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Episode 07: Peter Blau (Part 2) Aug 24, 2007

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The chatfest with Peter Blau continues as we enjoy more conversation in an even more interesting vein, if you can imagine. From the early days of the BSI to radio connections, professional societies, collecting and traditions, and even Sherlock Holmes in a far-flung place, Peter gives his unique perspective.Topics in this episode:1:52 Meeting Rex Stout at the BSI dinner and the resulting shift in the paperback book industry7:05 Sherlock Holmes on radio10:13 The Practical, But Limited Geologists and other professional Sherlockian societies13:30 Some interesting books15:04 Peter's collecting interests17:00 An annual Sherlockian Christmas tradition23:50 Sherlock Holmes in the Smithsonian Institution - and beyond!30:52 What are your society's traditions?31:54 The Editor's Gas-Lamp: June 1982, Vol. 32, No. 2 - Peter Blau's first Gas Lamp as editor of the BSJLinks:

Rex Stout and The Doorbell Rang
Jean Shepherd
Reference to "F.U." from The House of Cards Trilogy
Sherlockian Calendar of Events
Sherlockian Societies worldwide
The Secret Marriage of Sherlock Holmes and Other Eccentric Readings
"That any civilized human being in this nineteenth century should not be aware that the earth travelled round the sun appeared to me to be such an extraordinary fact that I could hardly realize it."
Get your own Sherlockian calendar at The Sherlock Store

Please let us know if your Sherlock Holmes society has any traditions. We'd love to hear about them and talk about them on the show.

Episode 06: Peter Blau (Part 1) Aug 18, 2007

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We do another interview show, this time when we have a conversation with longtime Baker Street Irregular Peter Blau ("Black Peter"). Peter is one of the center points of the Sherlockian hub and has plenty of great stories to tell. Add to that an audio comment from a listener, and we've got a show that should not be missed.Topics covered in this week's show:01:50 Listener comment03:55 Begin interview with Peter Blau04:50 Peter defines the "average Sherlockian"06:25 My First Meeting with Sherlock Holmes09:20 Memories of visiting Ben Abramson's Argus Bookshop in New York11:22 Ben introduces Peter to The Baker Street Journal13:05 Memories of Edgar Smith, BSI dinners in the 1950s, and what "keeking" is18:10 Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press27:00 The Red Circle of Washington, DC29:28 Peter discusses his role in the Baker Street Irregulars and the BSI Trust33:15 Peter's editorship at The Baker Street Journal34:04 A brief history of the BSJ editors35:10 Julian Wolff's one-man BSJ editorship & management37:10 Peter as a pitchman39:07 The subject of this year's BSJ Christmas Annual is announced!39:30 One of Peter's greatest regrets41:05 Sherlock Holmes inspired "Cats"??Links:The Baker Street Journal Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press The Baker Street Irregulars Trust The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sesquicentennial - May 7-9, 2009Macavity, the Mystery Cat

Episode 05: Sherlockian 101 (Part 2) Aug 04, 2007

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The discussion continues from last week's episode's topic of the basics of the Sherlockian world. You'll hear us discuss the societies, scholarship, international groups, regular gatherings and a healthy how-to of getting involved.Topics covered in this week's show

The Baker Street Irregulars and the origins of Sherlock Holmes societies
The Baker Street Journal Christmas Annuals
Some society proceedings
Overview of the past & present heads of the Baker Street Irregulars
Why the "Baker Street Irregulars"?
Some international groups, including the U.K., Canada, Japan, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Italy and France
How to join a Sherlockian society / what goes on at meetings
How to find out when the meetings are
Answering the age-old question: "How can I become a member of the BSI?"
The BSI Weekend activities
Other online resources for your edification
And some offline resources
The Editor's Gas Lamp, from Vol. 9, No. 4, 1959

Links

The Baker Street Journal Christmas Annuals
A list of Sherlockian societies worldwide
The Sherlock Holmes Society of London
The Baker Street Journal
The entire BSJ on CD-ROM
The Bootmakers of Toronto and the Canadian Holmes
The Arthur Conan Doyle Society
The Sherlockian Calendar of Events
The District Messenger
Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press
The Baker Street Blog
The Baker Street Dozen by p.j. Doyle
What goes on at the BSI Weekend
Sherlockian.net
The Sherlockian Who's Who
SherlockPeoria
The Serpentine Muse

Episode 04: Sherlockian 101 (Part 1) Jul 27, 2007

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We've received a lot of correspondence from listeners asking us about some of the basics of the Sherlockian world – thank you for taking the time to contact us and let us know what's on your mind. In order to ensure that we're all working from the same level of knowledge, we'll cover some of the fundamentals of "the Game." Since this is such a broad topic, this will be a two-part show – and rather than make you wait two weeks for the second part, we'll release it next week.Show topics:

Listener mail - how do I get into a Sherlockian society?
What do we mean by Canonical?
Which are the best Sherlock Holmes stories to read? Where should I begin?
Holmes and Watson as real people - the beginnings of Sherlockian scholarship
Some details about Baker Street - particularly 221B
How we use short-hand to refer to the stories
Close connection with and nostalgia for the Victorian/Ewardian era when the Baker Street Irregulars was founded in 1934
You say Sherlockian / I say Holmesian

Links for this episode:

The Annotated Sherlock Holmes (William S. Baring-Gould)
The leading problems of chronology
A table of major events in the stories
The Date Being -- ? (Andrew Jay Peck)
Christopher Morley
Ronald A. Knox's Studies in the Literature of Sherlock Holmes
Letters to Sherlock Holmes
Jay Finley Christ's list of four-letter abbreviations of the 60 stories
Writings about the writings - the Harry Potter & Sherlock Holmes phenomena
Discovering Sherlock Holmes (Stanford University)
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes (Leslie S. Klinger)
The best Sherlock Holmes stories, from Randall Stock and originally in the Baker Street Journal

Episode 03 - Mike Berdan Jul 12, 2007

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In this episode, we sit down for a chat with Mike Berdan, BSI to discuss his article "The Adventure of the Dead Detective" in the Spring 2007 Baker Street Journal. Mike tells us about:

How he came to be interested in Holmes
His origins with Sherlock Holmes societies
Some of his previous 12 published articles in the Journal
The life of a freelance writer
His inspiration behind the current article
Response to Mike's thesis in his article
Advice for aspiring Sherlockian scholars looking to be published
A surprising revelation

It's worth noting that this episode was actually our first recording session; the audio, while not ideal, is leveled better than the previous interview. We hope that you'll be able to listen to it without any difficulty.Links from this episode:Following is a list of some Sherlockian journals that consider contributions for publication:

The Baker Street Journal
The Serpentine Muse
The Sherlock Holmes Society Journal
QuinCahier (from the Societe Sherlock Holmes de France)
The Shoso-In Bulletin (Japan)

Mike's article from the BSJ:

The Adventure of the Dead Detective

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Episode 02 - Wessex Press Jun 28, 2007

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In this episode, Scott & Burt interview Steve Doyle and Mark Gagen, who run the very successful Wessex Press. You'll hear us speak with this very dedicated team about their publishing experience and how they go about planning and executing some very successful Sherlockian events. We also have our first audio comment from John Pforr (thanks, John!) and Burt reads a Gas Lamp from an old issue of the Baker Street Journal.Show Notes:01:05 Introduction02:21 Welcome to Mark & Steve07:17 All about Wessex Press/Gasogene Books13:12 The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library20:15 Planning conferences, lessons learned and successes25:32 From Gillette to Brett26:38 From Gillette to Brett II33:12 Listener voicemail34:37 Gas Lamp: from Volume 2, Number 1 of the Baker Street Journal, 1947Links mentioned in this show:Wessex Press The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library The Annotated Lost World Videos from the Granada series with Jeremy Brett A Study in Celluloid: Michael Cox's account of Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes The Baker Street JournalLet us know what you think of the show, ask us a question or make a recommendation. Please make comments below, email us or call (774) 221-READ (7323)

Episode 01 - Welcome and Introduction Jun 14, 2007

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"I hear of Sherlock everywhere since you became his chronicler" [GREE]

We're very excited to debut the first episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. To set the stage for what you'll expect, Scott Monty and Burt Wolder introduce the concept of a Sherlockian podcast. Although Burt and I are both members of the Baker Street Irregulars and we will speak about the history and goings-on of the BSI, this is not the official podcast of the BSI. Should that august body ever decide to emerge from 1895 and start its own podcast, we'll be sure to let you know. In this episode, we explore the following topics:

Why a podcast?
Ways to listen to the show
The breadth of interest in Sherlock Holmes
Listener comments - welcome, encouraged, by phone, email or the comment feature below
Show frequency and length
My First Meeting with Sherlock Holmes - Burt and Scott each share their own first experience with the great detective
The Editor's Gas Lamp - from the Baker Street Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2 (1946), "What Is It That We Love In Sherlock Holmes?"

Links mentioned in this show:

Podcast (via Wikipedia)
iTunes
The Annotated Sherlock Holmes: 2 Vols. in One
The Baker Street Journal
The BSJ CD-ROM

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