Ivory Tower Boiler Room

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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 out our two-part series on the murder of Shoreline School student, Reena Virk. In the News Update, I’m scrolling through Instagram and checking out some of this week’s headlines. Theme Song: Pisces by Anne Sophie Andersen Our Sponsors: Be su...

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ The curtain has literally just closed on the 77th annual Tony Awards, and if you didn't catch our TikTok Live video last night, then you're in for a special treat. Andrew is here to react to the entire evening fro...

Want to listen to this episode AD FREE? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom to get access today! Hey, true crime friends. This week we are starting a two-part series on the murder of 14-year-old Shoreline School student, Reena Virk. On November 14, 1997, Reena met up with her fellow students at the field behind the school. Towards the end of the night, a group of girls lured her under Craigflow...

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Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ After a brief intermission, we're back with all new episodes of SMASH and so much has been happening in the SMASH universe. Recently, @smashbway has shared clips teasing the Broadway musical and we have thoughts! Before...

After having just seen the "Wicked" musical at the Gershwin Theater and having interviewed Gregory Maguire twice on this podcast, you know we have so many thoughts about the recent "Wicked" movie trailer. Join Dr. Andrew Rimby and Christian Garcia as they give their thoughts and opinions on the upcoming "Wicked" movie. Follow ITBR on IG, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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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 discussing the horrific, cold-blooded murder of Perdue University electrical engineering student, Andrew Boldt. On January 21, 2014, while Andrew was working as a TA, another student burst into the classroom and brutally took Andrew’s life.   In the...

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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 discussing the murder of University of West Georgia incoming freshman, Anna Jones. Anna’s life was tragically cut short by an intoxicated business professor at her perspective college. In the News Update, Havey Weinstein’s conviction gets overturned...

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Just in time for Lesbian Visibility Week is an invigorating discussion with Amelia Possanza, a newly minted Lambda Literary Award finalist, about her book "Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in Archives." Get rea...

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 finishing up our 2 part series about Issei Sagawa, the Kobe Cannibal and the horrific murder of Renee Hartevelt. In the News Update, a shooting at a family gathering takes the life of a 9-year-old girl, three pregnant women were turned away from ERs...

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ We're joined with award winning author Felice Picano who was a key figure of the Greenwich Village literary community from the mid-1970s through the 1990s. He was one of the founders of the modern gay literature m...

(Originally aired July 2021) Dr. Helana Darwin opens up about being groomed by Michael Kimmel while a PhD student at Stony Brook University. She reveals that after coming forward, she feels that she's been blacklisted by academia, specifically the Sociology community. The following is a powerful and urgent message to stop exploitation in academia. For resources related to Dr. Helana Darwin&#39...

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Ryan Murphy's "Feud: Capote vs. The Swans" has definitely made a splash and is causing quite the cultural conversation, but what is the truth behind this series? Today, Laurence Leamer, acclaimed author o...

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Want access to BONUS EPISODES and listen to this episode AD FREE? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom to become a subscriber today! Hey, true crime friends! We are starting a two-part series on the Kobe Cannibal, Issei Sagawa. This week we are focusing on his upbringing, early urges, and early crimes. In the News Update, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman's killer is dead, a social med...

(Originally aired on March 27, 2023) Marianne Williamson, a Democratic presidential candidate for the 2024 election, joins Andrew in the Ivory Tower Boiler Room. Marianne is a political activist, spiritual leader, and best-selling author. In total, she has published 15 books, 4 are #1 NY Times best sellers. In 1989, she founded Project Angel Food, a nonprofit organization that aims to deliver nour...

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Triston P. Pullen wastes no time to recap "Queens of the Road" with Dr. Andrew Rimby and looks back to why his family let him watch "The L Word" but refused to let him watch "Queer as Folk"...

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ ⁠ Today, Laury A. Egan joins Dr. Andrew Rimby in the ITBR to discuss her creative writing process and how her experience as a queer female writer makes its way into her art. She opens up about her recent novel The Firefly w...

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level!   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ ⁠ On March 3rd, we discussed Leah Remini's "Troublemaker" with our virtual book club members including Dr. Andrew Rimby, Mary DiPipi, Rebecca, and Andrew's parents. This is the first time we recorded our...

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 talking about the disappearance of Texas State University music major, Jason Landry. Jason was driving home for winter break with his pet beta fish on December 13, 2020. His car was found crashed into a tree, but there was no sign of him anywhere. J...

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level!   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ ⁠ You've seen the TikToks, you have that song stuck in your head, and you definitely won't look at bathtubs the same way after this film! Welcome to our "Saltburn" recap episode featuring Triston Pullen an...