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 recurring subplot involves the boys trying to book the musician Slash for a halftime show, only to discover that Slash is actually a mythical, Santa-like figure (Vunter Slaush) who is "everywhere at once" but doesn't actually exist as one person.
Cartman negotiates a $100,000 deal with EA Sports to create a video game based on the CBAA. [S15E5] Crack Baby Athletic Association
To avoid paying his "players," Cartman visits the University of Colorado to learn how they refuse to pay athletes. He dresses as a 19th-century plantation owner, referring to the athletes as "slaves" to highlight the absurdity of the "student-athlete" designation. A recurring subplot involves the boys trying to
Eric Cartman founds the , a "charity" that films crack-addicted infants fighting over a ball of crack for entertainment. CEO: Eric Cartman He dresses as a 19th-century plantation owner, referring
The episode begins with a parody of the somber animal cruelty commercials featuring her song "Angel".
The episode was a direct critique of the NCAA's former rules against athlete compensation (Name, Image, and Likeness), which have since changed in real life.