Listen to the 'On The Line' podcast: Why you might want to freeze 10 lbs. of butter

Detroit Free Press
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On The Line

  • Host: Cary Junior II

  • Producers: Cary Junior II and Darcie Moran, with help from Tad Davis

  • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Maryann Struman

  • Guests: Free Press food writer Sue Selasky; Free Press financial columnist Susan Tompor; and grocery store shoppers Regina Salmi, 54, of Grand Rapids, Crystallin Johnson, 42, of Ferndale, Patricia Oliver, 82, of Detroit, and James Luckett, 51, of Detroit.

  • Theme song: "Fort Trumbull" by DJ LostBoy, Detroit

  • Email: ontheline@freepress.com

On this episode: The Midwest has been hit hard amid the highest U.S. inflation rates in 40 years.

As a result, Free Press food writer Sue Selasky reports it's not a bad time to stock up on grocery store sale items.

Host Cary Junior II talks with Selasky and Free Press financial columnist Susan Tompor about inflation in Michigan, particularly in the grocery store aisles.

The three wind through how we got here, how bad it's going to get and for how long, and tips on how to navigate the situation.

Junior, too, checks in with grocery store shoppers like Regina Salmi, 54, of Grand Rapids, and Patricia Oliver, 82, of Detroit, who are feeling the pinch.

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We're tracking, comparing prices of 13 grocery store items over next few months

Consumer prices up 7.5% in the Midwest over the past year; faster than nation

How to save money, snag the best deals at grocery stores as prices rise

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