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August 3, 2025 69 mins

Does Halsey owe their success to a mysterious boy behind bricks who manifested her success by contacting aliens?? This week we dive into Halsey and her friend/ex-boyfriend Zach Merritt who was a big inspiration for Halsey's early work on albums Room 93, Badlands and Hopeless Fountain Kingdom.

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CW: mental health disorders, drug and substance abuse, brief mention of suicide between 19:30 - 20:10.


Timestamps

01:58 First thoughts on Halsey

11:58 Halsey's background

29:03 Halsey's rise to fame

33:12 Halsey meets Zach Merritt

35:38 Room 93

44:51 King Drone and the Sparklers

46:54 Badlands

52:34 Hopeless Fountain Kingdom

01:00:11 Zach and Halsey Twitter fight


Intro/Outro MusicYar
Written by Ryan Skelton
Produced by Ras & Sakunera


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