ELECTRIC PETE

Electric Pete Podcast — Episode 50 Why Philadelphia Killed the Uber Rideshare Tax Philadelphia’s proposed rideshare tax has officially been turned down by City Council — but why did the proposal fail? In this follow-up special report, Electric Pete breaks down: what the proposed rideshare fee would have done, why City Council backed away from it, how affordability concerns shaped the debate, Uber’...

The Lost Art of Listening | Marc Goldberg | Electric Pete Podcast Every rider has a story. In this episode of the Electric Pete Podcast, Pete sits down with Marc Goldberg for a thoughtful conversation about communication, authenticity, Philadelphia culture, listening, storytelling, music, civic engagement, and human connection. What started as a random Uber ride through Philadelphia became a deep...

⚡ ELECTRIC PETE SPECIAL REPORT #1 ⚡ What do Philadelphia riders really think about the proposed Uber and Lyft tax? As an Uber driver, I hear opinions every day from people sitting in my back seat. Rather than guessing what riders thought, I decided to ask them directly. Over the past several months, I collected survey responses from Philadelphia rideshare riders and asked their opinions about th...

You Wouldn’t Believe Who’s Been In My Car Most people think Uber rides are forgettable. But after thousands of rides through Philadelphia, I’ve discovered something very different: You wouldn’t believe who’s been in my car. A geologist. A psychologist. A jazz professor. A chef for the Philadelphia Eagles. People building businesses, changing careers, falling in love, chasing dreams, and carrying i...

🎙️ ELECTRIC PETE — From First Hello… to Real Connection Some people see passengers. I see people with stories worth sharing. This is Electric Pete. In this episode, I sit down with Susan Mitchell , founder of Be Single No More , a Philadelphia-based speed dating company bringing people together in real life since 2018. We met the way Electric Pete stories often begin — in my Uber — after one of he...

Every day in my car, I meet people from all over the world — different cultures, different languages, different stories. In this episode of Electric Pete: Voices from Around the World , we take a simple but powerful idea and bring it to life: 👉 How do you say hello and thank you in different languages? From Spanish to Japanese, Arabic to Russian, this episode is all about connection — and how eve...

Over the past year, I asked one simple question to riders in my Uber: “What are you grateful for?” Not 365 people… But 30 real voices. Real moments. Real gratitude. From family and health… To loss, growth, laughter, and faith… These are the moments that stayed with me. This episode is a collection of the most powerful answers I heard during the first year of the Electric Pete Podcast . Because eve...

Most people don’t wake up trying to waste their life. They wake up building something — even if they’re not sure what it is yet. In this episode, I reflect on a simple but powerful realization I’ve had after years of driving, listening, and paying attention: everyone is building something . A career. A family. A second chance. A quiet exit. A comeback. Or sometimes… just stability. Some people are...

By the time you reach this point, something has already changed. You’ve noticed the drift. You’ve realized that working harder wasn’t fixing it. And now comes the part that surprises most people: Control doesn’t feel like effort. It feels like clarity. In the final episode of the Stop the Drift series, I talk about what control actually feels like once you stop chasing momentum and start choosing...

When something feels off, the instinct is almost always the same: Work harder. Push more. Grind through it. In this second episode of the Stop the Drift series, I talk about why effort alone doesn’t correct drift — and how working harder can actually push you further off course if you’re not paying attention to direction. This episode is about the difference between motion and progress , and why s...

At some point, almost everyone asks the same quiet question: How did I end up here? In this first episode of the Stop the Drift series, I talk about the subtle ways life, work, money, and habits slowly pull us off course — not through big mistakes, but through small, reasonable decisions that add up over time. This episode isn’t about blame or regret. It’s about awareness. Because you can’t stop t...

Most people rush through 30th Street Station without ever looking at the walls. I didn’t either — until a young intern named Amanda called me from the top of a hill and changed the way I see that building forever. In this episode, I tell the story of how limestone quarried in Alabama — 300 to 400 million years old — ended up forming the walls of one of Philadelphia’s busiest train stations… and ho...

A 3-part series on why Uber drivers get pulled out of profitable zones — and how to stop it. Real experience. Real control. Electric Pete breaks it down. 🎧 Podcast Trailer Show Notes Stop the Drift — A 3-Part Series What if the reason you’re working longer hours… isn’t effort — but drift? In this special 3-part podcast series, Electric Pete breaks down a pattern almost every Uber driver experienc...

⚡ Electric Pete — Season 2, Episode 1 Episode Title: Year Two Begins: A New Chapter for Electric Pete 🎙️ Episode Summary Season 2 of Electric Pete officially kicks off! In this short but important kickoff episode, Pete shares a big update on the podcast’s direction for Year Two — including a new release schedule, exciting projects ahead, and an open call for a communications intern. It’s all abou...

In this heartwarming episode of Electric Pete , gratitude takes center stage — and it comes from every corner of Philadelphia . From co-workers celebrating two unforgettable days together… to a rider grateful for God's blessings… to friends visiting from Chicago and Nashville… to a young man sharing the most vulnerable moment of the day… This episode proves one thing: 👉 There’s always something t...

🎧 EPISODE #34 — The $300 Western Suburbs Night Strategy “Work smarter, work cleaner — the Electric Pete way.” 🔥 Episode Summary Last night, a perfect sequence unfolded — not planned, not forced. Just a smooth, high-vibe, profitable flow through the Western suburbs. Electric Pete shares how a stress-free $311.78 night became a live demonstration of multiple tools inside the Electric Pete Driver S...

Show notes: Welcome to another powerful episode of the Electric Pete Podcast, where the stories come alive right from the passenger seat. Today, Pete sits down with Joe DeCamara, the voice of Philadelphia sports talk on 94.1 WIP and co-host of the legendary WIP Morning Show with Jon Ritchie. Joe steps into the Electric Pete universe for a rare, open conversation that blends sports, storytelling, l...

Show Notes: What if the very thing you think is holding you back — structure, rules, routine — is actually the key to your freedom? In this episode, Pete dives into the philosophy he calls Doctrineship, a mindset born from years of trial, error, and self-discipline behind the wheel, the mic, and in life. You’ll hear how the principle of Freedom Through Structure shaped the Electric Pete way — from...

What if you died… and came back? Kia was unresponsive for 13 minutes. Doctors warned her family she might never walk or talk again—but she woke up on Thanksgiving and began rebuilding her life. In this episode, Kia shares the before, the darkness (no tunnel, no light), the moment she sensed her late grandmother and aunt saying “not yet,” and the long road of transplant, dialysis, sobriety, faith,...

Find the Fossils at 30th Street Station – The Hidden History Beneath Our Feet Episode Summary: In this episode of Electric Pete, we dig into the marble — literally and metaphorically — in 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Did you know this historic train station is built from ancient limestone that holds real fossilized remains from 450 million years ago? Welcome to The Fossils Project, my gras...

🚗💡 Show Notes — Uber Changed the Rules… But I Won Episode summary: When Uber pulled the plug on Comfort and Premier rides for my Tesla, my business model fell apart overnight. My daily $300 goal suddenly looked impossible. But I refused to quit. I dug into my data, tested strategies, and built a repeatable system to survive — and thrive — in an UberX-only world. In this episode, I share the exac...

Find the Fossils at 30th Street Station Hidden in plain sight at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station are fossils millions of years old. Come along as I explore how to spot them, share the backstory behind the stone, and invite you to join a city-wide fossil hunt. Have you ever walked through Philadelphia’s iconic 30th Street Station without realizing you’re stepping over ancient history? In this ep...

🎙 Show Notes – The Electric Pete Driver Success System (EPDSS) After a short break, I’m back with something big. Over 7 years and 45,000+ rides, I’ve built a system that helps Uber drivers earn more while working fewer hours. It’s called the Electric Pete Driver Success System (EPDSS). I created this out of my own journey — grinding UberX rides at $18–$20/hour, moving into a Tesla at $25/hour, and...

🎧 Episode Title: Send a Card, Start a Ripple #GratefulWithElectricPete 📝 Show Notes Welcome to another heart-centered ride with Electric Pete — where gratitude meets action. In this episode, Pete shares how a simple prompting —that gut feeling to reach out—can change someone's day... or even their life. 🔑 In This Episode: What is a prompting and why it matters (1:00) How Pete is bringing gratit...

🎙️ Episode Title: The Tom Arnold Special 🎧 Episode 25 – The Tom Arnold Special Episode Summary Electric Pete recounts a wild celebrity ride—and a major lesson learned. When actor and comedian Tom Arnold appeared as a surprise passenger needing a long-distance Comfort ride all the way from Center City Philadelphia to New Milford, CT, Pete saw a podcast-worthy moment. What followed, though smooth o...