When Platforms Fail: Safety, Scams, and the Collapse of Trust
Download the Audio Podcast The gig economy promises convenience, speed, and flexible work, but this week’s stories reveal the cost when incentives, safety, and ethics collide. We start with a chilling follow-up: an 83-year-old Ohio man convicted of murdering an Uber...
When the Apps Go Quiet: January Slowdowns, Trust Breakdowns, and Gig Survival
Download the audio podcast! January in the gig economy hits like a cold front. Demand fades, shoppers hoard routes, and drivers stare at blank screens wondering if the warehouse moved or the app died. We talk about dry January and why it means dry wallets, then get...
How Algorithms Control Gig Worker Pay: Uber Quests, DoorDash Desperation Scores, and Instacart Pricing
Download the show here! The conversation opens with a ground-level reality check: incentives move behavior, and when they disappear, so does supply. An Uber ride quest paying an extra eight dollars per trip pulled a driver through a slow holiday market, yet similar...
When the System Bends: Self-Driving Cars, Driver Caps, and the Fight for Trust
Download the show here! The year’s end brings more than holiday traffic for gig workers; it is exposing where the system bends and breaks. The conversation opens with the surge of Waymo vehicles and a sobering look at autonomy’s readiness for real streets. Recalls...
Trust, Safety, and Algorithms: How Viral Incidents, AI Pricing, and Policy Fights Are Reshaping the Gig Economy
Download the show here! The gig economy thrives on flexibility, speed, and trust. That trust was tested by a viral delivery clip showing a DoorDash driver spraying a customer’s bag, then blaming a spider. Beyond the shock, the moment exposes two realities: first, the...
Latest Gig Economy News: Uber Ads, DoorDash Hacks, Porch Piracy, and AI Tools
Download the audio podcast! The latest wave of gig economy news shows how fast the space shifts between convenience, risk, and opportunity. We start with Uber’s expanding ad business, which now uses privacy‑screened trip insights to target promotions based on where...
Trust, Timing, and Tip Screens: Why Gig Work Is Never as Simple as It Looks
Download the audio here! The real world of gig work rarely fits a neat script, and this episode shows why. We open with a year-end mashup and an eyebrow-raising question: can you deliver on foot? In Tokyo, yes—Uber Walker is a thing—but that doesn’t translate to most...
DoorDash Scandals, Uber Court Battles, and the Future of Gig Work
Download the show here! The gig economy keeps rewriting its own rules. This week’s headlines showed why: a viral DoorDash incident turned indictment, a naked stranger jumped into a delivery van and crashed it, and another self‑driving car froze while...
Wild Week for Gig Workers: DoorDash Arrest, Uber’s New Safety Tools, Amazon Flex Chaos & Waymo Woes | Ep 278
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