Ivory Tower Boiler Room

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom In this episode, I sit down with Poe scholar Dr. Amy Branam Armiento to explore why Edgar Allan Poe continues to captivate readers nearly two centuries later. From discovering “The Raven” as a young reader to teaching gothic literature today, Amy shares how Poe’s exploration of power dynamics, psy...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom In this episode, we talk with author Jonathan Lerner about his memoir Performance Anxiety and his journey through gay identity, radical politics, and 1960s counterculture! Lerner reflects on his involvement with Students for a Democratic Society and the broader movement against police brutality, ra...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠ In the premiere episode of Biased Justice , I'm joined by Mary DiPipi of True Crime in Academia to unpack the first chapter of Biased Justice , the manuscript written by Dimitri Rozenman about his wrongful conviction. Dimitri recounts the legal chaos that followed his overturned conviction—inc...

Author and historian Chris Adams (Out for Blood: A Cultural History of Carrie the Musical) joins Andrew in the ITBR to dig deep into the strange, bloody, and endlessly fascinating legacy of Carrie. From the moment Chris first encountered Stephen King’s novel, his obsession was born—one that would eventually lead him straight to the infamous 1988 Broadway musical. Chris unpacks how Carrie went from...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠ In this episode, we discuss Dr. Rachel Teukolsky’s Writing on Fire and her bold approach to reimagining academic writing for today’s students. Blending pop culture, practical exercises, and a passion for the humanities, Teukolsky argues that writing should be engaging, accessible, and rooted in cri...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠ Did you think we were going to miss out on talking about the epic relationship between Rozanov and Hollander? I'm joined with an incredible trio of queer media experts including Jeremy C. Fox, managi...

Why has Heated Rivalry created such buzz and caused such a splash? That's what tomorrow's episode is all about! But, here's a shorter conversation that teases a few topics that we get into tomorrow. Jeremy C. Fox, the managing editor of the Gay and Lesbian Review gets into a conversation with me about queer literature, film, and TV that have shaped our journey as gay men in America. Yo...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠ I'm so honored and grateful to be joined with Greg Cope White, the author of the memoir "The Pink Marine" which was adapted into the Netflix series "Boots". Greg discusses the stro...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠ With the new academic semester, comes a new Teaching the Humanities episode! We're thrilled to have Dr. Stefanie Shapiro join us in the Ivory Tower Boiler Room. Stefanie teaches Rhetoric and Compositi...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠ Shannon Carlin, a pop culture journalist, joins me to discuss her book Witches Run Amok: Disney's Hocus Pocus the Oral History which features extensive interviews with the cast and creative team of the...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠ Mary joins me to discuss whether or not we actually enjoyed Ryan Murphy's Ed Gein series. Why are all of Ryan Murphy's recent shows so controversial, and may shocking his audience be his kink? Foll...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠ We're back for a new season in 2026 with a few contributors and the new managing editor of our favorite magazine, The Gay and Lesbian Review. Both Chase Bryer and Dean Hamer, join me to talk about their...

Welcome back to the Ivory Tower Boiler Room! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season, and we're wishing you all a happy and healthy New Year. I'm manifesting that 2026 is the year that all of us creative people accomplish our creative dreams! Please follow our new TikTok @dr.andrewrimby and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel! There are so many exciting episodes that we'...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠ Daniel makes his ITBR debut! Join me and first-time guest Daniel McKernan, the Managing Director/Production Manager at Playgirl magazine. He discusses its complicated yet rich history. We get deep into the...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠ We're so happy to be back with our Teaching the Humanities series with Professor Meredith Aristone, who not only teaches in the college classroom but is also a creative writer, musician, and multi-media...

It gives me great pleasure to introduce you all to Dr. Jack Gieseking's new podcast Our Dyke Histories. Jack is a friend of the ITBR and came on a few years ago to talk about his work on LGBTQ+ spaces in NYC. I'll be sure to re-feature that conversation sometime soon in honor of his new podcast! Our Dyke Histories  is a podcast about how we built queer life one gathering at a time. Hosted...

Want to listen to this episode AD FREE? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom and become a subscriber today! Hey, true crime friends! I hope you all had a safeand happy Thanksgiving 🍗🥧🍂🥂 And I couldn’t think of a better episode topic to follow up the holiday with than The Donner Party. During the 1840s, many families took the months-long journey across the country to settle in California. Unf...

(Originally released on Nov. 27, 2023) I'm joined with my parents to talk about the importance of amplifying Native American voices, and we educate ourselves about how Native American Heritage Day came to be. As a white family, we talk about how "Killers of the Flower Moon" is essential viewing to learn about the Osage community and their culture/values, and how they were manipulated...

I'm re-releasing this timely and important conversation about the Thanksgiving mythology that so many of us have been taught in school, which ignores the horrors of white settler colonialism that has exerted such violence and exploitation of the Native American communities. Instead, as Dr. Andrea Sullivan-Clarke reminds us, it is time for Americans to educate themselves about Native American h...

Happy Wicked: For Good week! To celebrate the release of the new film, here's our conversation after Wicked: Part One came out last year. It's always such a fun time chatting about Wicked and other films, books, and musicals with the ITBR book club. Be sure to rate, review, and follow the podcast! It means so much :)

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠ Today, we are joined by Professor Karen Galli, who teaches in the English program at Hudson County Community College. Right away, we explore the differences between teaching at a community college, a state un...

With Wicked: For Good around the corner, I'm rereleasing my incredible interview with Gregory Maguire! It was such a pleasure to have him on the podcast to discuss all things Wicked. He talks about what inspired him to write about the Wicked Witch of the West, his reaction to the musical adaptation, and how he found out that his novel was being adapted into a film! Be sure to check out Gregory...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get 50% off your membership with code ITBRPROFESSOR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom Author, actor, and singer Matthew R. Corr joins us on ITBR to go all in on my favorite film genre, horror, and not just horror but slasher films! We cover our admiration for the genre, all the tropes that slashers are known for, and this year’s...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get 50% off your membership with code ITBRPROFESSOR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠ Today on ITBR, I’m joined by Jon Kinnally, a prolific American TV writer and producer with an extensive background in the world of entertainment! His newest memoir, I’m Prancing as Fast as I Can , is a coming-of-age story about a scared boy, co...

Want to listen to this episode AD FREE? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom to become a subscriber today! Hey, true crime friends! This week we are closing the final chapter of the Ed Gein series. We are diving into the murders, trial, and ultimately the death of Ed Gein. We'll also be going over some of the major discrepancies in Ryan Murphy's Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Theme Song: Pi...