{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/6900e63faee65e114ac2019a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Tough gig: what it’s like to work in modern China ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/1761666426584-ada52e06-76d2-429f-a702-3be69f925183.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Hu Anyan worked nineteen different jobs across twenty years in China’s gig economy. “I Deliver Parcels in Beijing”, his account of that time, has become a <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/11/06/what-a-hit-memoir-reveals-about-work-in-china\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bestselling book.</a> What do his experiences tell us about changing attitudes to employment in today’s China? And what could it mean for the<a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/09/18/chinas-200m-gig-workers-are-a-warning-for-the-world\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> country's stalling economy</a>?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Hosts: <em>The Economist’s</em> China correspondent, Sarah Wu and China researcher, Jiehao Chen</p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}