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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomWhat You Haven't Been Taught about Native American History and Philosophy with Dr. Andrea Sullivan-Clarke
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…
Ivory Tower Boiler RoomOur Thoughts on Wicked: Part One!
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…
Ivory Tower Boiler RoomEpisode 3: Teaching the Humanities in the 21st Century with Professor Karen Galli
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomGregory Maguire Talks About His Bestselling Novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West!
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…
Ivory Tower Boiler RoomWhat Makes a Great Slasher and Our Review of I Know What You Did Last Summer with Matthew R. Corr
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomOutrunning the Closet and Coming of Age with American TV Writer and Producer Jon Kinnally
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 117: Ed Gein Part 2
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomThe Hollywood Closeting System: Traveling Back to 2005 with Celia Laskey
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomHow to Alleviate Existential Dread and Anxiety...Write a Dystopian Novel? with author Jonathan Parks-Ramage
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomBroadway Nation: How Immigrant, Jewish, Queer, and Black Artists Invented The Broadway Musical with David Armstrong
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 116: Ed Gein Part 1
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Ivory Tower Boiler Room"Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up," A Sunset Boulevard TikTok Watch Party
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomQueer Literature In The Era of Anti-Intellectualism with Frank Pizzoli
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomEmpathy and the Human Condition with Laury A. Egan
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomEpisode 2: Teaching the Humanities in the 21st Century with Dr. Angela Weisl
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 115: What Jennifer Did
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomEpisode 1: Teaching the Humanities in the 21st Century with Dr. Susanna Rich
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomEscaping Death in Horror Films with Padraic Maroney
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomLet's Call Her Barbie with Renee Rosen
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 114: College Freshman Solves Cold Case
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTalking All Things Disco, Witches, and Fire Island with Blair Fell
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomThe First Homosexuals with Dr. Jonathan D. Katz
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomMovies That Made Us Gay: Into the Woods
I was recently invited on the podcast Movies That Made Us Gay which features the dynamic co-hosts Peter and Scott. You can listen to the rest of the…
Ivory Tower Boiler RoomQueer Male Modern Intimacy and Relationships with Manuel Betancourt
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomA Special Tony Awards Episode Featuring Our Reactions to the Wicked and Kiss of the Spider Woman Trailers
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 113: Richard Speck- The Nursing Student Killer
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomThere’s No Place Like Home! Chatting about the Wonderful Wizard of Oz Universe with Professors Dina Schiff Massachi and Mark I. West
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomThe Creative Writing Scene in Miami and Meditating on Love and Loss with Rochelle Weinstein
I just came back from my first time ever in Miami with my fiancé, and I thought why not re-air my thrilling conversation with Miami based writer Rochelle…
Ivory Tower Boiler RoomFrom Stage to Screen: What Did We Think of the Wicked Film?
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomFrom Suburban New Jersey to Christopher Street: A Young Guy Coming-of-Age in 1978 with writer Robert Raasch
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 112: The Murder of Mollie Tibbetts
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomITBR Reviews Broadway: Is SMASH a Hit? (featuring Angela Catsaros, Christian Garcia, and Andrew Rimby)
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomA Review of Luca Guadagnino’s Queer Film & The Double-Edged Sword of Being a Gay Author
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomWhen Did the LGBT Movement Begin? A G&LR Conversation with Richard Schneider Jr.
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomThat Ol' Gay Classic Cinema: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The following is an excerpt from my friend Christian's podcast called That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema. This month we are discussing Walt Disney's Masterpiece of a…
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So You Want to Start a Podcast?
The following conversation is from the Faculty Matters podcast hosted by Dr. Mary Balkun, Professor of English and Founding Director of the Center for Faculty…
Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 111: The Murder of Mackenzie Leuck
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomThe Vampire Figure in Literature and Film with Drs. Elizabeth Lewis and Robin Werner
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomThe Gilded Age Recap with Dr. Sheila Liming
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 110: Death in the Dorms Season 2- Latasha Norman
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomRacial Anxiety and Surveillance in American Gothic Lit and Pop Culture with Dr. Kelly Ross
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomMarilyn Monroe's Real Life Drama and the Fictional Bombshell Musical! Recapping SMASH Episode 2 with Christian Garcia
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomA Marilyn Monroe Musical? Recapping SMASH Episode 1 with Christian Garcia
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomGregory Maguire Talks about the Inspiration Behind Wicked and His New Novel Elphie (Live at Barnes and Noble)
On March 26th, I had the privilege and pleasure of meeting Gregory Maguire in real life! I've had Gregory on the podcast twice so this was a dream come true…
Ivory Tower Boiler RoomIs Queer as Folk Still Relevant Today? Recapping QAF S1Ep13 with film producer Jonathan Yaskoff
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 109: Death in the Dorms Season 2- Patrick Moffly
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(ITBR Archive) Queer Desire, Trauma, and Jewish Identity with author Aaron Hamburger
Originally Aired on Jan. 16th, 2022: Aaron Hamburger, writer of Nirvana Is Here, talks with Andrew about how he approached writing a novel that explores Queer…
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Fiancé Reactions: The Gilded Age
Presenting the first ever Fiancé Reactions podcast episode where Lawrence and I talk about what we're watching and our authentic reactions!Follow ITBR on…
Ivory Tower Boiler RoomRemembering Felice Picano: One of the Founders of the Modern Gay Movement
In honor of Felice Picano's gay literary legacy, I would like to re-feature my conversation with him that happened in April 2024. May you rest well Felice and…
Ivory Tower Boiler RoomThe Gay and Lesbian Review: The Pansy Craze, Mark Twain Bottom Shaming, and Sodomy in Louis XIV's Court! Talking to Writers Margaret Vandenburg, William Benemann, and Laurence Senelick
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomIdentifying, Escaping, and Healing from Toxic and Manipulative People with Vanessa Reiser (a Narcissistic Abuse and Cult Expert)
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 108: Death in the Dorms Season 2- Max Gruver
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomWill You Accept This Rose? Shakespeare, Romance, and Witchcraft with Mary McMyne (author of A Rose By Any Other Name)
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomAuthor Interview: Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant with Curtis Chin
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 107: Death in the Dorms Season 2- Marlin Barnes
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 106: Death in the Dorms Season 2- Hayley Anderson
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 105: Death in the Dorms, Season 2- Jenna Burleigh
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Ivory Tower Boiler Room“The Most Interesting Gay Stories to Me Are the Ones That Aren’t Necessarily Gay” Broadway & Film in the 60s, 70s, & 80s with Theater Critic Frank Rizzo
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomIconic Showmances and the Power of Queer Storytelling as a Broadway Creator and Novelist with Chad Beguelin
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Ivory Tower Boiler RoomTrue Crime in Academia Episode 104: Lorena Bobbitt
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