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Why Did Rocky Balboa Get a Statue?

Why Did Rocky Balboa Get a Statue?

City Cast Philly

January 17, 202317m 2s

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Show Notes

Visitors from around the world love to visit the Rocky Balboa statue. But the bronze monument memorializes one of the most famous Philadelphians who never actually lived. City Cast Philly host Trenae Nuri talks with Paul Farber, director of Monument Lab, and host of The Statue podcast produced by WHYY Digital Studios, about why people love this fictional boxer so much and keeping Rocky’s legacy alive.


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