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Bad With Money With Gaby Dunn Cumulus Podcast Network
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Twice a week, Gaby Dunn (they/them) brings you a money show for the queerdos and weirdos -- with an unabashedly radical point of view about finances that will help you fix your life. You won't get rich, but you will feel seen. Gaby, a queer and trans writer and New York Times best-selling author, and their guests take down out-of-touch money movies, TV, and books, listen to your personal financial wins and woes, try to better the world for the not-billionaires, and laugh because they just can't cry about this shit anymore. Leave Gaby a voicemail at 844-474-4040 or send a question or voice memo to GabyIsBadWithMoney@gmail.com.
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Cheap Horror and The Shining With Maggie Mae Fish and Mal Blum
Maggie Mae Fish, comedian, horror fan, and descendant of serial killer Albert Fish, joins Gaby and Mal for a special spooky Halloween money episode. We talk about the origins of cheap horror and how it became one of the most affordable genres of movie to make. Gaby does a deep dive on Val Lewton and his stream of iconic low budget horror films from the 1940s. Mal reads a short scary story they wrote as a child called "Ghost Ship" which involves a pirate named Captain Blood. Then, the trio dig into the finances and capitalism of Stanley Kubrick's 1980 classic The Shining. How is work and desperation for work in America depicted? How is Wendy being financially, physically and emotionally abused? How are marginalized people used behind the scenes in the name of men's art?
tw: murder, domestic abuse, child abuse, child sexual abuse, roofies
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
Mal Blum is @malblum anywhere you want to find them
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch!
Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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Mailbag: Should A Doctor Tell You If They Recognize You?
This week, the trans femmes finally write in with costs of transition! Gaby learns in real time that trans surgeries are often denied to fat people. Cooper has three very specific things she wants to better herself. Kate and Caroline validate Mal’s opinions on IUDs. Ashley sends a shocking voicemail about working for commission. We also talk workplace accommodations, trans gynos who know you socially, banking rules, Mal’s turbulent experiences with condoms, and what we were told we should do as jobs when we were in middle school. Plus, the struggle of kink and sex podcasts to make money and get sponsorships.
Tw: surgery, needles, transphobia, kink, fatphobia
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
Mal Blum is @malblum anywhere you want to find them
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch!
Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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Set It Off: Black Women Robbing Banks with Melisa Monts
Gaby and iconic podcast producer, writer and friend Melisa Monts break down one of the best bank robbing blockbuster films, Set It Off, starring Queen Latifah, Kimberly Elise, Vivica A Fox, and Jada Pinkett. How were Black women portrayed in "empowerment" films in light of the booming 90s economy? What do the motivations of our heroes say about systemic racism, homophobia, and misogynoir? Should we all just start robbing banks? Time to SET IT OFF!
tw: police brutality and murder, sexual assault, suicide
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
Mal Blum is @malblum anywhere you want to find them
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch!
Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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Mailbag: Should A Teacher Give Money To A Trans Student With Transphobic Parents?
A listener writes in to praise the basics and Mal gives a very good simple investing tip. Then, Jude has a wonderful reaction to hearing their name for the first time on the podcast. A voice teacher writes in wondering if they should order a binder or give money to an underage student whose parents are transphobic. A trans man in Germany struggles to find a therapist in their new country who will understand gender in English and explains how the healthcare is free, but the wait is long. A Canadian breaks down every single cost of his transition as a binary trans guy living in British Columbia. Carrie, a cis woman, details how she had to have six fibroids removed and a hystorectomy. Harrowing! Asa shares a spreadsheet he's kept since 2019 with every single cost from his transition. (Is he a Capricorn??) Sammy in Australia begs Gaby and Mal not to do the accent and talks about advocating for paid transition leave. Cass sends in a vulnerable and fascinating voicemail about the revisions to their bottom surgery and their detransitioning/regret without giving in to TERF rhetoric.
tw: detransitioning, transphobia, surgery
For a full transcript, visit: https://bit.ly/3Dbp1B1
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
Mal Blum is @malblum anywhere you want to find them
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch!
Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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Mal Goes Undercover: Testing Which Banks Are Trans-Inclusive
In this incredible and vulnerable coming out-inspired episode, co-host Mal Blum contacts banks to test which ones allow trans people to change their names on their accounts without paperwork. They ask about: changing deadnames on accounts to shortened versions, opening new accounts under chosen names, and which banks allow you to alter your name on your checks or credit cards. They encounter well-meaning reps, repetitions of their deadname, and roadblocks that make no goddamn sense. And happy GLAAD Spirit Day! (That's today! According to their website: "This day aims to create awareness for the bullying and harassment that the LGBTQ community faces.") Thank you to Mal for doing all this work and putting themselves on the line for the good of every queer listener!
Banks in this episode:
Chase Bank
TD Bank
Wells Fargo
CitiBank (corporate vs. local branch)
Links:
https://www.glaad.org/spiritday
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
Mal Blum is @malblum anywhere you want to find them
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch!
Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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Mailbag: Listeners Criticize Our IUD Comments
Gaby tries to guess what instrument Mal is playing. A listener/teacher writes in to ask for an episode about incarcerated persons. BecBecMuffin explains Brazilian healthcare and the finances of moving there from the US with her husband. A former devout Dave Ramsey follower confirms everything terrible that Tori Dunlap and Gaby said about the finance "guru" on their episode about him and even more. Then, an email thanking Bad With Money for eliminating shame and helping Kristen get out of debt. Mal then shares about their trip to urgent care the day before and how insurance factored in. Three people then write in to criticize the show's conversation about the pain involved in IUD insertion. Next, worries about ADHD accommodations at work, and coincidences involving Bad With Money and Mal's music career. Finally: Could Gaby stand to edit the emails? Sure. Will they? No.
tw: gynecological procedures
Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad
BWM Instagram: @bwmpod
BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb
The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER
Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn
Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch!
Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Customer Reviews
Good topics! Host is kind of odd?
Great topics and most of the interviews are interesting. The thing that bumps for me is the host pretends like they grew up poor? They interviewed their mom (who is a divorce lawyer??) and their mom says that she would have given the Gaby money when they were financially struggling if only they had asked. Even Gaby’s mom said Gaby misrepresented things in their pod/book! Gaby also attended private school and an expensive private college. They went to Europe in high school? It’s just very odd that Gaby acts like they have a working class. I guess it’s to be relatable to listeners
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Anti-Money Laundering Laws
It's not that banks are not progressive, but Mal's stated objective to change names in an account without paperwork is lazy or naive, at best. It's not personal. Do the legal work and paperwork and the rest will follow. Banks are regulated entities and are beholden to AML laws.
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