{"id":166,"date":"2025-12-23T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/?p=166"},"modified":"2025-12-23T09:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T14:32:45","slug":"a-holmes-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/podcast\/a-holmes-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"A Holmes for the holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A stolen jewel, a Christmas goose, and the galaxy\u2019s most logical half-Vulcan walk into a mystery\u2026 and somehow the trail leads straight to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

This holiday special unpacks one of Star Trek\u2019s strangest canonical quirks: Spock casually claiming Sherlock Holmes as an \u201cancestor.\u201d Was he talking about the fictional detective? The real-life author who created Holmes? Or neither?

From The Blue Carbuncle<\/em>, to The Great Keinplatz Experiment,<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special thanks to:
Open Pike Night<\/a> – Watch their full interview with writers Dana Horgan & Kathryn Lyn here: Strange New Words: A Space Adventure Hour<\/a>

Jason Usry – Listen to his delightful audio drama “Santa Maybe, a Criminal<\/a>” on your favorite podcast player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website and publishing support thanks to David Moody, Producer: “Let’s Talk About Treks<\/a>” The Podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Prime Detective” logo was created by Julie Hendrickson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com\/theprimedetective<\/a><\/p>\n

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