Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Gig Worker Thursday Night Live
April 2nd, 2026
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:15 Lets Get This Show On The Road
00:05:45 Quebec Superior Court Authorizes Class Action Against Uber
00:11:45 Hood Uber (continuing from previous podcast)
00:21:30 Waymo Robotaxi Mishaps and Driverless Technology
00:25:15 Are Gig Companies Aware of Widespread Illegal Account Sales
00:30:00 How Facebook and TikTok Facilitate Illegal Gig Account Transactions
00:39:30 Unpacking the Fraud, Identity Theft, and Cartel Links in Account Sales
00:52:00 Understanding How Instagram Bots Cherry Pick Orders and Their Risks
00:57:30 Examining CIDU Role in Driver Protection and Deactivation Challenges
01:11:00 Why Serve Robotics is Not Forthright
01:14:00 eVTOL, Infrastructure, and AI's Impact on Trucking Jobs
01:16:00 Final Thoughts and Outro
My guest today is Shawn (Colorado Rideshare Guy):
youtube.com/@CORideGuy
Rideshare Rodeo Brand & Podcast:
https://linktr.ee/RideshareRodeo
#doordash #ubereats #fooddelivery #uber #instacart #rideshare #gigwork
Gig Worker Thursday Night Live
April 2nd, 2026
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:15 Lets Get This Show On The Road
00:05:45 Quebec Superior Court Authorizes Class Action Against Uber
00:11:45 Hood Uber (continuing from previous podcast)
00:21:30 Waymo Robotaxi Mishaps and Driverless Technology
00:25:15 Are Gig Companies Aware of Widespread Illegal Account Sales
00:30:00 How Facebook and TikTok Facilitate Illegal Gig Account Transactions
00:39:30 Unpacking the Fraud, Identity Theft, and Cartel Links in Account Sales
00:52:00 Understanding How Instagram Bots Cherry Pick Orders and Their Risks
00:57:30 Examining CIDU Role in Driver Protection and Deactivation Challenges
01:11:00 Why Serve Robotics is Not Forthright
01:14:00 eVTOL, Infrastructure, and AI's Impact on Trucking Jobs
01:16:00 Final Thoughts and Outro
My guest today is Shawn (Colorado Rideshare Guy):
youtube.com/@CORideGuy
Rideshare Rodeo Brand & Podcast:
https://linktr.ee/RideshareRodeo
#doordash #ubereats #fooddelivery #uber #instacart #rideshare #gigwork
![DOORDASH DASHER questions that MUST be ANSWERED [13]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jgsMtSJJCD4/mqdefault.jpg "DOORDASH DASHER questions that MUST be ANSWERED [13]
13 minutes of gig news, in 13 minutes or less
February 7th, 2026
DOORDASH QUESTIONS (that need to be answered for Dashers):
~TRANSPARENCY
~Illegal Accounts 2026 (TikTok) vs. 2025 (Facebook)
~Tier system (top dasher, platinum, blah blah blah) VIOLATION IC LAW
~Tip Stealing Since 2017 Nationwide
~Wrongful Deactivations
~Illegal Alcohol Delivery (UNLESS YOU STATE CERTIFIED)
~Illegal Driver Metrics (on time, acceptance rates, customer rating)
~Telematics (they are not a certified telematics company)
~Selling our personal data TO non-affiliated companies
~Creative Ways of Reducing Driver Pay
~Doordash DOTS ($110,000) & Waymo deliveries ($450,000)
~Doordash spent $1.2billion on a table reservation app
~Punishing Customers with City Fees (on top of increased customer cost)
~Punishing Restaurant Partners (price increases on menu items and cost of service)
~Mattress Firm ALL 16 Denver locations NEVER used Doordash
~VOID of Ethics (NOT lack of… VOID of..)
~Hidden Tips
~Base Pay
PLEASE ADD ANY I MISSED OR EXPAND ON ANY I SPOKE OF IN THE COMMENTS BELOW
#doordash #fooddelivery #gigwork")
![No Tax on Tips? Did Gig Drivers Get Left Behind [13]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kWleJ-KVYTU/mqdefault.jpg "No Tax on Tips? Did Gig Drivers Get Left Behind [13]
Welcome to 13 — 13 minutes of gig news in 13 minutes or less.
April 19th, 2026
The “no tax on tips” headline sounded great… but did it actually change anything for app drivers?
💡 Here’s what we cover:
• Why most gig workers didn’t benefit from “no tax on tips”
• The key difference between W-2 tipped workers vs. independent contractors
• A full 2025 earnings breakdown ($1,000/week example)
• Mileage deductions explained (and why they matter more than tips)
• The TRUE tax bill most drivers face (it’s not small)
• Weekly take-home after taxes—what you’re actually keeping
📊 Example inside:
$52,000/year income → ~$8,658 in taxes
That’s about $167/week gone BEFORE gas & maintenance
👇 IMPORTANT 👇
PLEASE leave your experience filing your 2025 taxes compared to last year:
Was it better, worse, or basically the same?
💬 I read and reply to ALL comments—questions, concerns, everything.
🚨 One last thought…
What would an extra ~$9,000 have done for you last year?
#Doordash #Uber #Taxes #GigWork #SideHustle")
