Ivory Tower Boiler Room

CW: sexual assault and trauma 

(Watch our video version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64672155)

We talk to Mona Awad about her 2021 novel All's Well and discuss how she turned to Shakespeare for literary inspiration. Then, Mona discusses how her own personal journey with chronic pain made its way into her novel. And, she explains how Miranda Fitch, her protagonist struggles with academic pressure and chronic pain while trying to direct and stage All's Well That Ends Well. Mona explains the similarity between All's Well and Bunny (her 2019 award winning novel). If you are a fan of psychological thrillers, then this is a must listen!

Make sure to follow Mona Awad on Instagram, @misss_read. 

You can purchase All's Well by Mona Awad here: https://bookshop.org/books/all-s-well-9780735241206/9781982169664

Listen to Sophie Amoss read All's Well on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Alls-Well-Audiobook/1797126091

Follow Ivory Tower Boiler Room on Facebook, @ivorytowerboilerroom, Instagram, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom! Email us at [email protected]. We love hearing from you about the podcast and are always interested in interview suggestions.

Many thanks to the Ivory Tower Boiler Room podcast team:

Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Ceren Usta, Marketing Director

Podcast Interns: Nicole Arguello and Kimberly Dallas

Thanks to Anne Sophie Andersen, @anne_sophie_andersen, for "Capricorn"!

(Part 2 of our interview with Taylor Ferber)

(Watch the video version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64300670)

We're ecstatic to feature Taylor Ferber, pop culture provocateur and host of the "Cancel Me, Baby" podcast. She discusses her thoughts on #CancelCulture, the #MeToo movement in reference to her interview with Joe Francis (creator of "Girls Gone Wild"), and we do a deep dive of "Pam and Tommy," "And Just Like That," and "Euphoria." These TV shows lead us all to an exciting and intense discussion of Porn and Media studies.

Definitely follow Taylor on Instagram, @talktometaylor and Twitter, @TaylorFerber.

Taylor's "Talk to Me Taylor" website featuring her podcast, red carpet interviews, and writing: https://talktometaylor.com/

"Cancel Me, Baby" Podcast: https://anchor.fm/taylor-ferber

Taylor's merchandise: https://cancel-me-baby.myshopify.com/

Follow Ivory Tower Boiler Room on Facebook, @ivorytowerboilerroom, Instagram, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom! Email us at [email protected]. We love hearing from you about the podcast and are always interested in interview suggestions.

Many thanks to the Ivory Tower Boiler Room podcast team:

Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Ceren Usta, Marketing Director

Podcast Interns: Nicole Arguello and Kimberly Dallas

Hey, true crime friends! Welcome back to season 2 of True Crime in Academia. This week Mary is breaking down the murder of Lauren Gidding, a law student at Mercer University. 

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Sources: 

Redhanded Podcast: Episode 217 Stephen McDaniel: The Killer with a Key

https://casocriminal.org/en/brutal-cases/lauren-giddings-brutally-murdered-by-her-neighbor/?msclkid=2da8c079ac4011ec9f18f51d86a7b3fe

https://allthatsinteresting.com/stephen-mcdaniel?msclkid=027af46cac4011ecbbe77328f28602f5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIroLgiCyP8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwhTruYrjT0

https://www.wikicelebs.com/stephen-mcdaniel/?msclkid=24ddf22baeb811eca3167ebf601de8fd#BiographyWiki

https://www.ghbase.com/stephen-mcdaniel-case-confession-lauren-giddings-murder-update/?msclkid=24df0211aeb811ecbe2a216436221883

(Watch the video version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64300670)

What an episode to kickoff our Spring 22 season! 

We're ecstatic to feature Taylor Ferber, pop culture provocateur and host of the "Cancel Me, Baby" podcast. She discusses her thoughts on #CancelCulture, the #MeToo movement in reference to her interview with Joe Francis (creator of "Girls Gone Wild"), and we do a deep dive of "Pam and Tommy," "And Just Like That," and "Euphoria." These TV shows lead us all to an exciting and intense discussion of Porn and Media studies. 

Definitely follow Taylor on Instagram, @talktometaylor and Twitter, @TaylorFerber.  

Taylor's "Talk to Me Taylor" website featuring her podcast, red carpet interviews, and writing: https://talktometaylor.com/

"Cancel Me, Baby" Podcast: https://anchor.fm/taylor-ferber

Taylor's merchandise: https://cancel-me-baby.myshopify.com/

Follow Ivory Tower Boiler Room on Facebook, @ivorytowerboilerroom, Instagram, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom! Email us at [email protected]. We love hearing from you about the podcast and are always interested in interview suggestions.

Many thanks to the Ivory Tower Boiler Room podcast team:

Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Ceren Usta, Marketing Director

Podcast Interns: Nicole Arguello and Kimberly Dallas

(Educational Fair Use) 

Thanks to J Records for Jamie Foxx and T-Pain's "Blame It (On the Alcohol)." 

Welcome back, true crime friends to a new episode of True Crime in Academia! This week Mary covers the murders of Hannah Witheridge- a recent college graduate- and David Miller- an engineer- on the island of Koh Tao, Thailand. 

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This week's sources: 

Redhanded Podcast- Episode 221 Koh Tao: Murder Island

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-49509086#:~:text=Hannah%20Witheridge%20and%20David%20Miller%27s%20bodies%20were%20found,a%20beach%20on%20Koh%20Tao%20in%20September%202014.

https://time.com/3955081/thailand-koh-tao-murder-david-miller-hannah-witheridge-zaw-lin-wai-phyo-burma-myanmar/

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a33602743/hannah-witheridge-david-miller-murderers/

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We're delighted to present a truly special interview with author Gregory Maguire who discusses all things Wicked with Andrew. From what inspired him to write about the Wicked Witch of the West, a heartwarming story about when he knew he had to write the novel, his reaction to the musical adaptation, and what he knows about a future TV adaptation. You don't want to miss this interview which also includes anecdotes about Carole Shelley and Idina Menzel. 

Be sure to check out Gregory Maguire's website which includes links to all of his fiction, including his recent release The Brides of Maracoor.

https://gregorymaguire.com/

And if you haven't yet, you must read Wicked: https://bookshop.org/books/wicked-the-life-and-times-of-the-wicked-witch-of-the-west/9780061350962

You can follow Gregory Maguire on Instagram, @gregorymaguire. 

Andrew's "Lit. and Broadway Musical" Student Corner: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oWzxy97ClZyf9bkV6kHhrQEI9DLZGy3q0_ZypkmTQ6A/edit?usp=sharing

(Educational Fair Use) We truly appreciate Decca Broadway for such thrilling Wicked music. 

Stream the album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1woCvthHJakakroP6dXNxs

You can find Wicked's 15th Anniversary album and many more cast albums here: http://www.deccabroadway.com/

Follow Ivory Tower Boiler Room on Facebook, @ivorytowerboilerroom, Instagram, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom! Email us at [email protected]. We love hearing from you about the podcast and are always interested in interview suggestions.

Many thanks to the Ivory Tower Boiler Room podcast team:

Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Ceren Usta, Marketing Director

Podcast Interns: Nicole Arguello and Kimberly Dallas

Watch the rest of Andrew's discussion with author J.P. Garland on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63633764

Welcome to our bonus episode with author J.P. Garland who shares Andrew's enthusiasm with Gilded Age Literature and history and discusses why he was drawn to writing historical fiction based in 19th-century New York City!

You can find J.P. Garland's books here: https://www.amazon.com/Joseph-P-Garland/e/B08GVC5Q2Y?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1646943247&sr=8-1

Be sure to follow J.P. Garland on Twitter, @JPGarlandAuthor.

Follow Ivory Tower Boiler Room on Facebook, @ivorytowerboilerroom, Instagram, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom! Email us at [email protected]. We love hearing from you about the podcast and are always interested in interview suggestions.

Many thanks to the Ivory Tower Boiler Room podcast team:

Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Ceren Usta, Marketing Director

Podcast Interns: Nicole Arguello and Kimberly Dallas

Welcome back, true crime friends. This week on True Crime in Academia, Mary sits down with the author of 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics, Bruce Goldfarb. 

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True Crime and thriller literature lovers you don't want to miss our incredible interview with author Megan Collins. Her discussion features two distinct parts, the first a conversation about how she defines the thriller genre and why she is so drawn to this genre. The second, a deep dive of her novel The Family Plot which features a discussion about how True Crime takes centerstage with the Lighthouse family, and many spoilers that she dissects! 

Click here to purchase The Family Plot: https://bookshop.org/books/the-family-plot-9781982163853/9781982163853

And click here for the audiobook read by Emily Tremaine: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Family-Plot-Audiobook/1797129309

Follow Megan Collins on Instagram, @megancollinswriter and Twitter, @ImMeganCollins. 

Become a Patreon subscriber and you'll get access to the video version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/unedited-video-6-63367797

Follow Ivory Tower Boiler Room on Facebook, @ivorytowerboilerroom, Instagram, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom! Email us at [email protected]. We love hearing from you about the podcast and are always interested in interview suggestions.

Many thanks to the Ivory Tower Boiler Room podcast team:

Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Ceren Usta, Marketing Director

Podcast Interns: Nicole Arguello and Kimberly Dallas

Thanks to Anne Sophie Andersen, @anne_sophie_andersen, for "Pisces" (our new music)!

Welcome back, true crime friends! This week Mary is joined with Mandee Bengel (of MandeeMadeIt) to discuss the conclusion of the Amanda Knox series. They also get into the role of the media and how it affected the outcome of this case. 

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Sources:

Amanda Knox documentary- Netflix