The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

294: The Ballad of Tom Odom

Will Swaim, journalist and president of the <a href="http://www.californiapolicycenter.org/">California Policy Center</a>, educates us on CA Assembly Bill 5 (AB5,) which seeks to turn independent contractors into employees, and how it’s negatively affecting 70,000+ independent California truckers; truckers like Tom Odom, who calls in from the road to let us know why he is A.) part of a class action lawsuit and B.) moving to Texas.  Spoiler Alert: it’s because of AB5!     <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/12/california-destroys-its-independent-truckers/?fbclid=IwAR0H_cM00_Z5_JoIbg1xg-lo_Mwi3hY1uxPxK3fIYV0-c9nX1GXkA23RAks"> Will Swaim’s article about AB5 and Tom Odom</a>   Contact Tom with your AB5 story at <a href="mailto:myab5story@gmail.com">myab5story@gmail.com</a>

What started as a series of short mysteries for the curious mind with a short attention span has evolved into enlightening conversations for the not-so-short attention span. Whether it’s a short mystery, a long conversation, or an audio book, The Way I Heard It is a veritable box of chocolates for the ears, because you never know what you’re going to get.