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Andrew is joined with Drs. Tanya K. Rodrigue and Kyle D. Stedman to talk all about their new book "Soundwriting: A Guide to Making Audio Projects" (published by Broadview Press)! Right away, the three get into a conversation about how to create podcasts in the college classroom. This is such a meta ITBR episode since Andrew uses this podcast as an example of one genre of podcasting. They discuss the different genres of podcasts, how to understand your target audience, and whether students should make their podcast projects public or private? Andrew explains when to monetize a podcast and asks Tanya and Kyle how they navigate issues concerning explicit content, language, and controversial topics with their students. This is definitely the "inside baseball (podcasting)" episode that you all have been asking for!

So many have reached out to Andrew and Mary (the host of True Crime in Academia) asking for podcast advice...first, listen to this episode! Tanya and Kyle have a really insightful conversation about how the word "Soundwriting" can speak across genres (rhetoric, composition, media studies, and music).

Be sure to follow Kyle Stedman on Twitter, ⁠@kstedman⁠, and Tanya K. Rodrigue, ⁠@TKrisR⁠.  

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Hey, true crime friends! This week we are going outside of academia to cover a crime in the dance world -another version of academia in my opinion.

In 2021, a complaint was filed with the US District Court of Nevada, that rocked the dance world. Dusty Button, a principal dancer with the Boston Ballet Company and her dance teacher husband, Mitchel Button had been accused of sexual, physical, and verbal abuse and grooming.

Two of the alleged victims, Sage Humphries and Gina Menichino, have been vocal about their experiences and abuse at the hands of the Buttons. They were told that their compliance would further their dance careers.

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Sources:

Some Place Under Neith Episodes 71-73

Who is MitchellTaylor Button? Wiki, Biography & Facts About Dusty Button's Husband(newsunzip.com)

DustyButton - Wikipedia

DustyButton, former Boston ballerina, and her husband are accused of sexuallyabusing young dancers, according to a federal lawsuit | CNN

MitchellButton Accused of Sexual Assault in Lawsuit - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

FormerBoston Ballet star Dusty Button and her husband file explosive counterclaim, denyabuse allegations - The Boston Globe

Bostonballerina Dusty Button breaks her silence to deny sex assault allegations| Daily Mail Online

FormerBallerina Dusty Button and Husband Mitchell Taylor Button Respond to AbuseAllegations (cosmopolitan.com)

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I'm joined with a special ITBR guest co-host who I called my "queer male spirit animal," Dr. Jack Parlett! We had Jack on the podcast in September so be sure to listen to our discussion about poetic homoeroticism and Fire Island: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2rP0ya1Nn1oWcDIaTWuYBs

Read my article "Walt Whitman and Queer Theory" here: https://www.academia.edu/101007585/Walt_Whitman_and_Queer_Theory

To read the entire entry "Walt Whitman and Queer Theory," head to Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism page within Gale Literature Criticism (https://www.gale.com/c/nineteenth-century-literature-criticism)

Be sure to follow Jack Parlett on Instagram, @jack_parlett and Twitter, @jvjparlett.

You can find his books, "Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise" (2022) and "The Poetics of Cruising: Queer Visual Culture from Whitman to Grindr" (2022) on his website: https://www.jackparlett.com/books

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Zachary Zane, author of “Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto,” joins Andrew in the ITBR for a spicy episode. He writes an advice column for Men’s Health called “Sexplain It” where he answers a plethora of questions pertaining to masculinity, ethics & non monogamy, sexual insecurities, and the LGBTQ+ community. Zachary has been featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, GQ, The Advocate, Nightline, and the Tamron Hall Show. He resides in Brooklyn, NY. 

Dive into the virtual bedroom of Zachary, the self-proclaimed “Boyslut” that embraces his sexuality to the fullest. He shares his authentic story starting as a psychology and neuroscience academic, and finding his way into the world of freelance writing. 

Zachary reveals how being a “greedy bisexual” isn’t a bad thing, as long as you are communicative with your partners. He encourages us to embrace our sexual desires and overcome the sex-negative society we are in. 

Give Zachary’s book “Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto” a read! https://bookshop.org/p/books/boyslut-a-memoir-and-manifesto-zachary-zane/18699333?gclid=CjwKCAiA3pugBhAwEiwAWFzwdSI_S_sTNhuo5LadUWb03PblMQTX4BWlO-MrPuOCjSzQoaGUhgUbohoCKUQQAvD_BwE

Visit Zachary’s website! https://www.zacharyzane.com/ 

Follow Zachary on Instagram @zacharyzane_ and Twitter @ZacharyZane_

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Hey, true crime friends! This week were are discussing the case of Gene Isaac Stees, a former professor at Ohio University involved in a love triangle, who savagely murdered his pregnant wife.

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Kidnapping,Murder, and Mayhem: Where is Professor Stees? (kidnappingmurderandmayhem.blogspot.com)

America'sMost Wanted Fans (amwfans.com)

GeneIsaac Stees Murder in Ohio - Newspapers.com

Post(Athens, Ohio), December 12, 1963 - Ohio University Student Newspapers - OhioUniversity Libraries - Digital Archival Collections

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David Armstrong, the enigmatic host of the Broadway Nation podcast, joins Andrew in the ITBR. David teaches at the University of Washington School of Drama about the history of the Broadway Musical. He has 40+ years of professional experience in the theater industry. Astoundingly, he has been a director, writer, producer, and choreographer on Broadway. David is best known for being the Producing Artistic Director and later the Executive Producer, from 2000 to 2018, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in Seattle, and now he’s the Artistic Director Emeritus. There, he produced 19 new musicals including “Hairspray” and “Memphis.”

With David’s extensive theater background, we are given so much information on the history of Broadway, for instance, how it rose in the United States and how it has changed overtime. Did you know that Broadway originally wasn’t meant for family audiences?

David also shares the subtle progressive themes that many musicals such as Hairspray have, and how they changed the world. 

Give a listen to David’s podcast, Broadway Nation! https://www.broadway-nation.com/ 

Follow David on Twitter @PodcastBroadway, Instagram @davidatbroadwaynation, and Facebook @BroadwayNationPodcast

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Today we welcome a special theatrical guest, Cristina Duarte who joins Andrew in the ITBR! She is a director, actor, and instructor (SDC. SAG/AFTRA . AEA). She and her colleagues call her an “actor’s director.” She was born in Portugal, and at the age of 7 immigrated to the U.S. with her mother. She has more than 20 years of professional experience. She is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. She has directed an array of productions in NYC and Santa Fe. As a director, she loves to tell stories about our complex and courageous humanity. She has taught acting and directing at Marymount Manhattan College, Brooklyn College, Hunter College, Queens College, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and the Santa Fe University of Art and Design. She also performs in the ensemble for Saturday Night Live. 

Cristina reveals what her career is like as an actor’s director. She shares her days as a student in the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and how it has changed overtime now that she teaches there. She explains how as a teacher, she is there to guide her students to be working actors, and as a director, she is the eyes and ears of the audience. 

Be sure to visit Cristina's website: https://www.cristinaduartedirector.com/

Support Cristina’s YouTube Channel, @theactorsdirector: https://www.youtube.com/@theactorsdirector

Follow Cristina on Instagram! @actorsdirector

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Hey, true crime friends! This week we will be diving into a more recent (and ongoing) case from earlier this year. Darius Miles was a junior at the University of Alabama and a forward for the University of Alabama's basketball team- the Crimson Tides- when a rash decision landed him a capital murder charge.

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Sources:

Whois Darius Miles, Alabama basketball player charged with capital murder? -al.com

FormerUniversity of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles pleads not guilty tomurder in shooting | CNN

Alabamaforward Darius Miles charged with capital murder - ESPN

Whois Darius Miles? Everything we know about former Alabama basketball player'scapital murder charge (yahoo.com)

DariusMiles, Michael Davis get new bond hearing in death of Jamea Jonae Harris -al.com

CedricJohnson subpoenaed for Darius Miles, Michael Davis hearing (tuscaloosanews.com)

Whois Darius Miles, Alabama basketball player charged with capital murder? -al.com

DariusMiles: University of Alabama basketball player provided gun for shooting, courtdocument says | CNN

Hey, true crime friends! Here is a sneak peak of my breakdown of the murders of Laci and Conner Peterson- aka the trial of Scott Peterson.

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Renée Rosen, a bestselling Chicago-based author, joins Andrew for a chat in the ITBR to talk about her new historical novel, “Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl,” that’s all about Estée Lauder! She is the USA Today bestselling author of “The Social Graces,” “Park Avenue Summer,” “Windy City Blues,” “White Collar Girl,” “What the Lady Wants,” “Dollface: A Novel of the Roaring Twenties,” and “Every Crooked Pot.” She is working on a historical novel about Ruth Handler, the inventor of the Barbie doll that arrived in toy stores for the first time in 1959. 

Renée talks all about her writing process. She is not one to plan, but instead  goes where the book takes her! She describes her experience writing about Estée Lauder, which all began with some research, and the voice of the narrator speaking to her. 

Renée and Andrew also discuss the unique culture of NYC including fashion, couture,  beauty, theater, and all things that someone may dream about when looking at the beautiful designer pieces in Saks Fifth Avenue. 

Be sure to give lots of love to Renée’s book, “Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl”: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671724/fifth-avenue-glamour-girl-by-renee-rosen/

Follow Renée on Facebook @ReneeRosenAuthor, Instagram @reneerosen_, and Twitter @ReneeRosen1 

Check out Renée’s website! https://reneerosen.com/

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