105.2 To Black

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🗓️ 11 May 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

105.2 To Black

When Alexander Rothschild receives a mysterious invitation emblazoned in black, he inadvertently sets off to discover the true meaning of wealth, anger, and —above all — metal music.

Written by Slade Stone (www.sladestone.com)

Narrated and produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)

With music by North Without End (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/north-without-end/)

And Tim Kulig (https://timkulig.com/)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer, and along with Jasmine Arch and the eyeless ones, Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty, he helps manage our community.

And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.

Slade Stone is a senior copywriter living in Chicago. Her work is featured at sladestone.com, and her abstract musings @thesladeparade.

James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast and After The Gloaming. Search for them wherever you get your podcasts. You can also catch other works of his at www.JamesBarnettCreative.com

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0:00.0	These aren't the stories your mother told you.
0:03.6	No, these are the other stories.
0:11.0	Today's episode of The Other Stories is Two Black, written by Slade Stone and
0:20.7	narrated and produced by James Barnett,
0:23.3	aka Jimmy Horace.
0:28.6	Alexander Rothschild's heart drummed.
0:31.4	When the official invitation came by Carrier that morning, complete with a familiar
0:35.4	blackened insignia on the envelope. He hadn't thought
0:38.5	it out of the ordinary. High-profile donors often peacocked with their company status. Why should
0:44.5	a Kashido co-employee be any different? But as soon as the chaperoned limousine halted,
0:50.2	an uneasy feeling overcame Alexander. The neighbourhood he walked through was unfamiliar at night, even for an omniscient politician such as himself.
0:59.0	And the gate to the property stood at least two stories high and steadfast, like a dutiful guard on watch.
1:06.0	Behind that, further was the most expensive-looking cabin he had ever seen, carved of ebony and African lumber,
1:12.9	all black, just like the insignia.
1:15.7	He adjusted the American flag pin on his lapel and approached the entryway.
1:20.5	Before he could ring the bell, however, the double doors opened.
1:24.5	His jaw dropped.
1:27.1	Mr. Koshito?
1:29.3	Before Alexander, in the flesh, stood the billionaire himself.
1:33.3	For the past several years, the 24 hours news cycle had all but fawned over the moneymaker, and his mysterious rise to fame.
1:41.3	Dressed to the Nines in an all-onix suit with matching accessories, he ran a
1:46.2	ringed hand through his hair. Alex, Henry said, his voice low. It's a pleasure to make
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