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.
A New Year brings a new batch of comments! Watch as Ian once again rejects sound advice and responds to viewer mail.
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Check out the shows that inspired all this lucid/ludicrous feedback!
And check out Ian's recent appearance on the 90 Under 90 podcast, in which he looks back at The Aristocrats with the Eden Brothers (referenced in the show).
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