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A secretive tech company decides to launch a podcast, revealing themselves to the outside world for the first time in 11 years. On the surface, the podcast appears to be a standard PR exercise, but all is not what it seems. The podcast’s presenter is smuggling secret codes into each episode— clues to a bigger mystery. Something is locked away deep inside The Golden House, and only those who listen close enough can hear it….

The Golden House is an interactive podcast drama, written and produced by Ross Sutherland. Each of the six episodes contains a hidden puzzle element. Solving these puzzles will lead listeners to discover bonus material, located elsewhere on the internet.

The Golden House is presented by Imaginary Advice in association with Trigger. It is supported by Apples & Snakes and Arts Council England.

Additional thanks to Angus Dunican (voice), Helen Zaltzman (voice), Sandy Wardrop (translation), Dan Pollard (sound design). The series also contains the composition Bodhi Ambient by Daniel Birch and three compositions by Scott Holmes (Follow Your Dreams, Make Your Dream Reality, Teamwork).

To hear more audio fiction by Ross Sutherland, listen to Imaginary Advice: an award-winning anthology of experimental audio fiction. (Best Fiction, British Podcast Awards; “Ten Fiction Podcasts That Shaped the Genre”, Vulture.com)

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TROUBLESHOOTING: If you are listening to The Golden House and are unable to solve one of the puzzles, you can ask for help from The Golden House Twitter community (via @ImogenShelfTest). Alternatively, click here for a full walkthrough guide to the podcast, featuring all six puzzle solutions.