Rideshare Rodeo Podcast

#229 | Doordash in Alaska & Uber’s political pull... everywhere!

This week on R3: Rideshare Rodeo Roundtable, we discuss:

• Gov. Walz issues first veto, blocks bill setting minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers
• New Ridesharing App Black Wolf Is Like Uber But With Drivers Who Carry Guns
• You can now book Waymo through the Uber app
  DoorDash delivered by plane

• Lawsuit accuses DoorDash of charging iPhone users extra

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#228 | Legislation, Change, and Fraud (w/Mike Hruby & David Pickerell)

This week on Para Presents, David and Steve are joined by Mike Hruby. Mike Hruby is the CEO/Founder of 'New Jobs America' and the drafter of the "Be Your Own Boss" legislation.  Make sure to check out NewJobsAmerica.com and learn about this legislation designed to protect Independent Contractors.

• The importance of the Secretary of Labor, especially at this time in history.
• Recruiting Congressional Sponsor for New Jobs America "Be Your Own Boss" Bill.
• Individual Dream of Better Work.
• Change, taking action, Legislation to protect us, calling out fraud.
• What can we do, and what should we be looking out for.

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#227 | New Rideshare Black Wolf & Minnesota Uber Lyft minimum wage

This Week on the 'ORiGiNAL' RiDESHARE RODEO podcast, I have a guest who has been doing gig work since 2017 in the Chicago, Illinois market.  This week we discuss:

• Background on this weeks guest David Frey.
• New Rideshare App Black Wolf is like Uber but with drivers who carry guns.
• Chicago "common carrier" law for rideshare drivers.
• Minnesota Legislature approves minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers.

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#226 | The Dumpling Difference vs. Instacart

Here is an extra podcast drop this week!

This is a show I do every other Tuesday, called "The Dumpling Difference". In this episode my co-host Holly (@Savvy Shopper Delivers) and I go through the advantages to having a Dumpling 'Business'. Some things you should know about Dumpling, we go through quite a bit in this episode. Check this episode out, if you like what you hear you can catch this show every other Tuesday at 4pm est/1pm pst, on "Savvy Shopper Delivers" on youtube (the next show is Tuesday May 30th).

*ENJOY THIS ONE TIME BONUS PODCAST, THE DUMPLING DIFFERENCE*

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#225 | Gig Worker Regulations Are Coming

This week on Para Presents, David and Steve are joined by Sergio Avedian. Sergio is a veteran rideshare driver, co-host of 'Show Me The Money Club', and a writer for TRG (The Rideshare Guy) blog. Today we discuss:

• UBER POOL is back and Lyft Shared Rides are gone
• Uber Quest is replaced by a dollar amount
• Why did Uber ever need 33,000 employees
• What is the difference between Taxi's and Rideshare
• Are Illinois Rideshare drivers "common carriers"?
• Minnesota Senate Committee sends Uber, Lyft regulations to floor without recommendation
• Uber assaults are equal between passengers and drivers
• Should Sergio and Steve become expert witnesses in state legislation battles
• COLORADO SENATE BILL (Gig Worker Transparency & Wrongful Deactivation Bill Killed Off)
• Lyft Driver Deactivated 9 Times
• Uber, Lyft Drivers picking up minors

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#224 | Uber crosses the line, ’unaccompanied minors’ now allowed!?!

This week on R3: Rideshare Rodeo Roundtable, we discuss:

• Uber letting teens take rides on their own

• Uber Eats Its Way to More Grocery Share With Group Ordering and Streamlined Payments

• Drivers' Co-op Gathering Funding, Partnerships Before Competing With Uber and Lyft

• Uber threatens to leave parts of Minnesota over legislation that would raise driver pay

• Minnesota Has Banned Most Non-compete Agreements; It Could Have Been Worse

• Walmart Spark and SkipTheDishes

• ‘Truckers gotta do what they gotta do’: DoorDash driver had to deliver Wendy’s order to truck driver on the side of the Interstate

• Would You Do Strangers’ Laundry For Money? This Woman Does And She’s Banking $24,000/Month

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#223 | Minnesota, Illinois, Connecticut Rideshare Bills Being Voted On

This Week on the 'ORiGiNAL' RiDESHARE RODEO podcast, I have a guest who has been doing gig work since 2015, and we have a lot to unpack.

• Background on this weeks guest JP (@JP's Gig Corner on YouTube).
• Uber Pool is back, Lyft Shared Rides are gone.
• Illinois Rideshare Bill affecting Uber and Lyft passes Senate.
• Connecticut Rideshare Bill.
• Minnesota Senate sends Uber and Lyft regulations to floor without recommendation.
• Lyft's new CEO announces the rideshare company is open to acquisition bids.
• Dangers of both Rideshare and Delivery apps
• Driver earnings over the years

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#222 | Rideshare changes, Uber AI, & Instacart Tale

This week on R3: Rideshare Rodeo Roundtable, we discuss:

• Illinois rideshare bill affecting Uber, Lyft passes Senate
• Rideshare drivers ask: Will they get a fair ride? CT considers task force study to ease their pain
• Customer says she was banned from Uber Eats because of her medical condition
• Instacart driver gets car stolen and still delivers order in viral video
• Uber seeks patent to 'pre-match' riders and drivers using AI
• How Much Can You Make With DoorDash in 2023?
• ‘They are trying real hard to be Instacart’: DoorDash driver shares new ‘no delivery’ orders
• Uber launches flight bookings in the UK as a trial for other markets

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