The One Where We Go to Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store

Kevin Won't Eat Beeswax 

In the season finale, and in the final episode for the podcast under the moniker A Reasonable Day, Alyssa and Kevin take a field trip to Jordan, Minnesota to visit Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store, and reflect briefly on two years of the reasonable days they have had as co-hosts.

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. 

Episode Music Credits:

“Candy,” written by Denise Rich, Dave Katz,and Denny Kleiman; performed by Mandy Moore. So Real, Epic, 1999.

“Candyman,” written by Linda Perry and Christina Aguilera; performed by Christina Aguilera. Back to Basics, RCA, 2006.

“Sugar, Sugar,” written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim; performed by The Archies. Everything’s Archie, Calendar/Kirshner, 1969

“Pure Imagination,” written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley; performed by Gene Wilder. Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, Paramount, 1971.

“Sweet Tooth,” written by Neil Hannon; performed by the cast of Wonka. Wonka, Watertower Music, 2023.

“I Want Candy,” written by Bert Berns, Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer; performed by Aaron Carter. Aaron’s Party (Come Get It), Jive, 2000.

“Lollipop,” written by Beverly Ross and Julius Dixson; performed by The Chordettes. Cadence, 1958.

“The Sweetest Thing,” written and performed by U2. The Best of 1980-1990, Island, 1998.

“Sweet Disposition,” written by Dougy Mandagi and Lorenzo Sillitto; performed by The Temper Trap. Conditions, Columbia, 2009. 

“Candy Rain,” written by Dwight Myers and Terri Robinson; performed by Soul for Real. Candy Rain, MCA/Uptown, 1994.