Can someone explain these prices?

有人能解释一下这些价格吗?

Today, Explained

2026-04-05

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From the gas station to the café to the grocery store, we break down why things cost so much these days. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Avishay Artsy, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. A customer fills up a truck at a gas station. AP Photo/Jenny Kane. If you have a question, give us a call at 1-800-618-8545 or email askvox@vox.com. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Oh my gosh.

  • Youth sport is insane.

  • Volleyball monthly is $400.

  • Who is doing that?

  • We pay a lot more for diesel than any other country.

  • I tried ordering a medium Domino's pizza the other day.

  • It was like $27.

  • And I was like, wow, this is insane.

  • When I was growing up, my dad and I'd play this game every time we went grocery shopping.

  • We'd guess what the total cost would be, and whoever got closest won.

  • I actually still do this, even though I'm shopping just for me now.

  • That means I'm always paying attention to how prices change.

  • What used to feed a family of threes, now just enough to cover my own grocery bill.

  • And those prices just keep going up.

  • So what gives?

  • Why are so many things so much more expensive than they used to be?

  • I'm John Gwynn Hill, and we're going to find out this week on Explain It To Me From Vox.

  • We'll visit your favorite coffee shop and the grocery store later to figure out what's going on with those prices.

  • But first, we got to stop for some gas, and we're picking up a passenger on the way.

  • My name is Sam Maury, and I am the executive director of the Institute for Climate