S1E7: Taxi driver “adding shift” to be a YouTuber

The Straits Times Podcasts

“LazyCabbie” drives for 10 hours daily, besides making insightful videos on his working life.

Synopsis: Every 3rd Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times examines not just vehicle prices but wider transport issues and trends connected to public and private transport.

Contrary to the name of his YouTube channel, Mr Eddie Jui is anything but lazy. The 48-year-old drives 10 hours daily and spends nearly as much time making videos. Like the friendly cabbie making conversation with his passenger, Mr Jui’s videos are candid and honest. And based on how fast the LazyCabbie YouTube channel is growing, it is resonating with people.
More on the conversations between Mr Eddie Jui and senior transport correspondent Lee Nian Tjoe below.

Highlights (click/tap above):

2:00 Spending at least two to three hours just to get the right angles for the videos.

14:20 Trying to create an online community that is more forward-looking and positive.

18:00 Taxi driving as a sunset industry but one that pays the bills, if you need money urgently.

20:10 Reacting to the rise of autonomous driving potentially taking away taxi driving as a vocation.

23:00 Do not treat driving as a career because there is no progression. Zero progression.

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Host: Lee Nian Tjoe ([email protected])

Produced & edited by: Teo Tong Kai

Executive producers: Ernest Luis and Lynda Hong

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Chapters

1. Taxi driver “adding shift” to be a YouTuber (00:00:00)

2. Getting the right angles for his videos (00:02:00)

3. A community that is more forward-looking (00:14:20)

4. Is taxi driving a sunset industry? (00:18:00)

5. Reacting to the rise of autonomous driving (00:20:10)

6. Do not treat driving as a career (00:23:00)