If you enjoy the HerdCon Popcast or Book Chats, a new show is coming your way.
Giant Bombs: Exploring Cinema Through Famous Box Office Flops!
This limited-series podcast will examine some of the most notorious box office bombs of all-time. Why did these films flop so hard with audiences and critics? How did these massive failures reshape the cinema? And most important of all, are some of these films actually good?
Introducing your hosts!
Dr. Cody Lumpkin:
Cody looking was born in North Georgia, around hog-killing time. Since 2012, he has worked in the English Department at Marshall University teaching courses in film and Appalachian literature. He co-hosts Herdcon Bookchats with Meghan Sexton-Harness.
Ian Nolte:
Ian Nolte has taught in the English Department at Marshall University since 2015 with a focus on teacher education, film studies, and digital humanities. He is passionate about both movies and ambitious failures.
Season 1: Flops
HerdCon Giant Bombs E1: Why they Matter/Citizen Kane (1941)
This is the first of our movie cast series featuring hosts Dr. Cody Lumpkin and Ian Nolte discuss the movie, Citizen Kane (1941) and why flops matter.
HerdCon Giant Bombs E2: Heaven’s Gate (1980)
This is the first of our movie cast series featuring hosts Dr. Cody Lumpkin and Ian Nolte discuss the movie, Heaven’s Gate (1980).
HerdCon Giant Bombs E3: Cats (2019)
This is the first of our movie cast series featuring hosts Dr. Cody Lumpkin and Ian Nolte discuss the movie, Cats (2019).
HerdCon Giant Bombs E4: The Mummy (2017) (feat. Dr. Jill Treftz)
This is the first of our movie cast series featuring hosts Dr. Cody Lumpkin and Ian Nolte discuss the movie, The Mummy (2017), with special guest, Dr. Jil Treftz.