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Hey, true crime friends! This week on True Crime in Academia, we will be breaking down the murder of Fairfield High School Spanish teacher, Nohema Graber. I will also be discussing the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe V Wade this past Friday. 

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Sources: 

https://apnews.com/hub/business?utm_source=apnewsnav&utm_medium=navigation

https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-judge-to-determine-if-public-can-view-trial-of-jeremy-goodale-and-willard-miller-charged-in-murder/39488722

https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-court-documents-reveal-timeline-of-killing-of-fairfield-spanish-teacher-willard-miller-jeremy-goodale/39517350#

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21098744-willard-miller-criminal-complaint-1

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21098737-jeremy-goodale-criminal-complaint

https://www.thedailybeast.com/iowa-teens-jeremy-goodale-willard-miller-stalked-spanish-teacher-nohema-graber-before-murder-prosecutors-say

https://www.kcci.com/article/fairfield-iowa-teens-jeremy-goodale-and-willard-miller-used-baseball-bat-to-kill-spanish-teacher/39512075

https://www.kcci.com/article/2-teens-charged-in-death-of-fairfield-iowa-teacher-nohema-graber/38163329

https://www.oddmurdersandmysteries.com/the-murder-of-nohema-garber/

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James Polchin, the author of Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall (2020) joins Andrew and Mary in The Ivory Tower Boiler Room to discuss the intersection between True Crime and the Queer community. He explains how exploring these American true crime stories, from the late-19th century to post World War II, reflect American attitudes towards queer men. He starts with the origin of the term "male homosexuality" and why we need to understand the field of Victorian sexology. Then, he explains how these true crime cases reveal how male homosexuality was pathologized and policed. Why were so many of the murderers dressing up as sailors to seduce their victims? James explains the queer coding of male sailors and enter sexologist Alfred Kinsey! The interview ends with James explaining the importance of the Lavender Scare that occurred during the Cold War period and why it's connected to McCarthyism. 

James' Indecent Advances has been named 1 of 5 Essential Culture Reads by PBS' American Masters series. It is one of CrimeReads' Best True Crime Books of the Year! 

Get your hands on Indecent Advances here: https://bookshop.org/books/indecent-advances-a-hidden-history-of-true-crime-and-prejudice-before-stonewall/9781640093874 

Or, listen to Michael Crouch (our favorite) read the book: https://www.audible.com/pd/Indecent-Advances-Audiobook/1978684754

Follow James on IG, @james.polchin, and on Twitter, @JamesPolchin. Head to James' website to find out more about his writing career: https://www.writinginpublic.com/

While you're at it, make sure to follow Mary's True Crime in Academia on IG, @truecrimeinacademia. 

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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."

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We're continuing our Pride Month episodes and today is a really special one for Andrew. Alex Sanchez joins Andrew in The Ivory Tower Boiler Room to discuss his award winning career as a YA Gay Literature author. In 2008, when Andrew was a freshman in high school, he discovered Alex's Rainbow Boys series in his South Jersey Barnes and Noble (shout out to Deptford) and he felt so seen and accepted. So many meaningful and deep questions are raised in this interview like why do we turn to literature to find ourselves? What happens when an author creates a literary legacy where LGBTQ+ youth feel wanted and accepted? It was Andrew's pleasure to sit down with Alex whose Rainbow Boys has been named the American Library Association's "Best Book for Young Adults" and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. Thanks Alex for going back to 2001 with us and exploring your thoughts on the series and how it has shaped so many LGBTQ+ writers, academics, and entertainers. Follow Alex on Twitter, @RainbowAlex. 

Rainbow Boys has been named Time magazine's "100 Best YA Books Of All Time"!! https://time.com/collection/100-best-ya-books/6084601/rainbow-boys/ 

To learn more about Alex's writing and to find his books, head to his website: https://www.alexsanchez.com/ 

Start with Alex's award winning Rainbow Boys series by purchasing his book: https://bookshop.org/books/rainbow-boys/9780689857706 

And guess what? If you're an Audible member, you get all of the Rainbow Boys series for free and Alston Brown gives a great performance! https://www.audible.com/pd/Rainbow-Boys-Audiobook/B009G81NVC?qid=1655737968&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=NTTS962C1V8SCZZWKVG8

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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

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Hey, true crime friends! Welcome back to part 2 and the conclusion of the Elisa Lam series.

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Sources: 

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/elisa-lam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_and_violence_at_the_Cecil_Hotel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skid_Row,_Los_Angeles#:~:text=Skid%20Row%20contains%20one%20of%20the%20largest%20stable,alcoholics%2C%20and%20others%20on%20the%20margins%20of%20society

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Hey, true crime friends! This week on True Crime in Academia, we will be breaking down the death of University of British Colombia student- Elisa Lam. 

Sources: 

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/elisa-lam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_and_violence_at_the_Cecil_Hotel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skid_Row,_Los_Angeles#:~:text=Skid%20Row%20contains%20one%20of%20the%20largest%20stable,alcoholics%2C%20and%20others%20on%20the%20margins%20of%20society

Watch the video version of our interview ($5 a month, as much as an iced coffee): https://www.patreon.com/posts/67419594

For our Pride Month Book Club, we welcome Zak Salih who discusses his debut novel, Let's Get Back to the Party. He discusses how his novel questions the theme of belonging in the gay community. Zak's two protagonists, Oscar and  Sebastian may both identify as gay men but their view of gay culture and politics couldn't be anymore different. During this interview, Zak opens up about the importance of intergenerational conversations within the gay community, and his novel features different gay generations that question what it means to be "out" in America. His novel begins with the ecstatic Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling (allowing same-sex marriage) and ends with the tragic Pulse Nightclub shooting. He explains that both historical moments happened within one year of each other, and why he wanted his characters to reflect on their gay identities during this one year period. 

Follow Zak on Instagram, @zakigrams, and Twitter, @ZMSalih1982.

Make sure to add Let's Get Back to the Party to your Pride Month reading list: https://bookshop.org/books/let-s-get-back-to-the-party-ab8c1f98-2d75-4f43-b517-5196d1872adc/9781616209575

Or, listen to Michael Crouch and Will Damron's brilliant performance of Let's Get Back to the Party: https://www.audible.com/pd/Lets-Get-Back-to-the-Party-Audiobook/164904027X

Happy Pride Month to all of you out there and also to our fabulous LGBTQ+ authors who we've had the privilege of interviewing thus far. If you haven't yet, make sure that you add the following authors to your Pride 2022 reading list and then listen to their podcast episodes!

Those we've interviewed include, Nicolas DiDomizio, Dustin Friedman, Stephen Guy-Bray, Aaron Hamburger, Robert Jones Jr., Ursula Klein, Celia Laskey, Gregory Maguire, Brian Moylan, Micah Nemerever, Lev Raphael, Lev AC Rosen, Steven Rowley, Josh Sabarra, and Mario Telo. 

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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

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