Dream Infringement

Dream Infringement Episodes 397 & 398: David vs. Goliath Stories As part of KSKQ's Spring Pledge Drive, we're celebrating the underdogs. Join us as we explore remarkable David vs. Goliath stories, because community radio is an underdog too. Every show, every volunteer, and every listener helps keep independent local media alive.

Dream Infringement Episodes 397 & 398: David vs. Goliath Stories As part of KSKQ's Spring Pledge Drive, we're celebrating the underdogs. Join us as we explore David vs. Goliath stories, because community radio is an underdog too. Every show, every volunteer, and every listener helps keep independent local media alive.

Dream Infringement Episode 396: Favorites from 2025 The Dream Infringement crew looks back at some of our favorite discoveries from 2025. From books we couldn't put down and movies that stuck with us long after the credits rolled, to products, hobbies, and unexpected finds that made our lives a little better.

Dream Infringement Episode 395: Thanks, I Hate It Sometimes an artist's biggest hit becomes the very song they're tired of hearing. In this solo episode, Jennifer takes a look at musicians who grew to dislike, resent, or even openly hate the songs that made them famous.

Episode 394: Samples In this first show of the year, Emily shares some updates about her and our lives over the past few months. She follows the theme of songs that sample other songs, and the way music can echo, layer, and carry meaning across time. How pieces of the past continue to live on in unexpected ways, just like the people we love.

Episode 393: I See the Light In this last show of the year, in a mostly solo episode, Emily explores the theme of light—how it affects our mood, our energy, and the way we experience the world. Through music and reflection, she looks at the many meanings of light, and Weston joins in for part of the journey.

Episode 392: Darkness / Night In this mostly solo episode, Emily explores the many moods of the night through music, poetry, and reflection. From peaceful and dreamy to mysterious and introspective, this episode weaves together songs from across genres that capture what it feels like when the world quiets down.

Episode 391: Fall Pledge Drive 2025 We’ve got the music in us, and apparently everywhere else too. In this year’s pledge drive episode, Emily and Jennifer explore the unexpected roles music plays in the world, from CPR timing to the sounds animals respond to, and some of the stranger ways music has been used. It’s all about the power of a good beat.

Episode 390: Rainbow Series (Part Four) Airdate: 10/27/25 We finish our rainbow series by stepping outside the spectrum: black, white, and gray. Are they colors… or the absence of them?

Episode 389: Rainbow Series (Part Three) We wrap up our rainbow journey with purple, indigo, and pink. Along the way, Weston and Indigo join in, including a special interview with Indigo about what it’s like to share a name with a color.

Episode 388: Rainbow Series (Part Two) Our rainbow journey continues with the cooler side of the spectrum, green and blue. We explore how they show up in music, mood, and memory.

Episode 387: Rainbow Series (Part One) We’re kicking off a colorful new series! In Part One of our rainbow journey, we explore the warm side of the spectrum: red, orange, and yellow in music.

EPISODE 386 - AIRDATE 08/04/2025 FAVORITE MOVIE SCORES Last time, we talked about the songs you can sing along to; this time, it’s all about the music you feel. We dive into some of our favorite movie scores, the instrumental pieces that shape emotion, build tension, and make scenes unforgettable without saying a word. From subtle background moments to sweeping, iconic themes, these are the sounds...

EPISODE 385 - AIRDATE 07/28/2025 REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY In this solo episode, Jennifer explores the subtle art of reverse psychology, how telling someone not to do something can be the very thing that makes them want to do it. From classic moments in literature like Tom Sawyer’s fence-painting scheme to examples throughout history, we take a look at how this tactic works,.

Episode 384: Movie Songs From instantly recognizable anthems to sweeping cinematic scores, we’re talking about the music that makes movie moments unforgettable. We share some of our favorite songs featured in films that stayed with us long after the credits roll.

EPISODE 383 - AIRDATE 07/14/2025 DEAL BREAKERS PART 2 We’re back to finish what we started. Emily and Bobby continue the rapid-fire gauntlet of relationship deal breakers, pushing Jennifer to make some tough calls. Along the way, we uncover a few surprising opinions, questionable tolerances, and the things that might not be deal breakers after all.

Episode 382: Out of Your Mind In this solo episode, Jennifer dives into some of Reddit’s “urban legend” posts - stories that seem supernatural at first, but turn out to have very real (and sometimes dangerous) explanations. From mysterious Post-it notes to strange phrases that don’t quite make sense, we explore how things like carbon monoxide exposure and medication mix-ups can quietly distort rea...

Episode 381: Deal Breakers (Part One) Airdate 6/30/2025 Emily and Bobby put Jennifer in the hot seat with a rapid-fire round of relationship deal breakers. From the obvious to the oddly specific, we sort through what we absolutely couldn’t live with… and the surprisingly weird things we might.

EPISODE 380 - AIRDATE 06/09/2025 FAMILIAR SONGS, UNFAMILIAR LANGUAGES On this solo episode of Dream Infringement, Jennifer explores familiar songs in unfamiliar ways, covers from around the world. From Rolling Stones classics reimagined abroad, to the burning question: can Nickelback’s “How You Remind Me” be redeemed if it’s sung in Greek? All the way to more recent hits, it’s a musical trip acros...

EPISODE 379 - AIRDATE 06/02/2025 SOUNDTRACKING OUR FAVORITE BOOKS This week on Dream Infringement, we’re sharing some of our favorite books and pairing them with songs that capture their tone, theme, or spirit. From page to playlist, it’s a celebration of the stories we love and the music that feels like they belong together.

EPISODE 378 - AIRDATE 05/12/2025 MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY This week on Dream Infringement, we’re embracing Main Character Energy. We’ve each picked songs that make us feel like the protagonist of our own story, the soundtrack for walking into a room, staring out a window dramatically, or conquering life’s little battles. Tune in for a playlist that proves sometimes the world really does revolve aroun...

EPISODE 377 - 04/28/2025 SHORTCUTS On this episode of Dream Infringement, Jennifer takes the mic for a solo show all about shortcuts. From the very first webcam ever invented, to “desire lines” that show us where paths really want to be, to the workers who carved a hole in the Great Wall of China just to get to work a little quicker, this week is a journey through the clever, the rebellious, and t...

EPISODE 376 - AIRDATE 4/14/2025 PLEDGE DRIVE PART 2 This week on Dream Infringement, our Spring Pledge Drive continues with Part Two of Childhood Fears. We’re digging deeper into the shadows of our younger years, those irrational terrors, half-remembered nightmares, and the fears that stuck around longer than we’d like to admit. Tune in as we laugh, cringe, and commiserate over the things that onc...

EPISODE 375 - AIRDATE 4/7/2025 PLEDGE DRIVE PART 1 This week on Dream Infringement, we’re kicking off our annual Spring Pledge Drive with Part One of our theme: Childhood Fears. From the things that went bump in the night to the oddly specific anxieties only kids can dream up, we’re revisiting the moments that made our younger selves hide under the covers. Join us as we share stories of what scare...

EPISODE 374 - AIRDATE 3/31/25 HOMAGE TO FROMAGE In this solo episode, Jennifer dives into the world of cheese, the history of cheese, notable cheeses, and crimes against cheese. With songs declaring the glory of cheese created by AI, making this cheesy episode a cheestastic masterpiece!