The Sharing Economy? (15 minute shortened version)

Upstream

News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2016

⏱️ 15 minutes

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In this shortened version of our "The Sharing Economy?" episode, we look at how companies like Taskrabbit and Uber have influenced an entire generation and entirely shifted the economic landscapes of major cities globally. Through candid conversations with journalists and industry insiders, we explore the darker side of these giant companies and investigate how this phenomenon arose and what implications are in store. Featured guests: Doug Henwood (Author, radio host, columnist for Harper's and the Nation Magazine) Keally McBride (Professor of Politics and the Chair of International Studies at the University of San Francisco) David Korman (Lyft driver, former TaskRabbit, Couchsurfing host) www.upstreampodcast.org Twitter: @upstreampodcast Facebook: /upstreampodcast Instragram: upstreampodcast

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0:00.0	Oh. You are listening to Upstream. Upstream. Upstream. A radio documentary series. That is part of the Economics for Transition project.
0:34.0	I'm Dela Duncan.
0:35.0	Join me as we journey upstream.
0:38.0	To the heart of our economic system
0:40.0	and discover cutting edge stories
0:42.0	of game-changing solutions based on connection,
0:45.7	resilience and prosperity for all. I had a really weird dream last night where I like felt scorn for all these kids I know from high school
1:11.0	who I see on Facebook are like getting married and like have
1:15.4	quote-unquote real jobs and like are in the rat race and I wonder I guess I
1:21.8	wonder in my dreams in my subconscious you know whether what I'm doing here is right. But then I wake up. I live 20 minutes from downtown San Francisco, five minutes from downtown Oakland.
1:44.2	I work only when I want to.
1:46.7	I'm respected by the people I work for.
1:49.3	And how much is lift a part of that?
1:51.4	Lift is the glue, the necessary glue that holds my life together right now.
1:56.4	When I can't make enough money working for city arts and lectures at the Norse theater,
2:01.9	when I can't make enough money doing photo
2:04.4	boots for snap yourself or serving food to people. When all of that is not enough
2:11.3	to pay the bills, then I drive Lyft to make up the extra cash to, you know, to pay the rents.
2:18.8	But usually the jobs I love a lot are enough.
2:24.0	This is David Korman.
2:25.7	He drives for lift.
2:27.7	An app which connects drivers with passengers directly
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