The GIG Economy Podcast

We would love to hear your feedback! Ep 281 News Links Two hosts dig into the latest gig economy twists: Uber’s targeted ads built on trip insights, DoorDash account takeovers draining restaurant payouts, porch pirates using Wi‑Fi jammers, and the messy realities behind driverless rides. We weigh security fixes, fair pay, and where AI helps or hurts. • Uber ads tied to anonymised trip insights and rising rider prices • DoorDash merchant hacks via email credential theft and weak 2FA • Package...

We would love to hear your feedback! We tear into the hidden math of gig work, from bonuses that look great on paper to car notes that choke your margins. A spill, a triple batch, a Lyft perk change, and a Waymo near a felony stop all point to the same lesson: treat this like a business or the job will run you. • stocking cleanup gear for fast recovery in the car • using stackable bonuses to lift weak orders • denying low-value trips and avoiding deadhead • why expensive cars for rideshare r...

We would love to hear your feedback! 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 shoulders, and how to keep working without burning out. • viability of on‑foot delivery in dense markets • why bathroom hygiene rules matter for customer trust • managing illness and frozen shoulder as a gig worker • ...

We would love to hear your feedback! Ep 278 News Links A viral claim collapses, a van gets swiped in broad daylight, and a driverless car freezes in an alley—welcome to a week where gig work shows its sharp edges. We open with a wild “clip of the week” from a Spark delivery, then unpack the fallout from the DoorDash creator whose videos led to felony charges after she filmed a customer nude and posted his information online. What counts as evidence, what crosses the line, and how do you pro...

We would love to hear your feedback! 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 “flexibility.” Along the way, we unpack women-only ride options, a Waymo smashed after a big game, and a straw bale delivery that proves some orders just aren’t worth it. • Uber Eats bonus math and acceptance strategy • Tel...