by Scott Monty & Burt Wolder
You know the plots, but what about the minutiae? We delve into the Sherlock Holmes stories and answers questions that arise, clarify muddy details, and look into some of the period terminology in this weekly podcast.
Language
🇺🇲
Publishing Since
1/4/2017
Email Addresses
1 available
Phone Numbers
0 available
April 16, 2025
<h4 style="text-align: center;">“before my biographer had come to glorify me” [GREE]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIjD_mIibpefQ84xNK91xeDY1AWKLEy10nZ6rSSwzJbkk1G-T9zLPMuD_t1_KkferazF9BXCYauaVqyp4mYLQzKXME3CvFul_RHryuCz4ehJizaIbw5pJubbH716KMgemH5iVryI00yIK_2xJmfQsX6QjH8n20zfVzKJ2Mxr7vG4JFQQsN8FiGRNHMTA/s1044/433%20-%20On%20Stage.jpg"> <img src= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIjD_mIibpefQ84xNK91xeDY1AWKLEy10nZ6rSSwzJbkk1G-T9zLPMuD_t1_KkferazF9BXCYauaVqyp4mYLQzKXME3CvFul_RHryuCz4ehJizaIbw5pJubbH716KMgemH5iVryI00yIK_2xJmfQsX6QjH8n20zfVzKJ2Mxr7vG4JFQQsN8FiGRNHMTA/w640-h510/433%20-%20On%20Stage.jpg" width="640" height="510" border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1044" /></a></div> <p>Once again, we find ourselves in a "Mr. Sherlock Holmes the theorist"-themed episode, where we look at a piece of old scholarship. This time, we share a chapter from William S. Baring-Gould's groundbreaking biography of Sherlock Holmes.<br /> <br /> Chapter V "On Stage and Off in England and America: 1879–1881" finds us in the two years leading up to Holmes and Watson meeting each other, while Holmes was beginning to run low on funds. His decision would mean a remarkable set of experiences ahead. It's just a Trifle. </p> <div>And we have some bonus content related to a particular footnote of Baring-Gould's in this chapter. It's available exclusively for our supporters.</div> <div> </div> <div><!--x-tinymce/html-->Another "Trifling Trifles" episode — short-form content that doesn't warrant a full episode — is coming your way in a few days. As a reminder, this is <strong>exclusively for our paying subscribers</strong>. Check it out (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/1325769/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon</a> | <a href= "https://trifles.substack.com/s/trifling-trifles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Substack</a>).</div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style= "font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Leave Trifles</span><span style= "background-color: white;"> a five-star rating on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sherlock-holmes-trifles/id1198869691?ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/6SF8y5sXSfWPBnH2W7WmKc" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">Spotify</a>; </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">listen to this episode here or <a href= "https://episodes.fm/1198869691/episode/NWRjM2IzOTFmNDgwMWY2YWEwYWE1ZGI3NDFlN2MyNjA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wherever you get podcasts</a></span></strong></div> <div> <div><br /> <h3>Links</h3> <div> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><a href= "https://affiliates.abebooks.com/c/2670720/77416/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DWilliam%2520S.%2520Baring-Gould%26cm_sp%3DSearchF-_-home-_-Results%26ref_%3Dsearch_f_hp%26sts%3Dt%26tn%3DSherlock%2520Holmes%2520of%2520Baker%2520Street" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A Life of the World's First Consulting Detective</a> by William S. Baring-Gould (Abebooks)</li> <li>Other episodes mentioned:</li> <ul> <li><a href= "https://episodes.fm/1198869691/episode/ZDFiZWJiMTUwMWU3NGExZmI2ZWIxMThiNTRkMjIzOTI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 124 - Odd Jobs</a></li> <li><a href= "https://episodes.fm/1198869691/episode/YTljNTZjNjg1OTIzNGUyNTlkNzU4ZTdjMzdjMmJhNDA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 130 - Watson's Club</a></li> <li><a href= "https://episodes.fm/1198869691/episode/N2FiZmQxYTEtZTgyMi00ZGRiLWI4OGEtNTczYTI4MjNjZTVh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 412 - A Touch of the Dramatic</a></li> </ul> <li>All of our social links: <a style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" href= "http://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock</a></li> <li style= "list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"> Email us at trifles @ <a class="vglnk" style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" href= "http://ihearofsherlock.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ihearofsherlock</span><span style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">.</span><span style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">com</span></a> </li> </ul> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Music credits</h3> <strong>Performers:</strong> Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra<br /> <strong>Publisher Info.:</strong> Washington, DC: <a href="http://www.marineband.marines.mil/">United States Marine Band</a>.<br /> <strong>Copyright:</strong> <a href= "http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution_3.0">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0</a></div> <div> </div> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;"> </div> </div> <p> </p>
April 9, 2025
<h4 style="text-align: center;">“I would read as easily as I do the apocrypha” [VALL] <a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpt5aUjFEUUPW9-Ni-jF0aWG0LDW00zfD2btTTZzctaTGS1zBr8Jr5hpDj7YV_DPA6vZbiYAdUmRTbauTuITIHZ4lzyXTaLNNw3dF08V6mtYakGxCGwGzQ-P4KUqmONIiqije29YR0b4Cb5pXnBlu4CUlam1jcJnpkCOuYE-Eh3AWz4Jw5kB3ov5JuzQ8/s844/432%20-%20Watches.jpg"> <img src= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpt5aUjFEUUPW9-Ni-jF0aWG0LDW00zfD2btTTZzctaTGS1zBr8Jr5hpDj7YV_DPA6vZbiYAdUmRTbauTuITIHZ4lzyXTaLNNw3dF08V6mtYakGxCGwGzQ-P4KUqmONIiqije29YR0b4Cb5pXnBlu4CUlam1jcJnpkCOuYE-Eh3AWz4Jw5kB3ov5JuzQ8/w640-h360/432%20-%20Watches.jpg" width="640" height="360" border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" /></a></h4> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">The second in our series on the Apocrypha of Sherlock Holmes — stories that are not in the original Canonical 60 but that have some relevant interest. In this case, we have a story written by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1898 and set in 1892 involving the mysterious death of a passenger on a train. The murderer is nowhere to be found and the man has an unusual number of watches on his person.</p> <p>A "well-known criminal investigator" writes a letter to the press with an explanation. We briefly discuss the story and the many theories as to the authorship of those letters over the years by numerous Sherlockians. It's just a Trifle.</p> <div> </div> <div> <div>This season, we've added "Trifling Trifles" — short-form content that doesn't warrant a full episode — as an additional channel of content <strong>exclusively for our paying subscribers</strong>. Check it out (<a href= "https://www.patreon.com/collection/1325769/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Patreon</a> | <a href= "https://trifles.substack.com/s/trifling-trifles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Substack</a>).</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Do you have a topic you'd like to recommend? Email us at [email protected] and if we use your idea on the air, we'll send you a thank-you gift.</div> </div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style= "background-color: white; font-size: x-large;">Leave </span>Trifles<span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"> a five-star rating on </span><a style= "background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: x-large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sherlock-holmes-trifles/id1198869691?ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Podcasts</a><span style= "background-color: white; color: #505050; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;">and </span><a style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: x-large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6SF8y5sXSfWPBnH2W7WmKc" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a><span style= "background-color: white; color: #505050; font-size: x-large;">;</span> <span style="font-size: large;">listen to this episode here or <a href= "https://episodes.fm/1198869691/episode/NWRjM2IzOTFmNDgwMWY2YWEwYWE1ZGI3NDFlN2MyNjA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wherever you get podcasts</a></span></strong></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong> </strong></div> <div><br /> Please <strong>leave us a rating and review</strong> on <a href= "http://ihose.co/triflespodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">iTunes</a> or <a href= "https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Inqhafy3zlgastdmcdefmnsbyv4?t%3DSherlock_Holmes:_Trifles%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Play</a>, and consider supporting our efforts through <a href= "http://patreon.com/trifles" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Patreon</a> or <a href= "https://trifles.substack.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Substack</a>.<br /> <br style= "background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;" /> <div style= "orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2;"> <br /> <h3><strong>Links</strong></h3> <div> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/The_Story_of_the_Man_with_the_Watches" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Story of the Man with the Watches</a> (Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.doingsofdoyle.com/2020/03/5-man-with-watches-lost-special.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5. The Man with the Watches & The Lost Special</a> (Doings of Doyle)</li> <li>All of our social links: <a style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" href= "http://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock</a></li> <li style= "list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"> Email us at trifles @ <a class="vglnk" style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" href= "http://ihearofsherlock.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ihearofsherlock</span><span style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">.</span><span style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">com</span></a> </li> </ul> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div> </div> <h3><strong>Music credits</strong></h3> <strong>Performers:</strong> Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra<br /> <strong>Publisher Info.:</strong> Washington, DC: <a href="http://www.marineband.marines.mil/">United States Marine Band</a>.<br /> <strong>Copyright:</strong> <a href= "http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution_3.0">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0</a></div> <div style= "orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2;"> </div> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div style= "-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div> </div> <p><br /> <br /></p>
April 3, 2025
<h4 style="text-align: center;">“you are mistaken about my alleged agents” [MAZA] </h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMtIZXK3B0Exb4CQftYJ9pCslMOdTe3bfciXbBUnjZRoHOBcuwqMdX2c0SgMrBO7ZNPS7Y0IBgKck7EbKAtKASz-MUeU3sqoYUe1SJvUN6KGZsawcXjjrIROruJJpnLy-8EQYiA_SuFWnxnDgGirSF5cWbnZyYJkdjPL-d-nGO9Zm5dxy9yEmVRODb1E/s639/431%20-%20Alleged%20Drug%20Use.jpg"> <img src= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMtIZXK3B0Exb4CQftYJ9pCslMOdTe3bfciXbBUnjZRoHOBcuwqMdX2c0SgMrBO7ZNPS7Y0IBgKck7EbKAtKASz-MUeU3sqoYUe1SJvUN6KGZsawcXjjrIROruJJpnLy-8EQYiA_SuFWnxnDgGirSF5cWbnZyYJkdjPL-d-nGO9Zm5dxy9yEmVRODb1E/w640-h512/431%20-%20Alleged%20Drug%20Use.jpg" width="640" height="512" border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="639" /></a></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Along with the calabash pipe, deerstalker cap, and Inverness cape, one of Sherlock Holmes's traits is the use of cocaine. But should it be?</div> <div> </div> <div>William H. Miller, M.D. F.A.C.P. won the Morley-Montgomery Award for his article in Vol. 19, No. 3 of The Baker Street Journal in which he asserted that we're mistaken in believing that Sherlock Holmes used cocaine. Don't believe us? Well, it's just a Trifle.</div> <div> </div> <div>All of our supporters are eligible for our monthly drawings for Baker Street Journals and bonus content. Join our community on <a href= "https://patreon.com/trifles" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Patreon</a> or <a href= "https://trifles.substack.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Substack</a> today.</div> <div> </div> <div>This season, we've added "Trifling Trifles" — short-form content that doesn't warrant a full episode — as an additional channel of content <strong>exclusively for our paying subscribers</strong>. Check it out (<a href= "https://www.patreon.com/collection/1325769/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Patreon</a> | <a href= "https://trifles.substack.com/s/trifling-trifles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Substack</a>).</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Do you have a topic you'd like to recommend? Email us at [email protected] and if we use your idea on the air, we'll send you a thank-you gift.</div> </div> <div> <div><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style= "font-size: x-large;">Leave Trifles a five-star rating on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sherlock-holmes-trifles/id1198869691?ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/6SF8y5sXSfWPBnH2W7WmKc" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>; listen to us <a href="https://www.episodes.fm/1198869691" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">wherever you listen to podcasts</a>.</span></div> </div> <div> </div> <h3><strong>Links / Notes</strong></h3> <ul> <li style= "list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"> <a href= "https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2001/05/01/morley-montgomery-award/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Morley-Montgomery Award Winners</a></li> <li style= "list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"> Previous episodes referenced:</li> <ul> <li style= "list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"> <a href="https://ihose.co/trifles84" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Episode 84 - The Morocco Case</a></li> <li style= "list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"> <a href="https://ihose.co/trifles269" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Episode 269 - The Seven Per-Cent Solution</a></li> </ul> <li>All of our social links: <a href= "http://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock">https://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock</a></li> <li>Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com </li> </ul> <p> </p> <div> <h3> </h3> <h3><strong>Music credits</strong></h3> </div> <div> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <strong>Performers:</strong> Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra </div> <div style="margin: 0px;"><strong>Publisher Info.:</strong> Washington, DC: <a href= "http://www.marineband.marines.mil/">United States Marine Band</a> </div> <div style="margin: 0px;"><strong>Copyright:</strong> <a href= "http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution_3.0">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0</a></div> </div> </div> <div> </div> <p><br /> <br /></p>
Scott Monty & Burt Wolder
doingsofdoyle
The John H. Watson Society
However Improbable
B.J. Harrison
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast
Radio Memories Network
Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts
Dennis Humphrey
Goalhanger
Caroline Crampton
Adam Roche
All About Agatha (Christie)
History Hit
Pod Engine is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected with any of the podcasts displayed on this platform. We operate independently as a podcast discovery and analytics service.
All podcast artwork, thumbnails, and content displayed on this page are the property of their respective owners and are protected by applicable copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to, podcast cover art, episode artwork, show descriptions, episode titles, transcripts, audio snippets, and any other content originating from the podcast creators or their licensors.
We display this content under fair use principles and/or implied license for the purpose of podcast discovery, information, and commentary. We make no claim of ownership over any podcast content, artwork, or related materials shown on this platform. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
While we strive to ensure all content usage is properly authorized, if you are a rights holder and believe your content is being used inappropriately or without proper authorization, please contact us immediately at [email protected] for prompt review and appropriate action, which may include content removal or proper attribution.
By accessing and using this platform, you acknowledge and agree to respect all applicable copyright laws and intellectual property rights of content owners. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of the content displayed on this platform is strictly prohibited.