In this episode I talk about sneakers in a recession, New Balance fakes, Louis Vuitton VIPs spending $1mil a year to get access to AF1s is probably bullshit, and a lot more. Timestamps 00:00 - Costanza Cold Open 00:12 - Intro 04:54 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips and Misses 09:18 - Why is the Stussy AF1 Mid Fossil under retail? 10:55 - StockX Authentication 12:40 - New Balance fakes on StockX and Goat, allegedly 19:52 - Onyx 350 and "Don't sleep on a black 350" 21:51 - Kith app and raffle 25:58 - Louis Vuitton VIPs spending $1mil a year is probably bullshit 29:45 - What Kanye wants from adidas and the adilette 22 37:52 - Sneakers in a recession

In this episode I talk about sneakers in a recession, New Balance fakes, Louis Vuitton VIPs spending $1mil a year to get access to AF1s is probably bullshit, and a lot more. Timestamps 00:00 - Costanza Cold Open 00:12 - Intro 04:54 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips and Misses 09:18 - Why is the Stussy AF1 Mid Fossil under retail? 10:55 - StockX Authentication 12:40 - New Balance fakes on StockX and Goat, allegedly 19:52 - Onyx 350 and "Don't sleep on a black 350" 21:51 - Kith app and raffle 25:58 - Louis Vuitton VIPs spending $1mil a year is probably bullshit 29:45 - What Kanye wants from adidas and the adilette 22 37:52 - Sneakers in a recession

Episode 36: Sneakers in a Recession

Tom Sachs

In this episode, I talk about recent releases, my thoughts on some upcoming drops, StockX defending their authentication program, Adidas suing Nike over patents, and bot instances issue. For the main topic I give an update on Zadeh Kicks and some analysis on why it was a Ponzi scheme (allegedly), why it collapsed, the effect it's had on resell, winners and losers, and finally some cold hard lessons learned from all this. Oh there's also socks. Fun show, thanks for listening! Timestamps 00:00 - Dr. Umar dunks in the cold open 00:14 - Intro 04:28 - Mr. Brightside Socks 07:08 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 08:28 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 17:16 - Tom Sachs General Purpose Shoe 23:37 - Upcoming Releases 32:27 - News: StockX, Adidas Sues Nike, Bot Instances 40:18 - Zadeh Kicks update 61:46 - Outro

In this episode, I talk about recent releases, my thoughts on some upcoming drops, StockX defending their authentication program, Adidas suing Nike over patents, and bot instances issue. For the main topic I give an update on Zadeh Kicks and some analysis on why it was a Ponzi scheme (allegedly), why it collapsed, the effect it's had on resell, winners and losers, and finally some cold hard lessons learned from all this. Oh there's also socks. Fun show, thanks for listening! Timestamps 00:00 - Dr. Umar dunks in the cold open 00:14 - Intro 04:28 - Mr. Brightside Socks 07:08 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 08:28 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 17:16 - Tom Sachs General Purpose Shoe 23:37 - Upcoming Releases 32:27 - News: StockX, Adidas Sues Nike, Bot Instances 40:18 - Zadeh Kicks update 61:46 - Outro

Episode 35: Misery Business - Zadeh Kicks Update, Tom Sachs GPS, StockX, Bot Instances and more

Emergency podcast episode that covers the Zadeh Kicks rug pull. Timestamps 00:00 - The Office Cold Open 00:19 - Intro 03:26 - What Happened? 05:37 - Will I Get My Sneakers? (No) 06:25 - Will I Get My Money Back? (Maybe) 09:59 - Listener Calls 11:26 - What Should I Do? (File a Claim) 16:59 - TBlake Calls In 19:39 - More Listener Calls 25:58 - Outro Links Recorded Twitter Space: https://twitter.com/SwiftCop/status/1529286777042784257 Zadeh Relief Group Discord: https://discord.com/invite/ttPsCfQkgN Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

Emergency podcast episode that covers the Zadeh Kicks rug pull. Timestamps 00:00 - The Office Cold Open 00:19 - Intro 03:26 - What Happened? 05:37 - Will I Get My Sneakers? (No) 06:25 - Will I Get My Money Back? (Maybe) 09:59 - Listener Calls 11:26 - What Should I Do? (File a Claim) 16:59 - TBlake Calls In 19:39 - More Listener Calls 25:58 - Outro Links Recorded Twitter Space: <a href="https://twitter.com/SwiftCop/status/1529286777042784257" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/SwiftCop/status/1529286777042784257</a> Zadeh Relief Group Discord: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/ttPsCfQkgN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.com/invite/ttPsCfQkgN</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a>

Episode 34: Zadeh Kicks Rugged

In this episode I have a conversation with special guest Kari aka SneakerPhetish. We discuss sneaker influencers, brand campaigns, and content platforms. We also discuss being on Sneaker Twitter and having various feuds and haters, the current state of Sneaker YouTube, and a lot more.  Timestamps 00:00 - RICO on Bot Devs 00:20 - Open 00:46 - JFG 03:28 - Conversation with Kari aka SneakerPhetish 51:53 - Outro  @SneakerPhetish Twitter: https://twitter.com/SneakerPhetish Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sneakerphetish/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sneakerphetish Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

In this episode I have a conversation with special guest Kari aka SneakerPhetish. We discuss sneaker influencers, brand campaigns, and content platforms. We also discuss being on Sneaker Twitter and having various feuds and haters, the current state of Sneaker YouTube, and a lot more. Timestamps 00:00 - RICO on Bot Devs 00:20 - Open 00:46 - JFG 03:28 - Conversation with Kari aka SneakerPhetish 51:53 - Outro @SneakerPhetish Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SneakerPhetish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/SneakerPhetish</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sneakerphetish/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sneakerphetish/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/sneakerphetish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/sneakerphetish</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a>

Episode 33: Guest SneakerPhetish

In this episode, I talk about the huge news of Nike updating their lawsuit against StockX to include claims of counterfeiting. I'll cover how Nike got fakes from StockX, how the public views StockX, how each company handles fakes as well as my thoughts on why Nike did this and how it could all backfire on them. Plus there's calls from listeners and a lot more, enjoy!  Timestamps 00:00 - Moneyjig Cold Open 00:17 - Intro 02:07 - Timeline of Events: Nike Escalates Feud with StockX 03:24 - A Sidebar on Stolen Tweets 08:32 - StockX Response to Nike 11:38 - Wingstop 1s 14:54 - Listener Calls 16:23 - How Did Nike Get Fakes From StockX? 21:13 - How StockX is Viewed by Customers and Resellers 27:52 - Listener Call 29:12 - My Thoughts 33:07 - Listener Calls 35:20 - What If… Thought Experiments 41:54 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

In this episode, I talk about the huge news of Nike updating their lawsuit against StockX to include claims of counterfeiting. I'll cover how Nike got fakes from StockX, how the public views StockX, how each company handles fakes as well as my thoughts on why Nike did this and how it could all backfire on them. Plus there's calls from listeners and a lot more, enjoy!  Timestamps 00:00 - Moneyjig Cold Open 00:17 - Intro 02:07 - Timeline of Events: Nike Escalates Feud with StockX 03:24 - A Sidebar on Stolen Tweets 08:32 - StockX Response to Nike 11:38 - Wingstop 1s 14:54 - Listener Calls 16:23 - How Did Nike Get Fakes From StockX? 21:13 - How StockX is Viewed by Customers and Resellers 27:52 - Listener Call 29:12 - My Thoughts 33:07 - Listener Calls 35:20 - What If… Thought Experiments 41:54 - Outro Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a>

Episode 32: Nike vs StockX

In this episode, I talk about the fallout from Trophy Room backdooring back in the news. I talk about Complex's editorial coverage of it and I gatekeep the gatekeepers. I also talk about the Kobe 6 and the dilemma of the hype charity sneaker. I talk about some recent Nike lawsuits, which leads to talking about how the era of big name sneaker designers at Nike seems to be over. Timestamps 00:00 - Sneaker Night in Canada Cold Open 00:39 - Intro 03:32 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 06:28 - Trophy Room Fallout 13:21 - Gatekeeping the Gatekeepers 22:25 - Kobe 6 Mambacita and the Dilemma of Hype Charity Sneakers 31:43 - Vans vs MSCHF 35:05 - La La Land and Geiger 38:52 - The Era of Big Name Nike Sneaker Designers is Over 52:35 - Outro  Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

In this episode, I talk about the fallout from Trophy Room backdooring back in the news. I talk about Complex's editorial coverage of it and I gatekeep the gatekeepers. I also talk about the Kobe 6 and the dilemma of the hype charity sneaker. I talk about some recent Nike lawsuits, which leads to talking about how the era of big name sneaker designers at Nike seems to be over. Timestamps 00:00 - Sneaker Night in Canada Cold Open 00:39 - Intro 03:32 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 06:28 - Trophy Room Fallout 13:21 - Gatekeeping the Gatekeepers 22:25 - Kobe 6 Mambacita and the Dilemma of Hype Charity Sneakers 31:43 - Vans vs MSCHF 35:05 - La La Land and Geiger 38:52 - The Era of Big Name Nike Sneaker Designers is Over 52:35 - Outro Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a>

Episode 31: Gatekeeping the Gatekeepers

In this episode, I talk about Union Jordan 2 drop, Nike's childish vision of futuristic digital sneakers, DJ Khaled, and my response to recent talk that sneaker culture is trash and the bubble is going to pop soon. I also update the Sneaker Power Rankings for Spring 2022. Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Pumpkin Escobar buying an NFT 00:27 - Intro 02:09 - Sock Drop 03:19 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 11:20 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 12:22 - Union Jordan 2 Drop Recap 22:04 - Nike x RTFKT Dogshit Digital Sneakers 24:45 - DJ Khaled x Jordans 27:51 - Is Sneaker Culture Trash and Are Sneakers Over? 34:58 - Sneaker Therapy 40:40 - Sneaker Power Rankings Spring 2022 49:48 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

In this episode, I talk about Union Jordan 2 drop, Nike's childish vision of futuristic digital sneakers, DJ Khaled, and my response to recent talk that sneaker culture is trash and the bubble is going to pop soon. I also update the Sneaker Power Rankings for Spring 2022. Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Pumpkin Escobar buying an NFT 00:27 - Intro 02:09 - Sock Drop 03:19 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 11:20 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 12:22 - Union Jordan 2 Drop Recap 22:04 - Nike x RTFKT Dogshit Digital Sneakers 24:45 - DJ Khaled x Jordans 27:51 - Is Sneaker Culture Trash and Are Sneakers Over? 34:58 - Sneaker Therapy 40:40 - Sneaker Power Rankings Spring 2022 49:48 - Outro Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a>

Episode 30: Union Jordan 2, Is Sneaker Culture Trash and Are Sneakers Over? Sneaker Power Rankings Spring 2022 and more

In this episode, I break down all the sneaker conspiracy theories involving brands, retailers, and StockX and Goat. I also try to explain how and the why of Zadeh Kicks. The truth is out there! Timestamps 00:00 - Milhouse Cold Open 00:37 - Coast to Coast Intro 05:14 - On Feet, Pickups, Skips, Misses 11:09 - Conspiracy Theories and The Known Unknown 14:01 - Hot Takes 15:57 - Things We Know 21:53 - I Don't Know, But Someone Does and The Ain't Tellin' 23:20 - Early Pairs on Goat 25:29 - Goat and JJJJound 30:48 - Things That We Know We Don't Know, You Know 33:44 - Nike 36:48 - Goat and Footlocker 38:02 - StockX 42:43 - Unknown Unknowns 43:38 - Zadeh Kicks 58:48 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

In this episode, I break down all the sneaker conspiracy theories involving brands, retailers, and StockX and Goat. I also try to explain how and the why of Zadeh Kicks. The truth is out there! Timestamps 00:00 - Milhouse Cold Open 00:37 - Coast to Coast Intro 05:14 - On Feet, Pickups, Skips, Misses 11:09 - Conspiracy Theories and The Known Unknown 14:01 - Hot Takes 15:57 - Things We Know 21:53 - I Don't Know, But Someone Does and The Ain't Tellin' 23:20 - Early Pairs on Goat 25:29 - Goat and JJJJound 30:48 - Things That We Know We Don't Know, You Know 33:44 - Nike 36:48 - Goat and Footlocker 38:02 - StockX 42:43 - Unknown Unknowns 43:38 - Zadeh Kicks 58:48 - Outro Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a>

Episode 29: Sneaker Conspiracy Theories

A look at brands, collaborators, retailers, resell, sneaker blogs, trends and overall thoughts on the current state of the sneaker game in 2022. Timestamps 00:00 - Al Bundy Cold Open 00:48 - Intro 02:13 - Brands and the state of collabs 09:22 - New Balance 14:34 - Reebok, Asics, Vans 17:11 - New Brands 19:08 - Puma: a comprehensive look 19:37 - Adidas 24:22 - Yeezy 27:58 - Nike 33:00 - Nike Lawsuits 39:49 - SNKRS App 44:15 - Retailers 45:57 - Boutiques 47:59 - Shopify 52:00 - Resell Will Never Die 57:12 - NFTs and Sneakers 1:01:54 - SneakerFiles 1:06:09 - Complex 1:11:17 - Socks 1:12:34 - Kirk Hammett on Trends 1:14:34 - End of an Era 1:17:07 - Final Thoughts 1:24:28 - Outro   Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw

A look at brands, collaborators, retailers, resell, sneaker blogs, trends and overall thoughts on the current state of the sneaker game in 2022. Timestamps 00:00 - Al Bundy Cold Open 00:48 - Intro 02:13 - Brands and the state of collabs 09:22 - New Balance 14:34 - Reebok, Asics, Vans 17:11 - New Brands 19:08 - Puma: a comprehensive look 19:37 - Adidas 24:22 - Yeezy 27:58 - Nike 33:00 - Nike Lawsuits 39:49 - SNKRS App 44:15 - Retailers 45:57 - Boutiques 47:59 - Shopify 52:00 - Resell Will Never Die 57:12 - NFTs and Sneakers 1:01:54 - SneakerFiles 1:06:09 - Complex 1:11:17 - Socks 1:12:34 - Kirk Hammett on Trends 1:14:34 - End of an Era 1:17:07 - Final Thoughts 1:24:28 - Outro Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw</a>

Episode 28: The State of the Sneaker Game 2022

In this episode I have a conversation with special guest LA Three (@LA3Life). We discuss being on Sneaker Twitter, getting early info, Adidas Wave Runners, the state of Nike collabs, the current state of resell, and a lot more. Timestamps 00:00 - Randy Orton Cold Open 00:36 - Intro 01:16 - Guest LA Three 56:42 - Outro https://twitter.com/La3Life --- Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

In this episode I have a conversation with special guest LA Three (@LA3Life). We discuss being on Sneaker Twitter, getting early info, Adidas Wave Runners, the state of Nike collabs, the current state of resell, and a lot more. Timestamps 00:00 - Randy Orton Cold Open 00:36 - Intro 01:16 - Guest LA Three 56:42 - Outro <a href="https://twitter.com/La3Life" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/La3Life</a> --- Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a>

Episode 27: Guest LA Three

A sneaker podcast from @sockjig on Twitter. An inside look into the world of buying and selling sneakers online.

In this episode I talk about StockX NFTs and Louis Vuitton x Off White Nike Air Force 1s and Grails. I also discuss my personal Top 10 Sneakers of 2021, state of the pod, and some thoughts on the first step in reducing your sneaker collection.  Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Bodega Boys 00:17 - Intro 01:41 - Pickups 03:13 - State of the Podcast 09:53 - My Top Ten Sneakers of 2021 19:20 - Grails and Paying the Mental Tax 23:58 - Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s 29:30 - StockX NFTs 44:21 - Reducing Your Sneaker Collection Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw

In this episode I talk about StockX NFTs and Louis Vuitton x Off White Nike Air Force 1s and Grails. I also discuss my personal Top 10 Sneakers of 2021, state of the pod, and some thoughts on the first step in reducing your sneaker collection. Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Bodega Boys 00:17 - Intro 01:41 - Pickups 03:13 - State of the Podcast 09:53 - My Top Ten Sneakers of 2021 19:20 - Grails and Paying the Mental Tax 23:58 - Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s 29:30 - StockX NFTs 44:21 - Reducing Your Sneaker Collection Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw</a>

Episode 26: Losing My Edge

In this episode I talk about the loss of Virgil Abloh, Ricky Burgstrom, aka BurgersKicks. I also discuss adidas and Nike's recent moves into NFTs and how they related to world of sneakers. Finally I go over the results The Best Sneakers of 2021 64 Sneaker Tournament that I held on Twitter recently. Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open BurgersKicks 00:33 - Intro 04:39 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 07:57 - Virgil Abloh, BurgersKicks and the Dark Horse 16:57 - NFTs and Sneakers 25:51 - The Best Sneakers of 2021 64 Sneaker Tournament Bracket Analysis 37:32 - Outro Links Generate your own Best Sneakers of 2021 Bracket: https://www.sockjig.com/bestof2021/ Final bracket based on voting: https://twitter.com/sockjig/status/1471997639184945152 Converge - Dark Horse on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY_L13vHLuo Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw

In this episode I talk about the loss of Virgil Abloh, Ricky Burgstrom, aka BurgersKicks. I also discuss adidas and Nike's recent moves into NFTs and how they related to world of sneakers. Finally I go over the results The Best Sneakers of 2021 64 Sneaker Tournament that I held on Twitter recently. Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open BurgersKicks 00:33 - Intro 04:39 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 07:57 - Virgil Abloh, BurgersKicks and the Dark Horse 16:57 - NFTs and Sneakers 25:51 - The Best Sneakers of 2021 64 Sneaker Tournament Bracket Analysis 37:32 - Outro Links Generate your own Best Sneakers of 2021 Bracket: <a href="https://www.sockjig.com/bestof2021/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sockjig.com/bestof2021/</a> Final bracket based on voting: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig/status/1471997639184945152" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig/status/1471997639184945152</a> Converge - Dark Horse on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY_L13vHLuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY_L13vHLuo</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw</a>

Episode 25: Put On

In this episode, I talk about Off White Jordan 2 Drop, Yeezy Supply drops, the Astroworld tragedy and the postponed Nike x Travis Air Max 1 drop, and a list of the sneaker silhouette power rankings for 2021. 00:00 - Cold Open Ye's 80 Accounts 00:12 - Intro 02:59 - Pickups / On Feet / Skips &amp; Misses 04:59 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 05:37 - Off White Jordan 2 Drop 12:10 - Yeezy Supply SMS Verification Drop 17:31 - Astroworld Tragedy and Travis Scott Sneaker Drop 28:02 - Sneaker Power Rankings 45:00 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw

In this episode, I talk about Off White Jordan 2 Drop, Yeezy Supply drops, the Astroworld tragedy and the postponed Nike x Travis Air Max 1 drop, and a list of the sneaker silhouette power rankings for 2021. 00:00 - Cold Open Ye's 80 Accounts 00:12 - Intro 02:59 - Pickups / On Feet / Skips &amp; Misses 04:59 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 05:37 - Off White Jordan 2 Drop 12:10 - Yeezy Supply SMS Verification Drop 17:31 - Astroworld Tragedy and Travis Scott Sneaker Drop 28:02 - Sneaker Power Rankings 45:00 - Outro Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw</a>

Episode 24: Sneaker Power Rankings

In this episode, I go through recent Complex and New York Times articles and give my thoughts on what they got right, what they got wrong, and what they left out. 00:00 - Cold Open: Fat Joe 00:12 - Intro 04:19 - On Feet, Pickups, Skips 07:25 - Annotating Complex article about the future of SNKRS 25:27 - Annotating New York Times article about retails, bots, and bot mitigation Articles: Complex: https://www.complex.com/sneakers/nike-snkrs-app-data-losing-customers NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/10/15/style/sneaker-bots.html Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw

In this episode, I go through recent Complex and New York Times articles and give my thoughts on what they got right, what they got wrong, and what they left out. 00:00 - Cold Open: Fat Joe 00:12 - Intro 04:19 - On Feet, Pickups, Skips 07:25 - Annotating Complex article about the future of SNKRS 25:27 - Annotating New York Times article about retails, bots, and bot mitigation Articles: Complex: <a href="https://www.complex.com/sneakers/nike-snkrs-app-data-losing-customers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.complex.com/sneakers/nike-snkrs-app-data-losing-customers</a> NYT: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/10/15/style/sneaker-bots.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/10/15/style/sneaker-bots.html</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw</a>

Episode 23: Redefining Scarcity

In this episode: the debut of podcast Mr. Brightside, the Sneaker Pain Rankings, Nike lawsuits, Gatekeeping, Fakes, and more.  00:00 - Cold Open: Norm MacDonald 00:20 - Intro 02:41 - On Feet, Pickups, Misses 10:12 - Nike Lawsuits, CCS, Wawa, Geiger 14:58 - Gatekeeping 18:15 - Fakes 22:25 - Mr. Brightside for Your Worst Sneaker Ls 37:04 - Sneaker Pain Rankings 47:28 - Outro  Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw

In this episode: the debut of podcast Mr. Brightside, the Sneaker Pain Rankings, Nike lawsuits, Gatekeeping, Fakes, and more. 00:00 - Cold Open: Norm MacDonald 00:20 - Intro 02:41 - On Feet, Pickups, Misses 10:12 - Nike Lawsuits, CCS, Wawa, Geiger 14:58 - Gatekeeping 18:15 - Fakes 22:25 - Mr. Brightside for Your Worst Sneaker Ls 37:04 - Sneaker Pain Rankings 47:28 - Outro Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw</a>

Episode 22: Mr. Brightside

I talk about raffles, how raffles are filtered, raffle bots, entitlement and fun. I also talk about sneaker content creators and validation from sneaker publications, recent releases like the Off White Dunks, Yeezy Day, JoeFreshGoods New Balance, plus Sneaker Guy of the Week returns.  00:00 - Cold Open: Mantan Moreland 00:48 - Intro 03:08 - On Feet and Pickups 07:12 - Validation From Sneaker Publications 15:16 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 16:30 - Off White Dunk 50 Release 17:51 - Yeezy Day 18:50 - JoeFreshGoods New Balance Release 22:21 - Why is Everything a Raffle Now 26:34 - Raffle Formula 29:26 - Raffle Bots 32:34 - The Story of a Drop 35:13 - Ain’t It Fun 40:05 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw

I talk about raffles, how raffles are filtered, raffle bots, entitlement and fun. I also talk about sneaker content creators and validation from sneaker publications, recent releases like the Off White Dunks, Yeezy Day, JoeFreshGoods New Balance, plus Sneaker Guy of the Week returns. 00:00 - Cold Open: Mantan Moreland 00:48 - Intro 03:08 - On Feet and Pickups 07:12 - Validation From Sneaker Publications 15:16 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 16:30 - Off White Dunk 50 Release 17:51 - Yeezy Day 18:50 - JoeFreshGoods New Balance Release 22:21 - Why is Everything a Raffle Now 26:34 - Raffle Formula 29:26 - Raffle Bots 32:34 - The Story of a Drop 35:13 - Ain’t It Fun 40:05 - Outro Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw</a>

Episode 21: Ain't It Fun, Raffles and Raffle Bots

I talk about my history with a certain VC funded cookgroup, that shall not be named so I'll call them the Sneaker Buying Country Club, and how it started with me helping them out, and ended with them blocking me. 00:00 - Cold Open: You Want a Piece of Me? 00:14 - Intro 02:06 - On Feet, Misses, Pickups 05:34 - Sneaker Buying Country Club 37:58 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw

I talk about my history with a certain VC funded cookgroup, that shall not be named so I'll call them the Sneaker Buying Country Club, and how it started with me helping them out, and ended with them blocking me. 00:00 - Cold Open: You Want a Piece of Me? 00:14 - Intro 02:06 - On Feet, Misses, Pickups 05:34 - Sneaker Buying Country Club 37:58 - Outro Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw</a>

Episode 20: Saving Sneaker Culture

I talk with Tyler Blake aka TBlake. We talk about his time on YouTube and why he's not on there as much, working at Cncpts and scaling up ecommerce, cookgroups, Sole Savy, his new group In This Economy, and a lot more.  Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw

I talk with Tyler Blake aka TBlake. We talk about his time on YouTube and why he's not on there as much, working at Cncpts and scaling up ecommerce, cookgroups, Sole Savy, his new group In This Economy, and a lot more.  Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw</a>

Episode 19: Tyler Blake

This episode is about only the hottest sneaker takes. It’s a take quake. I asked for your hot takes and listeners heeded the call. No bullshit just the hottest takes, Richter scale madness. 00:00 - Sneakers and Money Apology Cold Open 00:51 - Intro 02:26 - Pickups and On Feet 03:51 - Sockjig's News and Views 05:32 - Caller Take Quake Part 1 05:51 - Call: Impressing Men Over Making Money 06:23 - Call: Binary Sizing 10:44 - Call: Affiliate Link Boys 12:25 - My Take Quake - Clown Shoes 13:54 - SNKRS Grail Tales 15:19 - Trend Hopping with Daniel Arsham 18:26 - Off White Played Out 20:08 - Caller Take Quake Part 2 20:35 - Call: You Like AJ1s Because of Kanye 22:46 - Call: Ooping a Friend Who Resells It 24:33 - Call: Nike Oversupply 26:54 - Call: Nike Undersupply, So People Resorting to Fakes  32:30 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

This episode is about only the hottest sneaker takes. It’s a take quake. I asked for your hot takes and listeners heeded the call. No bullshit just the hottest takes, Richter scale madness. 00:00 - Sneakers and Money Apology Cold Open 00:51 - Intro 02:26 - Pickups and On Feet 03:51 - Sockjig's News and Views 05:32 - Caller Take Quake Part 1 05:51 - Call: Impressing Men Over Making Money 06:23 - Call: Binary Sizing 10:44 - Call: Affiliate Link Boys 12:25 - My Take Quake - Clown Shoes 13:54 - SNKRS Grail Tales 15:19 - Trend Hopping with Daniel Arsham 18:26 - Off White Played Out 20:08 - Caller Take Quake Part 2 20:35 - Call: You Like AJ1s Because of Kanye 22:46 - Call: Ooping a Friend Who Resells It 24:33 - Call: Nike Oversupply 26:54 - Call: Nike Undersupply, So People Resorting to Fakes 32:30 - Outro Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sockjig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sockjig</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/</a>

Episode 18: Take Quake

In this episode I talk about how resellers, stores, and influencers try to get over, or get popular. 00:00 - Ric Flair Cold Open  00:20 - Intro 03:42 - On Feet and Pickups 06:26 - Resellers Talking To The Press 12:58 - The One Thing in Common With All Hall of Fame Drops 21:07 - How to Get Over as a Sneaker Influencer 28:14 - Influencers and Access 31:55 - Sockfluence: My Level of Washed 41:16 - When You Believe

In this episode I talk about how resellers, stores, and influencers try to get over, or get popular. 00:00 - Ric Flair Cold Open 00:20 - Intro 03:42 - On Feet and Pickups 06:26 - Resellers Talking To The Press 12:58 - The One Thing in Common With All Hall of Fame Drops 21:07 - How to Get Over as a Sneaker Influencer 28:14 - Influencers and Access 31:55 - Sockfluence: My Level of Washed 41:16 - When You Believe

Episode 17: Getting Over

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