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The Watsonian Weekly

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Episodes

August 3, 2020 -- Watson's dirty laundry?

The search for Watson's treasure begin, a cat Watson, a known Parker, an unknown Anderson, a rappin' Watson, the mystery of how Watson's clothes were clean, and the clients we really wonder about. Hope his red pants are clean enough for Monday, because it's here!

Aug 03, 202017 minSeason 2Ep. 31

July 27, 2020 -- Excuse us, Watson, but it's Star Wars

There's talk of Bertillon, magazines, the sun, a Watson that froze Sherlock, and somehow we find our way to Star Wars, and Watson's agent obviously stanning it. Oh, what a tangled web we weave when Watson comes tugging at our sleeve!

Jul 27, 202025 min

July 20, 2020 -- Milking Morstan Gloves LIVE!

This week, the Watsonian Weekly regulars record the podcast together for the first time, and we learn about Richards, gloves, birds and lighthouses, Howard Marion Crawford, Jack Hawkins, and visiting Sherlockian sites (but don't get your hopes up -- we think "Chicago" counts). Actual human interaction this week, give it a listen!

Jul 19, 202037 minSeason 2Ep. 29

July 13, 2020 -- Now with more Watson bull pups!

What hath the second meeting of the John H. Watson Society brought to the podcast party? Why so many birds? Bad podcast organization, a good diary entry, and a mysterious movie that only one person is known to have seen? And we had to stop at a half hour for this one, because our Watsonian cup is overflowing!

Jul 13, 202027 minSeason 2Ep. 28

July 6, 2020 -- The lead bull pup pulling Watson's sled

Let's not bury the lead: Watson is Canonically naked, the exposed facts this episode! Also, a pleasant conversation with Beth Gallego, the Buttons of the John H. Watson Society, many of Watson's words of the week, a slop shop deciphered, and can you really head down to Watsontown? It's all here!

Jul 06, 202035 minSeason 2Ep. 27

June 29, 2020 -- My GOD, it's Watson! Or Don Hobbs!

Watson's word of the week may be "sour," but he still seems to have an interest in music halls and lintels. We get to hear a lot of things about foreign editions from Don Hobbs, Sherlockiana's foremost expert on the subject, and if you stick around to the end of this longer-than-usual episode, you might even get a happy little song shipping Doctor Watson with one of the best potential mates in the Canon.

Jun 29, 202029 minSeason 2Ep. 26

June 15, 2020 - A Tin Dispatch Box Full of Zoom

A little report on this year's online Scintillation of Scions symposium, poetry, Canonical characters in their forties, a movie Watson in his childhood, Vicar Roundhay, and more! (Watson as a muskrat.)

Jun 15, 202024 minSeason 2Ep. 24

June 8, 2020 -- Watson, Racism, and Me . . . or You

Think a podcast about John H. Watson can't find a way to talk about racism this week? Have you read what he wrote? Some seriousness and some of the usual silliness as well this week, so buckle up . . . it's still not a very long podcast, in any case.

Jun 08, 202023 minSeason 2Ep. 23

June 1, 2020 -- Watson's replacement?

Breaking news on Watson being replaced by a younger man with a similar first name adds to the chaos of the world at the moment, and we turn to poetry, Violet Hunter, and Australia for comfort.

Jun 01, 202018 minSeason 2Ep. 22

May 25, 2020 -- Pucker Up, Johnny Boy!

We range from the poetic to the pro wrestling in our praise of Watsons this week, and there's plenty of news and even Mycroft gets a bit, so join us, won't you?

May 25, 202018 minSeason 2Ep. 21

May 18, 2020 -- The Watson School of Poetry

The Watsonians met this week, so there's good news there! We've got Watson's education, his poetry, and even an alien encounter for the good doctor?

May 18, 202019 minSeason 2Ep. 20

May 11, 2020 -- The flower John Watson was not half human

The lower-case animal crossing gets a little weird in this one, and there's a Watson who isn't human (mammal) and one who isn't human (flower). How that theme got into this episode, I don't know, but at least there's none of that Dr. Moreau stuff going on here!

May 11, 202019 minSeason 2Ep. 19

May 4, 2020 -- Quizzle me this, Wat-man!

Is it the Wat-man's arch-foe, the Quizzler, showing up in this week's episode? No, we're not getting that silly, but quizzes are on our minds, as well as quacks, loafers, and a good Watsonian who has left our ranks. Stay 'til the end, and you might just get reminded what people are like!

May 04, 202021 minSeason 2Ep. 18

April 27, 2020 -- Reasons to stay or leave 221 Baker Street

The host gets very distracted this week, and some definite rabbit holes occur. Isolation, Watson's Google searches, landlady poetry, a rare pair that doesn't get enough attention (in one Pup's eyes), croquet, a Russian Watson, and acid bystanders? Here we go.

Apr 27, 202016 minSeason 2Ep. 17

Watson House Calls: The Staff at 221B and Watson's Drinking

In this four-part special, Paul Thomas Miller leads off with an essay on the Baker Street servant class, then we get into a 1978 Peoria debate on Watson's drinking. By the time it's all over, things descend into something that might be tragedy, might be comedy, or might just be the sort of podcasting only a viral hermitage can produce.

Apr 16, 202030 min

April 13, 2020 -- Relics of Kindly Dr. Watson's Ardour

John H. Watson is many things to many people, and this week, he's some very, very different things, one of which we couldn't even tell you on the podcast. (But watch for a clue in a "Watson House Calls" special this week.) Fifteen minutes or so of Watson fun ahead , step right this way!

Apr 13, 202017 minSeason 2Ep. 15

April 6, 2020 -- Watson, Blank Pages and Barefoot Germans

Did Watson have a family member at Baker Street? Who was his colonial buddy? Was his pen firing blanks? And why didn't that guy have pants on? All these questions will be answered, and more, on the latest exciting episode of The Watsonian Weekly! Same Wat-time, same Wat-channel!

Apr 05, 202023 minSeason 2Ep. 14

Watson House Calls: Baker Street Babies

Double feature time! Was Watson an April Fool, with his sixty cases of Sherlock Holmes being the greatest April Fool's Day inspiration of all? And how soon after Sherlock Holmes left the womb was he doing detection? Let Brad Keefauver lull you into drowsiness, and Paul Thomas Miller follow that up with a bedtime story in this Watsonian Weekly special about babies being born and more!

Apr 01, 202017 min

March 30, 2020 -- John "H for Hillerman" Watson

Can a color become intoxicated? Can a Victorian play a proper April Fool's prank? Does Watson have an echo . . . echo . . . echo? All that, another woman with the initials "M.M." in Watson's life, and nobody singing except our theme! What more could you ask of a weekly Watsonian podcast!

Mar 30, 202019 minSeason 2Ep. 13

Watson House Calls: A Study in Toilet

In this special episode, we get to hear a little tale for you to listen to in a room that doesn't often get much Sherlockian attention, even though some enthusiasts do decorate it appropriately. Paul Thomas Miller gets all the credit this time out, so fans of the Shingle of Southsea finally get a chance to see what a meeting of that Sherlockian society sounds like.

Mar 25, 202013 min

March 8, 2020 -- Watson lets you eat the jelly before the jelly eats you

Violet Smith, Doctor Spektor, the number twenty-three, the youngest Watson, 221 BBC, and a story that Sherlock Holmes himself once read about a creature whose cousin some cousin of John Watson will let you eat. And those aren't all of the rabbit holes that the good doctor leads us down this week. Join us, won't you?

Mar 08, 202027 minSeason 2Ep. 10

February 24, 2020 -- Flooring Watson, and maybe our listeners

Was the host of this podcast awakened at 4 AM by a cat trying to knock down French doors? Does it start to show in the quality of the podcast? Well, thankfully we have some loyal contributors to fill in the gaps and cover that bare podcast floor with that beautiful floor covering of our regular segments.

Feb 24, 202018 minSeason 2Ep. 8
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