Ivory Tower Boiler Room

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Lovell Holder is here! We had such a genuine and fun conversation on today's episode that we're sure you're going to love. There's a lot that audiences don't consider when watching reality TV such as each person's financial situation that led...

Here are the books that I talk about in this first part:1. S*x in Public by Angela Jones2. The Two Wills by Blair Fell3. My Bad: A Personal History of the Queer 90s by Hugh Ryan4. Disco Witches of Fire Island by Blair Fell5. Queer Ukraine: an anthology of LGBTQi+ Ukrainian voices during wartime6. Afterlife of a Kept Boy by Dale Corvino7. I'm Prancing as Fast as I Can by Jon Kinnally 8. Broadway Na...

To celebrate Yes, Daddy's five-year anniversary, I thought it would be exciting to re-release my conversation with author Jonathan Parks-Ramage! This queer male summer thriller of a novel will not easily leave your mind, and if you happen to find yourself in the Hamptons, you'll be questioning any handsome older man near you. At the center of the novel is Jonah Keller, an aspiring playwrig...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Mickie Kennedy is here! Today's spicy episode of ITBR'S pride month is centered around how our intimate fantasies bleed into our writing/art! Mickie is a gay writer and poet based in Baltimore County. He speaks on his experience being o...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Pride month continues with our friends from The Gay & Lesbian Review! This month's issue is themed around the Latin phrase "Homo Litterarius" which means "Literary Man." You guessed it! We're looking back on our qu...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- To kick off Pride month, I'm joined with writer and historian Hugh Ryan whose new book "My Bad: A Personal History of the Queer 90s and Beyond" is the central subject of our conversation! We first get into a discussion about his infor...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- As you listen to my conversation with writer Amie Mcnee, you're going to think that we've been lifelong creative friends (but this was the first time I actually met her)! Our conversation is so natural because we both share the same creative...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- What's YOUR favorite horror movie? ... Ashley Cullins is here on ITBR joining me and my husband! She's a first-time author, which you would never guess by how blown away you'll be by her debut book: Your Favorite Scary Movi e. "With be...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- First-time guest Mike Bockoven is here! Mike specializes in horror literature, so I knew he'd make the perfect guest considering our year-round love of all things spooky and bloody. He's written FantasticLand, Pack, Killing It, and Come Knocking...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Returning guest and friend of the show Laury Egan is back! She always brings such a warm and knowledgeable perspective to the show, and this episode is no different! Laury's a multi-published author, poet and photographer. Laury and I had a great conve...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- To end National Poetry Month, we welcome Emanuel Xavier, a Brooklyn-born poet and author of several poetry collections, with today's episode focusing on Still, We Are Sacred . Emanuel opens up and gets vulnerable with his cultural identity and how his st...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Calling all classic Hollywood lovers! Grab your popcorn, candy and soda cause we're talking all things Alfred Hitchcock and one of his many masterpieces: Rear Window . Joining me today is someone who's something of a spiritual student of Hitchock... Je...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Friend of the show Stacy Wolf is back! She's joined by her former student Paige Allen, who's an incredibly talented writer, editor and theatre enthusiast. We had an insightful and engaging talk about how mainstream media/entertainment will often use feminism as...

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 covering a caseabout a relationship filled with obsession, manipulation, and ultimately, a crime that shocked the nation- the murder of Travis Alexander by his ex-girlfriend, Jodi Arias. Theme Song: Pisces by Anne Sophie Andersen Our Sponsors: To su...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Re-Release time! Today on ITBR we're going down memory lane with friend of the show Christian Garcia from "That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema" podcast. This episode initially released back in 2023, and with queer media blowing up this year like Heated...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Dallas Robertson is here! We all know what escorts are, right? Ever wanted to hear from one firsthand...? This is the episode for you! The infinitely talented writer Dallas Robertson tells us about some of his personal experiences in the sex work industry, how writ...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- This one's hot and heavy, everyone! Writer Dale Corvino is here and lets us all know about his experience as a "Kept Boy". If you've heard of Sugar Babies... you're going to want to tune into this one! Dale's first-hand experience as a kept...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Friend of the show Jeremy C. Fox of The Gay & Lesbian Review along with first time guest Eric Tribunella are joining us on ITBR today! First... Be sure to check out their latest issue discussing all things Victorian Era queerness down below! The Gay & Lesbian...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Writer, journalist, educator, and queer activist Gaar Adams is here! The author of 2025's fascinating and introspective book Guest Privileges , which revolves around queer migration and rights in the Middle East as well as his own sexual identity, provides an incre...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Incredibly talented debut author Nancy Genung is here on ITBR! Nancy is a New Jersey native and spent every summer going down the Jersey Shore, and was raised hearing mafia stories. Inspired by The Sopranos and the family values she grew up around, Nancy felt compelled t...

Here is Mary's reading of chapter two of "Biased Justice: The Dimitri Rozenman Story." Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts or producers.

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- The next installment of Biased Justice is here! Co-host Mary DiPipi joins me as we dive deeper into Dimitri's conviction and how the losses in his personal life brought him to the brink of despair. This case is shown to have more and more layers as we listen back to...

Hey guys! With Episode 2 of Biased Justice coming out right around the corner, we figured we reupload part one as a refresher! Sit back and get caught up! ----- 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 J...

Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Christian Pan is here! Christian is an activist and the author of Bi-Curious and City of Desire. He gave a great chat on the public perception of erotic literature, using sexual identity in media as publicity and the soaring ticket prices of Broadway shows with the influx...

In part two of our conversation, we discuss strategies for engaging students in an age where so many are turning to ChatGPT to do the thinking for them? This was part of the New Jersey College English association conference. Moderated by Ameenah McKiethen Featuring Professors Andrew Rimby, Angela Weisl, Jan Balakian, Mary Balkun, and Jan Balakian