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<b>The following radio program is brought to you</b>
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<b>by the Historians Guild.</b>
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<b>♪ music ♪</b>
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<b>Hello listeners from Concord, Kalikhan and...</b>
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<b>other places in Alathra.</b>
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<b>This is us! Signing in on "What's New, Concord?"</b>
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<b>The newest</b>
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<b>and arguably already the best</b>
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<b>radio show that's ever had the pleasure to air on this planet.</b>
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<b>I'm Hamilton Buxsby.</b>
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<b>And I'm Rhett Sigürdimonednhahan.</b>
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<b>And we're... wait what?</b>
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<b>Mm?</b>
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<b>We've been working together for two years</b>
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<b>and is this the first time I'm hearing your last name?</b>
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<b>What spices were your parents snuffing?</b>
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<b>It's like a... normal name where I come from.</b>
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<b>And where would that be?</b>
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<b>Oh, it's some small place you've probably never heard of.</b>
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<b>Try me!</b>
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<b>It's called...</b>
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<b>Kristjensöxhjatberg.</b>
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<b>Of course! Why wouldn't it be?</b>
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<b>Names aside, we will be your radio hosts for today...</b>
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<b>next time...</b>
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<b>pretty much as long as we have this job.</b>
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<b>And I really like this job!</b>
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<b>Big thanks for the team for hooking me up, I am</b>
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<b>totally without any other obligation and</b>
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<b>definitely not being searched for under a</b>
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<b>mercenary contract to go serve</b>
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<b>as a soldier in a war I don't even know the name of!</b>
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<b>(quiet) Did I say too much? No I didn't!</b>
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<b>Rhett, talk!</b>
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<b>Rhett, talk!</b>
<b>Uhh...</b>
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<b>let's dive a bit more into what we plan to do here.</b>
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<b>So, in the coming episodes, "What's New, Concord?" aims to become your go to source</b>
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<b>for entertaining talks, local news, and of course, the newest hits in the music world.</b>
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<b>And whatever else we can probably think of when we get bored here.</b>
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<b>We get bored a lot. And let's be honest, who doesn't?</b>
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<b>So tune on in and let's be bored together!</b>
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<b>♪ guitar jingle ♪</b>
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<b>Let's start off with the news, huh?</b>
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<b>Rhett, what'ya got for us?</b>
<b>- (newspaper rustling)</b>
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<b>So... reading through the paper...</b>
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<b>plastered all over headlines is of course what's taking place in Blackthorn.</b>
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<b>For those still unaware,</b>
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<b>somehow,</b>
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<b>the Commonwealth of Blackthorn is at war.</b>
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<b>Beware! If you or your loved ones are travelling through central Kuthara in the near future,</b>
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<b>there are people with swords about.</b>
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<b>And we all know what people with swords like to do.</b>
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<b>Stabby stabby.</b>
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<b>Stabby stabby.</b>
<b>- Okay, but who's winning this?</b>
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<b>Mmm... oh wow.</b>
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<b>Mmm... oh wow.</b>
<b>- What?</b>
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<b>The rebellion seems to be.</b>
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<b>Really?</b>
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<b>I mean, a country the size of Blackthorn, you'd expect...</b>
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<b>I dunno, they'd atleast have the resources</b>
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<b>to crush something like that.</b>
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<b>They probably could've, if it wasn't for the fact that</b>
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<b>Wivamovia has a lot of outside help.</b>
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<b>And now they're winning.</b>
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<b>Ooh, so like mercenaries? Who've they got?</b>
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<b>So... on the side of the rebellion,</b>
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<b>we have nations such as Kittentopia,</b>
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<b>Zydel,</b>
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<b>(newspaper rustling)</b>
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<b>(newspaper rustling)</b>
<b>Snora...</b>
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<b>Of course, there's soldiers from Kalikhan but we had the pact.</b>
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<b>Uhm...</b>
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<b>I don't really recognize every name here, but</b>
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<b>looking at Kittentopia and Zydel</b>
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<b>looking at Kittentopia and Zydel</b>
<b>- (clears throat)</b>
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<b>I mean we're talking about</b>
<b>- (clears throat)</b>
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<b>born and bred warriors here.</b>
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<b>It would be surprising if they weren't winning.</b>
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<b>You think they have some interest in play as well?</b>
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<b>You think they have some interest in play as well?</b>
<b>- Mmm...</b>
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<b>Looks like it.</b>
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<b>After all, Kittentopia is halfway around the world,</b>
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<b>if they'd have any chance to influence the dynamics between countries in Kuthara,</b>
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<b>this... would be the perfect opportunity.</b>
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<b>this... would be the perfect opportunity.</b>
<b>- Can't wait for the</b>
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<b>Great Kitten State of Kuthara!</b>
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<b>Dear Lord, only the first episode and already commiting treason against your own country...</b>
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<b>What? I'm just saying okay, gotta respect the grind!</b>
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<b>They put in the hours, they get the results!</b>
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<b>Look, this is not about the grind, this is about money.</b>
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<b>A small lesson to any aspiring leaders out there:</b>
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<b>if you've got the money, you can just buy half the world to go to battle for you,</b>
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<b>then it doesn't matter what you're up against!</b>
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<b>The way the world is right now, money wins wars.</b>
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<b>Aha, but money buys skills to win these wars!</b>
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<b>Skills of people who've spent... years in the darkest depths of the deepest dungeons,</b>
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<b>stabbing, day in and day out, just to one day bring glory to their kin!</b>
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<b>It's awesome!</b>
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<b>Sounds like you want to go out on that battlefield.</b>
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<b>Sounds like you want to go out on that battlefield.</b>
<b>- Me? (pfft)</b>
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<b>No...</b>
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<b>I mean, I got skills, but</b>
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<b>I just like it here better.</b>
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<b>I just like it here better.</b>
<b>- Uh huh.</b>
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<b>In other news, yesterday was the annual End of The World day.</b>
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<b>We went trekking through northern Kalikhan, where that festivity has become</b>
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<b>a long time tradition, to get a bit more insight into this magical time of year.</b>
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<b>Let's listen.</b>
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<b>(screams, flames in the background)</b>
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<b>(screams, flames in the background)</b>
<b>- Here we are today,</b>
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<b>in northern Kalikhan, where the End of The World day is taking place!</b>
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<b>Things are getting quite heated,</b>
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<b>and we mean that literally, as houses, crops, all possessions are being burned down</b>
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<b>and livestock is sacrificed to gain more clout with the heavenly crowds!</b>
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<b>(coughs)</b>
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<b>People are lying down, praying to their masterful Lord to save them from eternal torment,</b>
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<b>and grant them access to the great Beyond!</b>
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<b>I'm here with Markus, who can hopefully shed more light</b>
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<b>into this once-in-a-year event!</b>
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<b>Markus, why would anyone put themselves through this willingly?</b>
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<b>It's about sending a message!</b>
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<b>Life is already hell enough!</b>
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<b>There's chaos... everywhere!</b>
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<b>And we're tired of it!</b>
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<b>Instead of having to constantly suffer for every hour</b>
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<b>of every day</b>
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<b>of every year,</b>
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<b>we're taking things into our hands!</b>
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<b>Yeah!</b>
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<b>So, if we get all through the chaos in one day</b>
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<b>we won't have to worry for the rest of the year!</b>
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<b>That sounds... quite pleasing actually!</b>
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<b>But does this not affect your mental health in the long run?</b>
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<b>What mental health?</b>
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<b>Whatever mental health is</b>
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<b>we don't have it!</b>
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<b>And we don't need it either!</b>
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<b>Burn it down!</b>
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<b>We're going to be free tomorrow, yeah!-</b>
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<b>And... that's unfortunately all that's left of our recording after our</b>
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<b>equipment quite unexpectedly</b>
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<b>caught fire.</b>
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<b>What an amazing tradition!</b>
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<b>Although the population of northern Kalikhan has been diminishing rapidly in the past years</b>
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<b>we'll be sending our prayers that their unique culture remains a part of this world.</b>
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<b>♪ guitar jingle ♪</b>
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<b>Rhett!</b>
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<b>It's time we talk about the latest hit that just dropped!</b>
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<b>It's time we talk about the latest hit that just dropped!</b>
<b>- Mmm...</b>
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<b>you know I love music.</b>
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<b>Tell me, how do you feel about winter?</b>
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<b>Winter?</b>
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<b>The season?</b>
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<b>The season?</b>
<b>- Mhm!</b>
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<b>Umm...</b>
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<b>My father was born in winter</b>
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<b>and he would always say that it was</b>
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<b>the worst period of the year to be born in, I mean</b>
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<b>whenever his birthday came around, people were always sick!</b>
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<b>And then he got sick too!</b>
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<b>And then they just wallowed at home.</b>
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<b>People also died a lot, yeah</b>
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<b>hard times.</b>
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<b>hard times.</b>
<b>- Well,</b>
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<b>apparently, there's a very talented composer</b>
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<b>who thinks that winter is the best time to compose in!</b>
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<b>Or... actually, uh...</b>
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<b>I don't know, maybe he just wanted to write a piece about winter!</b>
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<b>It's kinda confusing, composers don't really explain what they're doing...</b>
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<b>Anyway, today's track is going to be something that's, in some way or another,</b>
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<b>connected to winter.</b>
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<b>If you despise winter with your whole being,</b>
<b>♪ music starts playing ♪</b>
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<b>listen in!</b>
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<b>Maybe this is just enough to turn you around on that thought.</b>
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<b>Or... or not.</b>
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<b>Here is Winter by Vivaldi!</b>
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<b>♪ Winter by Vivaldi plays ♪</b>
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<b>Ooah! Ha ha ha!</b>
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<b>Now that sounds like one epic winter!</b>
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<b>Don't you think? Did it manage to improve your view a little?</b>
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<b>Eh, I don't know. Guess we'll find out.</b>
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<b>Because it is such a fresh release,</b>
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<b>we're still to hear from any reviewers, so</b>
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<b>the reception of the public...</b>
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<b>let's just say that's up to you right now, listeners.</b>
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<b>Unfortunately, I think that's all the time we have for today</b>
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<b>because the radio crew is still kind of...</b>
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<b>inexperienced,</b>
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<b>inexperienced,</b>
<b>- (exhale)</b>
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<b>we wasted a lot of time correcting stuff</b>
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<b>and our producers are not looking happy!</b>
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<b>Noo....</b>
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<b>Noo....</b>
<b>- Consider this then an introduction</b>
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<b>to what's to come!</b>
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<b>We hope to see you again next time,</b>
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<b>where we'll be discussing even more</b>
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<b>on What's New, Concord?</b>
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<b>Here's cheers from me, see you next time.</b>
<b>- ♪ outro music plays ♪</b>
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<b>♪ outro music plays ♪</b>