EPISODE · Mar 8, 2026 · 45 MIN
The JW Fails & Kurt McKinney Interview Part 2 "No Retreat, No Surrender"
from Two Dollar Late Fee - 80s Movie Podcast · host Geekscape
“Marchial Arts Madness” continues! JW Fails and Kurt McKinney are back to celebrate the 40th anniversary of No Retreat, No Surrender and discuss the documentary The Untold Story of No Retreat No Surrender! In 2025, JW Fails (NRNS, Lambada, The New Leave It To Beaver) & Kurt McKinney (NRNS, Sworn To Justice, The Last Kumite) came on $2 Late Fee to talk about NRNS and the subsequent documentary that was nearing production. One year later, the documentary is complete and out! JW & Kurt are back to talk about the doc, its premiere in Germany, and much more! Btw, NRNS’s Pete “Sugarfoot” Cunningham will be on $2LF in two weeks! Don’t miss it! If you want to hear and see more about the legacy of NRNS from JW & Kurt, be sure to check out previous episodes at the links below. Listen to Kurt McKinney’s interview from March of 2021 (Kurt’s first appearance on $2 Late Fee) here! Watch Kurt & JW Fails’ interview from March of 2025 (JW’s first appearance on $2 Late Fee) here! Watch JW Fail’s interview from September of 2025 here! As mentioned in the interview, the trailer for the documentary Chuck Norris vs Communism can be seen here. (I omitted the trailer from the episode because it’s in Russian with English subtitles) Dig the show? Please consider supporting $2 Late Fee on Patreon for tons of bonus content (like Tales From The Video Store)! Links are below: Two Dollar Late Fee: www.patreon.com/twodollarlatefee Please follow/subscribe and rate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-dollar-late-fee Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/ Instagram: @twodollarlatefee Subscribe to our YouTube Check out Jim Walker’s intro/outro music on Bandcamp: jvamusic1.bandcamp.com Facebook: facebook.com/Two-Dollar-Late-Fee-Podcast Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/two-dollar-late-fee IMDB: https://www.imdb.com Two Dollar Late Fee is a part of the nutritious Geekscape Network Every episode is produced, edited, and coddled by Zak Shaffer (@zakshaffer) & Dustin Rubin (@dustinrubinvo) You can watch the entire interview on our YouTube channel here. Don’t forget to like & subscribe!You can listen & NOW watch on Spotify here. Don’t forget to like & subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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“Marchial Arts Madness” continues! JW Fails and Kurt McKinney are back to celebrate the 40th anniversary of No Retreat, No Surrender and discuss the documentary The Untold Story of No Retreat No Surrender! In 2025, JW Fails (NRNS, Lambada, The New Leave It To Beaver) & Kurt McKinney (NRNS, Sworn To Justice, The Last Kumite) came on $2 Late Fee to talk about NRNS and the subsequent documentary that was nearing production. One year later, the documentary is complete and out! JW & Kurt are back to talk about the doc, its premiere in Germany, and much more! Btw, NRNS’s Pete “Sugarfoot” Cunningham will be on $2LF in two weeks! Don’t miss it! If you want to hear and see more about the legacy of NRNS from JW & Kurt, be sure to check out previous episodes at the links below. Listen to Kurt McKinney’s interview from March of 2021 (Kurt’s first appearance on $2 Late Fee) here! Watch Kurt & JW Fails’ interview from March of 2025 (JW’s first appearance on $2 Late Fee) here! Watch JW Fail’s interview from September of 2025 here! As mentioned in the interview, the trailer for the documentary Chuck Norris vs Communism can be seen here. (I omitted the trailer from the episode because it’s in Russian with English subtitles) Dig the show? Please consider supporting $2 Late Fee on Patreon for tons of bonus content (like Tales From The Video Store)! Links are below: Two Dollar Late Fee: www.patreon.com/twodollarlatefee Please follow/subscribe and rate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-dollar-late-fee Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/ Instagram: @twodollarlatefee Subscribe to our YouTube Check out Jim Walker’s intro/outro music on Bandcamp: jvamusic1.bandcamp.com Facebook: facebook.com/Two-Dollar-Late-Fee-Podcast Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/two-dollar-late-fee IMDB: https://www.imdb.com Two Dollar Late Fee is a part of the nutritious Geekscape Network Every episode is produced, edited, and coddled by Zak Shaffer (@zakshaffer) & Dustin Rubin (@dustinrubinvo) You can watch the entire interview on our YouTube channel here. Don’t forget to like & subscribe!You can listen & NOW watch on Spotify here. Don’t forget to like & subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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