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Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

Taco Bell drive thru sign (l) person in car with caption "Taco Bell Employee Being Completely Unprofessional"

‘Get out of my drive-thru’: Viral TikTok shows Taco Bell worker and DoorDash driver feuding, sparking debate

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

A guy talking into camera (L) and a map (R).

‘741.1 miles for $9.25?’: DoorDash driver receives delivery request from 700 miles away, viral TikTok shows (updated)

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

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‘You should be ashamed for trying to bash this man’: TikToker says DoorDasher went through her bag of food, sparking debate

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

‘Did they at least leave you a 20% tip?’: DoorDash driver complains customer ordered a flat-screen TV

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

Jennifer Xia

Two panel image. Left panel shows text over a car door that says, "Door dash driver pitching a fit because he had to wait 20 min for his order." Right panel says, "The man beside me went over to check on him because he was screaming (at no one)."

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‘Help me. God, please’: DoorDash driver screams over long wait time in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

person walking while holding piece of paper with caption "I just drove my personal car to your house" (l) man wearing hat in car with caption "FOR FREE" (c) delivery bag in front of door with caption "to deliver your food FOR FUN?" (r)

‘Pick it up yourself’: DoorDash driver accuses customer who didn’t tip of making him work for free, sparking debate (updated)

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

Tiktok user @mentalillnesspersonified said that a DoorDash worker asked her for her address without her having ordered anything.

TikToker says DoorDash driver tried getting her address to deliver food to her—when she didn’t order anything

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

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Dashers call for DoorDash boycott on July 31 to protest low base pay on deliveries

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