Strange Stories: Ditched Delivery

We discuss the stressed Amazon delivery driver who dumped 80 packages along a wooded road in Lakeville, Massachusetts. We consider this case alongside the unionization of Amazon workers and stories of overwhelmed and exploited workers. CW | TW: This episode discusses potential work-related stresses. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠[e-mail]⁠ Website: ⁠severedpodcast.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠@severed_podcast⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠RadioGardenState⁠ Available on ⁠Rogue Media Network Sources NBC 10 Boston News Clip: Officers Find Amazon Packages Ditched in Woods; Driver Cites Stress, Police Say Article: “Amazon Packages Found Piled in Mass. Woods; Driver Blamed Stress, Police Say” by Thea DiGiammerino and Asher Klein Article: “‘Stressed’ Amazon Driver Abandons 80 Packages in Mass. Woods During Holiday Shipping Rush” by Marlene Lenthang Article: “Teamsters Announce Strike Against Amazon Amid Holiday Delivery Rush” by Marlene Lenthang, Charlie Gile, Liz Kreutz, and Kevin Nious Article: “Surveillance, Stress, and No Bathrooms: Life as an Amazon Driver” by Jake Alimahomed-Wilson (LaborNotes.org) Bodycam Footage: Lakeville PD Shawn Robert Bodycam Footage Lakeville PD: Official News Log of the Lakeville Police Dept. IMDb: Good Will Hunting (1997) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices