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- (ITBR Teaches) BravoCon, Reality Reckoning, and the Real Housewives Franchise w/ Randomly Ronnie Jr.
Watch/Listen ad-free to our Real Housewives discussion for only $10 a month! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom
Podcast host and producer, Ronnie Jr., enters the ITBR to discuss up to date unfiltered gossip on everything Real Housewives related on this special episode of ITBR Teaches.Ronnie and Andrew discuss Andy Cohen's management decisions like: why doesn’t he take more risks and create meaningful talk show moments instead of focusing on clickbait and drama?
Andrew discusses the difficulty of having current Bravo stars on the podcast like Lisa Barlow and the issue with upholding contracts and facing consequences for not adhering to certain narratives.
Ronnie and Andrew discuss Eboni and Bethenny being underutilized by the Bravo production team when they each tried starting their own Bravo shows.
Subscribe to Ronnie's YouTube channel: @RandomlyRonnieJr
Check out Ronnie’s website for all of his latest blog posts: http://randomlyronniejr.me/
Follow Ronnie on IG: @randomlyrj and X: @randomlyrj
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Follow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and X, @IvoryBoilerRoom!
Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Host/Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and our Fall 23 interns (Jonathan and Sara)
57 min - True Crime in Academia Episode 79: The Virginia Tech Shooting (And the Fall Out)
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Hey, true crime friends! This week we are concluding the Virginia Tech Shooting and discussing the fallout. As promised, we have a longer than usual News Update!
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for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order.To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe, and enter promo code ITBR to receive a free copy with any print or digital subscription.
Order from @mandeemadeit, mention ITBR, and with your first
order you'll receive a free personalized gift!Follow That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema on Instagram, @thatolgayclassiccinema.
Follow True Crime in Academia on IG and TikTok-
@truecrimeinacademia, and Twitter- @tcinacademiaFollow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok,
@ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom!Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Executive Director),
Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and our Fall 23 Interns (Sara Varghese and Jonathan Padilla)News Update Sources:
Satanic sex ring 'run by witches and wizards behind horrific abuse of children' (msn.com)Yoga Instructor Accused in Love Triangle Killing Tracked Victim on Fitness App, Shot Her in Heart: Prosecutor (msn.com)Maine man who served little time in abuse cases sentenced to 5 years for beating third woman (msn.com)"Tiger King" star pleads guilty to federal wildlife trafficking charge (msn.com)Update: Santa Rosa police recover head of woman allegedly decapitated by her grandson (msn.com)Episode Sources:https://www.britannica.com/event/Virginia-Tech-shooting
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/massacre-at-virginia-tech-leaves-32-dead
https://abcnews.go.com/US/room-211-massacre-virginia-tech-remembered-10-years/story?id=46701034
44 min - (ITBR Rewatches) "Ted's Not Dead," Queer as Folk, S1 Ep4 w/ Joe Nasta
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Queer writer and Mariner, Joe Nasta, enters the ITBR to discuss episode 4: “Ted’s not Dead,” of the iconic “Queer as Folk” 2000 American TV show!
Joe and Andrew discuss the real-world vs imaginary aspect of the Queer as Folk universe from Ted’s coma state to Michael sleeping with a guy with beach parasites.
Joe states the difference between longing and yearning as “longing doesn’t have to hurt; yearning is when it hurts” adding nuance to Justin’s definition of yearning “it’s when you want something so bad it hurts” highlighting Justin’s infatuation for both Brian and Chris and his desire to seek more from their relationships.
Finally, Brian faces a pivotal decision as Ted’s will forces him to decide whether to pull the plug on Ted's life.
Just to remind you all here's a brief description about the "Ted’s not Dead," episode:
While Ted lies in a drug-induced coma, Brian learns he's named the executor of his friend's living will. Also, Justin's mother suspects the truth about her son's sexuality and Michael and Emmett try to remove incriminating evidence from Ted's apartment but discover Ted's longtime crush on Michael.
Make sure you re-watch all of the episodes with us on Showtime: https://www.sho.com/queer-as-folk/season/1
Give Joe a follow on IG, @roflcoptermcgee, TikTok, @joenasta, and X(Formerly Twitter), @roflcoptermcgee
Read Joe's poems on zer Zine at: https://www.stonepacificzine.com/
Be sure to follow The SoapBox on IG, @thesoapboxny and TikTok, @thesoapboxny and call or message them to get your hands on their Four For Fall products!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe, and enter promo code ITBR50 to receive 50% off any print or digital subscription. Follow them on IG, @theglreview.
Head 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.
Order and follow @mandeemadeit (on IG) mention ITBR, and with your first order you'll receive a free personalized gift!
Follow That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema on IG, @thatolgayclassiccinema and listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-ol-gay-classic-cinema/id1652125150
Follow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and X, @IvoryBoilerRoom!
Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Host/Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and our Fall 23 interns (Jonathan and Sara)
1 hr 37 min - Following Your Creative Path and Becoming an Entrepreneur w/ Dr. Anne Sophie Andersen (Co-Artistic Director of New Music for Strings)
Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon for only $5 a month! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom
Violinist-composer, Dr. Anne Sophie Andersen, enters the ITBR to discuss her take on being an entrepreneur of the New Music for Strings classical music festival and the pros and cons of following your creative career path.
Andrew opens up about his fear and excitement about being an entrepreneur on the ITBR. Andrew and Anne discuss the challenges with developing partnerships in their businesses. Anne talks about the importance of enjoying your passion and developing “pleasure and pride” in your work.
Finally, Andrew and Anne discuss appreciation for the relationships they have in their lives.
Checkout her personal artist website at: https://www.annesophieandersen.com/
Visit her festival website at: https://www.newmusicforstrings.org/anne-sophie-andersen
Follow Anne on X, @AnneSAndersen and IG, @anne_sophie_andersen
Be sure to follow The SoapBox on IG, @thesoapboxny and TikTok, @thesoapboxny and call or message them to get your hands on their Four For Fall products!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe, and enter promo code ITBR50 to receive 50% off any print or digital subscription. Follow them on IG, @theglreview.
Head 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.
Order and follow @mandeemadeit (on IG) mention ITBR, and with your first order you'll receive a free personalized gift!
Follow That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema on IG, @thatolgayclassiccinema and listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-ol-gay-classic-cinema/id1652125150
Follow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and X, @IvoryBoilerRoom!
Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Host/Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and our Fall 23 interns (Jonathan and Sara)
1 hr 15 min - (ITBR Teaches) Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Orange County Tea & Gossip w/ Lenzi (The Housewife Historian)
Watch/Listen ad-free to our Real Housewives discussion for only $5 a month! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom
For part two of this Real Housewives conversation, Andrew, Mary and Lenzi share their thoughts on Mary Cosby’s mental health and whether Bravo is exploiting her health for ratings! Andrew and Mary roleplay as Brooks and Meredith and talk about all of the RUMORS and NASTINESS going on in Salt Lake City. Why does Andrew thinks the RHOSLC are just like an SNL cast? Andrew, Mary, and Lenzi discuss Angie Harrington and how her role was too “clean cut” for the producers.
Then, all three deliver their hot takes on Orange County and whether the new cast members shook things up. Andrew describes his crush on Jennifer Pedranti’s husband Ryan and definitely wants to get his hands on that bedazzled jacket. Andrew wonders if the new housewives will ever adopt open relationships or stick to the monogamy construction.
Stay tuned for future ITBR Real Housewives episodes where we invite Lenzi back to discuss BravoCon and more Housewives premieres!
Be sure to watch our Eboni K. Williams interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBFsvVQklIY
Listen to Lenzi's podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/housewives 411-with-lenzi-the-housewife-historian/id1711322364
Don't forget to check out Lenzi's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LenziTheHousewifeHistorian
Follow Lenzi on Social Media: Instagram, @hwhistorian2, TikTok, @thehousewifehistorian1
Be sure to follow The SoapBox on Instagram, @thesoapboxny and call or message them to get your hands on their Four For Fall products!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe, and enter promo code ITBR50 to receive 50% off any print or digital subscription.
Head to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order.
Order from @mandeemadeit, mention ITBR, and with your first order you'll receive a free personalized gift!
Follow That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema on Instagram, @thatolgayclassiccinema.
Follow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and X (formerly Twitter), @IvoryBoilerRoom!
Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Host/Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and our Fall 23 interns (Jonathan and Sara)
1 hr 7 min - True Crime in Academia Episode 78: The Virginia Tech Shooting (Part 2: From Gifted Mathematician to Mass Shooter, What happened?)
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Hey, true crime friends! This week we are diving into the psychological effects of bullying on Cho as well as breaking down the Manifesto he wrote and sent to the Virginia Tech English Department the day of the shooting.
There is no news update this week, but I promise that I will have 2 weeks' worth of news stories to discuss next week!
Our Sponsors:
Be sure to follow The SoapBox on Instagram, @thesoapboxny and call or message them to get your hands on their Four For Fall products!
Head to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher,
for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order.To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe, and enter promo code ITBR to receive a free copy with any print or digital subscription.
Order from @mandeemadeit, mention ITBR, and with your first
order you'll receive a free personalized gift!Follow That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema on Instagram, @thatolgayclassiccinema.
Follow True Crime in Academia on IG and TikTok-
@truecrimeinacademia, and Twitter- @tcinacademiaFollow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok,
@ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom!Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Executive Director),
Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and our Fall 23 Interns (Sara Varghese and Jonathan Padilla)Episode Sources:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullying
https://schoolshooters.info/sites/default/files/bullying_school_shootings_1.1.pdf
https://schoolshooters.info/sites/default/files/cho_manifesto_1.1.pdf
https://www.bustle.com/articles/72098-where-is-john-mark-karr-the-man-who-falsely-confessed-to-jonbenet-ramseys-murder-what
https://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/florida-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-debra-lafave/2202400/
40 min - (ITBR Rewatches) "The Callback," SMASH S1 Ep2 w/ Dr. Andrew Rimby (Hosted by Christian Garcia)
Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon for only $10 a month! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom
Welcome to "The Callback" episode of ITBR Rewatches the iconic "Smash" 2012 American TV show! Hosted by Christian Garcia (Host of That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema)
Christian and Andrew discuss the similarities between the drama that both Karen and Ivy face in the show as compared to Marilyn Monroe’s real-life drama like the sacrifices she made for her work and battling off sexual advances from men in the Hollywood industry.
Andrew also reads from Marilyn Monroe’s posthumous autobiography, “My Story” and reads: “One day a grand piano arrived at my home, it was out of condition, my mother had bought it second hand, it was for me… years later when I was beginning to earn some money from modeling I started looking for the Frederic March piano, after about a year I found it at an old auction room and bought it” depicting Marilyn’s attachment to gifts from her mother and in spite of reaching various forms of fame and success she could not forget the time she spent with her mother.Just to remind you all here's a brief description about the "The Callback” episode:
As Ivy and Karen both attempt to please Derek in order to win the role of Marilyn, Julia and her husband Frank become frustrated by the process of their international adoption and Eileen's acrimonious divorce complicates her attempt to finance the musical.
Make sure you rewatch all of the episodes with us on Vudu (it's free): https://www.vudu.com/content/browse/details/Smash-Season-1/284283
Follow Christian on Instagram, @bookaholic_221 and his podcast, @thatolgayclassiccinema. Listen to his podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-ol-gay-classic-cinema/id1652125150
Be sure to follow The SoapBox on IG, @thesoapboxny and TikTok, @thesoapboxny and call or message them to get your hands on their Four For Fall products!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe, and enter promo code ITBR50 to receive 50% off any print or digital subscription. Follow them on IG, @theglreview.
Head 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.
Order and follow @mandeemadeit (on IG) mention ITBR, and with your first order you'll receive a free personalized gift!
Follow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and X, @IvoryBoilerRoom!
Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Host/Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and our Fall 23 interns (Jonathan and Sara)
1 hr 19 min - (Gay Culture Corner) Vampires and Witches in New Orleans (AHS: Coven and Interview with the Vampire) w/ Joseph Federico
Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon for only $5 a month! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom
Social Media Marketing Maven, Celebrity/Content Liaison and founder of Anchors to Dusk Publishing, Joseph A. Federico, enters the ITBR to discuss queer elements in the third season of the American horror anthology television series “American Horror Story: Coven," and the drama series “Interview with the Vampire” based on the novel series “The Vampire Chronicles” by Anne Rice.Joseph and Andrew discuss the significance of the Coven House located in the Garden District of New Orleans, Louisiana which attracts many horror fans who dress up like witches to re-enact scenes from the show.Andrew asks, “why do you think it is so important that women are the center of the witch narrative rather than bring in men as witches”? Joseph argues that “Coven” does call on men to “come out” of the “shadows," specifically queer men.Finally, Joseph and Andrew discuss that Lestat and Louis are not only seen as controversial for their erotic desire but also for being same-sex parents to Claudia. Joseph explains that what makes "Interview with the Vampire" so intriguing is how it's not only a horror novel but one that comments on society's homophobic attitude by centering on queer male vampires.Get your hands on Joseph's books here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/voudou-juice-joseph-federico/1142594529?ean=2940165956515Be sure to follow Joseph on Instagram, @josephafederico, X, @writingman26, and LinkedIn (Joseph Federico).Be sure to follow The SoapBox on IG, @thesoapboxny and TikTok, @thesoapboxny and call or message them to get your hands on their Four For Fall products!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe, and enter promo code ITBR50 to receive 50% off any print or digital subscription. Follow them on IG, @theglreview.
Head 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.
Order and follow @mandeemadeit (on IG) mention ITBR, and with your first order you'll receive a free personalized gift!
Follow That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema on IG, @thatolgayclassiccinema and listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-ol-gay-classic-cinema/id1652125150
Follow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and X, @IvoryBoilerRoom!
Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Host/Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and our Fall 23 interns (Jonathan and Sara)
1 hr 35 min - (ITBR Teaches) Demonic Possession in The Conjuring and Exorcist Universe (The Nun 2 and The Exorcist: Believer) w/ Jenine Cucchi (from The SoapBox NY)
Watch/Listen to this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Patreon for only $5 a month! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom
Our very own sponsor Jenine Cucchi (from The SoapBox NY) enters the ITBR to help us discuss Demonic Possession in The Conjuring and Exorcist Universe from “The Nun 2” and “The Exorcist: Believer."
Andrew, Mary, and Jenine begin by questioning the wave of Demonic Possession sweeping various parts of Europe in "The Nun 2" and compare this to the wave of witchcraft hysteria that swept much of the world during the 16th and 17th century.
Andrew wonders about the significance of eyes being gouged out in both films and asks, “the devil really wants to take away your sight, what’s the metaphor behind this”? Mary hints towards the expression “seeing is believing."
Finally, Mary questions the religious significance in “The Exorcist: Believer” and the writer’s decision to allow baptized children to live while sacrificing the non-baptized.
Stay tuned for future gothic episodes like a possible “Poltergeist” episode!
Follow Jenine Cucchi on IG, @clever.girl.11 and make sure to follow Mary's True Crime in Academia on IG, @truecrimeinacademia, TikTok, @truecrimeinacademia, and X, @tcinacademia.
Be sure to follow The SoapBox on IG, @thesoapboxny and TikTok, @thesoapboxny and call or message them to get your hands on their Four For Fall products!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe, and enter promo code ITBR50 to receive 50% off any print or digital subscription. Follow them on IG, @theglreview.
Head 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.
Order and follow @mandeemadeit (on IG) mention ITBR, and with your first order you'll receive a free personalized gift!
Follow That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema on IG, @thatolgayclassiccinema and listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-ol-gay-classic-cinema/id1652125150
Follow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and X, @IvoryBoilerRoom!
Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Host/Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and our Fall 23 interns (Jonathan and Sara)
1 hr 33 min - True Crime in Academia Episode 77: The Virginia Tech Shooting (Part 1)
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 discussing another major mass shooting in the US- The Virginia Tech Shooting. On April 16, 2007, Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 of his fellow classmates before turning the gun on himself.
In our news update, I discuss the recent shooting in Lewistown, Maine, and a recent update with former child star, Zachery Ty Bryan.
Our Sponsors:
Be sure to follow The SoapBox on Instagram, @thesoapboxny and call or message them to get your hands on their Four For Fall products!
Head to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher,
for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order.To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe, and enter promo code ITBR to receive a free copy with any print or digital subscription.
Order from @mandeemadeit, mention ITBR, and with your first
order you'll receive a free personalized gift!Follow That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema on Instagram, @thatolgayclassiccinema.
Follow True Crime in Academia on IG and TikTok-
@truecrimeinacademia, and Twitter- @tcinacademiaFollow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok,
@ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom!Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Executive Director),
Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and our Fall 23 Interns (Sara Varghese and Jonathan Padilla)Episode Sources
News Update:
Maine shooting: Police search river as Robert Card manhunt continues : NPR
What happened during the Maine shooting? A timeline of the tragedy in Lewiston - CBS News
“Home Improvement” star Zachery Ty Bryan pleads guilty to felony assault, gets 7 days in jail (msn.com)
Case:https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/seung-hui-cho
https://www.newsweek.com/tragedy-virginia-tech-98053
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/images/04/18/cho.pdf
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