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.
Sherlock Holmes: Trifles
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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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The Real Swedish Pathological Society
<h4 style="text-align: center;">"Corresponding member of the Swedish Pathological Society" [HOUN] </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/AVvXsEhRNpJiiGdMhWBK-k2foP5rpAtq-4SItlssVsvWSuLNorlVH1lJsWJxdi9jOUQ_BwCrz0xTailNdZuTa7YbpMuhRxKZhjyGq94LplH3KnMqRkomXWbYwu8yPHuMM8RuIcfsTA8lco8OAidPLvavKWP07D7bJNdS3g78ihMVtUv756NTMRv8x7jeOABUGeQ/s1431/492%20-%20Swedish%20Pathological.png"> <img src= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNpJiiGdMhWBK-k2foP5rpAtq-4SItlssVsvWSuLNorlVH1lJsWJxdi9jOUQ_BwCrz0xTailNdZuTa7YbpMuhRxKZhjyGq94LplH3KnMqRkomXWbYwu8yPHuMM8RuIcfsTA8lco8OAidPLvavKWP07D7bJNdS3g78ihMVtUv756NTMRv8x7jeOABUGeQ/w640-h484/492%20-%20Swedish%20Pathological.png" width="640" height="484" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1431" /></a></div> <div> </div> <div>When James Mortimer, M.R.C.S. left behind his walking stick in The Hound of the Baskervilles, it was filled with clues — enough to lead Watson to his medical directory, which listed Mortimer as a member of the Swedish Pathological Society.</div> <div> </div> <div>In his 2008 Morley-Montgomery Award-winning article in Vol. 58, No. 4 of The Baker Street Journal, Mattias Boström, BSI ("The Swedish Pathological Society") determined that Mortimer's membership was an impossibility. He explains why and it's just a Trifle.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>If you have a question for us, please email us at trifles@ihearofsherlock.com. If you use your inquiry on the show, we'll send you a thank you gift.</div> <div> </div> <div><!--x-tinymce/html-->There's a new "Trifling Trifles" episode out — short-form content that doesn't warrant a full episode. We release these at the beginning of every month. The latest episode is "for those with ears attuned to catch the distant view-halloo!" This is a benefit <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>Our <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/merchandise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Merch Store</a> is now open: Trifles mugs, notepads, and oval stickers can be yours (or someone else's, if you'd like to make it a gift). <a href= "https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/merchandise" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Start shopping today</a>. </div> <div> </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" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">wherever you get podcasts</a></span></strong></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong> </strong></div> <div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style= "font-size: large;"><a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/triflespodcast/trifles492.mp3" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Download</a> | 21.9 MB 23:04</span></strong><br /> <strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span></strong></div> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <div> </div> <div><br /> <h3>Links</h3> <div> <ul> <li>The Morley-Montgomery Award episode series (<a href= "https://www.patreon.com/collection/1234270?view=expanded" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon</a> | <a href= "https://trifles.substack.com/t/morley-montgomery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Substack</a>)</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>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> </div> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;"> </div> </div>
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