Nerdery and Murdery
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Episodes
268 episodes
Ep 243 - Planet of the Apes and Beneath the Planet of the Apes and Tamla Horsford and Shanquella Robinson
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 fi...
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Episode 243
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Ep 242 - Country AND Western Music Part 2 and The Time Capsule Case
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 ex...
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Episode 242
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Ep 241 - Country AND Western Music Part 1 and Joseph Paul Franklin
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 Wester...
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Episode 241
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Ep 240 - Star Wars: Rogue One and The Alaskan Pipeline Murders
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...
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Episode 240
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Ep 239 - Four Buddy Cop Movies and Daniel Lee Siebert
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 th...
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Episode 239
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Ep 238 - Impressionism and Superior Universal Alignment
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,...
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Episode 238
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Ep 237 - Wes Anderson and The Murder of Gizzell Ford
This week on Nerdery and Murdery, we explore storytelling through style, symmetry, and tragedy.In the Nerdery segment, Zig dives into the unique cinematic world of Wes Anderson. From meticulously framed visuals to ...
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Episode 237
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Ep 236 - Nerdery and Murdery: The 13th Doctor & Top Ten Weird Murders
This week on Nerdery and Murdery, we take a sharp turn into the strange, the unsettling, and the unexpectedly human.On the Nerdery side, Zig continues the Doctor Who journey with The 13th Doctor, portrayed by Jodie...
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Episode 236
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Ep 235 - D&D Kara-Tur, Al-Qadim, Maztica, and Anchorome and The Lin Family Murder
Every week, we walk the line between imagination and reality, and this episode is no exception.On Nerdery and Murdery, Zig takes us deep into some of the most fascinating and lesser-explored corners of the Dungeons & Dragon...
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Episode 235
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Ep 234 - Gothy-ish, Doom-metally, Darkwave-like and Mary Ann Cotton
Welcome to another week of the highs and the lows, the good and the bad, and the Nerd and the Murd.This week on Nerdery and Murdery, Zig explores the darker side of music with a deep dive into gothy-ish, doom-metally, darkwave-...
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Episode 234
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Ep 233 - Axis and Allies and The Case of Nicole Porcello
Welcome to another week of the highs and the lows, the good and the bad, and the Nerd and the Murd.This week on Nerdery and Murdery, we’re joined by our good friend Keith, back on the show as a special guest.In the N...
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Episode 233
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Ep 232 - The SCA and The Disappearance of Zachary Bernhardt
Welcome back to Nerdery and Murdery. We are happy you are here for another week of stories that bring the highs and the lows, the light and the dark, and a little something for everyone.On the Nerdery, Zig steps into a world of armor, cr...
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Episode 232
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Ep 231 - Four Little Known Sci-Fi Novellas and Jason Dalton
Welcome back to Nerdery and Murdery. We are glad you are here for another week of stories from the bright side of imagination and the darker corners of humanity.This time on the Nerdery, Zig shines a light on four sci fi novellas that do...
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Episode 231
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Ep 230 - 8-Bit Guy and The Murder of Ashley Wadsworth
A new year. A new chapter. And five years of Nerdery & Murdery.As we kick off 2026, we want to start by saying thank you to everyone who’s listened, shared, debated, and stuck with us through four incredible years of Nerd and Murd.
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Episode 230
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Ep 229 - Star Fleet Battles and Richard Kenneth Djerf
This week our old friend Keith joins us once again. Zig dives into the world of Star Fleet Battles and everything that makes this classic strategy game a fan favorite. Then stick around while Geoffrey covers the brutal case of Richard Kenneth D...
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Episode 229
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Ep 228 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The Dayton Christmas Murders
Happy Christmas Week. This episode Zig continues our chronological journey through Star Trek with a deep dive into Star Trek: The Motion Picture and the ambitious start of Trek on the big screen. Then Geoffrey tells the chilling story of the Da...
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Episode 228
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Ep 227 - Star Wars Rebels and The Murder of Kitty Genovese
This week Zig continues our chronological journey through Star Wars with a deep dive into Star Wars: Rebels and the impact the series had on the larger universe. Then Geoffrey steps back into true crime history with the tragic and influen...
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Episode 227
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Ep 226 - The 12th Doctor and The Disappearance of Melissa Casias
Zig is back on the Nerdery side with a deep exploration of Peter Capaldi’s 12th Doctor and the stories that shaped his time in the TARDIS. Then Geoffrey investigates the mysterious disappearance of Melissa Casias, a case that still confou...
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Episode 226
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Ep 225 - Peter Gabriel and The Battle of Blair Mountain
It is wife swap time once again on Nerdery and Murdery. Geoffrey jumps into the Nerdery seat and goes full fan mode with a deep dive into the world of Peter Gabriel, his music, his influence, and the sound that shaped a generation. Then Zig tak...
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Episode 225
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1:31:11
Ep 224 - Goth 3 Back by Popular Demand with a Valley Surprise and The Murder of Dylan Redwine
Welcome to another week of Nerdery and Murdery! This we on the Nerdery side of the house back by popular demand we have a part THREE of Zig covering Goth music with a little Rio Grande Valley surprise mixed in. Then step on into the Murdery sid...
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Episode 224
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Ep 223 - Three Westerns with the Same Story and Rachel's Law
In yet another stupendous week of Nerdery and Murdery, join in as Zig talks about three Western movies that all seem to be the exact same story. On the Murdery side of the house Geoffrey talks about the dangers, consequences, and abuse of some ...
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Episode 223
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Ep 222 - Bands from the Rio Grande Valley (thank you, Jenn!!!) and The Yogurt Shop Murders
In this super amazing episode of Nerdery and Murdery, Zig takes on a subject given to us from our listener, Jenn, who suggested we cover bands from The Rio Grande Valley in South Texas...so we did! Thank you, Jenn for the list!!! Then once we g...
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Episode 222
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1:31:42
Special Episode - Interview with Stephen W. Boster author of Spiritual Sight - The Veilbreaker Chronicles Book 1
In this episode of Nerdery & Murdery, Geoffrey and Zig sit down with longtime friend of the show and 2 Geeks and a Microphone co-host Stephen W. Boster to talk about his new supernatural thriller Spiritual Sight...
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Ep 221 - Darkhorse Comics and The Murder of Reagan Tokes
Welcome to another stupendous episode of Nerdery and Murdery! Today Zig takes a deep dive into another comic book company and talks all about Dark Horse Comics. Then on the Murdery side of the house Geoffrey tells a tragic tale which just makes...
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Episode 221
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Ep 220 - Modiphius Entertainment and The Real Life Amityville Horror
HAPPY HALLOWEEN WEEK!!!! In today's amazing episode Zig tells us everything we ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask about Modiphius Entertainment. Then in a special Halloween true horror take Geoffrey will regale you with the story of the...
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Episode 220
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