An attempt to combine two beloved forms of 80s story-media: the Talking Tape and the Choose Your Own Adventure Novel...

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Story written and produced by Ross Sutherland.
Additional music by Jeremy Warmsley (jeremywarmsley.com)

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91  You Are Ant

A radio advice show takes a hostile caller. 

Story by Ross Sutherland
Performed by Katie Bonna and Ross Sutherland
Produced by Ross Sutherland

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92  The Coolest Guy Who Ever Lived

A homage to the Giallo film genre, set within the True Crime podcasting scene.

Story by Ross Sutherland
Translated by Cristina Marras (cristinamarras.com)
Performed by Cristina Marras and Ross Sutherland
Additional voice acting by Andrea de’Cesco, Gianfranco Bitti, Fausta Laddomada 
Original music by Jeremy Warmsley (jeremywarmsley.com)
Produced by Ross Sutherland

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For further listening on a similar theme, I recommend Cristina's story "Games We Play in the Dark": 
https://soundcloud.com/kommunic8/explorations-on-darkness-1-games-we-play-in-the-dark

95  The True Crime of Your Frozen Death

Following the acquisitions director of an infinite library on their last day of work.

Written by Nick Douglas   (nickdouglas.me)
Performed by Ross Sutherland
Produced by Ross Sutherland
Contains music by Jeremy Warmsley (jeremywarmsley.com)

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96  Zeno's Library

Imaginary Advice is still on paternity leave! The podcast is scheduled to return with new episodes in early 2024. In the meantime, here's the first of two unlocked episodes from the IA Patreon... 

This episode: Ross Sutherland and special guest Angus Dunican discuss the story Exorcist Dave Stewart (Part 1). 

To listen to the original episode, click here:
https://soundcloud.com/ross-sutherland/33-exorcist-dave-stewart-pt-1

Angus Dunican is a writer, actor & comic. For more on Angus, goto www.AngusDunican.com

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UNLOCKED: Making of "Exorcist Dave Stewart" (Part 1)

A repeat of a past episode. Then again, as music.

Part 1: Repeat After Me - audio essay by Ross sutherland
Part 2: But Sometimes I Worry - music composed by Nathaniel Parks

Recorded Nov 11th, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
Concert programme: https://bit.ly/3RTlP5p
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BONUS: Repeat After Me (Repeat) | But Sometimes I Worry

Content warning: discussion of cancer, infertility, pregnancy, assault, mental health.

Returning from a year-long podcast break, Ross tells two true stories about losing the boundary between real-life and the imagination.

Written and produced by Ross Sutherland
Contains additional music by Jeremy Warmsley (www.jeremywarmsley.com)

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98  Hallucinations (Part 1)

Host Ross Sutherland tells the story of the worst job he was ever offered.

1  Crying At The Back Of An Ed Byrne Show

Did you know that hearing loss can cause hallucinations? No, neither did I. That is, until my son was born & I started hearing his cry coming out of air conditioning vents.

The first part of this episode was originally broadcast on Radio 4's Short Cuts. It was produced by Eleanor McDowell for Falling Tree Productions.

The rest of episode was written and produced by Ross Sutherland, with additional music by Jeremy Warmsley.

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99 Hallucinations (Part 2)

Host Ross Sutherland attempts to uncover the true story behind the film Braveheart. 

2  Wee City Of Porcelain, Poll-Tax, Kestrels, And Billy Bragg Cassettes

Imaginary Advice celebrates its 100th episode with special guests Eric Molinsky, Avery Trufelman, Joe Dunthorne, Helen Zaltzman and Joseph Fink.

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100th Episode (feat. Avery Trufelman, Eric Molinsky, Helen Zaltzman, Joe Dunthorne & Joseph Fink)

Bonus episode! Accompanying the 100th episode extravaganza, Imaginary Advice looks back over some highlights from the last 10 years. 

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Selected clips: 

37  Dear Chris (podcast title)
1   Crying at the back of an Ed Byrne Show (wardrobe)
23  Nice My Selector [returns throughout episode]
21  Gooey Soporific Blurg (Mystikal)
41  In Which I Confess to Many Murders (Octopus)
39  I Heart 1984
31  You Can’t Go Home Again (podcast party)
48  Naked People Have More Explaining to Do (Sport Chat)
49  Re: The Moon
56  HORSE FACTS
41  In Which I Confess to Many Murders
86  How to Write Badly Well (lose track mid-sentence)
64  Dream Your Way to a Happier You (froggy)

Bonus: YOUR AGONY AUNT FOR A PHANTOM PAIN

The start of a new fiction miniseries, in which a man on drugs attempts to purchase a pig.

Content warning: graphic death, ref to domestic violence, drug use

Story written and produced by Ross Sutherland
Contains samples from Hauntology by Meavy Boy (Free Music Archive) and When the World Goes Quiet pt.VI byRydox (Archive.org)
Featuring additional music by Jeremy Warmsley (www.jeremywarmsley.com)

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101  Third Phase [i. Pig]

Part 2 of a new fiction miniseries, in which a man on drugs attempts to purchase a pig.

Content warning: drug use, random violence, cannibalism

Story written and produced by Ross Sutherland
Contains samples from Hauntology by Meavy Boy (Free Music Archive) and When the World Goes Quiet pt.VI byRydox (Archive.org)
Featuring additional music by Jeremy Warmsley (www.jeremywarmsley.com)

Recorded at Backland Studios (backlandstudios.co.uk)

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102  Third Phase [ii. Hunting Party]

Audio drama miniseries. A man on drugs attempts to purchase a pig. Part 3 of 5.

Content warning: drug use, domestic abuse, missing parent, random violence, cannibalism

Story written and produced by Ross Sutherland

Contains samples from Hauntology by Meavy Boy (Free Music Archive) and When the World Goes Quiet pt.VI byRydox (Archive.org)

Featuring additional music by Jeremy Warmsley (www.jeremywarmsley.com)

Recorded at Backland Studios (backlandstudios.co.uk)

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103  Third Phase [iii. Escalating Oh F**k Scenario]

Fiction miniseries. Part 4 of 5. Mike's trip reaches its third and final phase.

Content Warning: references to domestic violence, drug use

Written and produced by Ross Sutherland
Additional music by Jeremy Warmsley (www.jeremywarmsley.com)

Contains samples from Hauntology by Meavy Boy and When the World Goes Quiet pt.VI byRydox 

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104  Third Phase [iv. Braindad]

Fiction miniseries. Part 5 of 5.
New years day: Mike sends out the old, brings in the new.

Content Warning: references to domestic violence

Written and produced by Ross Sutherland
Additional music by Jeremy Warmsley (www.jeremywarmsley.com)

Contains samples from Hauntology by Meavy Boy and When the World Goes Quiet pt.VI byRydox

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105  Third Phase [v. Time to Wake Up]

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"I hear Lazlo's on tonight..."
A legendary stand-up returns to the clubs. And he's brought oblivion with him.  

Story by Angus Dunican (www.angusdunican.com)
Performed & Produced by Angus Dunican for Imaginary Advice
Vox Pops: Holly Hall, Chazz Redhead, Abigoliah Schaumaun 
Introduction by Ross Sutherland

Inspired by The Manhattan Bee Testimonials by Sebastian Baczkiewicz & the 1961 Top Cat episode, "The Violin Player". 

"A Dagger in Its Hand" is a brand new story, commissioned by Imaginary Advice for the podcast.
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106  A Dagger in Its Hand by Angus Dunican

Part 1 of 2.
Well, somebody's going through a window. A whydunnit set at a British "sex resort".

Written, performed & produced by Ross Sutherland.

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107 Human Defenestration at the Sex Casino (Part 1)

Part 2 of 2.
Well, somebody's going through a window. A whydunnit set at a British "sex resort".

Written, performed & produced by Ross Sutherland.

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108  Human Defenestration at the Sex Casino (Part 2)

After all these years, we finally get to see the “good ending” of the 1993 SNES classic A Christmas Carol

Written, produced and performed by Ross Sutherland.

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Cover image sprite by James Biddulph www.Jamogames.com

Music:
Theme to “Strangeloop” by Chris Blackwell
“The Dungeon” by Anthony Lees from The Last Ninja 
“Intro” by Reyn Ouwehand from The Last Ninja 3
“Earth” by Reyn Ouwehand from The Last Ninja 3
Also contains “The Cult”, “The Tomb” and “The Sanitarium” 
from the album Spooktacular Halloween Chiptunes by Goatthrone Audio

109  A Christmas Carol (SNES, 1993)

A special episode from the upcoming season of UnReality, by Talia Augustidis.

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Listen to Talia's 2024 documentary, Dead Ends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001rgzz

Imaginary Advice returns on Feb 10th 2025.

UnReality: Breakfast on Tiffany

Don't call it a relapse: Imaginary Advice returns for 2025.
Featuring four short pieces written and produced by Ross Sutherland.
Also featuring the voice of Emma Spearing and Angus Dunican.

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110  The Fifth Tellytubby

Two stories on the transformational power of love.
Part one: Tunnel of Love, written and produced by Ross Sutherland.
Part two: The Rock and Crystalmonger's Last Rock, written and performed by Tim Harding. Contains additional score by Jeremy Warmsley.

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111  The Tunnel of Love

Four new audio sketches from Ross Sutherland: a professional skateboarder reinvents God, a bystander sees something he shouldn't, a pizza order saves a life, a group of friends attend a photography class. 

All pieces written and produced by Ross Sutherland.
Additional voice work by Emma Spearing.
Contains additional score by Jeremy Warmsley. 
 
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112  Rule of Thirds

Ross Sutherland takes you through six house parties. To support the podcast, go to imaginaryadvice.tumblr.com

17  Six House Parties

Ross Sutherland presents a love story between a DJ and his number one fan. 

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23 Nice My Selector

Ross Sutherland tries to train a neural net to do stand-up comedy.

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45  S.E.I.N.F.E.L.D.

Ross tries to get people to look at the moon. Part one: an essay on the the moon's special place in poetry. Part two: a school tries to stop its werewolf problem before it begins. Part three: a story of teenage wasters, told using one vowel only.

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49  Re: The Moon

(This episode follows on directly from the essay in episode 72) 

Ross invites four artists to help him rewrite the film Groundhog Day. In the original film, Bill Murray’s character leaves the time-loop after 35 years, but what if Bill was trapped in there for a bit longer... say, 10,000 years? Featuring new writing from Vanessa Kisuule, Daniel Cockburn, Lenni Sanders and Kim Noble. Additional readings from Rachael Ofori and Tim Clare.

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Imaginary Advice is represented by Trigger

This episode contains samples from:

Sleep by Daniel Birch
From “Ambient Volume 3”
https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Daniel_Birch/Ambient_Vol3

Genus Part 2 by Deru
From Genus
https://deru.bandcamp.com/album/genus

Lose Yourself by Nicholas Szczepanik
from The Chiasmus
https://nszcz.bandcamp.com/album/the-chiasmus

73   Ten Thousand Years (Part 2)

A miscellany of stories, presented by Ross Sutherland.

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