Sherlock Says

E96 Sherlock Says: What's My Age Again? (Part 2)

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing where the last episode left off, Rachael and Ansel are joined by friend of the pod Elena Stabile to conclude discussion of The Beekeeper&a...

E95 Sherlock Says: What's My Age Again? (Part 1)

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to Sherlock Says! This week, Ansel and Rachael are joined by local thespian and friend of the pod Elena Stabile to talk about the 1994 Ho...

E94 Sherlock Says: The Rain In Spain

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Listen. Stay with us on this one. This week, Rachael and Ansel are joined by local actor Robb Krueger to talk about George Bernard Shaw's play Py...

E93 Sherlock Says: The Quiet Part Loud

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to Sherlock Says! This week, Rachael and Ansel are joined by Denzel Belin to discuss the 1970 film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, a...

E92 Sherlock Says: [Salacious Trumpet Noise]

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back from a longer break than we, Sherlock Says, anticipated! Your hosts Ansel and Rachael return with a vengeance to play the Frogwares video...

E91 Sherlok Says: Please, Mr. del Toro!

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Look out, Sherlock Says is going back to the Holmes at 3 AM for more Hound. This time, it's the Granada version with Our Boy Jeremy. Unfortunatel...

E90 Sherlock Says: FREUD! (Part 2)

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Damn, we might have an all-new highest scorer on the HOUND scale, displacing the previous champion, the inimitable [DATA NOT FOUND]. Sherlock Says wit...

E89 Sherlock Says: FREUD! (Part 1)

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hold your horses on those cocaine-bottles, folks, it's time for Sherlock Says! This week, your hosts Ansel and Rachael are joined by friend of th...

E88 Sherlock Says: The Victoriana Monster Mash

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to Sherlock Says! This week, your hosts Rachael and Ansel read Roger Zelazny's novel, A Night in the Lonesome October, a delightfull...

E87 Sherlock Says: New Takes (Derogatory)

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How come this SHERLOCK HOLMES show has a HELLMOUTH in itCome see Rachael in The Neverland at the Twin Cities Horror Fest! https://tix.gobo.show/event...

E86 Sherlock Says: Our Irregular Programming

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen, you batch of street ruffians hanging out on the stoop across from this podcast. I'm going to blackmail you into a job: listening to this ...

E85 Sherlock Says: Bones, My Dear Watson

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your podcast addiction has gotten out of hand, listeners. Sherlock Says is here to be your designated sober companion. Your hosts Rachael and Ansel ar...

E84 Sherlock Says: Yes the Bees!

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, podcast people! This week on Sherlock Says, your hosts Ansel and Rachael are going out on the downs today, and they're in for a ple...

E83 Sherlock Says: How's Your Walk With 'Lock?

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to listen at the Altar of Deduction for the words our Lord Sherlock Says . Your usual deacons Ansel and Rac...

E82 Sherlock Says: Glad I Wasn't Here for This One

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, Doctors. In this week's morbidity and mortality conference - I mean episode of Sherlock Says, Rachael and Ansel are completing thei...

E81 Sherlock Says: Newwwww York Citaaaaaaa- I Mean Pittsburgh

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Well hello, you devious bastards. This week on Sherlock Says, Rachael and Ansel have tackled the CBS medical drama Watson, a show about What If when H...

Ryan Reviews: Holmes and Watson (2018)

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Sherlock Says, your co-experts in residence had to tap out for a con, so your humble editor Ryan fulfilled the requirements of his...

E80 Sherlock Says: I Rue the Day

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're having a Poedown today on Sherlock Says! Your hosts Rachael and Ansel are going back to the common ancestor from which most detective ficti...

E79 Sherlock Says: What's Wrong With Your Face?!?

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on a slightly late (sorry!) Sherlock Says, your hosts Ansel and Rachael are joined by comic artist Kat Baumann to suffer through Sherlock H...

E78 Sherlock Says: Where's My Himbo Watson?

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Good news! Between last episode of this show and now, the producers of Enola Holmes took our suggestions to heart and made a better movie, just for us...

E77 Sherlock Says: Teenagers Scare the Living S#&@ Outta Me

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Sherlock Says, your hosts Ansel and Rachael have watched the 2020 Warner Bros. film Enola Holmes, and have some criticisms about it. But...

E76 Sherlock Says: I Aten't Dead

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Weeeeeeeeeellllll git along little doggies! This week on this here poddin' cast, yer rootin-tootin host-falootins Rachael and Ansel are fixin&apo...

E75 Sherlock Says: Fine, But I'm Keeping My Shoes On

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You take those shoes off when you come inside you goblinThis week on Sherlock Says, your hosts Ansel and Rachael are joined by Minneapolis theater dir...

E74 Sherlock Says: I Don't Bounce

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Sherlock Says, Rachael and Ansel continue their grim death march through BBC Sherlock by covering the last episode of Season 2, The Reich...

E73 Sherlock Says: My "Chemical Weapons" T-Shirt is Raising a Lot of Questions Already Answered By the Shirt

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you all for joining us in our government-mandated 2010s Magneto Prison for another episode of Sherlock Says. Your hosts Ansel and Rachael are co...

E72 Sherlock Says: It Was a F%$#ING BOOMERANG

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen, we all knew this day would come, we just really didn't want it to. Reluctantly join your hosts Rachael and Ansel as they dive back into B...

[Bonus] And the Winner Is...

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a special bonus Sherlock Says! The snow is melting, the birds are singing, and Winter slumbering in the open air wears on his smiling face ...

E71 Sherlock Says: HENRY!!!

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My favorite part of Hound is when Henry says "It's Henrin' Time" and Hens all over the place.Check out Whitney's stuff! Msstr...

E70 Sherlock Says: Dogless in Durgapur

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to Sherlock Says: Winter of the Wolf! On this week's episode, our doggone hosts Ansel and Rachael are joined by local actor and film...

E69 Sherlock Says: Who's a Good Boy?

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Sherlock Says, your hosts Rachael and Ansel are joined by... oops, there was a scheduling misadventure and they're joined by nobody!...

E68 Sherlock Says: The John Watson F#$@s Club

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a longer-than-intended winter break (the plague, etc.) your favorite hosts Rachael and Ansel are back for another Hound adaptation on this week&...

E67 Sherlock Says: Viewers Like You

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

NOTICE: We will be taking some time off for the holidays, so the next episode will be on Jan 21st.Hold on to your furculae everyone, because we'r...

E66 Sherlock Says: (Barely) Animated

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lawrence of Arabia? More like..... uh.... Bore-ance..... of...... um...... A-lame-bia?Never mind! On this week's Sherlock Says, your long-sufferi...

E65 Sherlock Says: Sponsored by Walking Sticks

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to Winter of the Wolf, the Hound of the Baskervilles adaptation showdown tournament we made up and committed to! On this episode, Rachael...

E64 Sherlock Says: Resevoir Dogged

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 Qapla'! It's time for Sherlock Says! This week, your hosts Ansel and Rachael are joined by Minneapolis writer and composer Angela Fox to d...

E63 Sherlock Says: Dog Days Are Over

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Winter of the Wolf is upon us here at Sherlock Says, and your hosts Rachael and Ansel are truly feeling the chill! In this double-Decker of an epi...

E62 Sherlock Says: Bittern Work

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Terror abounds on this episode of Sherlock Says as your hosts Ansel and Rachael continue to read The Hound of the Baskervilles and remember that Doyle...

E61 Sherlock Says: BIG DOG

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EDITOR'S NOTE: Sorry this episode is late! Something went wrong in the upload process and I completely missed that it hadn't come out. Next ...

E60 Anime Beach Summer: Tantei Opera Milky Holmes

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We here at Sherlock Says Incorporated, LLC, would like to formally apologize for covering the 2010 anime Tantei Opera Milky Holmes. Your hosts Ansel a...

E59 Anime Beach Summer: Moriarty the Patriot (Part 2)

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There is a specter haunting Europe.... the specter of Yaoi.In this week's Sherlock says, Ansel and Rachael discuss the second half of Moriarty th...

E58 Anime Beach Summer: Moriarty the Patriot (Part 1)

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Think you were coming back here for more cutesy animated dog fun? THINK AGAIN! We only serve the finest Yaoibait on this feed! This week, Rachael and ...

Local Highlight: Minnesota Fringe - A Murder on the Great Grimpen Mire Express

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode of Sherlock Says, Rachael and Ansel are joined by Tim Wick and Edwin Strout for a special interview episode about their upcoming...

E57 Anime Beach Summer: Sherlock Hound

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Time for a summer beach arc of Sherlock Says! Ansel and Rachael are back to beat the heat and prove Miyazaki right when he said anime was a mistake wi...

E56 Sherlock Says: No Diving Anytime

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Don't go chasing waterfalls, friends. This week on Sherlock Says, your fearless hosts Rachael and Ansel are joined by friend of the pod Elena Sta...

E55 Sherlock Says: Don't Do an Opium

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners, to another installment of Sherlock Says. Today, your intrepid hosts Ansel and Rachael are joined by special guest Loren ...

E54 Sherlock Says: Haven't We Done This Before

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wanted a short story to mirror the experience of sitting on public transit next to a crypto guy? No? Well, too bad! This week on Sherloc...

E53 Sherlock Says: Circumcise Your Trees

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We ask the hard questions on this podcast, you know. Hard questions like "does tree go up". This time on Sherlock Says, your eternal hosts R...

E52 Sherlock Says: We Knew This Day Would Come (Part 3)

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get out your child size 14 tennis shoes and your laser pointers, because it's time for Sherlock Says! Rounding off the coverage of BBC's She...

E51 Sherlock Says: We Knew This Day Would Come (Part 2)

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The circus is back in town this week on Sherlock Says as Rachael and Ansel watch episode 2 of BBC's Sherlock: The Blind Banker, also known as the...

E50 Sherlock Says: We Knew this Day Would Come (part 1)

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, on a very special 50th EPISODE SUPER SPECTACULAR, your hosts Ansel and Rachael return at last to where it began: the BBC's Sherlock. C...

E49 Sherlock Says: Holmes Hat Origins

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

DISCLAIMER: In this episode, Rachael confuses Petrarch and Plutarch, causing great offense to the man who invented the Sonnet, and she is mortified.We...

E48 Sherlock Says: Medical Malpraxis (Part 2)

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You've got a fever (needing to kill time) and we've got the prescription: One dose of Sherlock Says with Ansel and Rachael every 2 weeks. Ta...

E47 Sherlock Says: Medical Malpraxis (Part 1)

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get your canes and Vicodin ready, kids! This week, Ansel and Rachael are reviewing House MD, a medical mystery television series from the mid-2000&apo...

E46 Sherlock Says Game Night: Unlock!

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Rachael and Ansel are joined by friend of the pod Marty to discuss the Sherlock Holmes module for the tabletop game Unlock! And, because th...

E45 Sherlock Says Book Club: The Scientific Sherlock Holmes

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Your daring hosts Ansel and Rachael are hitting the books again to answer the question of what could possibly link such disparate things as:- The Zodi...

E44 Sherlock Says: The Same Thing Over and Over

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Look I'm not gonna sugarcoat this one, it's a very bad and poorly made show that slides off your mind like water. Your experts in residence ...

E43 Sherlock Says: I Have Very Strong Fingers

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back! In this episode of Sherlock Says, your intrepid hosts Rachael and Ansel are joined by Eric Cohen of the Phoenix Theater in Minneapolis! ...

E42 Sherlock Says: The Furry Justification Hour

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's a Christmas present from the Furry Godfathers! This week, Ansel and Rachael are celebrating the season with The Great Mouse Detective! Lots ...

E 41 Sherlock Says: Load-Bearing Asspulls

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to Sherlock Says! This week, Rachael and Ansel are joined by friend/roommate of the pod Shane to discuss The Resident Patient, a Holmes s...

E40 Herlock Says - I'm Suing Leblanc for Slander

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Buckle up, Phantom Thief enthusiasts! This week on Herlock Says, your hosts Ansel and Rachael team up Oceans-11, heist-crew style to talk about the gr...

E39 Sherlock Says: Where's My Candellabra

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Sherlock Says, Ansel and Rachael are joined by Sonja to discuss The Gloria Scott, or, Holmes' longform answer to Watson askin...

E38 Sherlock Says: I Went as an Anarchist for Halloween

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Disclaimer: This episode was released well before the allegations against Neil Gaiman became public knowledge. We're leaving the episode up becau...

E37 Sherlock Says: The Audacity of this Ritch(ie)

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Sherlock Says, OH NO RACISM! We're back in the Marvel Milieu Mines to dig out another helping of the Guy Ritchie film series ...

E36 Sherlock Says: Our Boy Jeremy (Part 2)

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Another dollop of Brett awaits our hosts Ansel and Rachael as they finish up discussing season 1 of the Granada TV adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. Find...

E35 Sherlock Says: Our Boy Jeremy (Part 1)

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of Sherlock Says, Ansel and Rachael finally get to have fun and watch the first season of the Granada Television adaptation of...

E34 Sherlock Says Book Club: How Sherlock Pulled the Trick (Part 3)

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachael and Ansel are back in the Idea Mines for another episode of Sherlock Says Book Club. This time, they finish reading Brian McCusky's How S...

E33 Sherlock Says Book Club: How Sherlock Pulled the Trick (Part 2)

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Sherlock Says Book Club, Rachael and Ansel continue to read Brian McCusky's How Sherlock Pulled the Trick and have some no...

E32 Sherlock Says Book Club: How Sherlock Pulled the Trick (Part 1)

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hold onto your socks, lads, we're getting all intellectual. On this episode, Rachael and Ansel read the first part of How Sherlock Pulled the Tri...

E31 Sherlock Says: JAM!

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

E30 Sherlock Says: Women Be Shoppin'

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

E29 Sherlock Says: Threesome When?

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 Re...

E28 Sherlock Says: Dating Sims Were a Mistake

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

E27 Sherlock Says: This Is Ear Jerkey

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 the...

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

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Rachael and Ansel are joined by special guest Kamela to talk about The Adventure of the Naval Treaty, everyone's favorite episod...

E25 Sherlock Says: This Is Fine

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

E24 Sherlock Says: My Boyfriend's Girlfriend

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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&a...

E23 Sherlock Says: John Has Two Hands

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Sherlock Says, Rachael and Ansel are rejoined by former cohost Christof to discuss Guy Ritchie's 2009 film adaptation Sherlock...

E22 Sherlock Says: Pay Your Employees

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 lit...

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

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Valentines Day, Holmes fans! For this ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE of Sherlock Says, Rachael, Ansel and special guest Carly discuss the definite...

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

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode, Rachael and Ansel discuss their trip to the Sherlock Holmes Exhibit at the Minnesota Historical Society and accompanying talk b...

E20 Sherlock Says: I Cannot Make Bricks Without Thumbs

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 goe...

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

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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?...

E18 Deep Dive: Behind the Bastard (Part 5)

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 on...

E17 Sherlock Says: Take A Gander

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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, pro...

E16 Deep Dive: Behind the Bastard (Part 4)

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

E15 Deep Dive: Behind the Bastard (Part 3)

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 hi...

[Bonus] Local Highlight: The League

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Attention, Twin Cities local listeners! In this BONUS EPISODE of Sherlock Says, Rachael and Ansel review the interactive Sherlock Holmes theater exper...

E14 Sherlock Says: Hold My Beer

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ghoooooould evening, boos, ghouls and spoooooooooky nonbinary folks! It's time for a chilling Halloween spooktacular meeeeedia re-booooo!Okay no ...

E13 Sherlock Says: Sometimes I Need to Shut Up

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

E12 Deep Dive: Behind the Bastard (Part 2)

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

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

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Taking a break from the ACD Deep Dive, in this episode Rachael and Ansel revisit an old........ let's charitably say "classic" of film,...

E10 Deep Dive: Behind the Bastard (Part 1)

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

E9 Sherlock Says: Feed Your Pets

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 i...

E8 Sherlock Says: Beware the Mormon Ninjas

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! In this episode, Rachael and Ansel discuss the second half of A Study in Scarlet. They contemplate the legendary arts of Mormon no ju...

[Announcement] Sherlock Says: Don't Get Covid!

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A brief, important update, for those of you who have been wondering where we are.Contact the pod! Linktree at: https://linktr.ee/sherlocksayspod?fbcli...

E7 Sherlock Says: Roommates are Weird

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Rachael and Christof discuss the first half of the very first piece of Holmes media ever released: the novel A Study in Scarlet. The...

E6 Sherlock Says: Listen Up, Fives, a Ten is Speaking!

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Rachael and Christof discuss the first short story in the Holmes canon, A Scandal in Bohemia, and simp embarrassingly hard for Queen ...

E5 Sherlock Says: O Brother, What the Fuck Art Thou?

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Because hashing out toxic family dynamics is in right now.Contact the pod! Linktree at: https://linktr.ee/sherlocksayspod?fbclid=PAAaalIOau9IFlX3ixKFo...

E4 Sherlock Says: Snakes Aren't the Only Things that Are Racist

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for Christof and Rachael to learn very incorrect things about Floridian politics, Watson's marital history, and the Klan! Boy, wha...

E3 Sherlock Says: Can I See Some ID, Sir?

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, Christof and Rachael learn why original ideas are not necessarily good ones. No, not even if you horsewhip the villain, A...