James Watson, M.D.

<h4 data-original-attrs="{"style":""}"> <span data-keep-original-tag="false">“he was trying to hide his own identity</span>” [RESI] </h4> <p><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/93115/294_-_James_Watson.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="251" /></p> <div> <div>Over the years, there have been numerous theories about how Watson (or Mrs. Watson, rather) got his name wrong, substituting “James” for “John.” We covered some of them in <a title= "Trifles Episode 7" href="https://ihose.co/trifles07" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-original-attrs= "{"data-original-href":"https://ihose.co/trifles07","target":"_blank"}">Episode 7</a>.</div> <div> </div> <div>But this is a Masters Class episode in which we pick a masterful piece of Sherlockian scholarship and discuss it. In this case, it's one that may get to the bottom of this issue once and for all: Thomas Cynkin's article “James Watson, M.D.” appeared in Vol. 51, No. 4 of <em>The Baker Street Journal</em> and it's just a Trifle.</div> <div> </div> <div><em>If you have a suggestion for a Trifles episode, let us know at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com. If you use your idea on the air, we'll send you some Sherlockian goodies.</em></div> </div> <p>And don't miss a chance at our monthly prize: free back issues of <em>The Baker Street Journal</em>. Every Patreon supporter is eligible to win this random drawing. <a title= "Join our community of patrons" href="https://patreon.com/trifles" data-original-attrs= "{"data-original-href":"https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3712024660904887750/7251206658995968154"}">Join our community of patrons</a>.</p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Links / Notes</strong></h3> <ul data-original-attrs="{"style":""}"> <li data-original-attrs="{"style":""}">This episode: <a title="ihose.co/trifles294" href= "https://ihose.co/trifles294" data-original-attrs= "{"data-original-href":"https://ihose.co/trifles287","target":"_blank"}">ihose.co/trifles294</a></li> <li><em><a href= "https://bakerstreetir