Ivory Tower Boiler Room

(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...

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 delighted to present a truly special interview with author Gregory Maguire who discusses all things Wicked with Andrew. From what inspired him to write about the Wicked Witch of the West, a heartwarming story abo...

Want to listen and WATCH this episode AD FREE? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom Hey, true crime friends! This week, the Ivory Tower Boiler Room team, Dr. Mac of Revealing the Ivory Tower, Dr. Lina Haji of Rise Psychology Services, and Dr. Quincee Gideon, religious and cult trauma psychologist, sit down and talk about religious and psychology abuse and trauma and how they manifest in other in...

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 mysterious and tragic death of California State University (Fullerton) alum, Mitrice Richardson. Mitrice recently graduated from the university with a degree in psychology before she went missing in September 2009.   The way her death...

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 Middle Tennessee State University psychology major, Heather Maples. Heather’s life was tragically cut short when an upperclassman violently tortured her before taking her life.   In this week’s News Update- Zachery Ty Bryan...

Want to listen to this episode ad-free and watch the first part? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom to become a subscriber today. Hey, true crime friends! Just like I’m easing back into normal life, I’m also easing myself back into the podcast. In this week’s episode, I’m discussing the tragic death of Lucas Opanuga, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Portsmouth.   For this...

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 While Halloween season may be behind us, here's a special Valentine's week treat for you...a gothic Valentine. Dr. Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, an American gothic literature scholar, and James Yeary, a thriller and horror...

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 TQ Sims, an author who loves to center Queer characters in supernormal situations, joins Dr. Andrew Rimby in the ITBR to talk all about Season 1, Ep. 9 of QAF and their new queer book "Godspeed Lovers." When an episod...

Want to listen to this episode ad free? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom and become a Patron today! Hey, true crime friends! This week we are discussing the disappearance and murder of cosmetology student, Mackenzie Cowell. On February 9, 2010, Mackenzie went missing from her cosmetology school. She was found a few days later in a river. The murderer was a fellow cosmetology classmate.   In...

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 ⁠⁠ What did you honestly think about Britney's "The Woman in Me"? Join Dr. Andrew Rimby, Brooke Walsh, and Christian Garcia as they give their honest review of Britney's memoir. Then, listen to our Patreon bo...

Want to listen to the extended version of this episode? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom and become a subscriber today! Hey, true crime friends! This week I am re-featuring my interview with Revealing the Ivory Tower's Dr. Mac. At the end of the episode, I have an exciting announcement! Theme Song: Pisces by Anne Sophie Andersen Our Sponsors: Head to Broadview Press, an independent acade...

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 ⁠⁠ Welcome to the "Let's Be Bad" episode of ITBR Rewatches the iconic "Smash" 2012 American TV show! Hosted by Christian Garcia (Host of That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema). Elizabeth Winder, the writer of...

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 ⁠ It's 1982 and you're eager to attend the Barnard Conference on Sexuality, in NYC, but when you arrive you're met with a multitude of anti-p*rn feminists picketing the event! This cultural moment ignited the start...

Ronnie Jr. from the Randomly Ronnie Jr. show joined me to recap "Queer as Folk" episode eight, but we got into a riveting discussion after Ronnie asked me whether I would support an LGBTQ celebrity even if they put their foot in their mouth (Todrick Hall anyone)? This sparked such a nuanced discussion concerning cancel culture and Reality TV controversies. Why were people surprised about...

Want to listen to this episode AD FREE? Go to www.patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom to learn more. Hey, true crime friends! There is no News Update this week, but we are focusing on the murder of University of Kentucky grad, Michael Turpin. Shortly after graduating, Michael Turpin married his college sweetheart. Unable to give up her party girl lifestyle, Michael’s wife ran through their money fast...

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 Ronnie Jr. from the Randomly Ronnie Jr. show (on YouTube) enters the ITBR again to talk all about QAF with Dr. Andrew Rimby! Ronnie opens up about how nervous he was to sit down with Andrew since this series explores such vulner...

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon for only $5 a month!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ Dr. Ryan Donovan, Assistant Professor of Theater Studies at Duke University, enters the ITBR to discuss Broadway's complicated history with LGBTQ+ representation and different sized bodies. Right away they both gush over their mutual love for Betty Buckle...

Welcome to a very special end of 2023 ITBR episode as we ring in 2024 with you all! Dr. Andrew Rimby (host/director of ITBR) is joined with Mary DiPipi (host of True Crime in Academia) to recap all...yes all...of their 2023 episodes. Get a pen and pencil, or your phone will suffice, to jot down which eps you need to listen to. And there are many arts and culture (books, movies, and TV shows) recom...

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon for only $10 a month!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ Scholar, Professor, and Rhetorician, Dr. Travis A. Rountree enters the ITBR to discuss episode 7, "Smells Like Codependence" of the iconic “Queer as Folk” 2000 American TV show! On this episode Travis shares his fondness for the characters and says,...

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon for only $5 a month!  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ Author, Occupational Therapist and Proud Late Bloomer, Melissa Giberson, enters the ITBR to discuss her latest novel "Late Bloomer: Finding My Authentic Self at Midlife” where she narrates her own coming out story which starts with a woman who she ca...