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Hey, true crime friends! This week I sit down with the creators and hosts of the Crime Chronicles podcast. 

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This week Sarah Fraser, from "The Sarah Fraser Show" joins us for another energetic and pop culture infused episode. Sarah is a former Radio Personality, TV Host, Comedian and TV Producer. Following in the vein of David Yontef, Dana Wilkey, and Taylor Ferber, Sarah is full of so many pop culture hot takes. When the episode begins with Sarah comparing herself to Jerry Springer, you know this is going to be a juicy discussion! She gives her opinion on Reality TV, Talk Shows, the Podcast World, LA Vs. NYC, and even Open Marriages! On her podcast, Sarah interviews and recaps so many TLC shows, specifically 90 Day Fiancé and interviews many of the cast members. Because Sarah is such an incredible radio/TV/podcast host, she gets Andrew to reveal his opinions on the Real Housewives, Dance Moms, and even open marriages. 

Follow Sarah Fraser on IG, @thesarahfrasershow, TikTok, @thesarahfrasershow, and Twitter, @SarahFraserShow. And make sure to listen to her podcast here: https://heyfrase.com/podcast/

Special thanks to David Yontef for this social media introduction between Andrew and Sarah! 

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Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Nicole Arguello, Marketing Assistant; Kimberly Dallas, Editor

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Hey, true crime friends! In this week's episode, we will be covering four different missing persons' cases. It is important we take the time to learn about those who are actively missing and if there is anything we can do to help find them. 

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Sources: 

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/us/missing-university-of-mississippi-student/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/23/us/missing-uw-professor-sam-dubal-trnd/index.html

https://english.mathrubhumi.com/amp/news/kerala/college-student-goes-missing-in-thusharagiri-waterfall-1.7701963

https://981thehawk.com/missing-college-student-in-new-york/

https://mississippitoday.org/2022/07/15/family-searching-for-missing-university-of-mississippi-student-jay-lee/

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/sam-dubal

https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm#/missing-college-student/3775

https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm#/missing-college-student/72

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/saniyya-dennis-missing-buffalo-state-college-student-died-apparent-suicide-n1266503

https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/family-of-saniyya-dennis-believes-shes-still-out-there

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-continue-search-missing-buffalo-state-college-student-n1266135

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-continue-search-missing-buffalo-state-college-student-n1266135

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After last week's episode with Jonathan Parks-Ramage, Andrew continues queer male summer conversations with author Jeremy Atherton Lin. Jeremy discusses his nonfiction book Gay Bar and analyzes the ins and outs of gay bars and why we go to them. So many of Gay Bar's book reviews emphasize the reviewer's own personal experience in a gay bar so we hope you all are reflecting on your own gay bar experiences (or why you should go to one). For Andrew, he will always remember his first time at Woody's gay bar in Philly (thanks to his high school friends for taking him there)! And a moment that warms Andrew's heart is when Jeremey digs into why he includes a homoerotic Whitman quote for his epigraph. 

A reminder to Jeremy and all of Andrew's friends, we have to watch the Fire Island movie and then have a discussion about it. Possible IG Live discussion? 

Make sure you get your hands on Jeremy's Gay Bar here: https://bookshop.org/books/gay-bar-why-we-went-out/9780316458757 

Follow Jeremy Atherton Lin on IG, @jeremyathertonlin. And listen to Jeremy's energetic pulsating Gay Bar playlists here: https://jeremyathertonlin.com/sound/

Thanks to my friend Scott for being a good sport and always encouraging my Fire Island excursions, and I can't wait for all of my Fire Island time this summer! 

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Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Nicole Arguello, Marketing Assistant; Kimberly Dallas, Editor

Whitney Houston's "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (C) 1998, Arista Records 

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Hey, true crime friends! This week we will dive into the disappearance of Miami University (of Ohio-not Florida) student Ronald Tammen Jr. The business student disappeared in 1953 and his case has been cold since. 

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Sources: 

https://charleyproject.org/case/ronald-henry-tammen-jr

https://ronaldtammen.com

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/04/the-mysterious-vanishing-of-ronald-tammen-jr/

http://www.trackmissing.org/Cases/Details/206

https://rontammen.wordpress.com/about/

The One That Got Away podcast hosted by Tyler and Josh White

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(CW: this episode contains discussions of sexual abuse) 

While Pride Month may be officially over, we're continuing with more thrilling LGBTQ+ Literature. Andrew is joined with author, Jonathan Parks-Ramage who opens up about the creation of his debut novel, Yes, Daddy (2021). This queer male summer thriller of a novel will not easily leave your mind, and if you happen to find yourself in the Hamptons, you'll be questioning any handsome older man near you. At the center of the novel is Jonah Keller, an aspiring playwright who turns to Richard Shriver, a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, for mentorship and guidance. However, Richard's mentorship quickly turns romantic and passionate, but Jonah soon realizes that not all is as it seems in Richard's lush embrace. Jonah heads out to Richard's idyllic sprawling Hamptons estate, and he soon is being preyed on by gay men in Richard's circle. During the interview we explore the topics of social class, power dynamics, whether the #MeToo movement accounts for queer male abuse, and religious trauma.  

Make sure to follow Jonathan on Instagram, @jprampage. Head to Jonathan's website to read more of his work: https://www.jonathan-p-r.com/ 

Get your hands on Jonathan's Yes, Daddy here: https://bookshop.org/books/yes-daddy/9780358697480 

Or listen to Kevin R. Free's performance of the novel here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Yes-Daddy-Audiobook/0358449367 

And add more queer male beach reads by getting Ryan O'Connell's Just by Looking at Him: https://bookshop.org/books/just-by-looking-at-him-9781797139739/9781982178581 

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Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Nicole Arguello, Marketing Assistant; Kimberly Dallas, Editor

The Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men" (C) 1982, Columbia Records and CBS Records International

Welcome to our inaugural TV Corner episode! If you haven't yet watched The Gilded Age series on HBO Max, this episode will provide really helpful historical context, and if you have watched it, it'll definitely give more depth to the characters and narratives. Andrew is joined with a special co-host to help him with this deep dive, his real estate agent, Danielle Nero. When Andrew found out that Danielle has a deep passion for Gilded Age architecture and history, and renovated both an 1800's brownstone and a 1920's colonial home, he knew that she needed to join him for this episode. 

We start by asking why Julian Fellowes would choose the Gilded Age as a historical period to focus on during such difficult times in America (the pandemic and social/racial/gender inequality)? Danielle explains the difference between Old and New Money both on Long Island and in Manhattan, and we imagine what it must have been like to be part of one of these wealthy families (so a little playacting on our end). Before we hit the record button, we had just returned from the Nassau County Museum of Art and met Dr. Charles Riley, the director, who gave us a tour of the Frick mansion and the Impressionism art exhibit. Thanks Charlie! 

Learn more about Danielle's work as a real estate agent here: https://www.compass.com/agents/danielle-nero/ (thanks to Compass in Garden City for the recording space) 

Follow Danielle on Instagram, @daniellenero_realtor. 

Our second part will be filmed at the Nassau County Museum of Art which used to be one of the Frick family's Gilded Age mansions. We can't wait to bring you this episode later this summer. We will continue discussing how gender and sexuality were viewed during the Gilded Age, and we'll spend a lot of time reflecting on why the Gilded Age is so relevant in our current moment. And, many thanks to The Official Gilded Age podcast which served as this episode's inspiration (Alicia Malone and Tom Meyers, you're awesome co-hosts)! 

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Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Nicole Arguello, Marketing Assistant; Kimberly Dallas, Editor

Thanks to Anne Sophie Andersen and Meghan Ames for our theme song, "Loverman."

Watch the full unedited interview with Triston Pullen here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68518405

Andrew first met Triston, a few years ago, when they both met celebrating Whitman's 200th birthday, and now they both are board members for the Walt Whitman Initiative. But, this is the first time that Andrew got to learn all about Triston's career as a freelance director and his immense theater education knowledge. Because Andrew was teaching a Broadway Musical course for Stony Brook University, a few of his students actually got to sit in on the recording. 

There are so many exciting nuggets of wisdom contained in this interview. Triston gets into why community theater is as enriching as going to a Broadway play or musical, why wanting to be a Baptist preacher launched his love of theater, his love of Julie Taymor's creative vision, and what exactly is method acting? 

Become a subscriber (patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom) to hear Triston's experience working with Broadway star Sutton Foster, why he wrote a queer Walt Whitman play, and whether Triston likes stunt casting (Andrew's student asks this)?

Learn more about Triston's projects and career here: https://www.tristonppullen.com/

Follow Triston on IG, @tristonppullen. 

Follow Ivory Tower Boiler Room on Instagram, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom! Email us at [email protected].

Many thanks to the Ivory Tower Boiler Room podcast team:

Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Nicole Arguello, Marketing Assistant; Kimberly Dallas, Editor

Thanks to Anne Sophie Andersen and Meghan Ames for our theme song, "Loverman."