The GigTube Podcast

Featuring guest co-hosts Steve Labinski (author of “Shop Like a Pro”) and John Mikaelian (author of “The Five Foundations of Contentment”). INTRO DoorDash will pay $5.3 million to San Francisco to settle allegations over benefits violations https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/22/22796849/doordash-settles-drivers-san-francisco-for-5-3-million Uber on brink of pausing operations in Brussels after court...

"Side Gig Life" is an appropriate channel name for this gigtuber out of Bristol, CT as he actually has a day job and does Uber Eats, GrubHub, DoorDash, Instacart and other apps on the side. John is from the Pacific Northwest but moved to the East Coast recently. I'll ask him about the differences between doing gig work on opposite coasts as well as a slew of other topics! Check out his...

Featuring guest co-host Jason Tieri of  @The Gig Economy Podcast  0:00 INTRO 14:35 Instacart delays IPO plans to focus on broadening services, including its retail media network https://www.emarketer.com/content/instacart-delays-ipo-plans-focus-on-broadening-services-including-its-retail-media-network 20:10 Go read this report about how Amazon tries to evade responsibility in delivery vehicle cras...

Jose Martinez is the man behind  @The Self-employed Investor  . He's originally from Mexico, but has lived in worked in both Atlanta and Dallas. Jose's channel is mostly about Instacart, Lyft and Amazon Flex. He makes videos documenting his work and his earnings as well as any crazy, funny or weird things that happen. Many of his videos are shorts, so if you prefer the TikTok-style videos,...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 🎧 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀!📲 https://bit.ly/thegigtubepodcast 0:00 INTRO 6:35 DoorDash to Buy Finland Food-Delivery Startup in Deal Valued Above $8 Billion https://www.wsj.com/articles/doordash-to-buy-finland-food-delivery-startup-in-deal-valued-above-8-billion-11636492582 15:35 U.S. sues Uber, saying it discriminated against people with disabilities. https://www.nytim...

My guest this week is  @Precious Lesko  , a full-time gig worker out of the Toronto area (our first ever Canadian guest!). She's a mom of 3 who manages a household while working for Cornershop and Instacart. She also vlogs frequently on her YouTube channel and Instagram. Be sure to follow her if you're not already. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PreciousLesko Instagram: https://www.ins...

Featuring guest co-host "Brian the Instacart Bulldog" Amazon Flex drivers to receive payments in $61 million tip settlement https://cnet.co/3GK0ofH DoorDash rolls out SafeDash, an in-app security toolkit for delivery people on the platform https://tcrn.ch/3CTnIoI Lyft adds new safety feature in Minneapolis over uptick in carjackings targeting rideshare drivers https://www.fox9.com/news/lyf...

He goes by  @Doordash Delivery  now, but he rose to fame as "Driving Addict", which is an apt term for this gigtuber out of the Dayton, Ohio area who works 60 hours a week and drives 200-300 miles a day. He got his start with Amazon DSP, but eventually branched out into food, package and grocery delivery. He's been an Uber driver for years and still makes pretty good money doing it. He...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 🎧 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀!📲 https://bit.ly/thegigtubepodcast Featuring guest co-host Luis Berti from  @DELIVERY TV  0:00 INTRO 4:44 Uber, DoorDash, Lyft and Amazon could face billions in fines if they mislead over wages, FTC official warns https://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-doordash-lyft-and-amazon-could-face-billions-in-fines-if-they-mislead-over-wages-ftc-offici...

In this special daytime episode, I'll be speaking with Aaron Hoffman, co-founder and CEO of the catering delivery app DeliverThat (https://www.ideliverthat.com). This company is fairly small compared to the GrubDashEats giants, but they also provide a much different service. How different? That's something I'll be discussing with Aaron. We'll also go over the formation of the compa...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 🎧 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀!📲 https://bit.ly/thegigtubepodcast 0:00 INTRO 10:03 Lyft recorded more than 4,000 claims of sexual assault from 2017 to 2019, according to a newly released safety report https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-21/lyft-reports-4-000-sexual-assault-claims-in-first-safety-study 14:30 Elaborate ‘CryptoEats’ Food Delivery Scam Steals $500,...

Jason Pease aka  @Drive to win 13  has been making how-to videos about gig apps for almost 3 years. Many of his videos have well over 100k views! He doesn't post content as regularly as he used to, but that might be changing soon. Jason travels the country doing gig work and even coaches other gig workers in person. Check him out on the web here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Drivetowin13...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 🎧 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀!📲 https://bit.ly/thegigtubepodcast 0:00 INTRO 4:00 Instacart shopper activists are going on strike https://tcrn.ch/2YRQB6i 11:32 Did I enable an Instacart stalker? https://www.reddit.com/r/InstacartShoppers/comments/q9j9f7/what_would_you_do_in_this_situation/ 22:29 Shipt's CEO plans to save the holidays from supply chain chaos by breaking...

Brian Tilton aka  @Bulldog Delivers  (formerly "The Instacart Bulldog") is a fairly new gigtuber out of Pensacola, Florida. His content is, not surprisingly, Instacart-based. He doled out a lot of tips and tricks in just a short time. Probably because he has such a likable personality and always gets right to the point. Check his channel out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDz6PZFS5...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 🎧 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀!📲 https://bit.ly/thegigtubepodcast 0:00 INTRO 6:13 Uber Is Being Sued Over Its ‘Racist’ Facial Recognition Algorithm https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgxnm3/uber-is-being-sued-over-its-racist-facial-recognition-algorithm 12:20 Gopuff's rampant growth created 'a downward spiral into chaos,' with fraud, unsold inventory, and warehous...

Kyle  @The Cheapster  Gibson is a YouTuber out of South Carolina who's been making videos about thrifty living for over two years. He's also a part-time food & grocery delivery driver and has made videos about working for GrubHub, Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Instacart. Kyle's videos are really entertaining and pretty funny, IMO. If you want to see his money-saving techniques in action...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 🎧 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀!📲 https://bit.ly/thegigtubepodcast 0:00 INTRO 5:18 Instacart Shoppers Will Stage Nationwide Strike https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7e9gb/instacart-shoppers-will-stage-nationwide-strike 29:27 UC Berkeley finds gig workers could earn $4.82 per hour if MA ballot proposal passes https://tcrn.ch/3F6gxLJ What You Need to Know about the Gig Worker...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 🎧 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀!📲 https://bit.ly/thegigtubepodcast 0:00 INTRO 7:40 NYC Set to Pass Food Delivery App Laws Securing Workers Minimum Pay, Bathrooms and More https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/23/new-york-city-passes-protections-for-food-delivery-workers.html 13:04 Scammers allegedly earned $195,000 referring fake drivers to delivery apps https://www.theverge.com/202...

"Dasher Shannon" is a full-time gig worker based in the St. Louis area. She's been making YouTube ride along vlogs and other gig-related content since April of this year. Check out her channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/dashershannon Shannon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dashershannon/ Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/lvmiz_vdpOM 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 🎧 𝗶...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 🎧 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀!📲 https://bit.ly/thegigtubepodcast 0:00 INTRO 10:38 Uber could have stopped driver before Kalamazoo shooting rampage, lawsuit says https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2021/09/uber-could-have-stopped-driver-before-kalamazoo-shooting-rampage-lawsuit-says.html 17:39 Some food-delivery workers in New York City have built makeshift break rooms in...

John Mikaelian is the author of THREE books: "The Five Foundations of Contentment", ""The Entrepreneur Cheat Sheet," and "Reality Check: A College Student's Survival Guide." He's also a gig worker and gigtuber. You'll see him in the chat of my livestreams pretty regularly. Check out John on the web here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrJohnMikaelian YouTube:...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 🎧 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀!📲 https://bit.ly/thegigtubepodcast 0:00 INTRO 4:30 There’s a gig-worker-sized hole in Biden’s vaccine mandate plan https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/09/10/1035392/theres-a-gig-worker-sized-hole-in-bidens-vaccine-mandate-plan/ 10:02 Seattle cracks down on food delivery apps with one of the strictest laws in country https://www.seattletimes...

Ron Walter is best known by his online persona "The Entre Courier." He also hosts a podcast called "Deliver On Your Business" which covers topical gig economy news; interviews with fellow gig workers and gig content creators; and offers advice on entrepreneurship. I highly recommend following him on social media and subscribing to his show! Website: https://www.entrecourier.com/ Tw...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 🎧 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀!📲 https://bit.ly/thegigtubepodcast 0:00 INTRO 3:45 DASHERS PROTEST AT TONY XU'S HOUSE https://tcrn.ch/2WQeji7 12:45 DELIVERY DRIVERS BRAVE HURRICANE IDA IN NYC https://www.vice.com/en/article/5db8zx/gig-workers-were-incentivized-to-deliver-food-during-nycs-deadly-flood https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/storm-ida-food-deliver...

​  @Gig IQ  (aka "Dr. A") is a gig worker based on Philadelphia. He's known for his meticulous analysis of his earnings and the way the apps' various algorithms work. Oh and having a perfect beard. Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCssmRVJFFgHwSeCCzRvKTMw Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/MY2yt4Xvxhg 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 🎧 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗟𝗟...