I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

"one of those boxes" [REDH] At the start of the First World War, there was a mass outpouring of sympathy and charity for the men fighting for Britain. The Royal family were not immune to this and in October 1914, the young Princess Mary, inspired by her visits to hospitals for injured soldiers, wanted to show her support. So she publicly announced her intentions to provide a gift for 'every sailor afloat and every soldier at the front'. Such decorative boxes were fine for enlisted men, but what about the spies? They couldn't be seen with readily identifiable hardware. Ross Davies, BSI ("The Temple") joined us to talk about just what these boxes were and how they may have included an item or two related to Sherlock Holmes. But digging a little deeper, he discovered the possibility that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and publisher George H. Doran may have been collaborating to provide propaganda to the troops. This, as well as the next major BSI Excursion, our couplet competition, and more await in the latest episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. And please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Holmes, Doyle and Friends Five symposium in Dayton, OH Wessex Press The Baker Street Journal Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Notes 4:15 Hello and greetings, time-travelers 8:35 Wessex Press 11:55 First meeting with Sherlock Holmes 16:55 WWI and soldiers keepsakes 20:00 What might have been done for British spies 27:55 The curious case of the absent copyright 31:55 George Doran and Wellington House 37:15 Conference 2020 41:54 The Dayton Conference 65:35 Discovering the Sherlockian world 1:09:38 The BSI Press 1:11:14 Get in touch - and win! Links Princess Mary Boxes were given to soldiers, sailors, nurses and more in WWI You can read more about the Christmas Gift Fund and the history of the boxes on the Harewood site. The legacy continues with UK4U presently. George H. Doran Company Green Bag Legal Review & Almanac Al Rosenblatt on Episode 103 Holmes, Doyle and Friends Five - the Dayton Symposium Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400012 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We need your help with transcripts: if we can reach the $100 level on Patreon, we'll have enough funds to afford a proper transcription service for each episode. All it takes is your help to get us to that level. We nearly have enough funding! Thank you in advance for doing your part to make the show available to the hearing-impaired. --

"the faded script" [HOUN] We've all had experience listening to Sherlock Holmes audio programs. Right? RIGHT?? And just as we have favorite screen adaptations, we also have our special audio heroes as well. Rathbone and Bruce, Gielgud and Richardson, Shelley and Hobbes, Merrison and Williams... they all bring to mind a feeling of nostalgia for the stories. But there are many original episodes that have gone missing. And our guest, Ian Dickerson, has managed to track down some of the original scripts of the Rathbone/Bruce radio series that were lost to the ages. Between the Edith Meiser era and the Anthony Boucher / Dennis Green era, there was another writer — one known more for his stories about Simon Templar than anything else. And Ian managed to unearth them and put together a fine book on the topic. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. And please consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press The Baker Street Journal Links Sherlock Holmes: The Lost Radio Scripts by Ian Dickerson Also by Ian Dickerson: The Saint on the Radio and Who Is the Falcon: The Detective in Print, Movies, Radio and TV Bert Coules was with us on Episodes 68 & 69 to discuss Sherlock Holmes on the radio Intro music: Poème élégiaque, Op. 12 - Fragment by Eugène Ysaÿe, performed by Jean-Claude Féret Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript not yet released. We need your help with transcripts: if we can reach the $100 level on Patreon, we'll have enough funds to afford a proper transcription service for each episode. All it takes is your help to get us to that level. So gather up a few friends and help us — we're currently within reach, and we'd sincerely like to help as many people enjoy the show as possible, including the hearing-impaired.

"that glamour of mystery and of experience" [VALL] Generations of Sherlockians are the beneficiaries of the poems penned by Helene Yuhasova. Yet this enigmatic individual has remained something of a legendary, even ethereal presence in the history of the Baker Street Irregulars. Who was Helene Yuhas(ova)? And were the poems, later ascribed to Edgar W. Smith of the Baker Street Irregulars, actually written by her? Whatever became of this this prolific poetess laureate, this Founding Mother? Sonia Fetherston, BSI ("The Solitary Cyclist") and Julie McKuras, BSI ("The Duchess of Devonshire") edited the 2017 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual, "A Woman of Mystery": Helene Yuhasova, Poetess Laureate of the Baker Street Irregulars and they joined us to give us a sense of the mighty detective work that went in to tracking down the full story of a woman who left the Sherlockian movement some 70 years ago, leaving a long but thin shadow. For our Gas-Lamp this time around, Julie and Sonia treat us to some of Helene Yuhasova's Sherlockian poetry: "Sonnet: Mary Morstan to Dr. Watson" and "Ballade of the Bright Stair-Rods." Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Notes 3:32 Summing up our 24 episodes of the year (plus 52 from Trifles) 7:31 Wessex Press 9:06 Working out the pronunciation of "Helene Yuhasova" and her Sherlockian origins 15:14 What we know about Helene's early life, and how Julie and Sonia uncovered facts (including the common surname) 23:46 Conflicting opinions, unfair criticism 32:50 The Baker Street Journal 34:22 Sonnet: "John H. Watson to Sherlock Holmes" 35:31 Yuhas's ubiquitous job reference 37:55 Yuhasova and Smith: A Case of Identity 41:42 The curious meeting between Russell Merritt and Edgar Smith 46:18 Leaving the Sherlockian world behind 50:50 On the connection with Ben Weingart 59:22 Any big surprises? 1:02:40 One final question 1:07:48 The Editor's Gas-Lamp 1:11:36 Sherlock Holmes Brand Links Trifles podcast The Baker Street Journal (where one may subscribe, including the Christmas Annual) Past BSJ Christmas Annuals for sale Sonia Fetherston on Episode 75 Evening Fall Harp by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"Beacons of the future!" [NAVA] Sherlock Holmes appreciated education. He admired the "[c]apsules with hundreds of bright little seeds in each" as he and Watson passed by the board-schools on the way out to Briarbrae in "The Naval Treaty." And he famously said, "Education never ends. It is a series of lessons with the greatest for the last," in "The Red Circle." So it is entirely appropriate the The Beacon Society, the Sherlockian group that recognizes and supports exemplary efforts of bringing Sherlock Holmes to children, would create a new branch especially for children. It is the Junior Sherlockian Society, and it is headed up by Shannon Carlisle, a previous winner of the Beacon Award. Through her efforts with her own classes of fourth graders, Shannon has ingeniously introduced them to Sherlock Holmes, and now it is codified so that children across the world can take part in Junior Sherlockian Training. She joined us to tell us all about the program was developed and how kids can get involved. Is your child, grandchild, or student even remotely interested in Sherlock Holmes? Or maybe they're struggling with reading or some other skill. Then the Junior Sherlockian Society is just what they need. The game's afoot! And please consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press The Baker Street Journal Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Notes 1:50 Proper attire is required for this episode 7:30 A visit to the Ancient, Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Wessex 9:30 Introducing Shannon Carlisle 15:25 Adaptations for younger readers 16:24 Avoiding blood, guts and weaponry 19:05 The Beacon Society 21:55 Beacon Award Winner 2014 23:35 It's always 1895 in this classroom 34:10 The Junior Sherlockian Society 41:20 The Society online 47:15 A word from the Baker Street Journal 50:05 An important message from John Rabe Links Junior Sherlockian Society Junior Sherlockian Society Facebook Page The Beacon Society Shannon Carlisle, 2014 Beacon Award winner I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth - a jocund poem Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"the Colonel possessed a varied collection" [CROO] There are certain hallmarks of good collectors that make them stand out. One is that they enjoy the hunt as much as they enjoy the treasure. Another is that they enjoy sharing their plunder with others who appreciate the significance of such items. It's no mistake that we're using terms piratical to describe the Dan Posnansky, BSI ("Colonel Hayter") approach to collecting. For his collection includes the largest number of assembled pirated editions of the Sherlock Holmes stories in the world. But it also includes much more than that. And now it's up for auction. We invited Glen Miranker, BSI ("The Origin of Tree Worship") back to talk with us, as his friendship with Dan goes back 40 years, and his own collecting abilities grew under Dan's guidance. Join us on this journey as we explore what makes a collector like Dan tick, and what are some of the gems of this once-in-a-generation auction of Sherlockian and Doylean material. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press The Baker Street Journal Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Notes 4:50 A word from the Ancient, Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Wessex 6:20 Introducing Glen Miranker 10:00 The lure of "pirated" editions 15:23 Posnansky collection overview 20:00 A unique collector 22:00 The breadth and volume of the collection 29:15 Collecting secrets 36:50 Among the treasures: Bell's Chronology 45:20 The joy of sharing 47:38 How Glen met Dan 57:43 The Baker Street Journal 59:28 The latest Sherlock Holmes Brand Product 1:01:13 The Editor's Gas-Lamp: Tom Francis's essay on Dan Links Dan Posnansky on Episode 77 Glen Miranker on Episode 79 The Sherlock Holmes Collection of Daniel Posnansky at Profiles in History Auction catalog Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"full of spirits and energy" [GLOR] Bonnie MacBird returns to the show, this time to regale us with her own adventures that came with writing Unquiet Spirits, her latest Sherlock Holmes novel from HarperCollins. The book is a sequel to the popular Art in the Blood, and follows Sherlock Holmes's adventures in England, Scotland and France in the months following The Hound of the Baskervilles. In preparing for this work, Bonnie did some traveling of her own and manages to weave her own tale of intrigue around whisky experts, old distilleries, the inspiration for Hogwarts and much more. And please consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, where you can discover the joys of Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers, Volume 3 The Baker Street Journal, with its own special blend of magic. Notes 1:32 Our spirits will not be quieted 4:13 Getting prematurely delighted 5:34 Welcome to Bonnie MacBird 8:12 Inspiration for Unquiet Spirits 10:52 The wine calamity of 1889 15:31 Researching whisky is hard 22:28 Sherlock Holmes's school 28:26 Surprises along the way 33:46 Looking at Holmes's past 40:21 Creating situations in which Holmes's powers are conveyed 42:21 A strong female character 44:41 Watson was discrete, despite being a promoter of Holmes 50:26 Don't forget the annotations 54:38 Why the magic happens 57:15 A couple of items in the news lately Links Unquiet Spirits Bonnie MacBird on Episode 83: Art in the Blood Fettes College Annotations to Unquiet Spirits Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"Fixing the Nets" [HOUN] When Chris Redmond decided to give up Sherlockian.net after 22 years, there was great uncertainty about its future. Would it be abandoned, archived, deleted or sustained? And who would handle any of the monumental work of modernizing the site that had its humble beginnings in 1994? Enter Liza Potts, an associate professor at Michigan State University. Potts runs the WIDE Research Center (Writing, Information and Design Experience) there and just so happened to like Sherlock Holmes. But she had no idea what was in store for her. With a handful of students and a select advisory board of Sherlockians, Prof. Potts set out to wrangle some 3,000 links and hundreds of pages, giving them the modern treatment. But as with all technical projects, there are human elements and stories galore that make this a fascinating adventure. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. And please consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press The Baker Street Journal Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Notes 1:48 We lied and call upon the ghost of Dudley Moore for help 5:44 An update from Episode 130 7:00 A Philadelphia story 11:45 Wessex Press 16:54 Welcome Liza Potts 17:29 First meeting with Sherlock Holmes - via Jeremy Brett 24:37 Study abroad program 30:04 Taking on Sherlockian.net 43:15 Participatory culture 54:38 The site logo 1:02:51 What's next? 1:11:44 Wow! 1:13:38 The Baker Street Journal 1:15:19 All we ask is this one thing 1:17:35 Extra Links A History of the Hounds of the Baskerville (sic): 1943-2017 Episode 47: Re: Vampires WIDE Research Center Episode 99: Christopher Redmond The original Sherlockian.net Baker Street Wiki The all-new Sherlockian.net The Noun Project Sherlockian.net on Twitter: @sherlockiannet Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"a gang in Chicago" [DANC] The 75th anniversary of a Sherlockian organization is a fine time to reflect on its history. So we did just that with Don Terras, BSI ("The Politician, the Lighthouse, and the Trained Cormorant") from his unique perch near an actual lighthouse. The Hounds of the Baskerville (sic) has its roots in Chicago, thanks to one of the "Holy Three" of early Sherlockian giants, Vincent Starrett. There are about a score of other groups in and around Chicagoland, and Don takes us on a brief tour of them, as well as the storied history of the Hounds. If you're interested in how a Sherlockian group manages to celebrate the past while simultaneously planning for the future, and about some greats in Sherlockian lore, tune in to hear Don's storytelling. That, plus a very special and hilarious Sherlock Holmes Brand spot. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press The Baker Street Journal, where you can find the eBSJ - the electronic archive of the Journal from 1946-2011. Dan Andriacco's Queen City Corpse Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Links The Hounds of the Baskerville (sic) Episode 61: The Secret Life of Vincent Starrett Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"he soon acquired a great popularity" [VALL] Peggy Perdue, BSI ("Violet Westbury") has held the enviable position of librarian in charge of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection at the Toronto Reference Library for over a decade. In that role, she's seen remarkable developments and has made some intriguing acquisitions. She has ascended to a new role, but before doing so, she oversaw the development and launch of the new Pop Sherlock exhibit. As IHOSE is dedicated to the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and popular culture, we're very interested in this topic. We discuss exactly what got Peggy to her role, what her favorite item is, and what she has learned about Arthur Conan Doyle over the last 12 years. Our Editor's Gas-Lamp in this episode are a few paragraphs taken from Arthur Conan Doyle's own Through the Magic Door. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. And please consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, publishers of A Curious Collection of Dates: Through the Year with Sherlock Holmes. The Baker Street Journal, in whose pages you'll find scholarship from authors from across the globe. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Links The Toronto Public Library The Toronto Bootmakers Pop Sherlock The 2009 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual - Sherlock Holmes and advertising The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection The Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection Canada and Sherlock Holmes Notes 1:33 Pa-POW! 3:16 While we have your attention 5:30 Thank yous 7:54 Wessex Press 9:50 Welcome Peggy Perdue 12:27 Setting her sights on the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection 16:28 First meeting with Sherlock Holmes 19:53 Enter the Toronto Bootmakers 23:33 A question about 12 years in the same job 27:41 The Pop Sherlock exhibit at the Toronto Public Library 31:07 Sherlock Holmes and Advertising 34:16 Potty humor 39:19 Sherlock Holmes in comic books 41:57 Film artifacts—including a script for "Sherlock Holmes in Canada" 43:21 Interactive components of the exhibit 48:00 Reflecting on the Reichenbach Irregulars' trip to Meirengen and Florence 53:24 Who will Peggy hire for the ACD Collection job? 58:33 The Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection 59:53 The Baker Street Journal 1:01:24 Canada and Sherlock Holmes 1:02:28 Editor's Gas-Lamp 1:06:46 Final thoughts Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"a case of ancient coins" [3GAR] Dr. Watson was once on the receiving end of a rebuke by Baron Adelbert Gruner in "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client," Gruner upbraided Watson (who was incognito as Dr. Hill Barton, avid collector of Chinese pottery). When he admitted that he had not read Gruner's definitive book on the subject, he hid behind his profession: "I am a very busy man. I am a doctor in practice." "That is no answer. If a man has a hobby he follows it up, whatever his other pursuits may be. Well, Greg Ruby has certainly found time for his passion. Greg founded the group The Fourth Garrideb, a Sherlockian society made up of those interested in coin collecting. He also developed a website to accompany it, with plenty of information for those so inclined. We cover Greg's early interested in Holmes and coins, and then take the time to explore some of the mentions of coinage in the Sherlock Holmes stories. There's much to cover, so gather up your loose change and sit close to the electronic Victrola... We end with a very special Editor's Gas-Lamp: Christopher Morley's own poem "The Sun's Over the Forearm," which inspired the medal for the Three Hours for Lunch Club. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. And please consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, publishers of One Fixed Point in a Changing Age. The Baker Street Journal, where you can pick up the eBSJ for searching and reading all of the back issues of the BSJ through 2010. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Notes 1:32 Cha-CHING! Welcome 2:34 Burt's grandmother was very generous 4:23 What to do with your spare change 6:52 Wessex Press 8:07 The Breakfast of Ex-Champions 9:04 Welcome Greg Ruby 11:45 Don't take any Buffalo nickels 13:15 The joy of meeting coin collectors 18:23 Greg's first meeting with Sherlock Holmes was kismet 21:07 Significant coins in the Sherlock Holmes stories 27:00 Inconsistencies in coinage in the Canon 29:02 The Gibraltar set from Pobjoy Mint 33:25 The story behind the Three Hours for Lunch Club medal 38:10 The origin of The Fourth Garrideb 45:15 Chocolate Sherlock Holmes coins 49:25 A future for Sherlockian challenge coins? 53:15 Our own coin collecting pasts 55:42 The Baker Street Journal 57:32 Gas-Lamp 1:00:23 Your import/export assignment Links Money can be exchanged for goods and services The Fourth Garrideb - Numismatics of Sherlock Holmes The Gibraltar set of Sherlock Holmes coins Christopher Morley and The Three Hours For Lunch Club Medal Who Is R. Tait McKenzie? Coins in circulation during the era of the Sherlock Holmes stories The Fourth Garrideb on Facebook Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 4,000 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript not yet released

"this is my special hobby" [STUD] Every once in a great while, a book with special significance is published in the world of Sherlock Holmes fans. When the Canon was completed and the stories appeared in the first version of The Complete Sherlock Holmes; when Vincent Starrett brought forth scholarship and fun in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes; when William S. Baring-Gould, BSI ("The Gloria Scott") took a stab at compiling research and chronologies in The Annotated Sherlock Holmes; and now as Mattias Boström, BSI ("The Swedish Pathological Society") has chronicled the rise of Sherlock Holmes in popular culture. From Holmes to Sherlock looks not at Conan Doyle's life as a biography would, and does not look at the stories as scholars would. Rather, it shows how Sherlock Holmes was brought to life and how the character evolved over time through the many creators, actors and fans who have kept the interest going. We talked with Mattias about the creative process, his inspiration, and his other major Sherlockian works. We hope you'll learn a few things along with us. And please consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, publishers of Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers. The Baker Street Journal, where you can find the BSI Press International Series. Links From Holmes to Sherlock "If you love Sherlock Holmes, you'll love this book" - Michael Dirda's review of From Holmes to Sherlock in the Washington Post Scandinavia and Sherlock Holmes via the BSI Press "Original Holmes and Parallel Holmes" Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers from Wessex Press Episode 80: The Great Detective Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 4,000 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"they are an extraordinarily astute couple" [VALL] Harold and Theodora Niver (that's Tyke and Teddie to all who know them), are a unique couple, even by Sherlockian standards. They've had an abiding love of Sherlock Holmes, Jack the Ripper and Dracula for most of their adult lives, they live at Baskerville Hall, and founded and ran the Men on the Tor, a Connecticut Sherlock Holmes society. [Which just so happens to be the group where Scott first got his start in Sherlockian societies.] But one thing that keeps them active is appearing across Connecticut as William and Helen Gillette. They make regular weekend appearances at Gillette Castle, have been special guests at the William Gillette Luncheon during the BSI Weekend, and have been hired for regular events to perform "An Evening with the Gillettes." As both of them are members of the Baker Street Irregulars, the Nivers are part of a select group of individuals in the Florin Society - having two shillings between them. Tyke received his investiture "The Man on the Tor" in 1977 and Teddie received her investiture "Carina" in 1997. Join us on this very personal episode that has wonderful stories and details about this grand couple's adventures. From Don and Betty Grant at the Castle to Michael Harrison's sly preparedness to the law firm that includes language like "blithering saphead," it's full of surprises. We conclude with a "Gas-Lamp" that's cobbled together from the Introduction to Gillette's play in book form, and a poem written on the occasion of William Gillette's death. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, publishers of The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library. The Baker Street Journal, the original nerd periodical, publishing Sherlockian scholarship quarterly since 1946. Links Episode 103: Al and Julie Rosenblatt Sherlock Holmes: An Evening with the Gillettes Episode 34: William Gillette, America's Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes in San Francisco: The Triumph of William Gillette Schlock Holmes by Bob Fish Essex Steam Train Chris Steinbrunner Gillette Castle: A History by Erik Ofgang Mysteries at the Castle: Season 3 Episode 2 Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine atihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 4,200 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"a field for those peculiar qualities which my friend possessed" [FIVE] Curtis Armstrong, BSI ("An Actor, and a Rare One") is known by many names. Miles Dalby, Charles De Mar, Herbert Viola, Scooter, Metatron, and of course, Booger. But around these parts, he is known as a keen Sherlockian who has been part of our little corner of the universe since his grade school days. His memoir Revenge of the Nerd: Or...the Singular Adventures of the Man Who Would Be Booger tells a series of tales that will be of interest to those who only know him through his remarkable career in show business. But we wanted to get behind all of that an delve into the intersection with his many other interests, such as Sherlock Holmes and P.G. Wodehouse, among others. From Detroit to Geneva and back again, from the stage to the big screen and small screen, we explore the intricacies of nerd culture — particularly when it comes to the Victorian misfit Sherlock Holmes. Early influences of Curtis still have an impact today, and he leaves us with lessons that should have every Sherlockian embracing their inner nerd. Please nominate I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere and/or Trifles on Podcast Awards in the Arts category. It's quick and easy. Information on sponsors, links, timing notes and transcript available below. And please consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, publishers of Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers: Volume 3. The Baker Street Journal, a leading force in nerdy work for Sherlockian scholars since 1946. Notes 1:36 Panty raid! 5:50 Wessex Press 7:06 The many faces of Curtis Armstrong 9:15 What is a nerd? 12:00 Nerd beginnings in Detroit 17:01 First meeting with Sherlock Holmes 23:06 Joining the Trifling Monographs 25:22 Curtis's favorite Sherlock Holmes story currently is... 28:51 Radio dramatizations—the "Orson Welles" period 33:51 Who's a nerd in the Canon? 36:05 Was Sherlock Holmes a nerd? 43:37 The Baker Street Journal 45:07 Booger was Curtis! 47:02 Instruction at Meadow Brook by Billy the Page 52:05 A Plum interest 56:34 The roll tossing tradition at Wodehouse meetings 1:00:13 Comparing an actor's life to that of Sherlock Holmes's profession 1:03:34 Pay attention, grammar nerds and pun nerds 1:09:49 The Editor's Gas-Lamp—guest reading from Curtis's book 1:19:19 Just one more thing... Links Curtis Armstrong's book: Revenge of the Nerd: Or...the Singular Adventures of the Man Who Would Be Booger Michael Dirda on Episode 38: On Conan Doyle Susan Rice, Curtis' Sherlockian mentor, on Episode 61: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes and Episode 89: The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes The 2003 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual: The Strength and Activity of Youth Terry Kilburn from the IMDb The Wodehouse Society Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 4,200 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on the podcast player of your choice and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --

"seared into my memory" [SPEC] Richard Lancelyn Green, BSI ("The Three Gables"), who died in March 2004, was the world's leading expert on the life and works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He amassed one of the finest collections of Conan Doyle, and specifically, Sherlock Holmes material in private hands and had intended to produce a three-volume biography on Conan Doyle. He was not yet 30 when he co-edited the towering A Bibliography of A. Conan Doyle in 1983. He served a term as Chairman of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. His tragically early death was mourned by both friends and those who knew of him only by reputation, and it was decided that a collection of essays should be brought out in his honor and memory. We interview co-editors Nicholas Utechin, BSI ("The Ancient British Barrow") and Steven Rothman, BSI ("The Valley of Fear") on the resulting volume, To Keep the Memory Green. While this is a previously released episode, there are a few more interesting tidbits of information, including a July sale being held by the BSI Press. Listen in for details on how to get this volume for half price. Please nominate I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere and/or Trifles on Podcast Awards in the Arts category. It's quick and easy. Information on sponsors, links, timing notes and transcript available below. And please consider becoming a http://ihose.co/ihosepatron. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Sherlock Holmes and the Cryptic Clues: A Grave Undertaking by Michael McClure. You should buy it. We're deadly serious. Wessex Press, publishers of Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers: Volume 3. The Baker Street Journal, where you can find the July Half-Off Sale on four titles: A Remarkable Mixture; To Keep The Memory Green; The Grand Game, Volume Two; The Remarkable Characters of Arthur Conan Doyle. Notes 4:30 Nick & Steve give some perspective on their editorial experiences 14:29 A bit about Richard Lancelyn Green 17:20 The genesis of To Keep the Memory Green 21:12Steve recalls memories of Richard, a bus station and plastic carrier bags 23:17 Nick harkens back to the early 1970s and an Oxford connection 24:57 The Baker Street Irregulars and the Sherlock Holmes Society of London join forces 27:00 Quartering together – the fruits of labor 30:35 The impetus behind the project – capturing the essence of a "one-off" 40:14 Editor's Gas Lamp 49:24 Final thoughts on Richard's contribution 52:08 Burt springs a question on Scott 54:32 Hunting through old bookshops 56:10 Scott's inspiration for collecting – from a movie Links To Keep the Memory Green The Sherlock Holmes Journal The Baker Street Journal The Oxford Sherlock Holmes: 9 volume set The Portsmouth Central Library exhibit The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Please subscribe to us on the podcast provider of your choice and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323)

"a pair of professional beauties" [STUD] We like to interview people who are doing interesting things related to Sherlock Holmes. Our interview subjects have included authors, publishers, society leaders, entertainers and more. But there's one show that some listeners requested that we historically ignored. And that is a show in which we talk about ourselves. We thought that rather than simply running off at the mouth at random, it might be more in line with what you've come to expect if we interviewed each other. And with that, Scott and Burt sat down to reveal each other's backgrounds, first meetings with Sherlock Holmes and general interest or specialty when it comes to interacting with other Sherlockians and collecting. We hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at the hosts of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. It's everything you didn't want to know, and more. Information on sponsors, links, timing notes and transcript available below. And please consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Sherlock Holmes and the Cryptic Clues: A Grave Undertaking by Michael McClure. You should buy it. We're deadly serious. Wessex Press, publishers of Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers: Volume 3. The Baker Street Journal, where you can find the July Half-Off Sale on four titles: A Remarkable Mixture; To Keep The Memory Green; The Grand Game, Volume Two; The Remarkable Characters of Arthur Conan Doyle. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Notes Links Become a Patron of the Arts Trifles Episode 10: The Dressing Gown of Many Colors I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 77: The Speckled Band I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 87: Otto Penzler Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 4,200 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript TBD --

"actors in this drama" [SECO] Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Their names are forever linked, just as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are. And it is their remarkable seven-year collaboration that we discuss in this episode. You've seen their likenesses in still photos. You've probably heard their voices in audio recordings. And you've had a chance to see their films from the late 1930s and early 1940s, whether in the theater, as a Saturday afternoon matinee on television, public TV pledge drive, or perhaps on a DVD or on YouTube. The point is this: regardless of your level of fondness or distaste for this pairing, they remain iconic and inextricably linked to their portrayals of the world's greatest detective and his medical companion. Yes, it was Nigel Bruce's version of Dr. Watson that was called boobus Britannicus, but it seemed to fit with the times and with the air of the series. We take you on a journey from their initial outing in The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 1939 at 20th Century Fox, to their radio drama collaboration under Edith Meiser and later Anthony Boucher, and through the 12-film series under the Universal banner. Audio clips from the films and the radio show are included as we All of these portrayals left a permanent mark on their careers as well as on the world of Sherlock Holmes. And please consider joining our Patreon community. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Sherlock Holmes and the Cryptic Clues: A Grave Undertaking by Michael McClure. You should buy it. We're deadly serious. Wessex Press, publishers of The Drury Lane Theatre Mystery by Inspector Lestrade himself, Dennis Hoey. The Baker Street Journal, which has been published since the same year as the last of Rathbone/Bruce films. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Links The Complete Collection of Sherlock Holmes on Blu-Ray (Amazon) The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes on radio Our interview with Michael Hoey, son of Dennis Hoey. Rathbone's autobiography In and Out of Character BasilRathbone.net An interview with Pauline Page, daughter of Nigel Bruce, by Nicholas Utechin for the Sherlock Holmes Journal, concerning Bruce's unpublished autobiography Games, Gossip and Greasepaint. Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 4,200 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"in the northern provinces" [SIGN] The Baker Street Irregulars International Series continues to forge ahead, as it published its sixth volume at the end of 2016. Joining the ranks of other countries and regions that whose scholarly works have been compiled and published by the BSI is none other than Canada. Joining us to talk about Canada and Sherlock Holmes from the BSI International Series is one of the co-editors, Peter Calamai, BSI ("The Leeds Mercury"), MBt, C.M. Peter is one half of the editing team that took on the Canadian project, together with Mark Alberstat, BSI ("Halifax"). Peter tells us about his membership in the Order of Canada, his life as a journalist, and his foggy first meeting with Sherlock Holmes. We cover Sherlockian scholarship from north of the border, as well as the association with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that Canada has. We haven't included a single 'eh' or 'aboot' in this episode, but we have given you a Gas-Lamp in the form of an essay from Christopher Redmond: "The Lure of the Chase," which can be found in the book. And some bonus content, if you listen far enough. Information on sponsors, links, timing notes and transcript available below. And please consider joining our Patreon community. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, publishers of Ronald Knox and Sherlock Holmes: The Origins of Sherlockian Studies. The Baker Street Journal, where in addition to the quarterly journal, you can find the books available in the BSI International Series. Notes 1:35 Coo loo coo coo, coo coo coo coo! 3:04 Sponsor: Wessex Press 4:45 Sherlock Holmes in the Great White North 6:53 Welcome, Peter Calamai 10:40 Peter gives us the background on his association with Sherlock Holmes 19:53 The beginnings of Sherlock Holmes in Canada 33:01 The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection at the Toronto Reference Library 34:50 Teaser for a future episode 36:54 The Four Pillars 42:58 Sponsor: The Baker Street Journal 44:30 Professor Moriarty was an army coach - but what is that? 48:48 A flashback: how the book came to be 56:30 Ms. Holmes of Baker Street 1:06:51 Feedback 1:10:15 Gas-Lamp 1:13:46 Wrap-up and Easter egg Links Canada and Sherlock Holmes The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection at the Toronto Reference Library Christopher Redmond on Episode 99 Ms. Holmes of Baker Street Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 4,100 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"something which had never before intruded" [VALL] You probably remember the first time you came across Sherlock Holmes. Whether it was a Saturday afternoon matinee of a Basil Rathbone film, or a cracking open The Hound of the Baskervilles for the first time, you were hooked. But have you stopped to think about all of the firsts in the Canon? That is, what are some of the groundbreaking things that Sherlock Holmes introduced to the world of detection and detective fiction? From techniques to technology, and from puzzles to poisons, we'll take you on an exploration of the the many unique and primal examples of Holmes's processes and Arthur Conan Doyle's writing. We find our inspiration in the very first Gas-Lamp that Edgar Smith wrote for the BSJ in Vol. 1, No. 1 (Old Series), titled "The Game Is Afoot!" Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus the every-other-episode favorite, Sherlock Holmes Brand products. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, publishers of Dreams of Future Past: The Science Fiction Worlds of Arthur Conan Doyle and H.G. Wells by Dana Martin Batory. The Baker Street Journal, the first and longest running Sherlockian publication of scholarship. Notes 1:32 Yessir, that's my baby 2:25 Doings at the Speckled Band of Boston 6:46 Sponsor: Wessex Press 8:10 Support needed 9:35 The Awards for Achievement in Canonical Firsts 29:42 Sponsor: The Baker Street Journal 31:13 More firsts 53:12 The Gas-Lamp 1:00:18 Let your fingers do the walking Links Episode 77: The Speckled Band of Boston Trifles, our shorter show Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 4,200 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"he braced himself to tell his story" [BERY] It's always a treat to have guests on our show when we air interviews. But two interviews in a single show? It just isn't done! Until now, that is. We were pleased to see Lynsday Faye, BSI ("Kitty Winter") at an event at Otto Penzler's Mysterious Bookshop, launching her newest book The Whole Art of Detection. We managed to take her gently by the elbow and lead her away from her admiring fans to have a few words. Those words included "Watson," "Doyle," "voice," and many others. You'll enjoy the way they're strung together. And at a separate event at the Rosenbach Library, we met Ed Pettit, the new manager of public programs for the institution. He gave us a rundown of the latest exhibit, "Clever Criminals and Daring Detectives." Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus the every-other-episode favorite, Sherlock Holmes Brand products. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, publishers of A Curious Collection of Dates: Through the Year with Sherlock Holmes by Leah Guinn and Jamie Mahoney. The Baker Street Journal, filled with Sherlockian personalities galore. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable.

"have even contributed to the literature of the subject" [REDH] We know that the field of writings about Sherlock Holmes has been plowed thoroughly for over 100 years. In fact, it began as far back as 1902, according to some research, being thrust into the limelight with the Oxford lectures of Fr. Ronald Knox. Publications like the Baker Street Journal and the Sherlock Holmes Journal have been cranking out their issues multiple times a year since the mid-20th century, and other regular periodicals as well as hundreds upon hundreds of books have dedicated themselves to the study of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's works about Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes. Does it show any sign of abating? What can we learn about the next wave of our hobby, based on looking at the past? We look at some of the cornerstones and collected works to give a sense as to what we can expect from Sherlockian scholars of the 21st century. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, where you can find Sherlockian Heresies by Leo Sauvage. The Baker Street Journal, published by the Baker Street Irregulars, who also published The Grand Game Vol. 2. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable.

"it is the only personal introduction" [SUSS] "Just what the world needs," you tell yourself. "Another biography of Arthur Conan Doyle." Full disclosure: we thought the same thing. Until we read Arthur and Sherlock by Michael Sims. And then our attitudes changed. And then even more so after having a conversation with the author. Fortunately, we recorded that conversation and we're sharing it with you here. Michael shared with us the impact of books on his young mind, his journey to writing, and how his earlier works on E.B. White and Henry David Thoreau inspired his style for this book. From Baring-Gould to Joseph Bell, we touch on many familiar names and go deep into this exploration of the elements that inspired Conan Doyle to create his master detective. And, if you listen carefully, you'll discover how a certain intestinal discomfort prevented Doyle from killing himself. And please consider joining our Patreon community. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, where you can find The Illustrated Speckled Band: The Original 1910 Stage Production in Script and Photographs. The Baker Street Journal, which includes the written transcripts of the annual Baker Street Irregulars Distinguished Lecture series. Notes 2:21 Welcome 5:53 Sponsor: Wessex Press 7:37 Welcome Michael Sims 11:47 Michael's uncanny ability to time the market 17:00 Michael's first meeting with Sherlock Holmes 22:31 Beginning a writing career 28:39 Bringing Joseph Bell to life 38:07 Sponsor: Baker Street Journal 39:42 Bell's own mentor 47:40 Doyle and Teddy Roosevelt 51:25 The origin of "Sherringford Hope" 55:09 Why stop now? 57:15 Conan Doyle's fan mail 1:05:47 Interview conclusion 1:12:26 Sherlock Holmes Brand ad 1:13:19 Closing remarks Links Arthur and Sherlock (Amazon) Arthur and Sherlock (Barnes and Noble) Laurie R. King and Leslie Klinger on IHOSE - Episode 105: Echoes of Sherlock Holmes. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Full transcript available at ihose.co/ihose117.

"not enough to hold her back" [YELL] You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Sherlock Holmes news item these days. Wait — perhaps that's not the best metaphor. How about "you can't turn around without seeing a Sherlock Holmes story." Much better. We decided to pick a handful of news (and non-news) stories related to Sherlock Holmes and go to town. From Stephen Fry's recent audio recordings of the stories to using the Canon as a modern-day text for would-be Joseph Bells in training, to British shows available via a new streaming service in the US, to Sherlock Holmes as a model for writers — these stories and more make up our paean to the great detective. Plus, Lyndsay Faye inspired our Gas-Lamp with her piece "Why We Can't Get Enough of Sherlock Holmes." Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, home of the ever-expanding Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers, now at Volume 3. The Baker Street Journal, where we certainly can't get enough of Sherlock Holmes, as the publication continues at the same strong pace since 1946. Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 4,100 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"we appeared to be two theatre-goers" [CHAS] Tim Greer, BSI ("The Ragged Shaw") joins us for this episode in which we explore some of the intricacies and challenges of producing Sherlock Holmes on the stage. For anyone who's been to a major gathering of Sherlockians in the last few years, Tim should be no stranger. From his home base in Memphis to 221B Con and the BSI Weekend, he's been seen in exquisite and faithful costumes inspired by William Gillette, Jeremy Brett an Basil Rathbone. Tim is an award winning Sherlockian, having been honored with the Beacon Award from the Beacon Society and the Morley Montgomery Award for the best article in the Baker Street Journal in 2014. Tim's specialty is the theater, and he shares his inspiration with us, ranging from the difficulty in physically portraying a cerebral character to the proper staging and set decoration of the sitting rooms at 221B Baker Street. Sherlock Holmes has been presented on stage in one way or another for 125 years and there continue to be many interpretations and inspirations ahead. Plus, a new Sherlock Holmes Brand ad and a special Easter egg. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, where you can find the complete Sherlock Holmes Reference Library by Leslie S. Klinger. The Baker Street Journal, where you can find inclusiveness, a repose from the busy world, and connections with like-minded individuals. Notes 1:33 Aging like a fine French wine 2:40 February is the cruelest month 6:40 What's going on over at Trifles 7:34 Wessex Press 8:50 Welcome to Tim Greer 11:20 Early inspirations 16:31 Turning toward the theater 19:15 "This may be controversial..." 29:30 One of the biggest challenges of portraying Sherlock Holmes 33:52 The influence of Jeremy Brett 37:26 The Baker Street Journal 39:34 Set design - from cartonniers to Moroccan tables 46:15 Bringing the sitting room to life on set 53:32 A stage production inspiring one of the original Sherlock Holmes stories 57:35 About that set from The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes... 1:04:04 Sherlock Holmes Brand spot 1:05:03 Other thoughts on Holmes and the theater 1:10:00 The game's afoot! 1:10:47 Frozen Peas, Fish Fingers and Beef Burgers, oh my! Links Trifles, our other show Sherlock Holmes, starring Clive Brook (1932) Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A Life of the World's First Consulting Detective by William S. Baring-Gould Frank Langella as Sherlock Holmes Jeremy Brett in Number 10 Sherlockian Ice Bucket Challenge Cartonnier (filing cabinet) Design Decoded (commentary on Smithsonian article) Episode 73: Ken Ludwig Episode 10: The Secret of Sherlock Holmes Orson Welles at his finest

"Has anything escaped me?" [HOUN] There's a reason Vincent Starrett wrote "Here, though the world explode, these two survive,/ And it is always eighteen ninety-five." Whether it was in the 1940s or today, the world offers a up a variety of stressors and developments that cause one to wish to simply forget about it all for a while. Hence, the concept of escapism. The pastime of Sherlock Holmes is a form of escapism, and we explore what it means, the origin of the phrase, and how it differs from procrastination. And there were a number of individuals in the Canon who were escaping from something or who wished to bury themselves in some sort of distraction or hobby. From Irene Adler to Selden, Hugh Boone to Brunton, J. Neil Gibson to Elsie Cubitt, there were reasons to withdraw and escape; and Stapleton, Baron Gruner, and Sherlock Holmes himself had hobbies that kept them otherwise occupied from time to time. Plus, we wrap up with an escapist Gas-Lamp: Bill Schweikert's "A Long Evening with Holmes." Sponsors Wessex Press, with The Watson Chronicles by Ann Margaret Lewis. The Baker Street Journal, where you'll find many reasons to escape in every issue. Notes 1:33 Hello there and a brainstorm 6:25 Wessex Press 7:39 Our other show 10:26 Escapism and the Sherlock Holmes stories 18:48 Hobbies as escapes 22:35 Polyphonic motets of Lassus 23:41 The great hiatus — escapism at its most extreme 29:10 The likelihood of Watson cramming for a Chinese pottery exam 33:45 Conan Doyle's interests and hobbies 35:26 Peter Carey was ahead of his time 39:54 The Baker Street Journal 41:22 The Sherlock Holmes News 57:50 Editor's Gas-Lamp 1:00:33 Listener comment 1:03:49 The game's afoot! 1:04:39 The Procrastination Song Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 4,100 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --

" dancing across the paper" [DANC] The opportunity to see an original Conan Doyle manuscript up close and to transcribe it word for word is a rare one. Which is why Ray Betzner, BSI ("The Agony Column") jumped at the opportunity and buttonholed David Morrill, BSI ("Count Von Kramm") to assist with the editing Dancing to Death, the latest volume in the Baker Street Irregulars Manuscript Series, which covers "The Adventure of the Dancing Men." Ray tells us about his budding interest in Sherlock Holmes and how it began with his discovery of Vincent Starrett — and a twice-failed driving test. And he continues with the origin story of this long-unseen manuscript, the choice of authors and topics — from an authority in ciphers to the first BSI to see the manuscript, to the role of sound, to the "manuscript police" — and an admiration for the ingenuity, creativity and expertise for their work. But it goes deeper than that: Ray shares his misgivings about this story, which is one that it is actually a failure for Sherlock Holmes. He broke the code, but he also let his client down, ultimately resulting in the Hilton Cubitt's death. Even the story itself is one that focused on the puzzle rather than on the people. Plus, a new Sherlock Holmes brand ad and a very special visit from a longtime favorite of ours. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, with Unmitigated Bleat by Paul Herbert, BSI. The Baker Street Journal, where you'll find many volumes of the BSI Manuscript Series and the BSI International Series. Notes 1:33 Recovering from the recovery from the New Year 3:17 Teasing a new feature: Elementary comic strip, courtesy of Steve and Rusty Mason 4:05 Wessex Press 5:19 For peat's sake! 5:55 Welcoming Ray Betzner, BSI ("The Agony Column") 7:10 A little bit about Vincent Starrett 10:53 The selection of the editors of Dancing to Death 13:43 The backstory on the discovery of the manuscript 18:30 John Jones / Hilton Jones / Hilton Cubitt and a Mary Morstan Watsonism 21:24 Ten essays cover a wide range of topics about the story 25:33 Misgivings about "The Dancing Men" 29:02 A story designed around the puzzle 30:40 Conan Doyle's pin cipher in WWI and the attraction of ciphers to literary types 37:17 Chicago just can't shake its reputation 46:05 Baker Street Journal 47:35 Sherlock Holmes Brand Codemaster 3000 48:34 Wrapping up and an important announcement 51:42 The game's afoot! 52:29 An extra Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 4,100 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"their celebrated colleague" [VALL] It's 2017 and we're back from the BSI Weekend, with tales of friends, listeners, authors and more. Things we learned included Bonnie MacBird's next Sherlock Holmes novel that involves whisky; a future edition of a Sherlock Holmes companion from Cambridge University Press; the Society of Illustrators has a wonderful cafe, where we held the annual meeting of the Three Hours for Lunch Club, and subsequently, we'll be recommending Frederic Dorr Steele as a future Hall of Fame Member at the Society. We debate the possibility of or need for regular electronic updates of the eBSJ archives — or even a concurrent digital option of the Journal — leading to a broader discussion of print versus digital publications. And of course we touch on the latest goings-on with Sherlock. The Gas-Lamp this time is made up of the lyrics of the Harvey Officer song "On the Road to Baker Street," with abject apologies to Rudyard Kipling, Frank Sinatra, and anyone with a musical ear. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, with its latest edition of Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers by Mattias Bostrom, BSI and Matt Laffey. The Baker Street Journal, where you can subscribe to the 2017 BSJ and pick up the latest from the BSI Manuscript Series and the BSI International Series. Notes 1:36 Hello, Happy New Year, and freshly returned 4:07 Wessex Press 5:21 Recap and looking ahead 6:57 The highlights from our latest Sherlockian event 9:00 A view of Sherlock Holmes "from both sides" 12:37 A fascinating tale of Frederic Dorr Steele illustrations 14:30 On the importance of pausing to reflect — particularly in the absence of technology 20:32 Cumulative anniversaries and an electronic future 30:44 LISTENER PARTICIPATION: your favorite Sherlockian publication 32:02 The Baker Street Journal 36:23 Of hotels and reading materials from the BSI Weekend 38:54 News: an update on Sherlock 46:10 The Gas-Lamp 51:15 Stories, links, products and the like in our Flipboard magazine 57:30 The game's afoot! Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"Yes, Mr. Holmes, I teach music." [SOLI] It's our final show of 2016, we welcome Karen Wilson to the program to discuss a variety of musical associations of hers with Sherlock Holmes. From teaching to composing to performing, she does it all, and incorporates that into her Sherlockian pursuits. We're treated to one of the best toasts of the year, "Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street," performed for us by Karen. It was inspired by "Alexander Hamilton" from the hit musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and it does not disappoint. Karen shares with us her muse, the creative process, her other inspirations and more in this memorable interview. Plus, a solution for getting kids to put down those pesky electronic devices. Burt and Scott mention some Sherlockian resolutions for 2017; what are yours? And do you have suggestions for guests for 2017? Let us know with a call, a comment, or an email. And please consider becoming a regular supporter of ours on Patreon. Your support helps us to meet production costs. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, which is debuting Unmitigated Bleat by Paul Herbert, BSI at the BSI Weekend. The Baker Street Journal, where you can subscribe to the 2017 BSJ. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Notes 1:35 Hello and introduction 2:21 Sherlockian resolutions for 2017 6:30 Wessex Press 7:45 A quick Doctor Who aside 9:22 Karen Wilson joins the show 14:30 Burt discovers Karen's hidden talent with a Hamilton-inspired toast 23:15 The creative process 26:57 Looking back at other Sherlockian music, including Harvey Officer and his contributions 33:42 Gilbert and Sullivan parodies are typically well-received, such as "He Is the Very Model of the Modern Major Medico" 36:02 Flanders and Swann inspire 42:42 Appearing at the Gaslight Gala 47:55 A new Sherlockian society idea 51:09 Sherlock Holmes Brand 52:06 The Baker Street Journal 53:40 Final thoughts for 2016 Links Hamilton Folk Song Army by Tom Lehrer Voices from Baker Street recording How to Write Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by Anna Russell Flanders and Swann The BSI Weekend Ralph Vaughn Wiliams' Sinfonia Antarctica A Sherlock Holmes Suite by Carey Blyton Miklos Rozsa's Violin Concerto, inspired by his soundtrack to The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 3,900 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"It is for the convenience of these that the Diogenes Club was started" [GREE] Sherlockian societies are literally everywhere. Go ahead and check — we'll wait. And just as there are many things that make them unique, there are just as many that bind them together. Whether it's traditions, geography, frequency, or program style, Sherlock Holmes is at the center of it all. And while Sherlock and his brother Mycroft felt right at home at the Diogenes Club, which was created for the most unsociable and unclubbable men around, Sherlockian gatherings exist for just the opposite reason. We band together because we're gregarious people and we have a common love of all things related to the Sherlock Holmes stories. Burt's recent travels have taken him to a number of Sherlock Holmes groups, and he reflects on what's special about each. You might find some confluence with groups you belong to; or perhaps there are stark differences. Leave us a comment and let us know what you think other interested Sherlockians should know about your local group's traditions. Listen along to hear about these and other discoveries, including Scott's revelation that there's a difference between the Hoboken Free State and the Hoboken-free state. Top it off with our Gas-Lamp, the poem "" by Charles E. Lauterbach, which appeared in the 1958 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual. Please consider becoming a regular supporter of ours on Patreon. Your support helps us to meet production costs. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, which is debuting Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers, Volume 3 at the BSI Weekend. The Baker Street Journal, where you can purchase the eBSJ. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Notes 1:32 Hello and introduction 2:49 Wessex Press 4:15 There's another podcast out there 6:54 The people and the groups related to our hobby 11:01 The Grillparzer Club of the Hoboken Free State 15:28 The Christopher Morley Walk at the Baker Street Irregulars and Friends Weekend 18:56 Frequency, traditions and creativity galore mean unique experiences 33:55 Let's hear about your area's Sherlockian society's traditions 34:52 The News! 38:15 Tribute to Andrew Sachs 43:52 The Baker Street Journal 45:23 The Editor's Gas-Lamp 52:23 Your help needed Links Revolutions podcast The History of Rome podcast A geographical listing of Sherlockian societies globally The Grillparzer Club of the Hoboken Free State BSI Weekend website McSorley's Old Ale House is open again, after a slight issue The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes Episode 89 of IHOSE Find events at the Sherlockian Calendar Amateur Mendicant Society of Detroit The Priory Scholars of NYC Remembering Andrew Sachs and Peter Vaughan Our interview with Fritz Weaver in Episode 26 Getting the most out of the BSI Weekend Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 3,900 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"Holmes crouched down behind the screen" [HOUN] Every four years, the Baker Street Irregulars host a conference of sorts. We shared with you some of our impressions from the Chautauqua conference in Episode 104. This time, we step back to the conference immediately preceding it - Behind the Canonical Screen, which took place in Los Angeles at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 2012. We're joined by Lyndsay Faye, BSI ("Kitty Winter"), ASH and Ashley Polasek, ASH, who co-edited the book containing the papers and presentations from the conference, Sherlock Holmes: Behind the Canonical Screen, published by the BSI Press. They tell us about the goings-on at the conference, of watching the screenings while attending an academic symposium, the power of symbolism, costume and more. We have two sponsors, plus a bonus Sherlock Holmes Brand ad, for your listening pleasure. Please consider becoming a regular supporter of ours on Patreon. Your support helps us to meet production costs. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press The Baker Street Journal Links Sherlock Holmes: Behind the Canonical Screen (for sale at bakerstreetjournal.com) Question and Answer Session from the conference Lyndsay Faye is @LyndsayFaye on Twitter and can be found at lyndsayfaye.com Ashley Polasek is @SherlockPhD on Twitter. Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 3,900 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"If a man has a hobby, he follows it up" [ILLU] One of the perennially favorite sets of episodes is the Sherlockian 101 series we did (originally Episode 4 and Episode 5). Many of our longtime listeners may have heard these, but some may not have listened to them in a while. And we recognize that we may have new listeners who may not have gone through our extensive back catalog. Therefore, we decided to resurrect and combine these episodes into one larger show to help you understand just what goes in to this little hobby of ours. From the original stories, to the advent of Sherlock Holmes as a pop culture figure, our love of all things Victorian and just getting started, you'll get a good grounding in the language and customs of our hobby. Then, we'll help you understand the community of people that we call Sherlockians (or is that Holmesians?) who have been at this for over 100 years. From the publications they produce to the meetings they hold, we'll give you a grounding of the language, names and even traditions at some of these groups. We'll cap it off with a tribute to none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who got this whole party started. We hope you enjoy it. Notes Listener mail - how do I get into a Sherlockian society? What do we mean by Canonical? Which are the best Sherlock Holmes stories to read? Where should I begin? Holmes and Watson as real people - the beginnings of Sherlockian scholarship Some details about Baker Street - particularly 221B How we use short-hand to refer to the stories Close connection with and nostalgia for the Victorian/Ewardian era when the Baker Street Irregulars was founded in 1934 You say Sherlockian / I say Holmesian The Baker Street Irregulars and the origins of Sherlock Holmes societies The Baker Street Journal Christmas Annuals Some society proceedings Overview of the past and present heads of the Baker Street Irregulars Why the "Baker Street Irregulars"? Some international groups, including the U.K., Canada, Japan, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Italy and France How to join a Sherlockian society / what goes on at meetings How to find out when the meetings are Answering the age-old question: "How can I become a member of the BSI?" The BSI Weekend activities Other online resources for your edification And some offline resources The Editor's Gas Lamp, from Vol. 9, No. 4, 1959 Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press The Baker Street Journal Links The Annotated Sherlock Holmes (William S. Baring-Gould) The leading problems of chronology A table of major events in the stories The Date Being -- ? (Andrew Jay Peck) Christopher Morley Ronald A. Knox's Studies in the Literature of Sherlock Holmes Letters to Sherlock Holmes Jay Finley Christ's list of four-letter abbreviations of the 60 stories Writings about the writings - the Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes phenomena Discovering Sherlock Holmes (Stanford University) The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes (Leslie S. Klinger) The best Sherlock Holmes stories, from Randall Stock and originally in the Baker Street Journal The Baker Street Journal Christmas Annuals A list of Sherlockian societies worldwide How to Start and Run a Sherlockian Group The Sherlock Holmes Society of London The Baker Street Journal The entire The eBSJ The Bootmakers of Toronto and the Canadian Holmes The Arthur Conan Doyle Society The Sherlockian Calendar of Events The District Messenger Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press The Baker Street Dozen by p.j. Doyle What goes on at the BSI Weekend Sherlockian.net The Sherlockian Who's Who SherlockPeoria The Serpentine Muse Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 3,900 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Image source: BSI Trust - 2005 BSI Dinner --

"Excellent, Watson! You scintillate today." [ILLU] In 2017, we'll celebrate the 10th anniversary of A Scintillation of Scions, appropriately called "a family reunion for Sherlockians." In this episode, we're fortunate to be able to speak with the founder of the event, Jacquelynn Morris, BSI ("The Lion's Mane"). From an AOL discussion board to membership in one of Maryland's finest Sherlockian societies, we hear about Jacquelynn's first meeting with Sherlock Holmes and the many people who have influenced her along the way. Hers is a story that typifies the magnificent power of friendship and colleagues as one finds one's way into the world of Sherlock Holmes fans. It includes the encouragement of outsiders and younger individuals, a fine tradition which Jacquelynn herself carries on today. We also touch on topics such as Undershaw and Chris Redmond's latest publication About Sixty: Why Every Sherlock Holmes Story is the Best. Much like an onion, the more layers we peel back from Jacquelynn, the more we discover — and she's fascinating! Listen in to find out what a wedding, a swordfight, Vincent Wright and a deli platter have in common. Notes 1:35 Introduction 3:24 Sponsor — Wessex Press 4:45 Welcome Jacquelynn Morris, BSI, ASH 10:30 Remembering alt.fan.holmes, the Hounds of the Internet and Steve Clarkson 12:01 Watson's Tin Box of Ellicott City, Maryland 14:58 If you own a restaurant, be wary of Watson's Tin Box 18:08 Saturdays with Sherlock Holmes at the Pratt Library 20:23 The origins of A Scintillation of Scions 26:34 Essay contest for 7th graders in Howard County, Maryland 32:30 The stand-out speaker of all of the Scintillations 33:22 Other memorable events at Scintillation 35:48 Upcoming features at A Scintillation of Scions X 38:09 Getting involved with Undershaw 42:57 Jacquelynn's contribution to About Sixty 50:00 A chapter in The Wrong Passage about which poison Anna Coram took 57:53 Sponsor — The Baker Street Journal 1:00:09 Contact information and review 1:01:36 Sherlock Holmes Brand ad 1:02:43 Special news announcement Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press The Baker Street Journal Links A Scintillation of Scions (website) A Scintillation of Scions (Facebook) Watson's Tin Box (website) Watson's Tin Box (Facebook) A Saturday with Sherlock Holmes at the Enoch Pratt Free Library Sherlockian Saturdays at the Pratt by William Hyder (book) Sherlock Holmes Essay Contest for 7th graders in Howard County, MD Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes by Michael Sims (pre-order on Amazon) Undershaw links on IHOSE The Wrong Passage from the BSI Manuscript Series Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 3,900 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable.

"now bright, now faint, as the burning poison waxed or waned" [TWIS] After nearly 130 years in print, it seems like the phenomenon of Sherlock Holmes may have peaked. And yet, it's likely that every generation may have thought that - including the one in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was still writing the original stories. We've often said that every generation has its Sherlock Holmes, and when we move beyond the printed page, it's quite true. From William Gillette to Eille Norwood, Arthur Wontner to Basil Rathbone, Ronald Howard to Douglas Wilmer and Peter Cushing, not to mention Robert Stephenson, Nicol Williamson, Jeremy Brett, Robert Downey, Jr., Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch. These are just a handful of names from two forms of media. Sherlock Holmes fades but manages to come back, with no sign of abatement. Each time, the fandom receives a shot in the arm and there's a high-water mark left when the tide recedes. Then, it happens again, perhaps increasing slightly. But the interest in the character remains. In this episode, we look at the cultural phenomena behind Sherlock Holmes and the impact that the character and his portrayers have had on us. We can't forget the news, the Editor's Gas-Lamp (from Autumn 2000, Vol. 50, No. 3 of the Baker Street Journal), and more. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support them by visiting their sites and making a purchase or telling them that you heard them on our show: Wessex Press The Baker Street Journal Links The Google Books Ngram Viewer Gene Wilder's death Without Sherlock Holmes, there's no ComiCon New game: Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty's Web Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly to star in Holmes & Watson Chris Redmond's About Sixty is now on sale Sherlock Holmes vs. Tarzan By the Numbers Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as through our social accounts. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5 -- that's (518) 952-2125. --

"The detectives and I must have echoed it" [VALL] Laurie R. King, BSI ("The Red Circle") and Leslie S. Klinger, BSI ("The Abbey Grange") are no strangers to the mystery genre. Laurie is probably best known for her Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes stories, and Les has annotated the Sherlock Holmes stories, Dracula, Sandman and H.P. Lovecraft. Together, the two have edited two anthologies of stories inspired by Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Sherlock and In the Company of Sherlock Holmes. They're back at it again with a third volume, Echoes of Sherlock Holmes, and we sit down with them to discuss what it's like pulling together the work from a wide variety of mystery writers. If you'd like to see Laurie and Les in person, they'll be at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, Arizona on October 1 at 2:00 pm; and at Book Passage in Corte Madera, California on October 8 at 5:00 pm. And there will be a celebration of the publication of Echoes of Sherlock Holmes via the Sherlock Holmes Breakfast Club in Los Angeles on October 9 at 3:00 pm.

"I had never heard of the institution" [GREE] Every four years, the Baker Street Irregulars, the New York-based literary society dedicated to studying Sherlock Holmes, arranges an excursion somewhere in the United States. These events happen outside of the usual BSI Weekend, and like the weekend itself, are open to all interested Sherlockians. The first in 2004 took the group to Salt Lake City on the trail of A Study in Scarlet; then in 2008, the group went to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania to the locales that inspired The Valley of Fear; in 2012, Los Angeles played host to a film-related conference. And in 2016, the group headed to the Chautauqua Institution for "The Mind and Art of Sherlock Holmes." And this time, we were there! We managed to not only listen to and see some wonderful presentations, but we gave one of our own on the future of our little publication. But in the meantime, we nabbed a few of the speakers and got their stories — stories that went beyond the presentations. We even have some audio (and video clips below) of Philip Carli at the piano during the silent showings of the William Gillette film and Eille Norwood shorts. We even have some breaking news on a newly-discovered silent Sherlock Holmes film — the last one ever produced, in 1929. Join us to hear why this hobby is about more than the collective events and publications; it's about relationships. Please consider becoming a regular supporter of us on Patreon. Won't you be part of this ongoing success story? Notes 1:36 Intro 6:22 Sponsor: Wessex Press 7:34 On the ground in Chautauqua 9:12 Interview with computer science legend Alan Kay 12:39 Bonnie MacBird talks about the Vernet family 14:45 Glen Miranker takes us to the WWI trenches 20:30 Henry Boote, Sherlockian entertainer 24:09 Tim Greer on staging Sherlock Holmes 29:12 Sponsor: The Baker Street Journal 31:22 Silent films 34:30 Philip Carli at the piano during the Norwood films 37:15 Russell Merritt talks about the silent films — and a newly discovered one! 41:59 Philip Carli accompanies the Gillette film 44:42 Jeffrey Hatcher on his inspiration for Holmesian screenwriting and playwriting 53:12 Closing thoughts Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and we thank them. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, where the future and the past come together. The Baker Street Journal, where we can reflect, be part of the big tent and find a community. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Links The Chautauqua Institution Bonnie MacBird on Episode 83: Art in the Blood That Moroccan table Eille Norwood

"they were said to be a most united couple" [DANC] You might call them the first couple of the Baker Street Irregulars. Albert ("Inspector Bradstreet") and Julia ("Mrs. Turner") Rosenblatt have graced the Sherlockian scenes as a couple since the early 1970s. We had a chance to visit them at their home in New York, where we heard about a little girl named Margie and an unrelated trip to Meiringen were responsible for sparking the interest that led to so many amazing things. From arranging the quinquennial Sherlockian dinners at the Culinary Institute of America with Master Chef Fritz Sonnenschmidt, BSI ("Simpson's") to writing Dining with Sherlock Holmes, and providing us with the BSI year-in-review in verse and a second generation Sherlockian, Al and Julie have been sparking plugs for many others. Join us to hear why this hobby is about more than the collective events and publications; it's about relationships. Notes 1:36 Intro 2:55 Listener comments 7:33 Your comments, please 9:35 Sponsor: The Wessex Press 10:38 Al & Julie Rosenblatt 12:37 We have Margie to thank for Julie's first meeting with Sherlock Holmes 14:10 Al's first meeting with Sherlock Holmes and a trip to Meirengen 16:15 The Baker Street Irregulars come onto the scene 18:23 Julie's educational efforts 20:00 Sherlock Holmes and the law, including retired Sherlockians sitting in for fun 22:30 Betsy, their Sherlockian progeny 24:51 Al and Betsy begin their BSI Weekend in verse partnership 29:00 The Venn diagram of a Sherlockian couple 30:42 The beginnings of the Culinary Institute dinners 36:57 The cookbook 38:13 Master Chef Fritz Sonnenschmidt is on the scene 44:52 Splitting attention between the BSI and ASH 47:39 Memories of Julian Wolff 50:03 Sponsor: The Baker Street Journal 51:45 A conversation with Julian about the difference between fact and fiction 53:30 Women in the BSI 1:00:25 Julie receives her investiture and the pair becomes the first entry in the Florin Society 1:05:30 Non-Sherlockian interests and what's next 1:10:00 It started with Sherlock Holmes, but now it's about friendship 1:11:02 Final remarks Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and we thank them. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, where you can find such books as Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle and The Bookman. The Baker Street Journal, where relationships are discovered and rediscovered. Links The Culinary Institute of America Dining With Sherlock Holmes Fritz Sonnenschmidt Betsy Rosenblatt, BSI ("Lucy Ferrier") Opening Statements: Law, Jurisprudence, and the Legacy of Dutch New York Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 3,800 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here.

"In summer it is a favourite resort" [VALL] How often do you think of hot summer weather when you read the Sherlock Holmes stories? According to our calculations, it should be about 25%. But it doesn't seem that way, does it? It turns out that 16 of of the 60 stories took place in the summer months. For those of you keeping track at home, they are (according to William S. Baring-Gould): "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" - June 1889 "The Man with the Twisted Lip" - June 1889 "The Engineer's Thumb" - Summer 1889, alternatively August or July "The Stockbroker's Clerk" - June "The Crooked Man" - Summer - August, 1888/9 "The Greek Interpreter" - Summer "The Norwood Builder" - August 1894/5 "The Dancing Men" - July 1898 "Black Peter" - July 1895 "The Six Napoleons" - July/August 1900 "The Cardboard Box" - August late '80s "His Last Bow" - August 1914 "The Mazarin Stone" - Summer 1903 "The Three Garridebs" - June 1902 "The Lion's Mane" - July 1907 "The Retired Colourman" - Summer 1898 We also take you to the Norwegian Explorers' triennial conference The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes in Minneapolis, courtesy of our intrepid correspondent Steve Mason. We also reflect on your kind words from our 100th episode and enjoy Christopher Morley's "Sherlock Holmes Prayer" as our Gas-Lamp. Erik Deckers tries his skill at "Mental Exaltation" - will he be successful? And perhaps there's an Easter egg somewhere as well... We thank Mary Miller for her ongoing and generous support of our program on Patreon. And we thank the many listeners to turned out to support us for our 100th show with one-time PayPal contributions. Notes 1:32 Introduction and welcome 2:57 Sherlock Holmes's childhood and summers 7:18 Sponsor - Wessex Press, "a blended, splendid catalog" 8:32 A special report from the Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes conference in Minnesota 20:02 Summertime in the Canon 37:16 Sherlock Holmes Brand spot 38:16 A reflection on IHOSE 100 40:38 Mental Exaltation 49:49 Gas Lamp 55:47 Sponsor - BSJ 57:57 Closing thoughts Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and we thank them. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: The Wessex Press, featuring a "blended, splendid catalog" of over 50 Sherlock Holmes items. The Baker Street Journal, where you can find the summer issue of the 2016 BSJ. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Links: William S. Baring-Gould's Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A Life of the World's First Consulting Detective Tim Johnson on Episode 67 A Baker Street Four-Wheeler Standard Doyle Company C.W. McCall - Convoy (YouTube) Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 3,800 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --

"the professional enthusiasm which carried my companion" [SIGN] When your interview guest says that she was hooked on Sherlock Holmes based on the line "I confess that I covet your skull," you know it's going to be a fun and unusual discussion. Even more fun is the fact that Rebecca Romney is an extraordinarily well read and well informed Sherlockian, partially owing to the fact that she is also a rare book dealer. Professionally, she works with Honey and Wax Booksellers, but you may recall her from one of her appearances on Pawn Stars, where she was the rare books expert. Rebecca shares her journey, which goes from a youth filled with books to a degree in linguistics and classics, teaching English in Japan and launching Bauman Rare Books' Las Vegas gallery in 2007. Along the way, we discover other Sherlockians that Rebecca has met, the finer points of bookselling (and training to become one), and the magic of having conversations about books with people. The conversation ranges from Ronald A. Knox to Burgess Meredith, Christopher Morley to Richard Altick. Will it include the legendary Chumley? You'll have to listen in to find out. Rebecca and her husband J.P. Romney host the podcast Biblioclast and they have just completed a book called Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History, which will be published by Harper Collins in early 2017. And perhaps there's an Easter egg somewhere as well... We thank Mary Miller for her ongoing and generous support of our program on Patreon. And we thank the many listeners to turned out to support us for our 100th show with one-time PayPal contributions. Notes 1:37 Welcome and intro 5:52 Sponsor: Wessex Press (The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library) 7:20 Welcoming Rebecca Romney 9:39 Getting Sherlock Holmes into her skull 12:23 Sibling battles led to the path of book collecting 17:05 How does one become a rare book dealer, anyway? 26:25 Meeting a Sherlockian for the first time 33:12 "The Skeptic's Guide to Sherlock Holmes" - from the Winter 2015 BSI 38:09 Sponsor: The Baker Street Journal (eBSJ) 40:16 Rebecca's podcast: Biblioclast 43:32 A new book: Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History 46:55 The most expensive Sherlockian book sold by Rebecca 50:22 Buyer's remorse in a Las Vegas bookshop 53:24 Collectors who view themselves as risky investors 58:24 Advice from a bookseller - channeling Christopher Morley 1:03:52 Sponsor: Sherlock Holmes Brand Rare Book Replicas 1:04:51 Wrap-up and announcements Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and we thank them. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: The Wessex Press, featuring the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library. The Baker Street Journal, where you can find an electronic archive of the BSJ from 1946-2011 in the eBSJ. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Download [Save As] | File size 33.5 MB, 1:10:57 Links: Jimmy Stewart reads "A Dog Named Beau" The classic film Harvey The Scholar Adventurers by Richard Altick ABC for Book Collectors Jerry Margolin on Episode 16 Rebecca Romney's website Honey and Wax Booksellers Biblioclast Podcast Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History Leave us a rating or review on iTunes by going here The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon page The IHOSE listener survey Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 3,700 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"I am one of a hundred" [ILLU] Well, we managed to do it. And it only took us nine years, an 18-month hiatus, one lost episode and thousands of fans. That's right, it's our 100th episode. We asked you what you wanted to hear for the centenary of the first podcast for Sherlock Holmes devotees, and time and again, we heard from you, telling us to do a retrospective - a look back at our favorite moments from what we've accomplished. We also asked you what your favorite moments are and what you wanted to know from us. Well, we managed to deliver on both. Our 100th episode gave us a chance to reflect on exactly what turning 100 means, and to dive back into our murky and fuzzy origins. We try to answer some of your queries and we celebrate those who joined us previously before launching into our top memories of the show, as represented in audio clips. Our Gas-Lamp features two readings, including a new one created just for this episode. Finally, we wrap up with a couple of important announcements that you won't want to miss. We thank Mary Miller for her ongoing and generous support of our program on Patreon. Perhaps you'd like to become a patron in honor of our 100th show. If ongoing support scares you, one-time PayPal contributions are welcome too. Additional Thanks We have so many of you to thank — from those of you who wrote in with feedback, to those who provided reviews, created something for us, provided financial support, and of course, those who appeared on the show. It's all been absolutely overwhelming. So, in no particular order, thanks to: Steve Doyle, Mark Gagen, Steve Rothman, Bob Katz, Andy Solberg, Jon Lellenberg, Dan Stashower, Mike Whelan, Peter Blau, Les Klinger, Bert Coules, Mike Berdan, Michael Dirda, Bob Thomalen, The Baker Street Babes, Otto Penzler, Maria Konnikova, Nicholas Meyer, Evelyn Herzog, Susan Rice, David Harnois, Steve Mason, Rob Nunn, Claire Strum, Peter Calamai, Nicholas Pidgeon, Nick Utechin, Ray Betzner, David Stuart Davies, David Ian Davies, Chris Redmond, Jamie Mahoney, Leah Guinn, Jerry Margolin, David Morrill, Sally Sugarman, Graham Moore, Henry Zecher, Tom Francis, Don Hobbs, Tom Richmond, Tim Johnson, Ken Ludwig, Glen Miranker, Zach Dundas, Bonnie MacBird, Bill Barnes, Roseane McNamara, Doug Elliott, Kerry Murphy, Christopher Sequeira, Erin O'Neill, and Robert Veld. And extra special thanks to our spouses Kathi and Mindi, who tolerate this silliness and allow us to interrupt the flow of home life more than we thought they would. Or certainly more than they'd prefer. Notes 1:37 Welcome and intro 2:25 Someone else is pretty excited 3:19 Other centenary celebrations in 2016 7:10 Milestones can be difficult to celebrate, featuring Dennis Wolfberg 9:32 Our humble beginnings 11:14 Spending time 11:55 I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere - by the numbers 15:49 Multiple IHOSE interview guests 18:10 Your kind reviews on iTunes 20:24 Wessex Press 21:40 You asked for it / your favorite moments 23:29 How it all began 34:24 Remembering our hiatus 41:00 Looking back at our favorite moments 42:25 Mike Berdan on getting involved with Sherlock Holmes 45:12 Christopher Morley on the reality of Sherlock Holmes 48:00 Peter Blau on Edgar Smith 51:38 Otto Penzler gets defensive about his literary doppelgänger 55:23 Fritz Weaver recalls Baker Street, the characterization of Sherlock Holmes, and the importance of Conan Doyle 57:54 Michael Dirda reads from On Conan Doyle 1:01:59 Lara Pulver reflects on her success 1:05:03 Bert Coules on the role of the writer with BBC Radio, the importance of his director David Johnson recognizing the major characters in The Hound of the Baskervilles 1:11:20 Bert Coules talks about casting Michael Williams as Dr. Watson, as opposed to Nigel Bruce 1:14:55 A comic interlude: a halfway decent Jack Benny impersonation 1:20:22 Lyndsay, Ashley and Ardy from the Baker Street Babes play Jeopardy and make Burt's editing job a living nightmare 1:24:06 A flashback within our flashback as Steve Rothman is unruffled and Bob Katz freaks out about Dr. Rosenbach's credentials 1:26:57 Nicholas Meyer recounts how he was invited to the BSI dinner and how he overstepped 1:35:25 Susan Rice shares the story of the afternoon when women were granted membership in the Baker Street Irregulars, together with a recording of Tom Stix presiding at that very event. 1:42:53 The Baker Street Journal 1:45:02 The Editor's Gas-Lamp: a two-fer with "221B" and "A Long Evening with Holmes" 1:50:45 Housekeeping, special thanks and two announcements — listen closely, as we need your feedback Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and we thank them. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: The Wessex Press, featuring The One Fixed Point in a Changing Age. The Baker Street Journal, where you can get a gift subscription for the up and coming Sherlockian. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Links: Our Archives Episodes 4 and 5 (Sherlockian 101) Ep

"Billy had appeared in answer to a ring." [MAZA] It's a rare thing to find a Sherlockian legend these days, but Chris Redmond certainly qualifies as one. From his investiture in the Baker Street Irregulars at the tender age of 16 to his long association with the Bootmakers of Toronto, he is a respected speaker at all kinds of Sherlockian events. And online, he's probably best known for his longstanding and comprehensive reference site Sherlockian.net. Chris's writing output is impressive, steady and ranges from the scholarly to the humorous. In Bed with Sherlock Holmes, Welcome to America, Mr. Sherlock Holmes and A Sherlock Holmes Handbook are all well known and in depth volumes about Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective. But in this interview, we move beyond the written page and get into Chris's inspirations and aspirations (still!). You'll learn what Chris's initial career choice was before moving along to communications and how that initial proclivity stayed with him. You'll hear about some of Chris's great speeches, from the man who loved women to the hilarious take on how to give a Sherlockian presentation. As if there isn't enough to content with in simply concepting and assembling one, Chris shares the most difficult part of compiling a comprehensive biography of some 800 individuals. And finally, we have Chris's next book to look forward to in which he challenges each of 60 authors to determine why every Sherlock Holmes story is the best. As usual, we couldn't do this without the significant support of Mary Miller for her extraordinary Patreon support! If you contribute at Mary's level, you get mentioned on the show. But we welcome any amount of support that you can muster. Notes 1:50 Welcome and please take our survey at ihose.co/ihosesurvey 5:25 Sponsor: Amanda Lester, Detective 6:48 Introducing Chris Redmond 8:46 First meeting with Sherlock Holmes 11:25 The Toronto Public Library's Arthur Conan Doyle Collection 13:21 Discovering a world of Sherlock Holmes beyond the original stories 16:25 Chris gets started on the Internet 20:33 Setting the course for Sherlockian.net 26:19 Sponsor: The Baker Street Journal 27:50 Finding inspiration and training throughout one's career, and the Spiritualizing Sherlock Holmes project 33:20 Developing the content for A Quick Succession of Subjects 44:50 The impact of color in the Sherlock Holmes stories 48:22 Sponsor: Wessex Press 49:45 Lives Beyond Baker Street 59:10 An upcoming book project: About 60: Why Every Sherlock Holmes Story Is the Best 1:04:25 What Chris is reading now and his book habits 1:09:47 Wrap up Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special sponsor who is supporting us for the first half of this year: The Wessex Press, featuring A Quick Successful of Subjects The Baker Street Journal, where Sherlock Holmes: Behind the Canonical Screen is now available. And Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults is now available as a four-volume box set. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Download [Save As] | File size 35.4 MB, 1:17:20 Links: Sherlockian.net The Bootmakers of Toronto The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection at the Toronto Public Library The best fanfic on Sherlockian.net Chris Redmond on Twitter: @darkgreendesk A Quick Succession of Subjects The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes Lives Beyond Baker Street: A Biographical Dictionary of Sherlock Holmes's Contemporaries Chris's article on IHOSE: His Last Bow - The Power of Women Wildside Press Mark It And Strike It by Steven Allen Leave us a rating or review on iTunes by going here The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon page The IHOSE listener survey Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard and Scoop.it sites at ihose.co/flipsherlock and ihose.co/scoopsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 3,700 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --

"Oh, he has a European fame, has he?" [REDC] While Sherlock Holmes is firmly rooted in London, the connections to Europe in the Sherlock Holmes stories are many. But have you ever stopped to ponder, as a whole, how mentions of the Continent and various European countries stack up? You might be surprised. Travel with us as Burt and Scott take a deeper look into some of the European influences that Conan Doyle infused into the various stories. From Moriarty's European reputation to the "European situation" mentioned in "The Second Stain." What was so delicate at the time and who was Lord Bellinger? We note how refugees were treated in Europe in the time of The Valley of Fear. We even do an accounting of Holmes's fine work for many of the royal houses of Europe. In addition, we treat you to a rundown of some Sherlock Holmes news, we welcome Steve Mason as our quiz contestant and have a special themed Gas-Lamp from The Sherlock Holmes Journal to fall in line with our European topic. All this and more! As usual, we couldn't do this without the significant support of Mary Miller for her extraordinary Patreon support! If you contribute at Mary's level, you get mentioned on the show. But we welcome any amount of support that you can muster. Notes 1:50 Hello and the perils of punctuation 3:52 Current celebrations in London 5:18 Brexit and The Now Show 8:33 Sponsor: The Baker Street Journal 10:45 Europe and Sherlock Holmes 13:00 WARNING: Two bad dad jokes within 30 seconds of each other 17:30 What was going on in Europe during the events of 'The Second Stain' 23:33 Europe and London as central characters 36:55 Holmes never ate chocolate (perhaps to avoid memories of Switzerland) 39:30 Two Sherlock Holmes museums in Switzerland 44:07 Sponsor: Wessex Press 45:17 Sherlock Holmes in the news 56:18 Sponsor: Amanda Lester, Detective 57:35 Mental Exaltation 1:07:40 Gas-Lamp 1:12:20 Final thoughts - please take our listener survey Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special sponsor who is supporting us for the first half of this year: The Wessex Press, featuring Sherlockian Heresies The Baker Street Journal, where you should get your annual subscription in now to secure all four issues plus the Christmas Annual. And Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Download [Save As] | File size 35.9 MB, 1:18:26 Links: Vanity Fair on What Queen Elizabeth's 90 Years of Royal Portraits Tell Us About the Monarch The Now Show 12 Literary Hotels for Book Lovers Toby Jones will play Culverton Smith in Series 4 of Sherlock Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will write a Mycoft Holmes comic book series Why does gin and tonic taste so good? Favorite, Best and Strongest Stories - and their opposites Harper Collins falsely accuses Conan Doyle of plagiarism Leave us a rating or review on iTunes by going here The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon page The IHOSE listener survey Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard and Scoop.it sites at ihose.co/flipsherlock and ihose.co/scoopsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 3,700 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --

"After an excellent voyage the Hotspur landed us at Sydney" [GLOR] Australian Sherlockians are some of the most amazing people. We had the opportunity to put our theory to the test not once, but twice. And the most recent occasion was in April 2016 on a visit to Sydney. There we met with some wonderful and fun Sherlockians: Bill Barnes, BSI, Roseane McNamara, BSI, Kerry Murphy, Christopher Sequeira, Doug Elliott, BSI, Robert Veld, Erin O'Neill, and Malcolm Ellis, to be specific. While we were there, we had a chance to learn about their own unique experiences and got them to tell us a few stories of life as a Sherlock Holmes fan Down Under. In this episode, we'll take you there through music, sound effects and good old imagination. We hope you come along on this voyage with us. We promise it won't end the same way that the Gloria Scott met its fate. As a bonus, here are some images of the Passengers: Our special thanks goes out to Mary Miller for her extraordinary Patreon support! Won't you join her and others by clicking on the button? Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special sponsor who is supporting us for the first half of this year: The Wessex Press, featuring Sherlockian Heresies The Baker Street Journal, where you should get your annual subscription in now to secure all four issues plus the Christmas Annual. And Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Download [Save As] | File size 30.3 MB, 1:02:37 Links: The Sydney Passengers website Robert Veld's The Strand Magazine and Sherlock Holmes Leave us a rating or review on iTunes by going here The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon page Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard and Scoop.it sites at ihose.co/flipsherlock and ihose.co/scoopsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (now over 3,600 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --

"See how beautifully the spring works" [STUD] Spring is here! Suh-per-ing is here! Life is skittles and life is beer... You may not have realized this, but more than a quarter of the Sherlock Holmes stories occurred in the spring. We took the opportunity to call out a few of them an delve into why the season worked as both a setting for the stories and as tool to juxtapose Holmes and Watson. Of course, we don't stop there, as we chat about what our 100th episode may contain (just four episodes away!), a trending book topic on Twitter, the masterful scholarship that William S. Baring-Gould leveraged to determine his chronology, and welcome special guests Tom Lehrer and Orson Welles. The Sherlockian news is here to get you caught up, our Gas-Lamp is from the current issue of the Baker Street Journal (Vol. 66, No. 1), Rob Nunn joins us as a victim contestant on Mental Exaltation, and we give you a sneak peek into what IHOSE Episode 97 will contain. Our special thanks goes out to Mary Miller for her extraordinary Patreon support! Won't you join her and others by clicking on the button? Notes 1:50 Welcome / witty banter 2:45 "Burning Leaves in Spring" by Christopher Morley 3:50 #RemoveALetterSpoilABook 7:21 Preparing for our 100th episode 9:23 Sponsor #1: Wessex Press 13:28 Discussing the stories from the Sherlock Holmes stories in the spring According to William S. Baring-Gould, the following stories took place in the spring (March 21-June 20): SCAN, IDEN, BOSC, SPEC, COPP, YELL, STOC, REIG, FINA, EMPT, SOLI, PRIO, 3STU, WIST, 3GAB, SHOS 34:41 A special guest waxes poetic on the power of peas 41:10 What's wrong with this date? 43:37 Sponsor #2: The Baker Street Journal 46:38 The Sherlockian news 1:00:14 Sponsor #3: Amanda Lester, Detective 1:02:24 Mental Exaltation quiz show 1:08:28 The Editor's Gas-Lamp 1:14:47 Important announcements 1:17:58 A preview of Episode #97 Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special sponsor who is supporting us for the first half of this year: The Wessex Press, featuring Sherlockian Heresies The Baker Street Journal, where you should get your annual subscription in now to secure all four issues plus the Christmas Annual. And Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --

"It is a curious collection." [MUSG] You've probably heard us extolling the virtues of A Curious Collection of Dates: Sherlock Holmes Through the Year on previous shows. We're big fans of this book. But after this episode, you'll understand why we're also fans of the authors. Leah Guinn and Jaime N. Mahoney join us to give us the backstory on what it was like to develop the concept and bring this reference tome to life, including their decision to go with a premier publisher like Wessex Press, where their book wouldn't languish and become a remainder. In our interview with Leah and Jaime, we uncovered their major source for dates — none other than William Baring-Gould's chronology from The Annotated Sherlock Holmes, backed by Ernest Zeisler'simpressive chronology, Martin Dakin's and others as needed, not to mention online sources such as the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Wikipedia and Ancestry.com. We also enticed Leah and Jaime to share their favorite entries with us. And rather than giving us the typical "I love all my children the same" response of creators, they actually spilled the beans. But you'll have to listen to find out exactly what they responded with. You can find Leah at Commonplace Crime, The Well-Read Sherlockian and The Well-Read Sherlockian Facebook page; find Jaime at Better Holmes and Gardens and the Better Holmes and Gardens Facebook page. Regarding sponsors, you'll be glad to know that the Sherlock Holmes Brand sponsorship is back. And we give you another opportunity to help us determine what our 100th episode should consist of: if you have ideas, please let us know by popping by this Facebook Event posting. Our special thanks goes out to Mary Miller for her extraordinary Patreon support! Won't you join her and others by clicking on the button? You'll also be treated to clips from Thomas Edison, the Dead Ringers and an Easter egg that includes an essential debate about Sherlock's Louise Brealey. Notes 1:50 Welcome 3:35 Sponsor #1 - the Baker Street Journal 5:18 Burt's first Sherlockian newsletter 7:43 Welcome Leah and Jaime 13:47 Competing Sherlockian blogs 16:07 How the book came to be 18:18 Pulling the entries together 20:21 Sponsor #2 - Amanda Lester, Detective 23:33 How they balanced length and frequency of entries 26:14 Source material 30:32 Leah and Jaime disclose their favorite entries in the book 37:07 The April 30 entry from A Curious Collection of Dates 38:57 Is this the first book for either author? 44:16 Sponsor #3 - Wessex Press 47:26 Sherlock Holmes Brand spot 48:25 Jump on the Patreon bandwagon! 49:57 Make suggestions for our 100th episode 52:10 Downton Abbey spoof 55:26 Leave us a review/rating and closing comments 58:40 Easter egg Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special sponsor who is supporting us for the first half of this year: The Wessex Press, featuring Sherlockian Heresies The Baker Street Journal, where you should get your annual subscription in now to secure all four issues plus the Christmas Annual. And Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Download [Save As] | File size 28.1 MB, 1:01:19 Links: Brad Keefauver on Episode 56: Sherlock Peoria Back Home Again in Indiana - The Sterling Trio The Illustrious Clients of Indianapolis Watson's Tin Box of Ellicott City, Maryland The Diogenes Club of Washington, DC The Red Circle of Washington, DC Lapham's Quarterly Leave us a rating or review on iTunes by going here The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon page Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard and Scoop.it sites at ihose.co/flipsherlock and ihose.co/scoopsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (now over 3,500 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --

"absolute nonsense" [VALL] This episode is a little different. As you know, we alternate between interview shows and Burt and Scott discussing whatever comes to mind. In this case, we had a number of news-related items to stitch together, but we had help in doing so. This was something of a chowder, a goulash, a salmagundi, a boullabaise, a melange of content. First, Bob Katz, BSI ("Dr. Anstruther") joined us again, but this time he told us all about "The Mind and Art of Sherlock Holmes" — the latest in the BSI's series of quadrennial conferences. This gathering at the Chatauqua Institution is not exclusive to Baker Street Irregulars; it's open to any Sherlockian who wishes to participate in a conference centered around art of all sorts. In this case, that includes theater, film, music and even podcasting (!). Plenty of food, drink, Sherlockian shopping, sightseeing and more. Rachel Smillie, Ph.D. is a research assistant at the University of Porsmouth, where she's conducting a study of Sherlockians and their organizations, called "Celebrities, Fans and Muses." She is interested in getting in touch with Sherlockians from all over the world. If you're involved with a Sherlockian society — particularly if you lead one — please get in touch with Dr. Smillie to participate in the survey. We subject Ron Lies to a Wait Wait Don't Tell Me-inspired quiz in which Scott does a mediocre Bill Kurtis impression, and then we get on with the news. The Editor's Gas-Lamp is "The Days We Envy" from Vol. 4, No. 3 of the Baker Street Journal from 1954. And our Easter egg contains some tales from Down Under and a surprise update on one of the earlier news items. Finally, we discuss Episode 95 in which we'll interview Jamie Mahoney and Leah Guinn, authors of A Curious Collection of Dates. And we brainstorm what we'll do in Episode 100. If you have ideas for what we should do for our centennial show, please let us know. Our special thanks go out to Mary Miller and Christian Mongaard for their Patreon support! Won't you join them by clicking on the button? Notes 1:52 Welcome 3:35 First sponsor — which will it be? 6:01 Bob Katz joins us to talk about the BSI conference in Chatauqua 27:25 Second sponsor — including some trivia about Arthur Conan Doyle and the first speeding ticket in a small Connecticut town 31:15 Rachel Smillie from the University of Portsmouth 40:57 Mental Exaltation 51:20 Third sponsor 53:46 The news! 1:09:33 The Editor's Gas-Lamp 1:15:16 Closing comments 1:16:00 Our 100th episode Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special sponsor who is supporting us for the first half of this year: The Wessex Press, featuring A Curious Collection of Dates, The Baker Street Journal, where you should get your annual subscription in now to secure all four issues plus the Christmas Annual. And Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Download [Save As] | File size 37.2 MB, 1:20:31 Links: The Mind and Art of Sherlock Holmes - the BSI 2016 Conference in Chatauqua The Chautaqua Institution The University of Porsmouth Research Portal Contact page for Dr. Rachel Smillie The 40th Anniversary of Dr. Watson's Neglected Patients Sherlock Series 4 is filming Remembering Douglas Wilmer, BSI Conan Doyle Manuscripts at auction The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon page Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard and Scoop.it sites at ihose.co/flipsherlock and ihose.co/scoopsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (now over 3,500 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --

"He has nerve and he has knowledge." [SPEC] If you're a regular listener of our show, you may remember that in Episode 76: Out of the Abyss, we chatted with Steve Rothman, BSI ("The Valley of Fear"), Bob Katz, BSI ("Dr. Ainstree") and Andy Solberg, BSI ("Professor Coram") about the BSI Manuscript Series entry about "The Empty House." During that conversation, Bob and Andy excitedly told us about their next project — a then-unnamed book about medicine in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Well, this January their book made its debut: the BSI Press unveiled Nerve and Knowledge: Doctors, Medicine and the Sherlockian Canon. Naturally, we invited Bob and Andy to join us on IHOSE for a fourth time to talk about their remarkable experiences putting such a book together. [Previous episodes include episodes 50, 63 and 76.] As any good editor would, both Bob and Andy proudly discuss just about every article in their work (try as we might to make them choose a favorite), but Andy made a valid point in mentioning that many of these bear rereading and they hold up well time after time. Every one of the essays in the book is original, and the duo does a fine job of sourcing them and stitching them all together. What's more is our show gets into backstories, give-and-takes, and perhaps even a little gossip about Sherlockians and the book publishing process. There may be a surprise or two in store if you listen in... Our special thanks go out to Mary Miller and Christian Mongaard for their Patreon support! Won't you join them by clicking on the button? Notes 1:53 Welcome 2:44 Carl Reiner impersonates the Picture of Dorian Gray 3:20 Only seven more episodes until our 100th episode 5:20 Sponsor: Wessex Press 6:38 Nerve and Knowledge introduction 8:45 A flashback 10:38 Welcome, Bob and Andy! 14:02 What's different about this effort 24:50 Catherine Cooke's contribution was a smack-down of one of Bob's BSJ articles 28:55 Further reading chapter uncovered some previously overlooked topics 33:20 Sponsor: Amanda Lester, Detective 36:14 The story behind the cover art on the dust jacket — evidence boxes 47:02 Favorite articles of each of the editors? 59:15 An idea for a sequel volume 1:00:44 Sponsor: The Baker Street Journal 1:02:48 Bob and Andy's next project 1:11:48 Burt is on the hook 1:12:38 Closing comments Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special sponsor who is supporting us for the first half of this year: The Wessex Press, featuring A Curious Collection of Dates, The Baker Street Journal, where you should get your annual subscription in now to secure all four issues plus the Christmas Annual. And Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults and the John H. Watson Society Manuscript Series. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Download [Save As] | File size 37.2 MB, 1:20:31 Links: Nerve and Knowledge: Doctors, Medicine and the Sherlockian Canon, available from the BSJ website. Carl Reiner and his Dorian Gray impersonation. Episode 89: The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes The contributors and table of contents of Nerve and Knowledge Surgically implanting a KitKat into a Three Musketeers The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon page Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard and Scoop.it sites at ihose.co/flipsherlock. You can also check out all of our links at linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock. Please subscribe wherever you get podcasts and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --

"dreaming of the bright green fields" [CROO] Mid March means it's time for the wearing of the green, as St. Patrick's Day approaches. Accordingly, we grab our shillelaghs and affect a brogue as we discuss some of the Irish connections in the Sherlock Holmes stories. While there are many Irish references, both subtle and overt, we concentrate primarily on two of the stories where the Irish connection is a central plot point. And interestingly enough, both involved some sort of Irish secret society and the need to go undercover. We also include a bit of history of some musical instruments, discuss a handful of news items that have come to our attention, and welcome Al Gregory, BSI ("The Grimpen Postmaster") to the show as a contestant on Mental Exaltations. We of course wrap things up with another Editor's Gas-Lamp, this time "The Fortunate Ones" from Vol. 2, No. 3 of The Baker Street Journal (OS). Easter is later this month, and we've got another Easter egg for you. Our special thanks go out to Mary Miller and Christian Mongaard for their Patreon support! Won't you join them? Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special sponsor who is supporting us for the first half of this year: The Wessex Press, featuring A Curious Collection of Dates, The Baker Street Journal, where you should get your annual subscription in now to secure all four issues plus the Christmas Annual. And Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults and the John H. Watson Society Manuscript Series. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Links: The Morris Museum's Murtogh D. Guinness collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata Joe Rinaud's American Photoplayer The story behind the missing footage of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Apply for a Jan Stauber Grant from the Beacon Society Music: Irish Washerwoman - medley of jigs from the UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon page Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard and Scoop.it sites at ihose.co/flipsherlock and ihose.co/scoopsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (now over 3,500 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"it is a likely ruse" [ENGR] February is a shorter month, so the latest episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere comes to you a day earlier. We're joined by Maria Konnikova, whom you may remember as the author of Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes. She first appeared on I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 54 to discuss that very book. Maria is a contributing writer for The New Yorker, where she writes a regular column with a focus on psychology and culture, and her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Scientific American MIND, and Smithsonian, among numerous other publications. Maria's latest book is The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It... Every Time. While cheats and swindlers may be a dime a dozen, true con men are elegant, outsized personalities, artists of persuasion and exploiters of trust. How do they do it? Why are they successful? And what keeps us falling for it? The Confidence Game not only asks why we believe con artists; it also examines the very act of believing and how our sense of truth can be manipulated by those around us, leaving us to fall for it - over and over again. We explore the dark triad — psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavellianism — and probe Maria's research process as she shares with us how a con works and how con artists manage to get away with what they do. From religions and cults to marketers and storytellers, it comes down to intent, and they all prey on the very trusting nature of people. Our conversation with Maria delved into these issues, as well as cons in the Sherlock Holmes stories, and the ultimate question: was Sherlock Holmes a con man? Be sure to stay tuned for another gem of an Easter egg. Our special thanks go out to Mary Miller and Christian Mongaard for their Patreon support! Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special sponsor with us for the first half of this year:The Wessex Press, featuring A Curious Collection of Dates, and The Baker Street Journal, where you should get your annual subscription in now to secure all four issues - now accepting 2016 subscriptions. Also, Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults and the John H. Watson Society Manuscript Series. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Links: The New Yorker "Mr. Popeil" - Weird Al Yankovic The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova House of Games, directed by David Mamet The Big Con by David Moore The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon page Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard and Scoop.it sites at ihose.co/flipsherlock and ihose.co/scoopsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (now over 3,400 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --

"I loved with such a love as comes once in a lifetime" [PRIO] We're aware of the quotes "to Sherlock Holmes, she was always the woman," and "I have never loved, Watson," but what was Sherlock Holmes's relationship with love? Was he truly "an automaton — a calculating machine," or was he more familiar with the emotion than we've previously considered. In honor of Valentine's Day (yesterday), we discuss this and the various relationships in the Sherlock Holmes stories that involved couples, whether they were husbands and wives, intended spouses or spurned lovers. There is a good deal of love that runs through the Canon, some of it good and decent, some of it passionate and infatuated, and some of it selfish. But it all adds up to some fascinating situations that we're left with. We have our monthly news update, listener comments, and an Editor's Gas-Lamp taken from the March 1991 (Vol. 41, No. 1) issue of The Baker Street Journal, titled "Women," in a nod to the holiday and to the last episode. And be sure to stay tuned for another gem of an Easter egg. Our special thanks go out to Mary Miller and Christian Mongaard for their Patreon support! Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special sponsor with us for the first half of this year: The Wessex Press, featuring A Curious Collection of Dates, and The Baker Street Journal, where you should get your annual subscription in now to secure all four issues - now accepting 2016 subscriptions. Also, Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults and the John H. Watson Society Manuscript Series. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Download [Save As] | File size 48.8 MB, 1:44:36 Links: "The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes" is the hot new musical in Chicago Remembering Frank Finlay The Great Detective Pikachu and the evolution of Sherlock Holmes in Japan When in Edmonton, be sure to see the International Sherlock Holmes Exhibition The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon page Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard and Scoop.it sites at ihose.co/flipsherlock and ihose.co/scoopsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (now over 3,400 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --

"the cleverness of women" [SCAN] When the Baker Street Irregulars finally made the watershed decision to admit women to its membership in 1991, Evelyn Herzog, BSI ("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet"), ASH ("Violet Hunter") and Susan Rice, 2s., BSI ("Beeswing"), ASH ("A Practical Handbook of Bee Culture, with Some Observations Upon the Segregation of the Queen") were there. And yet the history of what led up to that moment is not widely known. From Evy's and Susan's perspectives, it began some three decades or more earlier, gaining momentum as they entered their college years in the Northeast and Midwest, respectively. And from the BSI's perspective, it was rooted in the traditionalism of a longtime leader. How the two vastly different outlooks clashed and eventually collaborated is what we discuss. We've had the pleasure of knowing Evy and Susan for—well, let's just say for longer than any of us can remember. Together we explore the history of their journeys and uncover exactly what it was like to be outsiders in a world that very much should have included them much earlier. The story of Julian Wolff, BSI ("The Red-Headed League") and Tom Stix, Jr., BSI ("The Norwood Builder"), the leaders of the Baker Street Irregulars at the time, is both complex and delicate, and Evy and Susan do them both justice in the matter. The history of the ASH is the subject of the 2004 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual, and it its still available for sale. Also included in our interview are audio clips from the 1991 BSI Cocktail Reception, during which women first received investitures. And we might have another Easter egg for you. Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special sponsor with us for the first half of this year: The Wessex Press, featuring A Curious Collection of Dates, and The Baker Street Journal, where you should get your annual subscription in now to secure all four issues - now accepting 2016 subscriptions. And Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Links: The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (they have a new website!) The Serpentine Muse Dubious and Questionable Memories: A History of the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes — the 2004 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon page Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard and Scoop.it sites at ihose.co/flipsherlock and ihose.co/scoopsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (now over 2,800 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"a malicious and abominable smile" [DYIN] You've likely seen the online chatter and either managed to see the episode or miss the spoilers for Sherlock: The Abominable Bride to date. Before listening to this episode, we recommend watching (or even re-watching) it, for you'll have better context around some of our references. We're pleased to bring you some of our observations and even some conjecture about the intent and direction of the show based on our viewings. We even throw in nods to Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles And don't be surprised if a few musical references manage to weave themselves into the narrative [don't miss Scott's favorite clip at 38:45]. We're currently at the BSI Weekend as we post this, and we talk about some of the people we'll see and have on the show soon. We also mention bringing IHOSE on the road this autumn, we read listener comments, welcome a new sponsor, and include an audio trailer to a new Dr. Who crossover. We of course manage to squeeze in a Gas-Lamp, this time from Vol. 33, No. 1 of The Baker Street Journal before it's all through. A special thank you to Mary Miller and Christian Mongaard for your continued extraordinary support! Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors that deserve your attention: The Wessex Press, featuring three new titles for 2016: Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers Vol. 2, A Curious Collection of Dates, and A Quick Succession of Subjects, and The Baker Street Journal, where you should get your annual subscription in now to secure all four issues - now accepting 2016 subscriptions. And Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Notes: 1:53 Introductory remarks 5:12 Sherlock Holmes and attention deficit disorder 9:45 BSI Weekend plans, interview for IHOSE #89 12:32 IHOSE on the road in September! 16:49 An important message about new books 21:50 Abominable Bride discussion 34:25 Flavors of Hitchcock and Welles in the special 37:55 A study in characters, including Mycroft 40:15 Some familiar faces in the special 44:30 Mary Morstan predictions 47:20 A new IHOSE sponsor 50:21 Listener comments 56:28 News 1:07:13 Sherlock Holmes Brand advertisement 1:08:32 The Editor's Gas-Lamp 1:13:20 Thank yous Download [Save As] | File size 35.1 MB, 1:16:12 Links: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride A round-up of reviews of ABOM Sherlock: 34 Things You Might Have Missed in The Abominable Bride (Den of Geek) He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (The Hollies) Fat (Weird Al) Our 2015 year-end summary of accomplishments How Sherlock Holmes Changed the World The Original Holmes and the Parallel Holmes The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes Founder of Sherlock Holmes Museum dies of a 'broken heart' All-Consuming Fire - Dr. Who and Sherlock Holmes crossover (Big Finish) Episode 51: Who Is a Sherlockian? The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon page Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard and Scoop.it sites at ihose.co/flipsherlock and ihose.co/scoopsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (now over 2,800 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --