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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 roleplaying and inspired generations of players long before RPGs went mainstream.

Then in the Murdery, we continue our A–Z journey across America’s serial killers, arriving at Colorado; not as the site of a final crime, but as a critical point of failure.

This episode examines the life and crimes of Joseph Edward Duncan III, a man repeatedly identified as dangerous, repeatedly supervised, and repeatedly allowed to move on. Colorado was one of the last places where intervention could have stopped what came next.

This isn’t a story about the unknown.
It’s a story about documented risk…and delayed action.

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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 impact of one of the most influential bands in music history.

Then we turn to the Murdery.

As our A–Z journey across America’s serial killers continues, we arrive in California with a case defined not by chaos, but by silence.
For decades, women were dying in South Los Angeles while the system failed to recognize a pattern hiding in plain sight.

This episode examines Lonnie David Franklin Jr., known as the Grim Sleeper, through the lens of neglect, delayed recognition, and the devastating cost of assuming certain lives don’t require urgency.

This isn’t a story about fear.
It’s a story about attention…and what happens when it arrives too late.

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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 Chronicle, Zig walks us through the origins of the story, the world behind it, and what it took to bring it to life. From inspiration and worldbuilding to the highs and lows of actually finishing a book, this is a deeper look at the creative side of something that’s been a long time coming.

If you’ve ever heard Zig go all-in on a topic… this is that energy, turned into an entire world.

A different kind of episode but one we think you’ll enjoy.

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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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