The Statue
In a moment of reckoning and reimagining for monuments, why do millions of people each year from around the world visit Philly’s Rocky Statue? What does a statue celebrating a fictional boxer tell us about how we memorialize some stories over others? Monument Lab's Paul Farber dives deep into the story of the statue to the greatest Philadelphian who never lived.
Season 1
Great story
03/06/2023
This podcast is fascinating. Not only does it delve into the specific complexities of the story of that statue, but it expands out to show how that story relates to so many issues today.
A real fighter
03/12/2023
The research performed on this piece was very superficial. I expect better from NPR. The fictional character "Rocky Balboa" is based upon Chuck Wepner. Don King decided to give a no-name a shot at the title and picked Wepner, known as the "Bayonne bleeder," that chance. Wepner lasted 15 rounds, exactly the number of rounds that Rocky lasted in the first movie against Apollo Creed. Wepner also knocked Muhammad Ali down, something that nobody was doing at that stage in Ali's career.
So fun’
02/18/2023
As a 5the generation Philly girl who watched the original movie as a teenager, this was a great way to learn more about the back story. Thanks!
It’s so good.
01/25/2023
Love this podcast- creative and keeps you listening.
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