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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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The week pulled us across the full map of the modern gig economy: slowdowns on Spark and wins on Amazon Flex, Halloween ride patterns, late-night safety, and the relentless march of autonomous vehicles. The tension felt everywhere is hard to miss. On one side, drivers...

Download the show! The gig economy runs on thin margins, quick choices, and constant change, and this week brings a stack of updates that could shape how drivers earn through the holidays. Lyft rolled out a bundle of driver-focused features that seem small in...

Download the audio of the show Autonomous delivery is no longer a teaser headline; it is rolling onto real streets with real implications. DoorDash and Waymo’s partnership in Phoenix pushes the boundary from novelty to pilot-scale logistics. The draw is clear: fewer...