However Improbable Podcast
I’m the co-creator, co-host and sound designer of the However Improbable Podcast, a Sherlock Holmes book club that launched in 2020. Together with co-host Marisa Mercurio, we read Conan Doyle’s classic tales in chronological order rather than by publication date.
Every other week, we present a fresh new recording of Holmes and Watson’s adventures, and then delve into the story, its history and politics, adaptations, and why we’re still so captivated by the detective and his good doctor. To date, HIP episodes have been streamed over 14,000 times.
Sample episode of However Improbable:
I had the opportunity to interview author Rohase Piercy, whose Holmes pastiche My Dearest Holmes is one of the few published gay pastiches in the genre. We review her book, and have a conversation about how her book was received in the 1980’s versus today, and the benefits and challenges of queer literary communities.
As a sample discussion, this episode covers Doyle’s most famous short story “A Scandal in Bohemia.” We used this story as a springboard to talk about the framework of these stories as a whole, positioning of gender and misogyny in Doyle’s work, and the fallibility of famous characters.
This case file episode discusses Billy Wilder’s queer cult classic “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.” Our discussion delves into the film's merits as an unusual adaption, how it positions Holmes's sexuality, and what it means for queer detective fiction lovers to recognize that Sherlock Holmes might actually be gay.
Other Podcast Appearances
Sherlock: From Adler to Amberley (A Rippercast podcast) -
‘The Adventure of the Cardboard Box” with Marisa Mercurio
Hughes and Mincks: Ghost Detectives
Holiday special: Joyce
Solutions To Problems
Episode 22: Letter writer
Radio Drama Revival - Interview with David Rheinstrom about Superstition, detective fiction, and contending with difficult histories in storytelling.
Superstition
I wrote, created & produced indie audio drama Superstition from my living room from 2018 to 2020. Superstition is a southwestern audio mystery about a woman looking for long-lost answers & a town in AZ with a missing persons rate twice the national average. It blends the mysterious, the supernatural and the is-it-supernatural-or-not? with an eye to diversity and humor.