The One Where We Rank Grocery Stores

A One Time Only Shopping Extravaganza!

From when the show was still A Reasonable Day, not everyone loves it, but everyone has to do it. This week Kevin and Alyssa go grocery shopping. To six different stores in pursuit of the best one. 

Alyssa Savino is a writer, a pop culture enthusiast, and is "deeply Midwestern." Subscribe to her newsletter, Soft Earlobe, listen to her "mini-podcast" (often about snacks) Xylophone Break, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

Kevin Krein is a writer and host of the Anhedonic Headphones Podcast. His music writing (and some of his non-music writing) is on Anhedonic Headphones, or you can follow him on Twitter and Instagram.

 

Theme Music: 

"Your Type" (Instrumental), written by Carly Rae Jepsen, Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk, Wayne Hector, and Tavish Crowe; performed by Carly Rae Jepsen. 

Music Credits:

“Lost in The Supermarket,” written by Mick Jones and Joe Strummer; performed by The Clash. London Calling, CBS, 1979

“Store,” written by Carly Rae Jepsen, Nate Campy, Christopher Baran, and Ben Romas; performed by Carly Rae Jepsen. Emotion Side B, Interscope, 2016.

“Groceries,” written by Grace Shaw and Konstantin Kertsing; performed by Mallrat. In The Sky, Dew Process, 2018.

“The Corner Grocery Store,” written by Ken Whitely, Debi Pike,and Raffi Cavoukian; performed by Raffi. The Corner Grocery Store, Rounder, 1979.

“Tangerine,” written by Dave Bayley, Paul Epworth, and Brittany Hazzard; performed by Glass Animals. Dreamland, Wolftone, 2020.

“Supermarket Song,” written by Jewel Kilcher and Patrick Davis; performed by Jewel. The Merry Goes ‘Round, Fisher Price, 2011.

“All Through The Night,” written by Jules Shear; performed by Cyndi Lauper. She’s So Unreal. Epic, 1984.

“Cake By the Ocean,” written by Joseph Jonas, Justin Tranter, Mattias Larsson, and Robin Fredriksson; performed by DNCE. DNCE, Republic, 2016.

“Peaches,” written by Chris Ballew; performed by Presidents of The United States of America. Presidents of The United States of America, Sony, 1996.

“Juice,” written by Melissa Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Theron Thomas, Sam Sumser, and Sean Small; performed by LIzzo. Cuz I Love You, Atlantic, 2019.

“Fresh Strawberries,” written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy; performed by Franz Ferdiand. Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Actions, Domino, 2013.

“Supermarket Sweep: Main Theme,” composed by Chris Rhyne.