IS BLOOD THICKER THAN WATER!?? Alyssa and Kevin will get to the bottom of it in this week's episode about My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. 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.   Opening Credit Music: “Western Wind,” written by Carly Rae Jepsen, ; performed by Carly Rae Jepsen. The Loneliest Time, Interscope, 2022. Closing Credit Music: “Too Much,” written by Carly Rae Jepsen, John Hill, Jordan Palmer, Noonie Bao, and Sammy Leighton Clay; performed by Carly Rae Jepsen. Dedicated, Interscope, 2019. Episode Music Credits: “We Are Family,” written by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards; performed by Sister Sledge. We Are Family, Cotillion, 1979 “Lady Marmalade,” written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan; performed by Lil Kim, Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Mya. Moulin Rouge!, Interscope, 2001 “The First Cut is The Deepest,” written by Steven Demetre Georgiou; performed by Sheryl Crow. The Very Best of Sheryl Crow, A&M, 2003. “Sympathy Is A Knife (featuring Ariana Grande),” written by Charlotte Achison, Ariana Grande, Finn Keane, and Jonathan Shave; performed by Charli XCX and Ariana Grande. Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat, Atlantic, 2024 “Sisters,” written by Irving Berlin; performed by Rosemary Clooney and Trudy Stevens. White Christmas, Columbia, 1954. “Theme from ‘Sister, Sister,’” written by Tim Heintz, Randy Petersen, and Kevin Quinn; performed by Carmen Carter.