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.
: The iconic cover is a parody of Leonard Cohen’s Greatest Hits album, with a friend's head wearing a gas mask (intended to look like a "Scotchgard-powered bong") superimposed over Cohen's.
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For audiophiles and casual music lovers alike, exploring The Pod using high-fidelity (Free Lossless Audio Codec) format might initially seem like an oxymoron. Why listen to an intentionally muddy, four-track cassette recording in pristine lossless quality?
: A surreal dialogue over a laid-back beat that perfectly captures Ween’s specific brand of humor.
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