How We Got Here with Chris Kohler

Why Uber Eats Is About To Get Even More Expensive

Australia just gave gig delivery workers a legal minimum wage. It's a big win for workers - and it means your Uber Eats order is about to get even more expensive. Here's how UberEats built an empire on the bait... and made billions on the switch. 0:00 Intro 6:00 Two truths and a lie 8:13 The guy who couldn't get a car 20:42 The deal 26:59 How they get you 34:50 The business in the middle of it 38:17 Last one standing 40:08 A tricky business to actually run 41:40 Solving the pay problem 48:10 Two truths and a lie

How Housing Became So Broken

Chris and Alan Kohler talk about the housing crisis that is shaping the Australian economy. It's a puzzle, so Chris made Alan a crossword - can he crack it while simultaneously explaining why nobody can afford homes anymore? 0:00 Intro 5:05 Supply 17:30 Demand 24:00 Density 26:30 Auction 30:50 Incentives 34:05 Transport 42:30 Investor & Rent 55:00 Summary

The Toxic Economy of Gaming

The video game industry makes more money than movies and music combined - and it got there by deploying the greatest hits of dark consumer psychology.Gambling, paywalls, and slowly but surely chiselling ownership out of the hands of their customers. It’s doing so well, in fact, that it’ll start growing outwards. This episode explores the origin of modern gaming and the moments that ensured it ended up being a sinkhole for money and frustration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why Are All Our Movies Ads Now?

When we watch a movie we see 4-5 brands every 10 minutes. The advertising is hidden in plain sight and this episode goes looking for where and how that trick first came to Hollywood.E.T. and a bag of Reese's Pieces, Lois Lane chain smoking Marlboros, Happy Gilmore’s Subway t-shirts… and Jerry McGuire taking Reebok’s money and then screwing them over. All steps on the path to the situation audiences now find themselves in - marketing campaigns dressed up as movies.All that… plus a two truths and a lie with a twist - one "casual" mention in this very episode was a paid placement.Check out Cool Shirtz - https://shirtz.cool/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hang on... was Tupperware a pyramid scheme?

Tupperware is one of those words so common we forgot it's a brand. It's also one of the great untold business stories, with a pioneer who was deliberately erased from view. Did she design a pyramid scheme? Not really. There's more to it than that.This is the story of Brownie Wise... and what it costs to build something you don't own. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.