Welcome to the *Sylvester Stallone and Friends* podcast, your go-to show for fans of Sylvester Stallone’s action-packed legacy, hosted by Ryan and a variety of other passionate hosts! This podcast dives deep into Stallone’s standalone films and those of his action-hero contemporaries, with special episodes dedicated to Frank Stallone. Please note that *Rocky* and *Rambo* are covered exclusively on our sister podcasts, *One More Round: The Rocky Series Podcast* and *It’s a Long Road: The Rambo Series Podcast*. Join us for engaging discussions, behind-the-scenes insights, and a nostalgic celebration of the films that defined a genre. Whether you’re...
Latest episodes
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52 min
Sylvester Stallone - The Steps | Step One | Fight or Flight: Deli, Fishtown, The Tombs
Stallone Steps memoir chapter 6Ryan and Jared listen to chapter 6 of Sylvester Stallone’s memoir The Steps, the Fight or Flight section that moves from the deli to a high-school da…
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40 min
Sylvester Stallone - The Steps | Step One | Sly Getting Ready for Failure, Deli Job, Audition, Coat
Ryan and Adrian continue the live listen of Sylvester Stallone’s The Steps memoir, still on Step One, through the deli shift, an audition, and the winter coat he had to save for.
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40 min
Sylvester Stallone - The Steps | Step One | Juilliard and Stallone Cleans Lion Cages
Ryan and Adrian listen to Sylvester Stallone’s The Steps memoir, still on step one, in the chapter where he cleans lion cages and bombs a Juilliard audition.
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27 min
Sylvester Stallone - The Steps | Step One | Born Tyrone, Mike to Everyone but Family
Ryan and Doug stay cold on *The Steps*, chapter three of step one. First two agencies never get past the secretaries. No photo, no resume. Pharmacy booth, fifty cents, four poses,…
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38 min
Sylvester Stallone - The Steps | Step One | Sly Showers With His Clothes On!
Ryan and Doug keep the cold listen of Sylvester Stallone reading *The Steps*. Step one is New York. Off the bus at Port Authority, heat, horns, no bed, no one he knows. Walk to 46t…
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16 min
Sylvester Stallone - The Steps | Step Zero - Avoid Comedy and Marriage!
Ryan and Doug go in cold on the first listen of Sylvester Stallone reading The Steps (William Morrow / Harper Audio). Ryan has been skipping the press tour so the book stays a surp…
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57 min
Rambo III - (Episode 6) - Failed Rescue, Sewer Escape, and One Bullet
Ryan welcomes Variety writer Matthew Chernov (How the West Was Cast) to It’s a Long Road for a scene-by-scene look at Rambo III’s botched rescue.They talk Variety lists, why Matthe…
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1 h 04
Rambo III - (Episode 5) - Peak Mullet, Inflamed Lips, and a Hospital Raid
Ryan welcomes Dominick Tartamella (Movie Thoughts podcast, Genuine Reels impersonations) to It’s a Long Road for another scene-by-scene pass through Rambo III.They cover Dominick’s…
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1 h 02
Rambo III - (Episode 4) - Horses, Holy Warriors, and a High-Budget Look
Ryan welcomes Sicco (Hugging a Cactus / the Mel Gibson podcast, the Arnold podcast, Last of the Action Heroes Network) for his first appearance on It’s a Long Road, the Rambo serie…
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1 h 01
Rambo III - (Episode 3) - Troutman Interrogation & “We Had Our Vietnam”
Ryan welcomes friends Sean and Brad from **Eh & B! The PNW Sports Show** for more Rambo III coverage on It’s a Long Road! We pick up right after Troutman’s capture, dive into the i…
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51 min
Rambo III - (Episode 2) - Rambo Declines the Mission & Troutman’s Failed Op
Continuing Season 3 of It’s a Long Road with special guest Dan from the Retrospectors YouTube channel (Sega retro gaming & online multiplayer on original hardware)! We break down k…
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49 min
Rambo III - (Episode 1) - Stick Fight & Troutman Returns
Host Ryan kicks off Rambo III coverage with special guest Nikki from the Beat the Cult podcast. We dive into the film’s unique opening: Rambo’s intense stick-fighting match in Thai…
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1 h 17
Eye See You / D-Tox - Stallone's Cop Killer Slasher
Sylvester Stallone stars in the 2002 (filmed 1999) horror/thriller Eye See You (ICU) (aka Detox)! The crew dives into this overlooked slasher where Stallone plays an FBI agent trac…
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1 h 21
Demolition Man: Three Seashells & Simulated Sex
Dive into the 1993 Sylvester Stallone sci-fi action classic Demolition Man! The crew breaks down Stallone as John Spartan, Wesley Snipes as the chaotic Simon Phoenix, Sandra Bulloc…
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1 h 22
Victory: Stallone's Goalkeeper Role, POW Soccer Escape!
Join the Stallone fan podcast crew for a deep dive into the 1981 classic Victory (aka Escape to Victory)! We break down Sylvester Stallone’s POW soccer drama with Michael Caine, Pe…
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52 min
Rocky II (Episode 7) - Mickey's Tough Love & Rock Bottom Scene
Join Ryan, Kyle, and Katie for another fun-filled episode of One More Round: The Rocky Series Podcast as we break down key scenes from Rocky II! We discuss Rocky's emotional rock b…
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59 min
Rocky II (Episode 6) - Meat Montage, Adrian Drama & Fight Talk
Join us on One More Round: The Rocky Series Podcast as we dive deep into Rocky II! We discuss the meat montage, Adrian's pregnancy tensions, Paulie's dockside wisdom, Rocky's eye i…
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56 min
Rocky II (Episode 5) - Office Jobs, Meat Factory & Apollo's Wife Name Reveal
Join Ryan, Katie, and Kyle on One More Round as they dive deep into Rocky II! From Rocky's hilarious office job interviews and Adrian's unwavering support to Paulie's thumb-breakin…
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1 h 07
Rocky II (Episode 4) - Apollo's Hate Mail, Pregnancy Reveal & Cringy Commercial
Join Ryan, Katie, and Kyle on One More Round as they dive deep into Rocky II! In this episode, we react to Apollo Creed reading brutal hate mail, Rocky's neighborhood stickball gam…
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1 h 07
Rocky II (Episode 3) - Wedding, Shopping Spree, Brain Damage & Adrian's Sweaters
In this episode, Ryan, Katie, and Kyle discuss Rocky II (1979), picking up after the iconic first fight.The crew covers Rocky and Adrian’s sweet (and awkward) married life, the nei…