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Sherlock Holmes: Trifles

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.

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Episode 72 - Unpublished Cases: The Abernetty Family

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/05/16

"the dreadful affair of the Abernetty family" [SIXN] Among the published cases, there are a handful that can be identified by a simple reference. If we said "a tale for which the world is not yet prepared," you'd say the Giant Rat of Sumatra. Similarly, if we mention "the depth to which the butter had sunk on a hot day," you'd think of the Abernetty family, as mentioned in the opening of "The Six Napoleons." But what was going on there? And what have scholars said about it over the years?

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Episode 71 - Inside 221B: Where There's Smoke

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/05/09

"put that in your pipe and smoke it, Mr. Busybody Holmes!" [SOLI] Sherlock Holmes is possibly the most famous smoker in literature. But more than his ubiquitous pipe, his manner of supporting his habit within his rooms at 221B Baker Street was a bit odd, shall we say. From his placement of cigars and tobacco, to what he did with his pipe remnants, the trimmings around his flat were quite unique, if trifling. Have you left us a rating and review on the podcast player of your choice yet

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Episode 70 - The Worst Parents in the Canon

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2018/05/02

" insight into the character of parents" [COPP] We're coming up on Mother's Day in the United States, and that made us think about parents. We've covered mothers in the Canon discussed alternative parents in previous episodes. But now let's take a look at the most corrosive parental relationships in the Sherlock Holmes stories. After reading Jenn Eaker's article on "A Case of Identity" in the Autumn 2017 issue of The Baker Street Journal, we thought a look at the top 5 worst parents would be

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Episode 69 - Occupations in the Canon, Part 1

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/04/25

"Does it not strike you as a strange occupation" [RETI] In the 60 tales that comprise the complete Sherlock Holmes stories, we come across a variety of jobs. Certainly there are the garden variety: cab drivers, butlers, governesses. But what about the more rare? Sherlock Holmes billed himself as the world's only unofficial consulting detective, but he interacted with people whose jobs were out of the ordinary - at least by today's standards. So we decided to spend some time talking about what

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Episode 68 - Unpublished Cases: See What V Has to Say

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/04/18

"see what V has to say" [SUSS] Among the cases that Watson tantalizingly dangles before us, "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" offers the Matilda Briggs and the giant rat of Sumatra (one of the tales we mentioned in Episode 55 concerning Weird Animals), one of the most famous of the untold adventures. But it also offers up a handful of others in quick succession, coming from the 'V' volume of Sherlock Holmes's index, rather than from the tin box mentioned in "Thor Bridge," and they are

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Episode 67 - Inside 221B: Chemistry

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/04/12

"abstruse chemical analysis" [SIGN] Along with the deerstalker, Inverness cloak, magnifying glass and curved pipe, Sherlock Holmes is most often associated with chemistry – chemical compounds as well as chemistry equipment. In this installment of our Inside 221B series, we take a look at Sherlock Holmes's experience with chemistry and other laboratory setups we encounter in the stories. Have you left us a rating and review on the podcast player of your choice yet? We could really use your

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Episode 66 - Sherlock Holmes's Honorifics

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/04/04

"I was overwhelmed by the honour" [BERY] Sherlock Holmes was a well-known public figure. But he was also a known and sought-after expert specifically by other well-known public figures and entities. Which notable public figures sought and received Holmes's services and then bestowed upon him some gift other than cash? Have you left us a rating and review on the podcast player of your choice yet? We could really use your help. And please consider supporting our efforts

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Episode 65 - Time Marches On

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/03/28

"I heard you marching about" [SIGN] From the first cricket match in England in 1877 to the wireless mentioned in 1914, there are numerous things connected to Sherlock Holmes that happened in the month of March. As the month draws to a close, we reflect on happenings historical and Canonical. Let's see if our bluster lives up to the weather this month is known for. Have you left us a rating and review on the podcast player of your choice yet? We could really use your help. And please

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Episode 64 - Unpublished Cases: The Amateur Mendicant...

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/03/21

"two rather leprous mendicants" [ILLU] When Watson glances across his notes and teases us with adventures that he and Sherlock Holmes have experienced, but only gives us a topic with only the barest of details, it makes us wonder exactly what happened. So is the case in this episode as we talk about the Amateur Mendicant Society and its rather unique meeting location — which in this case coincides with a real-life Sherlock Holmes society. Have you left us a rating and review on the podcast

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Episode 63 - Inside 221B: Drink Up!

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/03/14

"as we sat over a glass of whisky and soda in Baker Street" [REDH] Step into the sitting room at 221B Baker Street with us again and look around, as we take in the sights, smells and sounds within that most famous of addresses. This time, we investigate the physical elements that accompany alcoholic drinks within the walls of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson's abode. Namely: the gasogene and tantalus. We explore the origins of those phrases and discuss them in detail. Have you left us

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Episode 62 - Reference Sources

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/03/08

"a line of books of reference beside the mantelpiece" [NOBL] In Episode 58, we discussed Sherlock Holmes's index books – those collections in which he tracked criminal cases, looked up necessary trivia, etc. But this time, we reach a little deeper and discuss some of the actual named reference books at 221B Baker Street. Which publications were these and how did they help Holmes and Watson connect the dots and solve some cases? It's a trifle, certainly, but there's nothing so important as

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Episode 61 - John Watson, Ladies Man

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/02/28

"Now Watson, the fair sex is your department." [SECO] John Watson knew women; Holmes tells us so. And Watson certainly tells us so, in his admiration of Mary Morstan as well as his description of some of the leading ladies of the Canon. He also told us outright in The Sign of Four that he's managed to get around: "In an experience of women which extends over many nations and three separate continents..." But three? We know for certain he's been to Europe an Asia. But which of the other five

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Episode 60 - Unpublished Cases: James Phillimore

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/02/21

"never more seen in this world" [THOR] In "The Problem of Thor Bridge," Watson treats us to a tantalizing look at the possibilities that lie before us as readers: "Somewhere in the vaults of the bank of Cox and Co., at Charing Cross, there is a travelworn and battered tin dispatch-box with my name, John H. Watson, M.D., Late Indian Army, painted upon the lid. It is crammed with papers, nearly all of which are records of cases to illustrate the curious problems which Mr. Sherlock Holmes had at

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Episode 59 - Inside 221B: On the Wall

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/02/14

"applying his tape to the walls" [STUD] There's quite a bit we know about the inner sanctum of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson at 221B Baker Street. The cozy sitting room with its fireplace and windows at once beckons us in to look around. Upon glancing at the walls, though: what do we see? Is it typical of Victorian bachelor decor? Or is there hidden meaning behind any of the wall hangings? We investigate the trifling matter of the walls of the sitting room at 221B. Have you left us a rating

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Episode 58 - Sherlock Holmes's Index

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2018/02/07

"Good old index. You can't beat it." [SUSS] Sherlock Holmes had quite the index. We get glimpses of it in use at various times throughout the Canon, from a biographical reference to a logging of crime. Was Holmes's index a single large volume, or many smaller volumes? Was it hardbound or simply an assembly of files? And it never quite seemed like it was organized in a sensible way. How did Holmes manage to call to mind whatever he needed to find in this index? Please leave us a rating or review

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Episode 57 - Coffee, Tea, or 221B?

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/01/31

"Mrs. Hudson entered with the tea and coffee" [NAVA] When it comes to British mysteries, tea is like aqua vitae. It's a given that it's part of the scenery. And of course we do come across tea a number of times in the Sherlock Holmes stories. But have you ever taken a tally of how many times we witness tea being served versus coffee? Or of the therapeutic uses of either? Grab a cup (or a cuppa) and pull up a chair - we're about to have a coffee klatch on Trifles. Or as one entertainer might

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Episode 56 - The Hudsons

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2018/01/24

"it is surely Hudson" [GLOR] One of the most enduring figures of the Canon after Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Mycroft Holmes and Inspector Lestrade is Mrs. Hudson. We know a little about her, but how did she happen to become the landlady of 221B Baker Street? And what were the "princely" rent payments that Holmes made? As we make our way across the Sherlock Holmes stories, we do come across one or two other Hudsons as well. What is their relationship to the landlady? These questions await your

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Episode 55 - Unpublished Cases: Weird Animals

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/01/17

"it is a nice household" [SPEC] We've got another recurring feature for you here on Trifles: seeing as there were so many unpublished cases that Watson mentioned, we find that there are plenty of trifles to discuss with regard to those. We're calling this series of episodes Unpublished Cases and we'll regularly revisit the topic. When we glance across a number of such cases that Watson mentioned in stories like "The Sussex Vampire," "The Problem of Thor Bridge," "The Golden Pince-Nez," "Black

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Episode 54 - Inside 221B: On the Sideboard

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/01/10

"upon the sideboard" [BERY] In this episode of Trifles, we're starting what will become a recurring feature over the course of a few episodes: namely, we're looking at some of the things you'll find in Sherlock Holmes's sitting room at 221B Baker Street. We're calling the series Inside 221B. The sideboard makes a number of appearances in the Canon, and serves as a solemn but essential member of the Baker Street set as it features beef and fowl, drinks and related accouterments, and as a

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Compounding a Felony

Sherlock Holmes: Trifles ·

2018/01/03

"compound a felony as usual." [3GAB] Welcome to Season 2 of Trifles. We'll be working through some of the questions we ask in our show introductions this season, including a number of recurring themes. We hope you'll subscribe. In Episode 48 ("Gotcha!") we discussed times when Sherlock Holmes caught his criminal red-handed, dead to rights. But what about the times that he caught criminals but let them go? Was it solely his strong sense of right and wrong that caused Holmes to allow them to go

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