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Welcome to Kicking the Seat!

Ian Simmons launched Kicking the Seat in 2009, one week after seeing Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia. His wife proposed blogging as a healthier outlet for his anger than red-faced, twenty-minute tirades (Ian is no longer allowed to drive home from the movies).

The Kicking the Seat Podcast followed three years later and, despite its “undiscovered gem” status, Ian thoroughly enjoys hosting film critic discussions, creating themed shows, and interviewing such luminaries as Gaspar NoéRachel BrosnahanAmy Seimetz, and Richard Dreyfuss.

Ian is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. He also has a family, a day job, and conflicted feelings about referring to himself in the third person.

The KtS Contest: Share and Tell!

UPDATE: This contest has ended. Congratulations to Andy Richardson!

Hey, Everyone!

Did you know? For every pound of new goods produced, 71 pounds of waste are generated during manufacturing? NBC Universal is partnering with the sharing site yerdle to help you minimize your impact on the planet by sharing your stuff (one person’s stuff is another person’s story!).

 We here at Kicking the Seat are very Earth-conscious. Heck, half the movies we review are recycled from old material! In that spirit, we've teamed up with Partnershub to bring you the "Share and Tell" Contest!

It's super-simple to enter: Just take the "How Green Are You?" Eco Quiz embedded in the app below and enter your ranking in this post's "Comments" section (I, for example, was ranked a "Conscious Consumer").

I'll pick one winner at random to receive a Green is Universal canvas tote bag (made from recycled cotton), along with two of the following items (chosen at random):

  • Planet Ocean DVD
  • Green is Universal T-shirt (made by Alternative Apparel) 
  • Green is Universal colored pencil kits (made from recycled newspaper) 
  • Green is Universal Vapur water bottles (BPA-free) 
  • Green is Universal hardboard cover spiral bound notebook
  • Green is Universal burlap FEED bag

Contest closes at 11:59pm on Friday, May 3rd, 2013. Yep, this one's a quickie!

In the meantime, feel free to check out NBC's "Share and Tell" app for more fun, facts, and information on how you can get involved in keeping the planet green!

All prizes for the "Share and Tell" Contest are provided courtesy of NBC Universal. Prize will be sent via FedEx or UPS. No P.O. boxes, please. Kicking the Seat will contact the contest winner within twelve hours of contest close. If no response is received within twenty-four hours, an alternate winner will be chosen.

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