As an introductory episode, hosts Narmatha and Livia will bring to light the term ‘gig economy’ and uncover what exactly it is. We will delve into what it means precisely and how students can actively take part in it. Discovering what types of gigs are available out there as well as wondering if it includes freelancers, we will also look into which gigs are most popular and why. Additionally, we will be comparing the gig economy as it was twenty years ago to today. Has the gig economy changed much? Has the availability of social media helped with providing more side gigs to struggling students? Join us as we figure out why it is such a popular domain in which students want to take part in and why we hear 'the gig economy' so often in class and on digital platforms.

 

As mentioned before, we wanted to take a deep dive into what the term ‘gig economy’ means and why young people today are so enticed with the idea of being freelancers. Therefore, through research, scriptwriters Mircea and Narmatha compiled data and statistics to show our listeners a glimpse into why more and more Malaysian youths are opting to pursue gig jobs instead of continuing on with their tertiary education after their high-school graduation.

 

In this episode, hosts Narmatha and Livia strive to deliver these facts in a lively, upbeat way in order to lure in listeners into hearing what they are trying to convey in a mere seven minutes. It is a task that requires a certain chemistry between the hosts that will grab the listener’s attention and by adopting a fun manner of speaking when it is time to record and talk into the microphone, it will hopefully come across as inviting and agreeable as our aim is to make listeners stay the whole duration of the seven-minute episode.

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For this Episode, scriptwriting and interview questions were both handled by Narmatha. For the recording sessions, Shuchen and Mircea were incharge of setting up the recording equipments as well as making sure the audio quality was up to par. Chen Hui, took notes as hosts, Narmatha and Livia, re-read lines to make the audio editing process easier for our audio engineer Shuchen.