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Ivory Tower Boiler Room — 491 episodes
Let’s Talk “Scream” & Its Echoes In The Horror Genre!
Slashing Our Way Through Horror Literature! (with Mike Bockoven)
Literature vs The Dopamine Loop: Can You Publish Work With Diminishing Attention Spans?
A Poetic & Personal End To National Poetry Month! (with Emanuel Xavier)
Feminist Approaches in Musical Theater (with Stacy Wolf and Paige Allen)
True Crime in Academia Episode 120: Jodi Arias
Are Gay Men Always Thinking With Their Cock?
What's It Like Being An Escort? (with Dallas Robertson)
A First Hand Account on Being A “Kept Boy”: The Origin of The Sugar Baby
The Victorian Era Paradox: Homosexuality & The Concept of “The Closet” In The 19th Century
Can You Be Gay In A Muslim Country? (with Gaar Adams)
Why Are Gen Z's Family Values So Different? And... A Thrilling Mafia Story! (with author Nancy Genung)
Mary's Reading of Biased Justice: Chapter Two
Biased Justice: Chapter Two — Dimitri's Losses During & After His Conviction
(Re-Upload!) Biased Justice: Chapter One — The Wrongful Conviction of Dimitri Rozenman
The Stigmatization of Erotic Literature & Hollywood Actors on Broadway?! ( w/ Christian Pan)
How do English and Writing Professors Combat the Excessive Use of AI in the College Classroom?
Aliens Are Real?! Truth-seeking, Spirituality, The Matrix... and Lizard People! (with Harrison Viers Newberry)
How to Teach the Humanities in an Age of AI and Tech Overload?
A Hopeful Queer Story When We Need It Most and Going Against the Tragic Narrative (with author Marie Rutkoski)
How to Build a Career as a Jane Austen Literary Scholar and Why She Matters in 2026! (with Devoney Looser)
Reimagining Dracula’s Lucy as a Queer Vampiric Figure! (with Kiersten White)
True Crime in Academia Episode 119: The Murder of Dian Fossey
Why Did The Salem Witch Trials Happen? (with Stacy Schiff)
Dreamlike & Electric! A Deep Dive Into 2025's Most Thrilling & Mystical Novel (The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery with Clarence A. Haynes)
Self Care vs The Beauty Industry: How To Love Yourself While They Manufacture Your Insecurity (with author Olivia Wolfgang-Smith)
Should You Watch Scream 7? (Part 2)
Episode 6: Teaching the Humanities in the 21st Century with Dr. Mary Balkun
The 2026 Broadway Season...and a Little Wicked! with Stacy Wolf
Spirituality, Intersectionality, Religion & Sexuality!
"Can We Hold The Elites Accountable?! On Epstein, the American People & Global Predatory Scandals"
What Did My Husband and I Think of the New Scream Film (Part 1)?
Are LLM’S Taking Away Students' Voices? The Shifting Tides of Teaching, “Academic Writing Now” & more!
Gothic and Horror Book Recommendations!
Vampires in Literature and Film!
Let's Get...Kinky! With ITBR and G&LR!
What's The Deal With Messy White Gays?! featuring Drew Droege
Wes Craven's SCREAM: A Watch Party!!
Do You Like Scary Movies with Padraic Maroney (a Scream and Final Destination Expert)
Authoritarianism and Queer Resilience Collide! Targeted Censorship and the Importance of Truth in the U.S. (with Robert Fieseler author of American Scare)
Why Poe Still Haunts Us: Power, Psychology, and the Gothic Imagination
The Unbelievable True Story of Jonathan Lerner: From Stonewall to Today
Biased Justice: Chapter One — The Wrongful Conviction of Dimitri Rozenman
Out for Blood: A Cultural History of Carrie the Musical with Chris Adams
Writing on Fire: Saving the Humanities in the Age of AI with Dr. Rachel Teukolsky
Why is Heated Rivalry Such a Phenomenon?
Queer Book, Film, and TV Recommendations!
Being Gay in the Military: Netflix's Boots and The Pink Marine with Greg Cope White
Episode 5: Teaching the Humanities in the 21st Century with Dr. Stefanie Shapiro
Witches Run Amok: The Oral History of Disney's Hocus Pocus with Shannon Carlin
What Did We Really Think About Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story?
Queer Ethnographic Journeys and Reclaiming Indigenous Sexuality with the Gay and Lesbian Review
We're Back With a New Season!
Unbuttoning the History and Legacy of PLAYGIRL and Its Feminist/Gay Roots
Episode 4: Teaching the Humanities in the 21st Century with Professor Meredith Aristone
Introducing Our Dyke Histories...A New Podcast!
True Crime in Academia Episode 118: The Donner Party
Why White Americans Need to Learn More about Native American History: A Conversation with My Parents
What You Haven't Been Taught about Native American History and Philosophy with Dr. Andrea Sullivan-Clarke
Our Thoughts on Wicked: Part One!
Episode 3: Teaching the Humanities in the 21st Century with Professor Karen Galli
Gregory Maguire Talks About His Bestselling Novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West!
What Makes a Great Slasher and Our Review of I Know What You Did Last Summer with Matthew R. Corr
Outrunning the Closet and Coming of Age with American TV Writer and Producer Jon Kinnally
True Crime in Academia Episode 117: Ed Gein Part 2
The Hollywood Closeting System: Traveling Back to 2005 with Celia Laskey
How to Alleviate Existential Dread and Anxiety...Write a Dystopian Novel? with author Jonathan Parks-Ramage
Broadway Nation: How Immigrant, Jewish, Queer, and Black Artists Invented The Broadway Musical with David Armstrong
True Crime in Academia Episode 116: Ed Gein Part 1
"Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up," A Sunset Boulevard TikTok Watch Party
Queer Literature In The Era of Anti-Intellectualism with Frank Pizzoli
Empathy and the Human Condition with Laury A. Egan
Episode 2: Teaching the Humanities in the 21st Century with Dr. Angela Weisl
True Crime in Academia Episode 115: What Jennifer Did
Episode 1: Teaching the Humanities in the 21st Century with Dr. Susanna Rich
Escaping Death in Horror Films with Padraic Maroney
Let's Call Her Barbie with Renee Rosen
True Crime in Academia Episode 114: College Freshman Solves Cold Case
Talking All Things Disco, Witches, and Fire Island with Blair Fell
The First Homosexuals with Dr. Jonathan D. Katz
Movies That Made Us Gay: Into the Woods
Queer Male Modern Intimacy and Relationships with Manuel Betancourt
A Special Tony Awards Episode Featuring Our Reactions to the Wicked and Kiss of the Spider Woman Trailers
True Crime in Academia Episode 113: Richard Speck- The Nursing Student Killer
There’s No Place Like Home! Chatting about the Wonderful Wizard of Oz Universe with Professors Dina Schiff Massachi and Mark I. West
The Creative Writing Scene in Miami and Meditating on Love and Loss with Rochelle Weinstein
From Stage to Screen: What Did We Think of the Wicked Film?
From Suburban New Jersey to Christopher Street: A Young Guy Coming-of-Age in 1978 with writer Robert Raasch
True Crime in Academia Episode 112: The Murder of Mollie Tibbetts
ITBR Reviews Broadway: Is SMASH a Hit? (featuring Angela Catsaros, Christian Garcia, and Andrew Rimby)
A Review of Luca Guadagnino’s Queer Film & The Double-Edged Sword of Being a Gay Author
When Did the LGBT Movement Begin? A G&LR Conversation with Richard Schneider Jr.
That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
So You Want to Start a Podcast?
True Crime in Academia Episode 111: The Murder of Mackenzie Leuck
The Vampire Figure in Literature and Film with Drs. Elizabeth Lewis and Robin Werner
The Gilded Age Recap with Dr. Sheila Liming
True Crime in Academia Episode 110: Death in the Dorms Season 2- Latasha Norman
Racial Anxiety and Surveillance in American Gothic Lit and Pop Culture with Dr. Kelly Ross
Marilyn Monroe's Real Life Drama and the Fictional Bombshell Musical! Recapping SMASH Episode 2 with Christian Garcia
A Marilyn Monroe Musical? Recapping SMASH Episode 1 with Christian Garcia
Gregory Maguire Talks about the Inspiration Behind Wicked and His New Novel Elphie (Live at Barnes and Noble)
Is Queer as Folk Still Relevant Today? Recapping QAF S1Ep13 with film producer Jonathan Yaskoff
True Crime in Academia Episode 109: Death in the Dorms Season 2- Patrick Moffly
(ITBR Archive) Queer Desire, Trauma, and Jewish Identity with author Aaron Hamburger
Fiancé Reactions: The Gilded Age
Remembering Felice Picano: One of the Founders of the Modern Gay Movement
The Gay and Lesbian Review: The Pansy Craze, Mark Twain Bottom Shaming, and Sodomy in Louis XIV's Court! Talking to Writers Margaret Vandenburg, William Benemann, and Laurence Senelick
Identifying, Escaping, and Healing from Toxic and Manipulative People with Vanessa Reiser (a Narcissistic Abuse and Cult Expert)
True Crime in Academia Episode 108: Death in the Dorms Season 2- Max Gruver
Will You Accept This Rose? Shakespeare, Romance, and Witchcraft with Mary McMyne (author of A Rose By Any Other Name)
Author Interview: Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant with Curtis Chin
True Crime in Academia Episode 107: Death in the Dorms Season 2- Marlin Barnes
True Crime in Academia Episode 106: Death in the Dorms Season 2- Hayley Anderson
True Crime in Academia Episode 105: Death in the Dorms, Season 2- Jenna Burleigh
“The Most Interesting Gay Stories to Me Are the Ones That Aren’t Necessarily Gay” Broadway & Film in the 60s, 70s, & 80s with Theater Critic Frank Rizzo
Iconic Showmances and the Power of Queer Storytelling as a Broadway Creator and Novelist with Chad Beguelin
True Crime in Academia Episode 104: Lorena Bobbitt
Reading Gregory Maguire's Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (an ITBR Book Club Episode)
True Crime in Academia Episode 103: Aileen Wuornos- America's First Female Serial Killer Part 2
The History America Doesn't Teach: Native American Culture and Indigenous Philosophy with Dr. Andrea Sullivan-Clarke
True Crime in Academia Episode 102: Aileen Wuornos- America's First Female Serial Killer Part 1
The Bestselling Book that Inspired the Wicked Film! with Gregory Maguire
How to Create a Podcast? A Digital Media Tips and Tricks Workshop
(ITBR Rewatches) Gay Republicans?! Queer as Folk, S1E12 w/ Dr. Neil J. Young (author of Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right)
Cursed Films and Horror Movies, a Halloween Conversation with Award-Winning Writer Paul Tremblay (author of Horror Movie, The Cabin at the End of the World, and A Head Full of Ghosts)
It's Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus, Bette Midler's Theater, Film, and Music Career with Kevin Winkler (author of On Bette Midler)
(ITBR Archive) The History of Gay Bars and Why We Go To Them with Jeremy Atherton Lin (author of Gay Bar)
True Crime in Academia Episode 101: The Elan School Part 2
That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema: Gone With the Wind (Part 1)
ITBR Rewatches: Desperate Housewives with B.J. Irons (author of Up Your HOA Hole)
True Crime in Academia Episode 100: The Elan School Part 1
True Crime in Academia Episode 99: The Murder of Shanda Sharer Part 2
True Crime in Academia Episode 98: The Murder of Shanda Sharer Part 1
I'll Be Back Soon With New ITBR Episodes...A Few Life Updates
True Crime in Academia Episode 97: The Murder of Ahmaud Arbery
True Crime in Academia Episode 96: The Death of Joshua Hwang
“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Hair To Me” Climbing the Fairy Tale Tower to Uncover the Origin Story of Mother Gothel, a Witch and Rapunzel’s Mother w/ Mary McMyne (author of The Book of Gothel)
(ITBR Rewatches) "The Idea of Being a Young Hairless Twink Was Never My Er0tic Attraction," Queer as Folk, S1E11 w/ Don Shewey
That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema: The Sound of Music
The History of Drag Performance from the Victorian Period to the 21st Century w/ Dr. Jacob Bloomfield
True Crime in Academia Episode 95: The Murder of Reena Virk Part 2
Dr. Andrew Rimby Reacts to the 77th Annual Tony Awards (the Winners, the Performances, & the Entertainment Factor)
True Crime in Academia Episode 94: The Murder of Reena Virk Part 1
Is It The End of the English Major? Learning How to Use AI as a Writer & Educator w/ Dr. Sid Dobrin
(ITBR Rewatches) "Chemistry,” SMASH S1 Ep6 w/ Dr. Andrew Rimby (Hosted by Christian Garcia)
Reacting to the "Wicked" Movie Trailer
“I’m Your Boy Right? And Your Boy Wants to Go to the Party,” A Fellow Travelers TV & Book Review Ep. w/ Allen Ellenzweig
True Crime in Academia Episode 93: The Murder of Andrew Boldt
In the Mouth of the Wolf, or How Free is the Free Press...Investigative Journalism & Uncovering Government Corruption w/ Katherine Corcoran
How Do We Engage in Healthy Political Debate? Challenging the Old Guard and Disrupting the System w/ William Ferraro
True Crime in Academia Episode 92: The Murder of Anna Jones
Diving Into Lesbian Love Stories and Uncovering Female Romances and Role Models w/ Amelia Possanza
True Crime in Academia Episode 91: "The Kobe Cannibal" Issei Sagawa, Part 2- The Murder of Renee Hartevelt
Felice Picano Has Always Been Ahead of the Curve...Sitting Down with the Founder of Modern Gay Literature
Dr. Helana Darwin Opens Up about Being Groomed in Academia (Rerelease)
The Truth Behind Capote Vs. The Swans...What Made Truman So Enigmatic & Uncovering The Facts About These Elite Women
(ITBR & TCIA Present) Listen to the Survivors! Reacting to "Quiet on Set"
True Crime in Academia Episode 90: "The Kobe Cannibal" Issei Sagawa, Part 1
"Democracy Has Not Delivered On Its Promises": Marianne Williamson Enters the ITBR (Rerelease)
(ITBR Rewatches) "Queens of the Road," Queer as Folk, S1E10 w/ Triston Pullen
“What’s a Great First Line...Write That Down & Follow It,” Creative Writing & The Queer Female Experience w/ Laury A. Egan
(ITBR Book Club) Leah Remini's "Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology"
True Crime in Academia Episode 89: The Disappearance of Jason Landry
It's a M*RDER on the Dance Floor! Bathtubs, Period S*X, & N*DE Mansion Dancing...SALTBURN w/ Triston Pullen & Lorentz
No One Mourns the Wicked? A Conversation with the Great and Powerful Gregory Maguire (Rerelease)
True Crime in Academia Episode 88: Religious and Cult Trauma- A Round Table
True Crime in Academia Episode 87: The Death of Mitrice Richardson
True Crime in Academia Episode 86: The Murder of Heather Maples
True Crime in Academia Episode 85: The Death of Lucas Opanuga
Roses Are Red, Blood is Too, Here's a Gothic Valentine's Gift For You...Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" w/ Dr. Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock & James Yeary
(ITBR Rewatches) "Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)," Queer as Folk, S1E9 w/ TQ Sims
True Crime In Academia Episode 84: The Murder of Mackenzie Cowell
(ITBR Book Club) Our Honest Thoughts on Britney Spears' "The Woman in Me" w/ Brooke Walsh & Christian Garcia
True Crime in Academia Re-Feature Episode 52: An Interview with Revealing the Ivory Tower
(ITBR Rewatches) "Let's Be Bad,” SMASH S1 Ep5 w/ Elizabeth Winder & Dr. Andrew Rimby (Hosted by Christian Garcia)
Is P*rn Feminist? Revisiting the 1980s Anti-P*rn and Sex Wars w/ Dr. Margaret Galvan
Queer as Folk Meets Reality TV w/ Randomly Ronnie Jr. (Cancel Culture & Controversies)
True Crime in Academia Episode 83: The Murder of Michael Turpin (Love, Greed, and Other Drugs)
(ITBR Rewatches) "Babylon Boomerang," Queer as Folk, S1E8 w/ Randomly Ronnie Jr
Behind the Curtain: Broadway's Complicated History with Queerness and Bodies w/ Dr. Ryan Donovan
ITBR's 2023: A Year in Review (Recapping Our 2023 Eps)
(ITBR Rewatches) "Smells Like Codependence," Queer as Folk, S1E7 w/ Travis Rountree
What Happens When You Come Out as a Lesbian Later in Life..."Late Bloomer: Finding My Authentic Self at Midlife" w/ Melissa Giberson
Exploring Queer Youth in Literature: Conversion Therapy, Family Ab*se, and Homelessness w/ Lucian Childs (author of "Dreaming Home")
True Crime in Academia Episode 82: Le Prof Murderer
(ITBR Rewatches) "The Cost of Art,” SMASH S1 Ep4 w/ Elizabeth Winder & Dr. Andrew Rimby (Hosted by Christian Garcia)
Can You be Both a Creative Writer and an Academic? Finding Your Creative Voice and Career Advice w/ Dr. Lindsay Tuggle
Unleashing Pleasure and Public Sex in France from the Enlightenment to the 20th Century w/ Dr. Andrew Israel Ross (a Historian of French Sexuality)
True Crime in Academia Episode 81: The Murder of Kaylee Sawyer
(ITBR Rewatches) "The Art of Desperation,” Queer as Folk, S1E6 w/ Scott Alexander Hess
A Young Gay Black Man's Political and Social Reckoning in the Coming of Age Novel "My Government Means to Kill Me" w/ Rasheed Newson
Celebrating 30 years of the Gay and Lesbian Review and Queer Representation in Arts and Culture w/ Richard Schneider (Editor-in-Chief & Founder of G&LR)
True Crime in Academia Episode 80: Another News Update
(ITBR Rewatches) "Now Approaching...The Line,” Queer as Folk, S1 Ep5 w/ Kevin Gadzalinski
(ITBR Book Club) The True Story of Four Women Who Shaped the Rolling Stones, "Parachute Women" w/ Elizabeth Winder
Learning about Native American Heritage Day and "Killers of the Flower Moon" with My Parents
What Does a Gender and Sexuality Philosopher Study? Dr. Shannon Dea Goes "Beyond the Binary: Thinking about Sex and Gender"
(ITBR Teaches) Fitness and Health Advice During the Holidays w/ Ariana Pesce
(ITBR Rewatches) "Enter Mr. DiMaggio," SMASH S1 Ep3 w/ Dr. Andrew Rimby & Mary DiPipi (Hosted by Christian Garcia)
Gay Greek Mythology, Fire Island, and the Desperate Housewives with author B.J. Irons
(ITBR Teaches) BravoCon, Reality Reckoning, and the Real Housewives Franchise w/ Randomly Ronnie Jr.
True Crime in Academia Episode 79: The Virginia Tech Shooting (And the Fall Out)
(ITBR Rewatches) "Ted's Not Dead," Queer as Folk, S1 Ep4 w/ Joe Nasta
Following Your Creative Path and Becoming an Entrepreneur w/ Dr. Anne Sophie Andersen (Co-Artistic Director of New Music for Strings)
(ITBR Teaches) Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Orange County Tea & Gossip w/ Lenzi (The Housewife Historian)
True Crime in Academia Episode 78: The Virginia Tech Shooting (Part 2: From Gifted Mathematician to Mass Shooter, What happened?)
(ITBR Rewatches) "The Callback," SMASH S1 Ep2 w/ Dr. Andrew Rimby (Hosted by Christian Garcia)
(Gay Culture Corner) Vampires and Witches in New Orleans (AHS: Coven and Interview with the Vampire) w/ Joseph Federico
(ITBR Teaches) Demonic Possession in The Conjuring and Exorcist Universe (The Nun 2 and The Exorcist: Believer) w/ Jenine Cucchi (from The SoapBox NY)
True Crime in Academia Episode 77: The Virginia Tech Shooting (Part 1)
(ITBR Teaches) Meeting the Real Housewives of New Jersey & Analyzing The New Cast of RHONY, Bethenny Frankel, and Kyle Richards w/ Lenzi (The Housewife Historian)
(ITBR Rewatches) "No Bris, No Shirt, No Service," Queer as Folk, S1 Ep3 w/ Aaron Wallis
Why Are There So Many Queer Victorian Gothic Monsters? We're Looking at You Jekyll & Hyde, Frankenstein, & Dracula w/ Sage Cotugno (author of The Glass Scientists)
(ITBR Teaches) "What's Your Favorite Scary Movie"? Horror Meets Satire in SCREAM w/ Lorentz and Mary DiPipi
True Crime in Academia Episode 76: The University of Texas Tower Shooting (Charles Whitman)
(ITBR Rewatches) "Pilot," SMASH S1 Ep1 w/ Dr. Andrew Rimby (Hosted by Christian Garcia)
"Finding a Photo of Your Grandmother in Male Drag," A Story about Jewish Immigration, Identity, and Liberation in Havana w/ Aaron Hamburger (author of "Hotel Cuba")
Are You the Gay Best Friend? The Phenomenon of the GBF in Pop Culture w/ Nicolas DiDomizio
True Crime in Academia Episode 75: News Update (Patreon Exclusive- True Stories Behind Urban Legends and Myths)
(ITBR Rewatches) "Queer, There and Everywhere," Queer as Folk, S1 Ep2 w/ Matt Skallerud
The Glamour and Grit of How Hip-Hop Revolutionized the Fashion Industry w/ Sowmya Krishnamurthy (Author of "Fashion Killa")
(ITBR Teaches) Is the Barbie Movie Queer? w/ Dr. Ramzi Fawaz
True Crime in Academia Episode 74: The Disappearance of Maura Murray (still missing after 19 years)
Sarah Fraser's Fall Pop Culture Updates: The Writers Strike, Bethenny Frankel's Reality Reckoning, The New RHONY, and RHOBH
(ITBR Teaches) Welcome to Spooky Season! A Haunting in Venice and The Haunted Mansion w/ Kathy Rimby (Andrew’s Mom)
Should Queer Men Write With Their COCKS? Finding a Queer Literary Community w/ Nigel Featherstone
(ITBR Teaches) Is The Barbie Movie Feminist? w/ Sheena Rubino
True Crime in Academia Episode 73: The Murder of Betty Shanks (Australia's Most Notorious Unsolved Murder)
(ITBR Rewatches) "Premiere," Queer as Folk, S1 Ep1 w/ Christian Garcia (Hosted by Dr. Andrew Rimby)
There's Never Been a Musical Like Her! "Out for Blood: A Cultural History of Carrie the Musical" w/ Chris Adams
(That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema) Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo w/ Christian Garcia, Andrew Rimby, Mary DiPipi, & Travis Rountree
True Crime in Academia Episode 72: The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst Part 3 (It's the why that's the problem)
Cracking the Closet on Male-Male Love in Ancient Greek Society with Dr. Andrew Lear (Classics scholar and founder of Oscar Wilde Tours)
An Intergenerational LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Conversation: Eric Marcus is Making Gay History!
A Queer Male Gaze...Does It Exist? Hunks, Heartthrobs, and Desiring Men with Manuel Betancourt
True Crime in Academia Episode 71: The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst Part 2 (Captive Turned Member?????)
22 Years Since 9/11...Rachel Uchitel Reflects on Loss, Trauma, and Finding Her Voice (From Childhood to Her Miss Understood Podcast)
True Crime in Academia Episode 70: The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst: Part 1 (Who is Patty Hearst?)
Dr. Andrew Rimby's Hot Boy Summer (Part 1: ITBR's Steamiest Summer 2023 Eps)
Academia in Freefall: What Do You Do With a PhD in English? (with Dr. John Cullen Gruesser)
"Thinking Beyond Human Language," Stuart Barnes Opens Up about the Challenges of Writing Poetry
True Crime in Academia Episode 69: The Murder of Mark Kilroy (A Cult Murder)
(Gay Culture Corner) Joseph Federico and Andrew Discuss Their Coming Out Journey, Relationships, and TV/Literature
"Sex is at the Heart of What I Do," Tim Dean (Part 2)
True Crime in Academia Episode 68: The Disappearance of Paula Jean Welden (A Cold Case)
Dr. Andrew Rimby Gets Vulnerable...What Happens After You Get a PhD?
Dr. Tim Dean Revisits His 2009 Book "Unlimited Intimacy: Reflections on the subculture of Barebacking" (Part 1)
(Bonus Ep) Andrew Gets His Astrological Birth/Natal Chart Read
True Crime in Academia: Another News Update
What Happened to 70s Gay Male Erotic Liberation? The Nostalgia of the Golden Age of Gay Pornography with Dr. Thomas Waugh
True Crime in Academia Episode 67: The Murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart (the Real-life Scream)
"The Gymnasium Means a Place to Train Naked," the Ethics of Gender/Sexuality in Professional Sports with Dr. Jason Holt -Part 2
"What does sport mean?" Philosophizing about the Aesthetics of Athleticism and Sport with Dr. Jason Holt -Part 1
Enter the Male Homosexual: Discussing Victorian Sexology with Tom Crewe (John Addington Symonds, Henry Havelock Ellis, and Their Wives) -Part 2
True Crime in Academia Episode 66: An Interview with Christian Garcia (Poisonous Women in Fairy Tales and Real Life)
"Poem Was Whitman's Word for a Man's Cock," Tom Crewe Discusses His Novel "The New Life" (John Addington Symonds) -Part 1
True Crime in Academia Episode 65: The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson
Dr. Andrew Rimby's Dissertation, "The Pool of Narcissus: Walt Whitman's Homoerotic Poetics"
ITBR’s Out for the Summer and Celebrating 3 Years of the Podcast!
Feminism in the 21st Century with Dr. Alex Ketchum
"What is Soundwriting and Being a Composer of Sounds?" with Drs. Tanya K. Rodrigue and Kyle D. Stedman (An Inside Baseball...I Mean Podcasting Episode)
True Crime in Academia Episode 64: Dusty and Mitchel Button- Grooming in the Dance World
Celebrating Andrew's "Walt Whitman and Queer Theory" with Jack Parlett!
“Greedy Male Bisexuality, Polyamory, and Sex Positivity,” Zachary Zane on Being an Unapologetic Boyslut!
True Crime in Academia Episode 63: Killer Professor- The Case of Gene Isaac Stees
“Musicals Actually Changed the World,” David Armstrong (host of Broadway Nation) Opens Up about the Broadway Musical and Its Progressive History/Themes
“Acting is Like Picking a Philosophy,” Cristina Duarte, a NYC-Based Actor’s Director Enters the ITBR
True Crime in Academia Episode 63: The Darius Miles Case and the Murder of Jamea Harris
True Crime in Academia Patreon Teaser: The Murders of Laci and Conner Peterson
“There’s so Much More to Estée Than Meets the Eye,” the Face Behind the Estée Lauder Bottle with Renée Rosen (author of “Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl”)
The Gay & Lesbian Review’s LGBTQ+ Literature Picks for Spring & Summer 2023: Martha E. Stone (the G&LR’s Literary Editor) Enters the ITBR
The Real Story Behind “My Policeman” with author Bethan Roberts (Her Thoughts on E.M. Forster, the Bloomsbury Group, the Film Adaptation, and Harry Styles)
A New Definition for "Multi-Hyphenate"? Michael Kushner on Being a Multi-Hyphenate in the Theater Space
True Crime in Academia Episode 62: The Murder of Claire Gravel
“Being On the Fringe of American Culture as a Queer Person,” Dr. Eric Solomon and Martin Padgett Discuss LGBTQ+ Life in the South
"Glitter and Be Gay," the Story of Hollywood Legend Madeline Kahn (William V. Madison, author and producer, talks about his biography "Madeline Kahn: Being the Music, A Life")
True Crime in Academia Episode 61: The Murder of Nikhit Kumar
"Nobody Represents Anybody," Dr. Ramzi Fawaz's Uncensored Queer and Feminist Theoretical Opinions (Queer Forms, LGBTQ+ Pop Culture, & Academia's Digital Wave)
Dr. Marc Stein’s Climb to Queer Public History: From the 90s Queer Study Explosion to Taking Risks in LGBTQ+ Scholarly Work
"My Poetry Comes From a Place Where I Feel," Queer Male Authenticity in Poetry and Theater with Jarrett J. DeStouet
True Crime in Academia Episode 61: The Death in the Dorm Series- The Murder of Katie Autry
True Crime in Academia Patreon Exclusive- The Ice Man
"Liberation is Not Something That's Completed, It's an Ongoing Project," Matt Baume on the Importance of LGBTQ+ TV, Film, and Pop Culture
That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema: Andrew's "Sound of Music" Discussion and Playing Captain Von Trapp in High School
“I Will Harness Love,” An America 2.0 and a Progressive Vision with Marianne Williamson (2024 Presidential Candidate, political activist, spiritual leader, and best-selling author)
True Crime in Academia Episode 60: Death in the Dorms Series- The Murder of Samantha Josephson
"Theater Shakes Us Up So We Can Go to a New Place Together," Karin Coonrod, a galvanic theatrical force, Discusses The Dynamism of the Theater
True Crime in Academia Episode 59: Death in the Dorm Series-The Murder of Michael Deng
"Same-Sex Behavior Has Been Around Forever," Dr. Vernon Rosario Discusses the Medicalization of Sexuality and LGBTQ+ Psychiatry
True Crime in Academia Episode 58: An Interview with Dr. Lina Haji and Dr. John Delatorre
"These Bad Gays Are Trying to Murder Me," Ben Miller Exposes the "Bad Gays" Throughout History
"Angela Bassett Did The Thing," Andrew and Mary's Winter 23 Arts and Culture Recap (Prince Harry, Pamela Anderson, the Golden Globes, and Their Oscar Predictions)
True Crime in Academia Episode 57: An Interview with Bruce Goldfarb
True Crime in Academia Patreon Exclusive: The Dating Game Killer- Rodney Alcala
Wait...Jesus Had a Bulge? The Power of the Phallus and Queer Male Fashion in European Culture with Dr. Dominic Janes!
"Carrie Might Have Saved My Life," Why "Carrie the Musical" Speaks to Those Who Don't Feel Seen (Carrie and Margaret White, Ancient Greek Mythology, It's Not a Broadway Flop!) (Part Two)
"Men Having Sex With Men in 19th-Century England," Dr. Chuck Upchurch (aka the Sodomitical Sleuth) Discusses Love, Sodomy, and the Death Penalty...Oh My!
True Crime in Academia Episode 56: Death in the Dorms Series- The Murder of Yeardley Love
"Carrie the Musical" Celebrates 35 Years, Sitting Down with playwright Erik Champney About His Love and Obsession with "Carrie" (Part One)
"Blackness is the single most misunderstood experience in America," Eboni K. Williams On What It Means to “Bet on Black” (Being Black in America Today, Black and LGBTQ+ Intersectionality, and RHONY)
True Crime in Academia Episode 55: Death in the Dorm Series- The Murder of Christian Aguilar
"Horror and the Gothic typically fall under the rubric of Pop Culture," Dr. Jeffrey Weinstock (academic and author) Discusses His Passion for all things Horror, Gothic, Pop Culture, and Composition
True Crime in Academia Episode 54: Death in the Dorm Series- The Murder of Andrea DelVesco
True Crime in Academia Patreon Exclusive: The Night Stalker
"Wars Are Fought by the Desperate and Disillusioned," Zac Topping Discusses "Wake of War" (his Dystopian War Novel) and Reflects on Being an Army Veteran
"How Did We Go From Concentration Camp to Gay Bar," Dr. Jake Newsome Discusses the Pink Triangle's Legacy (The Intersection Between the Jewish Community and the LGBTQ+ Community)
"Being Authentic and Real in Your Writing," Rochelle Weinstein (the author of "When We Let Go") Discusses Women's Literature, the Miami Lifestyle, and Is She a Romantic Realist Novelist?
True Crime in Academia Episode 53: The Murder of Anita Knutson
True Crime in Academia Patreon Exclusive- The History of the Lobotomy
"When Your Character Confesses to Murder," Chatting About Kelly Ford's "Real Bad Things" (Writing a Queer Southern Suspense Novel)
"There's All This Queer History That Queer People Don't Know About," Unerasing Queer Noir Literary History with Lev AC Rosen (the author of "Lavender House")
True Crime in Academia Episode 52: Another News Catch Up
"Why Not Take Your Clothes Off and Be an Intelligent Journalist," Playboy Vs. Playgirl (T*ts Out and As*ses Out or a Pen*s on Every Page) with Entertainment Reporter Taylor Ferber
"The Cassandra of the Artworld and the Gayworld," Michela Griffo Is Not Afraid to Be Cancelled and Speaks Openly and Honestly about Being a Lesbian Artist and Activist
"The Parts I Keep Inside," Creating an Off-Broadway Musical featuring Jeffrey Schmelkin and Rye Myers (a Contemporary Mental Health Musical)
"Literary Noir and Homosocial Voyeurism," Chatting with Antoine Wilson about his novel "Mouth to Mouth" (Literary/Film Noir, Male Relationships, and LA's High-end Art World)
"Gay White Male Problems," author Henry Fry chats about London's Gay Scene, Straight and Gay Gym Bros, and his novel "First Time for Everything"
True Crime in Academia Episode 51: An Interview with Revealing the Ivory Tower
"A Queer Modernist Self-Education" with Jesse Ataide, the creator of "Queer Modernisms"
"I Left Home Because of Homophobia," Matthew Clark Davison Finds His Queer Literary Voice in San Francisco and the Process of Writing "Doubting Thomas"
True Crime in Academia Episode 50: News Catch Up!
Jesse Green Reflects on Mary Rodgers' Broadway Career (and Her Relationship to Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, and Stephen Sondheim)
"Finding Your Queer Space" in Edgar Allan Poe's Literature, with David Greven and Paul C. Jones
True Crime in Academia Patreon Exclusive- Katherine Knight
Fact Vs. Fiction of Marilyn Monroe, Dissecting the “Blonde” Film
"One Wilde Ride," Bringing Oscar Wilde Back from the Dead with writer, Ardythe Ashley
True Crime in Academia Episode 49: The Murder of Sarah Stern
ITBR's First Live Podcast! Interviewing Tonya Hurley about "ghostgirl," a NY Times Bestselling Series
A Perfume That's Worth Killing For, a suspenseful conversation with "Base Notes" author Lara Elena Donnelly
True Crime in Academia Episode 48: An Interview with True Crime BnB
A Gregory Maguire Halloween Special; Returning to the Land of Oz, Discussing "The Oracle of Maracoor," and "Wicked" Movie News
True Crime in Academia Episode 47: The Murder of James Cates Jr.
The Haunting of Edgar Allan Poe; Recapping a Poe Literary Conference
True Crime in Academia Episode 46: An Interview with Creme De La Crime
Give My Regards to the Broadway Musical, with musical theater scholar Stacy Wolf
"Intensely Held by the Throat by a Poem," Richie Hofmann's A Hundred Lovers
True Crime in Academia Episode 45: The Murders of Jennifer Bolduc and Sarah Hajney
Ignacio Darnaude's Breaking the Gay Code in Art
True Crime in Academia Episode 44: The Disappearance of Michael Negrete
"Literary Interpretation as an Everyday Activity," a Literary Theory and Criticism Discussion with Anne Stevens
Andrew's NSFW 30th Birthday on Fire Island...the Erotic Behind the Scenes
True Crime in Academia Episode 43: The Death of Mallory Grossman and an Interview with Dianne Grossman
Queer Male Cruising and Desire on Fire Island, with Jack Parlett
True Crime in Academia Episode 42: We Need to Talk About Bullying
Goin' to the Chapel and We're Gonna Get...Murdered, Celia Laskey's "So Happy For You" an Explosive Queer Wedding Thriller
True Crime in Academia Episode 41: The Murder of Theora Hix
Bringing E.M. Forster's "Maurice" Out of the Closet with William di Canzio
"Let's Talk About the Husband" A Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Scholarly Discussion, featuring Taria Faison
True Crime in Academia Episode 40: An Interview with Spilling the Crime
Reading Queer Bodies and Pleasures in American Literature, with Dr. Christopher Looby
(Educator's Corner) The Intersection of Teaching and Progressive Activism with Shoshana Hershkowitz
True Crime in Academia Episode 39: The Murder of Kelsey Smith
(Special Announcement) The Real Housewives Epic Recap with Taria Faison is On Patreon
(Educator's Corner) Andrew Talks about Being Openly Gay in Academia
True Crime in Academia Episode 38: The Disappearance and Death of Jacob Lavoie
Two South Jerseyans Deliver an Epic Real Housewives Recap, featuring Taria Faison (Part One)
(TV Corner) Long Island's Gold Coast Mansion History and Gender/Sexuality in HBO's "The Gilded Age" (Part Two)
True Crime in Academia Episode 37: The Van Breda Ax Murders
The Crime of the Century: Evelyn Nesbit and the Murder of Stanford White (w/ Simon Baatz)
True Crime in Academia Episode 36: An Interview with the Crime Chronicles
Sarah Fraser on TLC, the Real Housewives, Open Marriages, and LA VS. NYC
True Crime in Academia Episode 35: Missing Persons
The Ivory Tower Boiler Room (Official Trailer)
True Crime in Academia July Patreon Exclusive Teaser
True Crime in Academia Episode 34: The Disappearance of Ronald Tammen Jr.
Jonathan Parks-Ramage's "Yes, Daddy"...a Queer Male Scorching Summer Gothic Novel
(TV Corner) The Gilded Age on HBO Max with Danielle Nero (Part 1)
(Actor's Corner) Triston Pullen Pulls Back the Curtain on Being a Freelance Director
True Crime in Academia Episode 33: The Murder of Nohema Graber and the Overturning of Roe V Wade
Queer True Crime in the Decades Before Stonewall, a Discussion with James Polchin
True Crime in Academia Episode 32: An Interview with Ash Patino
Alex Sanchez Reflects on Coming Out and the YA Gay Lit. Legacy of "Rainbow Boys"
True Crime in Academia Episode 31: The Death of Elisa Lam Part 2
What's Queer Life Like in NYC? Discussing "A Queer New York" with Dr. Jack Gieseking
True Crime in Academia Patreon Exclusive Episode 1
True Crime in Academia Episode 30: The Death of Elisa Lam
(Happy Pride) Zak Salih Discusses Belonging in the Gay Community, in "Let's Get Back to the Party" 🌈
True Crime in Academia Episode 29: A Discussion About Mass School Shootings in America
Burn It All Down, or Nicolas DiDomizio On His Gay Bad Boy Phase and Working Under Anna Wintour
(Book Corner) Ursula Klein's "Enchanted Autumn" and Its Lesbian, Campy, Romantic, and Witchy Vibes
True Crime in Academia Episode 28: The Disappearance and Murder of Mishealia Marie Meredith
Why the Salem Witch Trials Happened, Stacy Schiff Discusses Her Book "The Witches: Salem, 1692"
(Actor's Corner) Michael Crouch On Being an Award Winning Voiceover Actor
True Crime in Academia Episode 27: The Unexplained Death of Keith Warren
Marilyn in Manhattan, Elizabeth Winder On Writing a Marilyn Monroe Biography
True Crime in Academia Episode 26: An Interview with Drunken True Crime
What's LGBTQ+ Small Town America? "Under the Rainbow"'s Celia Laskey Has the Answer
True Crime in Academia Episode 25: The Stanford Murders Part 2
Dana Wilkey Dishes the Drama About All Things Beverly Hills Housewives and Current Gossip
True Crime in Academia Episode 24: The Stanford Murders Part 1
David Yontef Takes Us Behind His Velvet Rope
True Crime in Academia Episode 23: The Disappearance of Anne Abraham
(Happy National Poetry Month!) How to Read and Write About Poetry with Dr. Susan Holbrook
(Book Corner) Redoing Gender with Dr. Helana Darwin
True Crime In Academia Episode 22: The Murder of Faith Hedgepeth
The Journey of Writing a Play: Jan Balakian's "Dreams on Fire"
Happy National Library Week! A Literary Roundtable with Two Librarians.
True Crime in Academia Episode 21: Interview with Paul Haynes
All Isn't Well in Mona Awad's Painful Academic Pressure Cooker of a Novel
(Part Two) Are We About to Be Cancelled? Featuring Taylor Ferber From Cancel Me, Baby
True Crime in Academia Episode 20: The Murder of Lauren Gidding- The Killer Next Door
Are We About to Be Cancelled? Featuring Taylor Ferber from Cancel Me, Baby
True Crime in Academia Episode 19: "Deadly Vacation" The Murders of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller
(Patreon Corner) The Gilded Age with J.P. Garland
True Crime in Academia Episode 18: An Interview with Bruce Goldfarb
Calling All True Crime Fanatics! Let's Discuss Megan Collins' "The Family Plot"
True Crime in Academia Episode 17: The Conclusion- The Amanda Knox Series
"In Search of Walt Whitman" with Filmmaker Andrew Kaplan
True Crime in Academia Episode 16: About Amanda- The Amanda Knox Series Part 2
A Great Gatsby Party with Dr. Michael Nowlin
True Crime in Academia Episode 15: The Murder of Meredith Kercher- The Amanda Knox Case Part 1
The Queerness of Shakespeare with Dr. Stephen Guy-Bray
True Crime in Academia Episode 14: Ezra McCandless- Killer Artist
Ghosts Aren't Real, A Horror Infused Evening with Caitlin Starling
True Crime in Academia Episode 13: Mary's Top Ten Cheating Scandals Part 2
Art is the Democratic Version of History, a Conversation with Pen and Brush's Dawn Delikat
True Crime in Academia Episode 12: Mary's Top 10 Cheating Scandals Part 1
What's So Queer About Ancient Greek Literature with Dr. Mario Telo
True Crime in Academia Episode 11: The Murder of Andrew Bagby Part 2
Aaron Hamburger Deconstructs Queer Desire, Trauma, and Jewish Identity in "Nirvana is Here"
True Crime in Academia Episode 10: The Murder of Andrew Bagby-Part 1 "Hindsight is Only 20/20"
Healing in a Weeping Place, Robert Jones Jr. Reflects on "The Prophets"
True Crime in Academia Episode 9: The Murder of Nisali Perera
Boardwalk of Dreams, a History of Atlantic City with Dr. Bryant Simon
True Crime in Academia Episode 8: The Murder of Robin Benedict
Josh Sabarra Talks All Things Coming Out and Working as a Hollywood Publicist and Producer
True Crime in Academia Episode 7: The Murder of Libby Squire
A Deep Psychological Dive Into Micah Nemerever's "These Violent Delights"
True Crime in Academia: Episode 6- Sex for Grades
Reminiscing about Camp with Lev AC Rosen
True Crime in Academia Episode 5: The Gainesville Ripper- The Conclusion
Getting Wilde about Gayness in Victorian Lit. with Dr. Dustin Friedman
True Crime in Academia Episode 4: The Gainesville Ripper- His Early Crimes
That's My Opinion! The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives with Brian Moylan
(Exclusive Teaser) That's My Opinion! The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives with Brian Moylan
True Crime in Academia Episode 3: The Gainesville Ripper-Early Beginnings
Steven Rowley's "The Guncle," Our November Book Club
True Crime in Academia: Episode 2 Peter Manfredonia
Gail Crowther on the Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton
True Crime In Academia: Episode 1 The Disappearance and Murder of Tammy Zywicki
Brenda Harris's Journey from a Pig Farm to the Opera House
Dr. Lavelle Porter on The Blackademic Life and Antiracist Pedagogy
Let the Record Show, a Conversation with Sarah Schulman
P.J. Vernon's "Bath Haus," Our October Book Club Author Interview
Peculiar Affairs in Academia with Dr. Michael Nevradakis
The Professor Is In Meets the Ivory Tower Boiler Room
Teaching and Writing to Transgress: Behind the Scenes of Academic Editing
Andrew Reads His Article, "Talking Back to Walt Whitman..." (a special episode)
(A Special Rebroadcast) The Performing Arts During a Pandemic with Renee Chambers Liciaga
(Season Finale) Our First Year is in the Books, an Open Mic Poetry Event
Coming Out Twice: a Queer Jewish Writer's Identity with Lev Raphael
How to Write a Sex Scene? A Conversation with Lev Raphael (Part 2)
The Age of...Dr. Sheila Liming's Digital Humanities and Edith Wharton Work (and Much More)
Lev Raphael: On Being (and Not Being) a Queer Jewish Writer (Part 1)
Dr. Helana Darwin's #MeToo PhD Series (Part Two)
Backstage with Jesse Green, the Chief Theater Critic for The New York Times
Dr. Helana Darwin's #MeToo PhD Series (Part 1)
What is a teacher, what is a classroom? (July Roundtable)
Should You Go to Grad School? A Discussion with Dr. Natalie Morse
The Closet in the Library: A Broadview Press Book Launch of the Victorian Era Anthology
Two Writers are Better Than One: Ula and Kathryn Klein talk LGBTQ+ Academic and Creative Writing
Pride 2021: Queerness & Allyship, a roundtable
Happy Birthday Walt Whitman (a 202nd birthday extravaganza)
Inside the Boiler Room: The Writers' Roundtable (Part 2)
Inside the Boiler Room: The Writers' Roundtable (Part 1)
Where the STEM and Humanities Meet: Two Humanities Guys and a Physicist Walk into a Zoom
The Poetry Playhouse (an inaugural event)
(Part Two) Grad School Interrupted: A Discussion of Mental Health in the University in 2 Parts
(Part One) Grad School Interrupted: A Discussion of Mental Health in the University in 2 Parts
Freed Verse: A Conversation on Academia and Public Engagement with Dr. Karen Karbiener
Repurposing Your PhD with Adam Capitanio
Pulling Back the Curtain on Writing During the Apocalypse
(Part Two) Starting from Paumanok with Caitlyn Shea
Starting from Paumanok with Caitlyn Shea
(Part Two) Sing We and Chaunt It: Continuing our Conversation with Emily O'Brien
Sing We and Chaunt It: A Conversation with Emily O'Brien (Professional Recorder Player)
Running AMOC with Matt Aucoin (or Matt and Andrew Geek Out Over Whitman)
Poetry and Healing During the COVID Crisis with Dr. Susan Scheckel
Balancing Academics and Motherhood in a Time of Protest
Dr. Shi's Reflections and Illuminations on Organization, Academics, Motherhood, and Civil Unrest
Showing Up for Your Community with Lisa Aamodt
Growing up in a Hamlet (with Dr. Bente Videbaek)
Writing Books and Cleaning Beaches with Joe Labriola
What's the difference between "urban" and "metropolitan"? Let's ask Dr. Sophia Basaldua-Sun.
(Special Episode) The Performing Arts During a Pandemic (with Renee Chambers Liciaga)
If It's Not Awkward, It's Not Anthropology with Shweta Krishnan
Queer People in Shared Spaces with Stephanie Bonvissuto
Surviving a PhD Program in the U.S. with Shruti Mukherjee
Literary History from a Non-European Perspective with Ignacio Choi
Welcome to the Ivory Tower Boiler Room