The GIG Economy Podcast

We would love to hear your feedback! We track how gig platforms chase predictable revenue through subscriptions and premium customers while drivers still eat the chaos of gas prices, bad estimates, and the algorithm. We also swap stories that sound funny at first, then land on the same point: trust and safety break fast when platforms and people cut corners. • Uber One, DashPass, and Instacart subscriptions are driving earnings despite inflation • Why “big spenders” matter more t...

We would love to hear your feedback! Uber’s newest AI features promise easier booking and more add-ons, but we keep asking how it changes driver pay, rider behaviour, and accountability when things go wrong. We also compare side hustles like BabyQuip and laundry apps by running the numbers and calling out the hidden costs that don’t show up in the ads. • weekend rideshare stories, drunk passengers, hourly targets and what “good money” looks like • BabyQuip explained, startup fee,...

We would love to hear your feedback! We trade real driver stories from busy nights on the road, then dig into how policy, algorithms, and safety risks shape what gig workers actually earn. We debate Seattle’s pay law, Uber’s upfront pricing backlash in Hawaii, and what it means when platforms push narratives that don’t match driver experience. • Road stories that show the weird and human side of rideshare • Seattle minimum pay study results for app-based delivery workers • Platform pushback ...

We would love to hear your feedback! 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 showing up in cars and autonomous driving. • Uber Eats is launching retail item returns, and how the fees might work • How platform ecosystems keep people spending inside one app • A hit and run v...

We would love to hear your feedback! 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 apps stack doubles and triples and the customer pays the price while the driver takes the blame. From there we get practical about electric vehicles for gig work. Uber’s EV grant is expanding nationwide, and we tal...