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 Noé, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy 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.
This week, Ian and Graham put on the foil to chat with Slap Shot's lovable goons, The Hanson Brothers (Jeff Carlson, Steve Carlson, and Dave Hanson)! From growing up in arctic Minnesota to fame, fans, and questionable action figures, the guys leave everything on the ice (er, table)!
Episode 43 of the KtS Podcast also features a mini-roundtable review of Slap Shot, as well as Ian's quasi-coherent ramblings about January movies and 5-Hour Energy drinks. Enjoy!
