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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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