To the Point How the gig economy is changing the way we view work Hosted by Barbara Bogaev Dec. 29, 2016 National Listen 51 min MORE Photo by Sergio Ruiz From this Episode: Agreement reached on new Syrian ceasefire Today Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia had helped broker a ceasefire agreement between the Syrian regime and some opposition rebels in the long-running... 7 min The gig economy grows up We are fast becoming a nation of freelancers, temps and on-call hired help. In 2015 nearly 16% of workers had freelance jobs, a 10% jump from a decade ago. In fact, all of... 34 min A censored Facebook in China is good for freedom Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a very public fanboy of China. His wife is Chinese American, he's traveled to the country many times, made friends with high placed Chinese... 9 min Credits Host: Barbara Bogaev Producers: Andrea Brody, Christine Detz, Jenny Hamel