2023 Year in Sneakers - Episode 63

In this episode I discuss bold predictions for sneakers in 2024:

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I also discuss the recent raid at the Project Blitz warehouse, the Stanley Cups hype and what's important about the Kith Loyalty program. I also look at the Nike and Tiger Woods split and why Nike is letting legends walk. I think talk about the challenges in digital media with recent layoffs at Sports Illustrated, Pitchfork and of course Buzzfeed being broke and content creation in this era.

I also talk about my personal goals with content creation and have a retrospective on the podcast, creating best of the year and worst of the year lists. And finally talk about my personal year in sneakers: favourite pickups, misses, regrets and shoes I sold.

The Best Sneakers of 2023 - 64 Tournament Bracket

https://www.sockjig.com/bestof2023/

Top 20 Worst of the Year in the World of Sneakers

https://twitter.com/sockjig/status/1744190809581494595

Timestamps

00:00 - Cold Open

00:19 - Intro

03:00 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips

04:43  - Bold Predictions For 2024

10:05 - Project Blitz Warehouse Raided

13:14 - Stanley Cup Hype

17:59 - Kith Loyalty Program

27:30 - Nike and Tiger Woods: Being the Big Dog

34:43 - Aside: Getting Paid More for Cartoon Dunk Concept Photoshops Than Working at Nike

36:22 - Digital Media and Buzzfeed's Debt Problem

45:16 - Content Creation as an Independant Content Creator

56:27 - Podcast Retrospective

01:05:53 - Sneaker of the Year Lists

01:09:42 - Personal Year in Sneakers

01:22:24 - Worst Of The Year In Sneakers List

01:29:05 - Outro

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