The One Where We Go to A Rage Room

I Do Want To Break Some Stuff...Just, Like, Ethically

Alyssa and Kevin discuss their relationships with rage, then field trip to a Rage Room when the show was still A Reasonable Day.

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.

Music Credits:

"Break Stuff," written by Fred Durst, Wes Borland, John Otto, and Sam Rivers; performed by Limp Bizkit. Significant Other, Interscope, 1999. 

“Rid of Me,” written and performed by Polly Jean Harvey. Rid of Me, Island, 1993.

“Piggy,” written by Trent Reznor; performed by Nine Inch Nails. The Downward Spiral, Interscope/Nothing, 1994.

“Bullet With Butterfly Wings,” written by Billy Corgan; performed by Smashing Pumpkins. Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness, Virgin, 1995.

“Break,” written and performed by Fugazi. End Hits, Dischord, 1998. 

“Rage,” written and performed by Madi Diaz. History of A Feeling, Anti, 2021. 

“Can’t Be Tamed,” written by Miley Cyrus, Antonina Armato, Tim James,Marek Pompetzki, and Paul Neumann; performed by Miley Cyrus. Can’t Be Tamed, Hollywood, 2010.

“Kill V. Maim,” written by Claire Boucher; performed by Grimes. Art Angels, 4AD, 2015.

“Skin of My Teeth,” written by Demi Lovato,Oak Felder, Alex Niceforo, Keith Sorrells, Laura Veltz, Aaron Puckett; performed by Demi Lovato. Holy Fvck, Island, 2022. 

“Bubblegum Bitch,” written by Marina Diamandis and Rick Nowels; performed by Marina. Electra Heart, Atlantic, 2012.

“She Hates Me,” written by Wes Scantlin and Jimmy Allen; performed by Puddle of Mudd. Come Clean, Flawless/Geffen, 2001

“The Bitch is Back,” written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Caribou, MCA, 1974.

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