How The “Gig Economy” Changes Work: One Janitor's Story

How The “Gig Economy” Changes Work: One Janitor's Story

These days, It can be a lot harder to find what you might call a “good” job. The kind of job where a person is employed by one company and gets things like health insurance, paid sick days, and at least minimum wage. Today, all kinds of businesses from Uber to janitorial companies argue they’ve come up with something better: “gig work,” in which workers are independent contractors, not employees. But some workers in California are pushing back against the “gig economy. " After Jerry Vasquez started working as a janitor, with a business that promised he’d be his own boss, he began to question just how independent he really was. This week we’re talking with Krissy Clark, host of Marketplace’s documentary podcast “The Uncertain Hour." She features Jerry's story in her special series, “This Thing We Used to Call Employment.” She says what happened to him could have a huge impact on the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans, and our whole economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Healing the Divide

Healing the Divide

Making Dinner Political; The Un-Selfie; Fighting with Grandpa; An Unusual Friendship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Pupusas for Voters, Love for Activists, and No More Nightly Movies for Catalina Island

Pupusas for Voters, Love for Activists, and No More Nightly Movies for Catalina Island

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California Apologizes But Scars Remain

California Apologizes But Scars Remain

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Valentine’s Day, California Style

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Mothers, Mental Illness and the Unthinkable

Mothers, Mental Illness and the Unthinkable

Sometimes, it’s only after something really terrible has happened that you start to see the signs leading up to it. Years later, Rudy Coronado still refers to what happened as “that day.” He still thinks about what he said to his wife, and, what he didn’t say. He says he doesn’t blame her. But he can’t forgive her, either, for what she did. In this episode of The California Report Magazine, KQED's April Dembosky tells the story of what happened that day in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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‘Dreaming the Golden State’ With The California Report Magazine (Part Two)

‘Dreaming the Golden State’ With The California Report Magazine (Part Two)

The California Report Magazine listeners and reporters take the stage to share their stories about the 'California Dream' and whether it's still alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Helmi 202030min

‘Dreaming the Golden State’ With the California Report Magazine (Part One)

‘Dreaming the Golden State’ With the California Report Magazine (Part One)

Excerpts from a live stage version of The California Report Magazine's night of storytelling, 'Dreaming the Golden State,' which explored California dreams found, and lost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Taking the Frida Kahlo Corporation to Court, and the Vietnamese Immigrant Who Helped Sriracha Go Mainstream

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18 Tammi 202030min

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