Episode 33: BSI Birthday Weekend 2025, Part 1

Buckle up for a two-parter! Beth Gallego (BSI) and Erica Fair join us to talk about this year’s BSI Birthday Weekend, and we have so much to say that we had to split it into two episodes! Stay tuned for Part 2. Mentioned in this recap: Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. ContactContinue reading “Episode 33: BSI Birthday Weekend 2025, Part 1”

Episode 32: Sherlock Holmes @ 50 Recap

It’s finally time for a belated recap of the Sherlock Holmes @ 50 Conference this past summer in Minneapolis! Ashley Polasek returns to help us walk you through everything scheduled and unscheduled, what was covered by the presenters, etc.! Yes, this is very late, but, hopefully, it’s still a lot of fun to listen to.Continue reading “Episode 32: Sherlock Holmes @ 50 Recap”

Episode 31: 221B Con 2024 Recap

VERY LATE POSTING. Our deepest apologies. Madeline may have promised more links than she could manage to gather and share, so we are posting this now at the end of the year, and we shall try to get links in here eventually. (Look, it’s been a long year, y’all.) On with your scheduled show notes…Continue reading “Episode 31: 221B Con 2024 Recap”

Episode 30: Live & Local — From Baker Street to the Holodeck II

It’s another Live & Local, this time from 221B Con in Atlanta, Georgia! Heather Holloway, Ashley Polasek, and Lee Shackleford join us to talk about Star Trek and the intersection of Star Trek and Sherlock Holmes. Lee also tells us the story of how he’s responsible for getting Moriarty off the holodeck in “Ship in a Bottle,” even if he didn’tContinue reading “Episode 30: Live & Local — From Baker Street to the Holodeck II”

Episode 29: Live & Local at Dayton — I Hear Sherlockians Everywhere

It’s our second Live & Local episode, and this time, this is a recording of a talk that Madeline gave at the Holmes, Doyle, & Friends conference in Dayton, Ohio! All the podcasts she discussed are listed below, including a handful that she missed in the presentation. (As if 18 Sherlockian podcasts in 17 yearsContinue reading “Episode 29: Live & Local at Dayton — I Hear Sherlockians Everywhere”

Episode 28: BSI Birthday Weekend 2024

It’s episode one of season four, and we’ve got a great episode to celebrate! Monica Schmidt is here to help us recap this year’s BSI Birthday Weekend in New York City, and talk about what it’s like to participate in what amounts to the world’s biggest Sherlockian family reunion. If you’d like to see some ofContinue reading “Episode 28: BSI Birthday Weekend 2024”

Episode 27: Moriarty in the 22nd Century

Claire Daines returns as a guest host to talk with us about a wacky little cartoon from the late Nineties: Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century! (Cue the theme song.) It’s our second-ever adaptation discussion, and we go all in, talking about Holmes getting a second lease on life, the crazy ethics of the 22nd century,Continue reading “Episode 27: Moriarty in the 22nd Century”

Episode 26: The Professor Strikes Back

Writer Charles Kindinger returns to talk with us about the second season of his Audible series, Moriarty: The Silent Order, the much-awaited sequel to Moriarty: The Devil’s Game. Charles tells us about the development of this new story, the rush to production, and working with Dame Helen Mirren. We also talk about Curtis Armstrong returning as aContinue reading “Episode 26: The Professor Strikes Back”

Episode 25: The Professor, the Doctor, and the Master, Part 2

Part two of our look at Moriarty and Holmes in the universe of Doctor Who, focusing exclusively this time on the Master as they appear in “New Who.” We’re celebrating the 60th anniversary of this beloved TV show as only we can, and having a heck of a lot of fun doing it. Also, a linkContinue reading “Episode 25: The Professor, the Doctor, and the Master, Part 2”

Episode 24: The Professor, the Doctor, and the Master, Part 1

We are celebrating the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who as only we can, looking at portrayals of Moriarty (and Holmes) in both the show and its expanded universe, then taking a deep dive into the history of the iconic antagonist inspired by Moriarty: the Master! This is part one of two — in the next episode, we’llContinue reading “Episode 24: The Professor, the Doctor, and the Master, Part 1”