Ivory Tower Boiler Room

Nov 18 2024 368 ep. 56 mins 6

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(ITBR Rewatches) Gay Republicans?! Queer as Folk, S1E12 w/ Dr. Neil J. Young (author of Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right)

Nov 18 2024 73 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 ⁠⁠ We're back with our Queer as Folk rewatch show with guest co-host Dr. Neil J. Young who recently published "Coming Out Republican: A History of

Cursed Films and Horror Movies, a Halloween Conversation with Award-Winning Writer Paul Tremblay (author of Horror Movie, The Cabin at the End of the World, and A Head Full of Ghosts)

Oct 31 2024 69 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 ⁠⁠ What's your favorite scary movie? Such an iconic line from one of my favorite horror movies, but it's not every day that you can ask this question

It's Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus, Bette Midler's Theater, Film, and Music Career with Kevin Winkler (author of On Bette Midler)

Oct 27 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Just in time for Halloween, I am joined with author Kevin Winkler who has all of the Bette Midler insight, including her filming of "Hocus Pocus

(ITBR Archive) The History of Gay Bars and Why We Go To Them with Jeremy Atherton Lin (author of Gay Bar)

Oct 18 2024 69 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is a special ITBR rerelease! Jeremy discusses his nonfiction book Gay Bar and analyzes the ins and outs of gay bars and why we go to them. So

True Crime in Academia Episode 101: The Elan School Part 2

Oct 07 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! This week we are closing out the Elan School series with some of the tragic deaths that occurred and the ultimate closure of the Elan School on April 1, 2011. Theme Song: Pisces by Anne Sophie Andersen Our Sponsors: Be sure to follow The SoapBox

That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema: Gone With the Wind (Part 1)

Sep 30 2024 72 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're so happy to have That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema join the ITBR podcast network! Join host Christian Garcia as he takes you on a queer classic

ITBR Rewatches: Desperate Housewives with B.J. Irons (author of Up Your HOA Hole)

Sep 21 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 ⁠⁠⁠ To celebrate "Desperate Housewives" 20th anniversary Andrew is joined with a returning guest, author B.J. Irons! B.J. just wrote a new novel ca

True Crime in Academia Episode 100: The Elan School Part 1

Sep 15 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. For the next two weeks we will be diving into one of the corrupt schools in the troubled teen industry: the Elan School in Poland, Maine. To start the series off, we will be discussing the school’s founders, Joseph Ricci and Dr. Gerald Davidson, a

True Crime in Academia Episode 99: The Murder of Shanda Sharer Part 2

Aug 24 2024 37 mins

Want to listen to this episode AD FREE? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom Hey, true crime friends. This week we are diving into the grisly murder of Shanda Sharer and the aftermath of her death. Theme Song: Pisces by Anne Sophie Andersen Our Sponsors: Be sure to follow The SoapBox on IG, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thesoapboxny⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

True Crime in Academia Episode 98: The Murder of Shanda Sharer Part 1

Aug 17 2024 35 mins

Want to listen to this episode AD FREE? Go to patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom to become a subscriber today! Hey, true crime friends. This month we will be looking into the murder of 12-year-old Our Lady of Perpetual Help student, Shanda Sharer. This week we are discussing the personal history of Shanda and the individuals responsible for her horrific death. Theme Song: Pisces b