A stolen jewel, a Christmas goose, and the galaxy’s most logical half-Vulcan walk into a mystery… and somehow the trail leads straight to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
This holiday special unpacks one of Star Trek’s strangest canonical quirks: Spock casually claiming Sherlock Holmes as an “ancestor.” Was he talking about the fictional detective? The real-life author who created Holmes? Or neither?
From The Blue Carbuncle, to The Great Keinplatz Experiment, we follow the breadcrumbs Doyle left through Victorian literature, Trek canon repairs, Vulcan body-swaps, and a family tree with more dead ends than a London cul-de-sac.
Pour some cocoa and join us as we unwrap how Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Mr. Spock end up exchanging gifts across two centuries and one imaginary cosmos.
Special thanks to:
Open Pike Night – Watch their full interview with writers Dana Horgan & Kathryn Lyn here: Strange New Words: A Space Adventure Hour
Jason Usry – Listen to his delightful audio drama “Santa Maybe, a Criminal” on your favorite podcast player.
Credits:
This episode of “The Prime Detective” was produced and hosted by Grayson Thagard.
Music for “The Prime Detective” is composed by Ben Wise: https://benwise.bandcamp.com/
Website and publishing support thanks to David Moody, Producer: “Let’s Talk About Treks” The Podcast.
“The Prime Detective” logo was created by Julie Hendrickson.
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