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Welcome back, true crime friends! This week Mary is joined by Mandee Bengle to discuss part 2 of the Amanda Knox series! Follow True Crime in Academia on Instagram .  Become a patron by clicking here Sources:  The Amanda Knox documentary- Netflix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Knox https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/23/europe/rudy-guede-meredith-kercher-intl/index.html

Welcome to our Roaring 20s Great Gatsby party where you're invited to meet Dr. Michael Nowlin who will be your scholarly guide to The Great Gatsby . We hope you have such a festive time celebrating F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel with us, talking about Edith Wharton, Ernest Hemingway, and discussing Long Island's Gold Coast. Want to see all of the Great Gatsby gems that Andrew shares with Dr. Nowlin?...

Welcome back, true crime friends! This week Mary is kicking off a new crime series- the Amanda Knox Case and the Death of Meredith Kercher.  Follow True Crime in Academia on Instagram . Become a Patron by clicking here .  Sources: Amanda Knox- Netflix Documentary https://filmdaily.co/news/meredith-kercher-and-amanda-knox/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Meredith_Kercher#Backgroun...

Andrew is joined with Dr. Stephen Guy-Bray who queers the Shakespeare canon, and with his scholarly expertise, explains what it means to provide a queer and homoerotic approach to Shakespeare's oeuvre. Get ready to learn why the queerness of a text is in the hands of its reader.  To see more of Dr. Stephen Guy-Bray's work head here: https://english.ubc.ca/profile/stephen-guy-bray/ Follow Dr....

True Crime in Academia is back with a new murder case. This week Mary discusses killer artist Ezra McCandless and the death of Alexander Woodworth.  Follow True Crime in Academia on Instagram .  Become a Patron by clicking here .  Sources for today's episode:  Redhanded Podcast episode 197 Morbid Podcast episode 135 https://heavy.com/news/2020/02/ezra-mccandless-sentencing/ htt...

Enjoy our gothic and horror infused conversation with author Caitlin Starling who answers so many questions about writing The Death of Jane Lawrence . A few highlights include why Crimson Peak was such an inspiration for Caitlin, her definition of the horror genre, whether Jane is actually dead or not, and of course, whether ghosts are real. Follow Caitlin Starling on Instagram, @authorcstarling a...

Hey, true crime friends! Welcome back to another episode of True Crime in Academia. This week Mary goes over the last five schools in her Top Ten Cheating Scandals.  Follow True Crime in Academia on Instagram . Become a Patron by clicking here .  Sources for this week's episode:  https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3958292 https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/15205...

Dawn Delikat, Executive Director of Pen and Brush , joins the entire Ivory Tower Boiler Room team (yes all three of us are on the podcast!) to discuss what it means to view art as the ultimate democratic connector to bring people together. A few highlights include Dawn dissecting her theory that "art is the democratic version of history" as well as why it's so important not to lose artistic voices...

Welcome back to True Crime in Academia! Over the next two weeks, Mary will discuss her top 10 college cheating scandals. This week she will discuss her top 5.  Follow True Crime in Academia on Instagram Visit our Patreon by clicking here .  Sources:  https://www.mercurynews.com/2007/05/03/dozens-implicated-in-diablo-valley-college-grade-scandal/ https://www.npr.org/2021/08/27/103125...

Dr. Mario Telo, Professor of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, and Comparative Lit., at UC Berkeley, joins Andrew to first address what makes Ancient Greek Literature such a queer and homoerotic source. Then, they get into discussions on why "class" is so important in the word "Classics," what male same-sex relationships looked like in ancient Greece, and Mario gets into how he approaches writing a...

Hey, true crime friends! Welcome back for part 2 of the murder of Andrew Bagby. This week's conclusion is very difficult to hear so please listen to the "disclaimer" (I really meant "trigger warning") at the top of the episode.   Become a patron and unlock exclusive content by clicking here .   Follow True Crime in Academia on Instagram and @truecrimeinacademia on TikTok. ...

(Content Warning: discussions about sexual assault and trauma) Aaron Hamburger, writer of Nirvana Is Here, talks with Andrew about how he approached writing a novel that explores Queer desire, trauma, and Jewish identity in the segregated suburbs of Detroit. Aaron's book has been highly praised and won the Bronze Medal in the 2019 Foreword Indies Book Awards.  "Combine the sensuality and haun...

Welcome back, true crime friends! Mary is back with a brand new case- the murder of medical resident-Andrew Bagby.  Sources: Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father Follow True Crime in Academia on Instagram .  Follow The Ivory Tower Boiler Room on Instagram , Twitter , and Facebook .  Become a patron! Click here . 

Robert Jones Jr. joins Andrew, Mary, and Ceren in The Ivory Tower Boiler Room to discuss his 2021 New York Times bestselling novel, The Prophets . He provides a behind the scenes discussion of how this much talked about Black queer love story came to be. Our discussion dives deep into who Robert turns to for literary inspiration, specifically Harriet Jacobs, Frederick Douglass, James Baldwin,...

This week on True Crime in Academia, Mary discusses the tragic death of Monash University student Nisali Perera. Follow True Crime in Academia on Instagram and TikTok Support True Crime in Academia and The Ivory Tower Boiler Room by clicking here . Theme Song titled “Scorpio” preformed and composed by Anne Sophie Andersen. Sources for this week’s case: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/s...

(Thank you all for listening and make sure to click those hyperlinks!) For our last 2021 Ivory Tower Boiler Room interview, Andrew is joined by Dr. Bryant Simon, writer of Boardwalk of Dreams (2004) to talk all things nostalgic and historic about Atlantic City, New Jersey. The conversation ranges from Atlantic City's late-19th-century to its 21st-century history. A few topics include the history o...

This week on True Crime in Academia Mary breaks down the murder of Robin Benedict- a graphic artist-turned-sex worker. Follow True Crime in Academia on Instagram . Support The Ivory Tower Boiler Room by clicking here .  Theme song composed and performed by Anne Sophie Andersen.  Sources for this episode:  ID's Married with Secretes- Season 1, Episode 7 https://www.nytimes.com/1984/0...

(Listeners be advised, Josh and Andrew talk openly about sex and other steamy topics! Thanks for listening and make sure to explore our hyperlinks.) Josh reveals the behind the scenes of working in Hollywood as a publicist and now as a Hollywood producer. He then discusses his writing process for both Porn Again and Enemies Closer . Josh's discussion about coming out leads Andrew and Josh to openl...

Hey, true crime friends! This week on True Crime in Academia Mary discusses the rape and murder of University of Hull student Libby Squire.  Follow True Crime in Academia on Instagram .  To support True Crime in Academia and The Ivory Tower Boiler Room, click here .  True Crime in Academia's theme song was composed and performed by Anne Sophie Andersen.  Sources for today's epi...

(Thanks for listening and make sure to click our hyperlinks.) Andrew and Mary are joined with creative writer, Micah Nemerever who provides a deep dive into his 2020 novel, These Violent Delights . They get into the queer Jewish themes in his book as well as such vivid psychological thriller moments. Andrew and Mary may still be having Hitchcockian nightmares! While asking intense questions about...

On this week's True Crime in Academia, Mary is joined with Tyler Albertario to discuss the BBC documentary by Africa Eye titled Sex for Grades. Tyler Albertario is an LGBTQ+ historian and an Ivory Tower Boiler Room contributor. You can find his work on Medium .  Follow True Crime in Academia on Instagram .  Support the Ivory Tower Boiler Room by clicking here .  If you or someone yo...

(Thank you for listening and make sure to interact with our hyperlinks!) Follow Lev AC Rosen on Instagram, @levacrosen , and Twitter, @LevACRosen . You can find Camp at Words Matter Bookstore . And, you can listen to his audiobook (read by Drew Caiden) on Audible .  To find Lev's other books mentioned in this episode (including Jack of Hearts ) head over to his personal website ! https:/...

This week on True Crime in Academia, Mary concludes the Gainesville Ripper series with the heinous murders Danny Rolling committed and how he was finally apprehended.  P.S. Mary's dog Houston can be heard in the background during the first part of this episode. She apologizes for his interruption and reminded him that it is rude to bark so loudly upstairs when she is recording.  Title So...

(Thanks for listening and make sure to click our hyperlinks.)   Andrew is joined by Dr. Dustin Friedman , Associate Professor of Literature at American University. Follow Dr. Dustin Friedman on Twitter, @dustin82 , and Instagram, @dustinfriedman . You can purchase Dustin's book, Before Queer Theory at Words Matter Bookstore : https://wordsmatterbookstore.com/item/I12x_a-uvcvBOPvybeA...

Welcome back to part 2 of the Gainesville Ripper series! This week Mary will be breaking down Danny Rolling's early crimes including theft and peeping.  Follow True Crime in Academia on Instagram To support True Crime in Academia and The Ivory Tower Boiler Room click here .  Sources: http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Rolling,%20Danny%20-%202004.pdf Podcast Source...