Nerdery and Murdery
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Episodes
293 episodes
Ep 266 - Schlocky Science Fiction Movies and John Norman Collins
Episode 266 of Nerdery & Murdery is live.On the Nerdery side, Zig dives into three delightfully schlocky science fiction films: Starcrash, Xtro, and Swamp Thing. Whether it's low-budget space adventures, bi...
Ep 265 - Twilight Zone 1985 and Tony Costa
Episode 265 of Nerdery & Murdery is live.On the Nerdery side, Zig steps into the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone, the ambitious return of one of television's most iconic anthology series. With a mix of science fiction, fantasy, hor...
Ep 264 - Science Fiction Theatre and Hadden Clark
Episode 264 of Nerdery & Murdery is live.On the Nerdery side, Zig travels back to the early days of television to explore the classic 1950s anthology series Science Fiction Theatre. Long before The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits ...
Ep 263 - 10 More Songs that Defined College Radio and James Hicks
Episode 263 of Nerdery & Murdery is live.On the Nerdery side, Zig returns with another installment of songs that helped define the college radio experience. From alternative rock and post-punk to underground favorites and influential...
Ep 262 - Night Gallery and Ronald Dominique
Episode 262 of Nerdery & Murdery is live.On the Nerdery side, Zig steps into the strange and unsettling world of Night Gallery, Rod Serling’s eerie follow-up to The Twilight Zone. From haunting paintings and supernatural tal...
Ep 261 - Tales from the Darkside and Donald Harvey
Episode 261 of Nerdery & Murdery is live.On the Nerdery side, Zig steps into the eerie world of Tales from the Darkside, the horror anthology series that brought strange stories, unsettling twists, and late-night nightmare fuel to te...
Ep 260 - Earth Final Conflict and Dennis Rader, BTK
Episode 260 of Nerdery & Murdery is live.On the Nerdery side, Zig takes a look at Earth: Final Conflict, the late 90s sci-fi series created from ideas by Gene Roddenberry. From mysterious alien benefactors to growing suspici...
Ep 259 - Selectavision and Robert Ben Rhoades
Episode 259 of Nerdery & Murdery is live. On the Nerdery side, Zig dives into Selectavision, RCA’s ambitious attempt at home video that arrived during the early days of the format wars. From stylus-based playback to fragile disc...
Ep 258 - Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, and The Murder of Rachel Burkheimer
Episode 258 of Nerdery & Murdery is live.On the Nerdery side, Zig continues his journey through the Planet of the Apes franchise, picking up where he left off in Episode 243 with Escape from the Planet of the Apes and Co...
Ep 257 - Laserdiscs and Herb Baumeister
Episode 257 of Nerdery & Murdery is live!On the Nerdery side, Zig takes a look back at Laserdiscs, the format that bridged the gap between VHS and what would eventually become DVD. From massive discs to surprisingly high quali...
Ep 256 - 10 Songs That Helped Define 80s College Radio and The Highway Killer
Episode 256 of Nerdery & Murdery is live!On the Nerdery side, Zig turns back to the music and breaks down 10 songs that helped define 80s college radio. From alternative beginnings to underground sounds that would later shape the mai...
Ep 255 - The 14th Doctor: David Tennant (Again) and Paul Ezra Rhodes
Episode 255 of Nerdery & Murdery is live!On the Nerdery side, Zig continues his chronological journey through the Doctors of Doctor Who. This time he arrives at the 14th Doctor, played once again by David Tennant. Tennant’s un...
Ep 254 - Star Wars: A New Hope and The Honolulu Strangler
Episode 254 of Nerdery & Murdery is live!On the Nerdery side, Zig returns to his ongoing journey through the Star Wars universe, this exploring the saga in chronological order based on the timeline inside the galaxy itself. From the ...
Ep 253 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Wayne Williams
Episode 253 of Nerdery & Murdery is live!On the Nerdery side, Zig dives into one of the most beloved science fiction films ever made with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. From the legendary rivalry between Kirk and Khan to one of the...
Special Mid-Week Episode - The Darkwind Paradox Interview
🚨 SPECIAL MID-WEEK RELEASE 🚨The latest episode of Nerdery and Murdery is now live!This week Zig turns the tables and puts Geoffrey in the guest chair for a conversation about his newly released novel, The Darkwind Paradox...
Ep 252 - The Five Year Anniversary of Nerdery and Murdery!!!
Five years ago, we hit record on something that was supposed to be… well… a fun little experiment.Two microphones.Two friends.And absolutely no idea what we were getting ourselves into.Fast forward to today…Episode 252...
Ep 251 - 10 More Indie Songs for your Playlist and The Roadside Strangler
Episode 251 of Nerdery & Murdery is live!On the Nerdery side, Zig delivers 10 more indie songs for your playlist from The Pixies and The Violent Femmes to Djo and some newer artists you might not have on your radar yet. If you...
Ep 250 - Genesis and Armenian Genocide
Episode 250 of Nerdery & Murdery is live, and this week we flip the script with another Wife Swap episode.On the Nerdery side, Geoffrey takes over and dives into Genesis, focusing on the band’s evolution after Peter Gabriel’s departu...
Ep 249 - The Outer Limits and Shane Paul Wright
Episode 249 of Nerdery & Murdery takes a different turn.On the Nerdery side, we explore the classic sci-fi anthology series The Outer Limits — its eerie storytelling, moral dilemmas, and the way it challenged viewers to thin...
Ep 248 - The Twilight Zone and Gary Ray Bowles
This week on Nerdery and Murdery…On the Nerdery, Zig steps into The Twilight Zone, a series that redefined science fiction and psychological horror. A world where nothing is quite what it seems, where morality twis...
Ep 247 - Advanced Dungeons and Dragons and Joseph Edward Duncan III
Some of the most disturbing cases aren’t defined by mystery…they’re defined by warning.This week on Nerdery & Murdery, Zig dives into Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, exploring the game that shaped modern tabletop rolep...
Ep 246 - Queen and The Grim Sleeper
Some stories don’t demand attention. They wait for it.This week on Nerdery & Murdery, Zig takes the Nerd seat with a deep dive into three iconic albums by Queen, exploring the evolution, ambition, and lasting i...
Special Nerdery with Guestery - Zig
Tonight, we’re doing something a little different.Instead of our usual format, Geoffrey flips the script and puts Zig in the hot seat for a special Nerdery episode.With the release of his book, Firesign: An Elvish War Chr...
Ep 245 - Stargate SG1 and Charles Ray Hatcher
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 su...
Ep 244 - The Man In The High Castle and Bryan Patrick Miller
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. D...