Holmes and Watson: True Crime Podcasters

Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Fiction, Arts, Society & Culture, Science Fiction

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

John Watson is a former army doctor who became a true crime podcaster when he met a consulting detective named Sherlock Holmes. You can hear about the cases they’ve solved in the podcast Sherlock & Co. Sound familiar? Holmes and Watson may have been enshrined in pop culture for over 130 years. But their adventures feel fresh and relevant in the audio drama Sherlock & Co – which masquerades as a true crime podcast. I talked with the creators of the show, Joel Emery and Adam Jarrell, who set out to adapt and modernize the entire Sherlock Holmes canon written by Arthur Conan Doyle, except not in its original chronological order. We discuss the challenge of reimagining these characters in the 21st century (and not being the first to do so), and why the bromance between Holmes and Watson plays into timeless questions around masculinity and how guys express their emotions. This episode is sponsored by IngramSpark. Get 15% off your first order of 15 more books at IngramSpark using the code IMAGINARY15. To support the show, you can donate on Patreon where you get access to the ad-free version and our companion show Between Imaginary Worlds. You can also buy Imaginary Worlds merchandise at our online store. My most recent Between imaginary Worlds episode, I interviewed the creator of the larp Acheron IV. You can sign up here to play the larp in Philadelphia over Memorial Day weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:59.6	You're listening to Imaginary Worlds, a show but how we create them and why we suspend our disbelief.
1:05.1	I'm Eric Malinski.
1:07.1	In general, I am not a fan of true crime podcasts, but I found one that I love.
1:13.4	It was created by a guy named John Watson.
1:16.3	He's a doctor in London.
1:18.0	He was injured while volunteering in the Ukraine War.
1:21.8	After that, he wasn't sure what he wanted to do.
1:25.0	He thought he'd try podcasting, so he was recording everything in his life.
1:28.7	And he was looking for a roommate, a flatmate. And he meets a guy named Sherlock Holmes.
1:35.8	And Sherlock's name is the least unusual thing about him. He has this incredible ability for
1:41.5	observation. And he works as a freelance consulting detective.
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