About this episode

This episode explores the modern adaptation of Sherlock Holmes through the lens of a true crime podcast featuring interviews with its creators.

John Watson is a former army doctor who became a true crime podcaster when he met a consulting detective named Sherlock Holmes. You can hear about the cases they’ve solved in the podcast Sherlock & Co. Sound familiar? Holmes and Watson may have been enshrined in pop culture for over 130 years. But their adventures feel fresh and relevant in the audio drama Sherlock & Co – which masquerades as a true crime podcast. I talked with the creators of the show, Joel Emery and Adam Jarrell, who set out to adapt and modernize the entire Sherlock Holmes canon written by Arthur Conan Doyle, except not in its original chronological order. We discuss the challenge of reimagining these characters in the 21st century (and not being the first to do so), and why the bromance between Holmes and Watson plays into timeless questions around masculinity and how guys express their emotions. This episode is sponsored by IngramSpark. Get 15% off your first order of 15 more books at IngramSpark using the code IMAGINARY15. To support the show, you can donate on Patreon where you get access to the ad-free version and our companion show Between Imaginary Worlds. You can also buy Imaginary Worlds merchandise…

People in this episode

Host: Eric Molinsky

Guests: Joel Emery, Adam Jarrell

Topics covered

• true crime
• podcasting
• Sherlock Holmes
• modern adaptation
• masculinity
• audio drama

Keywords

• Sherlock Holmes
• true crime podcast
• John Watson
• Joel Emery
• Adam Jarrell
• masculinity
• audio drama

Sponsors

IngramSpark

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sherlock & Co, Acheron IV

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