119 episodes

A miscellany of stories, presented by Ross Sutherland.

Imaginary Advice Imaginary Advice

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    • 4.9 • 175 Ratings

A miscellany of stories, presented by Ross Sutherland.

    104 Third Phase [iv. Braindad]

    104 Third Phase [iv. Braindad]

    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)

    Additional music by Jeremy Warmsley

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

    Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
    Or make a one-off donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice

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

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

    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)

    Imaginary Advice is free to all listeners

    To support the future of the podcast:
    www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
    www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice

    • 49 min
    102 Third Phase [ii. Hunting Party]

    102 Third Phase [ii. Hunting Party]

    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)

    Imaginary Advice is free to all listeners
    To support the future of the podcast:
    www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
    www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice

    • 38 min
    101 Third Phase [i. Pig]

    101 Third Phase [i. Pig]

    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)

    Imaginary Advice is free to all listeners
    To support the future of the podcast:
    www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
    www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice

    • 55 min
    Bonus: YOUR AGONY AUNT FOR A PHANTOM PAIN

    Bonus: YOUR AGONY AUNT FOR A PHANTOM PAIN

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

    Support the pod: www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
    Or, for a one-off donation go to: www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice

    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)

    • 1 hr 4 min
    100th Episode (feat. Avery Trufelman, Eric Molinsky, Helen Zaltzman, Joe Dunthorne & Joseph Fink)

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

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

    Consider supporting the show: www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
    Or, to make a one-off donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice

    • 1 hr 16 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
175 Ratings

175 Ratings

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iMaGiNaRy AdViCe:

Pieces of a quizzical and creative young man’s life, during the beginning days of mankind’s extinction (1983-203?).

JudetheAbsurd ,

Astounding.

This podcast is always entertaining and enriching — better, it is sometimes sublime.

groguy ,

Favorite pandemic discovery

Supremely well edited and produced, what stands out above all is the quality of story telling and the host’s endearing humanity in the face of inscrutable and baffling mystery. A truly lovely quest for meaning.

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