Dynamics of a Podcast

There was a fascinating panel at 221B Con that we got permission to record, and now we're sharing it with you! The panel was called "Adam Worth: The Napoleon of Crime," and the panelists were Heather Holloway, Crystal Noll, and Chris Zordan. Adam Worth was one of the real-life inspirations for Professor Moriarty! The sound quality isn't great, and we apologize for that. We hope you enjoy anyway! Y...

Join us and our guest host Max Magee for our recap of 221B Con 2026! We talk waffles, Drunk Canon, our favorite panels, and other shenanigans! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at  dynamicsofapodcast@gmail.com , and follow us on  Bluesky , on  Facebook , and on  Tumblr . You can read the show notes on our website,  dynamicsofapodcast.com . Thanks for listening!  

It's part two of our recap of this year's BSI Birthday Weekend, which was kind of a big one for us and for friends of the show. Rob Nunn joins us to help talk about things and people, and then kind of disappears before the end. It's time to talk about the big event and the rest of the weekend! Also, please check our show notes for corrections and links to things. Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones a...

Hello, and welcome to our sixth season, finally! We're recapping this year's BSI Birthday Weekend, which was kind of a big one for us and for friends of the show. Rob Nunn joins us to help talk about things and people, and we go so long that, yes, we have to split this into two parts again. This episode gets us from Wednesday morning up to Friday afternoon; the next episode will cover the big even...

This December, we're doing something a little different, and taking a look at Ebenezer Scrooge as a villain. Along the way, we talk about the uncomfortable parallels with our modern day, and what lessons we all can learn from A Christmas Carol . Then it's time for some fun, talking through the various adaptations we've watched, out of the many, many that are out there. Yes, that includes Muppet Ch...

There's a new Big Three in terms of Sherlockian adaptations, and they're quite different from the Big Three we had a decade ago! Josh Harvey returns to help us discuss Sherlock & Daughter , CBS Watson , and Sherlock & Co . Part One covered the first two shows, and now we get to talk about Sherlock & Co ! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at dynamicsofapodcast@gmail.c...

There's a new Big Three in terms of Sherlockian adaptations, and they're quite different from the Big Three we had a decade ago! Josh Harvey returns to help us discuss Sherlock & Daughter , CBS Watson , and Sherlock & Co . This first part covers the first two shows — stay tuned for part two, which will cover Sherlock & Co ! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at dynami...

Note: Please mind the explicit tag. "Villains get all the good press — in real life! They're cool, they're awesome, they're — no, wait, they're not, they're actually pretty pathetic. Join our podcast for a fun discussion as we dismantle the reputations of iconic bad guys (and see where Moriarty, Moran, and other Canonical villains fall in the ranking!)." It's a long-overdue Live & Local from 221B...

Steve Mason joins us to tell us all about the second Great Whimsical Tour he just undertook with Greg Ruby around Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and New Mexico. What does a Sherlockian Great Whimsical Tour consist of, and can you create one in your own part of the world? Listen to find out! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at  dynamicsofapodcast@gmail.com , and follow us...

In this episode, we talk with Johanna Draper Carlson and Heather Hinson, the new directors of 221B Con. As a companion piece to the previous episode, we talk about their experiences in getting involved with Con and how they ended up being the new directors, what has changed (spoiler: not much!), and what to look forward to in the future! Please check out the show notes on our website for helpful l...

In this episode, we talk with Crystal Noll and Heather Holloway, outgoing directors of 221B Con, about the Con. We get a behind-the-scenes look at the past year, we recap this year's Con, and we talk a little bit about the future. Reminiscences about the hotel staff, discussions of Waffle House, and tips for what to do in Atlanta are included! Quick note: There was some weird static coming from Ma...

Part 2 of 2! Beth Gallego (BSI) and Erica Fair join us to talk about this year's BSI Birthday Weekend, and this time, we finally get into the biggest night on the Sherlockian calendar. If you missed Part 1, just go back an episode. We hope you enjoy!  Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at  dynamicsofapodcast@gmail.com , and follow us on Bluesky  @dynamicsofapodcast.bs...

Buckle up for a two-parter! Beth Gallego (BSI) and Erica Fair join us to talk about this year's BSI Birthday Weekend, and we have so much to say that we had to split it into two episodes! Stay tuned for Part 2. Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at  dynamicsofapodcast@gmail.com , and follow us on Bluesky  @dynamicsofapodcast.bsky.social  and on  Facebook . You can rea...

It's finally time for a belated recap of the Sherlock Holmes @ 50 Conference this past summer in Minneapolis! Ashley Polasek returns to help us walk you through everything scheduled and unscheduled, what was covered by the presenters, etc.! Yes, this is very late, but, hopefully, it's still a lot of fun to listen to. Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at  dynamicsofap...

It's time to take a look back at what 221B Con was like this year. Heather Hinson returns as a guest host, and we dive into panels, shenanigans, tangents, and... oh yeah, how the next Con might be the last one. Madeline gets a little weepy; you have been warned. Please check the show notes for links to the stuff we talk about in the news! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Conta...

It's another Live & Local, this time from 221B Con in Atlanta, Georgia! Heather Holloway, Ashley Polasek, and Lee Shackleford join us to talk about Star Trek and the intersection of Star Trek and Sherlock Holmes. Lee also tells us the story of how he's responsible for getting Moriarty off the holodeck in "Ship in a Bottle," even if he didn't get a writing credit for the episode. It's a fun and ram...

It's our second Live & Local episode, and this time, this is a recording of a talk that Madeline gave at the Holmes, Doyle, & Friends conference in Dayton, Ohio! All the podcasts she discussed are listed in the show notes, including a handful that she missed in the presentation. (As if 18 Sherlockian podcasts in 17 years weren't enough!) Please visit our website to see the list! dynamicsofapodcast...

It's episode one of season  four , and we've got a great episode to celebrate! Monica Schmidt is here to help us recap this year's BSI Birthday Weekend in New York City, and talk about what it's like to participate in what amounts to the world's biggest Sherlockian family reunion. Please check our show notes for lots of links, because there are recordings from the Weekend, recaps, and other goodie...

Claire Daines returns as a guest host to talk with us about a wacky little cartoon from the late Nineties: Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century ! (Cue the theme song.) It's our second-ever adaptation discussion, and we go all in, talking about Holmes getting a second lease on life, the crazy ethics of the 22nd century, Detective Inspector Beth Lestrade, and, of course, the clone James Moriarty. Wha...

Writer Charles Kindinger returns to talk with us about the second season of his Audible series,  Moriarty: The Silent Order , the much-awaited sequel to Moriarty: The Devil's Game . Charles tells us about the development of this new story, the rush to production, and working with Dame Helen Mirren. We also talk about Curtis Armstrong returning as a new character, and the switch in Moran actors (bu...

Part two of our look at Moriarty and Holmes in the universe of  Doctor Who , focusing exclusively this time on the Master as they appear in "New Who." We're celebrating the 60th anniversary of the beloved TV show as only we can! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at dynamicsofapodcast@gmail.com , and follow us on Twitter  @dynamicsofapod , on  Facebook , on  Tumblr ,...

We are celebrating the 60th anniversary of  Doctor Who as only we can, looking at portrayals of Moriarty (and Holmes) in both the show and its expanded universe, then taking a deep dive into the history of the iconic antagonist inspired by Moriarty: the Master! This is part one of two — in the next episode, we'll look at the Master in the New Who era. News: Ken Ludwig's  Moriarty: A New Sherlock H...

Okay, were you really expecting the proper title? ;) It's time for another recap! On the last weekend of July 2023, nearly a hundred Sherlockians gathered in St. Louis for Holmes in the Heartland: Arch Enemies, and we are here to tell you all about it! Heather Hinson returns as a guest host to stir things up and embarrass Madeline, and we hear snippets from the conference, including micro-intervie...

This time, we take a look back at 221B Con celebrating its 10th anniversary in April. There's something of a coda to our Moriarty panel, and a scattered but heartfelt recounting of events and talks throughout the con, including blood bags, redeeming the Casebook, a Brit at Waffle House, and Sherlock Holmes and Dinosaurs. Enjoy! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at dy...

In this episode, we get to talk with one of the official favorite Moriartys of the podcast: Daniel Davis! Daniel played Moriarty on  Star Trek: The Next Generation and then recently reprised the role in  Star Trek: Picard . If you haven't watched  Picard , you might want to before listening, since we talk quite a bit about it early on, and what Daniel had hoped for the return of his character and...