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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.

Faith in Fossils: WE BELIEVE IN DINOSAURS Review (SPOILERS!)

Faith in Fossils: WE BELIEVE IN DINOSAURS Review (SPOILERS!)

Ian Simmons

After a three-year wait, Ian and David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel have finally seen the finished version of We Believe in Dinosaurs, a documentary about the "Ark Encounter" attraction in Williamstown, KY. Listen in as they discuss the film (SPOILERS!), and evolve their own ideas about faith, activism, and infotainment venues!

Watch We Believe in Dinosaurs at pbs.org!

To hear Ian and David's 2017 interview with producer Amy Ellison and co-director Monica Long Ross, check out Kicking the Seat Podcast #184.

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"One Million" MORONS Boycott ONWARD!

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