Theorist

Episode 407 - That Old Black Boot

An observant Sherlockian picks up on a major plot hole in The Hound of the Baskervilles

Oct 17 •

20:12

Episode 403 - Baker Street Fables

Remsen Ten Eyck Schenck makes some deductions about Sherlock Holmes' abilities in chemistry and music. You may be surprised.

Sep 19 •

21:19

Episode 399 - Who Killed Charles Augustus Milverton?

What do we *really* know about the person who killed the master blackmailer?

Aug 22 •

19:17

Episode 394 - Silver Blaze: An Identification

“concealed it at Mapleton” [SILV]

Jul 17 •

21:47

Episode 394 - Silver Blaze: An Identification

In the Sherlock Holmes story, which horse did Silver Blaze stand in for? A look at a 1949 article by Sherlockian scholar Jay Finley Christ.

Jul 17 •

22:01

Episode 390 - Sherlock Holmes, Linguist

How many languages did Sherlock Holmes know, and in what context did he use them? | Listen now

Jun 19 •

34:01

Episode 385 - The Long Road from Maiwand

“at Maiwand without losing my nerve” [STUD]

May 15 •

and

21:07

Episode 381 - The Second Collaboration

“His collaboration may be very necessary” [ILLU]

Apr 18 •

and

25:10

Episode 377 - The Effect of Trades on the Body

“the weaver by his tooth or the compositor by his thumb” [COPP]

Mar 21 •

30:34

Episode 373 - Corpulence in the Canon

“His body was absolutely corpulent” [GREE]

Feb 22 •

27:53

Episode 368 - The Other Boarder

"There was no other boarder" [VALL]

Jan 17

18:41

Our Client's Foot Upon the Stair

“heard upon the stairs” [SCAN]

Nov 2, 2022 •

30:44

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