On this episode, my conversation with Zar of the Moon. Zar is somewhat of a mysterious figure. He is a masked rapper whose subject matter is the stuff of nightmares. He has not done a lot of publicity, so I'm grateful that he decided to spend time with me.

I must say, though, that we faced a number of difficulties on the day we had scheduled to meet. We ended up recording in my car during quite a downpour. Parked in a residential area of The Bronx, we did the best we could. However, due to some technical difficulties, most of the conversation was lost. Alas. Live and learn.

I decided to salvage what I could and release it. I might schedule somethign else with Zar in the future. But for now this will have to do. It begins with a scary rap song titled "Run." Then the conversation begins.

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OUTLINE 0:00 - Intro song 0:44 - Introduction 2:37 - "Run" by Zar of the Moon 5:02 - Start of convo: Why run? Does Zar run? 7:35 - The Smiths' influence on Zar of the Moon 11:30 - Zar's message about his future in rap 13:15 - Zar's parting message 14:12 - Outro song & credits

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JIM'S BOOKS - _Monsters_ (2016, novella): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B1W8R7S?*Version*=1&*entries*=0 - _Remember Me like This_ (2013, poetry chapbook): https://www.amazon.com/Remember-like-This-James-Noguera-ebook/dp/B00HFKYE4G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1387731326&sr=8-2&keywords=remember+me+like+this

REFERENCES - "How Soon Is Now" by The Smiths: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpILIIo9ek