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We start with a simple question that turns into a whole identity story: where did Star get her name, and why does she use it for her artwork? From there, the conversation does what we do best, follow the funniest, strangest thread until it becomes a full-on tour through 80s nostalgia. We talk The Lost Boys, Ferris Bueller, The Breakfast Club, Labyrinth, Fright Night, Nightmare on Elm Street, and the kind of practical-effects horror that made the 1980s feel gritty, weird, and unforgettable. 

Then we try to find “conspiracies” that don’t drag us into politics and quickly end up somewhere better: cryptids and New Jersey legends. We get into the Jersey Devil and Pine Barrens lore, swap thoughts on Mothman and Nessie-style sightings, and relive the childhood era of Bermuda Triangle mysteries that felt like a real problem we’d eventually have to solve. If you love paranormal stories, haunted lakes, local folklore, and the way places build myth around water, woods, and back roads, this one hits that sweet spot. 

We also take a real-world detour to celebrate Star’s group art show in Asbury Park, New Jersey at Over the Moon Art Studio, where she has three pieces up through mid-April under Star Herrera. After that it’s rapid-fire comfort listening: believing in ghosts, weird little “signs” from loved ones, favorite appetizers, restaurant drink demands, and the great concert question of sitting vs standing depending on the artist and the venue. 

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No Taylor Ham was harmed by this episode