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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.

Ep247: Pod Mentality

Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast examines another classic film from a fresh perspective! Cole Rush of ColeTries.com had never seen Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather before last week. Joining Ian and Cole on this monumental journey is Erin Maturo of Erin Maturo Photography (who’d only watched the film once).

What do Ian’s guests, who came of age in a media landscape saturated with Godfather references and knock-offs, make of the crime drama that started it all? What has Ian learned from revisiting the Corleones at different stages of his life? And why can’t anyone understand Marlon Brando’s cotton-mouthed Don, even with the volume cranked to “100”?

The answers to these questions and more--along with our not-so-secret plot to make the Internet an offer it can’t refuse--are just a click away!

Also, this week marks the first anniversary of ColeTries.com, and Ian has details on several giveaways to help you celebrate!

Episode 247 always sits in the back when someone asks to “take a little ride”!

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Ep248: Crazy Good!

Ep246: The Motormouth City