August 19, 2022· 35 min

This Is What Actually Determines the Price of A Gallon of Gas

Orality
Model
88%
Highly oral (epic poetry, sermons, hip-hop)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(2,243 words)
M:29%
HostJoe Weisenthal(2,243 words)
M:29%
GuestPatrick DeHaan(3,962 words)
M:92%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic28%
certainly, literally, terrible
Engagement48%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, so, okay
Repetition100%
it's (59x), know (55x), like (55x)
Parallelism93%
So have you heard the story ab..., So there's at least to me stil..., And, of course, vice versa, th...
Sound Patterns84%
57 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases3%
i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging8%
maybe, could, may
Passive Voice4%
been asked, be seen, be localized
Abstract Nouns18%
investment, prescription, medication
Subordination9%
nonetheless, since, though
Sentence Length38%
Avg: 14.5 words/sentence
Word Complexity46%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style52%
325 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style81%
automatically, family, unfortunately

Description

Gas prices are central to everything these days. Biden's approval rating seems to move inverse with the price of gasoline. The entire market started rallying after gasoline prices started moving lower in June. But then, what exactly determines the price of gasoline? Of course oil is a big part of it, but it's just one significant driver. There is also refining capacity. And taxes. And the gas station's margin. And the cost of distribution within the United States. So how does it all shake out? On this episode we speak with Patrick DeHaan, head of Petroleum Analysis at GasBuddy, who breaks it all down, and helps us understand the market for gasoline. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.