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Aug 2022
1h 22m

The Sylvester Stallone Hall of Fame With...

The Ringer
About this episode

Sylvester Stallone is back on the big screen in ‘Samaritan,’ an Amazon Prime superhero vehicle with Stallone at the center. To mark the occasion, Sean is joined by Bill Simmons to build out the Sly Hall of Fame.


Host: Sean Fennessey

Guest: Bill Simmons

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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