Sherlock Says

About Sherlock Says

Two lifelong Holmes maniacs accost various Minneapolis luminaries with all things Sherlock Holmes. Covering the canon stories, adaptations, and everything else you can imagine, your hosts Ansel and Rachael will get to the bottom of what makes a Holmes story good, what makes a Holmes adaptation work, and what the actual hell was going on with Arthur Conan Doyle's brain.

Publisher

Rachael Dosen and Ansel Johnson

Category

arts · comedy · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

16 Feb 2022

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

115 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   E108 Rachael Rants: The Conspiracy Turducken of Jack the Ripper

   This week on Sherlock Says, we gear up for a review of Murder by Decree (1979) by letting Rachael loose on the whole Jack the Ripper milieu for like two whole hours. There's a lot to be said, and now's as good a time as any to say it. We will be on a roughly month long hiatus after this episode because Ansel is getting married, so we'll see you lovely folks around Halloween! Content Warning: Sexual violence, police brutality, misogyny, racism, antisemitism, y'know, the Jack the Ripper stuff A...

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   E107 Sherlock Says: Leonardo Doujinshi

   Welcome back to Sherlock Says! This week, your hosts Ansel and Rachael are joined by streamer and performer Eiledon to discuss The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, a well-known story that was in Doyle's personal top 10 for little discernible reason because it kinda sucks. But actually we're gonna talk about Assassin's Creed 2 slash fic instead. Check out Eiledon on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/eiledon Contact the pod! Linktree at: https://linktr.ee/sherlocksayspod?fbclid=PAAaalIOau9IFlX3ixKFo...

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   1 Sept 2026

   E106 Sherlock Says: Tilting at Windmills

   Apologies for the lateness of the episode, your humble editor was moving into your humble host's apartment and forgot to schedule the episode! This time on Sherlock Says, your hosts Rachael and Ansel are covering the 1971 film They Might Be Giants about a judge who succumbs to a delusion that he is Sherlock Holmes. And yes, that's where they got the name. Contact the pod! Linktree at: https://linktr.ee/sherlocksayspod?fbclid=PAAaalIOau9IFlX3ixKFo3lsvmq6U1pYn8m3cf7N6aOqkqUGCljCO0R00KZ3E

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

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Quality

31

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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