I Feel Like I Can Taste Actual Blood—I’ve Gone Too Far

Discussing and utilizing information they’ve learned from books about dream analysis, Kevin and Alyssa attempt to interpret each other’s dreams, as well as discuss their relationships with sleep and dreams. 

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:

“Dream,” written by Johnny Mercer; performed by The Pied Pipers. Capitol, 1949.

“Dreamland,” written by Dave Bayley; performed by Glass Animals. Dreamland, Polydor, 2020

“Dream Lover,” written and performed by Bobby Darin. Atco, 1959.

“Dreams,” written by Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony; performed by Van Halen. 5150, Warner Brothers, 1986

“When You Sleep,” written by John McCrea; performed by Cake. Prolonging The Magic, Capricorn, 1998.

“I Can Dream, Can’t I?,” written by Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal; performed by The Andrews Sisters. Decca, 1949.

“Dreams,” written by Louise Bobb and Tim Laws; performed by Gabrielle. Find Your Way, London Records, 1993.

“Sleep to Dream,” written and performed by Fiona Apple. Tidal, Clean Slate/Epic, 1996.

“Dreaming of You,” written by Franne Golde and Tom Snow; performed by Selena. Dreaming of You, EMI Latin, 1995.

“Don’t Dream It’s Over,” written by Neil Finn; performed by Crowded House. Crowded House, Capitol, 1986. 

“Wildest Dreams (Taylor’s Version),” written by Taylor Swift, Max Martin, and Karl Schuster; performed by Taylor Swift. 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Republic, 2023

“Blue (Da Be Dee),” written by Gianfranco Randone, Maurizio Lobina, and Massimo Gabutti: performed by Wendy Child. Lullabies: When 90s Kids Have Kids, Wendy Child Music, 2020.