We are finally sharing with you the rather abbreviated panel we hosted at 221B Con this year! We played a game called “Empire Building”: You are James Moriarty, aspiring crime lord, and you have the ability to recruit anyone from all of fact and fiction to build your empire. Who are you recruiting and why?Continue reading “Episode 48: Live & Local — Empire Building”
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Episode 45: Live & Local — Adam Worth
There was a fascinating panel at 221B Con that we got permission to record, and now we’re sharing it with you! The panel was called “Adam Worth: The Napoleon of Crime,” and the panelists were Heather Holloway, Crystal Noll, and Chris Zordan. Adam Worth was one of the real-life inspirations for Professor Moriarty! The sound qualityContinue reading “Episode 45: Live & Local — Adam Worth”
Episode 44: 221B Con Returns!
Join us and our guest host Max Magee for our recap of 221B Con 2026! We talk waffles, Drunk Canon, our favorite panels, and other shenanigans! Mentioned in the show: 221st Southumberland Waffleers You can listen to the panel with Paul Waggott here, but you do have to subscribe to the Sherlock & Co Patreon first. Alternatively,Continue reading “Episode 44: 221B Con Returns!”
Episode 38: Live & Local — Taking Down the Bad Guys
Note: Please mind the explicit tag. “Villains get all the good press — in real life! They’re cool, they’re awesome, they’re — no, wait, they’re not, they’re actually pretty pathetic. Join our podcast for a fun discussion as we dismantle the reputations of iconic bad guys (and see where Moriarty, Moran, and other Canonical villainsContinue reading “Episode 38: Live & Local — Taking Down the Bad Guys”
Episode 36: 221B Con and the New Directors
In this episode, we talk with Johanna Draper Carlson and Heather Hinson, the new directors of 221B Con. As a companion piece to the previous episode, we talk about their experiences in getting involved with Con and how they ended up being the new directors, what has changed (spoiler: not much!), and what to lookContinue reading “Episode 36: 221B Con and the New Directors”
Episode 35: 221B Con and the Consulting Directors
In this episode, we talk with Crystal Noll and Heather Holloway, outgoing directors of 221B Con, about the Con. We get a behind-the-scenes look at the past year, we recap this year’s Con, and we talk a little bit about the future. Reminiscences about the hotel staff, discussions of Waffle House, and tips for whatContinue reading “Episode 35: 221B Con and the Consulting Directors”
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 22: 221B Con 10th Anniversary Recap
This time, we take a look back at 221B Con celebrating its 10th anniversary in April. There’s something of a coda to our Moriarty panel, and a scattered but heartfelt recounting of events and talks throughout the con, including blood bags, redeeming the Casebook, a Brit at Waffle House, and Sherlock Holmes and Dinosaurs. Enjoy!Continue reading “Episode 22: 221B Con 10th Anniversary Recap”
Episode 18: Live & Local at 221B Con – Open Canon, Insert Moriarty
It’s our first ever Live & Local episode, recorded at 221B Con in Atlanta, Georgia! The panel is “Open Canon, Insert Moriarty,” and the goal is to connect our favorite evil Professor (or his right-hand man) to any and all of the 57 canon stories that aren’t “The Final Problem,” “The Empty House,” or The Valley of Fear. Joining usContinue reading “Episode 18: Live & Local at 221B Con – Open Canon, Insert Moriarty”
