{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-times.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fwhy-rideshare-drivers-are-ditching-the-apps-ccOFyluq","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Why Rideshare Drivers Are Ditching the Apps","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7bdcf444-5425-4ae3-8001-921cdaf40315/79f1288d-d3f5-4c7d-9e04-a98b290c1969/la25-thetimes-keyart-3000x3000-fnl.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/642dd88d-06ec-45a3-87f2-be9b309ce66d\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Why Rideshare Drivers Are Ditching the Apps\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Right now, Americans are paying on average $4 per gallon at the pump, and in California, where the average price of regular gas is $6 per gallon, rideshare drivers with companies, like Uber and Lyft, say it's becoming more and more difficult to make a living. \n\nLA Times Studios caught up with Sergio Avedian, a rideshare driver who's notched over 10,000 trips and is a senior contributor at \"The Rideshare Guy\" blog, and Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics for more on what’s happening.\n\nRead more at https://LATimes.com.\n"}