The GIG Economy Podcast
Talks about our Gig Economy adventures and breaking down the Gig Economy News
Podcasting since 2017 • 333 episodes
The GIG Economy Podcast
Latest Episodes
He Took The Bag Into The Bathroom And Now I’m Eating At Home Forever. Not the Best Of The GIG Economy Podcast | Ep 279
A year-end mix of gig-life highs and lows: walking deliveries in dense cities, the line between speed and sanitation, a CEO clip that aged oddly, and the ripple effects of buy-now-pay-later on DoorDash. We add real life too—sick days, frozen sh...
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Wild Week for Gig Workers: DoorDash Arrest, Uber’s New Safety Tools, Amazon Flex Chaos & Waymo Woes | Ep 278
Ep 278 News LinksA viral claim collapses, a van gets swiped in broad daylight, and a driverless car freezes in an a...
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Drivers Are SUING Uber & Lyft Over “Women-Only” Rides! Uber in Trouble Again? | Ep 277
We weigh real driver safety against political theater as a proposed English-only bill meets the reality of rides that rarely need chatter, then pivot to practical wins like Spark’s flashing shelf tags and the hard limits of Amazon Flex “flexibi...
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Waymo Launches in Detroit! Lyft Boosts College Rides & Uber Bets on AI | Gig Economy News | Ep 276
We share wins and misses from a slow Spark week and a solid Amazon Flex route, then dig into Halloween ride trends, rain-soaked nights, and why visibility changes how we work. Waymo’s expansion, Uber’s AI microtasks, and Lyft’s late-night campu...
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Uber Will Pay $4,000 for EV Drivers | Waymo Under Investigation & Lyft Fights Back | Ep 275
Two hosts dig into Lyft’s new driver controls, Uber’s $4K EV push, Waymo’s school bus probe, and Amazon’s smart glasses while swapping road stories and safety tips. We weigh DoorDash’s SNAP fee waivers, restaurant policies that shift costs to d...
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