Can someone explain these prices?
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🗓️ 5 April 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Where does President Trump's speech leave us with regard to where the war is heading? |
| 0:05.2 | And it really was, to me, the story of the commander-in-chief who weeks into this war is deeply uncertain about how it ends. |
| 0:13.7 | I'm John Feiner, co-host of the Long Game podcast. This week, Jake Sullivan and I break down the president's speech and discuss what it's like to negotiate with the Iranians. |
| 0:23.2 | We will also debate whether Iran should accept a deal. |
| 0:26.2 | The episode is out now. Search and follow The Long Game, wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:33.3 | Oh my gosh. Youth sports is insane. |
| 0:37.8 | Volleyball monthly is $400. |
| 0:42.2 | Who is doing that? |
| 0:43.9 | We pay a lot more for diesel than any other country. |
| 0:48.0 | I tried ordering a medium domino's pizza the other day. |
| 0:52.1 | It was like $27. |
| 0:56.8 | And I was like, wow, this is insane. |
| 1:05.9 | When I was growing up, my dad and I'd play this game every time we went grocery shopping. |
| 1:11.0 | We'd guess what the total cost would be, and whoever got closest won. Hey, we need turkey, dad. |
| 1:12.6 | I actually still do this, even though I'm shopping just for me now. |
| 1:17.1 | That means I'm always paying attention to how prices change. |
| 1:20.9 | What used to feed a family of threes now just enough to cover my own grocery bill, |
| 1:25.6 | and those prices just keep going up. |
| 1:29.0 | So what gives? |
| 1:31.3 | Why are so many things so much more expensive than they used to be? |
| 1:36.3 | I'm John Gwyn Hill, and we're going to find out this week on Explain It to Me from Fox. |
| 1:43.2 | We'll visit your favorite coffee shop in the grocery store later to figure out what's going on with those prices. |
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