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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.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat Gently Through the Basement

Hey, Everyone! Floodmageddon 2013 prevented us from recording a new podcast yesterday. But we'll be back next week with a look at 2008's summer flops.

Stay dry 'til then, and take care.

Ep17: The Flops of Summer, 2008 / Sell Everything!

Ep16: 2008 Summer Blockbuster Retrospective