Hey there, it's Stephen Dovner, and today is an exciting day here at Freakonomics Radio

Headquarters because today is a day we introduce a new show that I think you will love.

We all love it, and I will be shocked if you don't.

But let us know one way or the other.

Our email is radioatfreakonomics.com.

This new show is called The Economics of Everyday Things.

It's hosted by Zachary Crocket, a journalist with a knack for looking at something we've

all seen a million times and thinking, hmm, I wonder how that works.

Like I said, I think you're going to love it.

Please welcome Zachary Crocket and the economics of everyday things.

Us Americans, we just love our gasoline.

We use 374 million gallons of gas every day.

That's around 30 full tanks for every registered vehicle per year.

Now relative to other countries, gas is actually pretty cheap in the US.

Considering the sheer amount we use though, every extra penny counts.

When gas gets more expensive, we all look for someone to blame.

Americans, oil executives.

But the easiest target is the person who has to contend with disgruntled customers face-to-face.

The gas station owner.

When the price of oil, Skyrocketed last summer, people on the internet created all kinds

of memes about how much station owners were making.

One shows a picture of Scrooge McDuck skiing down a mountain of cash.

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