the great gig debate.

In our last and final episode, hosts Narmatha and Livia will have a detailed discussion about whether or not they think the gig economy is truly beneficial for growth career-wise or if it is simply a waste of time. Looking back on the previous episodes, they will take work-life balance and insights from guest speakers into consideration. Although side gigs are temporary and mostly short-term, will it help students participating in the gig economy in the long run? Will having side gigs help students in the ever-changing labor market and the increased usage of online platforms? Does privilege play a huge part in one being able to support themselves with just gig jobs? Can a work-life balance be easily acquired by students in the gig economy? 

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Hosts Narmatha and Livia will take sides, namely Team Students or Team Gig Economy, where they will go head-to-head and back up their stances with the information discussed in the previous episodes; which hopefully will lead to them reaching a consensus. Team Students, in this case, means that either host Narmatha or Livia supports the idea that students should prioritize their student life instead of taking up side gigs. 

 

By comparing the insights from both guest speakers, Jasmine and Shadia, hosts Narmatha and Livia work out how freelancing under a company and without are different. How both guest speakers technically work in the same industry, the creative one, yet both of them view their gigging with dissimilar outlooks. 

 

Ending the podcast with the recording for Episode 4, scriptwriting was handled by Narmatha. Graphic designer ChenHui and editor ShuChen were present in the recording session along with hosts Narmatha and Livia, where ChenHui and ShuChen provided helpful feedback in the recording process and intercepted when hosts Narmatha and Livia need to retake a line or two. Additionally, ChenHui and Narmatha captured our final moments with several photographs to let our listeners have a look into the ‘behind-the-scenes’ and be indirectly involved with our podcast, Students vs The Gig Economy.