Dynamics of a Podcast

The only podcast dedicated to Professor James Moriarty, Napoleon of Crime and archnemesis of Sherlock Holmes!

Episode 41: "If These Shadows Remain Unaltered," A Christmas Carol Special 12/21/2025

Episode 41: "If These Shadows Remain Unaltered," A Christmas Carol Special 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 Christmas Carol, don't worry! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on , on , and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/39489460

Episode 40: The New Big Three, Pt. 2 11/26/2025

Episode 40: The New Big Three, Pt. 2 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 , and follow us on , on , and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/39098110

Episode 39: The New Big Three, Pt. 1 11/19/2025

Episode 39: The New Big Three, Pt. 1 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 , and follow us on , on , and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/39098080

Episode 38: Live & Local — Taking Down the Bad Guys 10/18/2025

Episode 38: Live & Local — Taking Down the Bad Guys 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 this past April in Atlanta, Georgia! Joining us on this podcast panel is Ashley Polasek, to help us talk about bad guys in the Canon and a few in real life as well. Much thanks to David Harnois for editing this episode into a reasonably good listen. You can listen to David's podcast I Am Lost Without My Boswell . Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Bluesky and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/38632110

Episode 37: The Great Sherlockian Whimsical Tour 09/17/2025

Episode 37: The Great Sherlockian Whimsical Tour 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 , and follow us on Bluesky and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/38234125

Episode 36: 221B Con And The New Directors 08/23/2025

Episode 36: 221B Con And The New Directors 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 links, such as Johanna and (Northern) Heather's new email addresses. Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Bluesky and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/37931015

Episode 35: 221B Con and the Consulting Directors 05/31/2025

Episode 35: 221B Con and the Consulting Directors 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 Madeline's microphone, and we apologize! Hoping to resolve the issue next time. Please check out the show notes on our website for further reading and listening! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Bluesky and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/36801345

Episode 34: BSI Birthday Weekend 2024, Part 2 04/08/2025

Episode 34: BSI Birthday Weekend 2024, Part 2 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 , and follow us on Bluesky and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/36053620

Episode 33: BSI Birthday Weekend 2024, Part 1 03/26/2025

Episode 33: BSI Birthday Weekend 2024, Part 1 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 , and follow us on Bluesky and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/35865230

Episode 32: Sherlock Holmes @ 50 Recap 12/31/2024

Episode 32: Sherlock Holmes @ 50 Recap 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 , and follow us on Bluesky and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/34671365

Episode 31: 221B Con 2024 Recap 06/17/2024

Episode 31: 221B Con 2024 Recap It's time to take a look back at what 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. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/31784057

Episode 30: Live & Local — From Baker Street to the Holodeck II 06/03/2024

Episode 30: Live & Local — From Baker Street to the Holodeck II It's another Live & Local, this time from 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 rambling conversation, and we hope you enjoy! (Please excuse the uneven audio — we did our best to even it out!) Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/31587207

Episode 29: Live & Local at Dayton — I Hear Sherlockians Everywhere 04/20/2024

Episode 29: Live & Local at Dayton — I Hear Sherlockians Everywhere It's our second Live & Local episode, and this time, this is a recording of a talk that Madeline gave at the 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! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/30909738

Episode 28: BSI Birthday Weekend 2024 02/08/2024

Episode 28: BSI Birthday Weekend 2024 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 goodies! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/29850473

Episode 27: Moriarty in the 22nd Century (A Christmas Special) 12/22/2023

Episode 27: Moriarty in the 22nd Century (A Christmas Special) 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. What makes this show worth watching, and what would we love to see from a reboot that we'll probably never get? All this and more from our vaguely Christmassy episode! Happy Holidays! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/29202773

Episode 26: The Professor Strikes Back — Moriarty: The Silent Order 11/30/2023

Episode 26: The Professor Strikes Back — Moriarty: The Silent Order Writer Charles Kindinger returns to talk with us about the second season of his Audible series, , the much-awaited sequel to . 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 (but not in Moran characterization!). It's a fun conversation for all three of us, and better still, we manage to get through without any serious spoilers, a first for us! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter , on , on , and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . If you enjoy our show, please consider becoming a or leaving us a tip on . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/28870998

Episode 25: The Professor, the Doctor, and the Master, Part 2 11/06/2023

Episode 25: The Professor, the Doctor, and the Master, Part 2 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 , and follow us on Twitter , on , on , and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . If you enjoy our show, please consider becoming a or leaving us a tip on . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/28530368

Episode 24: The Professor, the Doctor, and the Master, Part 1 10/25/2023

Episode 24: The Professor, the Doctor, and the Master, Part 1 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: Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter , on , on , and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . If you enjoy our show, please consider becoming a or leaving us a tip on . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/28422638

Episode 23: Moriarty in the Heartland (Recap) 09/08/2023

Episode 23: Moriarty in the Heartland (Recap) 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-interviews with Ray Betzner, Beth Gallego, and Kristen Mertz, PLUS an unplanned bit of recording to give you a glimpse into a certain after-dinner activity! If you are not subscribed to us on Patreon, please consider subscribing to show your support and be able to listen to the full interviews as mentioned above, once they go live on our page. If you want to hear more from the convention, you can listen to this Watsonian Weekly episode: And you can find photos aplenty in the Parallel Case's official coverage: Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones, Dixie Parkinson, and Heather Hinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter , on , on , and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . If you enjoy our show, please consider becoming a or leaving us a tip on . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/27980889

Episode 22: 221B Con 10th Anniversary Recap 07/14/2023

Episode 22: 221B Con 10th Anniversary Recap 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 , and follow us on Twitter , on , on , and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . If you enjoy our show, please consider becoming a or leaving us a tip on . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/27436608

Episode 21: On the Holodeck with Daniel Davis 06/05/2023

Episode 21: On the Holodeck with Daniel Davis 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 what he still hopes for. Naturally, we dive into his original go at Moriarty in TNG and what he loves about the character, and he shares some of his memories, from that first audition to getting "Ship in a Bottle" filmed quickly before the pilot of a certain sitcom... He also tells us about what it was like to film on a real aircraft carrier for the movie The Hunt for Red October. And, of course, we talk a little bit about The Nanny. This is a conversation you will not want to miss! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter , on , on , and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . If you enjoy our show, please consider becoming a or leaving us a tip on . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/27042939

Episode 20: Moriarty on Stage, Part 2 — Talking with the Original Cast 05/22/2023

Episode 20: Moriarty on Stage, Part 2 — Talking with the Original Cast In this second episode focused on , and its , we talk this time with the original cast: , , , Olivia Gilliatt, and ! There are two places in which we talk spoilers — one is our now-normal spoiler section (suggestions for naming it are welcome!) — and the other happened first during the course of the conversation. The first moment is brief and happens between 0:38:04 and 0:38:16 — believe us when we say you're better off not spoiling this for yourself if you don't want spoilers! Our actual spoiler section had to be shortened due to time constraints, so 1:01:38 to 1:07:15 is where you need to beware of talk about the very end of the play. Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . If you enjoy our show, please consider becoming a or leaving us a tip on . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/26915097

Episode 19: Moriarty on Stage, Part 1 — Talking with Ken Ludwig and Ashley Polasek 05/18/2023

Episode 19: Moriarty on Stage, Part 1 — Talking with Ken Ludwig and Ashley Polasek This time, we talk with renowned playwright and his right-hand Ashley Polasek (does that make her a Watson or a Moran?) about Ken's new play , and its . There are a lot of delightful peeks behind-the-scenes, some excellent insights into storytelling with Sherlockian characters, and, well, quite a lot of gushing from Madeline. And as we've done before, there's a section where we talk full spoilers — literally, we do genuinely talk about the end of the play. So if you want to remain unspoiled, stop listening at 00:56:05 and come back at 1:20:30 to hear what Ken is up to now! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . If you enjoy our show, please consider becoming a or leaving us a tip on . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/26880705

Episode 18: Live & Local at 221B Con – Open Canon, Insert Moriarty 05/03/2023

Episode 18: Live & Local at 221B Con – Open Canon, Insert Moriarty It's our first ever Live & Local episode, recorded at in Atlanta, Georgia! The panel is "Open Canon, Insert Moriarty," and the goal is to connect our favorite evil Professor (or his right-hand man) to any and all of the 57 canon stories that aren't "The Final Problem," "The Empty House," or The Valley of Fear. Joining us on the panel are Ashley Polasek, Ph.D., and Heather Hinson, for a rather raucous good time. And since this is our first live outing, there are some issues, like audience members who can't really be made out. We hope you enjoy the episode anyway! There were some great ideas tossed around, especially by Curtis Armstrong, David McCallister, and Steve Mason. Also, apologies to Rob Nunn, whom we do genuinely love and should probably get on the podcast one of these days. This was a lot of fun, let's do it again sometime! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . If you enjoy our show, please consider becoming a or leaving us a tip on . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/26728101

Episode 17: Moriarty in the News 03/21/2023

Episode 17: Moriarty in the News News, news, news! It's a good time to be a Moriartian! He's in , on , on , on , at , and even, ostensibly, at ! If you want to get your own copy of the Baker Street Almanac, you can do so at . And if you want to hear the IHOSE interview with Josh Harvey, you can do so at . Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . If you enjoy our show, please consider becoming a or leaving us a tip on . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/26289081

Episode 16: Moriarty in Music 02/20/2023

Episode 16: Moriarty in Music This time, we interview Josh Harvey to talk about Moriarty musical themes in adaptations, as well as Josh's connection to Patrick Gowers and his ongoing musical project, ! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . If you enjoy our show, please consider leaving us a tip on . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/25989396

Episode 15: BSI Birthday Weekend 2023 02/20/2023

Episode 15: BSI Birthday Weekend 2023 In this episode, Madeline tells Dixie and the audience all about her first time attending the BSI Birthday Weekend in New York City! What is the Weekend? Stick around to find out! It was a wonderful weekend, and Madeline recounts as much of it as she can remember through the post-trip exhaustion. Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/25983735

Episode 14: Enola Holmes 2 Reaction 02/20/2023

Episode 14: Enola Holmes 2 Reaction This time, we do something we weren't prepared to do and give a reasonably coherent review of the Enola Holmes 2 movie! If you haven't watched it yet, please go do so to avoid spoilers (serious spoilers kick in around the 25-minute mark). It is SO good, and we have nothing but good things to say about Enola, Edith, and Henry Cavill's shoulders. (But in all seriousness, there's a very good reason why a Moriarty podcast would want to review this movie, and we do get to that!) Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/25983729

Episode 13: An Early Year in Review 02/18/2023

Episode 13: An Early Year in Review In this episode, we recap the Sherlockian year of 2022 a bit early, including mentions of some events that have recaps on other podcasts. We go into detail on the Midwest scion society gathering in Bloomington for Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects, and also on Scintillation of Scions XV (which was Dixie's first Sherlockian event!). We also talk about the possibility of moving from video format to normal podcast channels, as well as setting up a Patreon to help us cover costs. Don't worry, Professor Moriarty still wiggles his way into the conversation! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/25983723

Episode 12: Story Discussion — A Study in Scarlet 02/17/2023

Episode 12: Story Discussion — A Study in Scarlet In this uber-long (our apologies!) episode, Claire Daines returns as a temporary co-host for our very first canon story discussion! We go through the entirety of A Study in Scarlet, including research Claire has done to see what Doyle got right and wrong about the Mormons (and some research Madeline has done to see what Doyle got wrong about his American geography). There's also a lot of talk about the characters of Holmes and Watson — PTSD, youthful energy, saving each other, and more! And we do get around, eventually, to shoehorning Professor Moriarty into the story, because we wouldn't be a Moriarty podcast otherwise! Your hosts are Madeline Quiñones and Dixie Parkinson. Contact us at , and follow us on Twitter and on . You can read the show notes on our website, . Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/616d5c96-ac1b-4b97-8846-f0703a44faca/id/26400042

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