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What explains the timeless appeal of Sherlock Holmes?

NPR | By Adrian Ma,
Daniel Ofman, Tinbete Ermyas
Published March 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM EDT

What's behind the timeless appeal of the quintessential fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, who's been around for 140 years? Host Adrian Ma speaks with expert Sherlockian, Otto Penzler.

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Adrian Ma
Adrian Ma covers work, money and other "business-ish" for NPR's daily economics podcast The Indicator from Planet Money.
Daniel Ofman
Tinbete Ermyas
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