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Some weeks are about discovery. Others are about reckoning.

In this episode of Nerdery & Murdery, Zig kicks things off in the Nerdery by stepping through the gate and into Stargate SG-1, exploring what made the series such a lasting cornerstone of science fiction television and why it still resonates with fans decades later.

Then, in the Murdery, we continue our A–Z journey across America’s serial killers with Arkansas.

This week’s case is Charles Ray Hatcher — a story not defined by spectacle or immediate fear, but by silence, hesitation, and missed connections. Over the course of years, multiple women died under circumstances that raised questions but failed to trigger urgency. It wasn’t until one woman survived that the pattern could no longer be ignored.

This episode isn’t about shock value.
It’s about recognition. About who gets seen, who gets overlooked, and how long it can take for truth to surface when cases are allowed to stand alone.

Two very different conversations.
One unforgettable episode.

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Not all stories unfold quickly. Some take decades to reveal themselves.

This week on Nerdery & Murdery, the Nerdery leads off as Zig explores The Man in the High Castle, diving into both the original novel by Philip K. Dick and the television adaptation. From alternate history to moral ambiguity, Zig breaks down what makes this story unsettling, thought-provoking, and still relevant.

On the Murdery side, we return to our A–Z journey across America’s serial killers with Arizona, focusing on the case of Bryan Patrick Miller, known as the Canal Killer. Two murders in the early 1990s, decades of silence, and a case that went cold not because it was forgotten, but because the science needed to solve it didn’t yet exist.

This episode examines time, evidence, and what justice looks like when it arrives years too late.

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Welcome to another week of the highs and the lows, the ups and the downs, the good and the bad, and the Nerd and the Murd.

This week on Nerdery & Murdery, the Nerdery leads off as Zig dives into the origins of one of science fiction’s most enduring franchises, covering Planet of the Apes and Beneath the Planet of the Apes. From Cold War anxieties to bold social commentary, Zig explores how these films reshaped sci-fi storytelling and left a legacy that still resonates today.

On the Murdery side, we take a different approach with a paired episode examining the deaths of Tamla Horsford and Shanquella Robinson. These are two separate cases, years apart and in different locations, but they share troubling similarities in how quickly explanations were offered and how many questions were left behind.

This episode isn’t about speculation or assigning guilt. It’s about process, transparency, and why some cases continue to surface long after they are officially closed.

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Welcome back to Nerdery and Murdery! This week, on the Nerdery side of the house, Zig saddles up for Part Two of his Country and Western deep dive, affectionately titled “We Got BOTH Kinds: Country AND Western.” Zig continues exploring the music, the culture, and the stories that shaped an American sound.

Then Geoffrey steps away from the A–Z of American Serial Killers for just one episode to bring you a dark and twisting case that defies expectations. What begins as a mysterious murder unfolds into something far more layered, unsettling, and stranger than it first appears. This is not a passive listen. Details matter. Threads overlap. And nothing is quite what it seems.

You might even want to take notes.

Two very different journeys.
One unforgettable episode.
Welcome to Episode 242.

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Welcome to another week of the highs and the lows, the ups and the downs, the good and the bad, and the Nerd and the Murd.

This week on Nerdery & Murdery, the Nerdery comes first as Zig kicks off Part 1 of Country and Western music, perfectly summed up with the line:
“We got BOTH kinds: Country AND Western.”
From early roots to defining sounds, this is the start of a deep dive into the music that shaped generations.

On the Murdery side, we continue our A–Z journey across America’s serial killers, moving from Alaska to Alabama.

This episode examines the case of Joseph Paul Franklin, an ideologically driven serial killer whose crimes spanned multiple states. Rather than focusing on where his story ended, we look at where it began, and how early acts of violence, treated as isolated and random, allowed something far more dangerous to grow unnoticed.

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Welcome back to Nerdery and Murdery! This week, on the Nerdery side of the house, Zig continues his chronological journey through the Star Wars universe with a deep dive into Rogue One.
He explores the rebellion, the sacrifice, the storytelling choices, and why this film stands as one of the most grounded and emotional entries in the entire saga.

Then Geoffrey takes us north - far north - to Alaska for the next installment in the Murdery side of the A–Z of American Serial Killers and Unsolved Cases.
This time, it is The Pipeline Murders: a chilling cluster of disappearances and homicides that unfolded during the Trans-Alaska Pipeline boom of the 1970s.
Women vanished. Bodies appeared in remote places. Multiple killers may have been at work. And through it all, the wilderness swallowed the answers.

Two worlds. One episode.
Welcome to Episode 240 - where rebellion meets the cold silence of the Last Frontier.

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Welcome back to Nerdery and Murdery! This week, on the Nerdery side of the house, Zig fires up the squad car and takes us on a wild ride through four of the greatest Buddy Cop movies ever made. Explosions, banter, reluctant partnerships, and that perfect blend of chaos and camaraderie that defined an entire generation of action films.
These movies did not just entertain us. They helped shape modern action cinema, and Zig is here to break down why they still hit so hard.

Then Geoffrey kicks off a brand-new Murdery series: The A–Z of American Serial Killers, starting in Alabama with the chilling case of Daniel Lee Siebert, a man who hid in plain sight while leaving a trail of devastation across multiple states.
Siebert was not loud. He was not flamboyant. He slipped through life quietly, reshaping himself with aliases and drifting from job to job… until the murders in Tuscaloosa exposed the monster behind the mask.

Geoffrey breaks down the crimes, the manhunt, the trial, and the unsettling ways Siebert exploited cracks in 1980s law enforcement systems.

Two worlds. One episode.
Welcome to Episode 239 where high octane action meets the darkest shadows.

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This week on Nerdery & Murdery, we move between two worlds shaped by belief.

Zig opens the show with a deep dive into Impressionism, the art movement that shattered convention and changed how the world understands light, color, and emotion. These artists did not just paint what they saw. They painted what it felt like to be alive inside a moment.

Then Geoffrey brings the Murdery with one of the most disturbing cult cases in modern history. Superior Universal Alignment, the group behind the Altamira child murders in Brazil. A story of manipulation, spiritual obsession, and how ideology can be used to justify the unthinkable.

One side of this episode shows how creativity can free the human spirit. The other shows how belief, when twisted, can destroy it.

This is Nerdery & Murdery at its most powerful.

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