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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.

Ep39: It's a Wonderful Podcast with KAROLYN GRIMES!

It's Christmas Eve, and Santa's come early! Not only has jolly ol' St. Nick delivered a brand-new episode of the KtS Podcast, but we're honored to share our second celebrity-guest interview for the month of December! Last weekend, Ian sat down with Karolyn "Zu Zu" Grimes of It's a Wonderful Life fame at the fabulous Hollywood Palms Cinema in Naperville, IL, to discuss the legacy of the holiday classic, her dramatic career change, and the much-rumored sequel!

And what would a Christmas episode be without a genuine holiday miracle? That's right: you can once again stream this episode right from your Internet browser, without having to download it from iTunes (though we'd love it if you subscribed there, as well).

Remember, George: No man is a failure who listens to the KtS Podcast!

Ep40: O'er the Hill We Go!

Ep38: A CHRISTMAS STORY Stories with CASEEN & the IANs!