The GIG Economy Podcast
Talks about our Gig Economy adventures and breaking down the Gig Economy News
The GIG Economy Podcast
Latest Episodes
Uber Eats Wants Your Returns And Drivers Want Answers | Ep 298
We bounce through the latest gig economy news and call out how apps keep expanding into “everything” while drivers are left to do the math on pay, fees, and risk. We also hit the real-world safety side of delivery work and the weird tech trends...
From EV Incentives To Melted Ice Cream… Gig Work Gets Messy | Ep 297
That moment when you order ice cream at 9:15 and it shows up at 11:10 tells you almost everything about modern delivery. We kick things off with stories from the road that remind you how weird rideshare can get, then we unpack what happens when...
Uber Lawsuits, Driver Pay Drama & The Robot Takeover | Ep 296
A third grader opens our day with the most unhinged April Fools line imaginable, and somehow that’s still not the weirdest part of the night. We geek out over the NASA launch, then snap right back into the gig economy grind: weekend runs, a sur...
Uber Just Made a Deal… This Could Change Everything for Drivers | Ep 295
Robotaxis, rising costs, and shaky app promises are colliding fast, and we’re starting to see what that means for drivers who count on rideshare and delivery money. We break down Uber’s latest autonomous moves, the arrival-time lawsuit, and the...
This DoorDash Order Shouldn’t Exist. Drivers Are Fed Up | Ep 294
A million-dollar GoFundMe for a DoorDash driver. Champagne requests inside an Uber. Robotaxis that stall out so often cities invent a new emergency category. That’s the gig economy right now, and we’re not pretending it’s normal. W...
