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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 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.

Ep550: Late Screening: We're With the Band

Ep550: Late Screening: We're With the Band

Ian Simmons

Today, The Kicking the Seat Podcast and Cole Rush of The Quill to Live become golden gods with their "Late Screening" look at Almost Famous! Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical rock-and-road movie turns twenty this year, and the guys find sweet harmony in discussing the period, performances, and music of this Oscar-winning ode to early-70s music--including the complicated mix of fans, artists, and critics who made it possible.

Episode 550 is a simple kind of podcast!

Show Guide:

Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14

Intro: 0:14 - 2:49

Almost Famous Trailer: 2:49 - 4:49

Almost Famous Discussion: 4:49 - 50:21

Outro Music: 50:21 - 50:37

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Ep551: Accademia Giallo: Gripping VICE

Ep551: Accademia Giallo: Gripping VICE
Ep549: The Enemy of the People

Ep549: The Enemy of the People