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.
Instead of retiring at 65, The KtS Podcast rockets into senility with a trippy round table discussion of Luc Besson's Lucy! In a shocking turn of events, Ian hasn't seen the film and must rely on Matt and Denitsa's off-kilter endorsements to help make up his mind. Will celestial flash drives, telekinetic car chases, and melting-face airplane episodes do the trick? Tune in and find out!
