In this episode, I talk about Tom Sachs running an art gitmo, Jerry Lorenzo and adidas, and tell the story about how I got the scoop on the reseller who got 38 pairs of fake Jordan 1s from StockX and gave a deposition in the Nike vs StockX court case. Plus a lot more! Timestamps 00:00 - Action Bronson Cold Open 00:11 - Intro 01:05 - Limited Socks Restock 02:12 - On Feet 03:03 - Pickups 06:38 - Skips 09:30 - Misses 11:54 - StockX 38 Pairs Scoop 21:16 - Mac Attacks 23:10 - Joe Grondin Leaves New B...
Mar 29, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 51
A look at brands, collaborators, retailers, resell, sneaker media, trends and overall thoughts on the state of the sneaker game in 2023. Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Just a Game 00:27 - Intro 04:10 - Opening Remarks 09:49 - The Economy and Middle Class Sneakers 13:59 - State of Collabs 18:30 - Nike 21:17 - Jordan Brand 23:25 - Nike SB 24:45 - Adidas 28:31 - Yeezys 35:24 - New Balance 38:10 - Other Brands 41:26 - Retailers 45:40 - Reselling 49:37 - Sneaker Influencers 51:09 - Sneaker Youtubers 3...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 50
In this episode, I debut a conversation with BridgetGPT, the first Sneaker AI. Other topics include retconning the Union 1 AJKO, Sneaker Leaker Wars, the MSCHF red boots and what it takes to build an audience, Joshua Vides and what it takes to burn bridges. I also talk about Tiffany AF1s, how consignment as a concept is not advisable in a slow market, and close it out with my thoughts on how Nike is explaining why they didn't sue Bape earlier. A jam packed episode, all killer no filler! Timestam...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 49
In this episode, I speak with Jean-Michel Lemieux, aka @jmwind , ex-CTO of Shopify who helped usher in the modern era sneaker drops and anti-bot protection. We talk about what it took landing Supreme as a customer and how it required a complete rewrite of the checkout flow. We also discuss the early days of anti-bot protection and how it evolved, including his relationship with Sneaker Twitter and bot developers. We also discuss Shopify as a platform and what makes it into the core platform and ...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 48
In this episode I talk about feedback from last episode and some podcast goals for the new year. I talk about some of the results from the Sneaker of the Year Bracket as well as some of my favs of 2022. Other topics include: - Selling Mystery Boxes to Kids - Knockoff Brands are at it again - Shopify Moves to Supreme - Round 2 closing and how they had pioneered the consignment shop formula that others are now using - SNKRS AF1 poll and how there’s no easy way right now to make content about sneak...
Jan 21, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 47
In this episode, I recap recent A Ma Maniere 4, Concepts Lobster Dunk, and Lost and Found 1 drops. I also cover Amex re-charging Zadeh Kicks customers, Fear of God and adidas status, the impact of OBJ's lawsuit against Nike on future athlete deals. Finally, I breakdown what I heard a certain sneaker entertainment conglomerate thinks about me and respond. Enjoy! 00:00 Cold Open 00:18 Intro 02:29 Birthday 03:37 Sockjig Socks Available Now 04:50 Episode Rundown 08:06 A Ma Maniere Jordan 4 Release R...
Dec 10, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 46
In this episode we talk with @brandon1an about finding early sneaker images from Nike and other retailers. The most well known leak was when he found images of the Kobe 6 Mambacita from a retailer and Vanessa Bryant saw them and was upset about it and called the sneakers unauthorized. We talk about that incident, getting credit from sneaker blogs, being a cookgroup admin, goals in the sneaker space, and sneaker of the year lists. Follow Brandon at: https://twitter.com/brandon1an https://www.inst...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 45
In this episode, I talk trash takes with @GawdofFrames of Loose Laces sneaker podcast. We talk about AMM4 video submission raffle, StockX replacing the word Authentic with Verified, Twitter chaos, and I ask for his takes on fashion brands, sneaker oldheads, adidas and Kanye. https://twitter.com/GawdofFrames https://www.instagram.com/frame_gawd Loose Laces podcast: https://linktr.ee/looselacespod Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Big Gulps 00:08 - Intro 02:04 - @GawdofFrames 03:18 - Zadeh Kicks 07:55...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In this episode, I cover Lost and Found 1s being backdoored and their plummeting resell price, more fallout from Kanye West deal and it's short term and long term effects on the industry. I also give my thoughts on the state of collaborators and sneaker storytelling, how we're at the end of a sneaker era, but a dawning of a new one. A shit ton of topics, so hope you enjoy. Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Takeoff 00:10 - Intro 04:22 - On Feet / Pickups / Misses 09:00 - Trophy Room 7s 11:42 - Sneake...
Nov 05, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Emergency pod about adidas terminating their partnership with Kanye West. Timestamps 00:00 - Apu Cold Open 00:02 - Intro 03:13 - adidas Deal Under Review 11:42 - Tremaine Emory 13:18 - adidas Deal Terminated 16:31 - Conspiracy Theory 20:43 - Calls 22:26 - What's Next for Resell 25:33 - What's Next for adidas 27:23 - Jerry Lorenzo 30:01 - Can Ye Come Back From This? 31:24 - Outro
Oct 26, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 42
In this episode I talk about my reselling days, and recent changes at Goat that basically killed it. I also look into the whims of Ye and what would happen if he took Yeezy independent, if he can ever be happy and who he'd blame when there's no one else to blame. I cover lots of other recent sneaker topics as well. Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Delicate Genius 00:27 - Intro 03:04 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 07:55 - Lebron 20 10:36 - John Geiger Beat the Case 12:13 - Wingstop's Lemon Pep...
Sep 23, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 40
An in depth look into how we develop our taste in sneakers, why we like what we like, how do we know what's good, how are we influenced, and how our tastes change. Adapted from the book You May Also Like: Taste in an Age of Endless Choice by Tom Vanderbilt https://www.amazon.com/You-May-Also-Like-Endless/dp/0307948595 Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: High Fidelity 00:13 - Intro 02:04 - Sneaker Taste Intro 06:52 - Why Do We Like What We Like 29:45 - How Do We Know What We Like? 37:02 - New vs Famili...
Aug 27, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 39
In this episode I talk about how I broke news stories, how I was right on Chicago 1 story, Zadeh Kicks being a Ponzi all along and take a victory lap. More topics as well: Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Vending Machines 00:07 - Intro 02:35 - The Game Is The Game Sock Drop 03:41 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 06:53 - Breaking the Ann Freeman Story 12:21 - Backdooring and Losing Nike Accounts 19:34 - Mom and Pops Shops Died for Lost and Found 1s 27:41 - Fake Sneakers Thats That Shit I Don't L...
Aug 17, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 38
The Hater's Guide to Sneakers Vol. 1: ALD, New Balance and Supreme Timestamps 00:00 - Silky Johnson Cold Open 00:17 - Intro 01:58 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips 04:18 - Haters Guide Disclaimer 07:35 - Aime Leon Dore 17:39 - Calls 20:17 - Bonus mini Kith hating 22:25 - New Balance 30:04 - Calls 31:57 - Supreme 39:10 - Outro
Jul 17, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 37
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 - Lo...
Jun 25, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 36
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 - D...
Jun 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 35
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/ttPsCfQkg...
May 25, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 34
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.inst...
May 19, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 33
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 ...
May 13, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 32
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 - Tr...
May 07, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 31
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 Dogsh...
Apr 25, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 30
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 JJ...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 29
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 D...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 28
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/...
Feb 11, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 27
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...
Jan 22, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 26
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 Snea...
Dec 24, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 25
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 & 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 4...
Nov 20, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 24
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/int...
Oct 19, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 23
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/U...
Sep 18, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 22
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 - J...
Aug 19, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 21
