The Capitol Forum Podcast Transcripts
The Capitol Forum · 155 episodes with transcripts
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Who’s to Blame for High Gas Prices? (TCF Investigates)
October 8, 2026
Arjun Singh (0:00)
Hey, folks, it's senior podcast producer Arjun Singh. Before we start today's episode, I wanted to give you a quick heads up of what you're about to hear. Between now and the midterm election, my colleague Paul McLeod and I are co-hosting a special election series right here on TCF Investigates. Each week, we'll…
Hey everyone, and welcome to the Capitol Forum Investigates election special. I'm here in the studio with Senior Correspondent Paul McLeod. What we're doing here in this special is we're analyzing different issues that we've reported on here at the Capitol Forum and looking at how that's been playing out in the…
Paul McLeod (1:17)
Well, Arjun, when I was driving to the office today, to get into the right headspace, I decided to fill my car up with gas, and that headspace is annoyed because it is high, and it is annoying every time you fill up your tank with gas. That is something that millions of people are experiencing every day. This has…
Gas prices are just something you see a big sticker price on it, even if you're walking around, driving around, certainly every time you fill up your car. It is one of the biggest flash points of the broader affordability issue, and we can see that with how badly that Trump is trying now to find some way to curtail…
Arjun Singh (2:16)
You know, at the risk of sounding maybe a little aloof, but hopefully I am speaking for a segment of listeners who are also, you know, I live here in the middle of Washington, DC, urban resident. I don't drive a car, you know, I don't really need to take the car around the city, but I was a political reporter for a…
Why does the price of gasoline has such an emotional factor for people, and for drivers maybe?
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