Nerdery and Murdery

Do you have an obsession or something you do that just drives people crazy? Do you find True Crime to be morbidly fascinating? Then join us every week as Zig discusses everything people obsess or nerd out about while Geoffrey gets dark on True Crime stories. New episodes drop every Sunday.

Nerdery and Murdery is a comedy podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 295 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Nerdery and Murdery, a comedy show with 295 episodes published.

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  Episode #267

  Ep 267 - 16 Bit Computers and Paul Michael Stephani

  Sep 20, 20261h 15m

  Send us Fan Mail Episode 267 of Nerdery & Murdery is live! On the Nerdery side, Zig takes us back to the golden age of computing as he explores the rise of 16-bit computers . From groundbreaking home systems to the machines that helped shape modern personal computing, it's a nostalgic look at the technology that changed the way we worked, played, and created. On the Murdery side, our A–Z Across America journey arrives in Minnesota with the chilling case of Paul Michael Stephani , better known as the Weepy-Voiced Killer . After brutally attacking his victims, Stephani did something almost unheard of. He called the police himself. Through tears and sobs, he confessed just enough to haunt investigators, only to disappear before they could identify him. For years, detectives chased a voice before finally uncovering the man behind the disturbing phone calls. A look back at the computers that launched a generation. A serial killer whose own voice became one of the biggest clues in the investigation. Just another week of the Nerd and the Murd. Support the show

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  Episode #266

  Ep 266 - Schlocky Science Fiction Movies and John Norman Collins

  Sep 13, 20261h 12m

  Send us Fan Mail 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, bizarre alien horror, or comic book creatures emerging from the swamp, these films prove that sometimes the weirdest corners of science fiction can be the most memorable. On the Murdery side, our A–Z Across America journey continues with Michigan and the case of John Norman Collins. During the late 1960s, a series of murders terrorized the communities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. As young women disappeared and fear spread across southeastern Michigan, investigators found themselves racing to stop a killer before another victim was added to the growing list. The case would become known as the Michigan Murders and remains one of the most infamous investigations in the state's history. Schlocky science fiction on one side. A community living in fear on the other. Just another week of the Nerd and the Murd. Support the show

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  Episode #265

  Ep 265 - Twilight Zone 1985 and Tony Costa

  Sep 6, 20261h 4m

  Send us Fan Mail 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, horror, and thought-provoking storytelling, the series introduced a new generation to strange worlds, unexpected twists, and the idea that the impossible might be lurking just around the corner. On the Murdery side, our A–Z Across America series continues with Massachusetts and the story of Tony Costa, the man newspapers would eventually dub the Cape Cod Vampire. What began as the disappearance of two young women in Provincetown grew into one of the most infamous murder investigations in Massachusetts history. As rumors spread and headlines grew increasingly sensational, the line between fact and legend began to blur, leaving behind a case that still fascinates true crime researchers more than fifty years later. A journey into another dimension on one side. A killer surrounded by rumor, mystery, and notoriety on the other. Just another week of the Nerd and the Murd. Support the show

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  Episode #264

  Ep 264 - Science Fiction Theatre and Hadden Clark

  Aug 30, 20261h 11m

  Send us Fan Mail 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 became household names, Science Fiction Theatre was bringing science-based speculative storytelling to television audiences, blending real-world scientific concepts with imaginative "what if?" scenarios and introducing viewers to the possibilities of the future. On the Murdery side, our A–Z Across America series continues with Maryland and one of the strangest cases we've covered so far: Hadden Clark. The murders of six-year-old Michelle Dorr and twenty-three-year-old Laura Houghteling would eventually be linked to a man whose confessions blurred the line between truth and fantasy. Even after his convictions, investigators continued asking the same question: how many of his claims were real, and how many were attempts to create his own mythology? A pioneering vision of tomorrow on one side. A killer surrounded by uncertainty on the other. Just another week of the Nerd and the Murd. Support the show

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  Episode #263

  Ep 263 - 10 More Songs that Defined College Radio and James Hicks

  Aug 23, 20261h 31m

  Send us Fan Mail 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 artists that helped shape the sound of a generation, we explore ten tracks that became staples of dorm rooms, campus stations, and late-night radio discoveries. On the Murdery side, our A–Z Across America series continues as we head to Maine and the case of James Hicks. What began as the disappearance of a young mother in 1977 slowly evolved into something far more disturbing. Years later, another woman vanished. Then another. For decades, investigators struggled to prove what many suspected until an arrest hundreds of miles away finally unlocked the truth behind one of Maine's most haunting serial murder investigations. The soundtrack of college radio on one side. A decades-long mystery of missing women and buried secrets on the other. Just another week of the Nerd and the Murd. Support the show

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