Rachael Dosen and Ansel Johnson

Sherlock Says

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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.

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Rachael Dosen and Ansel Johnson

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sherlocksays.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

E31 Sherlock Says: JAM! 04.07.2023

On today's episode, your intrepid hosts visit the long-ago times to watch a Basil Rathbone Holmes film, Dressed to Kill . Why does it have a Bond title? Why does it seem like it was made in a drunken weekend? Why did they do this to Watson ??? Tune in and find out* *Finding out not guaranteed Contact the pod! Linktree at: https://linktr.ee/sherlocksayspod?fbclid=PAAaalIOau9IFlX3ixKFo3lsvmq6U1...

E30 Sherlock Says: Women Be Shoppin' 20.06.2023

Editor's Note: Oops the cat fountain was left on for the first 20 minutes of the recording before the hosts noticed, sorry if it makes you have to pee. Ready for some horsing around? Because it's time for another Sherlock Says! This time, Rachael and Ansel are joined by Mick Sharpe to discuss The Adventure of Silver Blaze , a story that's shockingly not as racist as it could have be...

E29 Sherlock Says: Threesome When? 06.06.2023

Your Stormy Petrels of Podcasting fly home to roost once again! Rachael and Ansel are joined by special guest Brian to discuss The Adventure of the Reigate Squire . No sorry, I mean The Adventure of the Reigate Squires . Or..... uh.... The Adventure of the Reigate Puzzle ? Which is it, Arthur??? Discussion topics include the care and handling of a delicate Holmes, the finest brandies to smoke whil...

E28 Sherlock Says: Dating Sims Were a Mistake 23.05.2023

This week on Sherlock Says, your hosts Ansel and Rachael learn an important lesson about scheduling and crunch time because they needed an episode on short notice so they played a terrible mobile Sherlock Holmes visual novel dating game. Sadly, this killed them and your humble editor had to train an AI to sound like them so there'd be an episode this week. You can tell they're not real H...

E27 Sherlock Says: This Is Ear Jerkey 09.05.2023

In this episode of Sherlock Says, Rachael and Ansel are joined by Katharin to discuss The Adventure of the Cardboard Box , better known as that one they pulled from print because it was too violent. And frankly, I am personally offended by the rough handling of a rented rowboat, so that reputation is entirely deserved. Oh, and the ear thing too I guess. Also, I can't believe it!!!! He did it...

E26 Sherlock Says: A Little Anxiety, As A Treat(y) 25.04.2023

In this episode, Rachael and Ansel are joined by special guest Kamela to talk about The Adventure of the Naval Treaty , everyone's favorite episode of Seinfeld. I can't believe he did brain fever again, arthur you HACK Check out the Inland Seas! https://www.theinlandseasband.com/ Contact the pod! Linktree at: https://linktr.ee/sherlocksayspod?fbclid=PAAaalIOau9IFlX3ixKFo3lsvmq6U1pYn8m3cf...

E25 Sherlock Says: This Is Fine 11.04.2023

God this is a long one, like wow, sorry about this. There's just too much gay about The Sign of the Four and we can't help ourselves. Also this book sucks, unrelated to all that. Take a shot because we said Homosocial again! Contact the pod! Linktree at: https://linktr.ee/sherlocksayspod?fbclid=PAAaalIOau9IFlX3ixKFo3lsvmq6U1pYn8m3cf7N6aOqkqUGCljCO0R00KZ3E  Contact the pod! Linktree at: h...

E24 Sherlock Says: My Boyfriend's Girlfriend 28.03.2023

In this episode, Rachael and Ansel discuss the second entry in the Holmes canon and the second Holmes novel, The Sign of the Four . Spoiler alert: it's a bad book. It's a racist and misogynist book. But it's also the gayest book and that's a tune we can all dance to. So buckle up and try not to die of a sudden shock or bran fever or however these goddamn Victorians killed off a...

E23 Sherlock Says: John Has Two Hands 14.03.2023

In this episode of Sherlock Says, Rachael and Ansel are rejoined by former cohost Christof to discuss Guy Ritchie's 2009 film adaptation Sherlock Holmes starring god's perfect Watson (Jude Law) and also a guy from some movie about a robot or something. Contact the pod! Linktree at: https://linktr.ee/sherlocksayspod?fbclid=PAAaalIOau9IFlX3ixKFo3lsvmq6U1pYn8m3cf7N6aOqkqUGCljCO0R00KZ3E  Con...

E22 Sherlock Says: Pay Your Employees 28.02.2023

This week on Sherlock Says, Rachael and Ansel are joined by Eric to discuss The Adventure of the Redheaded League wherein Holmes becomes the weird little gremlin man we all want him to be all the time and tries to make Watson do more crime solving. Support Fearless Fest! https://fearlesscomedy.org/fearless-fest/ Contact the pod! Linktree at: https://linktr.ee/sherlocksayspod?fbclid=PAAaalIOau9IFlX...

E21 Sherlock Says: Love Means Never Having to Say You're Alive 14.02.2023

Happy Valentines Day, Holmes fans! For this ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE of Sherlock Says, Rachael, Ansel and special guest Carly discuss the definitely not problematic at all story The Adventure of the Crooked Man, the only recorded case in fictional British Legal History of Breaking and Entering with Intent to Mongoose. Support the Arise Project! https://www.gtcuw.org/get-involved/join/arise-pro...

[Bonus] Local Highlight: Sherlock Holmes: the Exhibition (Minnesota Historical Society) 02.02.2023

In this bonus episode, Rachael and Ansel discuss their trip to the Sherlock Holmes Exhibit at the Minnesota Historical Society and accompanying talk by Dr. Brian McCuskey. You know it was a good time when it prompts the hosts to talk about the things it made them think about for a full hour. Information and tickets for the exhibit available at https://www.mnhs.org/historycenter/activities/museum/s...

E20 Sherlock Says: I Cannot Make Bricks Without Thumbs 31.01.2023

In this episode, Rachael and Ansel are joined by friend of the pod Adam to discuss the Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb , the one where Doyle goes all Star Wars and starts chopping bits off people! Get ready for thrills, chills, kills, and a special expert appearance from a real Science Dad! Content Warning: Gore, a severed finger, claustrophobia Contact the pod! Linktree at: https://linktr....

E19 Deep Dive: Behind the Bastard (Part 6) Finale 17.01.2023

Is there a better way to celebrate Sherlock Holmes fully entering the public domain than a podcast roasting the absolute hell out of the Doyle estate? I can't think of one! So the author's dead. What next? What do you do with the beloved work of such a bad person? What about work they disowned while alive? What about the beloved work of bad authors who are still alive and profiting? Is t...

E18 Deep Dive: Behind the Bastard (Part 5) 03.01.2023

Continuing our adventure into the life of that guy who wrote the logic reason man, it's time for World War 1! Also, he dies at the end of this one, which is good because He's Beginning To Strain Our Patience. Also a wizard shows up. Editor's Note: THIS EPISODE MAY BE LOUD! I'm changing up the volume I edit at because I've noticed released episodes tend to be a lot quieter...

E17 Sherlock Says: Take A Gander 20.12.2022

We're going for the jingular with this holiday special of Sherlock Says ! Rachael and Ansel are joined by Rowan to discuss The Blue Carbuncle , probably among the top 3 goose-centric Sherlock Holmes mysteries of the canon. Join us for a light yuletide discussion of Holmes's praise kink, tips on how to yeet geese, and our pitch for the new hit show The Dukes of Marylebone . Also look out,...

E16 Deep Dive: Behind the Bastard (Part 4) 06.12.2022

In this episode I HATE THIS MAN HE'S THE DISNEY STAR WARS TRILOGY OF HUMANS! Grip THAT fact with your cerebral tentacle, Arthur!!! Content Warning: The Belgian Congo, child neglect Contact the pod! Linktree at: https://linktr.ee/sherlocksayspod?fbclid=PAAaalIOau9IFlX3ixKFo3lsvmq6U1pYn8m3cf7N6aOqkqUGCljCO0R00KZ3E 

E15 Deep Dive: Behind the Bastard (Part 3) 22.11.2022

In this episode, Rachael and Ansel dive still deeper into the troubling waters of Arthur. He's a bad man and I don't want to give him all his fancy titles anymore, he's just Arthur. That's what you get for profiting from war crimes, asshole! Content Warning: This episode contains discussion about the Second Boer War, so beware of talk about genocide, war crimes, concentration c...

[Bonus] Local Highlight: The League 28.10.2022

Attention, Twin Cities local listeners! In this BONUS EPISODE of Sherlock Says, Rachael and Ansel review the interactive Sherlock Holmes theater experience from Sparkle Theatricals, The League ! Come out and become part of the Collective Holmes Amalgamation! There's lasers and car chases and unexpected developments. But hurry up, because the show only runs until Halloween 2022! And please, en...

E14 Sherlock Says: Hold My Beer 25.10.2022

Ghoooooould evening, boos, ghouls and spoooooooooky nonbinary folks! It's time for a chilling Halloween spooktacular meeeeedia re-booooo! Okay no that's awful. In this episode of Sherlock Says, Rachael and Ansel watch the irritatingly vaguely named Asylum film Sherlock Holmes , a movie that for reasons beyond human understanding forced one of the hosts to state "this is not a dinosa...

E13 Sherlock Says: Sometimes I Need to Shut Up 11.10.2022

In this episode of Sherlock Says, Rachael and Ansel are joined by Travonta to choose violence with The Adventure of the Yellow Face , or, That Time ACD Was Kinda Progressive, Despite Everything.  We promise that the titular face isn't like, a really racist thing. We swear. Hope you like barely-involved protagonists, having your heartstrings tugged at, and obscure jokes about the suburban town...

E12 Deep Dive: Behind the Bastard (Part 2) 13.09.2022

An ongoing saga of foibles and delusions greet Rachael and Ansel this week in their continued deep dive into the life of the Right Reverend Sir Doctor Mister Arthur Conan Doyle, MD, OBE, official spooky ghost guy, official NOT-a-wife-guy guy, and official racially-charged cricket guy. **NO EPISODE ON SEPT. 27**  Sherlock Says don't get covid, kids Pending lawsuits after this episode: The Doyl...

E11 Sherlock Says: How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? 30.08.2022

Taking a break from the ACD Deep Dive, in this episode Rachael and Ansel revisit an old........ let's charitably say "classic" of film, Young Sherlock Holmes . Marvel as your hosts plumb the depths of implausibly hidden pyramids, bristle impotently at the treatment of professional Best Boy John Watson, and finally correctly deduce who the true heir to Sherlock Holmes is: Solid Snake...

E10 Deep Dive: Behind the Bastard (Part 1) 16.08.2022

In this episode, Rachael and Ansel take their first deep dive into a subject that is more foundational to the Sherlock Holmes canon than probably any other: the life of its author, Sir Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle. They discover shocking truths about his Scottishness (or lack thereof), learn what a Bombardon is, fire some shots across the bow of Spiritualism, and continue to beg to not be sued for st...

E9 Sherlock Says: Feed Your Pets 02.08.2022

In this episode, Rachael and Ansel are joined by friend of the pod Naila to discuss the Adventure of the Copper Beeches , one of the gothic-est tales in the canon. They discuss the ups and downs of job hunting when the potential employer is a human red flag, find out where Nova Scotia is, rescue a cat from a basement window well, and find out that nobody, not even your humble editor, is actually s...

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