's sister Cheyanne, for whom Gaby has become an accidental enabler.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices