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 34: BSI Birthday Weekend 2025, Part 2

(Very late posting of show notes.) Beth Gallego (BSI) and Erica Fair join us to talk about this year’s BSI Birthday Weekend; this is part 2 of 2. For further reading and listening: Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at dynamicsofapodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Bluesky @dynamicsofapodcast.bsky.social, on Tumblr, and on Facebook. If you enjoyContinue reading “Episode 34: BSI Birthday Weekend 2025, Part 2”

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 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 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”

Episode 23: Moriarty in the Heartland (Recap)

Okay, were you really expecting the proper title? 😉 It’s time for another recap! On the last weekend of July 2023, nearly a hundred Sherlockians gathered in St. Louis for Holmes in the Heartland: Arch Enemies, and we are here to tell you all about it! Heather Hinson returns as a guest host to stirContinue reading “Episode 23: Moriarty in the Heartland (Recap)”

Episode 21: On the Holodeck with Daniel Davis

In this episode, we get to talk with one of the official favorite Moriartys of the podcast: Daniel Davis! Daniel played Moriarty on Star Trek: The Next Generation and then recently reprised the role in Star Trek: Picard. If you haven’t watched Picard, you might want to before listening, since we talk quite a bit about it earlyContinue reading “Episode 21: On the Holodeck with Daniel Davis”