Going The Distance - The Rocky Series

Join Ryan and Ruban as they dissect the final parts of the opening montage from Rocky III. Rocky continues to do commercials, hang with celebs and buy Adrian fur coats. Clubber Lang trains intensely , gets angry at everyone  and challenges Balboa for a fight from ringside! Stay tuned to the very end, as special guest host David Letterman interviews Mr T for us, as both Ruban and I were busy that day. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

Join Ryan and Ruban as they begin Season 3 with Rocky III !! We stalk our prey in the night as we dissect the opening 5 minutes of the film. This opening montage is rich with content it will take 2 episodes ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

Join Ryan and Ruban as they celebrate the end of Season 2 and Rocky II.  We discuss so much in this episode. We talk about Stallone showing off his butt in movies, future Stallone projects and we of course talk about how Season 2 went and what we have in store for Season 3.  Yo Rocky Series Podcast fans ! We DID IT !   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

Ryan had the joy and privilege of talking with John-Paul “J.P." Flaim. “J.P.” Flaim was born in 1970 in Bowie, Maryland. Flaim attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland, and then went on to major in international business at the University of Maryland, College Park before studying law at the Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.In 1997, he failed the Maryland bar exam, reading his results publicly while on the air; however, he passed the exam the following year and can now legally practice law in Maryland. Flaim has also fought as a professional middleweight boxer. His record is 0-1, having lost his December 9, 2006 debut fight to Jay Watts by TKO in the first round.In 2007, he was ranked 991st out of the top 999 boxers in the light middleweight division. It is his book "Chasing Rocky' that we discuss and his time in the ring ! The Junkies on Twitter The Junkies on Facebook John-Paul Flaim on Twitter Buy 'Chasing Rocky' here !   --- Send in a voice me

Guess we have a new SuperFan, and his name is Dave Barrell. Another chap from the UK ! He joins Ryan and together they discuss all things Rocky, Stallone, Rambo and what have you. Stay tuned for the very end where Robert Tepper chimes in about his mega hit and subsequent stardom of "No Easy Way Out". The guy bashes on David Bowie. Oh my ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

AdSuper Fan Mat joins Ryan and Ruban to talk about the big rematch between Apollo and Rocky in Super Fight II. Even though they said there wasn't going to be no rematch, we got one !   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

Ryan and Ruban are back together !! In this episode we break down the training montage in Rocky II !  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

WHAT: On 27th April 2017, Simon will attempt to run 100 miles non-stop from New York to the Rocky Steps, Philadelphia. That’s approx 4 continuous marathons, non-stop, no sleep, thru the dead of the night. It’s not an organised race. It’s just Simon running solo with a small team supporting with food/water and using google maps for directions!! Estimated time to complete it: 30-36 hours non-stop run/walk forward motion. WHY DO THIS: It all began in January 2013... with a blog called “Simon’s Rocky Road”. It described a journey which began with the idea of running 100 miles non-stop from New York to The Rocky Steps in Philadelphia for my brother's 40th birthday. It described the training/diet, and it travelled thru the ups & the downs of what it would take for one over-weight amateur runner, who had never even ran a half-marathon before, to achieve his ambition in 3 months. The blog also gave an insight into living with mental health issues:  www.simonsrockyroad.blogspot.com   To donate and read more of Si

Cam F. Awesome (born 1988 in Uniondale, New York), formerly known as Lenroy Thompson, is an American amateur boxer best known to win the US title in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2014 and the Golden Gloves 2009, 2011 and 2013 at super heavyweight. He frequently fights in pink to show his commitment to and involvement with the Breast Cancer Awareness Program. Awesome is the U.S. National Team Captain and is also the Athlete Director on USA Boxing Board of Directors.   Cam is also known for his being a keynote Speaker. National Champion Boxer. Standup Comic. Vegan. Chipotle addict. Podcaster. Former Child. #TaylorSwiftofBoxing.   Check out his site here  http://www.celebritysportsspeaker.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

Join Ryan and Ruban as they discuss Rocky (of course) but also humor and the life of a comedian. We have professional comedian Brad Upton schooling us on how to be funny. We need all the help we can get.    Brad Upton first stepped on stage in September of 1984 and he's never looked back.  This ex-grade school teacher is now in his 32nd year of comedy and is nearing 6000 lifetime performances.   He is a past winner of the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and appeared recently at Caesar's Palace as part of the HBO Comedy Festival. He has spent the last eight years as the opening act for the legendary Johnny Mathis and did multiple shows all over the country with the late, great Joan Rivers.  He has also been seen in concert with The Smothers Brothers, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Lewis Black, George Jones, Glen Campbell, Pam Tillis and many others.  Coast to coast all over North America isn't the only place Brad performs.  In 2014 Brad headlined in Singapore, Hong Kong, The MGM in Macau and did eigh

Join Ryan as he talks with Rocky fan Carmen Schober ! We will talk all things Rocky. We will discuss her business The MillionTo1 Club and how Rocky has influenced that. enjoy !  Her site can be found here : https://www.facebook.com/millionto1club/ Our FaceBoook page is: https://www.facebook.com/GoingTheDistancePodcastSeries/ Follow us on Twitter at :https://twitter.com/GTDRockyPodcast   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

Ryan had the pleasure of interviewing the lovely and talented Kirsty Strain. Join us as we talk all things Rocky and about her new play that she is writing and making a documentary at the same time about its production called "One More Round" The project sounds amazing ! Kirsty  is a Scottish actress, best known for her roles in the popular comedy sketch series, Burnistoun, and as Angie Warren in the BBC Scotland television series, River City. In December 2016, she was a supporting actress to several acting pieces by St. Paul's High School, at the Tramway Theatre in Glasgow. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

Things get even worse for our hero Rocky. Adrian gets into a coma ! Ryan and Ruban continue the Rocky II discussion ! Will Mickey stay by Rocky's side? Will Paulie get out of his funk? These answers and many more !    --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

Episode 31 ! Ruban and Ryan go Live again ! And you will hear us interact with a few of our fans ! In this episode we talk about the Press conference, the one where Paulie, is accused of being Al Capone ! We discuss Rocky's shopping list. Mickey makes Rocky feel like a 'Kentucky Fried Idiot' too. So forget about your domestic issues and let us train you ! Apollo is all business !  Another great episode from the only Rocky Podcast ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

This man needs no introduction, but here is one anyways.  James Rolfe is an American actor, comedian, independent filmmaker, media critic, and internet personality, best known for starring in the web television series The Angry Video Game Nerd, a joint production of Rolfe's Cinemassacre Productions, GameTrailers, and ScrewAttack. His other projects include reviews of classic board games and Movie Reviews for the Spike network. More importantly he is a Rocky fan and does an amazing review of Rocky franchise found here , via the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgiDRqwFUwE&t=453s We talk to James about his love of Rocky. Also, for fans of his other projects we talk about his business and get some inside info into his life.  Ruban and Ryan were completely honored and thrilled James took time out of his busy schedule to talk to a couple of 'ham and eggers' like us. The interview took place via a Webcast, and James was in his home studio. If you are a 'purist' and want to see the unpolished une

In this episode, Ryan, Ruban and Super Fan Kyle, continue discussing Rocky and his low points. His marriage is facing struggles as he and Adrian cant see eye to eye, regarding Rocky's eye. Apollo starts a smear campaign against Rocky, which is a lot harder to do without Twitter or the internet. Kyle also slaps himself. Listen to us on iTunes, or any podcast app you want or stream directly from our Libsyn site. Enjoy ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

Ryan and Ruban are joined by super fan Kyle ! We talk about Rocky wanting to fight again, as he is low on dough. He has to sell his car to Paulie ! A skinny Paulie. Adrian considers working at the pet shop too. Times are desperate for our hero.  We also discuss Carl Weathers and Stallone at the Golden Globes ! And the stupid controversy surrounding that appearance.  We also talk about Trump, under one uri-nation.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

We go down under and interview Jessica Friedman ! She wrote an amazing essay about Rocky !   We talk about her journey through the Rocky movies. She just recently watched all of them for the first time and boy, she has some great things to say. But , then again who could have anything bad to say?   Well, we did talk about Rocky V, so maybe some bad stuff was said. And Trump.   Be sure to read her essay before listening and also check out her other material from her website.Both links are below :)   http://junkee.com/importance-pop-culture-comfort-ive-watched-rocky-many-times-year/91588   http://jessicafriedmann.com/   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

http://bestofrocky.com/ Hey Rocky podcast fans ! Ruban and I go on an epic journey as we take the 'Best of Rocky' survey poll ! Follow along with us as you take the poll too. Or you can just listen and see what we chose and why. This is a great episode !  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-rebalkin01/message

OK folks, we have an amazing interview today. Join us as Ryan talks with the fascinating Rutanya Alda. With a career spanning nearly 50 years in show business and over a hundred roles, Alda might be best known for her performances in The Deer Hunter as Steven's wife, Angela, as well as for the cult classic Mommie Dearest, as loyal Crawford housekeeper Carol Ann, and Amityville II: The Possession. We talk about all of this ! And of course, we talk about Rocky ! Stories about Al Pacino, Burt Young, Sylvester Stallone, Joan Crawford, Robert De Niro, ..and many more. It's all here folks.   Here are some of the movies we touch on:   Greetings (1968) Hi, Mom! (1970) The Panic in Needle Park (1971) Scarecrow (1973) Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) The Fury (1978) The Deer Hunter (1978) Rocky II (1979) Mommie Dearest (1981) Amityville II: The Possession (1982)   Literally just a fraction of what we could touch on...well enjoy the conversation and be sure to buy her bo