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Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Alexandra Ammon Parthun is here! Today is an incredibly special episode of the ITBR because For the Love of The Quest has been released today! If you've ever wondered what the fusion between an Arthurian tale and sapphic romance looked like: this is the book for you!Alexandra's creative mind is sharp and intuitive, and she provided a lovely conversation covering the contents of her new book and the creative process around it! You'll hear it from Alexandra herself; never give up! If you're ever working hard creatively and are unsure about finding your audience, as long as you just keep creating you will be bound to find success eventually! Alexandra clued us in on how she was told she wouldn't be published without a larger social media presence and proved those people wrong!Go check out For The Love of The Quest and learn more about Alexandra on her site linked below!https://www.alexandraammonparthun.com/-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomTo subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----It's a brand-new episode of Teaching the Humanities! I'm joined by co-hosts Jan Balakian and Ameenah McKiethen with special guest Professor Deanna Venezio! Today's episode highlighted an engaging talk on classroom distractions among Gen Z students and how many are forthcoming on their disdain for their cell phones.What got them here and what can we do to accommodate/learn alongside them? Our chat with Professor Deanna Venezio is an engaging look into that question!Sit back, relax and let's get those attention spans going!You can find out more about Deanna here: linkedin.com/in/deanna-venezio-48b121179-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomTo subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----It's a full house on today's episode of the ITBR! I'm joined with Professors Meredith Aristone, Angela Weisl, Rachael Warmington, Stefanie Shapiro and Mary Balkun!Today, we cover our thoughts on Rachel Adams' The New Empire of AI: The Future of Global Inequality and go in depth on where we agree/disagree with AI's place in the world.Something we all agreed on was that women will be the driving force in AI resistance! Check out Rachel Adam's The New Empire of AI: The Future of Global Inequality down below!https://www.wiley.com/en-us/shop/general-sociology/the-new-empire-of-ai-the-future-of-global-inequality-p-9781509553105"Not only is AI built on an unequal global system of power, it stands poised to entrench existing inequities, further consolidating a new age of empire.AI's impact on inequality will not be experienced in poorer countries only: it will be felt everywhere."-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomTo subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----It's a full house in the ITBR! Jeremy C. Fox, Randy Blakely, James Cahill & Ignacio Darnaude join me from the Gay and Lesbian Review! For any new viewers, the G&LR is a bimonthly magazine of history, culture, and politics targeting an educated readership of LGBT people, and their allies that publishes essays in a wide range of disciplines as well as reviews of books, movies, and plays.Check out the July/August issue here: https://glreview.org/issue/issue-183/To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lr-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----We're celebrating the release of Jan Balakian, my friend and colleague's debut novella "The Twilight Swim"! It's an excellent summer read and is just in time for all of the current discussion about Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" since Jan was inspired by epic tales like "The Odyssey" when crafting her narrative. The story centers on an aunt and her niece deciding to swim across the Hudson River from Fort Lee to Manhattan, and along the way they encounter mythical beings and learn major life lessons! It was also so wonderful to be joined with Jan's childhood friend and illustrator of her novella, Robin Lehovitis! You can get your hands on "The Twilight Swim" here: https://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Swim-Jan-Balakian/dp/B0H66R6ZJ6-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomTo subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Sci-Fi author D.A. Murray is here! Her smash hit Dominion Ascension follows the wild premise of biochemical warfare rendering men infertile and cognitively impaired. What happens when technology is used to shape the reality of an entire population and flips the social balance between men and women? You'll have to read to find out!D.A. Murray also provided an insightful conversation regarding A.I. and how it's entirely possible for it to be used to take care of our "junk work" so that we can spend time living fruitful lives and doing what we actually want to do on a day-to-day basis. Check out D.A. Murray and Dominion Ascension down below!https://damurrayofficial.com/dominion-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Sci-Fi author Nicholas Casbarro is joining us today on ITBR! We discussed the debut of his book series Vitalerium! As a student of regenerative medicine, he gained the inspiration to create the fictional world of this vast, multi-planet society that uses the exotic material vitalerium to enable warp travel.Many of the novel's core themes surround the overcorrection of political power and the ramifications of the pendulum swinging too far in either direction. The protagonist and vessel of the story is Roman Matthews: a morally gray mercenary who's paving his way to be a future mythological hero...Check out Nicholas Casbarro's website and the link to Vitalerium down below!https://vitaleriumseries.com/-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
I'm back from my bachelor party, and I can't wait for the upcoming podcast episodes, including ones on contemporary science fiction, the crises going on in higher education, and my Gay and Lesbian Review magazine friends come back on to talk about the July/August theme on artists and how their surroundings influence their queer artwork! In the meantime, check out the most recent episodes on the YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroom
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Author of the novel Moderation Elaine Castillo is here! We had a super informative talk about the leaps and bounds moderation has made on the internet since its conception in the 90's. What's it like moderating the internet now that it's designed to keep people addicted or depressed?Do tech oligarchs use similar exploitive labor practices that we've seen used by white imperialist nations throughout history? These are the loaded questions we discuss here on ITBR so tune in and check out Elaine Castillo and her new novel Moderation down below!Girlie Delmundo is the greatest content moderator in the world, and despite the setbacks of financial crises, climate catastrophe, and a global pandemic, she's going places: she's getting a promotion... Despite the isolation that virtual reality requires from colleagues, friends, and family, the unbelievable perks of her new job mean she can solve a lot of her family's problems with money and mobility...But when she meets William Cheung, Playground's wry, reticent co-founder (now Chief Product Officer) and slowly unearths some of his secrets, and finds herself somehow falling in love, she'll learn that history might be impossible to moderate and the future utterly impossible to control.Elaine CastilloModeration by Elaine Castillo: 9780593489680 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Author Luke McQuillan has joined us on ITBR! We had an enticing conversation spanning from 1930's queer history to our modern-day administration and how easy it can be to fall into the rabbit hole on writing queer suffering and anxieties when the choice to write on joy is right there.Luke opened up on how American politics eroded his mental health which led him to write his debut musical novel Love in the Light. Set in 1939, the musical novel follows ship navigator Alfred Hearn and lighthouse keeper James Spencer. You guessed it, sparks are gonna fly between these two!Get to know more about Luke McQuillan and check out his musical novel down below!Characters break out into song on the page in this cozy musical novel about finding love and finding your way. QR codes throughout the book let you listen to the songs as you read for an immersive, musical experience. The remote lighthouse could be the perfect harbor for a forbidden romance to flourish. If only the shipping company they both work for didn't have other plans for it. If they lose the safety of the lighthouse, what would it mean for their blossoming relationship? With James by his side, Alfred must finally face navigating the rockiest sea of all: his own life. https://www.lukemcquillan.com/booksFollow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Mario Elias is here! To cap off an exciting and rich pride month, I'm joined by author Mario Elias who provided such a moving and deep conversation on his own experiences like his queer identity and how his family accepted him for who he was regardless of their Catholic faith.There's always been some kind of abrasion between various religions and the LGBTQ+ community, which makes today's episode with Mario such an intriguing one: we get to hear what it's like to be accepted by a religious family rather than the usual rejection on a mass scale.Mario's new novel Beloved Disciples is out now! Beloved Disciples is a Gothic horror-infused ghost story exploring the decay of devotion into obsession, set in a fictional Caribbean city. It's dreamy, intense and sure to fuel the fire for any reader out there.Check out the link below to check it out and learn more about Mario Elias!With prose “that reverberates with heartfelt intensity, blurring the line between the erotic and the tender, the dreamlike and the real” (Saleem Haddad, Guapa), Elías' debut novel celebrates the intensity of first love, the endurance of devotion, and the search for found familyhttps://www.kindasuper.com/beloved-disciples-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----What a special summer treat since Stan Zimmerman, writer of "The Brady Bunch" movies, "Golden Girls," "Gilmore Girls," and "Roseanne" (just to name a few) joins me on the podcast! Stan offers his writing philosophy, which he learned on "The Golden Girls" that humor must be character-driven not just "jokey jokes." In his opinion, this is why the sitcoms that he worked on created such timeless relatable comedy. When Stan has the opportunity to teach the younger generation, he always discusses how a career in Hollywood requires a "show hat" for creative work and a "business hat" for resilience! Remember, at the end of the day it is called show business. Stan reveals so many behind the scenes stories of how "The Brady Bunch" movies came to be, including his decision to have RuPaul read for the part of Mrs. Cummings. He also answers why Carol Brady is always pouring so much sugar into her coffee, and the origin of the "Sure, Jan" scene which has now taken on its own Gen Z afterlife on TikTok! To read more about Stan's work, including his book "The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore" head to his website: https://zimmermanstan.com/Follow Stan on TikTok and Instagram @zimmermanstan-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Friend of the show Rasheed Newson is here! His new book There's Only One Sin in Hollywood is out now! The novel deconstructs the studio system's star-making machine and the complex, non-tortured lives of closeted figures. If you're a lover of the noir, erotic and mysterious then you'll have to check this one out ASAP!We had an incredibly rich conversation on some of the dividing lines between black/white artists in Hollywood and how the industry standards bend based on who the stars are in their racial identity.Check out the link below to learn more about Rasheed Newson and his novel There's Only One Sin in Hollywoodhttps://www.rasheednewson.com/-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----We have quite the guest on for this integral episode of ITBR... Julie Averill is here! She's the former Chief Information Officer (CIO) for none other than lululemon with a huge bandwidth of knowledge concerning A.I and our workplaces.Julie's found that as A.I. automates technical tasks, human skills like EQ, communication, and leading through ambiguity become the key differentiator for successful leaders.How did we get here and what comes next? With nearly 50% of Gen Z opposing A.I. initiatives, there's seemingly a split in its development that tech companies may not have anticipated.Julie Averill's book Chief Impact Officer covering her time growing luluemon is out now! Check out the links below to learn more about Julie and give her book a read!Chief Impact Officer — Julie AverillChief Impact Officer: Real transformation comes from human―not just artificial―intelligence: Averill, Julie: 9798993755380: Amazon.com: BooksAbout Julie Averill-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Sahil Mehta joins us for another Pride Month episode of ITBR! He shared his incredible personal journey and immigration to the United States and how the lack of social pressure allowed him to explore his sexuality and come out as gay. He has a novel out right now! It's titled Love, Loss and Lost Causes and explores the complexities of queer love through Ravi's choice between two imperfect partners: Usman, a closeted Indian man, and Adam, an openly non-monogamous American.This is a fantastic episode for anyone looking to learn about the global queer experience! Check out Sahil Mehta's novel Love, Loss and Lost Causes down below!https://sahildmehta.com/writing/Follow Sahil on Instagram @sahildmehta_writing-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Pride month trudges on full steam ahead with special guest Dr. Angela Jones of Stony Brook University! Angela is Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Jones's research interests include sexualities; sex work; Black feminist theory and methods; trans studies; and African American political thought and protest! We had an engaging conversation on how over-centralizing queer sexual spaces with predominantly white bodies and voices can hinder the movement to normalize sex and queer love in America. Angela's book Sex In Public is out right now! Check out the link below to show them your support and dive into an incredible read!https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/angela-jones/sex-in-public/9781541605435/Follow Angela on Instagram @angelajwriterWant to know more about Angela? Click here: https://drangelajones.com/"Sex in Public offers a revolutionary new paradigm for understanding sexuality. Sex is never strictly personal, but relentlessly social, shaped by power relations, and possessing outsized power of its own. To make this case, Jones charts the inner and interrelated workings of our desires, behaviors, identities, relationships, and communities".-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
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 them there and whose politics are genuine or facetious to "earn points".Lovell has a rollercoaster ride of a novel called "Book of Luke" out now! What makes this book so special? Well... it's centered entirely around a reality TV show! Lovell's distinct choice of choosing reality television over "the real world" makes for an incredibly compelling and unique reading experience.Here's the link to "The Book of Luke": https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lovell-holder/the-book-of-luke/9781538770153/Follow Lovell on Instagram @lovell.holderFollowing the car accident that ended his football career and left his body scarred, twenty-two-year-old Luke Griffin joins the cast of Endeavor, a new competition-based reality show that pits the tabloids' darlings against one another in tasks of endurance and problem solving. At first, he thrives, effortlessly forming friendships and even a romantic relationship that he thinks will last a lifetime. But Luke has aspirations far bigger than the show's million-dollar prize, and soon a series of betrayals leads to irreversible tragedy, changing the course of his and his fellow contestants' lives forever.-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
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 open about his sexual life through his poetry. His debut poetry collection "Worth Burning" will be linked below!We speak in depth on avoiding both pure fantasy and traditional erotica in favor of poetry that integrates sensuality with other weighty subjects like abuse, loss, and grief. Tune in to hear everything that Mickie has to offer and check out his debut poetry collection down below!https://www.mickiekennedy.com/worth-burning-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
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 queer literary history at authors like E.F. Benson who famously signaled queerness in literature in the early 20th century.Queer literary history isn't taught on a broad scale, which is why we took the time to discuss and learn the importance of those who came before us. Linked below are each guest's articles that are each an incredible read. Check out the link's below and show our friends at G&LR some support!Sasha Garwood: E. F. Benson's Lost Romance - The Gay & Lesbian ReviewMatthew Frye-Castillo: On the “Gays Who Kill” Subgenre - The Gay & Lesbian ReviewDomenic DeSocio:Christopher Street Hits Fifty - The Gay & Lesbian ReviewJeremy C. Fox:Pride Issue: Homo Litterarius - The Gay & Lesbian Review-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
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 informative and humorous podcast "Queer History 101" that he co-hosts with performer Peppermint (who should return to The Traitors, but that's a conversation for another episode)! Peppermint and Hugh work so well together because Peppermint is an expert at the current political moment for trans and queer folks, which balances Hugh's slightly more introverted (his terminology haha) historical research. Definitely listen to it after hearing our conversation! We discuss how Hugh's book combines personal memoir with cultural history and how his cover (featuring an ancient Greek statue and cassette tape) represents the analog to digital transition that happens from the 1990s to the early 2000s. The 90s was the last pre-digital era, and Hugh argues that 90s nostalgia among Gen Z and millennials stems primarily from remembering a time before we all were living in a constant age of connectivity (when everyone had their cell phones on them at all times). Hugh talks about what it was like growing up in the 90s where queer life existed in physical spaces like the gayborhood (featuring bars, bookstores, and clubs). What can we learn from Hugh's book about how to live in a digital world while also recognizing the importance of physical spaces? You can get Hugh's book here: https://www.hughryan.org/Follow Hugh on Instagram @hughoryan-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
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 passion to amplify and spread awareness about why the arts matter. You may know Amie because of her book "We Need Your Art" and her inspiring mission "to dismantle the limiting narrative surrounding creatives so that we may each become the Artists the world needs us to be." I especially love using her TedTalk video about the power of arts and culture in my college classroom and having my students listen to her podcast "Unpublished" (which she co-hosts with her writer husband James). Not only will you take away so much creative artistic advice from this conversation, but you'll also learn about Amie's passion for Tudor London, especially her love for William Shakespeare. This love for all things Renaissance England inspired her queer historical mystery novel "To Kill a Queen" which follows Jack, a former criminal now a detective, who is investigating an assassination attempt on Queen Elizabeth I. You can purchase Amie's books here: https://www.amiemcnee.com/Follow her on Instagram @inspiredtowrite-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
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 Movie."With behind-the-scenes insight from cast, creators, and crew, as well as analysis from other experts in the horror genre, YFSM explores how the movies' special blend of gruesome violence and humorous self-awareness rewrote the slasher playbook"Scream is my husband's favorite horror movie, which made this episode of ITBR so exciting! Ashley tells us all about things we'd NEVER know about Scream's production... as well as how the film's concept is even scarier in the age of tech and smartphones!Wanna know more about Ashley, Your Favorite Horror Movie and all things Scream? Check out Ashley's website linked below!https://ashleycullins.com/yfsm/-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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.On today's episode, Mike gives us some insight on his writing process, his biggest horror inspirations and how real-life fears on the horrors that others can do can be incorporated into your art and literature.Wanna know more about Mike Bockoven and check out all of his thrilling novels? Check out the link below!MIKE BOCKOVEN | The Official Site of the Author-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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 conversation on her latest novel Jenny Kidd and what kind of obstacles authors may face in publication in the modern day.With melting attention spans and political undermining of the arts, who's to say how the literature world will look in just a few years? As Laury and I say in today's episode: there's always hope!Want to get to know more about Laury and check out her expansive collection of work? Check out the link below!LAURY A. EGAN - Home-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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 struggles, desires, warmth and pain all bleed into his poetry in a truly cohesive and masterful way!He's been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards and the International Latino Book Awards, has had his work appear in Best American Poetry and numerous other publications. He is currently working on a memoir and a screenplay based on his novel Christ-LikeWanna know more about Manuel and check out his expansive poetry collection alongside Still, We Are Sacred ? Check out the links below!-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Think your story doesn't matter? Author Willie Carver Jr. believes that "each of us has a story that can help contribute to the complexity of all of us...."When Willie uses writing prompts to unlock his story, "they're almost always body related." That's because he thinks "the truth of things is already in your body." On this episode, Willie shares a prompt that will help you discover what your body already knows. He also discusses his new book, Tore All to Pieces; why learning to write is like learning a foreign language; and more.About Willie Carver Jr.Willie Carver Jr. is a youth advocate, Kentucky Teacher of the Year, and the author of Gay Poems for Red States, a recipient of awards from Stonewall, American Library Association, World Pride, Read Appalachia, Whippoorwill, and Book Riot. His fragmented novel, Tore All to Pieces, was published in March 2026 by the University Press of Kentucky.Willie's writing has been published in textbooks, anthologies, and journals, including Testament, Discarded, Rural and Outrooted, Appalachian Journal, Southern Humanities, Louisville Review, Another Chicago, Harbor, Smoky Blue Literary, Miracle Monocle, Good River Review, Salvation South, and Gay & Lesbian Review.
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... Jennifer O'Callaghan!Jennifer's latest book, REAR WINDOW: The Making of a Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age is a must read for anybody who's either already a fan of Hitchcock or eager to dive into the fascinating story of the legendary director who was decades ahead of his time.Get to know more about Jennifer O'Callaghan and check out her book down below!https://delbourgo.com/ocallaghan/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790118/rear-window-by-jennifer-ocallaghan/-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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 a means to garner attention rather than use it to spread a strong, genuine message.The world of musical theatre is no different. The patriarchy is no stranger to digging its claws into everything, so how does it affect the world of theatre?Do you agree that feminism is often bastardized as a means to sell a product? Tune in and hear everything that Stacey Wolf and Paige Allen have to offer!Click the links below to check out more from Stacey and Paige!Stacy Wolf | Effron Center for the Study of AmericaAbout — PAIGE ELIZABETH ALLEN-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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 AndersenOur Sponsors:To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe, and enterpromo code ITBR50 to receive 50% off any print or digital subscription. Followthem on IG, @theglreview.Follow That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema on IG, @thatolgayclassiccinema andlisten here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-ol-gay-classic-cinema/id1652125150Follow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom,TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, andX, @IvoryBoilerRoom!Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Host and Director),Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Christian Garcia (Social Media Intern)Sources:https://www.usmagazine.com/crime-news/news/jodi-arias-seeking-new-counsel-after-being-found-guilty-of-murder/https://people.com/where-is-jodi-arias-now-travis-alexander-murder-7507046https://allthatsinteresting.com/jodi-arias-nowhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Travis_Alexanderhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/4o0uD1mvW2HWilXAQoStZj?si=_Ot48t5MTeGiSwtj51ahjg
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 Rivalry, it only felt right to share our discussion on Queer as Folk! Sit back, relax and grab some popcorn... this one's a fun one!Do gay men think about sex every nine seconds? We're introduced to what will become one of the rockiest, heartwarming, and transformative relationships in TV history, Brian and Justin. What do we think about that moment when they first lock eyes? Then, we dissect the difference in age between Brian and Justin, and the beautiful friendship trio that is Michael, Emmett, and Ted. Make sure you rewatch all of the episodes with us on Showtime: https://www.sho.com/queer-as-folk/sea...Follow Christian on Instagram, @bookaholic_221 and his podcast, @thatolgayclassiccinema. Listen to his podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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 writing has impacted him along with the global differences in gay-bashing and accepting sex workers in daily life.Wanna learn more about Dallas Robertson? Check out the link below!Dallas Robertson - VICTORIA PARK, WA, Australia (279 books)-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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 boy for an older man went on for over a decade, which is written about in detail in his memoir Afterlife of a Kept Boy which you can check out down below!Afterlife of a Kept Boy: Corvino, Dale: 9781949540529: Amazon.com: BooksTo learn more about Dale Corvino and keep up with him and his work, make sure to tune into his blog!Dale Corvino – Author's blog collecting publications and media.-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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 Review | GL Review | Magazine | HistoryJeremy and Eric provided an incredible conversation surrounding the paradox-like nature of the Victorian Era and how the term homosexuality derives from it- yet it's the same era that implements the earliest stages of the closet and staying "DL".Promiscuity, marriage standards and sexuality repression/expression have evolved drastically since the Victorian Era. So tune in and hear all the juicy analysis of this rich time in literature and history!-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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 incredible conversation here on ITBR!Whether it be his own experiences living as a queer man in the Middle East or clearing up common misconceptions in the Western world, this conversation will definitely teach you something new! Countries like the United Arab Emirates and Yemen have vastly different perspectives on sexuality, which Gaar breaks down for us as well as the many queer spaces that have flourished in the Middle East!Wanna learn more about Gaar Adams and Guest Privileges? Check out the link below!https://www.gaaradams.com/-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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 to combine the two into her debut novel Cousins.We go all into Cousins and the THRILLING aspects of it that make it so unique in gangster media. On a global level, Nancy provided a fantastic conversation and outlook on the intergenerational differences between Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X.Cousins is available now! Check out the link below to give this gangster-fueled page-turner a try!Cousins - The BookChristopher and Giuseppe are more like brothers than cousins. They spent their summers every year at the Jersey shore. They come from a strong Italian family from New Jersey, that has a history of mob related relatives. Chris and Gee's parents are not part of that world and want to keep their families as far away as possible from that life. Chris and his sister, Suzy, work extremely hard and have learned great work ethics from their parents. Gee, however, has had everything handed to him and is only interested in his physique and screwing women. Chris is in a passionate, long-term relationship with Nicole, who is a successful Essex County Prosecutor. -----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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 Dimitri's powerful messages that make his story become clearer. The Justice System in America has been unjust for generations, and Dimitri's story is a prime example of highlighting those faults.Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts or producers.-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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/ivorytowerboilerroomIn the premiere episode of Biased Justice, I'm joined by Mary DiPipi of True Crime in Academia to unpack the first chapter of Biased Justice, the manuscript written by Dimitri Rozenman about his wrongful conviction.Dimitri recounts the legal chaos that followed his overturned conviction—including being abandoned by multiple attorneys and ultimately forced to represent himself in a system stacked against defendants without resources. He reflects on his lifelong love of literature, the influence of the Alfred Dreyfus affair, and why writing became his final tool for survival and truth.The conversation expands into a sharp critique of the U.S. criminal justice system—examining prosecutorial power, evidence control, and systemic bias—while contrasting it with more impartial models abroad. Above all, Dimitri explains why telling his story matters: to expose injustice, push for reform, and reclaim a voice he hopes might one day reach his daughters.Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts or producers.Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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 of Hollywood stars taking the stage.It's more important than ever before to pursue self-fulfillment... so if you wanna be an erotic author but you're worried about the public stigma? This is the episode for you!Check out the link below to check out Christian, his socials and books!Christian Pan| Kindle Book Promotion-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----This is an episode truly like no other, as I'm joined by spiritual guru, author and long-time universal truth-seeker: Harrison Viers Newberry. Never before have we had such extensive discussion on the increasingly real possibility that we may not be alone in the universe...From UFOs to lizard beings sent here thousands of years ago only to return in 2008... this one is a heck of a rabbit hole deep dive! Harrison also brings it back to the soul and self; and the importance of maintaining a strong spiritual balance.To learn more about Harrison and to check out his books, click the link below!https://www.amazon.com/stores/Harrison-Viers-Newberry/author/B0CR4CKWMW-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Marie Rutkoski is here! The author of 2025's most irresistibly charming and hopeful queer novel Ordinary Love provided us with a great conversation here on ITBR, both going all in on her newest novel and giving us some insight on her perspective of the current state of the LGBTQ community under the current administration.Queer stories are often tied to tragedy, heartbreak or unrequited love. That trope has been turned on its head under Marie Rutkoski as she reminds the world that hopeful stories are necessary and are what get us through trying times– not only just relishing in the tragedy.Wanna learn more about Marie Rutkoski and Ordinary Love? Check out the link below!https://www.marierutkoski.com/-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Many academics yearn to be single-author scholars but are afraid that it simply will not be sustainable or possible. That's why Dr. Devoney Looser is joining me today! Devoney is a writer and professor at Arizona State University and a Jane Austen scholar. She goes in depth on how she was able to make her career work, tips for the next generation of scholars and the importance of Jane Austen! Her new book, Wild for Austen is out now!Wanna learn more about Devoney, Wild for Austen and so much more? Check out the links below!DEVONEY LOOSER - Devoney Looser, Professor of English, Jane Austen Scholar, & Roller Derby PlayerWild for Austen - DEVONEY LOOSERWild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed Jane (published in North America by St. Martin's Press, in the UK by Manchester University Press, and by Ultimo Press in Australia) honors and explores Austen's writings, life, and legacy, just in time for the celebration her 250th birthday on December 16. 2025. -----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Kiersten White is here! The author of the 2024 novel Lucy Undying among a plethora of New York Times best sellers goes all in on what it was like shaping her vision of Lucy from Dracula's story.Weaving a story with a modern and queer touch surrounded a character originally written over a century is no simple task. Kiersten reminds us how important it is to embody a queer story that doesn't have to end or revolve around pure tragedy: queer joy in media should be represented, too!Check out Lucy Undying and learn more about Kiersten down below!Lucy Undying by Kiersten White: 9780593724422 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksAbout Me — Kiersten White-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Want to listen to this episode AD FREE? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom to become a subscriber today!Hey, true crime friends. I'm back!In honor of Women's History Month, this episode explores the life- and brutal murder- of Dian Fossey. A fearless conservationist who dedicated her life to protecting mountain gorillas, Fossey's legacy is undeniable, but her death remains shrouded in mystery.Theme Song: Pisces by Anne Sophie AndersenOur Sponsors:To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe, and enterpromo code ITBR50 to receive 50% off any print or digital subscription. Followthem on IG, @theglreview.Follow That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema on IG, @thatolgayclassiccinema andlisten here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-ol-gay-classic-cinema/id1652125150Head to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher,for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off yourbroadviewpress.com order.Follow them on IG, @broadviewpress.Follow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom,TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, andX, @IvoryBoilerRoom!Sources:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dian-Fosseyhttps://www.biography.com/scientists/dian-fosseyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dian_Fossey
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Re-release time! I'm visiting Salem, Massachusetts for the Society for the Study of the American Gothic and figured this would be a great episode to put out again to a fresh audience!From its European roots, the gender differences in witchcraft accusation and persecution, along with reparations for those affected, are just a few topics we get into in this conversation! ----Andrew and guest co-host, Gail Crowther are joined by Stacy Schiff, author of The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra. Stacy discusses why the Salem Witch Trials happened and why they are so relevant in today's social and political climate. To read more about Stacy Schiff, check out her website! https://www.stacyschiff.com/-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Clarence A. Haynes is author of the urban fantasy novel The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery (Legacy Lit) and co-author of the acclaimed YA Afrofuturist series Nubia: The Awakening and The Reckoning (Delacorte Press), written with actor/producer Omar Epps. He is also author of the nonfiction work The Legacy of Jim Crow (Penguin Workshop), published as part of the True History series for middle-grade readers.On today's episode I'm joined by none other than Clarence A. Haynes! Carrying just as much energy as his infinitely thrilling novel The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery, Clarence brought an incredibly enticing conversation to the table where we get to hear everything that inspired his writing, the myriad of characters in his novel and the importance of queer representation in media.I wish I could tell you more about the book but that's for you to find out! So, what are you waiting for? You literally won't be able to put this book down once it's yours!Get to know more about Clarence and check out The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery down below!Clarence A. Haynes — Wave LiteraryThe Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery: A Novel: Haynes, Clarence A.: 9781538768518: Amazon.com: Books------Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Olivia Wolfgang-Smith is the author of the novels Mutual Interest (2025) and Glassworks, which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Apple, and Good Housekeeping. She is a 2024 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Fiction!Joining me on ITBR today is Olivia Wolfgang-Smith! The author of the critically acclaimed Mutual Interest weighs in on the importance of differentiating self-care and what the beauty industry wants from you as a consumer. Mutual Interest holds a plethora of characters all with different relationships with the world of beauty, self-care and queer identity that anyone can either see themselves in or enjoy!Wanna know more about Olivia Wolfgang-Smith and Mutual Interest? Check out the link below!About — Olivia Wolfgang-Smith-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Mary Balkun is Professor of English and Founding Director of the Center for Faculty Development at Seton Hall University and American Literature Scholar! Joining Ameenah and me today on ITBR: Teaching the Humanities is Dr. Mary Balkun! On today's episode, Mary has incredibly insightful advice for anyone struggling to balance work, school, and their personal life. Student life has evolved to be more time-strenuous than ever before, so be sure to tune in for helpful tips from Mary! The American education system and broad curriculum that students must endure has killed their passion for knowledge. Along with A.I. gradually deteriorating critical thinking, what does that mean for the future of teaching the humanities? Mary gives us plenty of insight and hope on how we can make changes in the near future so that children and college students alike can learn in an education system that nurtures their learning experience!-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Stacy Wolf is a Professor of Theater at Princeton University and is one of America's foremost scholars on musical theater! On this week's episode of ITBR, Stacy Wolf is here! We share a conversation with some much-needed warmth in these trying times, along with the importance of attending the theater with like-minded individuals! Mental health is important, and while the world is seemingly on fire, a fantastic way to heal the spirit is to be surrounded by those with a shared interest!Stacy and I cover this year's radar for Broadway shows and some thoughts on Wicked: For Good, as well as the famous shows of the past and how social justice/theater intertwine! Tune in to hear all of Stacy's insightful thoughts and more!-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom-----Bill Hulseman joins me today on ITBR! Religion and sexuality have had an opposing relationship for thousands of years. Bill breaks down the confusing world of living with both a queer and religious identity. To be yourself and not pick any "sides" in your identity is what Bill has lived by since coming out in college.Being an advocate for Catholicism as a gay man, Bill reveals he's actually faced more backlash from queer spaces than Catholic ones. His personal journey has led him down a variety of paths that may be of help for any lost voices out there in need of guidance.Wanna know more about Bill Hulseman? Check out his latest book & his website down below!https://www.billhulseman.com/six-to-carry-the-casket-and-one-to-say-the-masshttps://www.billhulseman.com/-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
TRIGGER WARNING: Today's episode contains mentions of sexual assault, pedophilia, sex trafficking and violence.Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom------An award-winning author, public speaker, and former special victims prosecutor, Roger Canaff has devoted his legal career to the eradication of violence against women and children. Today on ITBR, I'm joined by none other than Roger Canaff. Roger's history on today's topics like potential AI sexual exploitation, predatory behavior patterns and of course; the Jeffrey Epstein Files makes for a heavy and informative conversation.In the era of information overload, mental health erosion and potentially being ruled by the very people who were trafficking women and children... how do we cope? Well, Roger believes it's within the self and in curating communities and safe places to thrive in and take care of your mental well-being.Wanna know more about Roger Canaff? Check out his website right here: Roger Canaff-----Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimbyBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroomThanks to our following sponsors! To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lrHead to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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