Ivory Tower Boiler Room

Feb 02 2025 380 ep. 56 mins 6

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True Crime in Academia Episode 107: Death in the Dorms Season 2- Marlin Barnes

Feb 02 2025 38 mins

Want to listen to this episode AD FREE? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom to become a subscriber today! Hey, true crime friends! The next case in the Hulu and ABC docuseries, Death in the Dorms, is the murder of University of Miami student and rising star linebacker, Marlin Barnes. On April 13, 1996, Marlin Barnes and his friend Timwankia Lumpkins went out to a party at the

True Crime in Academia Episode 106: Death in the Dorms Season 2- Hayley Anderson

Jan 19 2025 44 mins

Want to listen to this episode AD FREE? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom and become a subscriber today! Hey, true crime friends! This week we are looking at the next case in the Death in the Dorms series on Hulu- the murder of Binghamton University nursing student, Hayley Anderson. After missing a friend's poetry reading, Hayley's friends grew concerned and tried t

True Crime in Academia Episode 105: Death in the Dorms, Season 2- Jenna Burleigh

Jan 12 2025 37 mins

Want to listen to this episode AD FREE? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom to become a subscriber today! Hey, true crime friends. We are kicking off 2025 by covering the Hulu Original Series- Death in the Dorm, season 2. In this first episode, we learn about the murder of Temple University junior, Jenna Burleigh. Jenna disappeared the night after meeting some friends at a bar

“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

Dec 31 2024 63 mins

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ I always love when a Gay and Lesbian Review (G&LR) contributor comes onto the ITBR, and you're all in for such a gay culture tre

Iconic Showmances and the Power of Queer Storytelling as a Broadway Creator and Novelist with Chad Beguelin

Dec 25 2024 62 mins

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Presenting a really special holiday Broadway episode with Chad Beguelin who recently wrote his first novel called Showmance! Showmance

True Crime in Academia Episode 104: Lorena Bobbitt

Dec 22 2024 28 mins

Want to listen to this episode AD FREE? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom to become a subscriber today! Hey, true crime friends! This week we are talking about a complicated and nuanced case that hit the media by storm- the attack of John Wayne Bobbitt by his wife, Lorena Bobbitt. While the media focused on the salacious aspects of this case, they completely ignored the dark

Reading Gregory Maguire's Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (an ITBR Book Club Episode)

Dec 19 2024 89 mins

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ As a special holiday season episode, here's our book club discussion about Gregory Maguire's novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wick

True Crime in Academia Episode 103: Aileen Wuornos- America's First Female Serial Killer Part 2

Dec 08 2024 34 mins

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 closing out the Aileen Wuornos series with the horrific murders, the aftermath of Aileen’s conviction, and her girlfriend, Tyria’s role in it all. Theme Song: Pisces by Anne Sophie Andersen Our Sponsors: To subscribe to The Ga

The History America Doesn't Teach: Native American Culture and Indigenous Philosophy with Dr. Andrea Sullivan-Clarke

Nov 30 2024 61 mins

Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon and get a free trial for the ITBR Professor level! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Dr. Andrea Sullivan-Clarke, a Native American philosopher from the Wind Clan of Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma, and an Associate Professor at In

True Crime in Academia Episode 102: Aileen Wuornos- America's First Female Serial Killer Part 1

Nov 24 2024 25 mins

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 at it after a crazy hectic month! I moved into my apartment and the to-do list has been non-stop the past few weeks. Considering the times in our country, I thought I'd kick us off with some good ole' female rage- America's first serial kil