The One Where We Interview Alyssa’s Mom

Zipper Merge For The Love Of Your Deity

It's Mother's Day so Kevin and Alyssa invite a relevant guest- Alyssa's mom, Jenny! They discuss motherhood journeys and Kevin officiates a quiz to see how well Alyssa knows Jenny on this episode from when the podcast was known as 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.

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:

“Dear Mama,” written and performed by Tupac Shakur. Me Against The World, Interscope/Jive, 1995.

“All That I Got is You,” written by Dennis Coles, Mary Jane Blige, Robert Diggs Jr., Berry Gordy, Deke Richards, Alphonso Mizell, and Freddie Perren; performed by Ghostface Killah and Mary J. Blige. Ironman, Epic, 1996

“Motherless Child,” written by Dennis Coles and Robert Diggs; performed by Ghostface Killah. Ironman, Epic, 1996.

“Mother Stands for Comfort,” written and performed by Kate Bush. Hounds of Love, EMI, 1985.

“Mother Mother,” written and performed by Tracy Bonham. The Burdens of Being Upright, Island 1996.

“Mother,” written and performed by Tori Amos. LIttle Earthquakes, Atlantic, 1992.

“A Song for Mama,” written by Kenneth Edmonds; performed by Boyz II Men. Evolution, Motown, 1997.

“I Love My Mom,” written by Shawn Rosenblat ; performed by Blake Rules. Kids Trap, Netherfriends, 2017.

“Mom,” written by Justin Trainor, Ross Golan, Johan Carlsson, and Meghan Trainor; performed by Meghan Trainor. Thank You, 2016.

“Letting Go,” written by Matt Rollins and Doug Crider; performed by Suzy Bogguss. Aces, Liberty, 1991. 

“My Mother’s Eyes,” written by Wolfe Gilbert and Abel Baer; performed by Frankie Valli. The Four Seasons Present Frankie Valli Solo, Philips, 1967.

“Does Your Mother Know?,” written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus; performed by ABBA. Voulez-Vous, Atlantic, 1979.

“The Mother,” written by Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, and Tim Hanseroth; performed by Brandi Carlile. By The Way, I Forgive You, Low Country Sound/Elektra, 2018.

“Mothering,” written by Josaleigh Pollett and Jordan Watko; performed by Josaleigh Pollet. No Woman is The Sea, Lavender, 2020.

“4 Moms,” written by Kamaal Fareed, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Malik Taylor, and James Yancey; performed by A Tribe Called Quest featuring Chalmers Alford. The Love Movement, Jive, 1998.