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Sherlock Holmes: Trifles

By: Scott Monty & Burt Wolder
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  • You know the plots, but what about the minutiae? We delve into the Sherlock Holmes stories and provide answers to questions that arise, clarify muddy details, and look into some of the period terminology in this weekly podcast.
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  • Will the Real Devil's Foot Stand Up?

    Will the Real Devil's Foot Stand Up?
    Apr 25 2024
    “kept as a secret among them” [DEVI]

    When Dr. Leon Sterndale said there was only one known specimen of radix pedis dioaboli – devil's foot root – in a laboratory in Buda, it was clear that it was a poison unknown to science.

    Just what was it that was "used as an ordeal poison by the medicine-men in certain districts of West Africa"? Dr. Robert Ennis had an idea related to a substance we know well today, based on his observations in emergency rooms. And it’s anything but a Trifle.

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    Links / Notes

    • The eBSJ
    • All of our social links: linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock
    • Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com
    • Join our community on Patreon or Substack to hear bonus material and be eligible for drawings.

    Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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    24 mins
  • The Second Collaboration

    The Second Collaboration
    Apr 18 2024
    “His collaboration may be very necessary” [ILLU]

    There's a curious phrase in the beginning of A Study in Scarlet that requires a little more consideration. Do you know what it is? John Ball, Jr. did.

    And his theory about what that phrase signified is an intelligent and plausible one, lifted from a 1954 issue of The Baker Street Journal and The Baker Street Reader. Along the way, we uncover a surprising fact about Ball. And it’s anything but a Trifle.

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    Find Trifles wherever you listen to podcasts. Links / Notes
    • John Ball Jr. (Wikipedia)
    • The Baker Street Reader (Abebooks)
    • The eBSJ
    • All of our social links: linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock
    • Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com
    • Join our community on Patreon or Substack to hear bonus material and be eligible for drawings.
    Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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    25 mins
  • To Go to Norwood

    To Go to Norwood
    Apr 11 2024
    “we shall certainly have to go to Norwood” [SIGN]

    The latest in our travel series takes us to Norwood. In particular, the Norwood in The Sign of Four. Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Mary Morstan take a cab to a seedier part of London, and then a four-wheeler south to Norwood.

    How long would it have taken them? And what else might we find in this London suburb? Michael Harrison assists with an essay from In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes, and it’s just a Trifle.

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    Find Trifles wherever you listen to podcasts.

    Links / Notes

    • In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes by Michael Harrison

    • The Crystal Palace Fire

    • All of our social links: linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock

    • Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com

    Music credits

    Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra

    Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band

    Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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    22 mins
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Excellent my dear Watson

My favorite Sherlockian podcast. The world is a better place with Scott and Bert extolling the trifles of 1895 in Victorian England. A must listen podcast.

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Enlightening, Entertaining, and Educational

This podcast is spectacular. Scott and Burt have great camaraderie, and their appreciation for the Sherlockian world is evident. If you're looking for a spectacular podcast, this, along with their "I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere," podcast is a fantastic show.

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