Ivory Tower Boiler Room

Watch this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Cafe for only $5 a month! ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ The time has come for me, Dr. Andrew Rimby to open up and get vulnerable on this podcast. I rarely, if ever, have recorded a solo episode, let alone one that reveals that I'm scared and don't know what my future holds. However, I have so many cheering me on, including all of you who listen to the Ivory Tower Boiler Room, that I thought I should get vulnerable and open up about what happens after you receive a PhD. What happens when you apply for over 10 jobs and you don't receive an interview? What happens when you realize that you might not work in academia? I realized that I need to take pride and own that I created a small business and it's called The Ivory Tower Boiler Room. I'm going to enter into this next chapter of my life by being more open, honest, and vulnerable. I'm going to take a chance on myself and my creative abilities. Thank you all for allowing me to feel so comfortable to break the fourth wall and explain how I'm processing finishing my PhD and what the future holds for Andrew Rimby! 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 ITBR on IG, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠, TikTok, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IvoryBoilerRoom⁠⁠⁠⁠! Thanks to the ITBR team! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Rimby⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Host/Director) and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mary DiPipi⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Chief Contributor) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ivorytowerboilerroom/support

Watch this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Cafe for only $5 a month! ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ (Content Warning) There will be a lot of discussion about gay sex and pornography...you've been warned! Andrew first saw Tim Dean's name when he was an undergrad at Kean University and encountered a book called "Unlimited Intimacy: Reflections on the Subculture of Barebacking." That was 10 years ago and now Andrew is virtually sitting down with Dr. Tim Dean to revisit his iconic book on gay men engaging in condomless sex and representations of it in gay pornography, specifically Treasure Island Media! As Tim explains, he is not necessarily a queer studies scholar but a sex scholar. Don't worry, he'll explain the distinction in the interview. Andrew asks what the difference is between Porn Studies and Sex Studies and asks whether these academic fields are growing or shrinking at the university level? Tim then reflects on his 1995 essay "On the Eve of a Queer Future" and explains why Leo Bersani's 1987 essay "Is the Rectum a Grave?" deeply influenced his discussion about the newly emerging field of queer studies. For all of you gay pornography fans, Tim dissects Paul Morris, founder of Treasure Island Media's early amateur porn films and Andrew wants to know why this aesthetic so appeals to Tim? And they leave you on the edge of your seats since Tim is about to open up about what Andrew describes as a 2023 renaissance of the male nude body...Part 2 comes out on Saturday! Read more about Tim's work and see all of his publications here: https://english.illinois.edu/directory/profile/dean Get your hands on "Unlimited Intimacy" here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/U/bo6485469.html 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 ITBR on IG, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠, TikTok, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IvoryBoilerRoom⁠⁠⁠⁠! Thanks to the ITBR team! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Rimby⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Host/Director) and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mary DiPipi⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Chief Contributor) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ivorytowerboilerroom/support

Watch Andrew's birth chart reading for FREE on our Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom Welcome to a special episode where Andrew is joined with his good friend Sarah. Sarah is an astrologer who asked Andrew if he wanted to have his birth chart read and Andrew said yes! The following helps you understand what happens when an astrologer sits down with you and reads your birth chart. Thanks to Sarah for allowing us to share this with all of you.  Be sure to follow Sarah on Instagram @northnode.alignment and if you want to book your own birth chart reading, head here for more information: https://linktr.ee/northnode.alignment 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 ITBR on IG, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠, TikTok, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IvoryBoilerRoom⁠⁠⁠⁠! Thanks to the ITBR team! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Rimby⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Host/Director) and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mary DiPipi⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Chief Contributor) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ivorytowerboilerroom/support

Hey, true crime friends! This week is Patreon Bonus Episode week, but I'm not leaving you high and dry! Instead of waiting another week to do a News Update for a regular episode, I've decided to do one this week while we wait. Trust me, it's going to be a roller-coaster-of-emotions kind of episode so buckle up and please adhere to the trigger warning in the episode. Our Sponsors: 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 True Crime in Academia on IG and TikTok- @truecrimeinacademia, and Twitter- @tcinacademia Follow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom! Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Executive Director) and Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor). Sources: Lizzo's Former Dancers Not Backing Down from Allegations (Exclusive) (people.com) Who Are the Former Backup Dancers Suing Lizzo? Everything to Know (people.com) Top NYC cancer doctor Krystal Cascetta, 40, 'shoots herself and her baby dead at their $1M Westchester home in horrific murder-suicide' | Daily Mail Online US Coast Guard rescues Charles Gregory, who went missing off St. Augustine, Florida, nearly 2 days ago | CNN VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man 12 miles offshore St. Augustine > United States Coast Guard News > Press Releases (uscg.mil) Rarewalrus calf rescued in Alaska after wandering alone currently under 24/7 cuddle care | CNN --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ivorytowerboilerroom/support

Watch this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Cafe for only $5 a month! ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠ (Content Warning) Dr. Thomas Waugh and Dr. Andrew Rimby talk extensively about vintage gay porn and all things gay male erotic studies...you have been warned! This is truly a full circle moment since Andrew first learned about Dr. Waugh's iconic gay male erotic academic writing when Andrew was working on his dissertation. Andrew turned to Thomas' 1996 book "Hard to Imagine: Gay Male Eroticism in Photography and Film From Their Beginnings to Stonewall" (published by Columbia University Press) to think through why ancient Greek male homoerotic myths made their way into yes Whitman's poetry but also queer male paintings, photographs, and gay pornography! Thomas virtually sat down with Andrew to reflect on what is a touchstone publication for all who are in queer studies and porn studies. Thomas reflects on both the nostalgia, and what he calls the "mythology" of the Golden Age of Gay Pornography in the 1970s-1980s. He was after all getting his PhD at Columbia University when he both came out as gay, attended gay porn cinemas, and experienced a gay male sexual liberation movement! What have we gained and what have we lost? Head to Thomas' academic profile to check out all of his publications: https://www.concordia.ca/faculty/thomas-waugh.html 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 ITBR on IG, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠, TikTok, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IvoryBoilerRoom⁠⁠⁠⁠! Thanks to the ITBR team! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Rimby⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Host/Director) and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mary DiPipi⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Chief Contributor) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ivorytowerboilerroom/support

Hey, true crime friends! This week in the News Update- Delta Airlines are being sued for $2 million, a West Virginia was caught on surveillance camera abusing her students, and a "Home Improvement" star was arrested for domestic violence charges. As for this week's case, we are breaking down the tragic murder of 16-year-old, Cassie Jo Stoddart. Because of horror films like Scream, we know not to search out for the source of a strange noise while alone in a large home. Sadly, following this rule did not work for Cassie or her impatient killers. Sources: https://people.com/delta-passenger-sexually-assaulted-mom-and-teen-daughter-lawsuit-7567357?hid=9d567e1726fd9be9ac634f0b64c83887b0cf4d99&did=9825485-20230730&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=people-news_newsletter&utm_content=073023&lctg=9d567e1726fd9be9ac634f0b64c83887b0cf4d99   https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/a-teacher-was-caught-on-video-abusing-students-her-district-is-settling-for-over-11-million/ar-AA1eE4ma?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=1f193d9e029f425eb2e3803db940f845&ei=23   https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/home-improvement-star-zachery-ty-bryan-arrested-in-oregon/ar-AA1eB20K?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=ee71c11caf9542269c970ef0bb30705e&ei=63   https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/home-improvement-child-star-zachery-ty-bryan-released-from-jail-after-getting-arrested-for-assault-and-robbery/ar-AA1eN2qN?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=19aa089558234bcdb65f04fca241291f&ei=10 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Cassie_Jo_Stoddart   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18027350/cassie-jo-stoddart   https://youtu.be/7qDCRHc7XwA   https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/brian-draper-torey-adamcik-convicted-killing-cassie-jo-stoddart   https://thecinemaholic.com/cassie-jo-stoddart-murder-where-are-brian-draper-and-torey-adamcik-now/ Our Sponsors: 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. Follow True Crime in Academia on IG and TikTok-@truecrimeinacademia, and Twitter- @tcinacademia Follow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom! Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Executive Director) and Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ivorytowerboilerroom/support

Watch this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Cafe for only $5 a month! ⁠⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom⁠ Dr. Jason Holt and Andrew pick up where they left off to address hot button issues like transgender athletes, gender neutral sports, being openly gay in professional sports, and the erotic ancient Greek origins of the gymnasium. Jason explores the ethics of all of these topics from a philosopher's perspective. To learn more about Dr. Jason Holt's work, check out his academic profile: ⁠https://commdev.acadiau.ca/faculty-staff/jason-holt.html⁠ Get your hands on Jason's "Philosophy of Sport" on Broadview Press' website: ⁠https://broadviewpress.com/product/philosophy-of-sport-core-readings-second-edition/#tab-description⁠ 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 ITBR on IG, ⁠⁠⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠, TikTok, ⁠⁠⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠⁠, and Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠@IvoryBoilerRoom⁠⁠⁠! Thanks to the ITBR team! ⁠⁠⁠Andrew Rimby⁠⁠⁠ (Host/Director) and ⁠⁠⁠Mary DiPipi⁠⁠⁠ (Chief Contributor) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ivorytowerboilerroom/support

Watch this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Cafe for only $5 a month! ⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom Our first official philosopher, Dr. Jason Holt, joins Andrew to discuss what it means to philosophize about all things sporting and athletic culture! He quickly answers Andrew's burning questions about the origin of the gymnasium...you will be surprised about the meaning of this word...and they journey back to ancient Greece. Then, he explains how a philosopher of sport, like himself, is interested in ethical and moral questions about performance enhancing drugs. What does Jason think about fitness influencers who use the word "motivation" to encourage their audience to get more active? And for all you virtual gaming fans, Jason even discusses the difference between outdoor exercise and virtual platforms. We leave you on the edge of your seats for part two, coming Saturday, where Jason addresses hot button issues like transgender athletes and how a philosopher would approach these questions. To learn more about Dr. Jason Holt's work, check out his academic profile: https://commdev.acadiau.ca/faculty-staff/jason-holt.html Get your hands on Jason's "Philosophy of Sport" on Broadview Press' website: https://broadviewpress.com/product/philosophy-of-sport-core-readings-second-edition/#tab-description 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 ITBR on IG, ⁠⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠, TikTok, ⁠⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠⁠, and Twitter, ⁠⁠@IvoryBoilerRoom⁠⁠! Thanks to the ITBR team! ⁠⁠Andrew Rimby⁠⁠ (Host/Director) and ⁠⁠Mary DiPipi⁠⁠ (Chief Contributor) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ivorytowerboilerroom/support

Watch this and all episodes ad free by joining the ITBR Cafe for only $5 a month! ⁠patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom Part 2 of Andrew's chat with Tom Crewe continues! Tom left us on the edge of our seats when he discussed why water is such a male homoerotic symbol in literature. He begins here and then jumps right into the nuances of John Addington Symonds' marriage to a woman while having sexual affairs with men. Andrew asks Tom what happened when Symonds and Ellis theorized what it meant to be a "male homosexual"? Was anything lost because men who sexually desired other men could now be classified as a homosexual? To get your hands on "The New Life" and to learn more about Tom's literary career, head to his website: https://www.tomcrewe.com/ Be sure to follow Tom on Twitter, @TomCrewe1 . 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 ITBR on IG, ⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠, TikTok, ⁠@ivorytowerboilerroom⁠, and Twitter, ⁠@IvoryBoilerRoom⁠! Thanks to the ITBR team! ⁠Andrew Rimby⁠ (Host/Director) and ⁠Mary DiPipi⁠ (Chief Contributor) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ivorytowerboilerroom/support

Hey, true crime friends. This week I sat down with the host of the podcast of That Gay Ol' Classic Cinema, Christian Garcia, to discuss his case study on real female serial killers who used poison as their method of murder and how they parallel some familiar female fairytale villains. In our News Update, I discuss the recent finding of a mass grave in Kenya that is suspected to be linked to a religious cult AND the investigation of Harvard University for claims that the school discriminates in its undergraduate admittance processes. 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 True Crime in Academia on IG and TikTok-@truecrimeinacademia, and Twitter- @tcinacademia Follow ITBR on IG, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom! Thanks to the ITBR team! Andrew Rimby (Executive Director), and Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor). Sources: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-07-19/kenya-doomsday-cult-deaths-top-400   https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/25/us/harvard-legacy-admissions-education-department-civil-rights-investigation/index.html?utm_content=2023-07-25T22%3A52%3A19&utm_source=igCNN&utm_term=multi-image&utm_medium=social   Harvard lawsuit alleges school gives preferential treatment to legacy admissions, who are 'overwhelmingly' White, and cites affirmative action ruling | CNN --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ivorytowerboilerroom/support