Last of the Action Heroes Podcast Network

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 Simon's journey click here

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/simonsrockyroad

This was a truly inspiring and humbling interview ! Thank you Simon !

 

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/

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 eight nights in Israel as part of the Comedy for Koby benefit. His new CD entitled, "Brad Uptonogood" is heard regularly on Sirius Satellite Radio and is available online wherever music is sold.  He also just released his first DVD entitled, "Brad Upton, Live from the 509".  You can also see Brad in a starring role on a funny independent film on www.indieflix.com/.

   Check out Brad's website for further info !

http://bradupton.com/    

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

 

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.

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 ! 

 

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 !

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 unedited video interview you can find it here at this link:

Video Version of interview: Unedited, raw and not polished.

We hope you enjoy the interview as much as we did giving it ! 
Thank you James !

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 !

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.